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The Weekend Movie Takeaway: December 17, 2018
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation Following an uneventful few weeks at the box office, two new films opened over the weekend with results that speak volumes about the future of big-screen storytelling – both positively and negatively.
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Writing Your Way to Success: Wisdom From the Women in Entertainment Summit
The fourth annual Women in Entertainment Summit united all-star creatives to share their expertise on such topics as finding one’s voice, diversity in story, and approaching an investment, production or distribution company. Marvel’s Victoria Alonso,...
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Austin Film Festival Wrap Up 2018: The Panelists
We’ve heard writers and filmmakers rave about attending Austin Film Festival and its jam-packed screenwriter conference in What I Did at AFF 2018. One of the core attractions is that AFF features some of the biggest writer superheroes in the business...
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The Weekend Movie Takeaway: December 10, 2018
The American domestic box office had one of its quietest weekends of the year with no new releases making their way into the top 10 at all. I just hope you all got your Christmas shopping done because it's going to be outright insanity from now until...
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Write On with Josh Singer, Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'Spotlight'
“Getting in there and trying to find what’s compelling about these stories and then communicate that and grab people and bring them into the theaters…That job I love.”
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The Weekend Movie Takeaway: December 3, 2018
With no major new releases over the weekend, last week's box office winners held over for the most part.
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The Weekend Movie Takeaway: November 28, 2018
Even though it arrived somewhat later than fans may have expected, a good six years after Wreck-It Ralph, the Disney sequel Ralph Breaks The Internet opened to a giant $84.5 million over the Thanksgiving weekend, proving that audience goodwill for th...
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Write On: Austin Film Festival Wrap Up
"[Austin Film Festival] will make you feel less alone as a writer who’s trying to break into the business. There’s wonderful networking and camaraderie here…”
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The Weekend Movie Takeaway: November 19, 2018
Photo Credit: Warner Brothers As the current custodian of the ridiculously lucrative Harry Potter brand, there's a lot of weight on the shoulders of the Fantastic Beasts movies. So Warner Bros. is probably somewhat perturbed by the weekend box office...
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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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