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Season 2 Episode 12: Raising Stakes, Reversals, and Payoffs

Thriller master writer/director Shane Black (KISS KISS BANG BANG, LETHAL WEAPON) discusses the critical elements of a taut, suspense-filled movie - raising stakes, unexpected reversals, and satisfying payoffs - using examples from such classics as ROCKY, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, and LA FEMME NIKITA. Followed by the apocalyptic short film BLIND SPOT by writer/director Matthew Nayman.

Genre:

Talk

Seasons:

15

Episodes:

223

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2011

IMDb:

4.0