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Writer Todd Slavkin has one of those long and fruitful television careers many of us dream about. He and his writing partner, Darren Swimmer, have been showrunners for numerous shows including Smallville, Melrose Place 2.0, Shadowhunters and The Myst...
How John Wick 4 Writer Broke in With His Extreme Spec Script
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Bobby Farrelly Says Comedy is About Flawed Character and Surprising Your Audience
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Cocaine Bear Writer Jimmy Warden on Creating Empathy for a Coked-Up Bear on a Rampage
Cocaine Bear is a hilarious romp about two potentially alarming things: a ferocious bear and a massive amount of cocaine. Put them together and you get one of the wildest, most absurd, genre-busting films ever made. The idea is so ludicrous, it proba...
‘Your Place or Mine’ Writer Aline Brosh McKenna on Creating Modern Romantic Leads
If you love writing romantic comedies, you’re in luck - they are making their way back to the audiences that adore them. While recent titles like Ticket to Paradise (starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney), The Lost City (starring Sandra Bullock) ...
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It’s a well-known struggle: finding a way to pursue your dreams while still managing to pay the rent. Writer Andrew Lee, winner of the Big Break Half-Hour Comedy category for his Brooklyn Nine-Nine spec, knows this tension too. Though he always wante...
BenDavid Grabinski Sells “Bravado” to Paramount
With the sale of his spec script, Bravado, screenwriter BenDavid Grabinski has become an overnight success…after 10 years. Here’s his story.