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Written by TSL Summit speaker and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Scott Neustadter (The Disaster Artist) and Michael H. Weber, then directed by…
Ho. Ly. S***. You knew Black Panther was going to be a hit. You’d heard people talking about it for weeks. Early…
Crash is that rare breed of film that has actually had its legacy tarnished by an overabundance of praise. I’m…
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A ticking clock element, or any deadline in your story, is guaranteed to boost suspense and momentum—or so you’d think….
Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece, The Godfather, is about as close as you can get to a screenwriting catch-all. From its…
Fish and chips, tea and cake, Powell and Pressburger… some pairings are archetypically English. However, just like so many other…
