Writer/director Max Minghella’s new film Teen Spirit stars Elle Fanning as a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small…
Over his 21-film career, writer/director Mike Leigh has been celebrated with seven Oscar nominations, and four BAFTA award wins. His…
Clara’s Ghost is a family comedy that is a rare coming-of-age story for a middle-aged woman. Clara is a devoted…
Steven Knight is one of the most prolific screenwriters around. His films include Dirty, Pretty Things (for which he was…
Set in the Brussels club scene, State Like Sleep is a noir mystery about a young grieving widow named Katherine…
As screenwriters, many of us are attracted to unlikable protagonists. Also called antiheroes these characters go to dark places emotionally…
You may know screenwriter Beau Willimon as the creator of the American version of House of Cards, the hit Netflix…
As writers, it’s easy to rely on dialogue to tell the story. But often scripts include a lot more…
Conflict is king when it comes to writing screenplays. While conflict must be present in every scene, only a few…
As long as there are movies, there will be intense scenes that play out in a court of law. Writers…
