Jack Nicholson’s 'Chinatown' remains a 1974 classic, but its screenwriting was named the greatest in American movie history. Screenplay News Author:

The all-time best American movie screenplays cover a wide range of genres, from neo-noir gems like Chinatown to timeless war

The all-time best American movie screenplays cover a wide range of genres, from neo-noir gems like Chinatown to timeless war

The all-time best American movie screenplays cover a wide range of genres, from neo-noir gems like Chinatown to timeless war

The all-time best American movie screenplays cover a wide range of genres, from neo-noir gems like Chinatown to timeless war

The all-time best American movie screenplays cover a wide range of genres, from neo-noir gems like Chinatown to timeless war

It all starts with the screenplay. It's an adage almost any film student learns, and one that's at the crux

It all starts with the screenplay. It's an adage almost any film student learns, and one that's at the crux

It all starts with the screenplay. It's an adage almost any film student learns, and one that's at the crux

A veteran writer argues the industry’s current economics make the old distinction increasingly meaningless An old debate, revived by a genuinely

Craig Gillespie and Ana Nogueira discuss translating the acclaimed comic into a feature film A comic adaptation built around a fairly

Several filmmakers premiered movies they wrote, directed and produced entirely themselves this year Total creative control, right out of the gate Several

Historic deals worth millions continue to shape how the industry talks about script value today A short list that still defines