Matt Manfredi & Phil Hay on Writing “R.I.P.D.”: Adapting the Graphic Novel and Crafting the Action-Comedy
Screenwriters Matt Manfredi & Phil Hay describe how they keep comedy in the action
Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay discuss writing R.I.P.D., adapting the comic, building its action-comedy, and bringing the supernatural film to life.
How Producer Nina Yang Bongiovi Structured the Production Deal That Got Fruitvale Station Made
Nina Yang Bongiovi on producing Fruitvale Station
Producer Nina Yang Bongiovi helped secure the production deal that launched Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station. Learn how the film got made.
Ryan Coogler on Fruitvale Station: The Story Behind His Powerful Directorial Debut
Ripping drama from the headlines and driving change at the multiplex
Ryan Coogler discusses making Fruitvale Station, telling Oscar Grant’s story, collaborating with Michael B. Jordan, and his directorial debut.
Nicolas Winding Refn Interview: Writing “Only God Forgives”
An Oedipus Complex and Hollywood desires
Interview with Nicolas Winding Refn on writing Only God Forgives—his story choices, writing process, themes, and directing craft.
