In A Lonely Place
At Pulp Curry, Andrew Nette looks at In A Lonely Place, both Nicholas Ray’s cinematic adaptation and Dorothy B. Hughes’ original novel.
“Why Does Every Movie Released These Days Feel Exactly The Same?”
It turns out there’s a reason why movies are starting to feel the same: “Summer movies are often described as formulaic. But what few people know is that there is actually a formula—one that lays out, on a page-by-page basis, exactly what should happen when in a screenplay. […]
Manic Pixie Dream Girls, Writing and Doctor Who
“Writing about Doctor Who this week got me thinking about sexism in storytelling, and how we rely on lazy character creation in life just as we do in fiction,” from Laurie Penny’s “I Was A Manic Pixie Dream Girl.” Her piece on Doctor Who is here. (via @katelaity)
RIP, Richard Matheson
Writer Richard Matheson has died. Matheson’s influence on horror, television and film was incredible–from, “I Am Legend” to episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Night Stalker, The Martian Chronicles to writing Roger Corman’s Poe films to films based on his stories like The Last Man on Earth, The […]
“We a drunkass pair of meta motherfuckers right now.”
David Simon shares the best deleted scene from the fifth season of The Wire. (via @pornokitsch)
Binge Viewing and Appreciating Screenwriting
“The best story-work in the American entertainment business is in television right now.” John Truby talks about how binge viewing of television shows affects screenwriters and viewers’ appreciation of television series. (via @MIFFF)
The Cultural Gutter 