It's official — the writers' strike ends tonight. At 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, Sept. 27, Hollywood screenwriters will…
The Writers Guild of America has reached a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that, if…
The Screen Actors Guild joined the Writers Guild of America on the picket lines Thursday as the two unions fight…
Charlie Kaufman told writers not to seek "the approval of people with money" and instead to "work for the world"…
In today's Movie News Rundown: Idris Elba on how to address past portrayals of on-screen racism; here's some free music…
In today's Movie News Rundown: The Nashville Film Festival is going online; the just-cancelled Telluride wants us to think about…
In the documentary on legendary producer Robert Evans, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Evans explains early and often that the key to success…
Do you need a union to make your film? You must have asked yourself this before. We’ll answer, but first,…
Q: A producer recently approached me with a finished pilot script and asked me to write the rest of the…
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. As the film and television…
Q: Who owns the copyright to a script when it’s based off someone else’s originally created characters? Should the screenwriter…
In partnership with Film Slate Magazine, we’re publishing “Slate Up,” a fortnightly series with practical filmmaking advice and musings. New articles,…
In partnership with Film Slate Magazine, we’re publishing “Slate Up,” a fortnightly series with practical filmmaking advice and musings. New articles,…
Making movies is an exercise in the art of making difficult compromises. One of the biggest debates when moviemaking is whether…