Film

Steven Knight’s proposed remake of Hitchcock’s masterpiece must be cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. — I’m not always opposed to remakes. Sometimes, a film can be improved on or reimagined in a radically new light. I’ve made my position on this more than clear in the past, for example here, in an article discussing the good, bad, and ugly of movie remakes. …

The entire 6-part series delving into the movie which won 7 Oscars including Best Original Screenplay. This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie Everything Everywhere All At Once, written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert. Plot summary: A universe-jumping laundromat manager takes on the…

Commentary on my choices for Simon Dillon’s recent Medium poll of the greatest films of all time. Again, many thanks to Simon for inviting me to vote in his poll, which you can find here. I asked him if it would be okay for me to write this piece and…

Famous actor could be on the verge of shuffling off his mortal coil. — The 92-year-old Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood has been a ghost of late. No media has reportedly seen him in public within the last 408 days. His long absence from the Hollywood red carpet has evoked fears that his normally robust constitution has finally taken a turn for the worse. Despite…

Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, based on the novel by Josh Malerman A trailer for the movie: You may read the screenplay here. FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY! Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to…

Advice from the screenwriter of such notable movies as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, and First Reformed. Paul Schrader has written some of the most memorable movies in the last four decades including The Yakuza, Hardcore, American Gigilo, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of…