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Contents Analyzing The Script Analysis (article by Jim Cirile); Anatomy Of A Spec Sale (article by David Michael Wharton);Lost Scenes: HEAT (article by Jeff Goldsmith); Listen To The Good Voice (article by Steve Oedekerk); Coming Soon: SNAKES ON A PLANE (by Jeremy Smith); CLERKS II (by Peter N. Chumo); HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS (by Art Eisner); YOU, ME AND DUPREE (by Nancy Hendrickson); THE DESCENT (by Jeff Goldsmith); THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (by Jeff Goldsmith); MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND (by Judd Bloch); MONSTER HOUSE (by David Michael Wharton); Landing A TV Series Staff Job (article by Ron Suppa); Implied Contract Implications (article by Steve Ryfle); Laying Down The Law (article by Jim Cirile); Eight Ways To Hook The Reader (article by Karl Iglesias); It's Not Over Till You Say So (article by Catherine Clinch); Irrational Resonance: M. Night Shyamalan (article/interview by David Michael Wharton); Yo, Ho Ho!: Writing PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (article by Sean Kennelly); A Story That Should Be Told; WORLD TRADE CENTER (article by Yon Motskin); 36 Ways You Can Jump-Start Your Career (article by Catherine Clinch); A Dialogue With Mr. Wilder: interview (by Lew Hunter).

Contents Features


Glorious

Quentin Tarantino's glorious return to the screen is explained by none other than the maestro himself.

BY JEFF GOLDSMITH


Funny Guy

Funny People marks writer-producer-director Judd Apatow's most personal work to date-a feat that he's been striving toward for well over a decade.

BY JEFF GOLDSMITH


In the Public Eye

Screenwriters Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman, and writer-director Michael Mann each did time with John Dillinger, one of America's most well-known-and well-liked-criminals, to create the script for Public Enemies.

BY PETER CLINES


An American Writer in Bollywood: From Michigan to Mumbai

Supriya Kelkar may be the only American writer ever to go straight from college to writing for Bollywood. Here's what the journey has been like so far.

BY SUPRIYA KELKAR


Did Anyone See the Original?: Direct-to-DVD Horror Sequels to Movies That Didn't Fly

They're a sub-niche of a niche. Because even failed horror films develop a brand identity, their sequels work financially. That makes them a market in which a writer can make a living.

BY PAUL DORO

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