One of the things writers may have collectively discovered during this pandemic is the limits of their usual desks or rooms and so on when it comes to finding inspiration. Falling into an unstimulating rut is a nightmare for a
Billy Wilder Talks! And talks, and talks…
Billy Wilder is the screenwriter’s favourite screenwriter. This isn’t exactly hyperbole; Vulture polled over 40 of the top contemporary screenwriters to name their favourite predecessor. Wilder came out on top, trailed mostly by the more common, modern examples (Tarantino, Kaufman,
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Famous for his elaborately indulgent screenplays, filled with non-sequiturs, it can be difficult to imagine the sort of scenes that even Quentin Tarantino decided he could part with. As a writer he’s a savant, so what was so wrong with
The Pixar Guide to Inspiration
Of the animated films nominated for the best original screenplay Academy award, every single one has been a Pixar film. Pixar, of course, being the studio responsible for Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Wall-E, Ratatouille, and almost all the