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L.A. Confidential: The Screenplay 4 reviews Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
Grand Central Publishing, 1997
Exceptionally realistic
+ "No hush, hush here." + The best movie of the decade! + Astounding
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Fargo 7 reviews Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Faber & Faber, 1996
Love it or hate it, it's a darn good script.
+ Humor, yes, but don't miss out on touching scenes + Pretty Darn Good + Amazing Movie And Even Better Script + A great story about greed and its consequences.
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Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red 2 reviews Krzystof Kieslowski
Faber & Faber, 1998
No question about it -- pick up this book!
+ Three colors, three emotions
This book is a screenplay of Kieslowski's famous movie trilogy. The films are amazing, and the book is no less terrific. It has three great, interweaving stories, all great read by themselves but a masterpiece when read together. This is one book I will read over and over again, and so will ...
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Sling Blade: A Screenplay 5 reviews Billy Bob Thornton
Miramax, 1996
A must have for any Billy Bob fan
+ Great screenplay + "A nice home fried tater." + Convinced me to see the film + Some folks call it a Sling Blade- I Call it a Masterpiece
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Seven & 8Mm (Classic Screenplay) 7 reviews Andrew Kevin Walker
Faber & Faber, 1999
Brilliant Screenwriting
+ "This Is Not Going To Have A Happy Ending"; Indeed + Seven + It concerns only Seven
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The People Vs. Larry Flynt: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script Series) 2 reviews Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Newmarket Press, 1996
A Brilliant Look at A Complex Man
Love him or hate him (and does anyone really love him?), Larry Flynt has been a lightning rod for 1st amendment issues over the past few decades. This brilliant script looks at the complexities of a man who chose willingly to go into pornographic magazines, and who almost fell into being a free ...
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The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script Series) 15 reviews Frank Darabont
Newmarket Press, 2004
Great in depth exploration
+ Shawshank Shooting Script-KC review + Excellent study guide of Shawshank Redemption + A great buy for any film student or "Shawshank..." lover + It just doesn't get any closer than this...
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Reservoir Dogs: The Screenplay 5 reviews Quentin Tarantino
Grove Press, 2000
"If you kill that man, you die next."
+ A Must Film School Teaching Tool + Strikingly original and well told. + QUENTIN-SENTIAL SCREENPLAYS
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Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay 28 reviews Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
Miramax, 1999
LOVE IS A STORM OF WORDS AND THUNDER
+ Fabulous... + Viola and Will what an item! + Shall I Compare Thee To A Summers Day + HOW COULD IT NOT GET BEST PICTURE
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The Sense and Sensibility: Screenplay & Diaries : Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film 11 reviews Emma Thompson
Newmarket Pr, 1995
Emma Thompson's dazzling adaptation of Jane Austen's novel
+ A look inside the making of the film + A fascinating look at a remarkable film. + Great marriage of screenplay and journal writing + Excellent Book!
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The Truman Show: The Shooting Script 25 reviews Andrew Niccol, Peter Weir
Newmarket Press, 1998
Masterpiece!
+ Fake Reality Show + TS + Reviw of "The Truman Show"
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Good Will Hunting: A Screenplay 44 reviews Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Miramax, 1997
Great script of a great movie
+ Brilliant in its simplicity + Great Screenplay of a Great Movie
The lines such as "How do you like them apples" are classics already. The movie was brilliant and I own the screenplay. A terrific insight into the anatomy of the film.
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Barton Fink & Miller's Crossing 2 reviews Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Faber & Faber, 1991
Two of the Finest Screenplays of the Last Ten Years
+ Roderick Jaynes = Joel and Ethan Coen
The Coen brother's films have never failed to astonish and entertain me. From BLOOD SIMPLE to FARGO, they have shown an uncanny knack for vivid characteriziations and photographic style. But the question is, are the scripts as good by themselves? Thankfully, the answer is yes. The Coen's ...
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The Piano: Screenplay 11 reviews Jane Campion
Miramax, 1993
Love is beautiful and can be cruel
+ A lot for a little + Ada`s way to talk + Powerfull and Emotional
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Pulp Fiction 20 reviews Quentin Tarantino
Miramax, 1994
Reads like a book; very addictive. Great dialogue.
+ A wonderful screenplay + "I'm an American baby, our names don't mean s***" + I Love the Movie,I Love the Screenplay!
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Gods and Monsters: The Shooting Script Bill Condon, Ian McKellen, ...
Newmarket Press, 2005
Now published for the first time, the Oscar®-winning script for the film starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, and Lynn Redgravein the Newmarket Shooting Script® series format, with new introductions written especially for this edition. This critically acclaimed film was chosen by Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, Rolling Stone, USA Today, The Washington Post , and more than 100 other ...
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Jackie Brown: A ScreenPlay 10 reviews Quentin Tarantino
Miramax Books, 1997
I am lying when I say I have read this book, but so what?
+ Quentin does it again + 2 masters at work here. + WOW... + THEY GOT THE MONEY!
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Hamlet: By William Shakespeare 11 reviews Kenneth Branagh, William Shakespeare
W. W. Norton & Company, 1996
Pictures worth it alone
+ Hamlet and Ken + Great; but what pictures?? + Worthy exploration of forces behind the making of an epic + Hamlet the best Shakespeare
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Fargo 7 reviews Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Faber & Faber, 1996
Love it or hate it, it's a darn good script.
+ Humor, yes, but don't miss out on touching scenes + Pretty Darn Good + Amazing Movie And Even Better Script + A great story about greed and its consequences.
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Good Will Hunting: A Screenplay 44 reviews Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Miramax, 1997
Great script of a great movie
+ Brilliant in its simplicity + Great Screenplay of a Great Movie
The lines such as "How do you like them apples" are classics already. The movie was brilliant and I own the screenplay. A terrific insight into the anatomy of the film.
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