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AFI film school #50: Yankee Doodle Dandy -- Dancing about architecture

There’s a wide variety of types of movies on this list and none are quite like this one. Oftentimes movies made in the 30’s and 40’s feel similar to movies made today; however this one.…

AFI film school #49: The Sixth Sense -- Twist and shout

Many directors have become punchlines to jokes. Michael Bay, Dennis Duggan, and Greg Araki have all become known for making popular less than great movies.…

Pilot Writing #2: The Characters

Before, I had explored the first element of creating a great pilot script. And now, we’re moving right along to an element every bit as important: having amazing characters…

AFI film school #48: Blade Runner -- Mixing genres

I’ve spend some time in past AFI articles talking about the genre movies that make it onto the list. Something just as interesting is the movies that aren’t a single genre.…