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It’s a family affair this time around, with Ben Mankiewicz examining all that went into the making of the scandalous epic directed by his uncle Joe. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor As TCM notes, the ...

The only way you’re going to be able to successfully write a screenplay is if you know the key terms of the profession like the back of your hand. There are two concepts that are often seen as ...

plot is one of the techniques for creating a story. It is used like a blueprint, with the plot, setting, plot start, punch line, etc. written out and organized. Working on the plot at the plot stage ...

Most screenplays use some form of a plot device. But a bad plot device can ruin an otherwise acceptable screenplay, so screenwriters must be careful to craft storytelling devices in a way that ...

In her 2021 essay “The Case Against the Trauma Plot,” New Yorker critic Parul Sehgal delves into the controversy surrounding Hanya Yanagihara’s novel A Little Life. Referring to its protagonist, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in comedy. Since this is a list of the best plot twists in movies, this article comes with a big SPOILER ...

Tiago has a bachelor's degree in Political Science and nearly a decade's worth of experience reporting on video games, movies, deadly real-life cults, and TV shows. Surprising plot twists and turns ...

In the opening of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel “The Marriage Plot,” an English professor complains that contemporary life has been disastrous for the novel. His argument goes like this: “In the days when ...