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TV

Peaky Blinders – Ten Years On

I must confess, I was annoyed when Peaky Blinders was first announced by the BBC. Sure, it sounded interesting, but

TV

Writing Yellowjackets

As mentioned in my recent newsletter: It’s been a while since I enjoyed a TV show as much as I’ve

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Writing Succession

It’s hard to deny the success of HBO show Succession, what with its BAFTAs, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globe, and Writers

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Emmy 2021 Nominated Screenplays

The limited series category of Emmys has some truly outstanding scriptwriting this year, but overall Disney has truly done well

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Movies

Oscar Nominated Screenplays 2021

It’s been a while since I did one of these lists, not since the Emmy 2019 Nominated Screenplays. 2020 wasn’t

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Emmy 2019 Nominated Screenplays

The last year really has been a year of outstanding writing in what we still stubbornly insist on calling “TV”.

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TV

Game of Thrones Screenplays

The adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy epic by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss may not be without

Movies

Olivia Colman – Best Actress

In honour of Olivia Colman winning the 2019 Best Actress Oscar, not to mention the much-sought after Best Oscar Speech

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Story of a Script: Arrival

Story of Your Life is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in Starlight 2 in

MoviesWriting

Story of a Script: Gone Girl

The news came down this week that an amateur screenwriter is attempting to sue Gillian Flynn for taking the idea from her

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