MM on Monday
Until Mystery Man disappeared in 2010, he was a regular contributor to The Story Department. His very last public article was published here and it is still ranking as the most popular post on the site.
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The Constructive Script Review
As the great Mickey Lee Bukowski once told me, "Sometimes you just gotta lay the smackdown." However - ONLY the…
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The Serial Killer Hero
How should a writer handle a story in which the protagonist is a serial killer? It's an interesting dilemma, isn't…
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Sex in Screenwriting (6)
In Boys Don’t Cry, you may recall the moment when Teena is arrested and in jail Candace discovers her secret.…
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Sex in Screenwriting (5)
Okay, a couple of thoughts about Eyes Wide Shut. We know that with Kubrick, his movies aren’t always about the…
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Sex in Screenwriting (4)
Screenwriter David Freeman’s wrote a great book The Last Days of Alfred Hitchcock. David worked with Hitch on what would’ve…
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Sex in Screenwriting (3)
Sex can gauge the health and stability of a relationship. The great Peter Ustinov, Mr. Hercule Poirot himself, once said, “Sex…