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"Relentlessly entertaining." -- New York Magazine "Full
of wry one-liners, well-spun anecdotes, and pithy observations on
the movie-making industry." -- Village Voice "Tales from the
Script is actually the ideal summation on the art of
screenwriting: rigorously structured, filled with great stories."
-- NPR.org Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), John Carpenter
(Halloween), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), William
Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), Paul Schrader (Taxi
Driver), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share
penetrating ins and hilarious anecdotes in Peter Hanson and
Paul Robert Herman's TALES FROM THE SCRIPT, the most
comprehensive documentary ever made about screenwriting. By
analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the
participants explain how successful writers develop the skills
necessary for toughing out careers in one of the world's most
competitive industries. They also reveal the untold stories
behind some of the greatest screenplays ever written, describing
their adventures with luminaries including Harrison Ford, Morgan
Freeman, Stanley Kubrick, Joel Silver, Martin Scorsese, and
Steven Spielberg.
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"Given the indignities to which they are subjected,
screenwriters can be forgiven if they feel under-appreciated or
consigned to the bottom of the Hollywood totem pole. Now, it's
payback time. This entertaining companion to Peter Hanson and
Paul Robert Herman's book of the same name gives writers the
first and last word on their craft and making it (or not) in the
business. "I think the public would be shocked to see how many
movies that end up horrific started out as pretty good
screenplays or at least screenplays you can see why the studio
made this movie," says Mark D. Rosenthal, who wrote the
unfortunate Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. The impressive
roster of scribes includes Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), Larry
Cohen (It's Alive), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption),
Naomi Foner (Running on Empty), William Goldman (Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid), and Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver). The
shared wisdom and Us vs. Them war stories ("them" being
directors, development executives, studio heads, and actors)
provide a revelatory look at the slings and arrows of outrageous
fortune (and misfortune) that even the most successful writers
suffer. The stories range from the good (on September 3, 2006,
Justin Zacham got married and the next morning flew to L.A. to go
to Jack Nicholson's house to work on his script for The Bucket
List with Jack, Morgan Freeman, and Rob Reiner), the bad (Michael
January laments that the movies he writes go direct to video or
cable), and the ugly (Genevieve Turner laughs that the notorious
hack Uwe Boll's film of her script for Bloodrayne "blows"). Save
for illustrative film clips from such movies as Get Shorty, The
Last Tycoon, and Barton Fink that introduce each section of the
documentary, Tales from the Script is all talking heads, but
these heads make their living telling stories, so it seldom
s. A writer writes, so perhaps not even Stephen Susco's
reality check--that of the 38 scripts he's written only three
have been produced--is likely to deter anyone determined to enter
the profession. As one writer states, "It's a hard way to make an
easy living." --Donald Liebenson
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Review
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With its impressive roster of participating Hollywood
screenwriters, TALES FROM THE SCRIPT is an enjoyable ride into a
mean, tough, well-paying biz that grows ever more challenging.
--Hollywood Reporter
A lively collection of war stories. --Todd McCarthy, Variety
The best film about writing I've ever seen. --Chris Gore, Film
Threat
A lively collection of war stories. --Todd McCarthy, Variety
The best film about writing I've ever seen. --Chris Gore, Film
Threat
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