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Interview with Producer, Dallas Sonnier

SYS Episode 167Dallas discusses how he found the screenplays for some of the most recent films he's produced.....

ISA Reviews: The Reimagined Cult Favorite, Twin Peaks

The new “Twin Peaks” is as revolutionary a show today as it was in the 90’s.Anyone expecting the return of “Twin Peaks” to be a warm and cuddly trip down memory lane doesn’t get David Lynch. The series he created with Mark Frost in 1990 revolutionized television with its complex “Who killed Laura Palmer&rdq....

I S A Reviews: The Hit Summer Favorite, Wonder Woman

DC Comics’ “Wonder Woman” adaptation is one of the best comic book movies ever.After the last few dour big screen efforts coming from the DC universe, “Wonder Woman” breaks the cycle with its upbeat origins story. Director Patty Jenkins, screenwriter Allan Heinberg, and star Gal Gadot have delivered an instant classic.....

SellingYourScreenplay.com - Interview with Director Dagen Merrill

Director Dagen MerrillHe talks About His New SyFy Channel Film, Atomica.....

SYS - Interview with Writer / Director / Producer Bryan Bertino

Writer / Director / Producer Bryan BertinoHe talks about his new horror film, The Blackcoat’s Daughter....

SYS - Interview with Writer / Director Mark Hanley

Writer / Director Mark HanleyHe talks about his new short film: Dark Afternoon....

SYS - Interview with Writer/Director Ed Gass-Donnelly

Writer/Director Ed Gass-DonnellyHe talks about his latest thriller film, Lavender.....

SYS - Interview with Writer / Director Martin Koolhoven

Writer / Director Martin KoolhovenMartin Koolhoven Talks About His New Western Feature, Brimstone....

SYS - Interview with Austin Film Festival Co-Founder Barbara Morgan

Austin Film Festival Co-Founder Barbara MorganBarbara Morgan Talks About Writing Fiction Podcast Scripts....

SYS - Interview with Writer/Producer Tylor Bohlman

Writer/Producer Tylor BohlmanTylor Bohlman Talks About His Horror / Thriller Feature Jake's Dead....

P 2 S - Year in Review - 1971 with Gary Goldstein

What writers can learn from the classic films of 1971.1971 was a daring and progressive year in the history of movies. Coming off the political turmoil of the 60’s, films continued to break new ground in how stories could be told, particularly in tried and true genres. Films like THE FRENCH CONNECTION, KLUTE and DIRTY HARRY added grit and rea....

Jacob Krueger - Alien: Covenant - Setting Up A Trick Ending

Excerpt From The Podcast"...as Dan O’Bannon has noted in interviews, the idea that actually spawned the original Alien, was the horror of rape and forced pregnancy-- a horror that so many women have gone through in their real world lives, but that few men could viscerally understand. So instead of going after women in an exploitative way, as ....

Krueger - Chuck, Rocky & The Art of Adaptation

Excerpt From The Podcast"...hidden underneath this little character driven drama is actually an adaptation of three different stories. The first is the true life story of Chuck Wepner, a down and out fighter who went 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali and was the inspiration for Rocky. At the same time, it is also an adaptation of the Rocky film. It is a ....

Script Mag and Screenwriting with Jeanne Veillette Bowerman

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman is the Editor and Online Community Manager of Script Magazine and on Stephanie Palmer's list of "Top 10 Most Influential Screenwriting Bloggers." She is Co-Founder and moderator of the weekly Twitter screenwriters’ chat, #Scriptchat, and wrote a Tracking Board Top 25 Launch Pad Competition selected script, the narrat....

Indiegogo for Filmmaking and Authors with Kate Drane

Kate Drane is Indiegogo’s Senior Director of Outreach for Tech and Hardware. Her favorite thing to do is democratize access to resources, and considers herself as a VC of the people. Since starting at Indiegogo in July 2012, she's empowered more than 500 entrepreneurs to collectively raise over $80M on the Indiegogo platform, including Canary....

Jacob Krueger - Plays vs Screenplays

"...The process of writing a screenplay is different from writing a play in many essential ways. The first is the difference in the use of action.For screenwriters, action is the primary tool of structure. But for playwrights, the primary tool is dialogue.Don’t get me wrong. As a playwright, you need to visualize to some degree what is happen....

I S A Reviews The Hit Summer Action Movie, Baby Driver

“Baby Driver” is quintessential escapist entertainment for the summer. Writer/director Edgar Wright is expert at comedy, but who knew that he could ace action/adventure so triumphantly? His new film “Baby Driver” is very likely the summer’s quintessential escapist entertainment. Wright’s screenplay concerns a ge....

I S A Reviews - Spider-Man: Homecoming

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” secures Peter Parker’s future by returning him to school. The reboot of the “Spider-Man” franchise may be its third start in just 15 years, but this latest one wisely returns Peter Parker to high school. His vulnerabilities as a teen struggling to find his place in the world deepen the narrati....

I S A Reviews: War For The Planet Of The Apes

“War for the Planet of the Apes” is a superb finish to the trilogy.Rarely is the third movie in a trilogy the best one, but “War for the Planet of the Apes” is just that. Concluding the sci-fi tale of evolved apes battling what’s left of mankind, this summer movie raises the bar for tent-pole entertainment. Nuanced act....

Interview w / Hollywood Comedian, Writer, Producer, Chad Ridgely

SellingYourScreenplay.com Episode 177 - Chad RidgelyChad discusses his career and upcoming projects as both a comedian and a writer / producer.....