Great Character: Chauncey Gardener (“Being There”) In my view, satire is the single most difficult movie genre to pull off as the tone has to be just right. And my favorite comic actor Peter…
Daily Dialogue — December 6, 2017 Dr. George A. Harris: Our society faces momentous decisions. Decisions about the right to die. About abortion. About terminal illness…
Interview: Anna Hozian and Brad Riddell A conversation with the co-writers and co-directors of the award winning web series “Other People’s Children”.
Spec Script Deal: “Antlers” Fox Searchlight acquires supernatural horror spec script “Antlers” written by Henry Chaisson and Nick Antosca. From Tracking Board:
Screenwriting 101: Phil Hay “To me, the main thing that I believe qualifies you to be a writer is that you’re really interested in other people. If you’re interested…
Daily Dialogue — December 5, 2017 Lance: You’re going to give her an injection of adrenaline directly to her heart. But she’s got, uh, breastplate… [taps Mia’s chest] So you…
Learn the Craft in 2018! From one-week online classes to six and ten-week workshops, Screenwriting Master Class celebrates its eighth year as a unique educational…
Walter Murch and The Rule of Six When this notable figure in cinema talks editing… think screenwriting.
Ten Screenwriting Traits and Skills You Need Free downloadable Go Into The Story eBook by Scott Myers.
Script To Screen: “Blood Simple.” The Coen brothers first feature-length film Blood Simple. (1984) is arguably one of their best.
Adam, nice list. As you know, I’m not a style and format literalist, far from it. But when interfacing with beginning screenwriters, it’s probably better…
On Writing “I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let…
Daily Dialogue — December 4, 2017 Capt. Peterson: What are you two HOODLUMS doing in this hospital? Hawkeye Pierce: Ma’am, we are surgeons and we are here to operate. We…
Reader Question: Which movie scripts do you recommend for a beginning screenwriter to read? A few scripts to give someone a basic level of awareness about what’s involved in the screenwriting craft.
“Paul Scheer’s Guide to Making a Great Bad Movie” The actor dishes on five types of ‘great’ bad movies.
Script To Screen: “Blade Runner” Batty and Deckard’s final struggle from the movie Blade Runner [screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples, based on a novel by…
Interview (Audio): Mark Boal The November 2017 BAFTA presentation by the screenwriter of The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, and Detroit.
Daily Dialogue — December 3, 2017 “It’s very dangerous to fire guns in planes. I even had to warn Pussy about it.“
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Saturday Hot Links Time for the 318th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Update: 2017 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 1 New Script, 22 Total! Get these PDFs now before the links disappear.
Spec Script Deal: “Ready or Not” Fox Searchlight Pictures acquires thriller spec script “Ready or Not” written by Guy Busick and Ryan Murphy. From THR:
