Who Wrote That Movie?: Screenwriting In Review: 2000?2002 [Paperback]

Christopher Wehner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 2003

Before the director or actors can work their magic onscreen a writer, often working alone, faces the blank page and must be the first to create the magic. Yet the writer is usually ignored by critics eager to give credit to the director or sometimes an actor. Not only that, the original vision of the screenwriter rarely makes it to the screen intact-Imagine if your favorite movie could have even been better had that image-conscious actress not demanded changes to the script? The screenplays and movies discussed include:A Beautiful MindAdaptationAlmost FamousAraratBlack Hawk DownBlade 2Cast AwayCatch Me if You CanCity by the SeaThe CellDancer in the DarkFar From HeavenFrailtyThe GiftGladiatorJohn Q.InsomniaIn the BedroomMementoMIB2Minority ReportMonster's BallOcean's ElevenPanic RoomPay it ForwardPearl HarborProof of LifeRoad to PerditionSignsSpy GameWe Were SoldiersWindtalkersTrafficUnbreakable

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About the Author

Chris Wehner is a film critic for the Movie Review & Screenplay Database (www.iscriptdb.com), editor-in-chief of Screenwriter?s Monthly, author of Screenwriting on the Web: Researching, Writing, & Selling Your Script on the Web (2000), script reviewer, and founder of ScreenwritersUtopia.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (September 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595292690
• ISBN-13: 978-0595292691
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,104,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chris Wehner is the Pauline Kael of Screenwriting, October 11, 2003

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Stan Simontone (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who Wrote That Movie?: Screenwriting In Review: 2000?2002 (Paperback)

Somehow found this book and ordered it, it's just published I think. I am a film buff and found the commentary on the development of the screenplays for these movies interesting (though I wanted more from the book). Some wonderful interviews with the screenwriters, especially enjoyed the "Minority Report" script analysis and interviews with the writers, wonderful stuff. If I were a screenwriter I would be interested in the book as Wehner has some insights into what makes movies tick and what makes good screenwriting, which was surprising as I have no idea who he is. (He apparently is a film critic and editor-in-chief of a magazine called "Screenwriter's Monthly" and he has been published before.) The book is not perfect though, found some grammar and spelling mistakes, sometimes his writing is awkward, but overall a nice read, read it two nights.

4.0 out of 5 stars This is interesting...., February 18, 2004

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J. Rolan (Nowhere, NA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who Wrote That Movie?: Screenwriting In Review: 2000?2002 (Paperback)

I loved reading this book about the scripts to the movies that I love. I was fascinated by the in-depth knowledge and background on the development of some of these films. Screenwriting is an art and this book celebrates that. Bravo Mr. Wehner...