Daniel Seco is a manager at Empirical Evidence where he represents writers and directors for film & television. Seco’s background in literary representation includes stops at Resolution and CAA before venturing into...
Bill Maher had a lot on his mind Friday on “Real Time,” his first new show of 2022. The episode covered topics ranging from the attacks on democracy by increasingly right wing Republicans, frustrations with COVID-19...
Children's author Kate DiCamillo and filmmaker Ray Giarratana share with Script their collaboration process, how Ray's visual effects background came into play, and the realities of adapting a book to...
Stepping inside Sundance’s New Frontier Spaceship, the virtual venue that houses the festival’s multimedia, VR, XR, and other emerging tech projects, the first thing you’ll see is yourself — in...
A key tenet of screenwriting is to show not tell. This advice is generally reserved for propelling the narrative quickly and efficiently on your screenplay. For example, a character who is in a hurry to leave the...
The fear of seemingly harmless strangers that’s heightened during our era of online “relationships” (not to mention COVID) is cannily exploited in actor-turned-writer-director Christian Tafdrup’s “Speak...
The shadow of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 murder mystery Rear Window looms large over Chloe Okuno’s nail-biting Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition entry, Watcher — but this debut feature is much more than...
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VARIETY
You might assume the title is ironic, given that Anna Eszter Nemes and László Csuja’s film is set in the strange, cloistered world of grit, muscle and sinew that is elite women’s bodybuilding. But...
VARIETY
The fear of seemingly harmless strangers that’s heightened during our era of online “relationships” (not to mention COVID) is cannily exploited in actor-turned-writer-director Christian Tafdrup’s “Speak...
VARIETY
John Stamos has published online the full eulogy he gave at the memorial for his “Full House” co-star Bob Saget, who died on Jan. 9 at the age of 65. Shortly after the news of Saget’s passing...
VARIETY
Jaideep Sahni, screenwriter on acclaimed films “Chak De! India,” “Khosla Ka Ghosla,” “Company,” “Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year” and “Bunty Aur Babli”...
DEADLINE
A specialty market dotted by holdovers as Oscar nods approach and gripped by Sundance fever debuts a compelling handful of new openers from Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s Introduction to Bhutan’s first ever...
DEADLINE
Following the death of Sinéad O’Connor’s teenage son earlier this month, the debut of the documentary Nothing Compares about the lionhearted singer at the Sundance Film Festival today has a distinctly...
DEADLINE
The shadow of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 murder mystery Rear Window looms large over Chloe Okuno’s nail-biting Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition entry, Watcher — but this debut feature is much more than...
DEADLINE
UPDATED with closing price: Netflix stock, which went into Friday’s Nasdaq session already down 16% in 2022 to date, plunged 22% today alone on waves of selling and disenchantment. After crawling up from an...
CS MAGAZINE
Jason Piette is a producer at Disrupting Influence, a hybrid sales, production, distribution, and consultancy company.He’s known for over fifty films including The Merchant Of Venice, Head In The...
CS MAGAZINE
Michael Wormser has been featured in the Producers Guild Of America’s Magazine “Produced By” as a go-to producer and has completed over 70 projects. He has produced features for Legendary,...
CS MAGAZINE
Adam Rosenthal began his career working for screenwriter David Elliot (GI Joe, Four Brothers) in the latter’s renovated garage (where he also lived). Since then, he’s worked on several TV shows...
CS MAGAZINE
TV writers’ rooms are where TV shows are created. Stories are told and scripts are written.They come in all shapes and sizes depending on the TV show. If it’s a smaller, limited series or the room is only...
ISA ARTICLES
Pen Densham has been telling stories since he was knee-high to a grasshopper so he knows a few things about selling your screenplay in the Hollywood jungle. He is also well-aware of the tenacity and...
ISA ARTICLES
Creative Screenwriting Magazine contributor, James Napoli details the different types of plot twists screenwriters can use in their screenplays. There are several different types of plot twists you can use in your...
ISA ARTICLES
I have been studying, practicing, and teaching screenwriting for three decades, and the one thing I’ve learned is that young screenwriters (in experience, not age) struggle to learn the craft....
ISA ARTICLES
One of the challenges of writing great characters is getting inside the heads of persons of much different background than yourself. It takes great effort and empathy to understand those of differing gender, age,...
THEWRAP
The hosts of Fox News’ “Outnumbered” took aim Friday at Adele after the pop star announced in an emotional Instagram post a day earlier that her Las Vegas residency would be postponed...
THEWRAP
What’s your favorite scary movie? That is the question that kicked off the iconic “Scream” franchise way back in 1996. And the franchise is back, 11 years after the last installment (“Scream 4”) hit...
THEWRAP
Whether science fiction, horror, or fairy tales, the movies of director Guillermo del Toro have earned a reputation for visual splendor. His newest “Nightmare Alley,” a new adaptation of the 1946...
THEWRAP
Ahead of the premiere of their directorial debut “Am I OK?” at Sundance, comedian Tig Notaro and actress Stephanie Allynne have already laid plans for what will be their next film. Notaro and...
MOVIEMAKER
Taylor Grieger returned home from the military with PTSD. After miraculously failing at an attempt to take his own life, he decided to sail around Cape Horn in an effort to raise awareness about military veterans...
MOVIEMAKER
R.IP. Meat Loaf, and Louie Anderson; Season 2 details — including a new location — for The White Lotus; ambitious plans for a film studio in space. All in today’s Movie News Rundown. R.I.P. Marvin Lee...
MOVIEMAKER
Pandemic or COVID-movies — those films shot during the peak of the pandemic in 2020 — typically share certain stylistic or thematic elements: a barebones crew, themes of isolation. Tyler Taormina’s...
MOVIEMAKER
Stepping inside Sundance’s New Frontier Spaceship, the virtual venue that houses the festival’s multimedia, VR, XR, and other emerging tech projects, the first thing you’ll see is yourself — in...
SCRIPT MAGAZINE
Filmmaker Edward Drake discusses his career, the creative process, and his new film, 'American Siege' with Bruce Willis and Timothy V. Murphy.Filmmaker Edward Drake discusses his career, the creative process, and...
SCRIPT MAGAZINE
Script contributor Dr. Rosanne Welch celebrates the female screenwriters who came before us with this month's spotlight on Academy Award winning screenwriter and trailblazer Sarah Yeiser Mason.Script contributor...
SCRIPT MAGAZINE
Been itching to write and produce a short film? Make this your year! Rebecca Norris Resnick guides you through 3 steps you can take every month to write, shoot, edit, and get your film out to festivals in less than...
SCRIPT MAGAZINE
Chicago-based writers Rocco Cataldo and Amy Guth discuss how they collaborated on their script, Open Road, which recently earned Best Screenplay honors at the 2021 Los Angeles TV, Script & Film...
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