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Quentin Tarantino has Biggest Opening Weekend with 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

July 29, 2019

All The Write Moves: 'The Farewell'

July 29, 2019

Among this summer’s indie breakouts is The Farewell, an American production featuring dialogue almost exclusively in subtitled Chinese. Writer-director Lulu Wang based the story upon an outrageous real-life experience. When Wang’s grandmother was giv...

How Shabnam Rezaei Is Working Towards Diversifying Children’s Shows For the Next Gen

July 28, 2019

Shabnam “Boo” Rezaei is out to change the landscape of children’s programming. As the mother of two daughters, inclusive entertainment is of paramount importance to her; something she’s able to spearhead as the head of the mini animation studio Big B...

Acclaimed Writer-Director Lulu Wang's 'The Farewell' Expounds on "In-Betweenness"

July 28, 2019

There's already Oscar® buzz for writer-director Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, starring Awkwafina. If they do get nominations, the pair will make history. We are now in a post-Crazy Rich Asians world. Though the film made a big splash and did well with th...

Tech Tips: Using Bookmarks

July 26, 2019

Final Draft gives you several ways to move around in your script quickly – the Navigator panels, the Scene View, and the Index Cards.

How to Network on Social Media

July 26, 2019

A big mistake writers can make is coming on either as too strong, or as desperate to make connections, particularly on social media. Early screenwriters tend to think they just need to get the right person to read their script — no matter what that t...

Spec Spotlight: Jeff Bushell Sells 'Bad Dog' to Lionsgate

July 25, 2019

Screenwriter Jeff Bushell’s latest spec has gone to the dogs. But in his case, that’s actually a good thing. Bushell’s comedy spec script Bad Dog is about an adorable mutt who’s also Satan’s favorite hellhound, and it was recently purchased by Lionsg...

When Sagas End Well

July 24, 2019

Endings are difficult at the best of times, but even more so when you’re culminating an epic saga.

All The Write Moves: 'Late Night'

July 22, 2019

The shortage of diversity among late-night TV comedy hosts is so painfully obvious—and has been for such a long time—that the premise of screenwriter-actor Mindy Kaling’s Late Night is subversive. In the movie, Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) has b...