Favorite screenwriters?
-
Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Screenwriters
NormanDesmond67 — 14 years ago(May 20, 2011 08:48 AM)
Hi! Just curious as to who some of your favorite screenwriters are? I'm a big fan of classic films, and I find that back in the day screenwriters used to have more notoriety. My two favorites are Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder. What are yours???
-
Overmarz87 — 14 years ago(July 05, 2011 05:46 AM)
I'm not too familiar with older screenwriters but I love a couple of modern day writers.
Charlie Kaufman: Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malcovich
Paul Thomas Anderson: Magnolia, Boogie Nights, There will be blood, Punch Drunk Love, Sydney or Hard Eight
These are some movies of mine. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/lanser87 -
ComfortCreature — 14 years ago(August 12, 2011 02:21 PM)
I'm a big fan of Billy Wilder as well. I also like William Goldman, Richard Matheson, Paddy Chayefsky, Jim Taylor & Alexander Payne and Christopher Nolan. I know there are more but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.
This
is
my happy face. -
Strelnikoff — 14 years ago(August 15, 2011 10:00 PM)
Can you believe Chris Nolan had not even been savvy enough to see 'Last Year at Marienbad' before setting off to make 'Inception'?
How do you even MISS a thing like that, and still call yourself a director?
Speaks volumes about all modern screenwriters. Big splash, yesbut what are they actually doing? Nothing new. All very thin and VERY commercial.
"God rot all 'good men'." -
buby1987 — 14 years ago(September 03, 2011 09:03 AM)
Billy Wilder is great. My personal favorite is Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Blue Collar, American Gigolo).
Also: Robert Towne (Shampoo, Chinatown), Quentin Tarantino, John Milius, Lawrence Kasdan, Bo Goldman, William Goldman, Woody Allen -
ellery-6 — 14 years ago(September 03, 2011 08:35 PM)
Okay now you're gonna think I'm stalking you but I've noticed we have similar tastes, and before I opened this, I said to myself "Paul Schrader owns this thread." Excellent director too - wish he had done more.
Others not yet mentioned: Bob Rafelson, Alvin Sargent, Elaine May, Harold Ramis.
When life gives you lemons, make Limoncello. -
buby1987 — 14 years ago(September 03, 2011 08:42 PM)
Right, I'm starting to recognize your user name. Looks like we have similar tastes.
I like all those writers you mentioned.
In my opinion, Schrader is the greatest screenwriter of all time here's his output from 1975 to 1980: The Yakuza, Taxi Driver, Obsession, Rolling Thunder, Blue Collar, Hardcore, Old Boyfriends, American Gigolo, Raging Bull. He's directed some great films. Affliction was great. I loved The Walker, too. -
wcmartell — 13 years ago(September 11, 2012 09:26 PM)
Paul Schrader.
Dan Mainwarring.
Billy Wilder.
Lawrence Kasdan.- Bill
Free Script Tips Every Day:
http://www.ScriptSecrets.Net
- Bill
-
Kahoko — 11 years ago(February 23, 2015 12:43 PM)
Joss Whedon
Quentin Tarrantino
RJ Stewart
Steven L. Sears
JJ Abrams
Check out my novel:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ONCDITG -
politicidal — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 04:51 PM)
I'm not sure if I have a favorite per se but one current screenwriter whose work I'm often looking forward to is John Logan.
What's missing in movies is same as in society: a good sense of work ethic and living up to ideals. -
Panthers4848 — 9 years ago(January 05, 2017 08:59 PM)
- Anders Thomas Jensen ( All of Susanne Bier's films - In A better World, After The Wedding, Brothers, Love is All You Need, A Second Chance, etc)
- The Coen Brothers
- David Mamet
- François Ozon
- Mike Leigh
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Bill Forsyth
10.Jean-Pierre Jeunet