In this inaugural episode of “The Trial of the Chicago 7” podcast, Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin joins host Krista Smith to discuss the journey of the film. He reflects back on his first meeting with Steven Spielberg about the project, and he shares some of the challenges the film faced on its path to getting made. He discusses the powerful parallels bet ... Show More
Feb 2021
Troy Garity, Rennie Davis, and Lee Weiner
In this special episode, host and narrator Krista Smith presents conversations with three individuals intimately acquainted with the events surrounding “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and its aftermath. They include actor Troy Garity, the son of Tom Hayden (played in the film by Edd ... Show More
44m 37s
Nov 2020
Aaron Sorkin: A Career Retrospective
Writer-director Aaron Sorkin returns to the series to reflect on the journey of his career. He discusses his singular talent for dialogue, what draws him to a story, his affinity for a courtroom scene, and why he still feels vulnerable despite all of his success. He also talks ab ... Show More
32m 45s
Nov 2020
Creating the World of "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
In this episode, four members of the film’s creative team share their experience working on the film. They include Phedon Papamichael (Nebraska, Ford vs. Ferrari), the Director of Photography; Shane Valentino (Nocturnal Animals, Straight Outta Compton), the Production Designer; S ... Show More
24 m
Mar 2021
The Trial Of The Chicago 7 with Aaron Sorkin
Our guest this week is one of the most celebrated screenwriters in film and TV today. Aaron Sorkin is the storytelling titan behind The Social Network, Steve Jobs, The West Wing, Moneyball, A Few Good Men and Charlie Wilson’s War… the list goes on. Across a glittering three-decad ... Show More
40m 11s
Mar 2024
In conversation with Eric Roth - Killers Of The Flower Moon, The Insider, AI, writing, Airport movies and more
A very warm welcome to the Film Stories podcast to screenwriter (and producer!) Eric Roth. He joins Simon for a conversation that goes right back through his career: from working on a hit Airport movie, to thinking he picked the wrong ending for the thriller Suspect.
Things turne ... Show More
1h 17m
Nov 2023
Maestro with Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips (Ep. 448)
Director Bradley Cooper discusses his new film, Maestro, with fellow Director Todd Phillips in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses working with Bernstein’s children and how he was given the project, the practice that went into major performa ... Show More
33m 13s
Oct 2020
Aaron Sorkin Top 5s and ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
Acclaimed writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s new film, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,’ hits Netflix this weekend, so Sean and Amanda commence a walk-and-talk on one of their favorite Hollywood voices. They examine his long career on film and television, share their top 5s, and break do ... Show More
1h 59m
May 2021
#464 — Mike Rianda, Alexandre Aja, Darius Marder
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is one of those jam-packed, bumper-sized affairs. Largely because we have three incredible directors guesting on the show. First up is Mike Rianda, whose animated marvel The Mitchells Vs The Machines, is one of our favourite movies of the ... Show More
2h 11m
Jun 2023
#570 — Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston
Wes Anderson's new film, Asteroid City, has so many incredible actors in it that we were able to send John Nugent to the Cannes Film Festival recently, steal three of them away for interview purposes, and put them back before anyone even noticed. So, in this week's episode of the ... Show More
1h 37m
Oct 2020
Aaron Sorkin: Well There You Have It
In which Rob and writer/director Aaron Sorkin discuss The West Wing reunion special, their favorite episodes of the show, how Rob was cast as Sam Seaborn, a disastrous moment from the opening night of A Few Good Men in London, and doing Chekov with Christopher Walken. Plus: Parks ... Show More
1 h