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Siân Heder's 'CODA': Writing and directing a film with deaf actors from a hearing person's perspective
CODA (also the acronym for Child of Deaf Adults) written and directed by Siân Heder follows Ruby (Emilia Jones), the only hearing person in her deaf family. A beautiful coming-of-age film with all the familiar genre beats, CODA takes the viewer on a ...
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Uncovering 'Under the Volcano' with documentary filmmakers Cody Greenwood and Gracie Otto
Under the Volcano tells the story of legendary AIR Studios on Montserrat. Built by famed Beatles producer Sir George Martin, this state-of-the-art recording studio was located on a secluded and beautiful Caribbean island with a dormant but looming vo...
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Write On with ‘Beckett’ Writer Kevin A. Rice and Director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Following a tragic car accident in Greece, Beckett, an American tourist, finds himself at the center of a dangerous political conspiracy and on the run for his life in this Netflix thriller.
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Director Andreas Koefoed hunts for the story behind 'The Lost Leonardo'
Was the painting bought at a shady New Orleans auction house for a little over a thousand dollars really a Leonardo da Vinci? Known as the Salvator Mundi, this 2005 auction house purchase became the most expensive painting ever sold when, in 2018, it...
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Writer-director Richard Bates Jr. on 'King Knight'
King Knight is an ensemble comedy that embraces witchcraft, the power of choosing friends as your family, and a personal quest to face your past in order to move forward. The film, written and directed by Richard Bates Jr., is a fun ride reminiscent ...
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Write On with 'Naked Singularity' Co-Writer and Director Chase Palmer
Naked Singularity, based on the novel by Sergio De La Pava, is about an idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system who decides to rob a multi-million drug deal of one of his clients.
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'The Vault' sets its sights on the Bank of Spain for the next heist
How do you break into the most secure vault in the world? (A vault that hasn’t had a single break-in since it was built more than 80 years ago). That happens to be the hook for The Vault, an action-thriller/heist movie starring Freddie Highmore, Astr...
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Michael Hoffman’s lost classic ‘Game 6’ pits career concerns against Red Sox obsession
The year is 1986 and it's game six of the World Series where the Boston Red Sox are eager to beat the New York Mets and break the decades-long curse. It’s also opening night of Nicky Rogan’s latest play — one that many believe is the best work of his...
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History of TV: The beautiful and haunting 'Big Little Lies'
“All that 'it takes a village' crap is only good to a certain extent, because even the best-laid plans of your life go poof in your face. And in that case, you need to be strong, and independent, and educated, and a strong woman.” - Madeline
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What’s new in Final Draft 13?
WRITING GOALS &
PRODUCTIVITY STATS
Set goals and get valuable insights to take your work to the next level
TYPEWRITER
A new typewriter-like view option improves your focus
EMOJI
Craft more realistic onscreen text exchanges and make your notes more emotive
And so much more, thoughtfully designed to help unleash your creativity.
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