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Holiday Slashers: How ‘Heart Eyes’ Scares Up a Killer Concept
Roses are red / Violets are blue / Heart Eyes is the new holiday slasher / At a theater near you

5 Screenwriting Lessons from Golden-Globe Winner ‘The Brutalist’
This year’s winner of the Golden Globe for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Performance by a Male Actor for Adrien Brody (Drama), The Brutalist has become one of the most intriguing films to come out of 2024. Writer/Director Brady Corbet’s mid-century t...

How to Write a Vampire Movie like ‘Nosferatu’…or ‘Hotel Transylvania’
It’s been over 100 years since Nosferatu was introduced to the world. The silent film from 1922 was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula and remains a classic, influential horror film setting the stage and many of the rules for t...

How to Write a Historical Epic Like ‘Gladiator II’
Historical epics are rare. Long gone are the days when large-scale biblical stories were adapted to the big screen or tales of sweeping battles from centuries, if not millennia, ago brought audiences swarming to the cinemas. While they often don’t se...

How to Write a Subversive Holiday Movie Like ‘Red One’
If you’re looking for a pure, wholesome Christmas movie, you’ll want to spend your time on the cable channels like Hallmark Channel or UPtv. However, most modern, bigger-budgeted holiday films will subvert the genre to make it more original, enticing...

‘Heretic’ and Religion in Horror
Warning: spoilers ahead! Why does it seem like so many horror stories have religion as part of the narrative? In everything from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to 2024’s The Deliverance, demons and devils are always seeming to pop into the horror genre, with ...

SATURDAY NIGHT and how to write a historical drama
It’s likely that when Saturday Night Live premiered on October 11, 1975, even the show’s creator didn’t see it lasting 50 years. The chaotic start of the ‘not ready for prime time’ players was filled with uncertainty, confusion, hostility and a revol...

Why Joker is the Greatest Comic Book Movie Character
What makes Joker, the Clown Prince of Gotham, the best comic book movie character of all time? Not just villain. Character. He's evil, maniacal and misunderstood – and yet, he’s the greatest comic book character to consistently appear in movies.

What Francis Ford Coppola Can Teach Screenwriters
At the 79th Academy Awards, three directors stood on stage ready to reveal the Best Director Oscar. The three directors all came up in the 1970s, stretching the limits of what film could be and dazzling audiences. Those three directors were Steven Sp...
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