Matt Van Winkle
@mattvanwinkle.bsky.social
Horror Screenwriter | Van Helsing (2004) Defender
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Sharing a win today. My pitch for my pilot, “Rapture, Iowa”, made it to the semi-finals of the ATX Pitch Festival!
March 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Sharing a win today. My pitch for my pilot, “Rapture, Iowa”, made it to the semi-finals of the ATX Pitch Festival!
Rewatched Mission Impossible. One of our greatest visual action films.
February 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Rewatched Mission Impossible. One of our greatest visual action films.
Catching up on all the blind spots I have in classic American cinema. Tonight was North by Northwest. Crop Duster sequence, even though I knew what was coming from seeing it out of context, had me freaking out. Master of suspense, baby!!!
January 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Catching up on all the blind spots I have in classic American cinema. Tonight was North by Northwest. Crop Duster sequence, even though I knew what was coming from seeing it out of context, had me freaking out. Master of suspense, baby!!!
Safe and evacuated. Walking out of our apt to see the Hollywood Hills on fire, 12 or so blocks away, was something else. Cinematic for lack of a better word? Helicopters flying overhead, dumping water. Embers from the fire flying in front of my face. Prayers up to those impacted.
January 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Safe and evacuated. Walking out of our apt to see the Hollywood Hills on fire, 12 or so blocks away, was something else. Cinematic for lack of a better word? Helicopters flying overhead, dumping water. Embers from the fire flying in front of my face. Prayers up to those impacted.
Challenging myself to read 100 professional screenplays by the end of 2025. In doing so, I hope to share some lessons learned along the way. If anyone wants to join me, feel free and use the hashtag #100Scripts as I’ll be using it to help keep track!
#ScriptSky #FilmSky
#ScriptSky #FilmSky
December 16, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Challenging myself to read 100 professional screenplays by the end of 2025. In doing so, I hope to share some lessons learned along the way. If anyone wants to join me, feel free and use the hashtag #100Scripts as I’ll be using it to help keep track!
#ScriptSky #FilmSky
#ScriptSky #FilmSky
BEGINNERS. One of the first films to really resonate with me emotionally as a teenager. Such a sensitive and vulnerable film. I used to put it on just to relax before bed, one of my all-time favorites. #FilmSky
December 16, 2024 at 4:19 PM
BEGINNERS. One of the first films to really resonate with me emotionally as a teenager. Such a sensitive and vulnerable film. I used to put it on just to relax before bed, one of my all-time favorites. #FilmSky
Se7en. The world is a fine place and worth fighting for. I agree with the second part. A film that showed me how powerful character arcs and themes can go. Witnessing the worst horrors of the world and still getting up to bat to fight against it. That’s the human experience. #FilmSky
December 14, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Se7en. The world is a fine place and worth fighting for. I agree with the second part. A film that showed me how powerful character arcs and themes can go. Witnessing the worst horrors of the world and still getting up to bat to fight against it. That’s the human experience. #FilmSky
Before Sunrise. My all-time favorite film. I may be a horror writer, but my love for Linklater’s naturalistic approach knows no bounds. In the hands of great artists, cinema can really shape you. As a love-stuck teenager, I never really recovered from watching this. And I hope I never do. #Filmsky
December 14, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Before Sunrise. My all-time favorite film. I may be a horror writer, but my love for Linklater’s naturalistic approach knows no bounds. In the hands of great artists, cinema can really shape you. As a love-stuck teenager, I never really recovered from watching this. And I hope I never do. #Filmsky
Had what one would call a religious experience witnessing Interstellar in IMAX once again. 10 years ago I walked into a theater and my life was changed for the better. This time, hit tore at my chest even harder. Love is most powerful thing in this universe.
December 9, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Had what one would call a religious experience witnessing Interstellar in IMAX once again. 10 years ago I walked into a theater and my life was changed for the better. This time, hit tore at my chest even harder. Love is most powerful thing in this universe.
December 7, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Thinking about John Q today for no particular reason!
December 4, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Thinking about John Q today for no particular reason!
2024 has been a fuuuun year for Horror. Decided to list the ones I liked in no particular order #FilmSky #Letterboxd #HorrorSky
December 1, 2024 at 10:53 PM
2024 has been a fuuuun year for Horror. Decided to list the ones I liked in no particular order #FilmSky #Letterboxd #HorrorSky
November 22, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Happy Silent Hill 2 Remake Soundtrack Release Day to all those who celebrate!!!
November 21, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Happy Silent Hill 2 Remake Soundtrack Release Day to all those who celebrate!!!
Put on Logan Lucky last night. Such great character writing throughout. What feels like natural dialogue introducing you to each character, turns into information that’s later mined throughout the film. Lowkey brilliant filmmaking.
November 20, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Put on Logan Lucky last night. Such great character writing throughout. What feels like natural dialogue introducing you to each character, turns into information that’s later mined throughout the film. Lowkey brilliant filmmaking.
Some of my other favorites in recent years. I mean, awards shows are political machines backed by major campaigns. Comparing art in a competitive nature is already something I feel weird about. Regardless, I love horror for so many reasons, but one of them being the varied performances we get.
November 18, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Some of my other favorites in recent years. I mean, awards shows are political machines backed by major campaigns. Comparing art in a competitive nature is already something I feel weird about. Regardless, I love horror for so many reasons, but one of them being the varied performances we get.
Lead women in horror act their asses off every year, often giving the most diverse and exciting performances. They almost never get the awards love they deserve, so we gotta shout ‘em out when we see ‘em. Juliette Gariépy in Red Rooms puts on maybe my favorite lead performance of the year. #FilmSky
November 18, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Lead women in horror act their asses off every year, often giving the most diverse and exciting performances. They almost never get the awards love they deserve, so we gotta shout ‘em out when we see ‘em. Juliette Gariépy in Red Rooms puts on maybe my favorite lead performance of the year. #FilmSky
Red Rooms: Deranged in the best way possible. Slow-burning in a way you both desperately need the answers and don’t wanna face the truth. Incredible lead performance.
November 18, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Red Rooms: Deranged in the best way possible. Slow-burning in a way you both desperately need the answers and don’t wanna face the truth. Incredible lead performance.
Accidentally left out the most important of them all. Which I could only find in 720p and without motion. So much character captured with the eyes, man. A classic tool in the filmography of Matt Reeves. Seen here in the opening and closing shots of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
November 18, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Accidentally left out the most important of them all. Which I could only find in 720p and without motion. So much character captured with the eyes, man. A classic tool in the filmography of Matt Reeves. Seen here in the opening and closing shots of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Rewatched The Batman post-Penguin. Can’t stop thinking about how fucking well they captured the eyes in this one.
November 18, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Rewatched The Batman post-Penguin. Can’t stop thinking about how fucking well they captured the eyes in this one.
Rounded out the day with A Real Pain featuring a Jesse Eisenberg Q&A. Cried too many tears to count. Kieran Culkin puts together one of my favorite performances of all time, maybe? Jesse Eisenberg’s script wears its heart on its sleeve and produces one of my favorite films of the year.
November 17, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Rounded out the day with A Real Pain featuring a Jesse Eisenberg Q&A. Cried too many tears to count. Kieran Culkin puts together one of my favorite performances of all time, maybe? Jesse Eisenberg’s script wears its heart on its sleeve and produces one of my favorite films of the year.
The Substance is an absolute joy (in some ways?) to watch in a theater. Specifically loved how economic Coralie Fargeat was with introducing the mechanics of the substance itself. Great performances followed by a fun Q&A w/ Margaret Qualley 💉🍳
November 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM
The Substance is an absolute joy (in some ways?) to watch in a theater. Specifically loved how economic Coralie Fargeat was with introducing the mechanics of the substance itself. Great performances followed by a fun Q&A w/ Margaret Qualley 💉🍳