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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Your Honor' Considers the Grey Areas of Morality

January 11, 2021

Your Honor is a crime drama with incredibly high stakes that can’t help but be reminiscent of Bryan Cranston’s turn as Walter White in Breaking Bad. This time around, Cranston plays another father-with-nothing-to-lose as prominent New Orleans judge M...

Looking Beyond Labels With Isabel Sandoval: Part 1

January 11, 2021

It’s no coincidence that writer-director Isabel Sandoval’s latest film Lingua Franca finds the most power in things left unsaid. It’s a delicate drama that touches on being an undocumented immigrant and a trans woman under the reign of Trump, and beg...

The Enneagram For Writers: Characters and Careers: Part I

January 8, 2021

Over the last few years, the Enneagram has begun to eclipse the Meyer’s Briggs as a popular, go-to personality test. While some debate the accuracy of such tests, much like the Meyer’s Briggs, the Enneagram can be a helpful tool for writers.

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'News of the World'

January 7, 2021

With long, strolling shots of the Old Texas landscape, News of the World was meant to be seen on the big screen and in any normal year, the Oscar® contender would have opened to a stronger box office draw than its current limited possibilities. The f...

History of TV: Breaking Down Murder Mystery Network Classic ‘Castle’

January 7, 2021

Castle was the epitome of network prime time television when it aired. Light and frothy murder that was easy on the eyes with a sexy cast who solved the case in 44 minutes or less, and offered a side of wit and romance. The ABC crime/comedy/drama hit...

Adam Mason & Simon Boyes on Writing 'Songbird' During a Pandemic

January 5, 2021

Screenwriters Adam Mason and Simon Boyes didn't initially plan to write a movie about a pandemic during a pandemic. But when COVID-19 shut down the movie they had originally planned to shoot in 2020, they ended up doing just that with Songbird.

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: 'Wander Darkly's' Unique Examination of the Memory of Love

January 4, 2021

Tara Miele’s new film Wander Darkly is reminiscent of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with some big final reveals that could be compared to The Sixth Sense, but make no mistake; Wander Darkly is absolutely a love story. The film opens with rest...

Sing Me A Song' Chronicles a Buddhist Monk's Struggles With Internet Temptations

January 1, 2021

Sing Me A Song is a fascinating examination of what happens when an isolated community slowly but surely is exposed to the outside world through the internet and television... To the point that young monks are now aware of internet dating. While one ...

‘Herself’ Portrays the Power of Human Empathy Through Constructing a Tiny But Mighty House

January 1, 2021

Herself opens on a child’s playhouse belonging to one of Sandra’s (played by the powerful Clare Dunne) children. Inside is an inscription listing a phone number and a request to call the cops. The house represents Sandra’s current and future salvatio...