Apr 11 Love3 Top 10 Transgressive Movie Moments By Ben Larned Main, Screenwriting 101 As a medium, film has always been torn between artistry and business - whether to challenge or entertain. The latter…Read More
Apr 09 Love6 Top 10 Scary Scenes that Changed Everything By Ben Larned Filmmaking, Genre, Screenwriting 101 Of all the emotions evoked by cinema, fear is one of the most powerful - and most elusive. From the…Read More
Apr 04 Love3 BIOGRAPHY, ANXIETY, CREATIVITY: 7 Thoughts from A24’s New Podcast By Ben Larned A24, Main, Podcast, Screenwriting 101 Since they debuted their brand over 5 years ago with Spring Breakers, the fine folks at A24 have proven themselves…Read More
Feb 19 Love2 The Weird Side of Sundance: Writing Midnight Movies By Ben Larned Main, Screenwriting 101, Sundance As sales and Oscar buzz filled the frigid air of Park City, conversations tended to overlook the more unusual sections…Read More
Jan 31 Love6 The Allegory of Otherness: Queer Narratives in 2017’s Genre Cinema By Ben Larned Filmmaking, Genre, Screenwriting 101 Genre films saw a resurgence in positive press a few months ago; with Wonder Woman, Get Out and It breaking…Read More
Jan 05 Love2 Inclusive Catharsis: The Vitality of 2017’s Diverse Filmmakers By Ben Larned Filmmaking, Genre, Screenwriting 101 Last year’s Oscars appeared to define the schism of American culture: on one hand, we had the nostalgic and saccharine…Read More
Dec 29 Love1 Kafka On Video: Themes of Dark Humor in 2017’s Films By Ben Larned Filmmaking, Genre, Screenwriting 101 When life starts taking on absurd hues, sometimes the best comfort is a good comedy, the more bitter the better.…Read More
Nov 07 Love0 Interview with Creep 2 Writer-Director Patrick Brice: “To some people what they experience everyday is scarier than the scenario of a horror movie” By Ben Larned Main, Screenwriting 101 Halloween season may be over, but that doesn’t mean one can’t continue to explore the depths of the horror genre.…Read More
Oct 02 Love5 The Art of Writing Horror: 3 Ways to Drive Fear through Character By Ben Larned Main, Screenwriting 101 When considering horror films, it’s often easy to get distracted by the easy ones - cinematic haunted house rides that…Read More
Sep 20 Love2 Indie Film: Interview with Sam Wineman of The Quiet Room By Ben Larned Main, Screenwriting 101 The contribution of queer artists in the horror genre is often overlooked, from the not-so-subtle subtext of The Picture of…Read More