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Essential Scenes in Essential Movies
Essential Scenes in Essential Movies
How to woo the movie-going world
Richard Walter
Oct 10
Definitely Maybe
Definitely Maybe
A great way to break into Hollywood
Richard Walter
Oct 2
Why I Love Cold Callers
Why I Love Cold Callers
And maybe you should, too
Richard Walter
Sep 27
Why a Movie’s Setting Doesn’t Matter
Why a Movie’s Setting Doesn’t Matter
Trust the legal experts
Richard Walter
Sep 20
Should Screenwriters Have Sympathy For Nazis?
Should Screenwriters Have Sympathy For Nazis?
Those who have endured my lectures, books, blog posts and podcasts, or even merely bumped into me in the street, know that a key principle…
Richard Walter
Sep 13
Dialogue Yes; Dialect No
Dialogue Yes; Dialect No
Collaborator Is Not Always a Dirty Word
Richard Walter
Sep 7
In Hollywood, It’s Not What You Know But Who You Know — Right?
In Hollywood, It’s Not What You Know But Who You Know — Right?
Dispelling one of the biggest myths in town
Richard Walter
Sep 4
Six Friends Every Writer Needs
Six Friends Every Writer Needs
Your success depends on it
Richard Walter
Aug 22
A Lesson from My Movie-Star Sister
A Lesson from My Movie-Star Sister
Filmmakers, take note
Richard Walter
Aug 14
The Difference Between Original Screenplays and Adapted Screenplays
The Difference Between Original Screenplays and Adapted Screenplays
Nothing!
Richard Walter
Aug 5
Over- and Under-Appreciated Movies
Over- and Under-Appreciated Movies
Less Altman, more Hackford
Richard Walter
Jul 26
Here Are Some More Movies That Are Over-Appreciated
Here Are Some More Movies That Are Over-Appreciated
Oscar winners shall not be spared
Richard Walter
Jul 19
Here Are Some Movies That Are Over-Appreciated
Here Are Some Movies That Are Over-Appreciated
Sorry Kubrick and Coppola
Richard Walter
Jul 8
Adapting Novels Into Movies
Adapting Novels Into Movies
Part 2
Richard Walter
Jun 20
Hollywood Power-Players: Please Stop Spanking Writers
Hollywood Power-Players: Please Stop Spanking Writers
There is a sorry old joke: those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.
Richard Walter
May 29
A Classic Hollywood Strategy: Stumble and Bumble Your Way to Success
A Classic Hollywood Strategy: Stumble and Bumble Your Way to Success
Decades in the past, when Neil Simon guest-lectured in my UCLA screenwriting class, one of the students asked him, “Do you laugh at your…
Richard Walter
May 20
If You’re A Writer, You Must Be Ready to Play God
If You’re A Writer, You Must Be Ready to Play God
Prepare yourself to win hearts and minds
Richard Walter
May 6
Want To Be Outrageously Successful in Hollywood? Train as a Hack and a Whore
Want To Be Outrageously Successful in Hollywood? Train as a Hack and a Whore
In other words, be more like Shakespeare
Richard Walter
Apr 30
Here’s How to Query (and Not Query) a Hollywood Agent
Here’s How to Query (and Not Query) a Hollywood Agent
Three examples
Richard Walter
Apr 10
Real Truth Versus Reel Truth
Real Truth Versus Reel Truth
Please don’t try to be true-to-life in movies
Richard Walter
Apr 3
For Writers, There’s Something Worse Than Dying of Encouragement
For Writers, There’s Something Worse Than Dying of Encouragement
It’s even worse that dying of criticism and public failure
Richard Walter
Mar 28
Zorro’s Chiropractor
Zorro’s Chiropractor
My favorite writing assignment
Richard Walter
Mar 27
Oscars, Schmoscars
Oscars, Schmoscars
Art is not the place for debate and discourse
Richard Walter
Mar 19
Adapting the Novel for the Screen
Adapting the Novel for the Screen
Part II
Richard Walter
Mar 11
Adapting the Novel for the Screen
Adapting the Novel for the Screen
With my new novel Deadpan now available to order online at Amazon and, best of all, directly from its courageous publisher Heresy Press, I…
Richard Walter
Mar 4
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