Based on a true story?
According to the great uncitable (Wikipedia) before the year 2000 211 films had been produced based on a true story and after 2000, 221 films have been based on a true story.
Peter Brook
Director masterclass: Joel & Ethan Coen
The Coen Brothers have been able to create such strong, individual voices for their characters for so long now it’s hard to imagine a small town life in America without thinking about it in terms of Coen Brothers movie.
Director masterclass: Martin Scorsese
“You talkin’ to me? Then who the hell else are you talking... you talking to me? Well I’m the only one here.” “I think I learn more in a movie or in a story when I see what a person does wrong and what happens because of that.”
Best Lead Performer
There are a many strange things about trying to decide who is the ‘best actor’ because whatever performance they give is through the lens of a director and rewritten by the editor.
Director masterclass: David Lynch
Lynch is the master of creating unsettling dreamlike visions and the surreal. He has written and directed cult classics such as Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Drive (2001).
Will Sweden’s Bechdel Rating Work?
The example above shows a script that is clearly not one which will stop denigration of women in films. It does however pass the Bechdel Test.