Friday Night Lights

  • The Rundown

John C. Reilly’s 48-HourWinning Time Casting; Tarantino Circles an Elmore Leonard Adaptation; A Viking Spring

John C. Reilly had 48 hours to make a decision on whether or not to take on the role of…

2 years ago
  • Directing

Brea Grant on the Urban Legend That Inspired 12-Hour-Shift

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/brea-grant-12-hour-shift   12 Hour Shift writer-director Brea Grant set her horror comedy in the late '90s because she wanted to portray…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

First Draft: One Secret to Great Dialogue? Make Your Script’s Silences Count

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. I’ve been on both sides…

7 years ago
  • Directing

Gay Characters Don’t Need to Hook Up Just Because They’re Gay, Handsome Devil Points Out

John Butler is the director of the sports comedy Handsome Devil. In this piece he discusses why two of his…

7 years ago
  • Other

The Truth Is Out There: TV Adaptations Don’t Always Succeed

This Friday, writer-director Chris Carter, creator of the Emmy Award-winning series “The X-Files,” is reuniting FBI agents Mulder and Scully…

16 years ago