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SAG-AFTRA, Studios Still ‘Far Apart’ On Key Issues as Clock Ticks Down

The July 12 deadline approaches…

Video: George RR Martin & Stephen King

An hour-long 2016 conversation between the two authors.

Page One: “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (2008)

Written by Jason Segel

How AI Took Center Stage In The Hollywood Writers’ Strike

A 10-minute video provides a decent overview of this contentious issue.

Seeing… Hearing…

One day a while ago, I was out with my family for a walk in the neighborhood. As we returned home, I noticed a speed limit sign in the…

Page One: “Ford v Ferrari” (2019)

Written by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller

New Podcast: “Word by Word”

Hosted by screenwriter Ed Solomon with voluntary contributions for entertainment workers impacted by the AMPTP strike.

Going From Suck to Non-Suck

Screenwriters experience persistent suckitude. The key: Go to non-suck.

Page One: “The Fisher King” (1991)

Written by Richard LaGravenese

Inside the Actors’ Strategy

Dissecting the latest SAG-AFTRA moves amid a last-minute deadline extension and Hollywood’s “hot labor summer.”

Script To Screen: “The Social Network”

The final scene from the 2010 movie The Social Network, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, based on a book by Ben Mezrich.

Page One: “First Reformed” (2017)

Written by Paul Schrader

Deadline’s Strike Talk Podcast

Episode 9: Billy Ray talks with Lindsay Dougherty, leader of the Hollywood Teamsters.

Screenwriting 101: Stephany Folsom

“I always have one project I’m working on in the background that I really don’t care if anybody ever sees or if it ever gets made. Of…

Page One: “First Cow” (2019)

Screenplay by Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt, novel by Jon Raymond

L.A. City Council Approves Resolution Supporting WGA Strike

Calls On AMPTP To Return To Bargaining Table

On Writing

“I finish them all. This comes out of some kind of professional pride. I finish even if I know or strongly suspect a story is crap. You’ve…

Page One: “Finding Neverland” (2004)

Screenplay by David Magee, play by Allan Knee

SAG-AFTRA & AMPTP Extend Contract To July 12

Negotiations continue.

Script To Screen: “The Terminator”

The beginning of the 1984 film The Terminator, written by James Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd.

Page One: “Fatal Attraction” (1987)

Written by James Dearden

Peak Hustle on the Picket Line

How a writer’s mindset transforms into grindset and walking the line becomes a networking opportunity.

Writing Tip: The Spirit of the Spec

The creative empowerment of writing a spec script.

Page One: “The Favourite” (2018)

Written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara

SAG-AFTRA “Prepared To Strike” Letter Hits 1,000 Signatures

Including Guild President Fran Drescher