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Ex Machina - BLUE'S BEATS #22 Alex Garland both wrote and directed the 2015 sci-fi thriller, Ex Machina, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac. Exploring themes of choice and humanity, the film opened modestly, but to critical...

October ScriptChat with Gordy Hoffman Join BlueCat Founder and Judge, Gordy Hoffman, in this week's #ScriptChat where he will discuss transparency and integrity in judging screenplay competitions."ScriptChat provides a platform for the screenwriting community to...

Whiplash - BLUE'S BEATS #21 Released in 2014, Whiplash stars Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons as a student and his unconventional band teacher. Damien Chazelle both wrote and directed the film, which was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Adapted Screenplay,...

Serenity - BLUE'S BEATS #20 Ten years ago, on September 30th, Joss Whedon's Serenity hit theaters. It was a modest success at the box office, but was well regarded amongst fans of Whedon's short-lived, cult status television show, Firefly, which introduces...

BlueCat Goes to London! Last week, BlueCat founder and judge, Gordy Hoffman, continued his transcontinental festival tour for his short film, Dog Bowl, which he both wrote and directed. Dog Bowl had its World Premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival...

BlueCat Screenwriters After-Party with Gordy Hoffman Come hang out after the International Premiere of Dog Bowl with BlueCat Founder and Judge, Gordy Hoffman! He will be open to your questions and conversations about BlueCat, the industry, or...

International Premiere of Dog Bowl in London Dog Bowl, written and directed by BlueCat founder and judge Gordy Hoffman, premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Its Los Angeles premiere was at the LA Film Festival this summer. On Thursday, October 1st, it...

2016 Best Movie Title Winners! The BlueCat Screenplay Competition is proud to announce the final 3 winners of the 2016 Best Movie Title Contest! The top 3 finalists are voted upon by the BlueCat Community, and each will receive a $250 USD cash...

Fight Club - BLUE'S BEATS #19 Blue’s Beats is a blog series where we break down various feature screenplays by identifying and discussing their important beats. This week, we break both the first and second rules as I examine the beats in David...

Sicario is an Intense, Thought Provoking Thriller: BlueCat Review Who would’ve thought, in a summer packed full of Avengers, earthquakes, and a return to Jurassic Park, that one of the year’s best action movies would be a small, independent film from rookie...

Criticizing Modernity: Looking Back at Jacques Tati's Playtime BlueCat takes a look back at the 1967 French classic, Playtime, from auteur filmmaker, Jacques Tati. Throughout his distinguished filmmaking tenure, influential French director,...

5 Sci-Fi Scripts For Your #FridayReads It's Friday! So, sit back and enjoy a few good scripts! BlueCat has compiled a list of 5 great science fiction screenplays for your Friday reading pleasure.  1.) Looper (2012)Rian Johnson both wrote and...

The Departed - BLUE'S BEATS #18 Blue’s Beats is a blog series where we break down various feature screenplays by identifying and discussing their important beats. This weekend, Black Mass, the Johnny Depp vehicle directed by Scott Cooper, was released in...

VOTE: Best Movie Title Contest Top 10VOTE: Best Movie Title Contest Top 10Vote for the final 3 titles in the 2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition's Best Movie Title Contest! The top three titles will each win a $250 USD cash prize. Guidelines: *You...

5 Notable Films from the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival Since its inception in 1976, the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) reputation for exhibiting Awards Season contenders has grown exponentially. It is one of the most prestigious festivals...

2015 Venice Film Festival Highlights Awards Season Heavyweights Founded in 1932, The Venice International Film Festival, or Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, is the world’s oldest film festival and takes place each year in...

2016 Best Movie Title Contest Vote in the 2016 Best Movie Title Contest fromBlueCat Screenplay Competition!  Due to a technical malfunction with our prior polling system, and in order to maintain a fair competition, we are re-opening voting to...

Gone Girl - BLUE'S BEATS #17 Blue’s Beats is a blog series where we break down various feature screenplays by identifying and discussing their important beats. Gone Girl is a 2014 mystery-thriller, directed by David Fincher and starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund...

2014 Joplin Winner Optioned by Victoria FilmsThe 2014 Joplin Award winning script, The Longest Birthday, authored by Savion Einstein, has been optioned for production by Victoria Films and was presented at the Venice Film Market pitching forum.Each year,...

Star Wars - BLUE'S BEATS SPECIAL EDITIONBlue’s Beats is a blog series where we break down various feature screenplays by identifying and discussing their important beats. Over the past several decades since the first Star Wars film was released, the franchise has...