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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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Cole Haddon
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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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Cole Haddon
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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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Inside the Master's Imagination: Hayao Miyazaki's 50 Favorite Children's Books
There's no chance any of us will approach the filmmaker's genius, but understanding the creative DNA of his work might provide you some new and…
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Cole Haddon
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How to Be an Artist (According to Me) - Part 2
This newsletter spent 2024 asking novelists, filmmakers, and comic book creators from around the globe to weigh in about how they create and navigate…
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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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How to Be an Artist (According to Me) - Part 1
This newsletter spent 2024 asking novelists, filmmakers, and comic book creators from around the globe to weigh in about how they create and navigate…
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Cole Haddon
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2024 Award Season Screenplays to Download and Study
As the Oscars approach, 5AM StoryTalk has collected links to dozens of the most celebrated films of the past year for you to read for free
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Cole Haddon
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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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