Interview (Part 1): Sam Boyer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Great Scene: “Moonrise Kingdom” My favorite movie sequence of 2012 is this one from Moonrise Kingdom, written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola.
On Writing “Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as…
Go Into The Story Interview: Jennifer Archer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Great Scene: “There Will Be Blood” The last scene of There Will Be Blood (2007) is one of the most gut-wrenching finales in recent film history. Written and directed by Paul…
Page One: “She Said” (2022) Screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, based on the New York Times investigation by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey & Rebecca Corbett, based on the…
2023 WGA Nominated Screenplays Screenplays to be honored at the 75th annual Writers Guild of America Award show on March 5, 2023.
Interview (Part 6): Jennifer Archer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Interview (Video): Akela Cooper An extended conversation with the screenwriter of the smash horror hit movie M3GAN.
Page One: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (2022) Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale), screen story by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins, based on the book “Pinocchio”…
Interview (Part 5): Jennifer Archer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Hollywood Tales “[James] Cameron was young. He had just directed Terminator. Cameron had called a meeting to discuss his ‘next project.’ Everyone knew…
Writing and the Creative Life: 14 Artists Break Down the Creative Process Words of wisdom from filmmakers, poets, architects, sculptors, dancers, musicians, and more.
Page One: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (2022) Screenplay by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, story by Ryan Coogler
Interview (Part 4): Jennifer Archer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Update: 2022–2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 43 Total, 1 New Script It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
The Business of Screenwriting: The Path of Least Resistance There is no right way to write. No correct way to approach your career as a writer. No single secret to success. You can take some of the…
Page One: “All Quiet on the Western Front” (2022) Screenplay by Edward Berger & Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell, based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque
Interview (Part 3): Jennifer Archer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
