A Knives Out Mystery is Rian Johnson's third film in his mystery franchise with another stellar ensemble led by Daniel Craig.

Blue Moon revolved around the impact on famed lyricist Lorenz Hart of his real-life breakup with his musical theater partner ...

Emma Thompson wasn’t so sure of herself while writing the screenplay for the 1995 adaptation of Sense and ...

Maybe you’re thinking about writing a screenplay, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’re interested in following in the footsteps of writer-directors such as Mindy Kaling or Jordan Peele.

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Best Adapted Screenplay commentary (Updated Feb. 26, 2025): Unlike original screenplay — where writers start from a blank page — adapted screenplay nominees must transform existing works into ...

Oscars Best Adapted Screenplay Commentary (Updated Dec. 7, 2025): Ambition and literary rigor define this year’s adapted screenplay race, a category where muscular studio fare and intimate character ...

One of the most talked-about novels in recent years, the 2012 thriller Gone Girl is now a film. Here, author Gillian Flynn discusses the challenges and joys of adapting her work into a screenplay for ...

Perhaps more than any profession, writers are infamous for their quirky and possibly counterproductive on the-job habits. In his heyday, screenwriter Paul Schrader would write exclusively at night, ...