Cole Haddon

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Novelist, screenwriter, journalist. PSALMS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD out now.

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‘Q&A: Screenwriter Emma Frost on Why Scripts Have No Inherent Value’ This conversation may have given me heart palpitations at times, but there's so much to learn here from the intersection of the fine arts and screen in 'The White Queen' creator's life and work.

Q&A: Screenwriter Emma Frost on Why Scripts Have No Inherent Valuecolehaddon.substack.com This conversation may have given me heart palpitations at times, but there's so much to learn here from the intersection of the fine arts and screen in 'The White Queen' creator's life and work

‘What if Maverick Is 'Top Gun's' Real Villain?’ For all of the film's machismo, director Tony Scott's classic is actually a deconstruction of toxic masculinity.

What if Maverick Is 'Top Gun's' Real Villain?colehaddon.substack.com For all of the film's machismo, director Tony Scott's classic is actually a deconstruction of toxic masculinity

‘Q&A: Screenwriter Michael Brandt Is Just Hitting His Stride’ The 'Chicago Fire' creator discusses what he's learned about playing the creative long game from more than twenty years of writing hit films and launching a TV franchise.

Q&A: Screenwriter Michael Brandt Is Just Hitting His Stridecolehaddon.substack.com The 'Chicago Fire' creator discusses what he's learned about playing the creative long game from more than twenty years of writing hit films and launching a TV franchise

‘30 World-Building-Heavy Scripts to Download and Study’ If you've ever wondered how to create brand-new worlds in your screenplays, don't worry - 5AM StoryTalk has got you covered.

30 World-Building-Heavy Scripts to Download and Studycolehaddon.substack.com If you've ever wondered how to create brand-new worlds in your screenplays, don't worry - 5AM StoryTalk has got you covered

‘We All Want to Be the Christopher Columbus of Cinema’ Or: one theory about why American film and the theatrical experience are flailing.

We All Want to Be the Christopher Columbus of Cinemacolehaddon.substack.com Or: one theory about why American film and the theatrical experience are flailing

How to Sequel Like James Cameron: 'Terminator 2' 'Aliens' is brilliant, but let's break down the superior cinematic achievement that is 'Judgment Day' - which came out 33 years ago this week.

How to Sequel Like James Cameron: 'Terminator 2'colehaddon.substack.com 'Aliens' is brilliant, but let's break down the superior cinematic achievement that is 'Judgment Day'

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‘Q&A: Writer-Director Liz W. Garcia Found God on the Big Screen’ The 'Space Cadet' filmmaker discusses her love affair with cinema and balancing her Hollywood work with her side hustle as an indie auteur.

Q&A: Writer-Director Liz W. Garcia Found God on the Big Screencolehaddon.substack.com The 'Space Cadet' filmmaker discusses her love affair with cinema and balancing her Hollywood work with her side hustle as an indie auteur

‘F@ck Your Facts: Werner Herzog's Theory of Ecstatic Truth’ One of our greatest living filmmakers has long advocated that clinging to facts gets in the way of finding meaning in 'true stories' (and life).

F@ck Your Facts: Werner Herzog's Theory of Ecstatic Truthcolehaddon.substack.com One of our greatest living filmmakers has long advocated that clinging to facts gets in the way of finding meaning in 'true stories' (and life)

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‘Q&A: Producer Christine Vachon Doesn't Have Dark Nights of the Soul’ The independent cinema titan offers some real talk about nostalgia for '90s indie filmmaking, the theatrical experience today, and why she doesn't despair for the future of film.

Q&A: Producer Christine Vachon Doesn't Have Dark Nights of the Soulcolehaddon.substack.com The independent cinema titan offers some real talk about nostalgia for '90s indie filmmaking, the theatrical experience today, and why she doesn't despair for the future of film

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Oh, this is a good one...

‘How to Write Better Dialogue (While Becoming a Better Person)’ Let's discuss what you can learn from interviewing others - both to enrich your writing and your life.

How to Write Better Dialogue (While Becoming a Better Person)colehaddon.substack.com Let's discuss what you can learn from interviewing others - both to enrich your writing and your life

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‘How to Escape the Box You've Become Trapped in as an Artist’ More than 20 prominent filmmakers, novelists, and comic book writers from around the globe weigh in about how to avoid being put in a box and, if it's already happened to you, how to break free.

How to Escape the Box You've Become Trapped in as an Artistcolehaddon.substack.com More than 20 filmmakers, novelists, and comic book writers from around the globe weigh in about how to avoid being put in a box and, if it's already happened to you, how to break free

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When you want to change “how you’re known” as an artist, the inertia is strong against you. Here’s some examples on how to turn the tide.

‘What That Last Brownie Really Means in Notting Hill’ Or: What many of us get wrong about one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made.

What That Last Brownie Really Means in 'Notting Hill'colehaddon.substack.com Or: What many of us get wrong about one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made

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‘Q&A: Comic Book Artist @colleendoran.bsky.social Did It Her Way’ The 'A Distant Soil' creator discusses how she carved out her own path in comics over more than four decades.

Q&A: Comic Book Artist Colleen Doran Did It Her Waycolehaddon.substack.com The 'A Distant Soil' creator discusses how she carved out her own path in comics over more than four decades

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‘Q&A: Journalist @moryan.bsky.social Wants to Burn Hollywood Down’ The 'Burn It Down' author discusses Hollywood's history of abuse, why she's determined to see the culture change, and our complicated relationship with problematic art and artists.

Q&A: Journalist Maureen Ryan Wants to Burn Hollywood Downcolehaddon.substack.com The 'Burn It Down' author discusses Hollywood's history of abuse, why she's determined to see the culture change, and our complicated relationship with problematic art and artists

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Two of my favorite creative people... You should check this out!

‘Q&A: Comic Book Artist @colleendoran.bsky.social Did It Her Way’ The 'A Distant Soil' creator discusses how she carved out her own path in comics over more than four decades.

Q&A: Comic Book Artist Colleen Doran Did It Her Waycolehaddon.substack.com The 'A Distant Soil' creator discusses how she carved out her own path in comics over more than four decades

‘Q&A: Comic Book Artist @colleendoran.bsky.social Did It Her Way’ The 'A Distant Soil' creator discusses how she carved out her own path in comics over more than four decades.

Q&A: Comic Book Artist Colleen Doran Did It Her Waycolehaddon.substack.com The 'A Distant Soil' creator discusses how she carved out her own path in comics over more than four decades

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when one of your friends interviews one of your friends, that’s the true friendsgiving

‘Portrait of an Artist as a Young Liar’ The absolutely true story of how I made up an identity, moved to Los Angeles, and became the writer I always wanted to be.

Portrait of an Artist as a Young Liarcolehaddon.substack.com The absolutely true story of how I made up an identity, moved to Los Angeles, and became the writer I always wanted to be

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I am thrilled say that my nonfiction book about Hollywood, Burn It Down, is out in paperback today. And doing this interview 1 year on was such a wonderful, cathartic experience. Check it out! Thank you SO much, Cole 🙏🏻🔥💚🍾 btw more book info here www.harpercollins.com/products/bur...

Burn It Downwww.harpercollins.com NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER An NPR Best Book of the Year In this spectacular, newsmaking exposé that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its heels, Vanity Fair's M...

‘Marty McFly's Adventures in Casual Sex-Criming’ Let's take a fresh look at 'Back to the Future's' obsession with sexual assault and explore how we’ve largely culturally blocked out the six shocking incidents rather than acknowledge that this seminal “family film” is entirely predicated on it.

Marty McFly's Adventures in Casual Sex-Crimingcolehaddon.substack.com Let's take a fresh look at 'Back to the Future's' narrative obsession with sexual assault

Imagine buying tickets to attend an iconic film festival like Tribeca to see original cinema, only to sit down and watch a short film created using technology that steals other people's art and ideas - all with the support of the festival that purports to actually value the arts.

Tribeca Festival to Debut Short Films Made Using OpenAIwww.hollywoodreporter.com The five films will be made using OpenAI's Sora model, which converts text to video clips.

The 5AM StoryTalk Coffee Reading: Issue 14 A compilation of new and older arts-related articles that you might've missed.

The 5AM StoryTalk Coffee Reading: Issue 14colehaddon.substack.com A compilation of new and older arts-related articles that you might've missed

‘Q&A: Screenwriter Nick Antosca on Finding Meaning in Terror’ The TV creator/showrunner has been exploring himself through his dreams and nightmares for years in series like 'Channel Zero', 'The Act', and 'A Friend of the Family'.

Q&A: Screenwriter Nick Antosca on Finding Meaning in Terrorcolehaddon.substack.com The TV creator/showrunner has been exploring himself through his dreams and nightmares for years in series like 'Channel Zero', 'The Act', and 'A Friend of the Family'

‘25 Time-Bending Scripts to Download and Study’ If you've ever wondered how to play with time in your screenwriting, don't worry, 5AM StoryTalk has got you covered.

25 Time-Bending Scripts to Download and Studycolehaddon.substack.com If you've ever wondered how to play with time in your screenwriting, don't worry, 5AM StoryTalk has got you covered