Screenwriting 101: Le Trou, and The True
I’m very angry that I’ve gone this long and nobody ever bothered to tell me about Le Trou, Jacques Becker’s exemplary 1960 prison-break movie. What am I paying you people for?
Who is Todd Alcott?
Todd Alcott is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles with his wife and his kids and his cats and his dogs. He has worked on many feature films and has sometimes been credited for thus. You may have seen one.
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- Joker: Folie a Deux October 7, 2024
- Trap August 5, 2024
- Some thoughts on Furiosa May 31, 2024
- Some thoughts on Civil War April 16, 2024
- The Etruscan Horse February 18, 2024
- Some thoughts on the screenplay for Oppenheimer January 23, 2024
- The Beekeeper January 15, 2024
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde October 5, 2023
- Some thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 May 7, 2023
- What does the screenwriter want? May 3, 2023
- The first time the WGA changed my life May 3, 2023
- Black Summer March 20, 2023
- Some thoughts on Elvis (2022) August 7, 2022
- Halloween 2021 November 2, 2021
- Some thoughts on The Boys October 3, 2020
- The Big Lebowski and our present moment May 19, 2020
- Some thoughts on The Lion King July 25, 2019
- Piece in The Guardian May 4, 2019
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs March 5, 2019
- Design Observer podcast September 14, 2018
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