Dan Erickson Talks Work/ Life Balance In ‘Severance’
Anyone who has experienced the mundane day-in, day-out drag of the 9-5 office life will immediately identify with AppleTV+ series Severance. Perhaps, even more so now, in a post-pandemic world where workers are expected to essentially check their personal lives, emotions and any lingering fears stemming from a two-year shutdown at the office door. To […]
Ishana Night Shyamalan Talks “Servant”
“There are definitely elevated emotional stakes in season 3 of Servant,” said writer/director Ishana Night Shyamalan (daughter of M. Night Shyamalan). Baby Jericho and their nanny Leanne Grayson (Tiger Nell Free) have returned to the Turner household, but not is as well as might be. Both are still affected by the cult called Servant. Dorothy (Lauren […]
“Mr. Corman Is A Character That Catastrophizes” Joseph Gordon-Levitt on ‘Don Jon’ and ‘Mr. Corman’
“With Don Jon, it started with the theme of objectification, where a person treats another person as a thing,” said writer/director Joseph Gordon-Levitt. “That manifests with him being addicted to pornography, and hot it affects all of these other aspects of his life. Both Don Jon and Mr. Corman are very much character studies.” In […]
“3 Kids & A Mindful Panda” Denise Downer Talks ‘Stillwater’
“As I searched for a direction for my creative writing career, I never thought about writing for children until I got an opportunity to work in children’s animation. It was a lot of fun because sometimes writers that work in children’s animation are big kids themselves.” These are the words of screenwriter Denise Downer, whose […]
“Men Becoming Fathers” Screenwriter Cheryl Guerriero on ‘Palmer’
For the bulk of Cheryl Guerriero’s life, she was involved heavily with sports. She was a Nation Lacrosse Champion, then worked for a sports agent and a sports apparel company. Despite this success, Guerriero felt unfulfilled and wanted to move back to her true passion: writing. “I had an idea for a movie and I […]
