Great Scene: “Amadeus” This is one of my favorite all-time scenes, a brilliant inspiration for the viewer to hear what Mozart is ‘hearing’ in his own mind, but…
Daily Dialogue — November 2, 2016 “To all our listeners, listen to what I have to say. God bless you all. As for you bastards in charge, don’t dream it’s over. Years will…
My Interviews with Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Winners: Part 1 On November 3rd, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor the six winners of the 2016 Nichol Fellowships in…
Spec Script Deal: “The Post” Pascal Pictures acquires historical drama spec script “The Post” written by Liz Hannah. From Deadline:
Screenwriting 101: Wentworth Miller “The one question I will ask myself as I’m re-reading a script for the 60th time is, ‘Am I entertained? Still?’ If the answer is ‘yes,’…
Daily Dialogue — November 1, 2016 BRUCE: What have I done, Alfred? Everything my family, my father, built… ALFRED: The Wayne legacy is more than bricks and mortar, sir…
“How the writer of ‘Arrival’ spent a decade getting his sci-fi Oscar contender made” I’ve seen the movie Arrival and it’s fantastic. I also know its screenwriter Eric Heisserer and his long journey to seeing the movie get…
Classic International Movies The latest in our ongoing series on classic movies focused on international movies and as always, it was fascinating to see where GITS…
On Writing “Language is not the lowborn, gawky servant of thought and feeling; it is need, thought, feeling, and perception itself. The shape of…
Daily Dialogue — October 31, 2016 “Bad luck, I guess. It floats around. It’s got to land on somebody. It was my turn, that’s all. I was in the path of the tornado. I just…
Classic International Movies: “Vampyr” October is classic international movies month. Today’s guest post comes from Marija Nielsen.
Update: 2016 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 5 New Scripts, 18 Total! Christmas comes early for screenplay fans as Hollywood studios and production companies have just begun their annual ritual of making the…
Classic International Movies: “Vampyr” October is classic international movies month. Today’s guest post comes from Marija Nielsen.
Park Chan-wook’s BAFTA Screenwriting Lecture On October 22nd, writer-director Park Chan-wook, whose movie credits include Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Lady Vengeance…
Interview: Eric Heisserer (“Arrival”) 3rd & Fairfax is the excellent Writers Guild of America podcast and this week, the primary interview features Eric Heisserer, screenwriter…
Daily Dialogue — October 30, 2016 Miyagi: Daniel-san, must talk. Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later… [makes squish…
Classic International Movie: “3 Idiots” October is classic international movies month. Today’s guest post comes from Abhinav Tiwari.
Classic International Movies: “Come Drink With Me” October is classic international movies month. Today’s guest post comes from Megaen Kelly.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: All Is Lost The Daily Dialogue theme next week: All Is Lost, suggested by Melinda Mahaffey.
Update: 2016 Award Season Screenplay Downloads (1 new script) Christmas comes early for screenplay fans as Hollywood studios and production companies have just begun their annual ritual of making the…
