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Tag: screenwriting

How a Childhood of Books Made Me Fall in Love With Colette

Film
By Rebecca Lenkiewicz | September 21, 2018
By Rebecca Lenkiewicz | September 21, 2018

How a Childhood of Books Made Me Fall in Love With Colette

Colette's screenwriter traces the roots of her affection for the iconic French writer to a past defined by poetry and unreturned library books.

The Last Detail, or How I Had Fun with Fake Brands and Easter Eggs on My New Movie

Film
By Drew Pearce | June 11, 2018
By Drew Pearce | June 11, 2018

The Last Detail, or How I Had Fun with Fake Brands and Easter Eggs on My New Movie

Drew Pearce pulls back the curtain on the exhaustive approach he took to world-building for his star-studded directorial debut, Hotel Artemis.

Playing the Blame Game

Film
By Quinn Shephard | January 17, 2018
By Quinn Shephard | January 17, 2018

Playing the Blame Game

Writer-director-star Quinn Shephard looks back – with help from her mother, Laurie – on the roots of her debut feature, which she wrote at age 15.

Let the Healing Begin

Film
By Jade Jenise Dixon | December 15, 2017
By Jade Jenise Dixon | December 15, 2017

Let the Healing Begin

Actor-writer-director Jade Jenise Dixon on escaping an abusive relationship, and how writing a screenplay about her experiences transformed her life.

Lena Dunham Talks with Danny Strong (Rebel in the Rye) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Lena Dunham | October 3, 2017
By Lena Dunham | October 3, 2017

Lena Dunham Talks with Danny Strong (Rebel in the Rye) for the Talkhouse Podcast

The creator of Girls chats with Strong, a fellow multihyphenate and one of her best friends, about his first film as writer-director.

What I Learned Working on The Night of the Hunter

Film
By Terry Sanders | August 16, 2017
By Terry Sanders | August 16, 2017

What I Learned Working on The Night of the Hunter

Director Terry Sanders shares memories, script pages and drawings by Charles Laughton from his time on the iconic movie.

Mike Figgis on How Procrastination Led Him to a Screenwriting Epiphany (and to Write His New Book)

Film
By Mike Figgis | July 11, 2017
By Mike Figgis | July 11, 2017

Mike Figgis on How Procrastination Led Him to a Screenwriting Epiphany (and to Write His New Book)

The Oscar-nominated writer-director explains how finding an old book while decluttering changed the way he approached his creative process.

Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) Talks with Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid) for the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast
By Kumail Nanjiani | June 8, 2017
By Kumail Nanjiani | June 8, 2017

Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) Talks with Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid) for the Talkhouse Podcast

The writer-stars of two of this month's best new movies sit down for a chat about mixing comedy and drama, and life and art.

How I Wrote Arrival (and What I Learned Doing It)

By Eric Heisserer | December 27, 2016
By Eric Heisserer | December 27, 2016

How I Wrote Arrival (and What I Learned Doing It)

Screenwriter Eric Heisserer shares notes and extracts from early drafts as he breaks down how he adapted Ted Chiang's "Story of Your Life."

How I Wrote Lion, or Breaking the Rules By Finding the Poetry in Screenwriting

Film
By Luke Davies | December 13, 2016
By Luke Davies | December 13, 2016

How I Wrote Lion, or Breaking the Rules By Finding the Poetry in Screenwriting

Screenwriter Luke Davies on how his past as a novelist and poet informed the way he approached telling the heartwarming true story of Saroo Brierley.

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