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cocaine bear
December 1, 2022
Behold the coming of Cocaine Bear; the case against reanimating dead actors; the Sight and Sound list is out today,…
May 22, 2021
A look at the failed attempts to mimic Bruce Lee; Citizen Kane loses its perfect rating on a website that…
Gary Oldman Explains What Non-Alcoholics Might Miss in Mank
February 28, 2021
Gary Oldman explains what non-alcholics might miss about his performance as Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank.
Gary Oldman Doesn't Think Citizen Kane is the Greatest Movie Ever — Or Even the Best Orson Welles Movie
February 8, 2021
Gary Oldman plays Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank. But he doesn't share the view that Citizen Kane…
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December 7, 2020
Borat 2 star Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19; a Citizen Kane review from 1941, the Crown rejects a ridiculous…
Norman Lloyd
November 9, 2020
Norman Lloyd, the enduring actor who played tennis with Charlie Chaplin, worked with Alfred Hitchcock, and passed on Citizen Kane,…
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November 5, 2020
Joe Biden's favorite movie: Chariots of Fire. Donald Trump's favorite movies include Gone With the Wind and Citizen Kane.
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October 13, 2020
After watching the Mank teasers last week, many wondered if the 11th film from David Fincher would include the degraded…
How to write a screenplay structure
March 22, 2020
Screenplay structure is actually pretty easy... if you know what structures you can play with. Here are 10 screenplay structures that can…
November 27, 2018
Bob Murawski discusses editing a final version of The Other Side of the Wind that reflects Orson Welles' intended vision…
September 19, 2017
The Plant and Payoff is a technique in screenwriting that offers added depth and meaning to two or more moments in a…
September 12, 2017
The Character Arc can be described as a process through which the protagonist grows more or less capable of succeeding…
June 20, 2017
Why is “winning the hand of the princess” so often an integral part of hero films? What are the meanings…
May 6, 2017
Watch this video essay to learn how Orson Welles' game-changing cutting scheme in F For Fake juggles multiple plot lines,…
March 3, 2017
Question: Are quotes considered intellectual property and if so, would I need legal permission to use one in my feature…
October 28, 2016
In looking for plot patterns in our scripts, we may better grasp the world we live in and in turn…
December 23, 2014
Widely considered the most influential moviemaker of all time, Orson Welles did it all - a writer, an actor, a…
January 18, 2008
Earlier this year, the Visual Effects Society membership selected the 50 films most worthy of such an honor. Here are…