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Mission Log 35: The Doomsday Machine | TOS
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. ....
Could Any Other Actor Play Himself as Well as Nic Cage Plays Nic Cage
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 Cage plays Nicolas Cage?
In the latest episode of the Low Key Podcast —....
The Importance of Life Experience for a Writer with Leyla Kader Dahm!
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 available to the public, read an iTunes review and discuss how we build ou....
ISA Insider News: Changing Network Upfronts & Do You Need a Pitch Deck
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 Television Streamers Compete for Ad B....
Aaron Sorkin, Master Class on Screenwriting
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 Social Network, Steve Jobs, and The West Wing. Finally, he talks his official ....
POP ART: Episode 77, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY/SOLARIS
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 keep the original episode number because…let’s just say HAL made me ....
Mission Log 34: The Apple | TOS
How are things for the people of Vaal? Well they seem good, but not good enough for Captain Kirk. Hitting up another side of “This Side of Paradise,” we’re putting “The Apple” in the Mission Log. ....
Therapeutic Films with Richard Ledes!
This week, Alrik and Liz chat with seven-time feature filmmaker Richard Ledes about his latest feature, Adieu Lacan. Richard talks about how he was able to shoot the film in ten days and his minimalist approach to indie filmmaking which makes it possible. After that we discuss an article about the Rotterdam film festival firing its programming team....
Men in Black with Ed Solomon
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 creativity. ....
Insider News: Cannes, Screenwriters Guide, Michael Hauge, The Essex Serpent
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 - Insider: Pen Densham's Writer's Guide to Success 8:20 - Insider: Avatatar's Structure by Michael Hauge 11:50 ....
POP ART: Episode 80, The Jerk/O Lucky Man!
PRETTY AS A PICARESQUE: New Pop Art episode. Join me and filmmaker Steve Herold (Death of an Umbrella Salesman, Walmea) while we talk two films inspired by Voltaire’s Candide, The Jerk and O Lucky Man!
“I was born a poor black child”: It’s a tale as old as the Spanish Golden Age and made perhaps....
FSS 28: Filmmaker Adam Ridley & HBO's Murders at Starved Rock
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 Starved Rock true crime limited series. This chat, surprisingly, discusses a lot of comedy as Adam is the son of a comic c....
Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who, Channing Tatum in Lost City +TV Brainstorming
This week we talk about the masks coming off on film/tv productions, A new Dr. Who, all about brainstorming and workshopping in TV. Then Max reveals his next Max Reacts video and a bizarre scene in Outer Banks while Shayna laughed silently to Channing Tatum in The Lost City. The Disruptors Fellowship is now open and our ISA Virtual Pitch Panel is c....
The Film That is Worth the Wait with Naveen Chathapuram!
This week Alrik and Liz welcome filmmaker Naveen Chathapuram on the show to talk about making his directorial debut The Last Victim, which hits theaters on May 13th. We talk about the long journey to make the movie as well as a separate conversation on piracy. Enjoy! ....
Francesca Silvestri, Kevin Chinoy & the Freestyle Picture Company
This week we talk to some Indie Producing legends. Kevin Chinoy was one of the minds that brought you the cult classic show Greg The Bunny. Francesca and Kevin produced Starlet, Tangerine, The Florida Project and Lorelei. There are a lot of cool things I learned about all of those films and lots of....
My Hero the Hitman Redeems the Man Who Attacked Nancy Kerrigan
What happened to Shane Stant, the hulking 22-year-old who attacked Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in 1994? A moving new documentary, My Hero the Hitman, details his later life as a protector to his younger sister — and his work to put his worst mistake behind him.
The film’s writer-director, ....
The Art of War Writing
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. ....
POP ART: Episode 79, Jacob's Ladder/Stairway to Heaven
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE: Join filmmaker Nicole Jones-Dion, one of the winners of the Fox Writers Incubator Program, as we discuss two films about people caught between life and death-the horror/thriller Jacob’s Ladder and the romantic fantasy A Matter of Life and Death, aka Stairway to Heaven.
“Jake.....
Henry Winkler on Gene Cousineau’s Struggle to Find Redemption in ‘Barry’ S3
Episode 63: Plus, John Fithian, CEO of the National Association of Theater Owners, explains from CinemaCon why movies are back!
This week on “TheWrap-Up,” host and TheWrap founder and editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman and guest co-host Adam Chitwood, TheW....
Riding the Elevator with Riley Stearns!
This week Alrik and Liz welcome writer and director Riley Stearns on the show to talk about his latest feature Dual, starring Karen Gillan. Riley talks about how he wrote the movie on spec, how the film got financed and how his career has grown. After that we talk about Method Acting and how it shouldn....
