Go Into The Story

2024 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 3

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 3 New Scripts, 50 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Page One: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” (2023)

Screenplay by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Jeff Rowe and Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit, story by Brendan O’Brien and Seth Rogen & Evan…

2024 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 2

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Interview: Kristoffer Borgli

A RogerEbert.com conversation with the writer-director of Dream Scenario.

Page One: “Dream Scenario” (2023)

Written by Kristoffer Borgli

2024 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 1

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Interview: David Hemingson

A conversation with the screenwriter of The Holdovers.

Page One: “All of Us Strangers” (2023)

Written by Andrew Haigh, based on a novel by Taichi Yamada

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 5): Learn the Business

Some end of the year advice for blog readers.

Interview: Cord Jefferson

Conversations with the writer-director of American Fiction.

Page One: “High Fidelity” (2000)

Screenplay by D.V. DeVincentis & Steve Pink & John Cusack and Scott Rosenberg, novel by Nick Hornby

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 4): Study the Craft

Some end of the year advice for blog readers.

Interview: Tony McNamara

A conversation with the screenwriter of Poor Things.

Page One: “The Night of the Hunter” (1955)

Screenplay by James Agee, novel by Davis Grubb

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 3): Write Pages

Some end of the year advice for blog readers.

On Writing

“Life goes on, and for the sake of verisimilitude and realism, you cannot possibly give the impression of an ending: you must let something…

Page One: “Maestro” (2023)

Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer

Well put, Stephen.

I've heard this from more than one showrunner, producer, manager, and development exec: How well a writer handles supporting characters is…

More Movies Like This, Please: 2023 List

I started something in 2012. Whenever I saw a new movie I liked, I would jump onto Twitter, identify the movie, then simply tweet: “More…

Script To Screen: “Harold and Maude”

The delightful 1971 movie Harold and Maude, written by Colin Higgins, is most noted for its co-stars Harold [Bud Cort] and Maude [Ruth…

Page One: “Nyad” (2023)

Screenplay by Julia Cox, based on the book “Find a Way” by Diana Nyad

“This is the true joy of life…”

A wise quote from George Bernard Shaw.

Script To Screen: “Heat”

The face-to-face diner scene confrontation between Neil (Robert De Niro) and Hanna (Al Pacino).

Page One: “Wonka” (2023)

Screenplay by Simon Farnaby & Paul King, story by Paul King, based on characters created by Roald Dahl