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From the book Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade, the basic rules of pitching. In case you are not familiar with William Goldman (1931-2018), he’s been one of the best screenwriters Hollywood has seen. He was…
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William Goldman (1931-2018) is one of the best screenwriters Hollywood has seen. He was the author of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (an original script that won him his first Oscar), “All The President’s Men” (maybe the most difficult…
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William Goldman is someone I deeply admire. If you had Butch , All The President’s Men and Marathon Man in your résumé, I would admire you too… and the guy can talk! His books are a pleasure to read, both fiction…
