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Uncovering 'Under the Volcano' with documentary filmmakers Cody Greenwood and Gracie Otto
Under the Volcano tells the story of legendary AIR Studios on Montserrat. Built by famed Beatles producer Sir George Martin, this state-of-the-art recording studio was located on a secluded and beautiful Caribbean island with a dormant but looming vo...
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Write On with ‘Beckett’ Writer Kevin A. Rice and Director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Following a tragic car accident in Greece, Beckett, an American tourist, finds himself at the center of a dangerous political conspiracy and on the run for his life in this Netflix thriller.
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Director Andreas Koefoed hunts for the story behind 'The Lost Leonardo'
Was the painting bought at a shady New Orleans auction house for a little over a thousand dollars really a Leonardo da Vinci? Known as the Salvator Mundi, this 2005 auction house purchase became the most expensive painting ever sold when, in 2018, it...
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Writer-director Richard Bates Jr. on 'King Knight'
King Knight is an ensemble comedy that embraces witchcraft, the power of choosing friends as your family, and a personal quest to face your past in order to move forward. The film, written and directed by Richard Bates Jr., is a fun ride reminiscent ...
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Write On with 'Naked Singularity' Co-Writer and Director Chase Palmer
Naked Singularity, based on the novel by Sergio De La Pava, is about an idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system who decides to rob a multi-million drug deal of one of his clients.
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Michael Hoffman’s lost classic ‘Game 6’ pits career concerns against Red Sox obsession
The year is 1986 and it's game six of the World Series where the Boston Red Sox are eager to beat the New York Mets and break the decades-long curse. It’s also opening night of Nicky Rogan’s latest play — one that many believe is the best work of his...
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Write On with Big Break Winner Mira Z. Barnum
Mira Z. Barnum won the 2020 Big Break Screenwriting Contest for her TV pilot Beirut. She talks to Write On about what it takes to win a screenwriting contest: I personally suffer from perfectionism, but the most important thing is to get [your script...
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Filmmaker Matt Yoka's birds-eye-view of '90s Los Angeles in ‘Whirlybird’
Flying thousands of feet up in the air, Zoey Tur documents the lives in Los Angeles from her helicopter with her then-wife, Marika Gerrard, by her side. The chops of helicopter blades echo as she shares each protest, car chase, and community uproar —...
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Peter 'Drago' Tiemann on his fright fest, 'The Stairs'
A group of friends takes a bonding trip through the woods, only to discover a haunting and mysterious stairwell that solves an almost twenty-year missing persons case and pits them against an evil beyond their imagination. The Stairs is Peter “Drago”...
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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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