Eric Roth
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Jeffrey Okun Re-Elected As VES Chairman
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jan 27, 2012
Jeffrey A. Okun, head of visual effects for Prana Studios, has been re-elected for a fourth one-year term as chairman of the board of the Visual Effects Society. Okun, an innovator and creator of groundbreaking effects designs, pledged to continue… Full Story »
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Film Review: All Intention, No Delivery in Stephen Daldry's 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
Hollywood Chicago &bull Jan 20, 2012
CHICAGO - The September 11th tragedy is still percolating through the cinematic filter, and there is a well intentioned thread throughout the various interpretations. But the latest attempt, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," stretches this intention too far, despite a… Full Story »
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close / **1/2 (PG-13)
Roger Ebert &bull Jan 18, 2012Zoe CaldwellWarner Bros. presents a film directed by Stephen Daldry. Written by Eric Roth, based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. Running time: 129 minutes. Rated PG-13 (for emotional thematic material, some disturbing images and language). No movie has ever been able to provide a catharsis for the Holocaust, and I suspect none will ever be able to provide one for 9/11. Such subjects overwhelm art. The artist's usual tactic is to center on individuals whose lives… Full Story »
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Writers Guild of America to Honor Eric Roth With Its Laurel Award
The Hollywood Reporter - Columns &bull Jan 9, 2012
The screenwriter of both "Forrest Gump" and "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" will receive the lifetime achievement award on Feb. 19. Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth will received the Writers Guild of America, West's 2012 Laurel Award for Screen, a lifetime… Full Story »
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Eric Roth Lands WGA West's Laurel Award For Screen
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jan 9, 2012
Eric Roth, whose wide-ranging list of screenwriting credits include his Oscar-winning script for Forrest Gump, has been named the the recipient of the WGA West's 2012 Laurel Award for Screen. The award, which honors lifetime achievement in outstanding writing for… Full Story »
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WGA honors Roth
Variety Online &bull Jan 9, 2012
Eric Roth will receive the Writers Guild of America West's Laurel Award for Screen, honoring lifetime achievement in outstanding writing for motion pictures. The award will be presented at the West Coast ceremony on Feb. 19 at the Hollywood Palladium.… Full Story »
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'Extremely Loud' And Incredibly Manipulative
NPR Movies &bull Jan 6, 2012
A year after his father's death in the World Trade Center, 11-year-old Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) sets out on a citywide scavenger hunt to find a missing lock that he hopes will reveal a message from his dad. A year… Full Story »
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Screenwriter Eric Roth Says '8 1/2'-Style Spin-Off From Scorsese & De Niro's 'The Irishman' Never Came To Pass
indieWIRE &bull Dec 22, 2011
Like an arrow straight to the pleasure center of the brain of Scorsese fetishists was the announcement a couple of years back of " The Irishman " (or, as it was known initially, " I Heard You Paint Houses ") a film that would potentially reunite Martin Scorsese with… Full Story »
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Review: 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' Misses the Heartstrings Mark
FilmSchoolRejects.com &bull Dec 21, 2011
Remember those trailers for Stephen Daldry's adaptation of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close that we all cringed at? Well, how could you forget - they stick with you in a very off-putting way. Disappointingly, most of Extremely Loud and Incredibly… Full Story »
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New Promo Is Extremely Loud
Empire News 7 &bull Dec 6, 2011
...And Incredibly Close Most of the movies that are likely to be Oscar contenders have now either come through our cinemas or are approaching rapidly. But we're going to have to wait a little while for Stephen Daldry's latest, Extremely… Full Story »
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"The Hollywood Reporter's" Writer Roundtable
Back Stage - Daily News &bull Nov 25, 2011
Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian reveal who did what on "Moneyball" and Eric Roth explains his fights with Michael Mann as Hollywood's star screenwriters dish about their craft. Full Story »
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THR's Writer Roundtable: 6 Top Scribes Talk Standing up to Clint Eastwood, Dealing with Rewrites and Being Fired by Your Wife
The Hollywood Reporter - Awards &bull Nov 21, 2011
Matthew Belloni , Stephen Galloway Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian reveal who did what on "Moneyball" and Eric Roth explains his fights with Michael Mann as Hollywood's star screenwriters dish about their craft in the third of THR's annual awards… Full Story »
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David Fincher Reteams With Se7en Writer For 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
Obsessed With Film &bull Nov 18, 2011
After Sony this week hired Eric Roth, writer of David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to re-draft the final screenplay for the Cleopatra epic that studio head Amy Pascal will do just about anything to please David Fincher… Full Story »
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Eric Roth to Rewrite Cleopatra Biopic; David Fincher May Direct
Filmjunk &bull Nov 17, 2011
A new movie on the life of Cleopatra has been in development for quite some time now, with Angelina Jolie attached to star. David Fincher has shown interest in the project before, but has yet to commit. However, a past… Full Story »
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'Benjamin Button' Writer Eric Roth to Seduce 'Cleopatra' for David Fincher
FilmSchoolRejects.com &bull Nov 16, 2011
Eric Roth is an outstanding talent, and script work for Benjamin Button, Munich and Forrest Gump have more than proved that over the years. We'll get another look at his work when Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close comes out this… Full Story »
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David Fincher Still May Direct 'Cleopatra' For Sony with Eric Roth Penning Rewrites
Fused Film &bull Nov 16, 2011
A while back we reported that Benjamin Button writer Eric Scribe was penning a Cleopatra script with the possibility of David Fincher directing. After a few months talks have resurfaced and according to Variety David Fincher's name has come up… Full Story »
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David Fincher & Eric Roth May Reunite For 'Cleopatra' With Angeli...
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Nov 16, 2011
'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' writing and directing duo Eric Roth and David Fincher could work together again on the 'Cleopatra' biopic, starring Angelina Jolie. Full Story »
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David Fincher To Begin Talks To Direct Angelina Jolie in CLEOPATRA?
Obsessed With Film &bull Nov 16, 2011
Curious Case of Benjamin Button writer Eric Roth to re-draft screenplay as Sony continue to court the A-list helmer for their mammoth sized biopic of the tragic Egyptian queen. Full Story »
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Eric Roth May Be Penning Angelina Jolie's 'Cleopatra'
Get The Big Picture &bull Nov 16, 2011
So it begins with a writer. Eric Roth is apparently in early discussions to work on a script of Cleopatra that Angelina Jolie has been attached to star for quite some time as the titular role as the last Ancient… Full Story »
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David Fincher Circling 'Cleopatra' Again Along with Writer Eric Roth
FirstShowing.net &bull Nov 16, 2011
Earlier this year, there was word that The Social Network director David Fincher was looking to take on the Cleopatra biopic starring Angelina Jolie that has been gestating for a little while now. However, Fincher got busy with his new… Full Story »
