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‘The Staircase’: Antonio Campos digs up new drama from the highly publicized true-crime
The infamous death in the limited TV series The Staircase occurred over 21 years ago. It has spawned several books, documentaries and podcasts all examining the supposed murder of a woman by a struggling fiction crime writer. What makes this case par...
‘Benediction’ writer/director and his specific process for making extraordinary films
What if you spent a lifetime looking for redemption and never found it? In Benediction, the latest biopic-drama from writer/director Terence Davies, that was one of the themes he wanted to explore as he told the story of revered English poet Siegfrie...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘The Staircase’ keeps the audience on their toes
Limited true-crime series seem to be all the rage with new, high-profile stories hitting TV and streamers on a regular basis. These intriguing stranger-than-fiction stories of suburban murder offer audiences a glimpse into how families, investigators...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Top Gun: Maverick'
After years of struggling to find the right formulas to create new content embracing the nostalgia for the 1980s, there now continues to be a flow of quality films and TV shows based on the intellectual property (IP) of 30-40 years ago. Over the last...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’
Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios Unlike any other movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has mind-bending, reality-testing plots and twists, but it also takes on a different, more horror-like style. That’s...
‘The Last Victim’: How Naveen A. Chathapuram puts his directorial stamp on neo westerns
Photo courtesy of Peach Partners The Neo Western is a new take on the wild west films that starred Clint Eastwood and John Wayne, with bad guys claiming their hold on territory and heroes with questionable morals. The go-to Neo Western filmmaker of t...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Under the Banner of Heaven'
Photo courtesy of Hulu Another true crime limited series has premiered at a time when this genre continues to increase in popularity. NBC just wrapped its Renee Zellweger-led The Thing About Pam, based on the podcast of the same name and the original...
Robert Eggers' unique and distinct style of filmmaking
Filmmakers have their own distinctive styles. The ones that truly stand out have a unique ability to tell their stories in a visually compelling and stylistic way that fans spot immediately. Aaron Sorkin's dialogue stands out above other writers. Mic...
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: How 'Massive Talent' avoids being gimmicky
Photo courtesy of Amazon Studios A movie about Nicolas Cage starring Nicolas Cage — it’s almost the perfect role for someone like Nicolas Cage, who has been taking wild swings as a mostly straight-to-streaming actor of late. While he puts out several...