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Academy Award Nominated Writer/Director Tony Gilroy Analyzes Some Movie Pitches

08.10.12 @ 1:22PM Tags : scottmyers, screenwriters, screenwriting, script, tonygilroy

There aren’t too many screenwriters with as many hit movies as Tony Gilroy (who, full disclosure, also happens to be one of my favorites). Even fewer screenwriters make the full transition to writer/director and are nominated for an Academy Award for their directorial debut (Michael Clayton). Regardless of the validity of Hollywood’s most prestigious award, that still takes a bit of skill to pull off. So when someone with his experience level sits down and listens to some movie pitches, there’s a good chance he has a pretty good idea about the difficulties of getting those films made in the Hollywood studio system. More »