The latest in my neverending fawning admiration for all things Pixar: THR has this article which provides some background on the genesis and development of the story for the movie Up. Here is a key excerpt: Over lunch one day, Docter sketched an old...

If one of my students can't quite grasp the concept of "subtext," often I'll have them read this scene in the movie Sideways. Written by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (based on the novel by Rex Pickett), it's a great script for many reasons, not the...

"Aren't we supposed to question authority? You taught me that! Who do you think you are, General Patton?" -- Michael / Danny (River Phoenix), Running on Empty (1988), written by Naomi Foner

Open forum question from itstartedwithawindmill: Is the modern viewing audience too cynical for Capra-esque movies? I just wrote one and wonder if I'm battling yet another windmill. The script got some interest from a producer, but I really doubt that...

If you're serious about selling a spec script to a Hwood movie studio, you're well advised to keep up with what stories they're buying and what movies they're releasing. For the former, GITS posts every spec script and original pitch that sells as they...