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screenplay

[skreen-pley] / ˈskrinˌpleɪ /


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Take a deep breath at the film’s start, because you won’t have a moment to retain your composure once Wain and Marino’s blissfully imaginative, “Wizard of Oz”-riffing odyssey of a screenplay gets going.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Large language models can spew Mississippi Rivers of data and text, but they struggle to write a log line for a 120-page screenplay, a subtitle for a book, or a few lines of poetry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

David Koepp, who wrote the screenplay based on an original story by Spielberg, referenced real-life congressional testimony and reports from Project Blue Book, an Air Force program which investigated UFOs that was disbanded in 1969.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

And while his screenplay is intentionally incendiary, Tuttle understands that extreme power lies in well-crafted provocation.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

“Old Yeller, 1957, screenplay by Fred Gipson and William Tunberg.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

"In the Writing categories, the rules codify that screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible."

From Barron's May 1, 2026

This complex relationship to the West in general and Texas—McMurtry’s home state—in particular courses through the McMurtry oeuvre of novels, screenplays, nonfiction and criticism.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Fennell’s eye for image-making is her greatest directorial strength; it’s what keeps her films afloat even when their screenplays struggle to tread water.

From Salon Feb. 14, 2026

Most of the screenplays I worked on this past year were adaptations, so it wasn’t new stuff.

From Salon Jan. 14, 2026

She and Koch collaborated on several screenplays, and she was finally given screen credit for her work in 1941.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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