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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: French Lessons, A Trip Up the Nile, and a Book in English

By Tom StempelJun 3, 2022
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Stars and Actors

By Tom StempelMay 5, 2022
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Connections

By Tom StempelMar 3, 2022
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Secrets, Secrets. And More Secrets.

By Tom StempelFeb 7, 2022
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: That Time of the Year

By Tom StempelJan 11, 2022
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: It’s (Bleep)kicking and Elderly White Guy Week at Understanding Screenwriting

By Tom StempelOct 18, 2021
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Film Festivals

Telluride Film Festival Report – Goodnight, Telluride, What’s Next? - Day 5 and beyond

By Christopher SchillerSep 7, 2021
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Film Festivals

Telluride Film Festival Report – Film School al Fresco - Day 4

By Christopher SchillerSep 6, 2021
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Film Reviews

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Tom Sees You Two Taylor Sheridans and Raises You a Brad Ingelsby

By Tom StempelJun 21, 2021
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Three Screenwriting Nominations and One Coulda

By Tom StempelMay 12, 2021
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Movie Theatres Return!

By Tom StempelApr 12, 2021
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Sometimes Books are Better than Movies

By Tom StempelFeb 8, 2021
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Writing for Performance

By Tom StempelOct 29, 2020
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UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: There are Movies to Write About

By Tom StempelJun 1, 2020
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Atomic Blonde: Atomic Failure or Atomic Success?

By Sammy MontanaAug 1, 2017
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Specs & The City: Top 10 Films of 2013

By Brad JohnsonDec 18, 2013
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Film Reviews From a Writer's POV: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

By Brad JohnsonMay 21, 2013