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This is the Night' honors true movie lovers
Audience goers likely know James DeMonaco’s work from The Purge films, but he recently broke away from the franchise to make a highly personal piece with This is the Night. The movie honors a small-town Staten Island community when Rocky III premiere...
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Write On with ‘Lady of the Manor’ Co-Writers and Directors Justin Long and Christian Long
The feature comedy is about an aimless ne'er-do-well who becomes a tour guide in a historic estate and winds up befriending the manor's resident ghost. Co-writers, directors and brothers Justin and Christian Long talk to Write On about collaboration....
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'The Voyeurs' re-examines erotic thrillers
The Voyeurs is possibly giving the erotic thriller a come-back. Roger Ebert used to call this kind of film the “rumpy-pumpy.” And there are indeed some pumps and bumps in this movie, as well as some unexpected turns (especially still in the midst of ...
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Oh, Baby!' creates lovely afterglow at Dances with Films
As Los Angeles Dances with Films' epic line-up of three solid weeks of programming has now ended, many films will continue to linger in the consciousness. Audience Award Winner for Best Short Film in competition Oh, Baby! is one such film. It’s a fem...
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Write On with 'Diary of a Future President' Creator Ilana Peña
The Disney Plus Original series is about a young Cuban-American girl who embarks on a journey to become the future president of the United States. Creator Ilana Peña talks about the very personal origins of the main character, Elena Cañero-Reed: "Ele...
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Rising Through the Ranks: Ojalá Productions' Priscila Sobrero on finding her voice in development
Priscila Sobrero’s journey into the world of television production started where it does for a lot of people in the industry: with a love for television. Born in Argentina and raised in California by her single mom, Sobrero found her voice in poetry ...
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Eating Our Way to Extinction' with documentary filmmakers Otto and Ludovic Brockway
Eating our Way to Extinction is a compelling new documentary from filmmakers Otto and Ludovic Brockway, and produced by Sir Richard Branson and Kate Winslet (who also narrates the film). Spanning the globe and several continents, the film is an explo...
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Writer-director Kay Cannon on rethinking the world of 'Cinderella'
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Cinderella... Who dreamed of being a dress designer.
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Shang-Chi' and how to develop a Marvel origin story
Shaun is just a guy living in San Francisco who parks cars for a living and wanders through life with no direction. But Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a Marvel movie, so that definitely won’t be the place he ends up. His character arc m...
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What’s new in Final Draft 13?
WRITING GOALS &
PRODUCTIVITY STATS
Set goals and get valuable insights to take your work to the next level
TYPEWRITER
A new typewriter-like view option improves your focus
EMOJI
Craft more realistic onscreen text exchanges and make your notes more emotive
And so much more, thoughtfully designed to help unleash your creativity.
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