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How I Wrote Arrival (and What I Learned Doing It)

Screenwriter Eric Heisserer shares notes and extracts from early drafts as he breaks down how he adapted Ted Chiang's "Story of Your Life."

November 10, 2016

The Hustler and the Queen, Or How Mira Nair Helped Me Leave Anti-Heroes Behind to Tell Stories of The Other

Queen of Katwe screenwriter William Wheeler on how his current collaborator shifted his perspective on storytelling and the world.

September 30, 2016

“That Pisses the Fuck Off Outta Me”: Adventures with Young David Mamet

Director Stuart Gordon recalls when, while running a theatre company in Chicago in the 1970s, he first met the iconic playwright and filmmaker.

August 8, 2016

Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) Talks with Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Two comedy heroes take a break from prepping their upcoming movie together to talk about their new movie together (and, you know, be funny).

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Marc Lawrence’s The Rewrite

A light-hearted love story featuring characters in their fifties -- could this be a post-rom-com? Or even a revisionist rom-com?

February 12, 2015