The Magnificent Seven, in remaking Seven Samurai, borrows so much DNA from its source, it’s surprising to consider how much less impactful it is, while still being a classic in its own right. Kurosawa’s Western influences made a relocation from
Richard Walter Doesn’t Want You to Sell Your Screenplay
“At what stage of the screenwriting process would you say it’s time to start thinking about selling?” “At no stage. You should never think of it, that’s why we have agents.” So says Richard Walter, author and 40-year chairman of
The Matrix and the Controlling Idea
As a writer, having an overabundance of ideas may not strike you as the worst position to find yourself in, but as anyone who’s ever given it a cursory thought in time realizes, quality films are clockwork precise when it
Mike Mills on Writing the Deeply Personal C’mon C’mon
The films of Mike Mills (including Beginnings and 20th Century Women) are marked by a tenderness and sensitivity that produce a rare effect: His characters are recognised as full human beings, each trying to make their way through life to