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History of TV: Celebrating Halloween with a 'Supernatural' retrospective

October 28, 2021

The fantastic part about Supernatural is that it opens with a Halloween episode, complete with flickering lights and a spooky house — perfect for both a series based in the paranormal and the fact that Allhallows Eve is right around the corner. But a...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Signature Wes Anderson is back with 'The French Dispatch'

October 26, 2021

The French Dispatch is about as Wes Anderson as Anderson gets, and most fans will likely be pleased with this latest outing from the beloved director. The set design is off the charts, the characters are as quirky as ever, and the droll wit seems to ...

Invasion' co-creator David Weil on the importance of genre characters and working with Simon Kinberg

October 23, 2021

Just like the worldwide alien invasion it’s about, the sweeping science fiction drama series Invasion premiered globally on Apple TV+ yesterday, subjecting audiences everywhere to the tense, haunting and action-packed adventure from the minds of Emmy...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'The Last Duel' is a true story of one woman's struggle in 14th century France

October 23, 2021

More than 650 years ago, the last officially recognized judicial duel was fought in France. Why this duel took place is the story behind Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel, which tells the narrative in three chapters from three characters’ points of view a...

History of TV: 'The Walking Dead' is a master class in horror writing

October 21, 2021

There are some shows I know going in that I may never sleep again, and when I watched The Walking Dead pilot for the first time, it was no exception. But I subjected myself to sleepless nights for the same reason I did a decade ago for Scream 4: Ther...

Write On with 'Chucky' Writer Kim Garland

October 21, 2021

Chucky is back! Everyone’s favorite killer doll is soon to have his own TV series on SYFY, and writer Kim Garland talked to Write On about what it took to get on the writing staff: “I sat down one weekend, and I watched all seven films in a row, just...

Write On with Black Boy Writes Founder and 'Insecure' Writer Mike Gauyo

October 19, 2021

Mike talks to Write On about his work as a mentor and the founding of his organization Black Boy Writes: "I have 11 mentees; they're all great, and they all span different genres. [We're] just breaking that myth that Black people are monolithic, we c...

The Souvenir Part II' closes a chapter for filmmaker Joanna Hogg

October 19, 2021

Filmmaker Joanna Hogg has revisited a mixture of fact and fiction from her early life as a filmmaker once again in The Souvenir: Part II. The first film, The Souvenir, explores young love with the endlessly likable Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne), who fa...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: The dramatic intersecting storylines in Hulu's 'Dopesick'

October 19, 2021

Dopesick is clearly out to hold Big Pharma accountable for the opioid crisis that still riddles America. It’s also an interesting piece of entertainment, cleverly interweaving unexpected storylines to express the personal toll the crisis has taken on...