“Tales from the Script”

This looks nice:

First Run Features has acquired North American theatrical rights to Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman’s “Tales From the Script.” The documentary will open in a limited run March 12 ahead of its April 20 DVD release.

Containing interviews with Shane Black (“Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”), Frank Darabont (“The Shawshank Redemption”), William Goldman (“All the President’s Men”), Paul Schrader (“Taxi Driver”) and more, Hanson and Herman’s documentary details the lives and work of dozens of Hollywood screenwriters. Hanson and Herman’s project includes a companion book, “Tales From the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories,” which HarperCollins imprint IT Books will publish Jan. 26.

I’m a sucker for anything that involves a screenwriter reflecting about their craft. I just find it endlessly fascinating how different people approach the story-crafting process. So this doc goes to the top of my Must See list. Here’s the trailer:

Right from the top, you’ve got John Carpenter laying down the truth: “Write a great script, I mean that’s the simplest thing in the world to say. It’s the hardest thing in the world to do.”

Other featured screenwriters include Allison Anders (“Gas Food Lodging”), John August (“Go”), John Carpenter (“Halloween”), Antwone Fisher (“Antwone Fisher”), David Hayter (“Watchmen”), Bruce Joel Rubin (“Ghost”), Guinevere Turner (“American Psycho”) and David S. Ward (“The Sting”).

The doc’s website is here.

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