ARGO and creative license

Nov 23, 2012 by

Script Magazine online published my article about ARGO’s use of creative license today.  Here’s how it begins: Having...

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THE BOOK OF MORMON musical ...

Nov 22, 2012 by

I recently got to see the L.A. production of THE BOOK OF MORMON musical.  I felt I basically knew the story from listening to the...

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The Campaign

Nov 10, 2012 by

On a plane ride a few days ago, I settled in to watch two of the funniest human beings on the planet (Will Farrell and Zach...

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Literary Fiction/Screenwriting

Oct 25, 2012 by

Ben Fountain’s new novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk was recently named a (top five) finalist for the National Book...

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THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

Dec 20, 2010 by

As I watched this very enjoyable movie recently, I found myself trying to identify the main character, central story problem, and...

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MODERN FAMILY: 4 stories in 3 ...

Oct 15, 2010 by

I found this week’s MODERN FAMILY (“Strangers on a Treadmill”) to be a good example of how bare bones a...

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Jul 20, 2010 by

To me, this is a great example of taking appealing source material that doesn’t specifically meet the usual story structure...

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“The Blind Side”

Feb 22, 2010 by

I loved the book, as well as Michael Lewis’ other book MONEYBALL, and was surprised and interested to see that a movie version...

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