
More and more creatives are turning to the independent film world and it’s easy to see why. By making your feature or short film independently,...
More and more creatives are turning to the independent film world and it’s easy to see why. By making your feature or short film independently,...
Gallows humor has long been renowned in communities of strife, from firefighters to military veterans to medical professionals: multiple studies have found that grim humor...
Editor's Note: This post contains spoilers for Wicked: Part One. Returning to the Land of Oz nearly 85 years later has never felt so exciting....
When adapting true stories for narrative films, there is inherently some sort of artistic leniency to be taken to entertain. This is often the challenge...
I stumbled upon this excellent Hollywood Reporter interview with Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator I and II, etc.). Some of the best advice for...
You go into the movie theater or click on a selection and two hours (give or take) later you’re left wondering, “How do bad movies...
Screenwriters are often told to go out and make their projects themselves. But there’s just one problem: Where the heck do you even start? For...
What is this piece doing on a screenwriting blog? Well, I’m a firm believer in the practice of screenwriters learning as much as they can...
You don’t get as iconic as John Carpenter when it comes to genre filmmaking. Carpenter's genre work in the 1970s, 1980s, and into the 1990s...
Sometimes, all you need is an iPhone to shoot your movie. Just ask Danny Boyle, who uses adapted iPhone 15s to shoot his follow-up to...