Johnny Depp is an ungrateful miscreant.
Understanding Screenwriting #74: The Princess of Montpensier, Source Code, Meek’s Cutoff, & More
What, you forgot there was a French story in Intolerance?
When I remember Top Gun, I always think of a pair of women’s shoes and a message from God.
A shaggy dog story. Really. Really?
Understanding Screenwriting #72: Of Gods and Men, Rango, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, & More
Religion is a very difficult subject to make a film about.
Leacock was a towering figure in the history of documentary.
It sounds like something Robert Riskin might have whipped up for Frank Capra.
Understanding Screenwriting #70: The Illusionist, No Strings Attached, From Prada to Nada, & More
If you followed some of the Links of the Day about The Illusionist, you may be familiar with the controversy over it.
Understanding Screenwriting #69: Barney’s Version, The Dilemma, Modern Family, & More
Great actors in great scenes do not necessarily a great movie make.
The writers manage to make the film more compelling as it goes along, always a potential problem in boxing pictures.
Cute may be what Darby was about, but cute is not what Mattie Ross is about, and she puts a big gash in the center of True Grit.
Understanding Screenwriting #66: The King’s Speech, Tangled, Get Him to the Greek , & More
eventy years in the making. No, really.
Understanding Screenwriting #65: Hereafter, Fair Game, Morocco, The Good Wife, & More
Will somebody around here please call rewrite?
Understanding Screenwriting #64: Unstoppable, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Boxing Gym, & More
With that buildup you are probably thinking I am going to dump on Unstoppable. Guess again.
Understanding Screenwriting #63: The Social Network, Inside Job, Capitalism: A Love Story, & More
The Social Network has the best opening scene in a movie since that great montage at the start of Up.
Carlos is the exception that proves the rule.
Understanding Screenwriting #60: Boardwalk Empire, How I Met Your Mother, Castle, & More
Mommy, do I have to watch this?
As in most heist movies, we are sympathetic to the robbers.
What would you do with head lice?