David Lynch Created the Perfect Jump Scare in ‘Mulholland Drive’

When it comes to dissecting the greatest movies of the 21st century, I'm always excited to dive into some David Lynch, especially _Mulholland Drive_ (2001).

That's a movie where you can watch it over and over and always have a completely different experience. And you can have a conversation with whoever you watch with after and really dig into what they think it all means.

In a recent…

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Weaponizing Scenes: What 'Sweet Smell of Success' Can Teach Us About Conflict

I cannot tell you how exhausting it is to sit and write a screenplay to try to get it to sound both good and like real life. See, real life is boring most of the time. But movies have to be entertaining.

Even when you think you've conquered the scene and wrung all the information you need from it, there are times when I go back and see that it reads flat, predictable, and painfully…

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