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May 17, 2022

Cannes Deadline Drama; Casting Bill Murray; Mike Tyson and Sean Penn’s Ambulance Ride

Cannes begins and president Thierry Frémaux allegedly censored a Deadline interview; Sofia Coppola’s mission to cast Bill Murray in Lost…
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May 17, 2022

To Cast Bill Murray in Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola Enlisted the Help of Wes Anderson

An exclusive excerpt of Sofia Coppola: Forever Young details how Coppola got Bill Murray to star in Lost in Translation…
Being Bill Murray; Ken Burns vs. the Internet; What the Georgia Law Does
April 6, 2021

Being Bill Murray; Ken Burns vs. 'Toxic' Internet; What the Georgia Law Does

Bill Murray says his schtick is harder than it looks; Ken Burns isn't reading your tweets; great resources to understand…
September 7, 2016

Funnily Enough: Why Comedians are a Sad Film’s Secret Weapons, by the Director of Other People

I cast comedians in Other People because have an innate ability to resist bullshit, to be hyper-aware of melodrama, to…
October 7, 2013

The Screenwriter’s Toolkit: 18 Exercises to Combat Writer’s Block

Basil Shadid's The Screenwriter's Toolkit is 18 exercises to combat writer’s block, two-dimensional characters, inert scenes, and everything else plaguing…