One suspects that writers in Tales from the Script might have more to say about the art and the joy of creating, but Hanson seems less interested in their craft, spending much of the film allowing the writers to vent about the industry.

| Original Score: 5.8/10 | Jul 4, 2010

Serves more as practical discouragement, working off the idea that would-be writers are mostly deluded and starry-eyed, and what this movie can do is hammer in the reality.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 24, 2010

A cultured curio that offers up an unblinking look at the delicate balancing act between art and commerce that is screenwriting, and moviemaking in general.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 18, 2010

Manages to be fun and informative without tipping too far into the dark side; it favors war stories over horror stories.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 18, 2010

an inside perspective of what the big talents on the pedestal of major filmmaking success talk (and bitch) about.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 18, 2010

Amusingly blunt.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 16, 2010

[It] isn't shocking or surprising, but often amusing, honest and filled with interesting kernels of confessions from a wide range of lively screenwriters.

| Original Score: 6.85/10 | Mar 14, 2010

In Peter Hanson's dishy documentary Tales From the Script, 46 screenwriters gab agreeably about the tribulations of their profession.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 12, 2010

Tales from the Script, which is an awful title that no decent screenwriter would ever choose, is a documentary that features nearly 50 of the film industry's most notable screenwriters talking about their craft and the business it serves.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 12, 2010

Essential viewing for any would-be or struggling screenwriters--all screenwriters struggle--Peter Hanson's uninvitingly titled documentary is a pretty straightforward affair. That's not a bad thing.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Mar 12, 2010

No wonder they call screenwriters egomaniacs with low-self esteem.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 12, 2010

Bulletin from Hollywood: Screenwriters are anxious and whiny.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 12, 2010

I implore any prospective or fledgling screenwriters out there to see the new documentary Tales from the Script.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 11, 2010

If you have any interest whatsoever in writing a screenplay or trying to get a gig writing in Hollywood, this is a must-see film and a great companion to the book.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 10, 2010

This behind-the-scenes look at the art and commerce of Hollywood screenwriting is filled with memorable yarns.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 10, 2010

All medium-shot chatter clumped together under cutesy chapter heads and scored to chirpily repetitive Muzak.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 10, 2010

One of Tales' strongest points is made accidentally: Its huge cast of interviewees consists of one Asian speaker, one Latino, three African-Americans, and five women - one of whom pulls double-duty as a woman of color.

| Mar 9, 2010

A flimsy opportunity to rubberneck at the misfortune of a profession where the summit of aspiration is "getting lied to by a higher caliber of person."

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 9, 2010

Interesting if not profound doc that wrangles many of the usual suspects who have played the Hollywood screenwriting game and often triumphed. Breezy fun for film buffs and aspiring writers eyeing that studio brass ring.

| Mar 4, 2010

A must see for anyone with a script or an intention to write one. It's also likely inspiring, in a tough love sort of way, for anyone with any kind of ambition. I enjoyed it.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 20, 2010