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I’ve lost track of the number of years nofilmschool has made my Top 5 list of best sites. The irony is it’s not strictly even a screenwriting website. Being as I teach at Columbia College I’ve always been a bit queasy when discussing the necessity of Film School. There is knowledge scattered all over the […]

Best Monologues 2

August 12, 2018 0 Comment

I posted a while back about monologues. I wanted to return to the subject because I hadn’t even scratched the surface on the classic monologues there are to be found. The question is–what’s to be learned? Are you considering writing a monologue for your script? Here’s what I’d consider before putting an essentially verbally-driven vehicle, […]

Hi Folks… I’ve been bad. It’s true, I’ve shirked my responsibilities here at Script Gods. The forces of excess triviality had carved me up. Thus– and I’m dead sure you’ve noticed– no posts in the last two months. I’ve been halfway around the world and back. That beach up top is Manuel Antonio, Pacific coast, […]

Sorry about the delay on posts, folks. To make up for it, here’s some sex scenes! Let’s carry on with my S-E-X-Y movie list. Previous best sexy movie scene lists are here, and here. And, one more time, the Orson Well quote: “Ecstasy … is not to be communicated by a couple of people, or […]

by David Aaron Tripp It Comes At Night is a simple story which paints a visceral image of the capricious nature and savagery that resides just under the surface of every human being. There is a lot to say about this film, but I would like to address one specific story element it accomplishes with […]