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Silence of the Lambs
August 11, 2025
Silence of the Lambs invites a close viewing. Here are 13 Silence of the Lambs details you may have missed,…
June 11, 2025
Austin Film Festival’s annual Screenwriters to Watch list has predicted the rise of today’s most celebrated screenwriters and filmmakers. In
Forever Mara Brock Akil
May 6, 2025
Forever creator Mara Brock Akil always wanted to be a writer. What she didn’t know, at first, was how to…
Screenplay Advice Michael Klug
August 21, 2024
Screenplay advice from Michael Klug, writer, critic, actor and all-around movie nerd on how to avoid a long list of…
Will Beall Beverly Hills Cop Axel F
June 26, 2024
We interviewed Will Beall, a former cop who is now a screenwriter behind the new Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F…
October 30, 2023
Director Sam Fox writes about how she broke through as a storyteller when she embraced her inner weirdo.
Charlie Kaufman WGA Speech
March 6, 2023
Charlie Kaufman WGA Awards Speech: The Eternal Sunshine screenwriter told writers to reject box office numbers and write for the…
What Finding Nemo Can Teach Us About Screenwriting (and Change)
November 10, 2022
Finding Nemo can teach us a lot about change, and screenwriting, says Haley Bartels, in this informative piece on the…
Rao Meka on Engineering Hollywood
November 1, 2022
Rao Meka is a software engineer arrives in Hollywood determined to succeed — and doesn’t let a setback stop him.…
July 12, 2022
The screenwriter might be the last person you’re thinking about walking out of a movie theater. Nonetheless, it is the
15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions 2022_675x450px_FF LOGO ONLY
April 26, 2022
This list of screenwriting competitions will help you spend your valuable time writing, not researching screenplay contests.
January 12, 2022
The 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellows have one thing in common: Their scripts are filled with emotion. We spoke with the…
DON'T LOOK UP clifton collins jr jockey
January 3, 2022
Don't Look Up sparks online debate and we revisit when another filmmaker took on critics in the '70s. Jockey star…
Jockey Clint Bentley Greg Kwedar
December 23, 2021
Jockey co-writers Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley have worked together for 10 years. Here they explore what goes into a…
Passing director Rebecca Hall describes every stage of production
November 10, 2021
Our guest editor, Passing writer-director Rebecca Hall explores the screenwriting, development, production, post-production and distribution of her latest
Needle in a Timestack John Ridley
October 14, 2021
Oscar-winner John Ridley returns with Needle in a Timestack, a sci-fi adaptation starring Leslie Odom Jr. and Orlando Bloom, that…
BERGMAN ISLAND Mia Hansen-Løve
October 14, 2021
Two trips to FÃ¥rö island inspired Mia Hansen-Løve and her latest Bergman Island, which stars Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth…
Lamb - Noomi Rapace - Sjon Valdimir Johannsson
October 8, 2021
Valdimir Jóhannsson and Sjón developed Lamb for a decade, never compromising their vision of a quiet horror film where the…
How Screenwriter Databases Like Coverfly and The Black List Can Find the Next Bridgerton
June 2, 2021
Coverfly head of product Mitch Lusas on how "nichification" of content is driving demand for new ways of finding writers in…
May 22, 2021
Adapting fiction from independent presses and publishers is a viable possibility for many independent filmmakers in need of story.
April 19, 2021
We asked top screenwriting competitions three simple questions in order to help you understand what screenwriting compeitions want — and…
April 16, 2021
Do you want to be a screenwriter? Do you want to learn how to apply your skills to the new
The World to Come Casey Affleck Mona Fasvold Katherine Waterston
March 2, 2021
The World to Come co-stars Casey Affleck and Katherine Waterston discuss what makes for good writing and why embedded truths…
The World to Come Casey Affleck Mona Fasvold Katherine Waterston
March 2, 2021
The World to Come co-stars Casey Affleck and Katherine Waterston discuss what makes for good writing and why embedded truths…