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"As he speaks about the potentially apocalyptic implications — for Hollywood and for humanity at large — Ray sounds both incredulous and downright scared." —Josh Rottenberg for The LA Times.

latimes.com/entertainment-arts

West Hollywood, CA. July 2, 2025 - Oscar-winning screenwriter Billy Ray, who has been an outspoken opponent of AI, in West Hollywood, CA on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Marcus Ubungen/For The Times)
Los Angeles Times · What does AI mean for the future of screenwriting in Hollywood?By Josh Rottenberg

"Unapologetically Herself: Writing Bold and Complex Young Women" Panel at the Writers Guild Foundation – Friday, August 8, 2025, 7pm

During every MFA Residency Workshop I moderate a panel of writers – often proudly including one of our MFA alums – and this August we’re doing it again. Join us on Friday, August 8, 2025 from 7:00 PM 8:30 PM at the Writers Guild Foundation (7000 West 3rd StreetLos Angeles, CA, 90048) for: 

Unapologetically Herself: Writing Bold and Complex Young Women

We’ll explore how writers develop these strong characters, how to approach sensitive scenes intentionally, and how they navigate nuances of character personalities, behaviors, and motivations.

rosannewelch.com/2025/07/16/un

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As well as scriptwriting, Moon achieved critical success with her 1929 novel DARK STAR – “an uncompromising picture of rural life… it explores the precarious social structures, sexual instabilities & surface hypocrisies that shape its confines”. It was adapted for the screen as MIN & BILL (1930), starring Marie Dressler & Wallace Beery

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Daughter, Wife, Widow, Screenwriter: The Heroines’ Journey of Dorothy Davenport – Dr. Rosanne Welch, Script Magazine, June 2025

The Lunts and Barrymores may be more famous as theatrical families, but during their heyday, Dorothy Davenport’s parents, Alice and Harry, were also staples of the vaudeville circuit and expanded into motion pictures. Alice Davenport appeared in many films with Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand, and Harry appeared in more than 150 films through the 1950s.  Born in 1895, their daughter, Dorothy joined them on stage as a child, moved into acting in films where she met her husband, actor Wallace Reid. They married in 1913 and appeared together in nearly 100 short films. After Davenport gave birth to their son in 1917, she retired—or so she thought.  

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We return to the hippie commune from our Snowflake episode—this time for a wedding! Snowflake Johnson is finally tying the knot, and among the guests is his little sister: June Bug. The cartel, still reeling from their losses in the previous episode, hatches a plan to kidnap several high-profile DEA agents during the ceremony. Their new leader tries to get close by charming June Bug, but his plan unravels when he realizes too late he was pursuing the wrong Johnson.

Listen now: https://bit.ly/4kC2Ec2

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