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Sitting down with 'Dementia: Part II' filmmakers Matt Mercer and Mike Testin
This week I had the honor of sitting down with the writing/directing team, Matt Mercer and Mike Testin, of the upcoming balls-to-the-wall horror-comedy, Dementia: Part II. Following a maintenance worker on a routine house call, the one hour and seven...
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Timur Bekmambetov's 'Profile' explores terrifying aspects of our all-digital lives
Though we were headed there prior to the pandemic, it seems like everything in our lives has become digital — or at least has the option to be online — since March 2020. Where actual face time was a necessity of life, COVID-19 has enabled us to hide ...
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Robert Machoian dissects masculinity and fatherhood in ‘The Killing of Two Lovers’
David (Clayne Crawford) looks down the barrel of a gun one second, and in the next he hops into his truck to spend time with his children. The Killing of Two Lovers teeters on this eerie dichotomy to share the story of a father who does anything he c...
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Write On with ‘Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story’ Writer Antonio Macia
‘Blackjack’ is the story of Brooklyn-native street basketball legend Jackie Ryan. Writer Antonio Macia is a self-proclaimed ‘basketball junkie’ who says writing this film was a dream come true. "The story takes place in the world of street ball and b...
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The female powerhouse trio behind 'Golden Arm' discuss friendship and what makes good story
Maureen Bharoocha's Golden Arm, a female-driven comedy with a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer and could be this year's destined-for-cult-status-sleeper-hit, centers on female friendship and arm wrestling (yes, arm wrestling).
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Master of horror Simon Barrett on his new film 'Seance'
Every horror fan has seen a Simon Barrett film. From V/H/S to The Guest, Barrett’s DNA has been firmly cemented in horror history for some time. His latest entry, Seance (the Heathers-meets-Scream slasher), is just another example of why Barrett shou...
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High Ground' shows the richness and brutality of Australia's history
The origins of High Ground are found in the landscapes of Northern Australia where its director, Stephen Maxwell Johnson, grew up, and therefore the story's time period and concept hold deep meaning for him.
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Finding You' feels like a classic destination romance with some fun twists
Finding You originally stemmed from the 2011 novel There You’ll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones. Director Brian Baugh fell in love with the book after one of the film's executive producers brought him the novel. Baugh said he and the EP were both super exc...
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The Reckoning' highlights the importance of feminism in horror
Disclaimer: I’m a fan of Neil Marshall’s prior work; specifically, the feature The Descent. For me, it’s brutal in all the right ways.
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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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