Showing Their True Grit
Joel and Ethan Coen once again prove that no matter how complicated
the task, the simplest solution is always the best one.
BY JEFF GOLDSMITH
Obsessive Compulsion
It took 10 years and three writers to transform director Darren
Aronofsky's driving need to tell a ballet-set thriller into the
ultimate "were-swan movie."
BY PETER DEBRUGE
Lean, Mean and Green
The comic geniuses behind
Superbad step up to the big leagues with a
multimillion-dollar action film about a hero with a lethal car, a kickass
sidekick and no superpowers whatsoever.
BY PETER CLINES
The Best Screenwriting of 2010
Our writers and editors list their favorite scripts, characters, moments
and more from 2010 -- an amazing year for screenwriting.
Opening Doors for 25 years: The Don & Gee
Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting
After 25 years, the Don & Gee Nicholl Fellowship continues to introduce
Hollywood to talented writers from all walks of life. Hear from this year's
batch of fellows and Nicholl director Greg Beal as we demystify the process of
how the scripts are judged and what it took for this year's winners to write the
screenplays that put them on top.
BY SEAN KENNELLY
Features
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