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The film is directed by Shiraishi Kazuya from a decades-old screenplay by the late, great scriptwriter Kasahara Kazuo (Japanese Yakuza, Battles Without Honor and Humanity).
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Lillis worked for a time as a scriptwriter, turning in treatments of episodes of anime series like Boogiepop Phantom and K.O. Beast in the early 2000s.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
The young producer, who is not being identified because of the risks of criticizing the government, said opportunities for her and her circle of friends — budding filmmakers, producers and scriptwriters — have dwindled.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
The big picture: Although there is no data on crew members, past reports show that Latino directors, scriptwriters and showrunners in TV are still few and far in between, according to UCLA's yearly Hollywood diversity report.
—Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 11 July 2024
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Lillis worked for a time as a scriptwriter, turning in treatments of episodes of anime series like Boogiepop Phantom and K.O. Beast in the early 2000s.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024
The young producer, who is not being identified because of the risks of criticizing the government, said opportunities for her and her circle of friends — budding filmmakers, producers and scriptwriters — have dwindled.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
The big picture: Although there is no data on crew members, past reports show that Latino directors, scriptwriters and showrunners in TV are still few and far in between, according to UCLA's yearly Hollywood diversity report.
—Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scriptwriter
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Still, the project offered a unique opportunity to reunite iconic talent with the franchise (hi, Jennifer Tilly!) and let the screenwriter reimagine his legendary character for an uninitiated, more progressive audience.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
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Now, Guadagnino takes on the project with The Bourne Ultimatum screenwriter Scott Z. Burns penning the screenplay.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Boomer created the original series and returns as writer and executive producer.Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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Wonho Frank Lee The entrance Photo : Wonho Frank Lee The dining room Tori Latham Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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David Schweizer, a theater director who championed emerging playwrights and worked at Baltimore Center Stage, died of a heart attack Dec. 5 in New York City.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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Project, which Dawson is producing, is adapted from award-winning playwright Edwin Sanchez’s show of the same name.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a dramatist, Baker has long excelled at conveying complex emotion with something as simple as a pause, and the silences of Janet Planet are just as powerful on the big screen.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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But great dramatists recognize that our lives exist largely in gray zones, and that no ideology can contain our contradictory humanity.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
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Presumably these dynamics played better in scenarist Sarah Alderson’s original novel (which is set in Lisbon rather than Split).Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Mar. 2022
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The native of Managua, Nicaragua was known for his versatility out of the Yankees' pen, even making 11 starts from 2018-20.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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While some leaders are indeed born with a silver tongue or a golden pen, the fact is that storytelling can be learned.Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Scriptwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scriptwriter. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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