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Green Book' Screenwriters on Weathering Bad Press, Constant Controversy

February 25, 2019

At the 91st annual Academy Awards® on Sunday, Green Book screenwriters Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly took home the award for best original screenplay. Mahershala Ali won for best supporting actor, and the film also secured the most...

Spike Lee, 'BlacKkKlansman' Screenwriters on the Scary Relevance of their KKK Narative

February 25, 2019

Photo courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter At the 91st annual Academy Awards® on Sunday, screenwriters Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee took home the award for best adapted screenplay for writing BlacKkKlansman. For Lee, ...

Weekend Writing Inspiration: Clear Your Writing Space (Organize Your Writing Space, Part I)

February 23, 2019

The Weekend Movie Takeaway: February 19th, 2019

February 20, 2019

Blockbuster cinema titan James Cameron (The Terminator, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar) has been planning an adaptation of the Japanese manga known in English as Battle Angel Alita for more than a decade.

Write On with Writer-Director Isabella Eklöf

February 20, 2019

With the support of the Danish Film Institute, Swedish writer-director Isabella Eklöf premiered her feature debut ‘Holiday’ at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Eklöf discusses her creative and development process and her overall career in filmmaking.

All the Write Moves: High Flying Bird

February 18, 2019

“They invented a game on top of a game,” observes a veteran coach in the new sports drama High Flying Bird. Within the context of its scene, the line refers to how long ago, white NBA executives created an infrastructure to retain control at the infl...

Weekend Writing Inspiration: Rewrite Negative Thoughts That Hurt Your Writing

February 16, 2019

“How can I get rid of the negative thoughts in my head?” When your head is filled with limiting or negative thoughts, it’s hard to stay focused on writing. You’ll get distracted right when you hit a critical story point, possibly not even noticing th...

Film School Spotlight: The UCLA Extension Writers' Program

February 13, 2019

As with all artists, there is one place writers go for a sense of direction when lost: The basics.

Write On with Big Break Grand Prize Winners Jeff Cassidy and Myles Reid

February 12, 2019

Since winning the 2018 Big Break Screenwriting Contest, Feature Grand Prize Winner Jeff Cassidy and TV Grand Prize Winner Myles Reid have been busy taking industry meetings with managers, agents, and producers. In this episode of Write On, Cassidy an...