<DIV><p> <b>Accomplished writers from the renowned UCLA Extension Writers’ Program provide an invaluable how-to book for aspiring feature film writers</b></p><p> Millions of people dream of writing a screenplay but don’t know how to begin, or are already working on a script but are stuck and need some targeted advice. Or maybe they have a great script, but no clue about how to navigate the choppy waters of show business. Enter <i>Cut to the Chase</i>, written by professional writers who teach in UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, whose alumni’s many credits include <i>Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl</i>; <i>Twilight</i>; and the Academy Award nominated <i>Letters from Iwo Jima</i>. From learning how to identify story ideas that make a good movie to opening career doors and keeping them open, this authoritative, comprehensive, and entertaining book, edited by Writers’ Program Director Linda Venis, will be the film-writing bible for decades to come.</p></div>