Denis Villeneuve’s finished film and Eric Heisserer’s screenplay are fascinating to study on their own but to see how Arrival really became such a thought-provoking, captivating movie,...
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Every writer has a toolbox. At least, that’s what Stephen King thinks. And I tend to believe him. As writers, there are certain tools we can...
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An important plot device explained...in a flash. What’s a writer to do when he or she absolutely must explain something critical to a story that...
So you’re a writer. You have a list of good ideas, you understand the ins and outs of script formatting, and you’ve officially declared yourself...
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