Hallie Meyers-Shyer, center, writer/director of “Goodrich,” poses with cast members Michael Keaton, left, and Mila Kunis, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis went from strangers to father and daughter in short order for the new film “Goodrich.” Before cameras started rolling, they […]
Members of the Steamboat Writers’ Workshop (top row, from left) John Grassby, Bryan Kennedy, Kathleen Guler, Ken Proper, Polly Holyoke, Rick Silverman and (bottom row, from left) Pete the dog, Hayden Chase, Sharla Sapp, Aaron Keyes, Marian Tolles and Greg Jenkins. Over four decades of collective local writing talent will be on display Friday and […]
Congratulations to Grace Ryan, first-place winner in the Inspirational/Spiritual Essay category of the 93rd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Here’s her winning essay, “Mystical Messages.” Mystical Messages by Grace Ryan The comforting serene feeling Hayley got from inhaling the scent of freshly washed bedlinen, created a much-needed balance to the feeling of isolation and sadness […]
Regardless of whether you identify as a Swifty or not, you have to admit that she is a songwriter of note. While songwriting does involve some musical ability, penning down the lyrics takes some real writing skills. Taylor Swift knows a few things about writing impactful lyrics — so, we took the time to identify […]
Erin Hahn is the author of the young adult novels You’d Be Mine, More Than Maybe, and Never Saw You Coming as well as the adult romance Built to Last. Romance is her vibe, grunge is her soundtrack and fall is her signature color. She fell for her flannel-clad college sweetheart the very first day […]
A still from ‘Brother’ and director Rajesh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Rajesh, the director behind hits like Siva Manasula Sakthi, Boss Engira Bhaskaran and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi , often feels like an extension of his films’ heroes; he’s calm, composed, supremely casual and just a joke away from making you laugh out loud. […]
Research is the foundation on which all historical fiction novels are built, but sometimes the story guides the research and, as I discovered while writing my second novel, The Trade Off , sometimes it’s the other way around. When I first came up with the idea to write a novel about the complex morality of […]
Starz Starz , NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and The National Association of Latino Independent Producers ( NALIP ) have announced the participants for Season 3 of the Starz Take the Lead Writers’ Intensive. Set to begin on Oct. 14, this year’s program will feature writers Alyssa Katalyna , Eric De La Rosa , Justin Omori […]
Screenshot from the movie Enchanted In the fantasy books I read as a child, the hero was often unassuming, misunderstood, flustered, out of sync with the world. But then she’d learn the truth: she was actually a wizard. Or she could speak to animals. Or she could zoom between centuries, or cover unfathomable distances on […]
Screenshot from the movie Enchanted In the fantasy books I read as a child, the hero was often unassuming, misunderstood, flustered, out of sync with the world. But then she’d learn the truth: she was actually a wizard. Or she could speak to animals. Or she could zoom between centuries, or cover unfathomable distances on […]
