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Featured Friday: Awards 2024

December 13, 2024 Weekend Read

Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we ring in the FYC season with all the screenplays that have been released (so far) as part of studio award campaigns. We’ll be updating this collection as more scripts are made available! Our […]

Featured Friday: Christmas in the Background

December 6, 2024 Weekend Read

Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we look at movies that are deliberately set at Christmastime, but have nothing to do with the holiday itself. If you’ve ever wondered, “Wait, is that a Christmas movie?” we’re probably featuring that script! […]

Featured Friday: Musicals

November 29, 2024 Weekend Read

Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we look at modern movie musicals, and how songs can push emotions, characters and stories to new heights. Our collection includes: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – “Josh Just Happens to Live Here!” by Rachel Bloom and […]

Featured Friday: Fish out of Water

November 22, 2024 Weekend Read

Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we look at “fish out of water” stories, and how that simple conflict can generate layered characters, natural exposition, endless humor and nuanced themes. Our collection includes: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery by […]

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