3 Highlights from Greg DePaul’s Comedy Screenwriting Book, BRING THE FUNNYHere are three takeaways that stood out to me from Bring the Funny. I highly recommend reading the whole book for many, many more.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
A Closer Look at HOLLYWOOD HEROINES: THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN FILM HISTORYFrom Greta Garbo to Penny Marshall to Thelma Schoonmaker, Hollywood Heroines is an astounding investigation of film history.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
HERE AND NOW: A Conversation with Writer Laura EasonI spoke with Laura about the different appeals of film, theater, and television and what she hopes audiences take from this heartfelt film.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Vladimir de Fontenay on Internal and External Movement in MOBILE HOMESStarring Imogen Poots and Callum Turner, Mobile Homes was a Director’s Fortnight selection at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Exploring THE GRIEF OF OTHERS with Writer/Director Patrick WangPatrick and I speak about translating novels to the screen, the power of superimpositions, and writing scripts that are “flexible.”Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Director/Co-writer Jim Hosking Shares AN EVENING WITH BEVERLY LUFF LINNDirector and co-writer Jim Hosking doesn’t have any qualms about admitting that his new film, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn, is weird.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
RIDE: Writer/Director Jeremy Ungar on Constructing a Contained ThrillerSet mostly in a car and shot all over LA, Ride has the structural elements of theater and the dark cinematic texture of film noir.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
A BREAD FACTORY: Patrick Wang on the Intersection of Art, Commerce, and CommunityI spoke with Patrick about this truly unique work of art that bridges theater and film, drama and comedy, realism and surrealism.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
ARIZONA: Writer Luke Del Tredici on TV v. Film and Killing the American DreamLuke has had an amazing television writing career on such shows as 30 Rock and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and now he’s flexing his film muscles.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Breaking Down an Unexpected Protagonist in AN ORDINARY MANAn Ordinary Man marks Ben Kingsley’s return to greatness. He plays the not-so-ordinary man at the heart of the film, the General.Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021