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When the Baseball Film Helped Make America (Kind of) Great
Between 1984 and 1994, the baseball genre became one of the biggest draws at the U.S. box office before suddenly going all but extinct. What happened?
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Q&A: Filmmaker Scott Frank Doesn't Know What Happens Next
The creator of 'Godless', ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, and 'Monsieur Spade' reflects on time, finding his own voice nearly 30 years after first finding…
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What Really Went Wrong With the 'Star Wars' Prequels...Maybe
I have a theory about George Lucas's original, far more tragic intentions for the central relationships of his Prequels - which could help you learn how…
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In Search of Beautiful Things (and Inspiration): October 2024
31 moments of everyday beauty - photographed by 5AM StoryTalk's readers and curated by me - to help inspire you on your personal and creative journeys
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Weekly Question: How do you feel about trigger warnings on art?
In a recent interview with The Times of London, actor Matt Smith complained about the concept of “trigger warnings” before episodes of televisio…
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When Martin Scorsese Went to War with the NY Times Over Cultural Diversity
The legendary filmmaker's rebuttal of a spectacularly ignorant editorial published by the paper should be memorized by all art lovers
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5AM StoryTalk Reflections: The Art of Interrogating Art
A collection of articles and essays about learning directly from film/TV, novels, and other artworks yourself...rather than from how-to books
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Weekly Question: What's your favorite biopic (and why isn't it 'Lawrence of Arabia')?
Weekly questions’ comment sections are left open for one week.
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Q&A: Author Louis Bayard Is Stuck in the Past
The novelist behind 'The Pale Blue Eye' and, more recently, 'The Wildes' discusses the evolution of his writing career, Hollywood adaptations of his…
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25 Biopic Scripts to Download and Study
5AM StoryTalk has curated a tour through big-screen biographical dramas for you to learn from
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The Decisions That Made 'The Shawshank Redemption' a Perfect Adaptation
On the film's 30th anniversary, let's break down how Frank Darabont's screenplay transformed Stephen King's novella into such a powerful cinematic…
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5AM StoryTalk Double Feature: Two American Dreams
These two films juxtapose the absurd mythological fantasy and brutal, nightmarish reality of the United States
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Weekly Question: What line hits harder than any other in fiction?
Weekly questions’ comment sections are left open for one week.
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How to Survive the Creative Embarrassment of Working in Genre
A host of filmmakers, novelists, and comic book writers from around the globe weigh in about the value of genre storytelling and how these stories are…
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This 100-Year-Old Silent Film Will Challenge Everything You Think You Know About Structure
'The Big Parade' is one of the first great anti-war films, but it's also a perfect demonstration of what I call 'narrative mirroring' in storytelling
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5AM StoryTalk Coffee Reading: Issue 17
A compilation of new and older arts-related articles that you might've missed
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Weekly Question: What are some of the best places you visit to find inspiration and create?
Weekly questions’ comment sections are left open for one week.
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