Academy Award winner Gary Oldman joins the show to discuss his extraordinary performance in David Fincher’s new film “Mank,” which was written by the auteur’s late father Jack Fincher. Oldman plays Herman J. Mankiewicz, otherwise known as Mank, the celebrated screenwriter who worked on everything from “The Wizard of Oz” to Marx Brothers comedies and co-wrote ... Show More
Jan 23
Elizabeth Smart (Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart)
Elizabeth Smart joins Skip Intro to talk about the new documentary Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart — reflecting on the harrowing experience of being abducted from her bedroom at just 14 years old. In this intimate conversation, the author, speaker, and advocate opens up about why she ... Show More
39m 26s
Dec 26
Kate Winslet (Goodbye June)
Kate Winslet takes on the triple threat of directing, producing, and acting in her latest film, Goodbye June. She discusses her deeply personal connection to the script, written by son Joe Anders, and what convinced Helen Mirren to play June despite an aversion to the role of a d ... Show More
37m 55s
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
Sep 2020
Breaking Down ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things,’ With Charlie Kaufman
The acclaimed writer-director Charlie Kaufman has returned with a new film, the disorienting, fascinating adaptation of the 2016 novel 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things.' Sean and Amanda are joined by film critic and Kaufman expert Amy Nicholson to talk about his work and break down ... Show More
1h 38m
Mar 2024
Dunkirk (2017) and Dangerous Minds (1995)
With Christopher Nolan now an Oscar-winner, this particular episode of Film Stories begins by zipping back to 2017, when he had a his first serious drive-by of the Academy Awards. That'd be with Dunkirk, the first time he told a true story on film. It took him a long time to be i ... Show More
56m 19s
<p>By the time Emilio Estevez was 23, he'd starred in <em>The Outsiders</em>, <em>Repo Man</em>, <em>The Breakfast Club</em>, and <em>St. Elmo’s Fire</em>. As the son of Martin Sheen, he was Hollywood royalty, and as a member of the "brat pack" group of early-80s stars, he was a ... Show More
