FrankenScript :: Lee Gabel's Screenwriting Journal/Blog

This is amazing, and it is no surprise how well the movie turned out. Coppola knew the story inside and out before writing the script. This is why outlining is so important. You don’t get lost and can focus on the best parts of the story.

I put off watching this film for a long time. My mistake. I had no idea that the subject matter and story in this film could be so riveting. But it is, and the performances are fantastic, notably Frank Langella as Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost. Yes, it has been dramatized, and is [...]