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Rachel Lee Goldenberg on Co-Writing and Directing 'Unpregnant' for HBO Max

October 1, 2020

Photo courtesy of Variety It was John Steinbeck who said, “We do not take a trip, a trip takes us.” Unpregnant lives by this statement honestly as its protagonist sets out on a trip to find an abortion clinic that does not require parental consent. I...

Write On with 'Death of Me' Director Darren Bousman

September 30, 2020

Death of Me director Darren Bousman discusses how he generates story ideas, his writing process and how it's evolved over his career, his work directing films in the SAW franchise, and much more.

Write On with 'The Devil All the Time' Co-Writers Antonio Campos and Paulo Campos

September 25, 2020

The Devil All the Time co-writers and directors Antonio Campos and Paulo Campos discuss the challenges adapting such a sprawling novel, the use of voice over in the film, their writing process, and much more.

Kajillionaire' Is A Cautionary Tale of the Great American Grift

September 24, 2020

Miranda July’s long-anticipated new film Kajillionaire opens on a shot of her main characters (a family of Los Angeles grifters) standing in front of a downtown Los Angeles Post Office. At the time July conceived the movie, the USPS was not in danger...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways From Hulu's 'Pen 15'

September 23, 2020

Sometimes the state of the world may make adults think we have a monopoly on existential dread, but Pen15 is here to remind us that junior high schoolers have it pretty bad, too. The show's big hook—two women staring down middle age yet effortlessly ...

Breaking In: The Writer's Journey

September 22, 2020

What's next after finishing that script, placing in a screenwriting contest, or even getting optioned?

Unscripted: This Week in Screenwriting News (September 18, 2020)

September 21, 2020

Screenwriting career consultant Lee Jessup discusses this week's success stories, industry news, online events, and more.

Write On with 'Antebellum' Co-Writer and Directors Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz

September 21, 2020

Antebellum co-writer and directors Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz discuss how the story came to Gerard in a dream, writing their first feature script, their work in activism and advertising, and more.

No Escape' Screenwriter-Director Will Wernick on Notes and the All-Important Ending

September 18, 2020

The best part about writing this column is meeting and interviewing some amazingly talented and genuinely nice artists; and writer-director-producer Will Wernick is no exception. Even over the phone, Wernick, 38, exudes such a calming cadence and fri...