I tried! I really did…but I can’t pick between them. Two scenes from Magnolia are classics. Let’s look at the clip and script for each: THE INTERVIEW The interview scene for Seduce and Destroy is a great scene for beat analysis. The Frank T.J. Mackey (Tom Cruise) character starts out dominating Beat 1– in his tighty-whities, […]
Screenwriting Links 10
July 17, 2016
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Yes, Good Reader, it’s that time again, Screenwriting Links, V.10! I have perused the internet’s Wide World of Sports to help you avoid the agony of defeat (Millennials, that’s a reference to the above image, ask your Grandpa to explain it) in your screenwriting careers. You’ll find a bunch of posts in this batch about […]
Directing The Movie Of Your Life
July 11, 2016
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Those who read this blog know the story about Jane Doe, which was a movie adaptation of a 1985 play I wrote about my heroin-addicted girlfriend, Claire G. It was a story centering on the devastating effects of addiction from the POV of those living with the addict. After three runs in Chicago and Los […]
Action Sequences: Shane Black-Style
July 4, 2016
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Not so long ago I did a post on action sequences highlighting Tarantino. If we’re doing rule breakers there’s no way I’m leaving out Shane Black. If you’re a Shane Black fan, stick around. If you think he’s THE most arrogant and over-rated motherfucker in the history of the written screenplay word…pass onward, Good Horseman! […]
Helpless Women In Film
June 26, 2016
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Always wanted to teach a class on Bond Girls… You’ll call BS, but it wouldn’t be for the procession of gorgeous gorgeousity. Believe it or not, I’d love to study the progression of the archetype. The degeneration of the cliche. Sure, plots change… but the Bond girl remains. Name me a single Bond film […]
