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Port Authority' writer and director Danielle Lessovitz on representation of Kiki Ballroom
Paul (Fionn Whitehead) finds himself in the middle of New York City after being kicked out of his home in Pennsylvania. Amidst the chaos and clamor of his new environment, he stumbles across Wye (Leyna Bloom), pronounced like the question. Wye, a tra...
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Filmmaker Andrew Thomas Hunt and his 'Spare Parts'
Spare Parts is a nightmare for anyone who’s ever had car trouble on a dark, lonely road and fears things that go bump in the night. I spoke with director-executive producer Andrew Thomas Hunt about the film's June 1 release on VOD, digital, DVD and B...
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Write On with 'Dickinson' Creator and Writer Alena Smith
Alena Smith talks to Write On about the TV series that offers an inside look at the world of famed American poet Emily Dickinson. " Dickinson, at its core, is really just a family drama as well as the coming of age story of a young artist." Alena dis...
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Write On with 'Them' Creator Little Marvin
Write On talks with Little Marvin about his thought-provoking new show and how Lena Waithe boarded the project. "I wrote the pilot… probably three years back. I did the rounds; I got some agents, I did the rounds for a few months, and I got linked up...
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Write On with ‘WandaVision’ Creator and Writer Jac Schaeffer
Jac Schaeffer talks to Write On about the challenges of crafting the unique and complex story that is the hit Marvel Studios show WandaVision. "I was so dazzled by the idea but I was also like, 'This is not gonna work. This is crazy!' But the challen...
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Julia Scotti and Susan Sandler highlight the humor and honesty of ‘Julia Scotti: Funny That Way’
Julia Scotti never anticipated her career as a comedian would take her where it did. She worked regularly at a club in Philadelphia performing her sets and after making local headlines as a talented trans comedian, America’s Got Talent called. What f...
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A call to greatness with 'Blue Miracle' writer-director Julio Quintana
Blue Miracle is based on the inspiring true story of Casa Hogar, an orphanage for boys in Cabo San Lucas, and a chance victory in the world’s biggest fishing tournament that saved them from bankruptcy. The film follows the head of Casa Hogar, Papa Om...
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Write On with 'Friends' and 'Grace and Frankie' Co-Creator Marta Kauffman
Write On talks with legendary TV writer Marta Kauffmann about the highly anticipated Friends reunion and what makes the show still resonate today. "I think these characters [are] incredibly loveable, and you'd love to hang out with them and have a be...
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Remastered ‘The Last Days’ gets Netflix release and new witnesses to history
It feels like an important time for the re-release of The Last Days, an Oscar®-winning documentary about Hungarian Holocaust survivors. Steven Spielberg produced the project under the USC Shoah Foundation, which he founded in 1994. The Last Days was ...
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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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