Ray wrote the “Meet The Reader” column for Scriptmag.com

Top
  • Ray Morton logo

    • Author Ray Morton
    • Books
      • King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson
      • Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Making of Steven Spielberg’s Classic Film
      • A Hard Day’s Night
      • Amadeus: Music on Film
      • John Guillerman: The Man, The Myth, The Movies
      • The Unofficial Oral History of Planet of the Apes
      • Voices from Krypton
      • They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun Fu, and the New Age of Action
      • Secrets of the Force: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars
      • Nobody Does it Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond
      • A Quick Guide to Screenwriting
      • A Quick Guide to Film Directing
      • A Quick Guide to Television Writing
    • King Kong Blu-Rays & 4K
    • Appearances
    • Articles & Columns
    • Author Ray Morton
    • Books
      • King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson
      • Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Making of Steven Spielberg’s Classic Film
      • A Hard Day’s Night
      • Amadeus: Music on Film
      • John Guillerman: The Man, The Myth, The Movies
      • The Unofficial Oral History of Planet of the Apes
      • Voices from Krypton
      • They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun Fu, and the New Age of Action
      • Secrets of the Force: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars
      • Nobody Does it Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond
      • A Quick Guide to Screenwriting
      • A Quick Guide to Film Directing
      • A Quick Guide to Television Writing
    • King Kong Blu-Rays & 4K
    • Appearances
    • Articles & Columns
    Ray Morton

    Articles & Columns

    magazinesarticles.png

    Ray Morton has published articles in numerous publications. Here are some of his best:

    • “The Most Exciting, Original Motion Picture of Event of All Time: The Making of Dino De Laurentiis’s King Kong”
    • "An Interview with Tom Mankiewicz"
    • “Steven Zaillian: The 2011 Final Draft Hall of Fame Winner”
    • “The View from the Scribe: An Interview with Nicholas Meyer”
    • “Richard H. Kline: A Life Behind the Camera”
    • “Jonathan Nolan: Writing The Dark Knight”
    • “Australia”
    • “The Return of Kong”
    • “Rewriting is Writing”
    • “Summer Blockbusters”
    • “Farewell to a Friend”
    • Legends of Screenwriting: Herman J. Mankiewicz– Screenwriter of Citizen Kane
    • Legends of Screenwriting: “Richard Maibaum”

    Meet the Reader

    Ray wrote the “Meet The Reader” column for Scriptmag.com, in which he reflected on the art, craft, and business of screenwriting.

    • Author Ray Morton
    • Books
    • King Kong Blu-Rays & 4K
    • Appearances
    • Articles & Columns

    From Movie of the Week

    The Evil Dead

    March 30, 2025
    One of the first of the "cabin in the woods" brand of horror movie. The plot is simple:
    • Sam Raimi
    • The Evil Dead
    Ray Morton
    amazon