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The Seed of the Sacred Fig/Mohammad Rasoulof
Screenwriter Interviews

Interview with 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' Award-Winning Writer and Director Mohammad Rasoulof

By Susan Kouguell
[L-R] Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard), Hank Hanson (Corey Johnson), Jacques Lesgardes (Zinedine Soualem),Geoff Mason (John Magaro), Carter (Marcus Rutherford)Gladys Deist (Georgina Rich), Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Marianne Gebhard (Leonie Benesch) star in Paramount Pictures’ “SEPTEMBER 5” the film that unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today, set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics.
How to Write a Screenplay

Lessons from the Script: 'September 5' and an Inside View of Tragedy

By Valerie Kalfrin
The Order (2024).
Screenwriter Interviews

Writing the True Crime Thriller with ‘The Order’ Screenwriter Zach Baylin

By Sadie Dean
Dark Matter (2024).
How to Write for Television

Novelist Turned Showrunner Blake Crouch Dives into the Sci-Fi Realm of 'Dark Matter'

By Valerie Kalfrin
Channing Tatum stars as Slater King in director Zoë Kravitz’s BLINK TWICE, an Amazon MGM Studios film.
How to Write a Screenplay

I Give You Props!

By William C. Martell
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Writing Inspiration

LAST CHANCE! Save BIG on The Writers Store's November Bundles

By The Writers Store
[L-R] Tony Hale as Ed and Anna Kendrick as Sheryl in Woman of the Hour.
Screenwriter Interviews

Interview with 'The Woman of the Hour' Screenwriter Ian McDonald

By Sadie Dean
The Front Room (2024).
Screenwriter Interviews

Showcasing Humor and the Grotesque: The Eggers Brothers Talk ‘The Front Room’

By Sonya Alexander
Strange Darling, key art/JT Mollner
Screenwriter Interviews

Flipping the Script on the Final Girl: A Conversation with ‘Strange Darling’ Writer-Director JT Mollner

By Sadie Dean
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
Russell Crow in The Exorcism (2024).
Screenwriter Interviews

The Slow Burn: A Conversation with ‘The Exorcism’ Filmmakers Joshua John Miller and M.A. Fortin

By Sadie Dean
Franka Potente as Lola in ‘Run Lola Run’ (1998).
Screenwriter Interviews

Reinventing the World in Art: 'Run Lola Run' Creator Tom Tykwer Reflects on the Quirky Action Classic

By Valerie Kalfrin
Alanna Bale, Sebastian Chacon, Sirena Gulamgaus, Peter Gallagher, Uni Park, Emily Hampshire, and Jay Baruchel in Caitlin Cronenberg's HUMANE. Courtesy of Steve Wilkie. An IFC Films & Shudder Release.
Screenwriter Interviews

A Family Dinner and a Global Disaster: A Conversation with ‘Humane’ Director Caitlin Cronenberg and Screenwriter Michael Sparaga

By Sadie Dean
[L-R] Dane DeHaan and Veena Sud behind the scenes of The Stranger.
Screenwriter Interviews

Different Formats, Same Story: A Conversation with ‘The Stranger’ Writer and Director Veena Sud

By Sadie Dean
Sleeping Dogs, key art poster / Adam Cooper
Screenwriter Interviews

Memory as a Lens of Truth: Adam Cooper Discusses 'Sleeping Dogs'

By Sonya Alexander
Roxine Helberg/Cold Copy key art
Screenwriter Interviews

Manipulation of Truth Thematically: An Interview with ‘Cold Copy’ Writer-Director Roxine Helberg

By Sadie Dean
Filmmaker Bryce McGuire/Night Swim, poster
Screenwriter Interviews

Dive Deep: Bryce McGuire Discusses ‘Night Swim’

By Sonya Alexander
[L-R] Azar (Tara Abboud), Joe (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), Dianne Harewood (Gemma Arterton) and Officer (Kirby) in Culprits - Season 1
Screenwriter Interviews

Building Cliffhangers with 'Culprits' Creator, Showrunner, and Director J Blakeson

By Sadie Dean
[L-R] Anne Hathaway as Rebecca and Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen Dunlop in Eileen.
Screenwriter Interviews

'Eileen’s “Claustrophobic Misery”: Author Ottessa Moshfegh and Collaborators Talk Bringing Her Controlled Noir to the Screen

By Valerie Kalfrin
Sam Esmail Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix / Leave the World Behind Poster, Netflix
Screenwriter Interviews

Subverting Expectations by Clashing Different Genres: A Conversation with 'Leave the World Behind' Writer-Director Sam Esmail

By Sadie Dean
Writing Mysteries & Thrillers That Sell
Education

Writing Mysteries & Thrillers That Sell

By The Writers Store
Still from Emerald Fennell's Saltburn
Film Reviews

‘Saltburn’ Film Review

By Sonya Alexander
Justine Triet headshot, PC Yann Rabanier / Anatomy of a Fall Poster, Neon
Screenwriter Interviews

Examining the Alien Nature of the Family Unit: Justine Triet Discusses ‘Anatomy of a Fall’

By Sonya Alexander
Selling Your Screenplay Podcast - Conor Allyn
Selling Your Screenplay Podcast by Ashley Scott Meyers

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 507 - Talking Amber Heard and 'In The Fire' with Conor Allyn

By Ashley Scott Meyers