Steven Knight is one of the most prolific screenwriters around. His films include Dirty, Pretty Things (for which he was…
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Ah, Hollywood gatekeepers. They hold the keys to the kingdom of agents, managers, producers, and executives that every writer is…
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Set in the Brussels club scene, State Like Sleep is a noir mystery about a young grieving widow named Katherine…
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As screenwriters, many of us are attracted to unlikable protagonists. Also called antiheroes these characters go to dark places emotionally…
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The best explanation of the difference between wisdom and knowledge that I have ever heard was provided by the Ireland…
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Oftentimes, music is the element that we most remember from a film. A theme can chill us to the bone,…
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You can’t be a writer if you never finish a script. This might sound like common sense, but far too…
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I hate to admit it now but, until very recently, I was one of those moviegoers who hated when others…
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Perhaps it was because the British film industry was in the doldrums for much of the late 20th century that…
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Editing is a complex process built around story structure, character clarity, pacing, and a host of other elements. But there’s…
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