» On 1/27/2022 10:00:00 AM Mountain Standard Time, Alan wrote:
2022 WGA-Nominated Screenplays. 

The 74th Annual Writers Guild Awards will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2022, during a virtual ceremony. Nominations were announced on January 27, 2022.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Being the Ricardos by Aaron Sorkin
https://www.amazonstudiosguilds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RICO_clean-script.pdf


WINNER: Don't Look Up
Screenplay by Adam McKay
Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/dont-look-up-2021.pdf - early draft, with bidding ending
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dont-Look-Up-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf - final draft, with Jonah's brilliant improv - clip


The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Screenplay by Wes Anderson
Story by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo Guinness & Jason Schwartzman
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The-French-Dispatch-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf


King Richard by Zach Baylin
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/King-Richard-Read-The-Screenplay-2.pdf


Licorice Pizza by Paul Thomas Anderson
*TRANSCRIPT: https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/licorice-pizza-transcript/


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: CODA
Screenplay by Siân Heder
Based on the film "La Famille Bélier"
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CODA-Read-The-Screenplay-1.pdf


Dune
Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth
Based on the novel by Frank Herbert
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dune-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf


Nightmare Alley
Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Kim Morgan
Based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Nightmare-Alley-Read-The-Screenplay-1.pdf


tick, tick...BOOM!
Screenplay by Steven Levenson
Based on the play by Jonathan Larson
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tick-Tick-Boom-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf


West Side Story
Screenplay by Tony Kushner
Based on the book for the musical by Arthur Laurents
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/West-Side-Story-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf


BEST DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Being [Becoming] Cousteau by Mark Monroe & Pax Wasserman [Wassermann]
*TRANSCRIPT: https://subslikescript.com/movie/Becoming_Cousteau-10334438


WINNER: Exposing Muybridge by Marc Shaffer
*SCREENPLAY NOT YET RELEASED


Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres by Suzanne Joe Kai
*SCREENPLAY NOT YET RELEASED

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» On 1/05/2022 08:00:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, Alan wrote:
2022 Golden Globe-Nominated Screenplays. 

In February 2021, seven days before NBC's broadcast of the 78th Golden Globes, the Los Angeles Times published an exposé revealing that there were no Black members among the Globes' 87-member votership. The ensuing scandal led to record-low ratings and many celebrity callouts. The network declared in May that it wouldn't air the Globes in 2022. Meanwhile, the Critics Choice Awards organization was working feverishly behind the scenes to capitalize on the situation, and present itself as a credible alternative on The Road To The Oscars. The CCAs announced their show would air on January 9, 2022, and were reportedly looking to secure the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the Globes have been held for several decades. No dice. The Globes allegedly blocked CCA's access to the venue. For many months, it was assumed the Globes would not be a factor this year. Then, in October, the Globes announced they would hand out awards on -- you guessed it -- January 9, 2022. Where? If an award is presented without television coverage, does it make a sound? Plus, nobody knows if Hollywood heavyweights would even accept Golden Globe awards this year. Are the statuettes tainted? When placed on a celebrity's mantel, would they smell bad? Tom Cruise has already returned his three Golden Globe trophies. The CCA ceremony was postponed on December 22, due to public health concerns. Does this play into the hands of the Globes? Stay tuned for the latest move in this intricate game of 3-D chess!

The 79th Golden Globe Awards nominations were announced on December 13, 2021 by Snoop Dogg and the Globes' president. The ceremony was scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 9, 2022, with or without TV coverage. These scripts will be available on the internet for a limited time only:

BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE
"Licorice Pizza" by Paul Thomas Anderson
*TRANSCRIPT: https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/licorice-pizza-transcript/


WINNER: "Belfast" by Kenneth Branagh
https://focusfeaturesguilds2021.com/belfast/Belfast.pdf


"The Power of the Dog" screenplay by Jane Campion, based on the novel by Thomas Savage
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The-Power-Of-The-Dog-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf


"Don't Look Up" screenplay by Adam McKay, story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/dont-look-up-2021.pdf - early draft, with bidding ending
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dont-Look-Up-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf - final draft, with Jonah's brilliant improv - clip


"Being the Ricardos" by Aaron Sorkin
https://www.amazonstudiosguilds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RICO_clean-script.pdf


Script collections:




7:10pm 1/5 Update: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/01/05/golden-globe-awards-2022-controversy-nominees-boycotts-everything-know/9102494002/ 1 2 3 4 5 6

7:00pm 1/6 Update: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/movies/golden-globes-hfpa.html
Globes ceremony on Sunday: no red carpet, no celebrities, no NBC broadcast, no livestream. The NY Times wrote that the event would take place at "9 p.m. Eastern time (6 p.m. Pacific) in the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills." But my mouse was over "ballroom" and it looked like "bathroom"... seemed about right. ;-)

2:00pm 1/7 Update: https://www.thewrap.com/the-golden-globes-are-putting-on-a-show-and-hollywood-cant-figure-out-why
"[...] The question is whether the HFPA is doing anything to help its rehabilitation by insisting on an in-person show. Granted, the group’s interim CEO, hedge fund billionaire Todd Boehly, has the financial incentive and the connections to push for an all-is-forgiven reception from the industry; he has an ownership stake in the Beverly Hilton and in MRC [producer of the 2021 telecast], which has a publishing joint venture with Penske Media that operates The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Deadline. But Sunday night’s unseen ceremony hardly seems to be a way to move the needle. [...]"

2:00pm 1/8 Update: https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/insiders-golden-globes-could-not-get-a-celebrity-presenter/
Insiders: Tarnished Golden Globes ‘could not get a celebrity presenter’
"They’re like the Mafia now. Nobody can be seen with them."

7:30pm 1/9 Update: GOLDEN GLOBES WINNER - "Belfast" by Kenneth Branagh
https://focusfeaturesguilds2021.com/belfast/Belfast.pdf

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» On 1/05/2022 07:00:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, Alan wrote:
2022 Critics Choice-Nominated Screenplays.  

Film nominations for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards were announced on December 13, 2021. The awards were originally scheduled to be presented live on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, and on the CW Network and TBS. However, the ceremony was postponed on December 22, due to public health concerns. UPDATE: the awards will now be given out on March 13. These scripts will be available on the internet for a limited time only:

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Licorice Pizza" by Paul Thomas Anderson
*TRANSCRIPT: https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/licorice-pizza-transcript/


"King Richard" by Zach Baylin
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/King-Richard-Read-The-Screenplay-2.pdf


WINNER: "Belfast" by Kenneth Branagh
https://focusfeaturesguilds2021.com/belfast/Belfast.pdf


"Don't Look Up" screenplay by Adam McKay, story by Adam McKay & David Sirota
https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/dont-look-up-2021.pdf - early draft, with bidding ending
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dont-Look-Up-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf - final draft, with Jonah's brilliant improv - clip


"Being the Ricardos" by Aaron Sorkin
https://www.amazonstudiosguilds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RICO_clean-script.pdf


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
WINNER: "The Power of the Dog" screenplay by Jane Campion, based on the novel by Thomas Savage
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/The-Power-Of-The-Dog-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf


"The Lost Daughter" screenplay by Maggie Gyllenhaal, based on the novel by Elena Ferrante
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/The-Lost-Daughter-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf


"CODA" screenplay by Siân Heder, based on the film "La Famille Bélier"
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CODA-Read-The-Screenplay-1.pdf


"West Side Story" screenplay by Tony Kushner, based on the book for the musical by Arthur Laurents
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/West-Side-Story-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf


"Dune" screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth, based on the novel by Frank Herbert
https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dune-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf

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» On 1/01/2022 12:05:00 AM Mountain Standard Time, Alan wrote:
2022: time to get a digital driver license? 

1) Will I get it directly from Arizona?

https://azdot.gov/motor-vehicles/driver-services/mobile-id

"there is no cost to use mID for at least the first year." Oh well, maybe I'll use it for 364 days.

2) Will I put it into my Apple Wallet?

https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-15

"Coming early 2022." Oh well, maybe I can wait.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/09/apple-announces-first-states-to-adopt-drivers-licenses-and-state-ids-in-wallet

(I got one from the #1 link. The head has been animated from a still picture, and it swivels slightly from side to side. Creepy.)

Update: #2 is missing the Weight and Middle Name fields, and requires iPhone 8. But #1 is not missing any fields and requires only iPhone 6. Plus, #1 has the creepy swiveling head, whish is a major selling point for me. ;-)
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/03/apple-launches-the-first-drivers-license-and-state-id-in-wallet-with-arizona

Update2: In May 2023, I used my AZ Mobile ID to rent a car in London. I had lost my physical driver license at a Heathrow security checkpoint (stupidity - don't ask), and showed my phone at the Hertz counter. The rental manager had never seen a digital ID, and was fascinated. I let him play with it for a while, and he let me have the car. My first time driving an electric vehicle. When I installed the app, it was just a curiosity. I never thought the d*mn thing would end up bailing me out of a jam. 😉