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"Marry Me" Director Kat Coiro on Honoring — and Breaking Up — With Rom-Coms
Kat Coiro, director of the charming new Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson rom-com Marry Me, proudly embraces some of the traditions of the genre: a wild meet-cute, opposites attracting, a cheering section of quirky friends, intoxicating musical breaks. But like a good wedding, Marry Me also makes some endearing tweaks to tradition.
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JCS 10: HollyShorts Film & Screenplay Festival
A chat with a winner, Lindiwe Suttle Müller-Westernhagen, and the founder, Daniel Sol, of the HollyShorts Film & Screenplay Festival. Check out their competition here: https://www.networkisa.org/contest/view/hollyshorts-screenplay-contest ....
Filmmaker Faraday Okoro & The Writers Journey Christopher Vogler
On this week’s On Story we’ll hear from filmmaker Faraday Okoro, a two-time Austin Film Festival alumni and featured in Moviemaker Magazine’s Screenwriter to Watch List. His first feature film Nigerian Prince was produced for $1 million as part of AT&T....
POP ART: Episode 71, The Bridge on the River Kwai
POP ART, WHERE I FIND THE POP CULTURE IN ART AND THE ART IN POP CULTURE: CARRY ON CAMPING-The Bride on the River Kwai/King Rat
“What have I done?” People do it different ways. Some use sleeping bags under the stars. Some use tents. Some use air mattresses....
Neal Marshall Stevens, "A Sense of Dread-Getting Under the Skin of Horror"
“I have been writing screenplays since I was 13 years old. I have been writing for a long, long time, back before there even were screenwriting books,” said Neal Marshall Stevens, who has 45 writing credits on IMDB (and many more unlisted).
“I think I bought an old Star Trek episode, which was tot....
Fallout After Our Exposé of a TikTok Talent Manager + Super Bowl Ratings
Plus, inside the ViacomCBS rebrand and the super Super Bowl ratings.
This week on “TheWrap-Up,” host Sharon Waxman and guest co-host and TheWrap assistant managing editor of audience, Adam Chitwood, take a look at the latest Hollywood headlines, including the insanely huge Super Bowl ratings, and h....
The Craft: How and Why a Pitch Works
Unique and fresh. Let's dig in to why those two words are so important where a pitch is concerned. First, you all know what a logline is, yeah? I assume so, but if you don't, you're in the right place. A logline is basically a written form of a pitch. It's a way for a producer to read a short and quick version of your project's summary within one s....
What is ISA Connect, with ISA Founder Craig James
Ever wonder what you get from the ISA's Connect membership? Take 10 minutes and join Craig James in all of the details and unique benefits that come from the ISA's inexpensive, $10/month upgraded membership - benefits that Basic members do not receive. Here's....
Ethan Eng Made Therapy Dogs In High School
Ethan Eng enlisted his classmates in the Class of 2019 to make his debut film, Therapy Dogs. They told school officials they were making a yearbook video. They weren’t.
When you hear that a 20-year-old is making his Slamdance debut with a film called Therapy Dogs, you might think it sounds like a s....
The do's and don'ts of copyright for video
Chris and Mike tackle the common questions videographers have about copyright and how to keep your video safe and protected from legal threats. They talk about how to legally use music, images and video clips you don't own, how to copyright your videos and much more. ....
POP ART: Episode 70, Home Alone/3615 Code Pere Noel
“Keep the change, ya filthy animal”. It’s Christmas time. Trees decorated with fairy lights and tinsel. Stockings hung up on the mantelpiece with care. Mistletoe. Presents. Snow. Thieves breaking into the house to steal everything. A psychotic Santa breaking in to kill everyone. Ah, the holidays. S....
Insecure Co-creator, Larry Wilmore
On this week’s On Story, Emmy Award® winning television producer, actor, comedian and writer Larry Wilmore discusses the creation of the influential Bernie Mac Show and his recent collaboration with Issa Rae creating HBO’s Insecure.
Larry Wilmore has been an actor, comedian, producer, and writ....
End of an Era for EW + Experts Break Down Oscar Nominations
End of an Era for Entertainment Weekly, Experts Break Down Oscar Nominations, plus our long promised interview with the subjects and producers of ”The Janes“ documentary.
This week on “TheWrap-Up,” host Sharon Waxman and guest co-host and TheWrap assistant managing editor of audience, Adam Chit....
Mission Log 29: Operation: Annihilate! | TOS
Madness is sweeping the galaxy. Or – more accurately – madness is drawing a straight line through the galaxy. Can Kirk, Spock and McCoy stop it without killing a million people? Find out when we put “Operation: Annihilate!” in the Mission Log! ....
Dinklage Calls Out Disney, Football Viewership Hits New Highs and Sundance
Plus, interviews with Emma Thompson and Eva Longoria Bastón about their new films.
This week on “TheWrap-Up,” host Sharon Waxman and special guest co-host and TheWrap assistant managing editor, audience, Adam Chitwood, take a look at the latest Hollywood headlines, including Disney’s response a....
Isabel Castro (MIJA)
Mija director Isabel Castro is a journalist and documentarian who rolls her eyes at all the tropes of immigration stories: the hopelessness, the grim statistics, the victim narratives. So she made sure Mija looks and feels very different.
The title of the film, which just premiered at the Sundance Fi....
FSS 25: Joe Posnanski & Writing to Your Passions, Harry Houdini to BasebalI
Joe Posnanski has made a career by being inspired by curiosity and following his own passions. That's lead to him writing numerous books, winning awards and most importantly, surrounding himself with people that fascinate him. Hamilton, Harry Houdini & Baseba....
James Vanderbilt returns to talk about "Scream" & "Zodiac"
Screenwriter James Vanderbilt returns for the third time to talk about his new film Scream. Look for James in Episodes 50 and 163 of the podcast for more great advice.
In the new film, Scream, the plot reads, “Twenty-five years after the original series of ....
Mission Log 28: The City on the Edge of Forever | TOS
Kirk faces an ethical and moral dilemma: Let the woman he loves die? Or let the Nazis win World War II? It’s a hard knock life in The City on the Edge of Forever. ....
POP ART: EP 69, Death at a Funeral/The Funeral
PUTTING THE FUN IN FUNERALSU“That’s not my father”. It’s fall. The leaves are dying. The plants are dying. The earth is dying. It’s nothing but death, death, death. But is that going to get us down? Well, we shall see. Sounds like it’s time for Episode 69 of Pop Art, the podcast where my guest chooses a movie fro....
