THE ELEPHANT TALKS TO GOD by Dale Estey

The Elephant uses words glorious words when he talks to God. Mind you, this would still make a great movie.

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Of course all movies come from words. If it ain't on the page it ain't on the (sound)stage. With all the doom and gloom of today's publishing crisis, it really is the vehicle of delivery which is causing the problems. There is always going to be a place for those stories made of words, otherwise there is nothing to deliver. So - write the words first, and worry about the delivery later.  Is Oscar a Writer? Adapted Films Rack Up Academy Award NominationsBy Jason Boog on Feb 02, 2010 09:23 AM

The nominees for the 2009 Academy Awards were announced this morning, featuring a few adapted literary works on the newly extended ten film list of Best Picture nominees. Walter Kirn, Lynn Barber, Nick Hornby and Sapphire will be vying for two big awards at the Oscars.

The adapted films nominated for Best Picture were: The Blind Side (based on a Michael Lewis book), Up in the Air (based on Kirn's novel novel), An Education (based on a Lynn Barber memoir and adapted by Hornby), and the indie film that includes the adaption credits in the title: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.

In addition, a number of literary films were nominated for "Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published." They included: An Education, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, and Up in the Air.

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