Interview (Written): Mike Mills A conversation with the writer-director of the movie 2oth Century Woman.
The Business of Screenwriting: When getting fired can be good news No one likes to get rewritten, but sometimes there’s a silver lining.
Daily Dialogue — December 29, 2016 “My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be…
Clay, when I read scripts, I make notes throughout, so I use my laptop and a PDF program which… But someone who is traveling or commuting, and they want the freedom to read scripts easily, it makes total sense to use a tablet or even a…
Reader Question: Will new technology cause script style to change? Will reading scripts on tablets and smart phones impact screenplay style?
Daily Dialogue — December 28, 2016 “My wife used to say I’m a hard man to know. Like a closed book. Complained about it all the time. She was beautiful. I loved her. But I…
Go Into The Story Interviews Conversations with screenwriters, TV writers, authors, and Hollywood professionals.
Podcast: The Process.Ink — Episode 5 with Joe Swanberg Tom Benedek talks with writer-director of Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas.
Screenwriting 101: Andrew Marlowe “Sometimes you’ll get a note, ‘This scene is boring, can we put in a car chase?’ What you should take from that note is this scene, this…
Daily Dialogue — December 27, 2016 “Dear Bruce. I need to be honest and clear. I’m going to marry Harvey Dent. I love him, and I want to spend the rest of my life with him…
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Angry Cyborg, you’ve gone beyond the call of duty. Also this: Best to have SHORT titles for themes because we have to deal with the strictures of Twitter’s 144 character limit, so I give…
Video: “Die Hard — What’s The Difference” Exploring how the movie differs from the novel upon which it is based.