Inside The Grid – TRON: Ares: Interview with Jesse Wigutow on Integrating 1980s Nostalgia for Modern Audiences
Since its groundbreaking debut in 1982, the TRON franchise has established itself as a cornerstone of science fiction cinema, captivating audiences with its innovative visual effects, infectious electronic soundscapes, and thought-provoking exploration of digital reality and humanity. The original TRON introduced viewers to the immersive world inside a computer, while 2010’s TRON: Legacy expanded the […]
Behind The Web: Bill Condon on Revisiting “Kiss of the Spider Woman”
Few stories loom as large in the canon of page, stage and screen as Kiss of the Spider Woman. Adapted from Argentinian writer Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel, there is a 1983 stage play version, a 1985 film, directed by Héctor Babenco, and the unforgetable 1993 Broadway musical. They each broke barriers with their depiction of […]
Navigating Truth and Power: Nora Garrett on Writing Her Spec Script “After The Hunt”
When Nora Garrett sat down to write what would become After The Hunt, she wasn’t trying to chronicle her own life as a Hollywood assistant for the screen. Instead, she was chasing something more elusive and nuanced: the nature of self-deception, the shifting boundaries of institutional power, shame, privilege, and the complexity of moral reckoning. […]
The Lost Bus: How Brad Ingelsby and Paul Greengrass Transformed a Tragedy into a Masterclass in Character-Driven Disaster Films
When a natural disaster strikes, heroism often surfaces in the unlikeliest places. For screenwriter Brad Ingelsby, bringing the true events behind The Lost Bus to the screen was both a privilege and a profound responsibility. Based on the 2021 novel Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, by Lizzie Johnson, The Lost Bus […]
Play Dirty: Inside Shane Black’s Heist of Grit, Wit, and Hit
When it comes to modern action cinema, Shane Black’s fingerprints are unmistakable — sharp and witty dialogue, kinetic storytelling, and a knack for blending off-the-cuff humor with hard-hitting drama and character work. Since exploding onto the scene with his action script for Lethal Weapon (1987), Black has shaped the genre with his unique brand of […]
