As one of the small handful of directors who have won best picture, best screenplay and best director for the same film, James L. Brooks has earned his spot under the Hollywood limelight after years of honing his craft as a writer for television. The multi-academy award winning writer-director has managed to captivate audiences with his unique and provocative sense of filmmaking.
And though he has but a handful of feature length movies under his belt, his numerous awards and impeccable taste for good stories has earned him a place in cinema history.
Check out his collection of feature length screenplays, written and directed by him.
Tom Clancy may not be a screenplay writer, per se, but his iconic novels on military espionage have managed to inspire some of the most successful military thrillers in cinema. His writings have also gone on to thrive outside of the movie theater and unto various reincarnations such as television and video games.
And with a new Tom Clancy based military thriller already in the works for next year, it looks like it’ll be only a matter of time before audiences are greeted with another Clancy quality classic.
Here are a collection of feature-length scripts adapting his works:
Superheroes aren’t the only comic book properties that are squeezing their way into cinemas these days. Comics are turning into such hot properties that even lesser known franchises are catching Hollywood’s eye. See just how well Hollywood’s top comic properties have jumped from the comic panels to the big screen.
Check out our Top 5 Movie Comic Adaptations below:
It’s no surprise that writer-director David O. Russel is one of the hottest names in Hollywood right now.Nabbing back-to-back nominations at this year’s Golden Globe and Academy Awards for his recently released The Fighter (2010)has gotten critics and audiences captivated with his deft sense of storytelling and filmmaking.
Check out a compilation of his feature length works below:
The King’s Speech caught me by surprise. I went to see it expecting it to be about the abdication of King Edward VIII. Well, silly me… the story was much more interesting and provides a good vehicle for both Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. However, I got the biggest kick out of the casting of Derek Jacobi as the Archbishop of Canterbury. The inside joke is his famous stuttering role in the BBC series I, Claudius.
Charlie Kaufman may not be one of the most prolific writers in Hollywood, but he’s definitely one of the most popular. Despite his trademark predilection for the eccentric, Charlie Kaufman’s unique style of writing still manages to stay grounded, emotional and compelling.
After being nominated twice in the Best Screenplay category at the Academy Awards for his work on Adaptation (2002) and Being John Malkovich (1999), Kaufman finally came home with a trophy for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
With only six feature films under his belt, that’s already an impressive resumé indeed.
As a director, Wes Anderson has undoubtedly one of the most recognizable visual styles in cinema. His conscious use of bold primary colors and symmetric composition give his films a unique aesthetic that thread through his entire body of work.
As a scriptwriter, however, Anderson’s unique voice reveals his knack for dry, deadpan humor and his love for curiously eccentric characters. Whether you rue his lack of versatility, or praise his fine sense of individuality, its unmistakable that Anderson’s style is completely his own.
See below for a compiled collection of Wes Anderson’s feature length screenplays:
Even with only five feature length films to his writer / director credit, Paul Thomas Anderson (better known as PTA in professional circles) has already been credited as one of the most important filmmakers working today.
His academy-award nominated film There Will Be Blood (2007) has been praised by critics as one of the best films of the past decade. His powerful sense of character and masterful use of emotion on the written page is brought to even fuller effect when translated to the big screen.
Browse through the complete collection of Paul T. Anderson’s scripts below:
With the latest installment of Stephen Meyer’s multi-million dollar vampire franchise breaking box-office records, it looks like the Twilight Saga has more than taken a bite out of moviegoers the world over.
Love it or hate it, the Twilight Saga has its loyal fanbase of “Twihards” looking to sink its teeth into anything related to Edward, Bella and Jacob. And with the franchise finale rumored to be in two parts, bloodthirsty fans are looking forward to having their thirst finally quenched.
Check out the adaptations of this vampiric love story with the full scripts listed below.
From the boxing ring to the wild west, Clint Eastwood has taken us through countless characters with his remarkable skill and passion for acting.
Though his recent works as a director has allowed him to shine from behind the camera, Clint Eastwood will always be remembered for his contribution in front of it.
Retrace the career of this outstanding actor with a complete list of scripts of Clint Eastwood’s credited acting filmography.
As one of the small handful of directors who have won best picture, best screenplay and best director for the same film, James L. Brooks has earned his spot under the Hollywood limelight after years of honing his craft as a writer for television. The multi-academy award winning writer-director has managed to captivate audiences with his unique and provocative sense of filmmaking.
