screenwriting
Extra Lives
Screenwriter Jeremy Slater on his late father, videogames and his new movie, Mortal Kombat II, which hits theaters tomorrow.
A Rare Alignment of Friendship: Notes on Last Ride
Writer-director Cinqué Lee reveals the deeply personal story that inspired his new film, the coming-of-age survival drama Last Ride.
First Nights
Samantha Smart, the writer, producer and star of Charliebird, on how music shaped her and her work as a filmmaker.
A Life in Movies: From Eat, Drink, Man, Woman to Rosemead
Rosemead screenwriter Marilyn Fu retraces her life in relation to Ang Lee and his work, culminating in her meeting him last month in Taiwan.
On Losing My Father and My New Film, Köln 75
Ido Fluk on the bittersweet way in which his new film Köln 75, in theaters today, had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
Left Swipe, Right Script: How a Dating App Mishap Became a Film
Writer-director-actors Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers on the unlikely inspiration for the latest feature, Floating Carousel.
Three Great Things: Lucile Hadžihalilović
The French writer-director, whose new film The Ice Tower is in theaters now, on swimming, collaboration and the French Cinematheque.
Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Tim Blake Nelson
The beloved actor, writer-director, playwright and novelist, who's currently starring in Bang Bang, gets candid.
Long Live the Werewolf!
Or how filmmaker Onur Tukel pushed back against the impending singularity by adapting his lycanthrope screenplay Run Werewolf Run into a novel.
Heads Carolina, Tails California
Lovell Holder, the writer-director of Lavender Men and producer of The Surrender, on the pleasures of being (accidentally) bicoastal.
To Create Something True, You Need to Forget the Rules and Just Leap
Writer-director Hala Matar on the beautiful, unexpected and slightly chaotic genesis of her debut feature, Electra, which is in theaters now.
Death of the New West: the Photography of A Desert
Writer-director Joshua Erkman on creating an entire body of work for the central character in his new movie, A Desert, which opens tomorrow.











