In dramatic writing, the very essence is character change. The character at the end is not the same as he…
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So, the acting world is reeling from the voluntary withdrawal of one Amanda Bynes, who announced over the weekend, via…
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There's a phrase my friends and I have coined for people that fit the following description: A person whose disposition…
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Speechwriters, reporters, essayists… for them, audience is essential. In fact, all writing should be crafted with the audience in mind.…
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Going into the Duplass Brothers' Cyrus, I have to admit... I was skeptical at best, mostly because of the two…
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Good movies are about an interesting and flawed somebody (hero), who wants something badly (goal) and is having trouble getting…
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Centuries ago, some guy who lived alone in the desert made up the Seven Deadly Sins to justify his importance…
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I realize I'm a bit (read: very) late to the party, but last week I watched Charlie Kaufman's Adaptation for…
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The internet is littered with scores of "Best of..." movie lists; we even have a few. The angle of this…
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Deadlines! There’s nothing better than a deadline to get a writer to kick some screenplay butt, and if you’re like…
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