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Writer-director Craig Pryce and 'The Marijuana Conspiracy'
In Toronto, Canada circa 1972 when marijuana was still considered highly controversial, young women looking for a fresh start in life endure isolated captivity in a true 98-day human experiment studying the effects of marijuana on females — a manufac...
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Write On with ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas’ Co-Writer Saeed Crumpler – Part II
In this special 2-part episode of Write On we talk to Flatbush Misdemeanors staff writer and co-writer of Hip Hop Family Christmas Saeed Crumpler about his career transition from rapper to screenwriter: "Coming from music, I used to look at each song...
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Writer-director Sydney Freeland breaks down the authenticity of ‘Reservation Dogs’
Four Indigenous teens lunge into a truck carrying Flaming Flamers hot chips in bulk. They slip the door closed and speed back home, unseen even as they zoom past local police. Seeing these kids do almost anything to raise money for their plan to leav...
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Netflix and Chad Hodge team up for 'Single All the Way'
If you interviewed a celebrity screenwriter whose Christmas romantic comedy just aired on Netflix to rave reviews and made the streaming service's top 10, would you expect the Zoom call to be delightful and fun?
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Write On with ‘The Witcher’ Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
The hit Netflix series starring Henry Cavill returns! Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Showrunner Lauren tells Write On: "I think I always think about...
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Write On with ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas’ Co-Writer Saeed Crumpler – Part I
In this special 2-part episode of Write On we talk to Flatbush Misdemeanors staff writer and co-writer of Hip Hop Family Christmas Saeed Crumpler about going from rapper to screenwriter: "I had to make a change; I always loved film, and I just went b...
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The Novice' is a taught tale on American hustle
The Novice is a genre-bending sports film, which puts women front and center in the world of rowing while also delivering a psychological thriller-style gut punch. Isabelle Fuhrman’s tortured Alex Dall is a captivating character study of the college ...
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Spec Spotlight: Joe Russo on 'The Last Will & Testament of Charles Abernathy'
Screenwriter Joe Russo says his latest project, Netflix's The Last Will & Testament of Charles Abernathy, was "born out of necessity."
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Write On with 'Desus & Mero' Writer Robert Kornhauser
The late night TV writer talks to Write On about breaking in and his early inspirations: "I was kind of the weird kid who at, like, 11 was watching David Letterman… [the realization] came to me in my very early teens like, 'Oh, this guy's not just sa...
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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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