A Few Modern Screenplays To Study
Tired of being told to read Citizen Kane? Then this list is for you.
Don’t get me wrong, you may have no qualms with “old” or black and white movies.
On the other hand, however, you may have no inclination to watch nor read the Academy Award-Winning film Citizen Kane (1941). Written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles, it is frequently hailed as one of the best screenplays of all time.
With all its accolades, your reason for skipping could very simply be down to personal taste.
They say to write the script you want to watch but it works both ways. Watch and study movies that inspire you to write something that evokes excitement, emotion or characteristics you want to imbue in your own work.
Google ‘best screenplays of all time’ and you’ll find the usual suspects lurking. Casablanca (1942), Chinatown (1974), Brief Encounter (1945) and Some Like It Hot (1959) to name a few. Oftentimes, these lists lack movies from at least the last decade, movies like…
Get Out by Jordan Peele
Both dealing with topical themes of race, and subverting horror genre stereotypes, Get Out is chillingly simplistic to the point you wonder if it’s real…
