Evil Dead

Fans of the original horror trilogy have nothing to fear from this gory new reworking.

"...despite the fact that Diablo Cody (Juno) has a screenwriting credit on this and was presumably brought in to..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Making History, Part One

Playwright Robert Schenkkan on bringing LBJ to the stage in 'All the Way'

"...the top of my head, probably the flexibility of screenwriting – the ability to jump around – has maybe..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Bourne Legacy

This franchise reboot doesn't reinvent Bourne, but it does revive it to great effect.

"...scripts. He has a long and impressive string of screenwriting credits – including all four films in the Bourne..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Friends With Kids

Fresh yet predictable, this rom-com asks if friends must also be lovers who share a domicile in order to successfully raise a child.

"...loving partnerships in the 21st century. In her 2001 screenwriting debut, Kissing Jessica Stein, she played the title character..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Footloose

Finally, a remake that’s not a just a mindless retread.

"...full command of his creative talent. Brewer also receives screenwriting credit along with the author of the original, Dean..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Change-Up

In this body-switcheroo movie, Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star as pals each a little envious of the other's life.

"...Crane Shots 101. Director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) and screenwriting team Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (The Hangover, The..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Trip

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon co-star as best friends on a road trip in Michael Winterbottom's colicky, melancholy, and very amusing comedy.

"...(Which puts me in mind of an article some robo-screenwriting service recently sent me called "Subtext Made Easy." Must..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Zookeeper

There are many things we can learn from the animals but lessons in love from talking primates is not one of them.

"...on how to shape Griffin into an alpha-male predator. Screenwriting 101 demands an emotional arc for the protagonist –..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bridesmaids

The "wedding industrial complex" is under siege in this funny new comedy written by Kristen Wiig.

"...Kemper, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jon Hamm. There's an old screenwriting saw about how to create conflict for a character:..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Biutiful

Javier Bardem earned an Oscar nod for his performance in this grim but poetic Spanish drama.

"...feature film since parting company with Guillermo Arriaga (Iñárritu’s screenwriting partner on Babel, 21 Grams, and Amores Perros), Iñárritu..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Winter's Bone

Set in the Ozark Mountain backwoods of Missouri, this tense drama is an exceptionally good film.

"...of the Grand Jury Prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award earlier this year at Sundance, Winter's Bone is..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What Would Owen Do?

Or, more to the point, what can't comic, screenwriter, and now-novelist Owen Egerton do?

"...find that the different things I do – performing, screenwriting, novel writing – they all kind of bleed into..."

April 30, 2010 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Collector

From the writer and director of Saw 4-6 comes this horror film about a handyman who tries to rob his employers' home but finds it rigged with a lethal maze.

"...and co-writer Melton have Project Greenlight's Feast on their screenwriting CVs, as well as entries 4-7 of the Saw..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

(500) Days of Summer

This romantic comedy is a deeply funny, seductive, and surprisingly honest dramatization of the ways we snooker ourselves into incompatible love.

"...timeline cutups distract from some frustratingly conventional add-ons from screenwriting team Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber, as in the..."

July 24, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

That Thing They Do

The Paramount Summer Film Classics' season of stars

"...the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting, William Goldman recalls a moment of panic on his..."

May 22, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Cine Joven Sin Fronteras

Teaching technology, telenovela, and how to straddle two countries and two cultures with a camera

"...then again – welcome to the world of professional screenwriting, kids!), but shooting has yet to begin...."

Aug. 8, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Once Upon a Time in Spain

Guillermo del Toro on fairy tales, facists, and everybody's new favorite movie

"...do with any other department, because I believe that screenwriting is an exercise in visuals and audio. When people..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Little Miss Sunshine

Like any indie comedy worth its weight in quirkiness, Little Miss Sunshine is packed with offbeat characters, all struggling to find meaning in life – in this case on a road trip to a children's beauty pageant. And the film is so much fun, it's almost impossible not to enjoy the journey.

"...Collette, Paul Dano and Greg Kinnear. There's an old screenwriting credo that a good ending is both surprising and..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

In Print

'Screenwriters' Masterclass'

"...Students of screenwriting, hoping for a Robert McKee-like structural code-cracking, or a..."

April 28, 2006 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Basic Instinct 2

This wholly unwarranted sequel is so outrageously preposterous (and chockablock with bad dialogue) that the end result achieves a basement grandeur of near-epic proportions.

"...by former Doc Hollywood director Caton-Jones and his two screenwriting compatriots. But what fun! In the 15 years since..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Capote

While Capote is a good film, it hasn’t closed the book on the subject, even though the performances are undeniably great.

"...if it all isn’t too controlled. There’s an old screenwriting adage, "enter late, leave early," that may be overapplied..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Prime

With genuine sparks between its two lovestruck leads and a delightfully flinchy performance from Meryl Streep, this comedy is just what its title implies: prime.

"...nine years. As fate and the vagaries of romcom screenwriting would have it – the excellent scriptwork here comes..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Happy Endings

Movie about master manipulators and the people who love them is rife with surprises.

"...is Roos’ third film in the director’s chair (his screenwriting credits include Single White Female and Love Field): He’s..."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Wedding Date

Inexplicable Fantasy Romances for the Harried Modern Gal 101 is a more fitting title for this shameless mediocrity.

"...to make you wish Lou Reed would take up screenwriting...."

Feb. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wicker Park

Paul McGuigan pulls out all the stops on his Wurlitzter Organ of Incessant Camera Trickery to muddy the waters of rationality in this bizarre remake of a fine French thriller.

"...its climax with all the subtlety of a runaway screenwriting class. Wicker Park is the kind of film that..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Young's Town, USA

A guided tour of 'Greendale'

"...this conference, which is dedicated to the art of screenwriting...."

Feb. 27, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

Credit where credit is due: Bill Broyles takes on Brian Grazer in The New Yorker.

"...Yorker by Tad Friend tackled the always-thorny problem of screenwriting credits and the arcane and increasingly convoluted methods by..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

And Now ... Ladies and Gentlemen

Claude Lelouch’s new movie starring Jeremy Irons is a cat-burgler story set in sunny, faraway locales.

"...dialogue that makes you appreciate just how lazy Hollywood screenwriting has become. When Martine asks Irons’ character Valentin Valentin,..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love Liza

"...Hoffman’s brother Gordy Hoffman, who received Sundance’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the script) is anything but textbook. And..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Adaptation.

"...with the help of a bitterly satirized Robert McKee screenwriting workshop -- is sold for six figures. As described..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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