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Write On: Live Horror Panel with Chris Olen Ray and Seth Sherwood

October 16, 2018

Emmy-award winning producer/director Chris Olen Ray (The First Purge, Circus Kane) and writer/director/producer Seth Sherwood (Hell Fest Movie, Light As a Feather) discuss their collective careers and share their insight on the horror genre in front ...

All the Write Moves: 'The Old Man & the Gun'

October 15, 2018

Photo courtesy: Fox Searchlight Pictures He’s already backed off the promise, but prior to the release of the new low-key character study The Old Man & the Gun, Robert Redford claimed this was to be his final movie role after nearly 60 years of o...

Weekend Writing Inspiration: To Blog or Not to Blog

October 12, 2018

“Should I start a blog to establish my online presence?”

Director Lenny Abrahamson on 'Little Stranger'

October 11, 2018

From the outside, The Little Stranger is a British gothic film born of themes of death, memory and the supernatural. From the inside, it’s an exercise in team work.

Write On with Writer/Director/Producer Aya Tanimura

October 10, 2018

Aya Tanimura shares how she got her start as a storyteller, her first break directing music videos for Katy Perry, and how writing for the music business differs from writing for films.

What I Did At Austin Film Festival 2017

October 10, 2018

I could pontificate about the panels, the superstars, the midnight discussions; new friends I made, old friends I missed. The utter lack of sleep, compounded by the overabundance of liquor.

Tech Crunch: Final Draft Screenwriting Goes to 11

October 9, 2018

by John Biggs | Tech Crunch Of all the fascinating apps to be found out in the wild I’m especially enamored of Final Draft . It’s an app dedicated to writing and developing screenplays and it has stood the test of time, going through 11 iterations to...

All the Write Moves: 'Life Itself'

October 9, 2018

It doesn’t happen every award season, but in some years a high-profile movie comes along that becomes a punching bag for critics who resent the marketplace dominance of slick Hollywood storytelling. This year, the unlucky victim is Life Itself, an en...