Contents
REWRITING HOLLYWOOD
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