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Sinners (2025)
Film Industry News

2025 Film Preview

By Sonya Alexander
[L-R] Zoe Saldaña as Rita Moro Castro and Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez in Emilia Pérez (2024).
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: It’s Awards Groveling Season Again, and Here Are a Few of the Grovelers and Some Other Stuff

By Tom Stempel
From Silent Murder Mysteries to Andy Hardy’s Americana, Agnes Christine Johnston Wrote it All - Hero Image (1200)
Hollywood History

From Silent Murder Mysteries to Andy Hardy’s Americana, Agnes Christine Johnston Wrote it All

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
[L-R] Natasha Lyonne as Rachel, Elizabeth Olsen as Christina and Carrie Coon as Katie in His Three Daughters (2023).
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Four, Count’em Four, Movies With Flawed Endings. And a Good Book.

By Tom Stempel
Blitz (2024).
Film Festivals

'Blitz,' 'The Room Next Door,' and 'Suburban Fury' at the 2024 New York Film Festival

By Susan Kouguell
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy in Hard Truths (2024).
Film Festivals

Examining Relationships in 'Hard Truths,' ​​'Việt and Nam' and 'Happyend' at the 2024 New York Film Festival

By Susan Kouguell
Kirk Douglas as Chuck Tatum in Ace in the Hole (1951).
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Two Mediocre Newbies and Two Great Classics

By Tom Stempel
Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in Maria (2024).
Film Festivals

The Portrayal of Actual Events in 'Nickel Boys,' 'The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire,' 'Maria,' and 'Afternoons of Solitude' at the 2024 New York Film Festival

By Susan Kouguell
End of Show - 2024 Telluride Film Festival
Film Festivals

2024 Telluride Film Festival Report – Last Day and Conclusions

By Christopher Schiller
[L-R] Channing Tatum as Cole Davis and Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Jones in Fly Me to the Moon (2024).
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: The Debris of Summer

By Tom Stempel
2024 Telluride Film Festival - Day 2 Telluride Street
Film Festivals

2024 Telluride Film Festival Report – Day 2 – Everybody’s Unique

By Christopher Schiller
The Feed included a hot air balloon this year!
Film Festivals

2024 Telluride Film Festival Report – Day 1 – Omens, Portents and Films

By Christopher Schiller
Palm Theatre - Telluride Film Festival
Film Festivals

2024 Telluride Film Festival Report – The Lineup is Major League

By Christopher Schiller
Telluride Film Festival Main Street Banner
Film Festivals

2024 Telluride Film Festival Report – The Calm Before the Storm

By Christopher Schiller
Title Wall - Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Starting with the Good News and Working Our Way Down

By Tom Stempel
Heather Rae/Fancy Dance key art/Outer Range key art
Cast and Crew

A Connection to Community: A Conversation with ‘Fancy Dance’ and ‘Outer Range’ Producer Heather Rae

By Sadie Dean
Nicolas Cage as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002).
Film Industry News

Charlie Kaufman vs. ChatGPT

By Scott Foster
Wicked Little Letters (2023)
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: All Over the Place

By Tom Stempel
Jeanine Basinger recipient of the Robert Osborne Award
Film Industry News

A Lifelong Student of Film: A Talk with Film Historian Jeanine Basinger

By Sonya Alexander
Love Lies Bleeding
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Friends and Lesbians

By Tom Stempel
The Writers Store - 60% Off All OnDemand Webinars
Education

Save 60% on all OnDemand Webinars

By The Writers Store
It’s Not Funny What’s Happened to Comedies-Script
Screenwriting Advice

It’s Not Funny What’s Happened to Comedies

By Larry Postel
Sandra Hüller stars in Anatomy of a Fall
Film Festivals

2023 Telluride Film Festival – Day 4 – 'El Conde' and 'Anatomy of a Fall' and a Bit More

By Christopher Schiller
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Selling Your Screenplay Podcast by Ashley Scott Meyers

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 498 - Make the Stories You Want to Tell with Jordan Gertner

By Ashley Scott Meyers