Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss
Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss
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Episodes of Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss
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We talk to the fascinating Mark Goffman.He tells us about swapping real Government speech writing at the State Department for writing on the West Wing, some extraordinary career luck and ventriloqism documentaries.Mark talks about the importanc
We weren’t finished with John Wirth, so he comes back for more.This time we talk leadership style, drinking too much soda and the use of the red pen.John talks about being blunt, some more failure stories and even more advice.
We speak to the legendary John Wirth.He talks about a Hollywood career so long that he can't even remember all of the shows he has run, the shows he has been fired from and arguing with actors who hadn't won Emmys.He talks about managing upward
We talk to the extraordinary SJ Hodges.She talks about changing her name to a gender neutral one to get read, jumping from staff writer straight to show runner and what she learned from managing a literal car crash on The Player.Then SJ shares
The podcast is back for the second half of season three and we have a cracker.Gary Whitta, writer of Book of Eli and Rogue One gives an extraordinary interview about his transition from video game editor to writer, working on Star Wars and his
After a long mid-season break, we are back up with the second half of Season Three of Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss.Noah and Dan talk about what they have been up to the last few weeks - Noah's show got cancelled! - and we thank our long-t
Take 125 - Writer, Producer, Director Ed Zwick, Shakespeare in Love, Blood Diamond, the Last Samurai
Our first Oscar winner!For the last episode before our mid-season break we have Ed Swick on the show.He talks about his new book - Hits, Flops and Other Illusions.And we talk winning Oscars, writing truthful books about Hollywood and his extrao
We talk to the fascinating Jim Mickle.He tells us about this start in independent movies, taking a break during the strike and the upcoming final season of Sweet Tooth.He explains how he got in to tv, becoming a showrunner and suffering from im
We talk to the fascinating Emily Fox who tells us about getting fired, trying to stuff a large chair into a car in the rain while in tears and the importance of connection in a writing room during a pandemic.She tells us about her shows getting
We talk to Emmy-nominated writer and producer Wendy West.She talks about researching murder, her love of morgues and being the only woman in the room early in her career.Wendy talks about mentoring young female writers, supporting veterans and
We talk to Oscar and Emmy award nominee Eddie Schmidt.He talks about being comedy adjacent, his time in an improv troupe and how he moved into the showrunning part of Hollywood.We discuss leadership style, the fun of working in comedy and the d
In a slightly different style of episode we talk to comedian Ray Ellin.We discuss how social media has changed comedy, hear some magnificent failure anecdotes from comedy clubs and bars and talk through the process of creating comedy.Ray talks
We talk to Oscar-nominated writing partners Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy, They talk about their fight to get the Fighter written, battling both the mob and Hollywood, the joy of an Oscar nomination and the slog of the promotional campaign.They
We talk to screenwriter Tom Vaughan who opens up about his Hollywood journey.He talks about his early career, the arrogance and refusal to take notes even from Disney and the mistakes he made.He talks candidly about being 'a drunk', how despite
We talk to the fascinating Matthew Carnahan.He tells us about his early work with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, why he didn't want to work in TV and how he broke in to that world.He talks passionately about choosing meaningful projects over m
The One with 4-time Emmy winner Ted Cohen.We speak to Ted about his time on Friends, what’s it like to win an Emmy and how we coped after coming off Friends and spending ten years in the development wilderness.We talk about the switch from come
We talked to Head of Casting at Universal Content Productions, Steven O’Neill.He proudly talks about his work helping people achieve their dreams, how he fell in love with casting and what the pandemic did to change the process.He talks about h
We talk to legendary showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker.He talks about his journey from music journalist to writer, what he learned from the tough world of hip-hop and how he used those skills in Hollywood.Cheo talks about the similarities between ru
We speak to Keith Geller who talks us through his unscripted journey.We talk game shows versus docu-follows, shrinking budgets and higher expectations and picking only proven formats.He talks about his journey from Shakespeare to Wipeout, the r
We talk to the lovely Daniel Kunka, writer of Netflix number one movie Lift.We talk zombie apocalypses, impregnating wolves and the unlikely demise of a great script.He tells us about his 15 year gap between movies, writing for a female lead an
Back from the winter break and we have another 'case study' episode of the podcast.We talk to Marc Benardout and Hugh Broder, producers of He Went That Way, a new movie out tomorrow.They talk about working with Jacob Elordi and Zach Quinto, abo
We talk to the effervescent Ashley Michel Hoban.She talks about the excitement for her new show coming out today, her journey from assistant to showrunner and what she learned along the way.She tells about self belief, imposter syndrome and how
We speak to the excellent David Slack.We talk about how an independent movie failure led him to Hollywood, the path from animation to live action and getting fired from Law and Order.David tells us about the shows that didn’t make it, claiming
The day before his new movie hits 3000 theaters in 38 countries, we talk to the talented Adam Anders.He tells us about his transition from a very successful music career with shows like Glee to his 17 year journey to writing, producing, direct
Must. Listen. Episode.We have the legend that it David Kirschner. He talks getting his break designing an album cover for Neil Diamond, pitching Steven Spielberg at his July 4th party and Hocus Pocus going from abject failure to cult classic.Da
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