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Recent Examples of screenwriter
This movie very much has the biting genre sensibility that made Cody a household name — a rare feat for a screenwriter — after her Oscar win for Juno and cult hits like Jennifer’s Body.
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Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Jamie Kennedy Jamie Kennedy is an actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
In 2018, Jordan Peele became the first Black screenwriter to win the award for his seminal social horror film Get Out.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
The famous detective novelist and screenwriter had written an essay for the magazine excoriating the motion-picture industry and its tolerance for—indeed celebration of—mindless mediocrity.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Jada Yuan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Jamie Kennedy Jamie Kennedy is an actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
In 2018, Jordan Peele became the first Black screenwriter to win the award for his seminal social horror film Get Out.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
The famous detective novelist and screenwriter had written an essay for the magazine excoriating the motion-picture industry and its tolerance for—indeed celebration of—mindless mediocrity.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenwriter
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Hartford Stage is using a new adaptation by British playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, which had its world premiere just six months ago in London.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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In 1955, 60-year-old Pagnol is an acclaimed playwright and filmmaker when Elle magazine commissions a weekly column about his childhood.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Suzuki Tsutomu, who served as both scriptwriter and producer, spoke to Variety about why Nippon TV moved early on AI, what happened when the technology surprised the production itself, and how the broadcaster is thinking about the model’s commercial future.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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And because the scriptwriters love a good story, the Rams must return to the same field as their penance.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Great science-fiction writers, almost by definition, are masters of cognitive estrangement.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Born and raised in New York, Lanie Goodman is an arts and travel writer based in the south of France since 1988.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hammerstein is much more of a musical dramatist, and Hart is much more of a lyrical craftsman or a lyrical comedian.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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The dramatist’s encounter with the audience, whether disappointing or exhilarating, is a unique, indelible experience.—
John Lahr,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Director Wincer and scenarist Wittliff have created a big-hearted epic that sits tall in the saddle, a vivid video display of cowboy iconography that’s got the Emmy brand all over it, and that thrillingly shows how the West can be magnificently won by Hollywood.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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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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The legislation also calls for ending the sales tax on school supplies like pens, pencils, crayons, backpacks and lunchboxes, along with energy efficient appliances for residential use, including washers, dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and standard-size refrigerators, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to Turner, Kaiko and her littermates lived outdoors in a pen from birth until she was rescued at around nine months old.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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