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Featured Friday: First Features

August 23, 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 those first screenplays that broke through, got made, and launched some of our favorite writers’ careers. Our collection includes: 28 Days Later by Alex Garland A Few Good Men by Aaron […]

Featured Friday: Spies & Secret Agents

August 2, 2024 Apps, Weekend Read

Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we enter the clandestine world of spies and secret agents to see how their writers use action, tension and character to keep us on the edge of our seats. Our collection includes: Argo by […]

Featured Friday: Emmy Nominees

July 26, 2024 Apps, 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 the series nominated across all categories at the upcoming 76th Emmy Awards. (In some cases, we’re using the pilot, so you don’t worry about spoilers for later seasons.) Our collection includes: […]

Featured Friday: Childhood Escapism

July 19, 2024 Apps, 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 stories told through the lens of a child’s imagination, and how those fantastical fictions can help them overcome real-life adversity. Our collection includes: A Little Princess by Richard LaGravenese A Monster […]

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