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Tales From the Script

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William Goldman, Ron Shelton, Paul Schrader and a host of other screenwriters talk about their experiences in Hollywood and the film industry.
Tales From the Script

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Tales from the Script can be frustratingly preoccupied with the pitfalls of screenwriting at the expense of loving the craft, but this documentary overall offers a wealth of professional pointers for aspiring storytellers.

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Ian Buckwalter NPR One suspects that writers in Tales from the Script might have more to say about the art and the joy of creating, but Hanson seems less interested in their craft, spending much of the film allowing the writers to vent about the industry. Rated: 5.8/10 Jul 4, 2010 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Manages to be fun and informative without tipping too far into the dark side; it favors war stories over horror stories. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 18, 2010 Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Amusingly blunt. Rated: 3/4 Mar 16, 2010 Full Review Jeffrey Chen ReelTalk Movie Reviews Serves more as practical discouragement, working off the idea that would-be writers are mostly deluded and starry-eyed, and what this movie can do is hammer in the reality. Rated: 6/10 Apr 24, 2010 Full Review Brent Simon Shared Darkness A cultured curio that offers up an unblinking look at the delicate balancing act between art and commerce that is screenwriting, and moviemaking in general. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 18, 2010 Full Review Jules Brenner Filmcritic.com an inside perspective of what the big talents on the pedestal of major filmmaking success talk (and bitch) about. Rated: 3/5 Mar 18, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is an inspirational film for everyone - future screenwriters and non-screenwriters. Future screenwriters will get a great glimpse on what they're in for when they watch this documentary about the job. For those who don't have an interest in that area, they'll catch a message that's for dreamers dreaming to achieve what they like to do instead. Inspiring documentaries like this, containing POVs from different crew members of film, really enhances the films that were mentioned in these kind of documentaries when we learn more about the film that's being talked about. That's why I watch this film about screenwriting so I can learn how films are made. And this showed a glimpse of that, with the positive message as a bonus. (A-) (Full review coming soon) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member It's funny how most films about the film industry has some of the worst filming. This film is all medium shot interview with poor lighting and b-roll shots of the films they're talking about intercut. But this film isn't about it's technicality. It's about the content, and the content is pretty interesting. I'm glad i'm not a writer, and if I was, I would direct and produce all my screenplay myself. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Enlightening and entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Every aspiring screenwriter should see this before deciding to move forward or throw in the towel. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member The documentary consists in bits of commentary by a legion of screenwriters and their experience. It shows a good glimpse of how the Hollywood industry works, but it also shows the shortsightedness and conformism of this incomplete writers that would probably not have the wit to make in mediums that they also seem to despise, like comics or novels. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting no holds barred look at screenwriting, from some of the great screenwriters of Hollywood. From their struggles to successes, this film shows how the basis for any good film, often is the most under appreciated. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis William Goldman, Ron Shelton, Paul Schrader and a host of other screenwriters talk about their experiences in Hollywood and the film industry.
Director
Peter Hanson
Producer
Paul Robert Herman
Screenwriter
Peter Hanson, Paul Robert Herman
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Grand River Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 12, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.8K
Runtime
1h 56m