Anonymous asked: whos your favorite screenwriter

ben hecht, leigh brackett, woody allen, john august, jean-pierre melville, jacques prevert, billy wilder (and collaborators charles brackett & i.a.l. diamond), a.i. bezzerides, robert towne, genevieve turner

and probably a whole bunch i’m forgetting and will be reminded of in a second when people start suggesting others

#questions and answers  
8 months ago on September 12, 2012 at 01:49am
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  1. zomgmouse said: I feel like it’s weird to lump writer-directors in with just screenwriters. Because they seem to be more “filmmakers” than simply screenwriters.
  2. ishyismagic said: no love for Kaufman tho?
  3. iwanttobelikearollingstone said: Ah, love the Melville shout out.
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