L.A. Confidential: The Screenplay4 reviews
Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson

Grand Central Publishing, 1997

Exceptionally realistic

+ "No hush, hush here."
+ The best movie of the decade!
+ Astounding
  
  











  



  
Fargo7 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.
  
  











  



  
Three Colors Trilogy: Blue, White and Red2 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Sling Blade: A Screenplay5 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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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...
  
  











  



  
Reservoir Dogs: The Screenplay5 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
  
  











  



  
Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay28 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
  
  











  



  
The Sense and Sensibility: Screenplay & Diaries : Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film11 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!
  
  











  



  
The Truman Show: The Shooting Script25 reviews
Andrew Niccol, Peter Weir

Newmarket Press, 1998

Masterpiece!

+ Fake Reality Show
+ TS
+ Reviw of "The Truman Show"
  
  











  



  
Good Will Hunting: A Screenplay44 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.
  
  











  



  
Barton Fink & Miller's Crossing2 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Piano: Screenplay11 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
  
  











  



  
Pulp Fiction20 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!
  
  











  



  
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 Redgrave—in 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Jackie Brown: A ScreenPlay10 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!
  
  











  



  
Hamlet: By William Shakespeare11 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
  
  











  



  
Fargo7 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.
  
  











  



  
Good Will Hunting: A Screenplay44 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.