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Are Scripts Still Selling in a Year of Pandemic? | Pro Insight
“When studio executives tell you that they’ve run out of money for the quarter or whatever, they are just politely passing,” Underground producer/manager Trevor Engelson says
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Three Stage Adaptations Bring Intimate Stories to Screen — And Hopes for a Return to Live Theater (Guest Blog)
Film versions of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “The Prom” and “One Night in Miami” premiere in December
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How to Produce a Feature on a Budget: Lessons From First-Time Filmmakers (Guest Blog)
The team behind “Affected: The Story of US” share how they conceived, shot and marketed the documentary — all during a pandemic
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Don’t Be a Turkey, SAG-AFTRA – Let’s Give Thanks for Our Senior Performers (Guest Blog)
Older actors, already afraid of COVID, are fearful of losing their health benefits. Richard Stellar tells their tales.
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What It’s Like Being an Actor with Speech-Affecting Spasmodic Dysphonia (Guest Blog)
Actor/director Shane Hartline talks about the struggles and triumphs of performing with the vocal condition
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Is Hollywood Ready for Muslim Women Leads? (Guest Blog)
Muslims are often portrayed as a monolith in the media and female portrayals are lacking, writes filmmaker Iman Zawahry
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How Jon Alston Went From NFL Player to Social Justice Filmmaker (Guest Blog)
Alston’s short film “Augustus” chronicles Frederick Douglass’s wrenching choice to stand up for his rights
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How ‘Greenleaf’ Brought Me Closer to the Almighty (Guest Blog)
“It’s Yom Kippur … and [I’m] thinking of Jesus,” writes Richard Stellar, after finding inspiration from the Black megachurch drama “Greenleaf”
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Why Revisiting the Story of Anne Frank Is More Important Than Ever (Guest Blog)
“The attic made her famous but it didn’t make her ‘human,’” Brad Meltzer, author of “I Am Anne Frank,” tells Ayelet Raymond
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Debating Diversity in Netflix’s ‘The Boys in the Band’: Can a Revival Change Characters’ Race? (Guest Blog)
Producer and co-writer Ned Martel responds to TheWrap’s review by Alonso Duralde
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Why Damon Lindelof Should Thank Darwyn Cooke for ‘Watchmen’s’ Success (Guest Blog)
The HBO series borrows from Cooke’s “Before Watchmen” comics in a substantial way, guest writer Lee Keeler says
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Role Model Was Molly Goldberg (Guest Blog)
Goldberg was a beloved character played by television pioneer Gertrude Berg
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Why More ‘Unorthodox’ Would Be Kosher to Me (Guest Blog)
Guest columnist Ayelet Raymond imagines where Esty’s life would head if there were a second season of the Netflix limited series
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New Oscars Inclusion Standards Set a Bar So Low ‘It’s Lying on the Floor’ (Guest Blog)
Last week’s Emmys were a sign of progress, but representation has been slow, uneven and falls far short, writes Jeff Yang
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The Seeds of an ‘Unorthodox’ Emmy Nomination (Guest Blog)
A pivotal scene in Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series shows just how dedicated lead actress Shira Haas is to her craft
