Screenplays

Ayad Akhtar

9 Feb 2012

Ayad Akhtar is an American-born, first generation Pakistani-American from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He holds degrees in Theater from Brown University and in Directing from the Graduate Film Program at Columbia University, where he won multiple awards for his work. He is the author of numerous screenplays and was star and co-writer of The War Within, which premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival ...

Oscar Trivia: adapted screenplays

9 Feb 2012

Last week, I asked which current nominee has been nominated, over the years, in five different categories. That would be the very busy Kenneth...

Film trailer: 'The Bourne Legacy' starring Jeremy Renner

9 Feb 2012

The first trailer for the espionage thriller The Bourne Legacy, starring Jeremy Renner, was released online February 8 with the tagline: "There was never just one."