Chris Lanning

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Chris Lanning graduated from Simon Fraser University, where he focused on Screenwriting and Dramaturgy. He is currently working on a Master's degree in Screenwriting from Falmouth University. His first foray into screenwriting was in the Lance Henriksen feature, Sasquatch. You can follow Chris on Twitter: @screenwritingrx

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Screenwriter’s News for Monday, June 13, 2022

I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. ◊ ‘This Is Us’ Says Goodbye: How a Drama Whose Original Pilot Script Wasn’t Written for Network Standards Changed Broadcast https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/this-is-us-finale-broadcast-pilot-script-changes-emmys-1235282801/ My two-cent takeaway: As mentioned in the ...

Screenwriter’s News for Monday, June 6, 2022

I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. ◊ ‘Yellowjackets’ Creators Guess an ‘Anti-‘Ted Lasso’ Effect’ May Have Helped Their Grim Thriller https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/why-yellowjackets-hit-creators-anti-ted-lasso-interview-1234728334/ My two-cent takeaway: Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson talk about ...

Screenwriter’s News  for Monday, May 30, 2022

I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. ◊ The Insult That Awoke A Ferocious Writer’s Voice In ‘Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan — Deadline Disruptors https://deadline.com/2022/05/taylor-sheridan-yellowstone-1883-sylvester-stallone-harrison-ford-deadline-disruptors-1235026995/ My two-cent takeaway: Sheridan ...

Screenwriter’s News for Monday, May 23, 2022

*I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. ◊ David Cronenberg Breaks Down Cannes Walkouts, His New Film’s Sexuality, and Why Netflix Turns Him Down https://variety.com/2022/film/news/david-cronenberg-cannes-interview-crimes-of-the-future-walkouts-netflix-1235267464/ https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/david-cronenbe...

Screenwriter’s News for Friday, May 6, 2022

*I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. ◊ FX has rounded out the cast of its Justified follow-up series, Justified: City Primeval. The cabler has enlisted Aunjanue Ellis, Boyd Holbrook, Adelaide Clemens, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Marin Ireland, Norbert Leo Butz, Victor Williams, and Vivian Olyphant to join the franchise star Timothy Olyphant in ...

Screenwriter’s News for Monday, April 4, 2022

I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. Oscars: Full List of Screenwriting Winners BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY CODA (screenplay by Siân Heder) (WINNER) Drive My Car (screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe) Dune (screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth) The Lost Daughter (written by Maggie ...

Screenwriter’s News for Monday, March 28, 2022

I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. ◊ On Sunday, CODA added another trophy to its haul this season at the 2022 Writers Guild Awards. CODA has now scooped the top prize at PGAs, the WGAs, and the SAGs. The Ashley Nicole Black-hosted virtual WGA Awards ceremony saw Siân Heder also win best-adapted screenplay for CODA and Adam ...

Screenwriter’s News for Monday, March 21, 2022

I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. ◊ If you're wondering how many shows uber producer Taylor Sheridan has on the go at Paramount+ at the moment, well, you can stop wondering as THR's James Hibberd has rather handily put them all in one place with descriptions and all. And, yeah, it's a lot and there's more than just Yellowstone and ...

December 13, 2021 – Screenwriter’s News

I skim the trades, so you don’t have to. The Best Episodes of Television in 2021 https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-tv-episodes-2021/# My two-cent takeaway: Determining your favorite episode can be difficult, especially if you’ve been binge watching. As a test, find an episode from this list (or any episode of any show) of a ...
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