Great Films
Kramer vs. Kramer: A Screenplay Analysis
Posted by Jennine Lanouette on Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Projected Release: Spring, 2016. By presenting a man as a primary caretaker in a quiet domestic drama, Kramer vs. Kramer is oddly similar to Thelma & Louise in its inversion of conventional gender roles. However, while you can treat Thelma & Louise as simply an action film or go deeper into its layers of character… read the full article.
Thelma & Louise: A Multimedia eBook
Posted by Jennine Lanouette on Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Projected Release: Spring, 2015. In her story of two women on the lam after killing a man for assaulting them, Callie Khouri creates an action-packed romp that is also a thematically rich metaphor for her belief that women in this world must live under a soul-crippling double standard. However, while it is Louise’s act of… read the full article.
The African Queen
Posted by Jennine Lanouette on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Watch the complete film on Netflix. Click here. Before you dismiss The African Queen as so much 1950s sexual repression, racial stereotyping and bad rear screen projection, let’s not forget that it was written by James Agee and directed by John Huston, who certainly have their place in the pantheon of great writers and directors.… read the full article.
My Script Analysis Methods
Posted by Jennine Lanouette on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
I view a film’s screenplay not so much as the bunch of words that appear on the page but, rather, as the scenes, characters, and dramatic structure that we finally see on screen. Thus, I analyze from the finished film. I operate under the assumption that, with the great films anyhow, what ended up on… read the full article.