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EXCLUSIVE: There are dozens of dialogue lines that made William Goldman an iconic screenwriter — "Follow the money" from All the President's Men, and "Is it safe?" from Marathon Man among them — but to a legion of top screenwriters whom Goldman helped find their voices, here's a lesser-known signature line just as…

You probably can recite some of his lines — from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (“Would you jump if you don’t have to?” “I have to, and I ain’t gonna!”) or All the President’s Men (“Just follow the money”) and likely The Princess Bride (“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die” or…

William Goldman, who died Thursday at age 87, usually was depicted as a curmudgeon because of his famous "nobody knows anything" quote. But he loved film and theater and the craft of creating a movie. The process represented an exciting adventure for him and, in fact, that was the point of his full quote; "Every time…

Refresh for updates William Goldman, who won two Oscars for screenwriting (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All The President’s Men), massive respect for his smart storytelling (Marathon Man, Misery), gratitude for the wisdom of his books about film (Adventures in the Screen Trade) and the stage (The Season: A Candi…

UPDATED: I have been informed by friends of the family that William Goldman died last night. He was 87. Goldman, who twice won screenwriting Oscars for All The President’s Men and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, passed away last night in his Manhattan home, surrounded by family and friends. His health had been…

Here’s a first look at a documentary on “arguably the greatest American screenwriter,” as Rob Reiner calls William Goldman. He’s the guy Aaron Sorkin says “is responsible for inventing the modern screenplay as we know it.” Also a novelist and nonfiction writer, he’s the pen behind such Hollywood classics as Butch Cassi…

Annie, get your gun! How much more do you want to know about Misery, which hobbled to its opening Sunday night on Broadway? William Goldman wrote the script, as he did the screenplay for Rob Reiner’s 1990 Castle Rock film based on Stephen King‘s novel. Bruce Willis is meh as super successful schlock writer Paul…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at screenwriter-playwright William Goldman and director Will Frears discussing Misery, their Broadway adaptation of Stephen King’s thriller starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf as an author and his obsessed No. 1 fan. With previews under way and the November 15 opening night at the…

UPDATE 4:15 P.M.: With more numbers, below. The stars have begun to align on Broadway and the big winners are new plays in the box-office ring: In one corner, Bruce Willis, making his Main Stem debut in William Goldman’s adaptation of Stephen King‘s thriller Misery. In the other corner, Al Pacino, bringing in a David M…

CBS’ Simon & Schuster imprint will publish the final volume in Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy on June 7, 2016. End Of Watch follows Mr. Mercedes (2014) and Finders Keepers (2015). An audio edition will be released simultaneously by Simon & Schuster Audio. David E. Kelley is developing a TV limited series for Sonar…

With Mamma Mia! set to end its Broadway run on Labor Day, the Broadhurst Theatre will go dark, but not for long. William Goldman’s stage adaptation of the ultimate trapped-by-a-fan thriller, the basis of the 1990 Kathy Bates/James Caan film for which he penned the screenplay, will begin performances October 22 at the…

UPDATED with more information throughout: Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures confirmed this afternoon that Bruce Willis will co-star with New York stage veteran Elizabeth Marvel (Other Desert Cities, House Of Cards) in Misery as the successful romance-novel author rescued and held captive by his “Number One Fan.” William Go…