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Ted Bundy is 'No Man of God'
Theodore Robert Bundy, best known as Ted Bundy, is perhaps the most profiled serial killer in the media. There have been Bundy movies, television series, shorts, podcasts, and documentaries since his reign of terror during the late 1970s. On Friday, ...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘The Defeated’ looks at the chaos of a surrendered nation
The year is 1946. The most destructive war in history has concluded and Berlin, the epicenter of the Third Reich, lays in ruin. There are countless stories of men and women sacrificing their time, freedoms and lives to help save the world from tyrann...
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Writer-director Scott Boswell explores the dynamics of a grieving family in 'A Wake'
After Mitchel’s death, each of his family members cope and grieve in their own way. They prepare for a wake that’ll help them remember him, but unexpected guests and conversations push the family further away from their lost loved one.
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History of TV: How Netflix's 'Narcos' reinvigorated the Pablo Escobar saga
The end of summer 2015 started with a bang when Netflix debuted its latest original series Narcos. Fresh off Walter White’s coattails, the (true) crime series appealed to audience fascination with the far-reaching consequences of the drug trade. Or r...
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Write On with ‘POSE’ Writer-Producer Our Lady J
Our Lady J speaks to Write On about the challenges of creating a show like POSE. "Writing a lot of these storylines for POSE was challenging for my mental health because they were so triggering of experiences that were really hurtful to me and experi...
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Maximillano Contenti on making Uruguay's first slasher film, 'The Last Matinee'
A group of innocent moviegoers is about to receive the up-close thrill of a lifetime as a murderer takes up real estate inside an old cinema in The Last Matinee. Maximiliano Contenti’s latest film is a love letter to horror from screams to screen. Af...
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Stupid Cupid' examines finding what you need in the world of dating apps
Anyone who has ever struggled with online dating and invested time in searching for their person will relate to Stupid Cupid. The show, which is chock-full of bad dating experiences, is about a group of friends trying to create a dating app that "mat...
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Write On with 'iCarly' Showrunner Ali Schouten
Ali talks to Write On about how she selects writers for the Paramount + original series. "For a lot of people, it's about the specificity of 'Can they write for my show?' For me, it was a little bit more 'Can they write?'… Some of the writers that we...
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Hank Azaria-produced 'Class' explores the cultlike aspects of acting school
It’s no small feat to have your short film produced by Hank Azaria, but when one watches Class it’s evident why the actor took on the project. The film is a wild look at one cultlike acting class that will likely have lasting effects on all the stude...
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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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