If internet connectivity and cellphone service went out in an instant, and wasn’t expected back any time soon, would your average person have a backup plan to establish a means of communication?

"The Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien was a well-known critic of his own creation. The man struggled to finish writing things on his own (many of his books were published by his son after his ...

Hundreds watched Craig Mather with his script in hand at the Mercury Theatre A theatre actor stepped into a lead male role he knew nothing about - with only hours to prepare and his script still in ...

Matthew Biggin joined the Screen Rant team as a News Writer in 2021. He has also worked as a screenwriter and script editor, as well as contributing to various movie and TV blogs. Matt is a movie buff ...

Hong Kong’s security minister has said the city currently faces four primary risks to its national security, with “soft resistance” being one of the most significant threats. Speaking on a radio ...

The Strangers, a horror tale written during the playwright’s college days, appeared in the Strand magazine this week As one of the 20th century’s most successful playwrights, Tennessee Williams penned ...

Deciding which format to use will be determined by the type of script you are writing. Formats are dictated by technology, and there are good reasons for using them. A correctly formatted script makes ...

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) gives disproportionate attention to American news, while putting Canadian and global stories on the back burner. The broadcaster’s fixation on the US — ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Jan. 1, 2026. Click here for that audio. Subversive Baltimore filmmaker John Waters has been offending sensibilities since the release of his 1972 film ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. In the ...

The world of scriptwriting is full of terms and phrases which may be confusing. We've created a list of definitions to help writers on the way to grasping what they all mean. Hook your audience in the ...

Lauren graduated Summa Cum Laude from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in Television, Radio, and Film and Italian. She was the head writer for Citrus TV's After ...