How 'Presence' Writer David Koepp Reinvented the Haunted House Movie From the Perspective of the Ghost
In 1989, both Steven Soderbergh and "Presence" screenwriter David Koepp had movies at the Sundance Film Festival. While the ...
‘Presence’ writer David Koepp on N.J. haunt, Spielberg’s Jersey movie and ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’
David Koepp has brought us stunning dinosaurs, persistent ghosts and slick spycraft galore. Many of the screenwriter’s credits read like a list of Hollywood blockbusters — “Jurassic Park,” “Mission: ...
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“The Boys in the Basement Were Very Active On This One”: Screenwriter David Koepp on Writing Steven Soderbergh’s Ghost POV Thriller Presence
Over Zoom I spoke to Koepp about writing within the confines of the film’s single point-of-view, the value of what’s left out ...
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Director Steven Soderbergh and Screenwriter David Koepp Team Up for a Second Film, ‘Presence,’ a Notable Addition to the Haunted House Canon
Campfire tales of spectres, spirits, and spooks have been with us since Day One. Certainly, they've proved good fodder for ...
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Why screenwriter David Koepp says ghosts stories like ‘Presence’ are ‘hopeful’
The writer teams with Steven Soderbergh on this haunting story with a twist: The entire film is shot from the point-of-view ...
Immersive movie 'Presence' sees dysfunctional family from a ghost's POV
The story of the parents and children, as depicted by director Steven Soderbergh, is so interesting, it would work well even ...
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'Presence's Steven Soderbergh and David Koepp on ghosts, horror, and hating winks
Producer Ken Myers, screenwriter David Koepp, producer Julie M ... a very familiar sight in a horror movie about ghosts occurs. The bedroom door opens slowly, as if on its own.
Column: A movie’s story exposition is a tricky thing. Consider how we learn what’s what in ‘Presence.’
Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence” requires some initial audience disorientation. Mistake? If so, why do we miss David Lynch so ...
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How ‘Presence’ Writer David Koepp Reinvented the Haunted House Movie From the Perspective of the Ghost
In 1989, both Steven Soderbergh and “Presence” screenwriter David Koepp had movies at the Sundance Film Festival. While the two didn’t meet that year — Koepp was not in attendance for his “Bad ...