Script To Screen: “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” A scene from the 1997 comedy Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, written by Mike Myers.
Movie Story Type: Gender Bender There are genres (e.g., Action, Comedy, Drama). Cross genres (e.g., Action-Thriller, Comedy-Science Fiction). Sub-genres (e.g., Romantic…
Daily Dialogue — November 22, 2017 Jeff Spicoli: Hey, you’re ripping my card. Mr. Hand: Yes. Jeff Spicoli: Hey bud, what’s your problem? Mr. Hand: No problem at all. I think…
Reginald, Billy Mernit is perhaps the leading expert on romantic comedies. Having been in the movie business for over three decades, one thing I have observed is that things run in cycles. Rom-coms may be down now…
Paul, late in responding, but that’s a great take. But your second point is the real key: The success of a movie, rom-com or otherwise, is hugely dependent upon the quality of the script. As…
Mark, Mudbound is yours. Can’t wait to see the movie and read the script. Re Wind River: Normally, I’d think that script would become available, however I believe Sheridan is attempting to extract it from TWC…
Update: 2017 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 16 Total! Get these PDFs now before the links disappear.
Spec Script Deal: “Green Rush” New Republic Pictures and Will Packer Productions acquire crime thriller spec script “Green Rush” written by Matt Tente. From Deadline:
Script To Screen: “As Good As It Gets” The final scene from the 1997 movie As Good As It Gets, written by Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks.
Screenwriting 101: Chris McCoy “When I’m building a character, it takes me a little time to get to know him or her, but eventually I get to a point where I say ‘okay…
Daily Dialogue — November 21, 2017 Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.: Mr. Hart, would you recite for us the facts of Hawkins versus McGee? [looks up] Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.: I…
What do we mean when we talk about a story’s ‘theme’? And why is understanding theme so important when writing a story?
The Theology of Screenwriting: Annunciation What the Angel’s visit to Mary can teach us about the Call to Adventure.
Script To Screen: “The Artist” A cute scene that turns into a significant plot point from the 2011 silent movie The Artist, written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius.
On Writing “Once I learned to value and respect my characters, I could really hear them. I let them start talking. The important thing is not to…
Daily Dialogue — November 20, 2017 Kaye Faulkner: And there you guys were in class, trying to list all the Gilligan’s Island episodes without even a hint of irony. Shavonne…
Story Type: Time Travel In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
Script To Screen: “Army of Darkness” Yes, it’s the Boomstick scene from the classic 1992 comic horror movie Army of Darkness, written by Ivan Raimi and Sam Raimi.
Interview (Audio): Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina, Darla K. Anderson An hour-long podcast conversation with the filmmakers of Pixar’s ‘Coco’.
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