Season 7 (2017)

Loving: Jeff Nichols Brings History to the Screen
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April 15, 2017

In this episode, award-winning writer/director Jeff Nichols talks about bringing a highly charged true story to the screen and fin...Read more

The Jungle Book: Justin Marks on Updating a Classic
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April 22, 2017

Screenwriter Justin Marks shares the bear necessities on updating the classic Disney story to the modern screen. Drawing from infl...Read more

Arrested Development to Veep: A Conversation with Tony Hale
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April 29, 2017

From Arrested Development’s Buster Bluth to Veep’s bag man, actor Tony Hale discusses meeting audience’s expectations, getting int...Read more

"I'll Be There for You" A Conversation on Friends(hips) with Marta Kauffman
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May 6, 2017

Writer and producer Marta Kauffman discusses "Friends" and "Grace and Frankie."

John Patrick Shanley: Writing for the Stage and Screen
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May 13, 2017

John Patrick Shanley holds a unique position as both playwright and screenwriter. The writer behind Moonstruck, Doubt, and others ...Read more

Comedy is Queen: A Conversation with Paula Pell
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May 20, 2017

With Saturday Night Live and the movies Sisters and This is 40 in her credits, Paula Pell is the queen of comedy. In this episode,...Read more

Freaks & Muppets: A Conversation with Jason Segel
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May 27, 2017

As charming as any muppet, actor/writer Jason Segel relays how he was destined for the stage at an early age and how, from goofbal...Read more

Creed: A New Legend
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June 3, 2017

In this episode, writer Aaron Covington discusses how he and co-writer/director Ryan Coogler came up with the idea for a unique an...Read more

Deconstructing Billy Wilder
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June 10, 2017

Inarguably one of the greatest storytellers in Hollywood, filmmaker Billy Wilder’s classic films include Double Indemnity, Sabrina...Read more

Complicated Relationships: A Conversation with Nancy Meyers
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June 17, 2017

From Private Benjamin to Something’s Gotta Give, writer/director Nancy Meyers has created and championed some of the most memorabl...Read more

A Conversation with Jim Sheridan
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June 24, 2017

Heavily-influenced by politics and family, the screenwriter of In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot, In America, and more discu...Read more

Script to Screen: Motorcycle Diaries
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July 1, 2017

In this episode, screenwriter Jose Rivera discusses his approach to bringing Che Guevara’s story to the screen, balancing Guevara’...Read more

Script to Screen: The Revenant
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July 8, 2017

Screenwriter Mark L. Smith discusses adapting The Revenant from book to screen, working with Alejandro Iñárritu, and getting that ...Read more

Writing Dumb: A Conversation with Bobby Farrelly
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July 15, 2017

The Bobby half of the Farrelly brothers team that brought us There’s Something About Mary, Kingpin, and Dumb and Dumber talks abou...Read more

Psychological Thrillers
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July 22, 2017

The writers behind Red Eye, The X-Files, Disturbia, and Shut In weigh in on the crucial elements for those psychological thrillers...Read more

Deconstructing Jane Austen
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July 29, 2017

The filmmakers behind Sense and Sensibility, The Jane Austen Book Club, and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries discuss the timelessness and...Read more

Trail Stories: The Making of Lonesome Dove
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August 5, 2017

Producer Suzanne de Passe, screenwriter Bill Wittliff, and crew share stories about the making of Lonesome Dove, the movie adapted...Read more

From the Golden Age to the Platinum Age: A Conversation with Ed Begley Jr.
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August 12, 2017

With hundreds of film and television credits to his name, including Better Call Saul, A Mighty Wind, and Six Feet Under, second ge...Read more

Treat Yo Self: A Conversation with Alan Yang
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August 19, 2017

Parks and Recreation and Master of None writer Alan Yang talks about making up for lost time, writing for the Harvard Lampoon, and...Read more

Frank Marshall on Producing from the Creative Side
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August 26, 2017

The producer behind Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, The Sixth Sense, and more talks about starting his career with Sp...Read more