screenwriting
‘Big Daddy’ Marked the Moment Adam Sandler Started to Grow Up
Steve Franks, the screenwriter behind the hit 1999 film, explains how the script he wrote while working with animatronic birds at Disneyland ended up becoming a pivotal moment in Sandler’s literal on-screen maturation
Every Theory About the Three Seashells in ‘Demolition Man,’ Judged by the Guy Who Wrote the Movie
Sylvester Stallone’s take is easily the most disgusting
Charlie Kaufman, Screen Maestro of Male Self-Loathing, Tries It on the Page
In ‘Antkind,’ the acclaimed screenwriter and director traps us with an unlikeable man for longer than a film ever could
‘Mank’ Is David Fincher’s Most Personal Film. But It’s Got Its Heart in the Wrong Place.
Making a movie about the writing of ‘Citizen Kane,’ the Oscar-nominated director turns his beloved late father’s script into a salute to the creative process. But its obsessive recreation of Old Hollywood is both impressive and limiting.
