Episode 64: Plus, we look ahead to the Jan. 6 hearings and talk Peter Rice’s Disney ouster and the huge success of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ This week on TheWrap-Up podcast, ahead of the Jan. 6 congressional hearings, host and...

Max & Shayna talk entertainment news & dive into concepts of screenwriter voice & tone including an exercise on how to define your own voice. Topics:Top Story: Theatrical Experience Post-Pandemic Vs StreamingInsider: How to Keep...

Who is really in control? Find out when we put “I, Mudd” into the Mission Log.

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 &...

Max & Shayna discuss the first billion dollar box office month since 2019 while also talking about writing for Ted Lasso & more insight on getting/working with agents and managers.Topics:Top Story: Film Sequels in 2022 Insider:...

Bruce McCulloch, who once had to fight for his jokes and characters, finally has some validation. Amazon Prime is airing a revival of The Kids in The Hall, the series named for the sketch-comedy quintet he co-founded nearly...

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.

Members of the Enterprise crew end up in a castle run by a couple of interesting people. But is it a castle? And are they people? We’re through the funhouse mirror as we put “Catspaw” in the Mission Log.

Shayna & Max geek out about Netflix's Geek Week, specifically anything from Neil Gaiman & the 'Dos and Don'ts' of writing Exposition in screenplays.TopicsTop Story: Netflix's Geek Week Sandman, Wednesday, Midnight Club & more...

This week Alrik and Liz welcome first time feature film director, veteran producer and entrepreneur Rick Dugdale. Rick talks with the team about Zero Contact, starring Anthony Hopkins, as well as NFTs and his NFT platform, Veuele....

Max & Shayna discuss the huge weekend that saw the launch of the latest season of "Stranger Things" and the long awaited sequel to "Top Gun." Topics: Top Story: Top Gun's BIG opening weekend A look at $100M opening...

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...

Nicolas Cage plays a neurotic, pretentious, deluded and still lovable version of Nicolas Cage in the new film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which got us thinking: Could any other actor play himself as well as Nicolas...

The Enterprise encounters an obsessed commodore and a planet eating device. It’s a cornucopia of destruction when we put “The Doomsday Machine” in the Mission Log.

Network Upfronts for Ad Buying is changing & do you need a pitch deck for your screenplay? Plus, watching 1883, Yellowstone, Angelyne & Chip n' Dale. Topics:Top Story: Network Up-fronts Are Changing News & Sports Dominate...

This week, Alrik and Liz chat with writer and manager Leyla Kader Dahm about how she found her way into management and what she does in her day-to-day. After that, we discuss an article about making festival films more immediately...

SPACED: I know what you are going to say. Episode 77, shouldn’t this be episode 81? Good eye. Benish and I tried to record this episode twice and Skype let us down. But three’s the charm and Skype came through, but I decided to...

Aaron Sorkin tells us about his mentor William Goldman, why the first 15 pages of the script and the last 15 minutes of a movie are vital, and the importance of failure. He also gives specific examples from his scripts for The...

Shayna & Max discuss the ongoing Cannes Film Festival & some great articles for screenwriters written by leaders within the industry, Michael Huge & Pen Densham. Time Stamps:0:00 - Top Story: Cannes Film Festival 5:10...

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...