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Angelina Jolie (Unbroken), Christopher Nolan (Interstellar), Richard Linklater (Boyhood), Mike Leigh (Mr. Turner), Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher) and Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) discuss their new films, open up about ethics, fears, family and what drives them: “We’re all kind of control freaks, right?” If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. … Read more
Boyhood is one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2014, coupling an engaging story with themes of the current zeitgeist – divorce, responsibility, single parenthood. Screenwriter and director Richard Linklater sits down with Vice Magazine to discuss how he took pensive daydreams and created an Academy Award nominated film. If you liked this, check … Read more
Birdman is one of the hottest screenplays leading into this year’s Oscars frenzy. Screenwriters Alex Dinelaris and Nico Giacobone, who together make up 50% of the Birdman screenwriting team, sit down with online blogger Rishi Mathur to discuss the differences between writing theatre and film, the unique challenges presented by Birdman‘s unorthodox style, and the key to … Read more
What are the most pressing issues shaping the realities of making a modern TV show? Hollywood Reporter roundtable guests Mike Schur (Parks and Recreation), Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies), Greg Daniels (The Office), Bruce Helford (Anger Management), Liz Meriwether (New Girl), Steve Molaro (The Big Bang Theory) all discuss struggles facing TV. If you liked … Read more
How many times have you had a great idea for a movie – only to give up on it, worried that it’s not good enough? Tim Sullivan gives an insightful and entertaining lecture on how to silence the inner critic during the creative phase. Tim Sullivan began his career as a scriptwriter with the filmmaker … Read more