Screenwriting Tip of the Month: March
A friend of mine who is just getting into screenwriting admitted to being horrible at writing dialogue.
“I read too many comic books,” he said.
Nothing wrong with that, as there are many fantastic writers working in the comics field: Jeph Loeb (TV’s Heroes, Smallville), Brian K. Vaughn (who recently got lured in to write for TV’s [...]
Watchmen is Watchable
Who watches the Watchmen? Well, I for one.
The world’s most unfilmable comic has finally been filmed after being in development for almost two decades. It is based on a comic book miniseries so epic, so sophisticated, so multilayered, that it’s considered by many critics to be one of the most brilliantly written piece of literature [...]
Rewriting history — again
Yes, I know that it’s 2009. And, yes, I know we’re practically through the first quarter of the year.
Still, I can’t help but go back to my Best Written Movies of 2008 list and revise it as I slowly but surely play catch up and watch all of the Oscar nominated films from last year.
The [...]