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 HaddoninFanfareHow to Sequel Like James Cameron: ‘Terminator 2’‘Aliens’ is brilliant, but let’s break down the superior cinematic achievement that is ‘Judgment Day’2d ago42d ago4
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 made5d ago55d ago5
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 261Jun 261
Cole HaddoninFanfareMarty McFly’s Adventures in Casual Sex-CrimingLet’s take a fresh look at ‘Back to the Future’s’ narrative obsession with sexual assault and what it might teach us about our cultureJun 2351Jun 2351
Cole HaddoninCounter ArtsWhat a Coffee Shop Taught Me about Screenwriting (and Life)A Hollywood coffee shop, popular with screenwriters, taught me many lessons about the importance of community in a competitive industryJun 2012Jun 2012
Cole HaddonWhat Would David Lynch Do?Let’s reflect on the legendary director’s six tips for creative filmmakingJun 171Jun 171
Cole HaddoninFanfare‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Is a MasterClass on How to Introduce ProtagonistsA breakdown of one of the many reasons why this sequel is so goddamn goodJun 1516Jun 1516