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Learn how to write a screenplay through detailed analysis of film.



Drive

Drive

Rob Rich January 5, 2012 0

Violence drives Drive… Refn creates a fever dream that sucks you in. Or maybe you’ll hate it. Drive is a polarizer. It’s also pure cinema, a grenade of image and sound ready to blow.

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The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

Rob Rich December 13, 2011 0

With this one we sort of figured, you know, if things become a little bit too complicated or unclear, it really doesn’t matter. I mean, the plot is kind of not the…and again, this

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Network

Network

Rob Rich November 17, 2011 0

I wanted everyone, every man, woman or child to realize that they had a choice. I wanted them to know that they have the right to get angry, to get mad. They have the

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Gladiator

Gladiator

Rob Rich October 14, 2011 0

Style and substance. Gladiator is a phenomenal revenge drama that earned the Oscar for Best Picture in 2000 (the original screenwriter, David Franzoni, shared the award with Douglas Wick and Branko Lustig), as well

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The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Rob Rich October 1, 2011 2

Frank Darabont has often compared The Shawshank Redemption to a Rorschach test. Written and executed with exceptional skill, it possesses a power that allows viewers to effortlessly empathize with the characters and attribute the

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Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

Rob Rich September 12, 2011 6

It’s rare when twenty-something actors write something so well received, let alone so profitable. Orson Welles did it with Citizen Kane. 1 Peter Fonda did it with Easy Rider. 2 Sylvester Stallone did it

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Risky Business

Risky Business

Rob Rich August 26, 2011 0

It would be wrong to label Risky Business as just another teen sex comedy. It’s much more than the best that genre has to offer. It’s the yin to The Graduate’s yang. It’s an

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Die Hard

Die Hard

Rob Rich August 25, 2011 0

Yippee ki-yay, motherfucker! Yeah, that’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Die Hard. Well, either that, or a man jumping off an exploding skyscraper roof with a firehouse tied around

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Zombieland

Zombieland

Rob Rich August 13, 2011 0

Zombieland is a fun, fast-paced, kick-ass, zombie movie. It clocks in at roughly 83 minutes, delivering eye-popping visuals with a tight, economical story to boot. It’s a great screenplay for the aspiring screenwriter to

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