The Drudge: Writing (if that's the word for it) The Grudge 2

From Ghost House Pictures:

In this webisode about the development (read "camel-making by committee") of The Grudge 2 (read "unnecessary sequel to The Grudge"), screenwriter (read "chief secretary") Stephen Susco demonstrates just how much fun (read "humiliatingly embarrassing") it can be to sit in a room and have the producers (read "guys who can't write") provide creative input (read "tell you what to do").

 

"Lipstick lesbians" still dominate screen say writers

From The Georgia Straight (Vancouver):

Brokeback Mountain may have been a step forward in the depiction of gay males onscreen, but the writers quoted in this thoughtful article say that "lipstick lesbians" continue to be substituted for real gay women in movies and on television.