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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 1d

On set in Prague with The Zookeeper's Wife, I discovered that the actor who "heard" me precisely the way I meant my writing to be heard (and spoken) was the Belgian actor Johan Heldenbergh, for whom English is a second or third language. Thrilling! You never know who's going to get you! #scriptsky

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 1d

On set in Prague with The Zookeeper's Wife, I discovered that the actor who "heard" me precisely the way I meant my writing to be heard (and spoken) was the Belgian actor Johan Heldenbergh, for whom English is a second or third language. Thrilling! You never know who's going to get you! #scriptsky

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 1d

Writing for an actress (or actor) who gets you is a pas de deux. It makes you better. This is lovely. #scriptsky #DianeKeaton and #NancyMeyers

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Nancy Meyers pays tribute to her collaborator Diane Keaton.

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nmeyers These past 48 hours have not been easy. Seeing all of your tributes to Diane has been a comfort. As a movie lover, I'm with you all - we have lost a giant. A brilliant actress who time and again laid herself bare to tell our stories. As a woman, I lost a friend of almost 40 years - at times over those years, she felt like a sister because we shared so many truly memorable experiences. As a filmmaker, I've lost a connection with an actress that one can only dream of. We all search for that someone who really gets us, right? Well, with Diane, I believe we mutually had that. I always felt she really got me so writing for her made me better because I felt so secure in her hands. I knew how vulnerable she could be. And I knew how hilarious she could be, not only with dialogue (which she said word for word as written but managed to always make it sound improvised) but she could be funny sitting at a dinner table or just walking into a room. But the truth is - Diane didn't just
"get me." I've watched all of her groundbreaking spectacular work with Woody Allen a million times and I watch her performance in Warren Beatty's REDS with awe. Diane did exactly the same for them because that is what she does. She goes deep. And I know those who have worked with her know what I know... she made everything better. Every set up, every day, in every movie, I watched her give it her all. When I needed her to cry in scene after scene in Something's Gotta Give she went at it hard and then somehow made it funny. And I remember she would sometimes spin in a kind of goofy circle before a take to purposely get herself off balance or whatever she needed to shed so she could be in the moment. She was fearless, she was like nobody ever, she was born to be a movie star, her laugh could make your day and for me, knowing her and working with her - changed my life. Thank you Di. I'll miss you forever.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 2d

For all you Jack Reacher fans out there. (The comments are *excellent.*) #tvsky

David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · Dec 16

Eyeballing Jack Reacher right now. Big guy, obviously, but I don't think he sees me coming. As a henchman, this is the sort of moment that makes or breaks your career. I think I should go for it.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 3d

In shock. I pitched a film to Diane, to direct, some years ago, in a chaotic Beverly Hills restaurant. She wore her bowler hat and a beautifully tailored leather vest. Impeccable. She was so smart and so kind. RIP to a queen. #DianeKeaton #moviesky #scriptsky

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 4d

PSA for #scriptsky #moviesky: Beware the rep (I guess? is he real?) from an AI company (?) out of Switzerland/LA (?) who writes a friendly email directly to your inbox as if you just spoke recently (you did not), trying to get you to link and join and pay. It's scammy. Delete it. #amwriting

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

Wen should direct more attention to incidents like these because Americans are more likely to respond to brutality to pets than to brutality to human beings.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 4d

This is so true. When we made The Zookeeper's Wife we were very conscious of this (and used it). I had to cut the dog (they had a dog in the villa, among the other animals) because if a dog was in harm's way we knew we'd lose the human thread in focus/story.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 5d

Gotta love David Simon. #screenwriting #scriptsky #tvsky (Studios/agents/producers are already using AI for script coverage, and some for notes. Writers are using it to help in development. I hated it. But an AI script service give me high scores, and that told me something useful.) #amwriting

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for this info. (For those of us not in CA this was unclear.)

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 6d

I think Katie seemed out of control. She could have handled it MUCH better. But she was being trolled, imho.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to the battle field! A thread!

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

My Very Dear Ones,

I write to you from near the front lines of war ravaged Portland.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 7d

Sounds to me like the reporter kept reframing a leading question and Katie P was overcaffeinated or something. Could have been handled better by Porter, but the reporter was disingenuous, and it looks like KP was responding to that.

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 7d

Horrible, horrible images from Portland:

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 9d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 9d

This is extraordinary. So much love for this woman. (Listen to her message!)

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 13d

The saddest news. Jane Goodall has died. I tried for many years to make a film about her, it just never happened. An extraordinary person, an extraordinary life. May she RIP. #JaneGoodall #filmsky #scriptsky #amwriting

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Jane Goodall Dies: Pioneering Chimpanzee Researcher And Animal Advocate Was 91

Dr. Jane Goodall, the pioneering chimpanzee researcher and animal welfare advocate whose work made her one of the foremost and best-known conservationists in the world, has died of natural causes whil...

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 13d

3. Dr. Goodall’s discovery redefined what it meant to be human.

Her work shattered the barrier we thought separated us from the rest of the animal kingdom and revealed that intelligence, creativity, and culture are not ours alone but are shared across the living world.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 13d

I tried for many years to make a film about her. It never happened, but so much joy exploring her life and work and brilliant gentle spirit. Such sad news.

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 13d

The saddest news. Jane Goodall has died. I tried for many years to make a film about her, it just never happened. An extraordinary person, an extraordinary life. May she RIP. #JaneGoodall #filmsky #scriptsky #amwriting

deadline.com/2025/10/jane...

Jane Goodall Dies: Pioneering Chimpanzee Researcher And Animal Advocate Was 91

Dr. Jane Goodall, the pioneering chimpanzee researcher and animal welfare advocate whose work made her one of the foremost and best-known conservationists in the world, has died of natural causes whil...

deadline.com

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 15d

Independent films are most often financed by foreign pre-sales. Every studio film is distributed in foreign territories. How the hell does Tr*mp intend to "100% tariff" foreign financed films?? He will kill the industry, esp independent production. He is a ruderless boob. #scriptsky #screenwriting

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 15d

Insanity.

Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15d

1. Wut?
2. How, exactly, do you suppose this is going to work?

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Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 17d

All love to #Portland. Stay weird, friends! #ronwyden's got your back. The best there is.

Angela Workman @angelaworkman.bsky.social · 17d

Sounds drunk.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 17d

I present to you the acting US Attorney of the Eastern District of Virginia.

In addition to overseeing the prosecution of James Comey, Lindsey Halligan will also oversee a slew of national security cases due to the fact that her district covers the Pentagon, CIA, and NSA.

(H/T @atrupar.com)

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feltongeorge.bsky.social @feltongeorge.bsky.social · 20d

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