ICYMI 10/20-10/24: Board Game Movie ROI, Digital Hollywood, Ted Melfi on St. Vincent, Comic Book Movie Showdown

Shall We Play a Game? ‘Ouija,’ and the ROI of Past, Present and Future Films Based on Games

Today’s release of the Universal horror film is just the third based on a board game, but there are plenty of others out there that are ripe for development. (SSN)

The Top 10 Takeaways from Digital Hollywood Fall 2014

The evenings are getting colder, the leaves are changing color, Digital Hollywood rolls into town, and all is right with the world. The digital world, that is. If you weren’t there, here’s what you missed. (SSN)

Writer/Director Ted Melfi Talks the Films and Real-Life Events That Inspired His Directorial Debut, ‘St. Vincent’

Not one, but two major events in the filmmakers life led to him writing the screenplay that attracted Bill Murray and opens wide this weekend. (SSN)

The Comic Book Movie Showdown — How Warner/DC Stacks Up Against Disney/Marvel

With last week’s huge announcement that Warner has no less than 10 movies coming out between 2016 and 2020, the game has very much changed. (SSN)

Six Reasons to Pay Attention to the Austin Film Festival

The 21st annual Austin Film Festival kicks off this week with panels about pitching, plenty of networking events, staged script readings, and of course, movies. (SSN)