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Filmmakers share how ‘Accepted’ exposed the realities of a 21st century student and the American education system

June 30, 2021

“In English,” Michael Landry shouted during the morning meeting at T.M. Landry.

Write On with 'False Positive' Director John Lee

June 29, 2021

False Positive is a horror-thriller about a mysterious and possibly dangerous fertility doctor that tackles some serious themes relating to pregnancy. Director John Lee explains: "'Mommy brain' is a real thing. Postpartum is a real thing, and prepart...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Good on Paper’ sends a gaslighter up in flames

June 28, 2021

Those in the dating world will likely super relate to Iliza Shlesinger’s dark comedy Good on Paper. If you’ve dated for a long time in a big city, it’s likely that someone somewhere along the way did not tell you the full truth about who they were, w...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘12 Mighty Orphans’ is Depression sports drama

June 25, 2021

Stories of the Great Depression are plentiful. The ones that take place on the homefront often offer hope during hard times and a group of unlikely heroes coming together. Sports during this time period had helped unite the country and communities at...

Tord Danielsson and Oskar Mellander on their haunting film 'The Evil Next Door'

June 25, 2021

When a newly widowed father moves into a duplex with his son and new girlfriend, unexplainable events start occurring that lead the family down a dark and dangerous path. The Evil Next Door is a one-hour and twenty-seven-minute long spiritual horror....

Write On with 'Werewolves Within' Director Josh Ruben

June 24, 2021

Award-winning writer, actor and director Josh Ruben burst onto the horror scene with the immensely popular Scare Me. His follow-up, Werewolves Within, is a feature adaptation of a videogame about werewolves attacking a small town.

History of TV: 'How to Get Away with Murder' in style

June 24, 2021

Though Annalise Keating’s class has long been dismissed, its legacy of melodramatic mysteries and thrilling legal action lives on to inspire screenwriters looking to get away with murder — or at least help their characters do so.

Justin G. Dyck and Keith Cooper on the power of grief, selfishness, and human fragility in 'Anything for Jackson'

June 23, 2021

Two grief-filled grandparents acquire an ancient spellbook and perform a reverse exorcism on an innocent young mother in order to bring back their dearly departed grandchild, who perished in a terrible car accident. This, more or less, is the logline...

A stolen stamp collection? A suspicious neighbor? 'The Penny Black' creates the nonfiction noir genre

June 22, 2021

Imagine sitting at a brunch with a few friends and acquaintances. Everyone shares what they have been up to during the weekend, most of which is mundane. Some played video games, others watched a movie. Then at the end of the table, Will chimes in an...