Go Into The Story

Page One: “Blue Moon” (2025)

Written by Robert Kaplow, inspired by the letters of Lorenz Hart & Elizabeth Weiland

On Writing

“One of the dumbest things you were ever taught was to write what you know. Because what you know is usually dull. Remember when you first…

Page One: “A Simple Favor” (2018)

Screenplay by Jessica Sharzer, based upon the novel by Darcey Bell

Script Analysis: “A Monster Calls” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Silkwood” (1983)

Written by Nora Ephron & Alice Arlen

On Writing

“Goddamn it, FEELING is what I like in art, not CRAFTINESS and the hiding of feelings.”

Page One: “Silence” (2016)

Screenplay by Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese, based on the novel by Shûsaku Endô

Script Analysis: “A Quiet Place” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Side Effects” (2013)

Written by Scott Z. Burns

Screenwriting 101: Marshal Herskovitz

“If I have a criticism of many screenwriters, it’s that they are too wedded to the words. When I say ‘the words,’ I mean the words the…

Page One: “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (2018)

Written by Taylor Sheridan

On Writing

“If it’s only about passion, sometimes you’ll be good and sometimes you won’t. You’ve got to come in every day with a strong desire.”

Page One: “Shutter Island” (2010)

Screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis, novel by Dennis Lehane

Go Into The Story Interview: Carter Blanchard

My conversation with the 2012 Black List screenwriter.

Page One: “Shrek the Third” (2007)

Screenplay by Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman and Chris Miller by & Aron Warner, story by Andrew Adamson, based upon the book by William…

On Writing

“I get up in the morning, torture a typewriter until it screams, then stop.”

Page One: “KPop Demon Hunters” (2025)

Screenplay by Danya Jimenez & Hannah McMechan and Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, story by Maggie Kang

Go Into The Story Interview: Daniel Kunka

My in-depth conversation with the 3-time Black List screenwriter.

Page One: “Nuremberg” (2025)

Written for the screen by James Vanderbilt, based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Haibook

Script Analysis: “Minari” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Black Bag” (2025)

Written by David Koepp

On Writing

“Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.”

Page One: “It Was Just an Accident” (2025)

Written by Jafar Panahi

Script Analysis: “Nomadland” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Hamnet” (2025)

Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrells, novel by Maggie O’Farrell