Screenwriting, Hollywood, and the Future of AI Storytelling

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Rethinking Childhood in ‘Paperhouse’: Crafting Psychological Horror

Childhood is usually treated in cinema as a domain of innocence, wonder, and eventual coming-of-age. Yet in Bernard Rose’s Paperhouse (1988), the familiar tropes are not simply subverted — they are weaponized.This haunting film, adapted from Catherine Storr’s novel Marianne Dreams, uses the building blocks of a child’s imagination to construct an intensely psychological horror landscape — one…

AI in Hollywood: Weekly News, May 22, 2025

AI Takes Center Stage in Hollywood: What Screenwriters and Creators Need to Know Now The entertainment industry is undergoing a seismic shift as artificial intelligence (AI) technologies redefine storytelling, production, and creative collaboration. In the past week alone, major developments have emerged that directly impact screenwriters, filmmakers, and studios. From Google’s unveiling of the Flow…

AI in Hollywood: Weekly News, May 15, 2025

The intersection of artificial intelligence and the entertainment industry has never been more electrifying. Over the past week alone, a string of announcements—from OpenAI’s cinematic ambitions to union contract updates—has crystallized AI’s rapid evolution from experimental novelty to production mainstay. For screenwriters, filmmakers, and studio executives alike, these developments aren’t distant “what-ifs” but immediate game-changers…

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The Surreal Satire of ‘Brazil’: Creating a Dystopian Comedy

In the labyrinth of science fiction cinema, few films are as singular—and as maddeningly brilliant—as Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985). Equal parts Orwellian nightmare, Kafkaesque absurdity, and Monty Python-esque dark humor, Brazil offers an invaluable masterclass for screenwriters and storytellers in crafting a dystopian comedy that is as haunting as it is hilarious. Today, we dive…

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The Realism of ‘American Splendor’: Blurring Documentary and Drama

In the landscape of modern cinema, there are few films as genre-defying—and quietly revolutionary—as American Splendor (2003), directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. Based on the autobiographical comics of underground icon Harvey Pekar, the film is neither a traditional biopic nor a straightforward adaptation. Instead, it blurs the lines between narrative fiction, documentary, and memoir,…

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