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The Fast Five: Story Issues Shut Down a 'Star Wars' Production, While FX Fights For Its Name

January 27, 2020

You see this sentiment all the time, “There’s nothing more important than a good story.” If you’re questioning how true it actually is, then look no further than today’s Fast Five, where we cover a major Star Wars show getting shut down right before ...

The Fast Five: ‘Bond’s New Crooner is Unveiled, as Apple Deals With a Lawsuit Over ‘Servant’

January 20, 2020

Lawsuits in this industry are always fascinating. Creators may suspect their ideas have been stolen when watching a similar show or movie to their own, but very rarely do they go to the lengths of suing over the perceived theft. And when they do, the...

The Weekend Movie Takeaway: Oscar® Contender '1917' Leads the Weekend Box Office

January 13, 2020

One major Oscar® contender emphatically proved itself at the box office this past weekend, slipping into the race for wide audiences right before nominations were announced.

The Fast Five: Wrapping the 'Tumultuous Tens' In Film and TV News

January 6, 2020

The last thing anybody wants to do on their holidays is pay attention to the news. Let’s be honest, nothing overly good was in the news in 2019, and thankfully it’s behind us. Now we’re in the Roarin’ Twenties, a decade with a much cooler nickname th...

The 'Holiday' Movie Takeaway: Audiences Are Shelling Out for Unique Narrative Over Brand Recognition

January 6, 2020

The holiday rush to post-New Year’s period at the box office saw some longstanding notions about the power of macro narratives hold firm, but perhaps more importantly, showed how micro narratives can take hold of the public imaginations—and that bran...

15th Annual Final Draft® Awards

January 2, 2020

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2nd - Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, now in its 29th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, today announced the honorees for the 15th Annual Final Draft Awards. Academy Award® winning screenwriter Quentin...

Jumanji: The Next Level' Finally knocks 'Frozen II' from the Top Spot

December 16, 2019

It's one week before the final chapter of the most popular and scrutinized narrative of our time opens, and this past weekend saw several attempts to grab the collective audience's attention before Star Wars, and then Christmas, take over. Some were ...

The CW Stretches Narrative Structure To New Heights While Keanu Fans Rejoice At the Cineplex

December 16, 2019

Write On with LaToya Morgan, Liz Alper, Lindsay Grossman and Jacqueline Penn

December 10, 2019

Founders of the WGA Twitter staffing boost LaToya Morgan and Liz Alper, and founders of the Pre-WGA Twitter staffing boost Lindsay Grossman, and Jacqueline Penn discuss the current state of the industry for screenwriters, their efforts to signal boos...