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Q&A: Screenwriter Dan Sterling Might Be Losing His Edge
The 'Animal Control' co-creator and showrunner discusses the state of comedy, the challenge of pushing boundaries in such a culturally divisive era, and…
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40 21st Century Science-Fiction Scripts to Download and Study
5AM StoryTalk has curated a tour through this millennium's greatest sci-fi films for you to learn from
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Podcast: Actor Thomas Jane Breaks Down 'Seconds' (1966)
The star of 'The Mist', 'Hung', and 'The Expanse' talks trying to save himself through art and creating on his own terms, then digs into one of his…
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The Last Time I Publicly Criticized Someone Else's Art
There's a lot to learn - both as a storyteller and human being - from my poor decision to go off on 'The Man of Steel' back in 2016
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Q&A: Filmmaker Amy Seimetz Is an Enigma in an Enigmatic World
In a far-reaching conversation about...like...everything, the screenwriter, director, and actress helps me try to work out who she is an artist
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Q&A: Filmmaker Brian Duffield Needs More Weird in His Life
The 'No One Will Save You' writer-director lets me interrogate him about his journey from missionaries' son to Hollywood, screenwriting craft, and…
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Q&A: Screenwriter Zak Penn on the Appeal of Great Ideas
The 'Free Guy' scribe walks us through the highs and many lows of his 30-year career, his hard-earned lessons for surviving Hollywood, and what really…
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How to Write a Killer Opening to Your Screenplay: 'Scream'
Kevin Williamson's horror script is a master class in how to keep your readers turning the page (while also scaring the sh*t out of them)
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5AM StoryTalk Double Feature: Lost in Spaces
These two films exist at the intersection of art, fame, and spiritual transformation
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Steven Spielberg in the 20th Century: 17 Scripts Written and/or Developed by the Master to Download and Study
Let's take a look at the films written or developed by the legendary filmmaker in the first thirty years of his career
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We're All Trying to Escape a Dystopian Thriller Now
Luigi Mangione, the time I pitched 'Squid Game', and why Hollywood and the media will do anything to protect the super-rich
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Q&A: The Black List Founder Franklin Leonard on the Future of Hollywood
An epic, nothing-off-limits conversation about everything that's wrong with the film/TV industry - including the current backlash against diversity…
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