Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell Interview: Adapting Hamnet, Grief, and the Real Story of Shakespeare’s Wife
When Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel Hamnet was published in 2020, it struck a chord with readers and critics alike. Here was a book that stepped behind the literary legend of William Shakespeare and explore the intimate, overlooked world of his family — particularly the short, but meaningful life of his only son, Hamnet. This led […]
Mona Fastvold Interview: Reimagining Shaker History as a Radical Musical in “The Testament of Ann Lee”
Our film is a retelling of the life of the extraordinary true legend Ann Lee, one of the few female religious leaders of the 18th century. She and her followers, known as the Shakers, worshipped through ecstatic song and movement — trembling, exuberant, and physically expressive acts of devotion. — Mona Fastvold It all […]
Craig Brewer on “Song Sung Blue,” Hugh Jackman & The Power of Neil Diamond
Based on the Greg Kohs 2008 docudrama of the same name that Craig Brewer (Hustle and Flow, Dolemite Is My Name) saw over a decade ago, Song Sung Blue is a delightful portrait of two down-on-their-luck singer musicians Mike and Claire Sardina (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) who form a joyous Neil Diamond/ Patsy Cline […]
Austin Kolodney on Bringing the 1977 Tony Kiritsis Hostage Crisis to Life in Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire
The Gus Van Sant-directed crime thriller, Dead Man’s Wire, is a gripping film based on the bizarre true story of the 1977 Indianapolis kidnapping that captivated the nation – live on air. The story centers on Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård), a desperate entrepreneur who, feeling cheated out of his property by a mortgage company, takes […]
“Turn It Off!” Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on Adapting the Stephen King Classic ‘The Running Man’
In a recent interview with Creative Screenwriting Magazine, filmmakers Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Last Night In Soho, Shaun of the Dead)) and Michael Bacall (21 Jump Street, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) delve into the process of adapting The Running Man, the iconic dystopian novel by Stephen King, originally published in 1982 under the pseudonym Richard […]
