Screenwriting

Time never lies, and ‘Ace in the Hole’ is by no means a blank in Billy Wilder’s admirable arsenal

  By Sven Mikulec This Billy Wilder film was so tough and brutal in its cynicism that it died a…

9 years ago

“We are badly in need of a mad computer expert”

The great folks at British Film Institute unearthed a memo to Roger Caras from Stanley Kubrick. On 22 September 1965, during…

9 years ago

‘Wild at Heart’ is deeply sexual, splendidly grotesque and mammothly entertaining

Immediately in love with Barry Gifford's novel of the same name, David Lynch decided he needed to make Wild at…

9 years ago

Screenplay for the deleted original ending of ‘The Shining’

When the film was first released, a hospital epilogue was located between the shot of Jack frozen in the snow and…

9 years ago

The ‘angry young man’ of Hollywood, Rod Serling became something of a personal hero to us

The 'angry young man' of Hollywood, Rod Serling became something of a personal hero to us. An acclaimed television writer,…

9 years ago

Alex Cox’s screenplay for the cult classic ‘Repo Man’

Here's the screenplay for Alex Cox’s cult classic Repo Man, courtesy of the man himself: “I wrote this script for Jonathan…

10 years ago

‘Full Metal Jacket’ is an indisputable classic that simply has to be part of any filmmaker’s education

At the same time devastating and inspiring, war has always been a popular theme for filmmakers to exploit. Through the…

10 years ago

“Michael Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’ is one of the most emotionally shattering films ever made”

  By Sven Mikulec   Try not to look for symbolism in the movie, because there is none. There’s no…

10 years ago

“These lectures have taught me more than anything I’ve yet come across in my life”

The legendary David Milch—acclaimed writer-producer of Hill Street Blues, Brooklyn South, NYPD Blue, Deadwood, John from Cincinnati, Luck—gave a series…

10 years ago

“You have to let me play Frank! Because I am Frank!”

There are probably only a handful of storytellers of David Lynch's caliber in the world today. From Eraserhead to Inland…

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