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Creative Screenwriting #43 - Scott Frank/Minority Report - May/Jun 2002
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Script Comments
John Fusco on Spirit
Bart Freundlich on World Traveler
Todd McFarlane on The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Stan Lee on Spider-Man
Jill Sprecher on Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Script review of Unfaithful
Tom Stoppard on Enigma
John August on Charlie's Angels
Review of Final Draft 6.0
Interview with Francis Ford Coppola
Feature Interviews and Essays
The Believer: Interview with Henry Bean by Daniel Argent
A movie about a Jewish Nazi is bound to garner some strong reactions. Bean seems to take all of this controversy in stride-a writer confident enough to follow his own intuition. In our interview, he talks about the genesis of the project, its alternative distribution, and its effect on his own spirituality.
Minority Report: Interview with Scott Frank & Jon Cohen by Christopher Wehner
When Steven Spielberg calls, the only answer is yes. Scott Frank heeded the call, even though, by his own admission, he knew nothing about how to get into the sci-fi world of Minority Report. His more character-based approach is detailed in Wehner's interview and script review. Also interviewed is Jon Cohen, who saved the project by writing the first relevant draft, and contributed many of the key elements of the finished script.
Enough: Interview with Nicholas Kazan by Adam Tolbert
Nicholas Kazan is a great writer and spokesman for improving the position of the screenwriter in Hollywood. He spoke to us about respecting the craft, brokering the writers' deal with Sony, and his film Enough.
Would the Real Woody Allen Please Sit Down? by David Lanning
When's the last time a Woody Allen movie made you laugh? Better yet, made you think? Hollywood Ending is yet another trite comedy from this declining auteur, who continues trying futilely to endear his onscreen alter-ego to the audience. David Lanning revisits some of Allen's great films like Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Hannah and Her Sisters in an effort to find what's missing from Allen's mostly tepid efforts in the years following the Soon-Yi scandal.
Insomnia: Interview with Hillary Seitz by Den Shewman
Did Memento's backwards brain-bending keep you up at night? Chris Nolan's new film, Insomnia, promises to be more straightforward but no less intense. As the sole writer throughout the project, Hillary Seitz had a few sleepless nights creating this neo-noir police thriller. Here she talks with Den Shewman about working with Nolan, writing arias for Al (Pacino), and making the transition from comedy to drama.
Columns & Departments
The Busine$$ of Screenwriting: Writing the Showcase Short by Ron Suppa
Writer Beware!: Fee-Charging Agents by David Lenning
The Belly of the Beast: The Tao of Acceptance & Rejection by Michael Lent
Agent's Hot Sheet: Caveat Emptor, Nah... Let the Seller Beware by Jim Cirile
Mouse Pays [Your Name Here] $50,000 by Den Shewman
The Write Stuff: Disney Fellows Tell All by Nancy Hendrickson
Production Company Profiles by Daniel Argent
The Final Scene: Insomnia by Hillary seitz
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