Peter WeirAh yes; Peter Weir. The brains behind the Australian psychodrama Picnic At Hanging Rock (girls go on picnic, some go missing, people go nuts), the Australian mystical drama The Last Wave...

Tom Schulman Getting it on PaperNashville-born Tom Schulman didn't really have much experience with attending a private East Coast boys' school in the late 1950s, but that doesn't mean he didn't wr...

Touchstone PicturesFormula for SuccessWhen viewers think of Disney, they most likely picture Donald, Mickey, Mulan, or Ella. But children's cartoons aren't the only forte of the massive company. To...

Natural Atmosphere When a film has a cinematographer famous for films dramas like Rain Man, Cold Mountain, and Witness, it might come as no surprise that the film is atmospheric without being too f...

Maurice Jarre and Peter WeirMusic? What music?One thing about the score that you might have noticed right away: you don't really notice much music. But that doesn't mean it doesn't play an importan...

Carpe Diem. Seize The Day. Make Your Script Super-Quotable.It's no surprise that a film so eminently quotable would inspire some fandom. The American Film institute voted the quote "Carpe Diem. Sei...