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“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 8

Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…

Video: Mike White

The screenwriter of School of Rock and Nacho Libre shares insights into his creative process.

Great Scene: “No Country For Old Men”

“You need to call it. I can’t call it for you. It wouldn’t be fair. It wouldn’t even be right.”

Page One: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966)

Screenplay by Ernest Lehman, play by Edward Albee

Interview (Video): So Zoom In

An hour-long conversation with me.

“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 7

Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…

Video: David Seidler

The screenwriter who won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The King’s Speech shares insights into his creative process.

Screenwriting 101: Reid Carolin

“Honestly, I just love the process of creating anything. Writing is great because if you love stories, and you know how much stories have…

Page One: “The White Tiger” (2021)

Written for the screen by Ramin Bahran, based on a book by Aravind Adiga

“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 6

Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…

How They Write A Script: Terry Southern

The screenwriter of an amazing array of movies including Candy, The Magic Christian, Dr. Strangelove, Easy Rider, Casino Royale, and…

Video: Aline Brosh McKenna

The screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada, 27 Dresses, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend shares insights into her creative process.

On Writing

“Stories can entertain, sometimes teach or argue a point. But for me the essential thing is that they communicate feelings. That they…

Page One: “While You Were Sleeping” (1995)

Written by Daniel G. Sullivan, Fredric Lebow

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

A series featuring reflections on writing from the famed author’s memoir.

Writing Reflections on Carl Jung

A 5-part series on Jung, psychology, and the the writing craft.

Script To Screen: “Fight Club”

The ending to the 1999 movie Fight Club, screenplay by Jim Uhls, novel by Chuck Palahniuk.

The Theology of Cinema: Purgatory

“If we look at purgatory metaphorically, a circumstance in which the visitor must suffer in the ‘furnace of affliction in order to…

Page One: “What About Bob?” (1991)

Screenplay by Tom Schulman, story by Alvin Sargent, Laura Ziskin

Character Development Tools: Questionnaire and Biography

Links to 20+ online resources to help you delve into any character’s personal history and personality.

Reflections on Carl Jung : Become Who You Are

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

Movies You Made: “Adage”

A beautiful short film shot entirely with an iPhone 13.

Interview (Video): Jordan Peele

The writer-director of Get Out shares 10 screenwriting tips

Page One: “The Way Way Back” (2013)

Written by Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Reflections on Carl Jung : Psychological Rule as Fate

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.