Film & Paradigm Analyses

Get Out Written by Jordan Peele

Paradigm Analysis by Shari Goodhartz Act I first sets up the nighttime abduction of ANDRE (20’s, black) in a suburban setting, then establishes the relationship…

Avatar Written by James Cameron

Paradigm Analysis by Shari Goodhartz Act I sets up Jake as a paraplegic marine whose identical twin brother (Tom) has recently died while working as…

Annie Hall: A Nervous Romance Written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman

A few weeks ago, I happened to see Annie Hall on television. I still think it’s one of the funniest movies I have ever seen….

La Notte Written by Michelangelo Antonioni & Ennio Flaiano & Tonino Guerra

On September 29th, the great Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni celebrates his 90th birthday. His universally acclaimed films, L’Avventura, La Notte, Red Desert, L’Eclisse, Blow Up,…

Magnolia: An Appreciation Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Screenwriting is a craft that occasionally rises to the level of an art. An art because there are times when it taps directly into the…

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Pulp Fiction Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, Story by Quentin Tarantino and Rogers Avary

Shortly after the publication of my book, Four Screenplays in the mid-nineties, I was invited to speak at a screenwriting seminar at the Mill Valley…

The Matrix Written by Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski (as The Wachowski Brothers)

The Matrix I loved The Matrix – loved the action, loved the situation and characters, but most of all, I loved the idea behind the…

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The Searchers: A Look Back Screenplay by Frank S. Nugent, From the novel by Alan LeMay

Recently, I had the opportunity of seeing John Ford’s great classic Western, The Searchers. I hadn’t seen it for many years and I found myself…