A Decade in Review

The films and writers that changed moviemaking

over the past ten years.

Creative Screenwriting's TOP 50 FILMS
OF THE DECADE - The Reader's List

As voted on by the readers and staff.



Rewriting Hollywood - The Essays

Rewriting Hollywood: An Introduction BY JEFF GOLDSMITH

The Comics Renaissance BY PETER CLINES


The Long, Slow Death of Horror BY PETER CLINES

Political Pushback BY PETER CLINES

Indie Storm Rising BY ADAM STOVALL

Pixar's Risks Pay Off BY DANNY MUNSO

Don't #*%! with the R-Rated Comedy! BY JEFF GOLDSMITH



The Best Writing of 2009

Throwing Out the Book

Screenwriter Gary Whitta found himself working against conventional
wisdom, methods and even his own rules of screenwriting when he
penned a sci-fi parable about faith called The Book of Eli.

BY PETER CLINES

Niche Markets for Screenwriters

Niche films are seeing their business boom because of recent
Hollywood fare and are creating new opportunities for screenwriters.

BY JOHN FOLSOM

Men Growing Up...At Least a Little

Following the runaway success of The Hangover, audiences should

prepare themselves for more tales of men failing to act their age.

BY PAUL DORO