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Steven E. de Souza: Die Hard IS a Christmas Movie

July 19, 2018

Die Hard is a Christmas movie, full stop. Steven E. de Souza, who penned the film’s script more than 30 years ago, is adamant about that. But days ago at his Comedy Central Roast, the film’s star, Bruce Willis, told a wide-eyed audience “Die Hard is ...

San Diego Comic-Con: Inside the Writers' Room with Mark A. Altman

July 17, 2018

If you notice fewer geeks, fangirls and nerds in your neighborhood this week, it could be because they’ve fled to Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018 (SDCC). The convention is where comic book, movie and science fiction aficionados gather for fiv...

Write On with Virtual Reality Storyteller Evette Vargas

July 14, 2018

Recently named by The New York Times as an "Artist to Watch," Evette Vargas is an award-winning, cross-platform storyteller who is at the vanguard of the digital and virtual reality landscape.

Write On with Theo Taplitz

July 11, 2018

“It seems to me that there are so many ways to tell a story that it doesn’t necessarily need to be just through writing. It can be through acting; I’m writing my own music right now; there’s a lot of different facets of storytelling which interest me...

Sundance Lab Spotlight: Brett Weiner and Emma Fletcher

July 6, 2018

Each year, Sundance Institute labs bring together aspiring writers and directors who want to take their projects to the next level. Notable projects that evolved in these labs include Damien Chazelle's Whiplash; Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre and Ryan Co...

Big Break Welcomes New Judge, Literary Manager Jonathan Hersh

July 5, 2018

For writers who truly want to know how to make good in Hollywood, there is Jonathan Hersh.

Write On with Kelsey Scott

July 3, 2018

Kelsey Scott is a screenwriter that has worked on shows such as Hollywood Girl as well as a creator of her own content. We sat down with Scott to learn more about how she went from child actress to scribe under the influence of her grandmother.

Allen Maldonado: The Ultimate Multi-Hyphenate

July 2, 2018

An actor with more than 70 credits to his name (including TBS’ The Last O.G. and ABC’s Black-ish), Maldonado is a writer (Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse), director and entrepreneur. He’s also the creator of Everybody Digital, a streaming app that feature...

How the Zellner Bros.’ Indy Feature Damsel Deconstructs the Western Genre

June 27, 2018

America was built on Westerns and with them, the tropes that have been cemented into audiences’ brains for decades. Classics like High Noon; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid have offered up cinematic archetypes in...