Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Cdns behind 'The Simpsons,' 'How I Met Your Mother' top screenwriting conference

TORONTO — A new screenwriting conference in Toronto will be headlined by the Canadian masterminds behind "The Simpsons" and "How I Met Your Mother."

Marquee guests at the inaugural fest include "The Simpsons"' executive producer Tim Long, a western Ontario native who's written and produced for the series for 11 years.

Meanwhile, Chuck Tatham of Listowel, Ont., will discuss his role as co-executive producer of CBS's "How I Met Your Mother."

Long's extensive writing credits include "The Late Show With David Letterman," while Tatham previously worked on "Arrested Development," "Suddenly Susan" and "Full House."

Other speakers include industry veteran Sheldon Bull ("M A S H"), executive producer Ellen Sandler ("Everybody Loves Raymond") and writer/executive producer Rhett Reese ("Zombieland").

The Toronto Screenwriting Conference takes place April 10 and 11.

Daniel Craig: I'll keep doing Bond until my knees go

Daniel Craig recently had an interview with The Independent, where he discusses in length his intentions to stay with James Bond movies.

Now Craig has been left with an interesting quandary: how does a respected actor -- who has worked with directors of the calibre of Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes -- avoid being pigeonholed as 007? After Casino Royale, he delivered a three-pronged answer, delving into fantasy (The Golden Compass), sci-fi (The Invasion) and melodrama (Flashbacks of a Fool). Were it not for the fact that the first disappointed, the second was a dud and the third sank without trace, this might have been a good move. But Craig claims he's no career strategist. "I'm not looking for stuff that's the antithesis of a James Bond dvd box set movie just because I think that's what I should do," he says.

[Discussing Defiance]Craig gives an admirable performance -- his best since he began James Bond movies dvd. But try as I might, as soon as he picked up a gun in the opening scenes, I couldn't help but think of James Bond movie dvd brandishing a semi-automatic.

"Well, the thing is you're talking about movie language," says Craig, looking a little disgruntled at my rather simplistic observation. "There aren't that many fresh ideas out there. Hopefully, people will forget about that. I mean, I'm picking up a gun. I've done that a lot recently."

Outside of this, Craig's only plan for the foreseeable is to spend time with his family. "I don't see them for months, so I have to go back and reconnect with my normal life and make sure they still like me." As for James Bond dvd set, he won't be drawn on the subject of how many he's prepared to make. "If people still want to see these movies I'll keep doing them for as long as it takes, or until my knees go, whichever happens quicker!"

It's a good read, check it out at The Independent.

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