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 ArtsOh No, the Olympics Threw a Big Queer Dinner Party!What Madonna can teach us about the Paris opening ceremony5h ago15h ago1
Cole HaddonQ&A: Producer Christine Vachon Doesn’t Have Dark Nights of the SoulThe indie cinema titan offers some real talk about nostalgia for ’90s indie filmmaking and why she doesn’t despair for the future of film5d ago5d ago
Cole HaddoninScreenwriting & StorytellingA Hollywood Ghost Story (or: How I Wasted Six Months of My Life)Sometimes it doesn’t make a difference how good your script is…if you’re writing the wrong scriptJul 233Jul 233
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 themJul 121Jul 121
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 songsJul 92Jul 92
Cole Haddon5AM StoryTalk Coffee Reading: Issue 15A compilation of new and older arts-related articles that you might’ve missedJul 71Jul 71
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