Best Screenplays To Read - April 2024

A Raisin in the Sun

This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679755330
• ASIN: 0679755330
• ISBN: 0679755330
• Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Hamilton: The Revolution

A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda.Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B, and the best traditions of theater, this once-in-a-generati... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1455539740
• UPC: 710308291108
• ASIN: 1455539740
• ISBN: 1455539740
• Brand: Jeremy McCarter Lin Manuel Miranda
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Hogwarts Library book)

A brand new edition of this essential companion to the Harry Potter stories, with a new foreword from J.K. Rowling (writing as Newt Scamander), and 6 new beasts!A set textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, Newt Scamander’s masterpiece has entertained wizarding families through the generations. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. Scamander’s years of travel and research have created a tome of unparalleled importance. Some of the beasts will be familiar to readers of the Harr... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01LYBG60A
• ASIN: B01LYBG60A
• Manufacturer: Pottermore Publishing

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

J.K. Rowling's screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay. When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone… Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books. Featuring a cast of remarkable characters, this is epic, adventure-pack... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1338109065
• ASIN: 1338109065
• ISBN: 1338109065
• Brand: Scholastic Press
• Manufacturer: Arthur A. Levine Books

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children.While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son, Albus, must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: Sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.The playscript for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was originally released as a "special rehearsal edition" alongs... [Read More]

• ASIN: 133821666X
• ASIN: 133821666X
• ISBN: 133821666X
• Manufacturer: Arthur A. Levine Books

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter)

At the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings.In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists Newt, his former Hogwarts student, who agrees to help once again, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the tr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1338263897
• ASIN: 1338263897
• ISBN: 1338263897
• Manufacturer: Arthur A. Levine Books

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting

Hollywood's script guru teaches you how to write a screenplay in "the 'bible' of screenwriting" (The New York Times)—now celebrating forty years of screenwriting success!Syd Field's books on the essential structure of emotionally satisfying screenplays have ignited lucrative careers in film and television since 1979. In this revised edition of his premiere guide, the underpinnings of successful onscreen narratives are revealed in clear and encouraging language that will remain wise and practical as long as audiences watch stories unfold visually—from hand-held devices to IMAX to virtual re... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385339038
• ASIN: 0385339038
• ISBN: 9780385339032
• Brand: Syd Field
• Manufacturer: Delta

Annihilation

• ASIN: B079YYHM9Z
• ASIN: B079YYHM9Z

Call Me by Your Name: A Novel

Now a Major Motion Picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, Starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, and Written by Three-Time Oscar™ Nominee James IvoryThe Basis of the Oscar-Winning Best Adapted ScreenplayA New York Times BestsellerA USA Today Bestseller A Los Angeles Times BestsellerA Vulture Book Club Pick An Instant Classic and One of the Great Love Stories of Our TimeAndre Aciman's Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Each is unprepared... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250169445
• ASIN: 1250169445
• ISBN: 9781250169440
• Brand: Picador
• Manufacturer: Holtzbrinck Publishers

Monster

Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONSTER.FADE IN: INTERIOR COURT. A guard sits at a desk behind Steve. Kathy O'Brien, Steve's lawyer, is all business as she talks to Steve.O'BRIENLet me make sure you understand what's going on. Both you and this king character are on trial for felony murder. Felony Murder is as serious as it gets. . . . When you're in court, you sit there and pay attetion. You l... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0064407314
• ASIN: 0064407314
• ISBN: 9780064407311
• Brand: Amistad Press
• Manufacturer: Amistad

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (Hardcover)

J.K. Rowling's five-film Fantastic Beasts adventure series continues with the original screenplay for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of

• UPC: 553534494
• Rating: 3.8

The Screenwriter's Workbook : Exercises and Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay, Newly Revised and Updated

At last! The classic screenwriting workbook--now completely revised and updated--from the celebrated lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author, Syd Field: "the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world"* No one knows more about screenwriting than Syd

• UPC: 4746188
• Rating: 4.0

Reading Is Awesome! : Fun with Plex/Friends Are Fun!/A Best Friend for Foofa/Mystery in Gabba Land/Super Gabba Friends!/The Gabba Land Band

The Yo Gabba Gabba gang share such activities as dancing, singing, and trying new things, suggest things friends can do together, search for Muno's hat, pretend to be superheroes, and form a band, and Foofa

• UPC: 36955876

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (Hardcover)

"When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble

• UPC: 51527432
• Color: See PackageOther
• Rating: 4.313

Screenplay : The Foundations of Screenwriting

From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script, here are easily understood guidelines to make film-writing accessible to novices and to help practiced writers improve their

• UPC: 3658054
• Rating: 3.667

Before Sunrise & Before Sunset : Two Screenplays

In one volume, the screenplays to two contemporary classics, directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, about the immediate and life-altering attraction between two strangers. On a train from Budapest to

• UPC: 3379320
• Rating: 4.0

Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies - eBook

All the students in the class are assigned reading buddies. Except for Adelaide. She already has one. A bear! And Adelaide is quite persuasive as she explains to her language arts teacher, Mrs. Fitz-Pea, and

• UPC: 477269186

The Writer's Idea Book 10th Anniversary Edition : How to Develop Great Ideas for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Screenplays

"Where do you get your ideas? It's a question and a quandary that bedevils every writer. And once you've got an idea, what then? ideas without a plan, without a purpose, and no more than

• UPC: 16545054
• Rating: 3.5

Writing Screenplays That Sell, New Twentieth Anniversary Edition : The Complete Guide to Turning Story Concepts Into Movie and Television Deals

No one is better than Michael Hauge at finding what is most authentic in every moment of a story. Will Smith Michael Hauge is a story master, and this book is an absolute must have

• UPC: 14673076
• Rating: 5.0

World of Reading LEGO Disney Princess: The Best Tree House Ever (Level 2)

In this World of Reading adventure, our favorite Disney princesses embark on another thrilling adventure together in their magical castle and strengthen their frienship along the

• UPC: 989475377