Script Comments
Neil Jordan on The Good Thief
Buffalo Soldiers script review
Anne Nelson on The Guys
William Goldman Interview
Raising Victor Vargas script review
Identity script review
Whale Rider script review
Sweet Sixteen script review

Feature Interviews and Essays
Jacking into the Matrix: Developing a Classic
When The Matrix sold to Warner Bros. in 1994 the studio knew they had bought something great, but couldn't figure out exactly what it was. Join Jeff Goldsmith as he digs through early drafts of The Matrix and reveals exactly how a classic film was developed.

The War has Begun: X-Men 2 Writers Talk Mutants and Mayhem
Den Shewman talks with X-Men 2's David Hayter about the evolution of the human-mutant war and how pain and suffering are necessary for writers and their stories. X2 director Bryan Singer and his new mutant writing team of Mike Dougherty and Dan Harris are also interviewed.

Neil Labute, The Mother of All Screenwriters
Neil LaBute wants to assault your sensibilities. He wants to put you through the emotional ringer. He wants to make you make you squirm. David Goldsmith sits down with Neil LaBute to discuss The Shape Of Things and the finer points of film as a contact sport.

Special Section: Finding Inspiration in the '70s
Paddy Chayefsky: The Golden Age of Words by Christian Divine
When Paddy Chayefsky died in 1981 he left behind one of screenwriting's richest legacies. The hottest writer/directors of the '90s, Quentin Tarantino, Aaron Sorkin, and P.T. Anderson, each took a page from his book and brought a return to highly-stylized language. Their success indicates that audiences still love a good speech.

Cool Hand Screenwriter: Interview with Frank Pierson
Have a story worth telling, Frank Pierson advises, and he should know. His first screenplay, Cat Ballou, earned him an Oscar nomination and he would win an Academy Award for Dog Day Afternoon, which still endures as an all-time classic of the '70s.

Decade Under the Influence: Interview with Richard LaGravenese
The Godfather. The Exorcist. Jaws. Taxi Driver. Need we say more? Richard LaGravenese talks about the best films of the '70s and why it may not be the last golden age of Hollywood.

Columns & Departments
The Busine$$ of Screenwriting: Lies of the Artless and Crafty by Ron Suppa
Writer Beware!: A Pirate's Tale by David Lanning
The Belly of the Beast: Rules of the Road III by Michael Lent
Agent's Hot Sheet: The Shrinking Bulls-Eye by Jim Cirile
The Write Stuff: Good Buys and Goodbyes by Nancy Hendrickson
Production Company Profiles by Daniel Argent
The Final Scene: The Matrix by Larry & Andy Wachowski