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The Weekend Movie Takeaway: 'The Curse of La Llorona'

April 22, 2019

On the weekend before the release of what is sure to be the biggest film of the year–Avengers: Endgame–the box office took a bit of a tumble to produce the lowest-grossing Easter weekend since 2003. Think of it as the especially low tide that comes b...

All the Write Moves: 'Fosse/Verdon'

April 22, 2019

The new FX miniseries Fosse/Verdon is a treat for theater fans — and not just because two of the big names behind Hamilton are involved. Depicting the intertwined lives of legendary choreographer/director Bob Fosse, who died in 1987, and celebrated d...

Weekend Writing Inspiration: 10 Tips to Push Through Procrastination

April 18, 2019

“Help! I need a strategy for beating procrastination.” Procrastination is one of the most common manifestations of writing resistance. You want to write, you have a solid script idea, and you’re ready to get to work, but somehow each day that rolls a...

Tech Tips: Boneyard In the Beat Board

April 18, 2019

Great scripts aren’t written; they’re re-written.

All the Write Moves: 'Shazam!'

April 16, 2019

Despite being the newest arrival on the superhero-cinema scene, Shazam has been around longer than most of his peers, debuting in 1939, just one year after Superman’s first appearance. And while this is not the right space to explore Shazam’s complic...

Write On with 'The Wall' Writer-Director Kellie Madison

April 16, 2019

Kellie Madison, whose spec script The Wall just sold to Dolphin Entertainment, discusses her transition from acting to writing and directing, her interest in the dark side of the human condition and the early influences she hopes will help her make a...

The Weekend Movie Takeaway: 'Hellboy'

April 15, 2019

A superhero took the top box office spot over the weekend, but not the one everybody may have been anticipating.

Spec Spotlight: 'This Is Us' Screenwriter Kay Oyegun Sells 'Assisted Living' to Paramount

April 11, 2019

Witty, charming, laugh-out-loud funny: three ways to describe 31-year-old Kay Oyegun’s feature script, Assisted Living. The comedy, which took Oyegun 10 months, seven different outlines and five drafts to write, sold to Paramount for a high six again...