'Pulp Fiction' by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary is a classic when it comes to screenplays, so it was only a matter of time before I featured it on the blog. The film only won one Oscar in 1995, for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, but the film was also nominated for … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday: PULP FICTION by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary

#ScreenplaySunday is back! 'American Beauty' by Alan Bail has been on my radar since I started doing my reviews. The film was released in 1999 and received 5 Oscars, including: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Kevin Spacey), Best Director (Sam Mendes), Best Cinematography, and most important for me: Best Writing, Written Directly … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday – AMERICAN BEAUTY by Alan Bail

GIA is based on the life and times of America's first supermodel: Gia Marie Carangi (who really just went by Gia). I chose to review this screenplay this week, because I'm actually performing a scene as Gia in my acting class, so of course I had to learn the entire story to do any kind … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday – GIA by Jay McInerney & revised by Michael Cristofer

So, it's about time that I finally review this year's winner of this year's Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and Casey's Affleck's Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Manchester by the Sea. Turns out, I am actually performing a scene from this story in my acting studio, I am playing … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA by Kenneth Lonergan

This week's #ScreenplaySunday is written and directed by the infamously talented Woody Allen; the film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, and won one of my favourite actresses, Penelope Cruz, her Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. If you read this blog, I'm sure you … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday: VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA by Woody Allen

I have to admit, I had a really hard time finding inspiration for this week's #ScreenplaySunday review, simply because I couldn't think of a story, that I knew, that was inspiring to me right now. Well, I happened to stumble upon the amazing story of 'Out of Africa' by Kurt Luedtke, while I was reading a book … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday: OUT OF AFRICA by Kurt Luedtke

So with baseball on my mind, since it is the Blue Jay's Opening Week in Toronto (and I work at the stadium), I decided to review 'Moneyball' for this week's #ScreenplaySunday! The most exciting and unexpected treat for me was seeing Mark Shapiro (the current GM of the Toronto Blue Jays) make many guest appearances in this script … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday: MONEYBALL by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

I chose 'The Apartment' for this week's #ScreenplaySunday because it was one of the first recommendations I received when I started this weekly challenge (thank you @vero_vjazzy!). The movie was made in 1960 and wow was it ever awesome! This story has the simplicity of everyday life mixed with all the confusions, misunderstandings, and love … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday: THE APARTMENT by Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond

This week's #ScreenplaySunday is all about an actress who wrote her own role and made a splash in the industry; being nominated for countless awards, including Best Woman Screenwriter at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists in 2013. The story even won Zoe the Breakthrough Artist Award at the Detroit Film Critic Society, US in 2012. … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday: RUBY SPARKS by Zoe Kazan

I chose 'Hidden Figures' for this week's #ScreenplaySunday because it is my pick for this year's academy award for best adapted screenplay and because of my personal experience this past year: obtaining my Master of Science degree as a woman. I can't help but have an incredible amount of respect for the women whom this … Continue reading #ScreenplaySunday: HIDDEN FIGURES by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi