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For anyone interested...

… I've an episode of Emmerdale scheduled for broadcast tonight… ITV, 7pm. 

Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola on collaboration

Roman Coppola: Often when we’re working we talk it out, and we say the lines repeatedly. It’s an oral experience where maybe we’ll begin with a little improvisation. I’ll say something and then Wes will respond, and then we start to collect the phrases. Then Wes will often speak the lines in a sort of cadence, rhythm, and manner, so it’s a sort of musical experience where those qualities are ingrained in it before even putting it on paper.

Wes Anderson: I read an interview with David Mamet where he was saying that writing a play is really sitting in a room talking to yourself. One thing I particularly enjoyed about working on these scripts with you is that we’re both talking to ourselves, to each other, writing these things. I find that a much more inspiring way of talking to yourself, when you’re not talking to yourself alone; when we’re both talking to ourselves with an audience. Often these scenes come from a real dialogue, and that’s what it ends up being anyways.

They're talking about the very beautiful Moonrise Kingdom, although they're collaborated before, in an interview with Rob Field at the WGA site. 

Tune in, tonight...

… 7pm, ITV, for another Emmerdale. Paddy gets his waders on, and Charity and Cain get up to no good.

Latest Emmerdale episode

My latest Episode of Emmerdale was broadcast on May 29. If you're interested, it's still available here for a while longer.

Vote for Emmerdale

Emmerdale - a show I write for and admire for its courage and commitment to good drama - has been nominated in a number of categories. If you enjoy the show, do me a favour, and go here to vote. Many thanks.

Emmerdale, last night...

My 16th episode of Emmerdale aired last night. And Ella played hardball. If you're interested, it's here for a while.

Update from an absentee blogger

I've an episode of Emmerdale on this evening... and, yes, Nathan's going to be feeling a bit sore.

I dare you to ask Josh Olson to read your script

I will not read your fucking script. At this point, you should walk away, firm in your conviction that I'm a dick. But if you're interested in growing as a human being and recognizing that it is, in fact, you who are the dick in this situation, please read on.

The "dramatic need" to cut to another story

Screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga on the triptych form:

Kevin Spacey wants what screenwriters want...

... this. More here.