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Director Hanna Bergholm's 'Hatching' explores horror and motherhood
A nuclear family in the pristine suburbs of Finland smiles and waves to the camera. They’re held up by the matriarch affectionately known as Mother (Sophia Heikkila) and everything appears to be picture perfect…until a black crow literally swoops in ...
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Filmmaker Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet explores desire in ‘Anaïs in Love’
© Les Films Pelléas. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. What if as a young person you never questioned your desires, your mistakes, or the direction of your future? You just went full-steam ahead, no matter what. The writer-director of Anaïs in Lov...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways from the ‘Barry’ season 3 premiere
The end of Barry season two is grim, but the season three premiere is even darker. To refresh your memory, season two ended with Barry (Bill Hader) offing police Detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome), who happened to become the love of Barry’s acting...
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Five steps to writing your own superhero
Conventional wisdom might discourage a writer to pen a spec script about an original superhero. It’s all about established IPs and superheroes that audiences have a history with, right? But a spec script is about more than just selling a script; it’s...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ and writing sequels
He’s back. The adorable and witty blue alien hedgehog returns for more antics and innocent comedy in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. This time Sonic is joined by a plucky young fan named Tails who has traveled the galaxy to track down Sonic and save him. Meanw...
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History of TV: The meta-comedy of '30 Rock'
Saturday Night Live has been giving audiences laughs and unforgettable performances for nearly fifty years. In 2006, SNL alum Tina Fey debuted 30 Rock, a bizarre love letter to her time on the iconic Lorne Michaels sketch-comedy and variety show.
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Writer Jean-Christophe Meurisse's ‘Bloody Oranges’ is unforgettable
Photo courtesy of The Jokers. Midnight movies can and should be absolutely unhinged. Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s midnight Cannes selection, Bloody Oranges, is no exception. It’s a send-up of the madness we are all dwelling in in the 2020s. No one is s...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Morbius’ tells a comic book Jekyll & Hyde tale
Dr. Michael Morbius is a genius. He’s a biochemist who received a Nobel Prize for creating synthetic blood that can be used in place of real blood, thereby reducing the need for human donation. This invention has saved countless lives, and yet he can...
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History of TV: In a galaxy far, far away, 'The Clone Wars' were.
Before Reylo—I mean, the sequel trilogy—revived the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars premiered as a bridge between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. This prequel trilogy era cartoon debuted as a film first before becoming on...
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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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