Script To Screen: “Airplane” A scene from the 1980 comedy Airplane [written by Jim Abrahams & David Zucker & Jerry Zucker].
That Quint speech is perhaps the single best example of exposition that fundamentally WORKS. Thanks for posting that, David. Watched it again… for the zillionth time.
Tweetstorm: Jeff Willis on Copyrights and Protecting Your Written Material On December 18, studio executive Jeff Willis went on a tweetstorm about writers legally protecting their stories. Reprinted in its entirety…
Daily Dialogue — November 8, 2017 Randolph Duke: [Valentine overhears the Dukes talking in the bathroom] Pay up, Mortimer. I’ve won the bet. Mortimer Duke: Here, one dollar…
The Rise and Fall of the Rom-Com Did the success of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” indirectly lead to the decline of Hollywood studios’ interest in romantic comedies?
Script To Screen: “The Abyss” One of the most dramatic scenes from the 1989 movie The Abyss, written by James Cameron.
Screenwriting 101: Greta Gerwig “I think structure is so deep in us. We put it in stories we tell our friends or in emails we write. We want it. It’s how we create…
Daily Dialogue — November 7, 2017 Tiffany: Walk across the room. Pat: Can we do something else besides the dance deal? Tiffany: Are you fucking kidding me? Pat: I’m good…
Reader Question: Is it okay to pitch a story with an open ending that implies a sequel? Is trying to tap into Hollywood’s franchise frenzy a smart idea or not?
Reflections of 2017 Black List Feature Writer’s Lab Participants 6 writers. 7 mentors. 6 days. 1 incredible experience.
Script To Screen: “A Serious Man” Leave it to the Coen brothers (Joel and Ethan) to come up with a denouement in their 2009 movie A Serious Man that resolves virtually…
On Writing “Don’t get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark…
Daily Dialogue — November 6, 2017 Hawk Hawkins: First one to pass out buys the beer tonight. Frank Corvin: You’re on.
2017 Austin Film Festival: Scott Frank A 3-part series of reflections on observations made by top Hollywood writer.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Adopt a different writing persona This is a first in this humble blog’s history: Another Dumb Little Writing Trick That Work, only this one isn’t my idea, but from some…
Interview (Video): Jon Lucas, Scott Moore The writer-directors of the comedy ‘A Bad Mom’s Christmas’.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Competition Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,460 consecutive days and counting.
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 314th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
