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Displaying all articles tagged:
Screenwriters
movies
Dec. 17, 2018
The Best Movies You Can’t See (Yet)
The 2018 Black List is a look inside the minds of Hollywood’s next great screenwriters. We turned five of their scripts into comics.
By
Abraham Riesman
suspiria
Oct. 25, 2018
How
Suspiria
Gutted the Original Mystery and Put Its Witches ‘in Charge’
“We got rid of that question — are they or aren’t they witches — in the first ten minutes of the film,” says the new
Suspiria
’s screenwriter.
By
Hunter Harris
Dec. 20, 2017
The Post
’s Liz Hannah On How Her Spec Script Launched an Oscar Campaign
Liz Hannah hoped her script about the Pentagon Papers might land her an agent. She would up getting a call from Steven Spielberg.
By
Joy Press
Oct. 6, 2017
7 Hollywood Gatekeepers on What They Look for in a Script
Do they care about spelling and grammar? Has Trump changed their tastes?
By
Stacey Wilson Hunt
how movies are made now
Oct. 4, 2017
The Dos and Don’ts of Writing a Blockbuster for China
A Hollywood executive with expertise in the Chinese market outlines what works — and what doesn’t — in scripts that appeal overseas.
By
David Marchese
how movies are made now
Oct. 3, 2017
What Hollywood Screenwriters Are Learning From Peak TV
For starters: Sometimes writers work better in teams.
By
Logan Hill
how movies are made now
Oct. 2, 2017
Why Is Great Screenplay Writing So Hard to Judge?
If directors are always heroes and writers are always hacks, how is it possible to figure out if a script is good?
By
Mark Harris
how movies are made now
Oct. 2, 2017
The 100 Best Screenwriters of All Time
As chosen by working screenwriters.
blockbusters
Oct. 15, 2015
How Are Movies Going to Credit All Those Blockbuster Writers Rooms?
The current shared-universe storytelling model is clashing with WGA rules.
By
Nate Jones
the frame
Dec. 17, 2014
Dan Sterling on Writing
The Interview
, Sony Hack
“[I’m worried] that all this controversy and trouble will have a chilling effect.”
By
John Horn
hired!
Mar. 6, 2014
Captain Phillips
Writer to Pen Jonah Hill Atlanta Olympics Movie
“Look at him.
Look at him.
He is the Piedmont College security guard now.”
By
Halle Kiefer
gigs
Dec. 20, 2012
Damon Lindelof Is Officially Not Writing
Prometheus
Sequel
Great news? Terrible news?
By
Jesse David Fox
screenwriters
Oct. 18, 2012
The
Family Circus
Movie Is Forging Ahead
Now featuring writers.
By
Zach Dionne
movies
Aug. 11, 2012
Joan Didion and Todd Field Are Co-writing a Screenplay
They’re partnering up for a political thriller.
By
Sarah Bennett
screenwriters
Nov. 28, 2011
Watch a Roundtable Discussion With High-Profile Screenwriters
Pedro Almodóvar, Dustin Lance Black, Oren Moverman, Eric Roth, Aaron Sorkin, and Steven Zaillian talk about their jobs on-camera.
By
Eliot Glazer
the industry
Oct. 21, 2010
Is Warner Bros. Closed for the Rest of the Year?
Agents tell Deadline that the studio isn’t taking any new pitches until 2011.
By
Avi Zenilman