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screenplay

[skreen-pley] / ˈskrinˌpleɪ /


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But the way Riley’s screenplay portrays the average shoplifter may help the film skirt the inevitable pearl-clutching and finger-wagging.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

One of them was writing a screenplay with AI, and told me they got certain rules on AI.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

"They're the best of us," said Laverty, who won best screenplay at Cannes for Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake" and "The Wind that Shakes the Barley".

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The book is flawed by chapter openings in screenplay style, which turn Hepburn’s life into a Grade Z movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“I would,” Nora says, “but I want to work on my screenplay before I do my homework. I came up with a good idea for a scene today. During gym, actually.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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