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Quentin Tarantino, Lulu Wang and Steven Canals Honored at 15th Annual Final Draft Awards

January 30, 2020

Photo: Temma Hankin LOS ANGELES, January 22, 2020 -- The 15th Annual Final Draft Awards wrapped with a wonderful event last night at Paramount Studios in the Paramount Theater. Quentin Tarantino (writer/director of “Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood”) wa...

The Bricks of Breaking In: TV Showrunner Moira Kirland On Staffing Season

January 30, 2020

Growing up with a playwright father, The InBetween showrunner Moira Kirland was interested in writers at a very young age. Yet even with that influence in her life, she didn’t start out with the goal of becoming a writer herself.

The 12th Annual Screenwriting Nominees Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith: First Pages, Doubt and the Power of “No”

January 30, 2020

The Academy gods shone in Hollywood on Monday night as hundreds of aspiring writers and filmmakers packed into the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood for the 12th Annual Screenwriting Nominees Q&A. A feast for screenwriters, the event was moder...

Troop Zero': An Underdog Tale With Lucy Alibar’s Distinct Voice

January 30, 2020

Troop Zero is familiar while still wholly unique. It does not apologize for being unabashedly wholesome, which also makes it a delightful breath of fresh air. It’s a tale for anyone who has dreamed an impossible, heartbreaking dream. It’s no wonder t...

The Genius of Buck Henry

January 29, 2020

The term "Writer's Writer" gets thrown around a lot, and it will here too, unabated, as there are few writers to whom the term more aptly applies than the great Buck Henry, who departed Earth this month, at the age of 89.

The Weekend Movie Takeaway: The ‘90s Continue Their Big Screen Comeback and ‘1917’ Holds Strong

January 28, 2020

While emerging and established filmmakers offered up fresh stories in the snow at the Sundance Film Festival, the box office provided little to get excited about over the weekend.

Write On with 'Reprisal' Creator Josh Corbin

January 28, 2020

Reprisalcreator Josh Corbin discusses being a first time TV creator, the influence of film noir on the show, and more.

The Fast Five: Story Issues Shut Down a 'Star Wars' Production, While FX Fights For Its Name

January 27, 2020

You see this sentiment all the time, “There’s nothing more important than a good story.” If you’re questioning how true it actually is, then look no further than today’s Fast Five, where we cover a major Star Wars show getting shut down right before ...

Five Takeaways From ‘One Upon a Time… in Hollywood’

January 27, 2020

Your weekly break-down of a popular movie or television episode to see what a screenwriter—or any writer, for that matter—can take away from what’s on screen: what worked, what didn’t, and how you can use what’s popular to craft better stories.