- 2/11/13 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Moonrise Kingdom Co-Writer Roman Coppola
"Wes conceived this idea ... but he couldn't quite crack it."
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- 2/7/13 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Screenwriter David Magee on Life of Pi’s Ending
"We went through dozens and dozens of version of the ending."
- 2/4/13 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Mark Boal on Zero Dark Thirty’s Torturous Opening
"I still don't think I've totally shaken it off, to be honest with you."
- 1/31/13 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: David O. Russell on Silver Linings Playbook
"Quentin Tarantino was kind enough to tell me it was his favorite scene."
- 1/9/13 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Tony Kushner on Lincoln
"I wrote, literally, about a hundred different versions of the scene."
- 1/3/13 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Wreck-It Ralph Writers Jennifer Lee and Phil Johnston
"We would often get the note after this scene that 'Ralph is not likable.'"
- 1/2/13 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Perks of Being a Wallflower Writer-Director Stephen Chbosky
"There's a difference between filming a script and making a movie."
- 12/31/12 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Ol Parker on The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
"The great thing about working with really old actors is they can't remember any lines."
- 12/28/12 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Writer-Director Nicholas Jarecki on Arbitrage
Richard Gere improvised the scene's best line.
- 12/27/12 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Screenwriter Lucy Alibar on Beasts of the Southern Wild
"I still cry when I watch that scene," says the film's co-writer.
- 12/26/12 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Screenwriter John Gatins on Flight
How Robert Zemeckis helped solve the scene.
- 12/24/12 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: William Nicholson on Les Misérables
Where Nicholson decided to put a new scene.
- 12/21/12 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Writer/Director Rian Johnson on Looper
Dissecting Looper's pivotal diner scene.
- 12/20/12 /
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The Toughest Scene I Wrote: Screenwriter Chris Terrio on Argo
It involves Gatorade.