Blogs about: William Goldman
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“A solitary figure stood near the basketball courts…”
(Note: This post is the forty-third installment in my author’s commentary for The Icon Thief, covering Chapter 42. You can read the earlier installments here.) In theory, a writer can get to know the… more →
Alec Nevala-Lee
My Top Ten non-horror films #7
wrote 2 hours ago: 7 – BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) Having watched this and Marathon Man and discovering t … more →
"You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles." ~Miracle Max--Beth Trissel
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wrote 2 days ago: Big fan of The Princess Bride here, so I figure it’s time for a look back. Westley: Hear this … more →
Shane Black's Style
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wrote 2 days ago: “[Shane Black] isn’t Hollywood’s most prolific writer — he only has a handful of c … more →
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
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wrote 1 week ago: We’re getting down to the end of Once Upon a Time, but I fit in another reread of an old favor … more →
Screenwriter Profile: William Goldman
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wrote 1 week ago: The Writer: William Goldman gave a great interview in which he talks about how little talent he had … more →
The End of Happily Ever After
wrote 1 week ago: By Rob D. Young Once upon a time our stories ended in happily ever after. Dragons were slain, damsel … more →
When it's not right...
wrote 2 weeks ago: Having exhausted all the Hannibal possibilities, and still without any other required atmospheric vi … more →
Jailbait, Rejection & Screenwriter Mark Boal's Start
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wrote 2 weeks ago: “I started out in newspapers, went on to narrative nonfiction magazine articles in the late 90 … more →
All the President's Men.
wrote 2 weeks ago: Whom do I know? No need to introduce the two leading men, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford. You sho … more →
Rules, Rules, Rules... are there for a reason.
wrote 2 weeks ago: Title: The Princess Bride Author: William Goldman Length: 255 pages People give me crap about it all … more →
June Resolutions: Let the summer fun begin!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Read 3 books I even have them already picked out. Check them out: My plan is to finish Out of the Si … more →
Anybody Want a Peanut?
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The Princess Bride (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Let me start by saying that I love movies. I lo … more →
How One Fictional Quote Came to Symbolize a Real Life Event -OR- “Follow the Money (As You Wish)”
wrote 3 weeks ago: For those of you who are too young to have lived during the Nixon years, you’re still aware of the g … more →
10 Ways To Deal With Losing The One Person You Want
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I don’t know about you but I’d rather breakdance barefoot on broken glass than be rejected by the on … more →
Writer Interview: William Goldman
wrote 3 weeks ago: IMDb Profile: William Goldman | Interview Credit: The Writers Guild Foundation … more →
Learning from the Masters: An Interview with William Goldman
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wrote 4 weeks ago: William Goldman is one of the most successful and sage screenwriters currently working in Hollywood. … more →
More Fantasy Favorites
wrote 1 month ago: More Fantasy Favorites Labyrinth came out in 1986 and The Princess Bride came out in 1987, but I saw … more →
Character
wrote 1 month ago: There’s a lot in a Name “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” This line, … more →
Bryan, William, and Nanette
wrote 1 month ago: Bryan Forbes, the film director, has died – a British director who managed to have a fairly su … more →
