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screenwriter

[skreen-rahy-ter] / ˈskrinˌraɪ tər /


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“I had resigned myself at the time that this movie might take 30 years to get out of the vault,” screenwriter Samy Burch says on a video call.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

I realize I’m probably giving Gluck and screenwriter Travis Braun too much credit when I say these are the kinds of questions they wanted viewers to ask.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

An aspiring screenwriter himself, Hunnam has penned a project for Max Winkler, who’s also the main director on “Monster.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The script has been adapted by the original screenwriter Jared Bush, with the music from Lin-Manuel Miranda remaining too while Hamilton stage director Thomas Kail makes his film debut.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

As a known member of the Communist Party, Froelick had trouble finding work as a screenwriter after 1950.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Murdoch, his business empire and his feuds with his six children have become rich pickings for authors, screenwriters and directors.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

There’s a comic trope beloved by playwrights, novelists and screenwriters about the fighters all suited up for battle, only to discover that their adversary refuses to play.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

These things are hilarious because screenwriters Christina Friel and Connor Wright clearly approached the script by trying to make everything legitimately funny, instead of assuming that provocation immediately equates to humor.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Created by fantasy screenwriters Will Matthews and Jeffrey Addiss, “The Boroughs” has several advantages over other long-form TV narratives.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

She did her graduate work at NYU, and for three weeks the four of us stayed in the city and socialized with her former teachers and classmates—novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, poets.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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