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Write On with 'I'm Your Woman' Writers Jordan Horowitz and Julia Hart
I'm Your Woman writers Jordan Horowitz and Julia Hart discuss telling genre stories through new lenses, the power of silence on screen, and much more. Rachel Brosnahan stars in this 1970's set crime-thriller as a woman forced to go on the run with he...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Hulu’s ‘Happiest Season’
Holiday movie season is in full swing and this year it's bringing audiences the first mainstream queer romantic comedy ever. Despite some backlash about the fact that the movie hinges on family acceptance of a closeted main character (most critics to...
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‘Luxor’ Is a Luxurious and Subtle Study in Healing
Post-traumatic stress disorder is not something easily portrayed onscreen. It presents itself in different ways — a sneaky ailment that can come and go, and live in the shadows of those it haunts, striking at the most unexpected moments. Luxor tells ...
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Write On with 'Happiest Season' Writer-Director Clea DuVall
Happiest Season writer-director Clea DuVall discusses telling a universal story through a unique lens, working within the romantic-comedy and Christmas movies genres, her approach to writing characters, and more! Kristen Stewart stars as a young woma...
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Afro Horror: 3 Ways to Find Your Premise
A few months ago I attended a Zoom panel with Jason Blum (Blumhouse) where he answered questions from horror fans. One of those questions that caught my ear was from a young man who wanted to know if every story had already been told, and if there wa...
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‘Half Brothers’ Is An Empathetic Buddy Comedy That Examines the Struggle For the American Dream
There is nothing like a road trip to put an untested relationship on trial. Half Brothers is that trial for two brothers who’ve never met prior to their father’s death. The film embraces a lot of buddy comedy tropes: an odd couple, a road trip, bondi...
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History of TV: The One With the #ScriptChat About ‘Friends’
Happy (late) Thanksgiving, friends!
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5 Questions To Ask When You're Adapting
The film industry has been adapting stories from other media for as long as it has existed. While the practice is common enough, the actual adapting can be a daunting process. There are dozens of questions writers must ask and answer as they decide h...
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Matt Lieberman On Specs and 'The Christmas Chronicles'
Screenwriter Matt Lieberman wrote Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles as a spec script back in 2012. The script sat in development for six years until, in a twist of events that some in Hollywood might call a Christmas miracle, Home Alone director Chr...
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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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