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Rachel Graham on January 06, 2012 in Screenwriting Script Notes Adaptation

Script Notes On: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Script Notes is a series about current cinema and what writers can learn from great (and not-so-great) scripts. This entry is about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on the international best-selling novel and starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. There will definitely be spoilers in this entry!

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Rachel Graham on December 09, 2011 in Screenwriting Script Notes Silent Films

Script Notes On: The Artist

Script Notes is a series about current cinema and what writers can learn from great (and not-so-great) scripts. This entry is about The Artist, a black-and-white silent film about a 20

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Rachel Graham on November 25, 2011 in Screenwriting Script Notes Voice Over

Script Notes On: The Descendants

Script Notes is a series about current cinema and what writers can learn from great (and not-so-great) scripts. This week's entry focuses on The Descendants, a drama about a man (George Clooney) whose wife slips into a coma after a boating accident. Now he must try to reconnect with his distant daughters while struggling with the news that his wife was having an affair. Some (very minor) spoilers ahead.

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Rachel Graham on November 11, 2011 in Screenwriting Script Notes

Script Notes On: Martha Marcy May Marlene

Script Notes is a series of posts about current cinema and what writers can learn from great (and not-so-great) scripts. This week's entry focuses on Martha Marcy May Marlene, a psychological thriller about a young woman (Elizabeth Olsen) trying to regain a sense of normalcy after escaping a cult lead by the charismatic John Hawkes. This write-up contains SPOILERS so readers beware!

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