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Brett Goldstein on Ted Lasso and Putting Humor into Drama

August 25, 2020

If there’s a word to describe Brett Goldstein in 2020, it would be ubiquitous. First up for the British actor-writer-comic: Apple TV+'s new series Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudeikis as the new (American) head coach of a British soccer team in desperat...

Write On with Shudder's "Cursed Films" Writer-Director Jay Cheel

August 18, 2020

Shudder's Cursed Films writer-director Jay Cheel discusses what writing a documentary really means, how he chose the films for the series, how he got his start in filmmaking, and much more. Cursed Films is the 5-part documentary series that explores ...

Q & A with Bellevue Lit Manager John Zaozirny, Moderated by Lee Jessup

August 10, 2020

Bellevue Literary Manager John Zaozirny answers pre-submitted audience questions about breaking in, the business of writing and more, moderated by screenwriting career consultant Lee Jessup. Plus a special drop-in from Infinite screenwriter Ian Shorr...

Stories are Connectors: Screenwriter-Filmmaker Randy Wilkins on the Evolution of his Craft

August 6, 2020

Screenwriter and filmmaker Randy Wilkins has a history with Spike Lee that goes way back. As an English major with a passion for filmmaking at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Wilkins was assigned as Lee’s host when Lee vis...

Unscripted 7.30.20: This Week in Screenwriting News

July 30, 2020

Screenwriting career consultant Lee Jessup discusses this week's success stories, industry news, online events, and more.

Filmmaker Benjamin Cavell on his modern retelling of Stephen King's 'The Stand'

July 28, 2020

Benjamin Cavell and the team behind the CBS All Access limited series The Stand got to shelter in place for the pandemic by the skin of their teeth. They wrapped in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 11, 2020 — mere hours before much of North Ameri...

Tayarisha Poe On Writing, ‘Selah and The Spades’

July 28, 2020

Selah and The Spades is a culmination of ideas that writer-director Tayarisha Poe pieced together into her ambitious first feature film. The film gives us an inside glimpse into the life and complex relationships of a seventeen-year-old Black girl on...

Nate Myers' Script 'American Terrorist: Jesse James' Challenges "Outlaw Heroes"

July 28, 2020

In light of the recent Capitol Riot in Washington, DC this past January, Nate Myer’s script “American Terrorist: Jesse James” holds a mirror up to people thinking they’re above the law à la Jesse James. The story asks white America to reexamine its s...

Co-Creators of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Writing a Show for Everyone

July 28, 2020

How about this for a dream job: You get to bring The Dark Crystal to a whole new generation and make previous fans happy. For Will Matthews and Jeffrey Addiss, this is reality. Here, they tell me all about it and what’s next on deck for them. Warning...