The Anatomy of a “Scrubs” Revival: A Conversation with Showrunner Aseem Batra, Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke
The squeak of Sacred Heart’s staff sneakers on hospital linoleum is back. Created by Bill Lawrence in 2001, the first nine seasons of Scrubs ran from 2001 – 2009. Now, it’s been revived at ABC for an unofficial Season 10. A few things have changed and a few things haven’t such as the slapstick chaos […]
Jeremy Robbins Reaches The APEX — Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton & the Story Behind the Australian Set Sci‑Fi Thriller
Apex: The uppermost point; The highest level or degree that is attained. Jeremy Robbins (The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Purge) makes his feature debut as the screenwriter of the survival action thriller film APEX starring Charlize Theron as Sasha and Taron Edgerton as Ben. Based on an entirely original idea, the film follows a grieving woman […]
Inside the Los Angeles Waves Empire: Showrunner David Stassen on “Running Point: Season 2
A casual viewer might be fooled into thinking that Running Point is just another sports workplace TV comedy series. On a surface level, this is correct. But, at its core, Running Point is a family comedy about the relationships between the Gordon siblings who manage the team. Sister Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is back for […]
How Screenwriters Can Leverage Short-Form Content to Build and Sustain Careers
The term “content” has been widely discussed in creative circles without it ever being fully defined. It’s often used interchangeably to mean short films, trailers, sizzle-reels, graphic novels, micro content or proof of concept clips. Sometimes, the definition extends into podcasts, blogs, and other material. All these formats may stand alone or exist in service […]
“Lee Cronin’s the Mummy”: An Unsettling Psychological Horror Retelling that Unravels Buried Secrets
Hot on the heels of Evil Dead Rise, writer/ director Lee Cronin embarks on a bold cinematic journey with an iconic horror story from the Universal Pictures creature feature canon: Lee Cronin’s the Mummy. This modern retelling dives deep into the horror genre and captures the spirit of earlier versions of The Mummy starring Boris […]
