
Screenwriter Review
When Desire and Despair Become the Mirror of Motherhood
Screenwriter Review
Gripping, flawed, and vital, ‘Nuremberg’ makes you confront evil as human and accountability as urgent.
Writing Inspiration
Have you ever wondered whether the story you’ve been itching to share with the world should be a novel or a screenplay?
Screenwriter Review
Bigelow lights the fuse but never sets off the explosion.
Screenwriter Review
Dan Trachtenberg has breathed new life into the franchise, bringing strong writing and visuals and his own flair for capitalizing on the Predator’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Screenplays
Charlie Huston shares how they drew from their own life to coach Hank onto the page and into the spotlight roughly twenty years later.
For all of those influences floating around in Guillermo del Toro’s head, including the novel, this is a screenplay adaptation of ‘Frankenstein’ that feels uniquely del Toro.
Television
Luke Matheny untangles what it’s like to take on a beloved work and how writing for children provides the freedom to explore deeper themes.
Noah Hawley shares the inspiration behind such swings and how to ground a story, even in an elevated universe.
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Career
What does sculpting a dog statue and screenplay development have in common?
The script through the film is beautifully rendered, sharpening the tension and releasing it between awkward laughs and increasing the stakes.
Interviews
The Austin-based duo, discuss staying focused on authenticity and vulnerability, the challenges of balancing artistic integrity with commercial viability… or in this case… selling out.
Screenwriter Nora Garrett discusses the inspirations, moral themes, creative process, and filmmaking collaboration behind her thought-provoking film ‘After the Hunt’.
Writing inspiration
Learn how to add suspense to your screenplay and master adding the perfect twist at the end of your work to keep your viewers wanting more!
Create thrilling horror stories filled with suspense and unexpected plot twists. Dare to be the next horror master!
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Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel
Here are three possible nominees: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘A House of Dynamite,’ and ‘Blue Moon.’
Screenwriter Review
When Art Becomes the Only Language Left Between a Family
Education
Check out this month’s course offerings led by Script University’s industry experts!
Screenwriter Review
A hypnotic, hollow fable about gambling, ghosts, and the cost of losing yourself.
Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins
A-Lister Shane Black on why screenwriting is so f*@king hard, how he started, the one must-read book, and conquering your worst fears to keep hitting the keys.
Screenwriting How-To Articles
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