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screenwriter

[skreen-rahy-ter] / ˈskrinˌraɪ tər /


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By the end, screenwriter Ana Nogueira tees up some compelling moral dilemmas about the ethics of revenge, but Gillespie’s direction fails to entertain them with the weight they deserve.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Briefly we hope that Gillespie and screenwriter Ana Nogueira are shaking up the superhero format like a bottle of gas-station champagne.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Mr. Bentley so thoroughly researched his history that he uncovered a delicious irony previously unknown to me: The screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. was jailed for his non-cooperation with the committee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Winslet read Eryn's story and shared it with the film's producer Dame Pippa Harris and screenwriter Simon Farnaby.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

He had changed hands as often as a dollar bill and was now running under the colors of a Hollywood screenwriter.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

As imagined by director Travis Knight—best known for another toys-to-screen saga, 2018’s “Transformers” sequel “Bumblebee”—and a battalion of screenwriters, the new He-Man, lost prince from the planet Eternia, is a meek cubicle dweller named Adam.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 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

He joined Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, one of the top film schools in the country, and dedicated himself to teaching budding screenwriters.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

Original ‘Lord of the Rings’ director Peter Jackson, screenwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens and star Andy Serkis will reunite for ‘The Hunt for Gollum.’

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 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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