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Featured Friday: Christmas in the Background

December 6, 2024 Weekend Read

Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week.

This week, we look at movies that are deliberately set at Christmastime, but have nothing to do with the holiday itself. If you’ve ever wondered, “Wait, is that a Christmas movie?” we’re probably featuring that script!

Our collection includes:

  • Batman Returns by Daniel Waters
  • Carol by Phyllis Nagy
  • Die Hard by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza
  • Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick & Frederic Raphael
  • Go by John August
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by Steve Kloves
  • In Bruges by Martin McDonagh
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang by Shane Black
  • L.A. Confidential by Brian Helgeland
  • Spencer by Steven Knight
  • Tangerine by Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch
  • The Apartment Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
  • The Green Knight by David Lowery

Read these and other featured collections only on Weekend Read 2, available on all Mac and iOS devices. Download for free!

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