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From The New York Trilogy to The Book of Illusions, Paul Auster's novels have earned him a reputation as "one of American's most spectacularly inventive writers." Here, published together for the first time, are the screenplays of the three films he made in the 1990s.
Smoke (starring Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, and Stockard Channing) tells the story of a novelist, a cigar store manager, and a black teenager who unexpectedly cross...
3) Spray Em' Up
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After leading a successful mission to take out Iraqi warlord Samhal Hussein, Sgt John Williams is hailed as a Hero by the U.S Army. However, when he returns to the South Bronx he finds his neighborhood being oppressed by a neighborhood drug kingpin.With the NYPD scared, and residents feeling powerless, John realizes that he has to declare his own war on terror to save his neighborhood and protect his community.
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The screenplay edition of the major motion picture adaptation, starring Maggie Smith, of Alan Bennett's acclaimed story "The Lady in the Van"
From acclaimed author and playwright Alan Bennett, whose smash hit The History Boys won a Tony Award for Best Play, comes the screenplay of The Lady in the Van-soon to be a major motion picture starring Dame Maggie Smith.
The Lady in the Van is the true story of Bennett's experiences with an eccentric homeless...
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Like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Marguerite Duras, Susan Sontag has come to filmmaking in the course of a career as a novelist and essayist. In 1968 she accepted a Swedish studio's invitation to write and direct a move in Stockholm. Duet for Cannibals is the result.
Frederic Tuten, in Vogue magazine, wrote: "Duet for Cannibals is a witty, bone-dry serio-comedy that fascinates and disturbs in turn...Dr. Arthur Bauer, attractive in...
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A new movie written and directed by Paul Auster, starring David Thewlis, Irene Jacob, Michael Imperioli, and Sophie Auster.
From The New York Trilogy to The Book of Illusions and Travels in the Scriptorium, Paul Auster is one of America's most spectacularly inventive novelists. Smoke, Blue in the Face, and Lulu on the Bridge established him as an award-winning filmmaker. The Inner Life of Martin Frost brings together his talents as a novelist and...
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Sixteen-year-old Nikki Desmond is the product of too many, too much, and too little. Too many boarding schools, too much money, and too little discipline. After being expelled from a fourth prestigious New York boarding school, her mother sends her to Los Angeles to live with her father.In the screenplays for the fabulous first season of this teen sitcom, Nikki adjusts to life on the west coast while her father works towards correcting her surly,...
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Sixteen-year-old Nikki Desmond is the product of Too many, Too Much and Too little. Too many boarding schools, too much money, and too little discipline. After being expelled from the fourth prestigious New York boarding school, her mother sends her to Los Angeles to live with her father. In the screenplays for the first three episodes of the Fabulous First Season of this teen sitcom, Nikki adjusts to life on the west coast as her father works towards...
10) Margaret
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The director's-cut screenplay of the film starring Anna Paquin from the Oscar-winning writer and director of Manchester by the Sea.
This stirring drama by the Academy Award—winning director, playwright, and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan was called "a film of rare beauty and shocking gravity" by Rolling Stone. Delayed for four years in post-production, the film was finally released in 2011, with a director's cut following on DVD in 2012. This edition...
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From the award-winning writer-director of Personal Velocity comes a startling drama about the nature of family and the meaning of ideals
In his first role since Gangs of New York, Daniel Day-Lewis plays Jack Slavin, an engineer who over thirty years ago walked away from the mainstream to live out a more deliberate life. But, the island commune he began in hopes of a better future has long since imploded and he is now its final resident. Jack's...
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In Volume Two of Jack Benny's Lost Broadcasts, (25 episodes from August 1 to October 26, 1932), Benny and scriptwriter Harry Conn continue to craft a personality-based radio variety program. They draw on Benny's vaudeville style and explore new constructions of comedy characters and situations. Benny and Conn develop quirky-yet-likeable identities for the major performers-"Broadway Romeo" Jack, tightwad band leader George Olsen, sultry vocalist Ethel...
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This novel is about a psychiatrist, Jason Wallace, who becomes enraged upon discovering his wife Lisa's infidelity. Unable to cope with the affair, he develops a dreadful plan to get rid of her. He takes advantage of a patient, Josh Wit, who is diagnosed with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) to carry out his scheme. Jason becomes the prime suspect in the mysterious murder but ultimately pleads not guilty. All of the evidence, however, points at...
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Diana's letter" explores tranquility, weaving a serene tapestry up to certain ideas. It delves into history, an ever-flowing river without a fixed point in time but with a known destination, anchored by vivid depictions of an alternate realm revolving around Princess Diana. Although the concept at play may evoke reminiscences of Philip K. Dick's opus, "The Man in the High Castle", the 'letter' does not venture into such magnitude. It adheres to a...
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Mr. Show fans rejoice! After all these years, Bob and David are finally back together with a collection of hilarious, never-before-seen scripts, sketches, and ideas that may have just been too good for Hollywood.
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, creators of HBO's classic sketch comedy show Mr. Show, present to you this collection of never-before-seen scripts and ideas that Hollywood couldn't find the gumption to green-light. Simply put... Hollywood...
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It's a Universal Picture!From the Vaults of the Ackerman Archives.Contains Production Background!Press Book!Biography Notes on the Cast & Crew!Complete Shooting Script!Rare Photographs!Behind the Scene Photos! The first in the Universal Filmscripts Series from MagicImage.
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The screenwriters behind the cult classic comedy present the definitive behind-the-scenes companion volume.
With its unbelievable ensemble cast, Wet Hot American Summer hilariously skewered 1980s teen comedies while becoming a beloved classic in its own right. Now screenwriters David Wain and Michael Showalter have created a behind-the-scenes annotated version of the original screenplay that launched a thousand Halloween costumes. They provide commentary...
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Schulberg's Academy Award–winning screenplay about ex-boxer and dock worker Terry Malloy, whose talent made him a contender and whose courage will make him a hero The film On the Waterfront garnered eight Oscars; the leading role of Terry Malloy was perhaps Marlon Brando's tour de force. But none of these achievements would have been possible without the explosive, inspired script written by Budd Schulberg. The story of stevedores sweating and dying...
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Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters! It's like taking a Master Class in screenwriting... all in one book! Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice.
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In Screenwriting Unchained, writer and industry expert Oberg sets out a dogma-busting, innovative method for developing screenplaysThis practical, no-nonsense guide leaves behind one-size-fits-all story theories and offers a refreshingly modern approach to story structure, making it a precious resource for anyone involved creatively in the Film and TV industry (or aspiring to be): writers, directors, producers, development execs, showrunners and,...