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Q&A: Journalist-Turned-Screenwriter Michael Bronner Is a Big Fan of the Truth
'The Mauritanian' and 'Rogue Agent' scribe on the differences between journalistic truth and dramatic truth - and the critical role of both in changing…
Nov 12
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Q&A: Screenwriter Matt Nix Gets to the Heart of the Conflict
The creator of 'Burn Notice', 'The Gifted', and 'True Lies' offers up an epic discussion about writing dramatic television
Nov 5
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Q&A: Screenwriter Matt Nix Gets to the Heart of the Conflict
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Q&A: Screenwriter Eliza Clark on Finding a New Way to Tell Stories
The cancelation of 'Y: The Last Man' after one season hit its creator/showrunner hard, but she found a unique way to get her creative mojo back stronger…
Oct 29
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Q&A: Screenwriter Eliza Clark on Finding a New Way to Tell Stories
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Q&A: Screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst Lives in a Make-Believe World
The British TV writer discusses his craft, breaking into the biz by getting Paul Abbot drunk, and the mind-boggling success of his Netflix adaptation of…
Oct 15
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Cole Haddon
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Q&A: Screenwriter Beth Schacter on the Dance Between Art and Ambition
The 'Billions' and 'Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber' showrunner has a far-ranging conversation about art, craft, and trying to create something…
Oct 8
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Cole Haddon
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Q&A: Screenwriter Beth Schacter on the Dance Between Art and Ambition
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Q&A: Filmmaker Scott Frank Doesn't Know What Happens Next
The creator of 'Godless', ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, and 'Monsieur Spade' reflects on time, finding his own voice nearly 30 years after first finding…
Oct 1
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Cole Haddon
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Q&A: Author Louis Bayard Is Stuck in the Past
The novelist behind 'The Pale Blue Eye' and, more recently, 'The Wildes' discusses the evolution of his writing career, Hollywood adaptations of his…
Sep 24
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Cole Haddon
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Q&A: Filmmaker Nicholas Stoller Thrives on Conflict
The prolific comedy writer, director, and TV creator responsible for 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall', 'Neighbors', and, most recently, 'Platonic' discusses…
Sep 10
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Q&A: Writer Attica Locke on Risking It All for Her Art
The best-selling author and 'From Scratch' creator/showrunner gambled everything she had on herself...and it worked
Sep 3
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Q&A: Writer Attica Locke on Risking It All for Her Art
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Q&A: Screenwriter Scott Rosenberg Has Some Thoughts About 'Beautiful Girls'
The scribe goes deep into the personal stories behind the inception and writing of one of my favorite films of the 1990s
Aug 27
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Q&A: Screenwriter Scott Rosenberg Has Some Thoughts About 'Beautiful Girls'
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Q&A: Screenwriter David Shore Has Questions About the Value of Art
The creator and showrunner of 'House' and 'The Good Doctor' shows up to our conversation with some hard-hitting questions of his own (in between…
Aug 13
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Q&A: Screenwriter Javier Grillo-Marxuach Knows What Makes Great Showrunners
The veteran scribe offers up no-holds-barred thoughts on what's hobbled writers' rooms over the decades, Hollywood's many daddy issues, and how to…
Aug 6
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