If you’re a fan of movies, you can’t help but love hearing the crazy behind-the-scenes stories of what goes into the making of a major Hollywood film — the unfortunate thing is that a lot of the best stories go unheard, because no one wants to publicly bad mouth anyone or burn bridges in the industry. Well, somehow Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman managed to get an impressive line-up of highly respected folks to sit down and talk about their experiences, specifically related to the topic of screenwriting. The result is the documentary and accompanying non-fiction book Tales from the Script.
I have to admit, it was names like John Carpenter, Frank Darabont, and Paul Schrader that initially attracted my attention, but after watching the trailer for the film, every single one of these interviews seems compelling. The movie clearly delves into the fact that screenwriters are the unsung heroes of Hollywood, and that they must endure constant abuse in order to get their stories out there in some way, shape or form. Tales from the Script premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival earlier this year; hopefully the rest of us will get a chance to see it soon.
When is this available? Any official site yet? I have conducted a google search but to no avail.
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Official site is http://www.TalesFromTheScript.org... Book coming out Jan. 26, movie at festivals now…
Saw this movie today. It was very, very good. The director did a good job keeping your attention. What was really of note was how many scripts some of the writers, who I had never heard of, have written that are good scripts. Everyone knows Goldman and Darabont but I was amazed at how many scripts unknowns had written while fashioning out solid careers.
Watched it this week and i thought it was extremely well made and gave a good look behind the scenes. Really gives you a good idea about a process which you normally do not think about too much.
The new website is up at http://www.TalesfromtheScript.com. Check it out for more information on the book and the film as well as list of rave reviews!