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Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s New Collaboration, "Mistress America"

August 12, 2015

Mistress America is a delightfully fun film that celebrates friendship between two women – something rarely seen on the big screen these days. We sat down with writers Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig to hear more about their second screenplay collabor...

Evan and Shea Mirzai, Writers of “Beauty Pageant”

July 27, 2015

There is no denying it: Evan and Shea Mirzai are funny. Speaking to the brothers is a whirlwind of movie references, one liners and one-upmanship. The twin writers have managed to hit the coveted Black List an incredible three times, this year with B...

"Downton Abbey"'s Julian Fellowes On Why He Writes Alone

July 6, 2015

Julian Fellowes is a bit of a modern-day renaissance man when it comes to creating engaging and inspiring entertainment. After becoming a successful actor, starring in such British television shows as Monarch in the Glen and films like Tomorrow Never...

Own Your Voice: Joe Ballarini

June 10, 2015

Joe Ballarini is a writer who trades in the mythical. His scripts are populated by terrifying monsters, talking ponies, and hungry zombies.

How I Broke In: Brian Duffield

June 1, 2015

It’s been said that a new door opens into Hollywood every day, you just need to figure out how to get to be in front of the door that opens. There is no set path to success in the film industry. Writers break into Hollywood in countless different way...

Echo Lake Entertainment's Zadoc Angell

May 3, 2015

Zadoc Angell is one of those names. Not only does it sounds like it belongs to a super hero, in reality it is the moniker of one of the hardest working guys in the industry, who comes from simple beginnings and has built one of the most stellar reput...

Markus Goerg of Heroes and Villains

April 30, 2015

Markus Goerg is one manager I’ve been aware of for quite some time. Though his management company, Heroes and Villains, is a relatively young one (launched in 2008), his name garners such respect among those in the know that I was delighted at the op...

David Weil, Writer of "Moonfall"

April 30, 2015

The list of David Weil’s achievements is quite extraordinary. In 2013, his first spec script Half Heard In The Stillness was featured on the Black List, Hollywood’s annual survey of the town’s “most liked” screenplays. Last year, his second spec Moon...