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screenplay

[skreen-play] / ˈskrinˌpleɪ /


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That time came when he was shopping around his screenplay about an underdog boxer, Rocky Balboa, who through sheer, immiserating grit enters the ring against the champion fighter Apollo Creed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

When he returned to Cruise with a new draft, the star had an unusual request for the Oscar-winning director: He wanted Iñárritu to read the entire screenplay out loud to him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Tender Loving Care" also jointly won the best screenplay prize at the Spanish festival, while its actress Kate O'Flynn shared the Silver Shell for best performance.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

These cultural comparisons would and should be interesting, if not for screenwriter Ajon Singh’s frustratingly shallow screenplay and Oppenheim’s stylish yet one-note direction.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, William Faulkner rewrote the Russian sequence of the film and typed up the full screenplay.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

He hangs out with the suffragist leader Emmeline Pankhurst; hobnobs with King Edward VII; writes screenplays for Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Back in Israel, I studied film at Tel Aviv University, but I struggled writing screenplays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 1, 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

For the next five decades, Houseman edited and wrote screenplays, earning admiration for his work.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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