Screenwriter Profile: Michael Arndt
The Writer: Michael Arndt has one of those careers that I think most screenwriters would love to emulate. He was a Nicholl semifinalist in 1991 and 2001 before winning the Best Screenplay Oscar for...
View ArticleJeremy Garelick Talks The Hangover, Ideal Writing Partners, &“Sleeping” Scripts
by Angela Guess You may not know screenwriter Jeremy Garelick (@mrgarelick) by name, but I guarantee you know his films. His first big script (along with co-writer Jay Lavender) was The Break-Up, which...
View ArticleScreenwriter Profile: Joss Whedon
The Writer: Joss Whedon is one of the most inventive writer/directors working in Hollywood today. He’s known for his strong female characters, his love of monsters, and the clever way he mashes genres...
View ArticleScreenwriter Profile: Scott Frank
The Writer: Scott Frank is one of those writers whose name you should definitely know. He’s up there with the greats like Woody Allen, Billy Wilder, and the Epsteins. A few years back, Scott gave a...
View ArticleScreenwriter Profile: Richard Linklater
The Writer: Richard Linklater is a genius. Period. He’s one of the most innovative writers and directors working in film today, as his recent film Boyhood certainly attests. (If you haven’t seen...
View ArticleScreenwriter Profile: Lawrence Kasdan
The Writer: Lawrence Kasdan is the writer of some of the best, most loved movies of the last forty years. He’s at the heart of the Star Wars franchise — he wrote The Empire Strikes Back and Return of...
View ArticleScreenwriter Profile: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
The Writers: You can barely open Variety these days without seeing this duo splashed across the headlines. Over the last few years, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have become incredibly successful in both...
View ArticleScreenwriter Profile: Katie Dippold
The Writer: Katie Dippold is one of the top comedy writers of the day. She started out as a staff writer for Mad TV, and now she’s the scribe behind the highly-anticipated all-female Ghostbusters...
View ArticleScreenwriter Profile: Abi Morgan
The Writer: Abi Morgan has had some of the biggest dramatic hits of the last five years with her scripts for Shame, Suffragette, and The Iron Lady. These days, the British writer spends much of her...
View ArticleScreenwriter Profile: Tom McCarthy
The Writer: Tom McCarthy is a successful writer, director, and actor. He is the creative force behind Spotlight, which he both co-wrote and directed. He’s been nominated for three Oscars — one for...
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