Director Rian Johnson discusses his new film, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, with fellow director Phil Lord in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, Johnson talks about the movies that influenced the conception of Glass Onion, his process when working with his "family" of filmmaking collaborators, and how nostalgia f ... Show More
Nov 21
Hedda with Nia DaCosta and Daniel Scheinert (Ep. 581)
<p class="p1">Director Nia DaCosta discusses her new film, Hedda, with fellow Director Daniel Scheinert in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, she discusses her philosophies on adaptations and how that played into making this film, the importance of ... Show More
37m 17s
Nov 18
Peter Hujar’s Day with Ira Sachs and Bette Gordon (Ep. 580)
<p class="p1">Director Ira Sachs discusses his new film, Peter Hujar’s Day, with fellow DirectorBette Gordon in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, he discusses discovering the story beats from the original 35-page writing, being inventive with blocking ... Show More
41m 35s
Nov 15
Christy with David Michôd and John Lee Hancock (Ep. 579)
<p class="p1">Director David Michôd discusses his new film, Christy, with fellow Director John Lee Hancock in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses making a sports movie with the shadowing story of an abusive relationship ever present, the ... Show More
32m 31s
Oct 2023
Knives Out (2019) and About A Boy (2002)
This time in the Film Stories podcast, the fast turnaround of the first Knives Out movie, and a Hugh Grant-headlined comedy drama, where Four Weddings Hugh Grant was absolutely not required.
Writer/director Rian Johnson has admitted in the past that he's not a fast writer. Howeve ... Show More
57m 39s
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
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
Apr 2024
Scoop (2024), with director Philip Martin
In this special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Philip Martin, chatting days after the release of his latest film.
That movie is Scoop, the dramatisation of the infamous BBC interview with Prince Andrew. The pair chat about Philip's early work, hi ... Show More
40m 59s
Jan 2019
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ Is a Twist On Superhero Box Office Power | Exit Survey (Ep. 119)
We react to ‘Glass,’ veteran director M. Night Shyamalan’s final installation in an almost-two-decade-long trilogy that includes ‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Split.’ Where does the movie, which stars a cast of James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruce Willis, fit into a catalogue that inc ... Show More
31m 58s