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Episode 14: Michael Clayton

A Storylanes deep-dive analysis of Michael Clayton, the legal thriller from the mid-aughts. This one is often held up by pro screenwriters as one of the great recent scripts, and I whole-heartedly agree. Here’s the links: The scriptThe Storylanes analysisListen...
Episode 13: The Social Network

Episode 13: The Social Network

This episode we look at THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Aaron Sorkin’s script about the rise of Facebook released in 2010. This won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Here’s the links: The scriptThe Storylanes analysisListen to the episode here And here’s the...
Episode 12: Parasite

Episode 12: Parasite

This episode, we’re looking at 2019’s PARASITE, the first foreign-language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. It also won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, among others. Here’s the links: The screenplayThe Storylanes analysisListen to the...
Episode 11: Back to the Future

Episode 11: Back to the Future

This episode we’re looking at BACK TO THE FUTURE, the great time-travel comedy from back in the 80’s. It’s been more than 30 years since that film was made, 30 years since it showed us its protagonist traveling back 30 years in his past. And now it...
Episode 10: Shaun of the Dead

Episode 10: Shaun of the Dead

This episode we’re looking at SHAUN OF THE DEAD, the great zombie comedy written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and directed by Edgar Wright. But first, an announcement: we’re moving to biweekly episodes. Sorry, folks, but an episode a week is too tough a...
Episode 9: Breaking Bad

Episode 9: Breaking Bad

This week we turn our eyes to TV and analyze the pilot episode for Breaking Bad, the great series about Walter White, high school teacher and meth cook. Written by Vince Gilligan and starring Bryan Cranston as Walt. And here’s the links: The script.The...