Can Story be Taught?
Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriting seminars are bullshit Donald Kaufman: In theory, I agree with you. But this one’s different. This one’s…
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Baltimore, Maryland
Languishing in the shadows of bigger-shouldered cities like Washington and Philadelphia, Baltimore is burdened with something of a municipal chip…
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Revolutionary Road
When he’d just sprung from the college gates in 1972, John Sayles embarked on a cross-country hitchhiking trip. “It was…
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Virgin’s Mother Earth
Sophia, three years old, a moppet sprouting wavy dark brown hair, tall as my leg, naked, and tired of her…
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Surprise Ending
After the Apocalypse is a black and white science fiction film shot on 16mm, about five survivors trying to cope…
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Subtilting within reason
Dear Doc Doctor: Should I provide subtitles for the subjects in my documentary who speak Spanglish, or other "hybrid" languages…
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Risky Business
There’s an old adage in the business world that you should never risk offending a client by talking about religion…
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Chaos Below Canal
New York City: the one place on earth that may, at least in the eyes of its own citizens, come…
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Portland, Oregon
Legend has it that when settlers came west by covered wagon more than 150 years ago, those seeking fame and…