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Edgar Wright on the Art of ‘Creative Procrasination’

Edgar Wright brings such an exacting, lovingly detailed sensibility to films like Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and…

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House of the Dragon Made a Small Tweak That Changed Everything

In Blood and Fire, the George R.R. Martin novel that inspired the acclaimed Game of Thrones prequel House of the…

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Bob Odenkirk Asks Better Call Saul Creator About Finale’s ‘Lack of Fireworks’

Bob Odenkirk is very happy with the ending of Better Call Saul, which wrapped Monday after six astonishing seasons. But…

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Austin Film Festival’s 2022 Screenwriters To Watch List, Presented by MovieMaker

The screenwriter might be the last person you’re thinking about walking out of a movie theater. Nonetheless, it is the…

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Good Girl Jane Writer-Director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz Wrote A ‘Page Turny, Black List’-y Script — Then Tossed It and Started Over

In 2017, Good Girl Jane writer-director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz was living any moviemaker's dream. Her script, then titled Junk Food…

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How Actors Writer-Director Betsey Brown Turned a Rare Moment of Sibling Jealousy into Her Feature Debut

In 2017, actress Betsey Brown was in Austin, Texas for the world premiere of Assholes, directed by her brother, Peter…

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Zodiac Screenwriter on His Overlong Spec Script and Convos With David Fincher on the ‘Passage of Time’

James Vanderbilt wrote the screenplay for 2007's Zodiac on spec — meaning he wasn't commissioned to write it. So he…

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Sundance Institute Chooses 16 Writers for 2022 Screenwriters Lab

The Sundance Institute has chosen its 16 screenwriters to participate in the 2o22 Screenwriters Lab. Taking place from January 15-18…

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A Journal For Jordan Screenwriter Virgil Williams Learned This ‘Powerful’ Mantra From Denzel Washington

A Journal For Jordan screenwriter Virgil Williams learned one "incredibly powerful" mantra from director Denzel Washington during the making of…

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House of Gucci Writer Says the Key Was to ‘Make It Very Ironic and Really Not Take the Characters Too Seriously’

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/roberto-bentivegna-house-of-gucci House of Gucci went through several writers before the project found one who could do justice to the surreally…

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