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Stars: Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Michael Ironside, Jennifer O’Neill, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman, Mavor Moore, Adam Ludwig, Fred Doederlein | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg’s Scanners is a film that lingers in the mind long after the credits roll—not just because of its infamous head-exploding sequence, but because of the way it explores the intersection of science fiction, body horror, and psychological paranoia. Watching it again, I’m struck by its unsettling atmosphere, its mixture of cerebral and visceral horror, and its willingness to engage with themes that feel just as relevant today as they did over forty years ago.

At its core, Scanners is about a secret group of individuals gifted (or perhaps cursed) with extraordinary telepathic abilities. These “scanners” can read minds, control others’ bodies, and—in the most extreme cases—cause gruesome cranial detonations. Our protagonist, Cameron Vale (Stephen Lack), begins the film as a lost soul,...

One of David Cronenberg‘s most beloved films is getting a brand-new ultra-high-definition treatment. Blu-ray.com has revealed that the label Second Sight is going to be releasing new Blu-rays and 4K Blu-rays of Scanners. The sci-fi thriller, which features powerful telepaths, is sealed in history as having one of (if not The best) head explosion scenes. And you can now see it in every gory detail when the new physical media is released on March 31.

Scanners stars Jennifer O’Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, and Michael Ironside. Following his 1975 film Shivers, Cronenberg penned a treatment for a sci-fi story called Telepathy 2000. The basic idea of the plot concerned a protagonist named Harley Quinn raping a woman telepathically in a subway before revealing itself as a spy story of corporate espionage. The evil Cytodyne Amalgamate Corporation deliberately bred Scanners as a government program to overtake the world. This idea...

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Puppy Love is a romantic comedy film directed by Nick Fabiano and Richard Alan Reid from a screenplay co-written by Greg Glienna, Peter Stass, and Kristen Guenther. The rom-com film stars Grant Gustin and Lucy Hale in the lead roles of Max and Nicole. Puppy Love follows the two after a horrible first date but Max’s dog gets pregnant by Nicole’s dog and this starts a cutesy and anxiety-filled love story. So, if you loved the romance, comedy, and charming characters in Puppy Love here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Rescued by Ruby (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Rescued by Ruby is a biographical comedy-drama film directed by Katt Shea from a screenplay by Karen Janszen. Based on a true story, the 2022 film follows the story of State Trooper Daniel O’Neil who dreams of...

“A Million Little Things” actor Lizzy Greene is set to star in and executive produce 5X Media’s “High Tide,” a survival thriller that follows a group of friends stranded on an island in the Pacific.

“High Tide” is the first feature film by management-production firm 5X Media.

The film’s official logline reads, “Greene plays Hannah who, mourning the death of her sister, takes off around the world. Her journey leads her to Fiji and on a tour of an isolated atoll—a volcanic island that disappears with each high tide. But when the group are stranded, the rapidly rising ocean begins to reveal its terrifying inhabitants.”

Directed by David Straiton (“Narcos” and “The Originals”), and written by Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott (“Abandoned”), the film will begin production this fall in South East Asia. Scott Einbinder (“Killer Joe”) and Matt Bierman (“Deep Blue Sea”) will produce.

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It seems like we just keep reporting on brand new shark attack horror movies, and that’s definitely not a complaint. This next one is titled High Tide, and Deadline brings us the scoop.

Lizzy Greene (A Million Little Things) will star and executive produce.

The upcoming survival horror movie “strands a group of friends on a swiftly submerging tidal island deep in the Pacific, where they are soon hunted by the ocean’s greatest predator.”

Deadline details, “Lizzy Greene will play Hannah who, mourning the death of her sister, takes off around the world. Her journey leads her to Fiji and on a tour of an isolated atoll – a volcanic island that disappears with each high tide. But when the group are stranded, the rapidly rising ocean begins to reveal its terrifying inhabitants.”

David Straiton (“Hemlock Grove”) is directing High Tide.

Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott (Abandoned) wrote the screenplay.

Exclusive: Lizzy Greene (A Million Little Things) is set to star in and executive-produce High Tide, a survival thriller that strands a group of friends on a swiftly submerging tidal island deep in the Pacific, where they are soon hunted by the ocean’s greatest predator.

Greene will play Hannah who, mourning the death of her sister, takes off around the world. Her journey leads her to Fiji and on a tour of an isolated atoll – a volcanic island that disappears with each high tide. But when the group are stranded, the rapidly rising ocean begins to reveal its terrifying inhabitants.

Having led five seasons of ABC’s popular drama A Million Little Things, Greene is next set to star in Netflix’s upcoming series Ransom Canyon, which is currently in production, across from Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly and James Brolin.

High Tide, which is due to launch production this fall in South East Asia,...

Museum of the Moving Image on Friday unveiled the winners of its second annual Marvels of Media Awards, which recognizes the achievements of content creators on the autism spectrum.

Winners include Jorge R. Gutiérrez for the Netflix limited series Maya and the Three; filmmaker Devon Leaver for her experimental film Galoot; Chloe Hayden for her performances in the Netflix series Heartbreak High and her viral social media video “A Day in the Life of a Netflix Actor;” and Steven Fraser for his animated short Coming Out Autistic.

The winners were selected by a panel of judges including Cheryl Henson, president of the Jim Henson Foundation; author Louis Chesney; Carl Goodman, president and CEO of The Florida Holocaust Museum; actor Sue Ann Pien; and MoMI director of education Leonardo Santana-Zubieta.

The winners will be honored at an awards ceremony and reception at the museum on March 30, which will kick off the...

Ariel Would Never

We’re finally into September after a wild and diverse August filled with professional women, queer Chosen Families, owl-headed slashers, horny lighthouse keepers, and highly controversial homoerotic underground monsters (which begs the reminder: listen to the podcast instead of just commenting on the post).

Trace and I, along with special guest Jessica Scott, are kicking off the new month with Agnieszka Smoczynska’s ‘The Lure’, a feminist parable about two mermaids – Silver (Marta Mazurek) and Golden (Michalina Olszańska) – who become cabaret sensations in Warsaw in the 1980s.

As their power and popularity grow, the sisters are betrayed by their chosen family, night club singer Krysia (Kinga Preis) and her shitty son Mietek (Jakub Gierszał), for whom Silver undergoes a dramatic physical transformation (cue the trans reading of this already very queer film).

Despite the musical numbers and colourful costumes, this sure as hell ain’t Disney! (It...

A former preschool teacher from “the city,” Sara Davis (Emma Roberts) had been told by so many parents of the euphoric sense of love they cultivated the moment their child was born. She hoped it would wash over her upon giving birth to her and husband Alex’s (John Gallagher Jr.) son Liam. But it simply never presented itself. It eluded her to the point of seeing a psychiatrist about postpartum depression and he agreed there was a problem. She subsequently rejected the idea of medication due to breast feeding being the only time a connection seemed possible. So the Davises decide moving to the country might jog her out of her “funk” instead. Perhaps purchasing the site of a murder-suicide wasn’t the best throw-in value, though.

Abandoned director Spencer Squire and writers Erik Patterson & Jessica Scott do, wielding the parallels between supernatural hauntings and those brought on by...

A listless thriller that can’t find its footing, “Abandoned” does occasionally rouse itself enough to suggest a better movie that never comes to pass.

Emma Roberts and John Gallagher Jr. are the new parents thinking about a move to the country, if only their real estate agent Cindy can talk them into it. Veterinarian Alex (Gallagher) is fully on board, especially when they see an old farmhouse that deserves its own feature in The New York Times’ Real Estate section.

A worried and solemn Sara (Roberts), though, seems more hesitant. She notices that this gorgeous house and its beautiful property (the movie was shot in North Carolina) have been on the market at a very low price for a while. You’d think she’d back out pretty fast when Cindy confesses the reason: 40 years ago, it was the site of a double homicide, and a lot more besides.

Directed by: Spencer Squire Written by: Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott Starring: Rating: Run Time: Genre: Synopsis: Emma Roberts, John Gallagher Jr. with Paul Schneider and Michael Shannon Rated PG-13 for terror, some violent content, thematic material, and brief strong language. 102 minutes Abandoned follows the sharply intense lives of Sara (Emma Roberts), her husband Alex …

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Abandoned Trailer — Spencer Squire‘s Abandoned (2022) movie trailer has been released by Vertical Entertainment. The Abandoned trailer stars Emma Roberts, John Gallagher Jr., Paul Schneider, Paul Dillon, and Michael Shannon. Crew Erik Patterson, Jessica Scott, and Spencer Squire wrote the screenplay for Abandoned. Michelle Osis created the music for the film. Corey C. Waters crafted [...]

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Emma Roberts stars alongside John Gallagher Jr. and a creepy Michael Shannon in Vertical Entertainment’s horror movie Abandoned, and the official trailer has arrived this morning. Abandoned opens In Theaters June 17 and Available on Digital and On Demand June 24. Spencer Squire directed the film, written by Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott. Abandoned follows […]

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Hear US Scream: The Voices Of Horror: "Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror is a collection of personal essays from horror lovers all over the world. This collection was written by women and non-binary horror lovers. Each of the essays beautifully shows how horror has changed the lives of those who love horror.

The book was successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter which helped to fund the book cover design (by Rosie Cass), the purchasing of ISBNs, and to help pay for the Pod service IngramSpark. Each backer received their copies of the book via Pdf and will soon receive a small thank you gift which includes a postcard designed by Destiny Kelly.

The book is due to be released on the 6th of December and will be available through many online retailers globally.

There are plans for a Volume Two coming in 2022. Interest to contribute to that volume will be accepted in the new year.

Exclusive: Emma Roberts, John Gallagher Jr. and two-time Oscar nominee Michael Shannon will topline Spencer Squire’s first feature, Abandoned, which is also the first to be fully financed through the partnership between Vertical Entertainment and Three Point Capital.

The recently wrapped thriller written by Squire, Jessica Scott, and Erik Patterson follows a mother, father, and infant son as they move into a remote farmhouse, which harbors a dark, tragic history. As their home’s past is revealed, the mother’s fragility escalates to a state of psychosis that jeopardizes her own safety and that of her newborn son.

Roberts is producing with Robert Ogden Barnum, Eric Binns, and Byron Wetzel, with Neal Dodson, Andrew Gans, David Gendron, Neil Gobioff, Rich Goldberg, Peter Jarowey, Ali Jazayeri, Shawn Paonessa, Oliver Ridge, Zachary Quinto, Viviana Zarragoitia, Michael Reiser, Delos Chang,...

Real-life sisters Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams are joining forces!

Hallmark announced Thursday the duo will executive produce two all-new original movies, Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday and Sister Swap: Christmas in the City, and fans of the beloved stars don't have long to wait.

Premiering this year during Hallmark Channel’s beloved, annual programming event, Countdown to Christmas.

Ashley Williams’ husband, Neal Dodson also serves as executive producer.

Keith Robinson, Mark Deklin, Susan Yeagley, and Kevin Nealon also star.

"Jennifer (Williams-Paisley) and Meg Swift (Williams) are sisters who couldn’t be closer despite living hours apart," reads the logline.

"Jennifer is in Salt Lake City, running a successful restaurant she started with her late husband and raising her teenaged son Simon," it continues.

"Meg stayed in their hometown of Hazelwood, helping their parents run the local bakery."

"This Christmas is the family’s first since the passing of Uncle...

"We're going to pull together and find a way to get out of here! First, we're gonna seal off this pool." Hopefully, this new batch of shark conservationists in Deep Blue Sea 2 doesn't end up like the person I just quoted, Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) from the first movie, and get eaten by any Great White sharks. We'll find out soon enough when Deep Blue Sea 2 comes to home media on April 17th:

Press Release: Burbank, CA – Building the better shark still isn’t a good idea in Deep Blue Sea 2, the long-awaited sequel to the hit theatrical thriller coming this spring from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The feature-length film arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, and Digital starting April 17, 2018.

In Deep Blue Sea 2, shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun (Danielle Savre) is invited to consult on a new, top secret project run by pharmaceutical billionaire Carl Durant...

If audience interest is any indication, Deep Blue Sea 2 should be a big hit when it finally arrives on Blu-ray and DVD later this year. But sometimes, the trailer gets all the attention yet no one really wants to watch the whole thing. Two minutes is enough. Whichever side you fall on when it comes to Deep Blue Sea 2, we now have the full Blu-ray and DVD details along with an awesome poster that will send chills down your spine and reignite your passion for shark movies.

"When you make sharks smarter, man becomes an endangered species. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents Deep Blue Sea 2, coming April 17, 2018 to Blu-ray combo pack and DVD."

Building the better shark still isn't a good idea in Deep Blue Sea 2, the long-awaited sequel to the hit theatrical thriller coming this spring from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The feature-length film arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack,...

When Fox revealed this week who exactly would be writing the next season of “The X-Files,” the reaction was relatively polarized: excitement over the return of fan favorites versus dismay that creator Chris Carter had passed up the opportunity to bring new voices into the mix. The creator brought in three former assistants to join returning Season 10 writers Glen Morgan, Darin Morgan and James Wong.

Read More: ‘The X-Files’ Season 11 Fills Its Writers’ Room With All-Male Staff

For anyone who believes a variety of diverse voices can do a lot to improve the quality of a show’s writing, this move came as a real blow. But it wasn’t really anything new for “The X-Files.” As noted by Carly Lane at Nerdist, over the course of the show’s original nine seasons, only six women in 202 episodes ever received a writing credit:

Marilyn Osborn (“Shapes”) Sara B. Charno (“Aubrey,...

Hulu has a new member on its leadership team. The streaming video-on-demand platform has hired Jordan Helman from AMC Networks’ SundanceTV to lead the platform’s foray into original drama series.

Helman will work alongside Hulu’s head of originals Beatrice Springborn, who joined the streaming platform’s team from Storyline Entertainment, to develop and produce Hulu’s upcoming slate of original dramas (including The Way with Aaron Paul and 11/22/63 with James Franco). Hulu also hired former Timberman/Beverly Productions development director Aaron Kelmanski, who will work alongside drama executive Jessica Scott under Helman’s leadership.

Helman comes to Hulu with several years of production experience as the VP of Scripted Programming at SundanceTV. There, the new Hulu exec launched titles such as The Red Road, Rectify, and The Honorable Woman. Prior to SundanceTV, Helman worked at Landscape Entertainment as a producer to sell shows to networks through a first-look deal with FreMantleMedia.

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the new iPhone 6, as well as the new phone/tablet, iPhone 6 Plus, and their first wearable device, the Apple Watch, at the Apple event on Tuesday.

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are the thinnest iPhones ever made #AppleLive pic.twitter.com/DrVHz2E2Hx

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) September 9, 2014

The new iPhone 6 will be both thinner and larger than the current iPhone 5, 5C and 5S. At 4.7 inches in length, the iPhone 6 is a bit larger than the current 4-inch iPhone 5C, but it still rests comfortably in phone size.

iPhone 5 vs. iPhone 6 vs. iPhone 6 Plus #AppleLive pic.twitter.com/iwmdNOzFXy

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) September 9, 2014

The iPhone 6 Plus, however, which has the same features as the iPhone 6, measures 5.5-inches in length and is Apple’s first phone-tablet (or ‘phablet’) product. A larger screen and improved landscape view make the iPhone 6 Plus a somewhat...

Exclusive: Are these the next Olsen twins? Ellen standouts Sophia Grace Brownlee and Rosie McClelland, are getting their own primetime show, which will be executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres. It is part of the big plans DeGeneres’ company, A Very Good Production, has for the young cousins. It also is producing a direct-to-video feature toplined by the pint-sized stars who have emerged as one of the biggest ratings draws on DeGeneres’ talk show. Sophia Grace, 10, and Rosie, 7, are set to star in a comedy series project that has been set up at NBC with a script commitment. A Very Good Prods is producing in association with Warner Bros TV, where the company is based, with DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman executive producing. Search is underway for a writer to hone in on a premise. In the movie, written by Erik Patterson & Jessica Scott and directed by Brian Levant, Sophia Grace and Rosie,...

Producer Chad A. Verdi had already assembled a memorable cast for his current project, Army of the Damned, but the man behind Woodhaven Productions refuses to rest on his laurels.

Verdi has now added former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis and the infamous Jasmine St. Claire to the project.

Everyone has a favorite wrestling diva, but it is this writer's opinion that there has never been a more drop-dead gorgeous creature to enter the squared circle than Maria Kanellis. She is absolutely stunning, and as you can see by the still shot from Army of the Damned below, she's got no trouble getting into the action of a bloody horror film.

Kanellis and St. Claire are added to a very interesting cast. Verdi stated, "We have a very eclectic group of actors on this project: horror legends, rock and pop stars, TV and wrestling superstars, Playboy Playmates and the list goes on.

The nominations are in! Ellen DeGeneres, The View and General Hospital lead the pack in the 2013 Daytime Emmy nominations.

Sam Champion read the 2013 Daytime Emmy Nominations on Good Morning America on May 1, and it’s a great list! General Hospital and The Young & The Restless were some of the many shows nominated, while Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric and the lovely ladies of The View are some of the hosts nominated. Read on for the full list.

Daytime Emmys 2013 — Full List Of Nominations

Outstanding Drama Series

The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Bradley P. Bell, Executive Producer

Rhonda Friedman, Edward J. Scott, SupervisingProducers

Ronald W. Weaver, Senior Producer

Mark Pinciotti, Coordinating Producer

Cynthia J. Popp, Colleen Bell, Casey Kasprzyk, Producers

Days of Our Lives, NBC

Ken Corday, Executive Producer

Lisa de Cazotte, Greg Meng, Co-Executive Producers

Janet Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producers

Albert Alarr, Producer

General Hospital , ABC

Frank Valentini, Executive Producer

Mary-Kelly Weir,...

Bjarne Melgaard: A New Novel by Bjarne Melgaard Luxembourg & Dayan Through December 22, 2012   I open one eye. Sunlight pours in through my Zaha Hadid-designed venetian blinds, casting horizontal shadows on the walls, turning the room into a recumbent prison cell. I was supposed to meet James Franco (who is still a little sore at me for beating him out for the part of Cocktimus Prime in Sue de Beer's hardcore version of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) in Central Park an hour ago, but my Philippe Starck alarm clock (which I fully believe is haunted) failed to wake me.    I open both eyes, decide that it is probably safe, and dress quickly: black crinolined Brioni smoking jacket, Hello Kitty T-shirt, baby seal-skin pants, and boots hand-carved in Brazilian rosewood (by some guy in Tokyo, whose name is comprised entirely of consonants and who has a nine-year waiting list) which resemble small cats,...

It took a little patience and a lot of good humor to get the 2012 Humanitas Prize kudos handed out on Friday.

Technical difficulties, human error and the propensity of scribes to hog the microphone made for a three hour-plus affair at the Montage hotel in Bev Hills, where the luncheon ceremony was hosted by Bill Lawrence. When all was said and done, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Rescue Me” and “Modern Family” claimed the top top series honors.

“Beasts of the Southern Wild” screenwriters Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin took the org’s Sundance indie film award. James Solomon and Gregory Bernstein won for feature film for “The Conspirator.”

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” (Stacy McKee) and FX’s “Rescue Me” (Denis Leary and Peter Tolan) tied for hourlong series category. ABC’s “Modern Family” (Abraham Higginbotham and Dan O’Shannon) won the half-hour heat. HBO’s “Cinema Verite” (David Seltzer) prevailed in the 90-minute telepic category.

Spellbinder script on teen who can communicate with ghosts, scares up MTV sale The drama's pilot is scripted by Erick Patterson and Jessica Scott, the same team who worked on Another Cinderella Story starring Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley and Jane Lynch. Vin Di Bona executive produces alongside Bruce Gersh and Susan Levison of FishBowl Media. Earlier this week they renewed Ridiculousness, hosted by Rob Drydek, reports Variety. This comes after their scripted drama Awkward, created by Lauren Iungerich performed well. Ashley Rickards, Beau Mirchoff and Nikki Deloach star.

Spellbinder script on teen who can communicate with ghosts, scares up MTV sale The drama's pilot is scripted by Erick Patterson and Jessica Scott, the same team who worked on Another Cinderella Story starring Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley and Jane Lynch. Vin Di Bona executive produces alongside Bruce Gersh and Susan Levison of FishBowl Media. Earlier this week they renewed Ridiculousness, hosted by Rob Drydek, reports Variety. This comes after their scripted drama Awkward, created by Lauren Iungerich performed well. Ashley Rickards, Beau Mirchoff and Nikki Deloach star.

The Writers Guild of America honored The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air at their ceremony on Saturday night, firmly establishing the films as front-runners in their respective Oscar categories.

Mark Boal certainly deserves the accolades after embedding himself with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in Baghdad in 2004 and turning his journalist findings into a dramatic original screenplay. In his speech Boal thanked director Kathryn Bigelow for supporting “an unpopular story about an unpopular war that has now lasted twice as long as WWII with no end in sight.”

Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner picked up the prize for their adaptation of Walter Kirn’s novel, and Mark Monroe won for the moving documentary The Cove.

The WGA Awards are a somewhat reliable indicator of the Academy Awards. ”Original Screenplay” has matched 10 out of the last 15 years, and “Adapted” has lined up 11 of 15, including Milk and Slumdog Millionaire last year.

Writer Mark Boal was given the best original screenplay award at the 2010 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for his screenplay for the film "The Hurt Locker" beating out other nominees "(500) Days of Summer," "Avatar," "The Hangover," and "A Serious Man."

"Up in the Air" writers Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won the best adapted screenplay award beating out "Crazy Heart," "Julie & Julia," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," and "Star Trek."

Winning the best documentary screenplay was Mark Monroe for "The Cove." Other documentary nominees were "Against the Tide," "Capitalism: A Love Story," "Earth Days," "Good Hair," and "Soundtrack for a Revolution."

Here's the complete list of WGA Awards winners (for the nominees and my accurate predictions, ahem, click here):

2010 WGA Awards Winners

Screen Winners

Original Screenplay

The Hurt Locker, Written by Mark Boal; Summit Entertainment

Adapted Screenplay

Up in the Air, Screenplay by Jason Reitman...

The 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards Winners The Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) and the Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) tonight announced the winners of the 2010 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, and videogame writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City and the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Susie Essman of Curb Your Enthusiasm hosted the East Coast show, which was executive produced by Craig Shemin, who was also the head writer. Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) hosted the West Coast show, which was executive produced by Spike Jones, Jr.

The Writers Guild of America, East presented special honors to: Alan Zweibel - Ian McLellan Hunter Lifetime Achievement Award; Gary David Goldberg - Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence; Edward Albee - Evelyn F. Burkey Award for contributions...

At last night’s Writers Guild Awards, Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) and Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) landed the top awards for Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay. Generally, the winners of the Writers Guild Awards go on to win Oscars, so I hope they’ve both prepared another speech.

Other winners last night were The Cove for Documentary Screenplay, Mad Men for drama series, 30 Rock for comedy series, Modern Family for new series, and Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tied for comedy/variety series.

Hit the jump for the full list of winners:

2010 Awards Winners

Screen Winners

Original Screenplay

The Hurt Locker, Written by Mark Boal; Summit Entertainment

Adapted Screenplay

Up in the Air, Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner; Based upon the novel by Walter Kirn; Paramount Pictures

Documentary Screenplay

The Cove, Written by Mark Monroe; Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions

Television Winners

Drama Series

Mad Men,...

The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air were the night's big winners on the film side while Mad Men, 30 Rock and Modern Family took home the winged trophy for achievements on the small screen at the annual Writers Guild Awards, held Saturday in Los Angeles. While accepting one of two awards for Modern Family, creator/executive producer Steve Levitan told the crowd that because TV was "so screwed up and mismanaged," many of his writing peers have been rooting for the single-camera comedy's success on ABC. "Thanks for that, Jeff Zucker," Levitan said -- a reference to the NBC Universal...

As hard as it may be to believe sometimes, someone (or someones) actually sits down and writes a movie or TV show before you end up seeing it at your local multiplex or on your favorite TV network. The people who do the sitting and the writing are, surprisingly, called writers and, like the Directors, the Golden Globes and the Oscars, they have their own awards show.

This week, the Writers Guild of America, which is the trade group and advocate for writers, announced its nominations for outstanding achievement in feature film and television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2009 season to be honored at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards on February 20, 2010, in Los Angeles and New York.

We realize that these nominations may not be as glamorous as the Golden Globes or the Oscars, but we kinda like writers around here and think they do a pretty important job.

It’s mid-December and that can only mean one thing: awards season. Today, the WGA announced their TV nominations (feature nominations will be announced Jan. 11th) and it’s the usual suspects for the most part with a couple of surprises. Mad Men, 30 Rock, The Office, and newcomer Modern Family earned 3 nominations each. Meanwhile, popular fan favorite Glee received two. There are a lot of categories and nominees so I’m just going to mention the two big awards before the jump.

The nominees for Best Drama Series are: Breaking Bad, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Lost, and Mad Men. The nominees for Best Comedy Series are: 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, Modern Family, and The Office.

The WGA will announce the winners on Feb. 20th. Hit the jump to see the full list of nominees.

Drama Series

“Breaking Bad” - Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, George Mastras,...

Awards heavyweights "Mad Men," "30 Rock" and "The Office" and buzzed-about newcomer "Modern Family" led the TV field for the 2010 Writers Guild Awards with three nominations each.

AMC's "Mad Men" and NBC's "30 Rock" and "The Office" are in the running for best drama/comedy series, and each received two nominations for episodic writing. "Family" made the cut for best comedy series, best new series and best episodic writing for a comedy series.

ABC's "Family" was one of two new shows to break into the best series categories along with Fox's quirky high-school dramedy "Glee," which faces "Family" in the best comedy series and best new series fields.

While the WGA Awards are still in its nomination phase, Fox's "The Simpsons" can already uncork the champagne. The veteran series is assured to win the animation category after landing all five nomination slots.

The biggest surprise among the series nominees was HBO's low-key baseball comedy "Eastbound & Down,...