PinnedCole HaddonFree Screenwriting Resources to Help with Your Next ScriptA compilation of the most useful tools I’ve provided for aspiring and emerging screenwriters to challenge themselves and improve their…Jun 16, 20233Jun 16, 20233
PinnedCole HaddonScreenwriting Tales from My Life in HollywoodThese essays about my career in the US film/TV business will hopefully leave aspiring screenwriters better prepared than I was.Apr 15, 20231Apr 15, 20231
PinnedCole HaddonMy Artist-on-Artist Conversations with Celebrated ScreenwritersAfter 15 years as a professional film/TV screenwriter, I’ve started talking with old and new friends about who they are and how they createJul 23, 2023Jul 23, 2023
Cole HaddoninCounter ArtsWhy Artists Want to Murder You When You Give Them Notes (or: How to Give Artists Better Notes)Notes are almost always painful for the artist, which has a lot to do with how bad most of us — including artists — are at giving them11h ago111h ago1
Cole HaddoninFanfareA Tale of Two (Aging) Heroes: ‘Logan’ and ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’Let’s analyze the storytelling device that writer-director James Mangold used to provide two iconic characters their cinematic swan songs3d ago23d ago2
Cole Haddon5AM StoryTalk Coffee Reading: Issue 15A compilation of new and older arts-related articles that you might’ve missed5d ago5d ago
Cole HaddoninCounter ArtsPortrait of an Artist as a Young LiarThe absolutely true story of how I made up an identity, moved to Los Angeles, and became the writer I always wanted to beJul 511Jul 511
Cole HaddoninFanfareHow to Sequel Like James Cameron: ‘Terminator 2’‘Aliens’ is brilliant, but let’s break down the superior cinematic achievement that is ‘Judgment Day’Jul 15Jul 15
Cole HaddoninCounter ArtsWhat That Last Brownie Really Means in ‘Notting Hill’Or: What many of us get wrong about one of the greatest romantic comedies ever madeJun 285Jun 285
Cole HaddonQ&A: Screenwriter Carly Wray on the Fundamentals of TVFrom ‘Mad Men’ to ‘Westworld’ and ‘The Leftovers’ to ‘Watchmen’, the scribe shares what she’s learned from writing so much ‘prestige TV’Jun 262Jun 262