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Tag: screenwriter

On Sadness

Film
By Julia Cho | March 11, 2022
By Julia Cho | March 11, 2022

On Sadness

Julia Cho, who co-wrote the new Pixar movie Turning Red, reflects on how lingering melancholy has colored her life and work.

You Can Take a Nap, I Promise

Film
By Nakia Stephens | October 12, 2020
By Nakia Stephens | October 12, 2020

You Can Take a Nap, I Promise

Screenwriter Nakia Stephens reflects on how she’s learning to release the shackles of productivity by leaning into purpose.

Why I Stopped Making Jokes About Actors

Film
By Heather Turman | September 1, 2017
By Heather Turman | September 1, 2017

Why I Stopped Making Jokes About Actors

Stand-up comedian Heather Turman on how writing and performing in the movie Stuck changed her perspective on the thespian profession.

How I Wrote Lion, or Breaking the Rules By Finding the Poetry in Screenwriting

Film
By Luke Davies | December 13, 2016
By Luke Davies | December 13, 2016

How I Wrote Lion, or Breaking the Rules By Finding the Poetry in Screenwriting

Screenwriter Luke Davies on how his past as a novelist and poet informed the way he approached telling the heartwarming true story of Saroo Brierley.

Screenwriter Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral) Talks Matthew Warchus’ Pride

Film
By Dean Craig | October 7, 2014
By Dean Craig | October 7, 2014

Screenwriter Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral) Talks Matthew Warchus’ Pride

The latest feel-good comedy drama export from the U.K. feels like a familiar product, but only the coldest of hearts could remain unmoved by it.

Screenwriter Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith (Legally Blonde) Talks John Curran’s Tracks

Film
By Kirsten Smith | September 30, 2014
By Kirsten Smith | September 30, 2014

Screenwriter Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith (Legally Blonde) Talks John Curran’s Tracks

The true story of an epic trek across the Australian outback provides a showcase for Mia Wasikowka's resonantly authentic performance.

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Ned Benson’s The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Film
By Ben York Jones | September 12, 2014
By Ben York Jones | September 12, 2014

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Ned Benson’s The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Cut together from two different movies, this tale of a doomed marriage struggles to tell a consistent story (or deliver on its mysterious title).

Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (The Informant!) Talks with Oscar Winner Oorlagh George for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Podcast
By Scott Z. Burns | August 29, 2014
By Scott Z. Burns | August 29, 2014

Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (The Informant!) Talks with Oscar Winner Oorlagh George for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

At the Sundance Labs, one of Hollywood's best screenwriters shares his wisdom with a young Academy Award winner starting out as a director.

Ethan Iverson (the Bad Plus) Talks Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

Music
By Ethan Iverson | July 17, 2013
By Ethan Iverson | July 17, 2013

Ethan Iverson (the Bad Plus) Talks Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

Is there anything Joss Whedon can't do? He's a phenomenally successful director and screenwriter with gigantic films and TV shows like...

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