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January 31, 2019
Screenwriter Tony Gilroy shares the best and worst parts of being a writer-director, how stupid he felt calling “Action” for the first time, and more.
November 20, 2018
Manchester by the Sea earned Kenneth Lonergan an Oscar in 2016, and he’s cashed in by spreading his influence back to the stage and television.
July 3, 2018
Dig into 27 of the freshest and funniest insights into the craft of screenwriting from the heavyweight guests at the annual Austin Film Festival Writers Conference.
November 28, 2017
Dan Gilroy’s Roman J. Israel, Esq. stars Denzel Washington as a civil rights attorney toiling in the back office of a criminal defense firm until now.
October 19, 2017
Half the business of being a writer isn’t just sitting down by yourself. It’s also going in a room and pitching a movie—having a conversation.
May 15, 2017
In Robin Swicord’s Wakefield, Bryan Cranston escapes his seemingly idyllic life, choosing instead to observe his family secretly from their garage attic.
November 28, 2016
When you work so closely with someone on something so subjective, how do you avoid tearing your partner’s hair out when conflicts arise?