SPIN ME ROUND is available On Demand and streaming on AMC+! This week, Alrik and Liz welcome writer/director Jeff Baena, the filmmaker behind Life after Beth, Joshy, The Little Hours and Horse Girl to talk about his latest film Spin...

...or Fairies or the Beast Bray Road. Documentarian Jay Bachochin enjoys hiking a vast wilderness in Wisconsin, but a number of unexplainable experiences there have opened his eyes to the nature of reality and what's possible in...

This week, Alrik and Liz interview John Adams and Toby Poser about their sixth feature, HELLBENDER, and the unusual and organic way in which they construct their films. We also read an itunes review and talk about pathways to...

As we call into order this meeting, we are excited to induct a new member who tells stories in multiple formats... from radio to book writing, to hosting a MAJOR, successful annual event. Oh yes, and he’s explored countless...

Facing Nolan director Bradley Jackson grew up idolizing pitcher Nolan Ryan, a Major League Baseball legend whom Jackson personally considers the best pitcher of all time. Jackson says it was a dream come true to get to make a...

We take a look at what's going on over at the Bigfoot Script Challenge while also checking in with a past winner in the original feature category.

Early in The Breach, the new horror film from Rodrigo Gudiño, a body turns up on the Porcupine River and a driving, powerful riff kicks in: It’s the sound of the film’s executive producer and composer making his presence...

It might makes sense in a practical way to see what movies are succeeding and to try to come up with something that mirrors that. However, that's not a path to actual success.

Down with the King tells the story of a very successful rapper named Money Merc (real-life rapper Freddie Gibbs), who goes into the mountains to complete his latest album. But as Down With the King director Diego Ongaro and...

Stand-Up comic Dobie Maxwell has lived through it all in his comedy career, from meaningful chats w/ Rodney Dangerfield & George Carlin to driving the getaway car after a bank heist (without knowing it), but he's still looking for...

Shayna & Max tough it out through COVID to bring this one to you, discussing the importance of constantly generating new screenplay Ideas & the just-announced Emmy Nominations. Topics: - Top Story: Emmy Changes &...

Since I Been Down tells the story of Kimonti Carter, who was sent to prison for a drive-by shooting in 1997, when he was barely 18, for the killing of a college student named Corey Pittman. The film is straightforward about the...

Star Trek has continued to evolve and stay relevant in pop culture as one of the most storied titles in television history. "Mission Log" podcast co-host John Champion joins to talk Trek, skepticism & an upcoming event that's free &...

Luke Epplin discovered the most impressive baseball story most people haven't heard of and the four men & one woman who lived heroic lives behind the scenes.

This week, Alrik and Liz welcome filmmaker Christopher Coppola on the show to talk about what it’s like to be a southern california Coppola, make genre movies for twenty years and the many different ways his movies have been...

This week on On Story, Bill and Ted and Men in Black writer Ed Solomon delves into the beginning of the writing process. Watch as he discusses when to pursue an idea, when to leave one behind, and finding the right state of mind for...

Was the right person arrested for killing 3 women in a cave at Starved Rock State Park in Illinois in 1960? Documentary filmmaker Adam Ridley sheds some light on this mysterious case as co-executive producer of HBO's Murders at...

Ahead of Memorial Day this month, we look at writing for war films with screenwriters David Broyles, Bill Broyles, Randall Wallace and Bruce C. McKenna.

Mike Roe always wanted to be a storyteller. Currently, he’s a writer for LAist, where he covers arts and entertainment. In one viral article, “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah from 30 Rock: an Oral History” Mike was approached...

This week on On Story we pay tribute to legendary comedy writer Buck Henry, who co-created the series Get Smart with Mel Brooks and was twice nominated for an Academy Award®- first in 1968 for Best Adapted Screenplay for The...