245 Interviews
Writer/Producer SARAH TREEM
Jun 27, 2010 - 12:00 AM
SARAH TREEM Sarah is a writer/producer on the HBO drama IN TREATMENT. She was nominated for a Humanitas award and won a WGA award for her work on the show. She is currently working on the HBO show HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA, as well as two pilots for the network and a romantic-comedy screenplay for Miramax. Sarah’s latest plays include VIENNA’S AMAZING (Ojai Playwriting Conference) and ORPHAN ISLAND (Sundance Theater Lab). She has taught playwriting at Yale University, where she earned her B.A. and M.F.A. Sarah Treem’s play A FEMININE ENDING premiered at Playwrights Horizons in the fall of 2007, went on to productions at SouthCoast Repert…
Filmmaker Franklin Martin
Jun 20, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Franklin Martin Director Franklin Martin is a graduate of Hofstra University where he was four year letterman on the Division I basketball team. Upon graduation, he went on to coach at Tennessee State University where he also earned his Masters' Degree.Martin began pursuing writing and acting full-time in 2001. As an actor he has appeared on-stage throughout New York City. He has several film and television credits, including multiple episodes on the Law & Order series. Martin lived in New Orleans as a child and was displaced by Hurricane Betsy before moving to Tennessee. This lifelong connection with New Orleans led Martin to make his…
Patrick McGrath - Pt. III. Topic: Point of View
Jun 13, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Patrick McGrath - Novelist Patrick McGrath was born on February 7th, 1950 in London, and grew up near Broadmoor Hospital where his father was Medical Superintendent. He was educated at Stonyhurst College, and is the authorof numerous novels including Spider, Trauma, Asylum,Martha Peake, Ghost Town andPort Mungo. He is also the author of the short story collection Blood and Water and Other Tales. Patrick's novel Martha Peake won the Premio Flaiano Prize in Italy, and Spiderwas made into a film in 2002 by acclaimed director David Cronenberg. Spiderwas nominated for the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival that same year. Patrick c…
Steven Pressfield - Pt. III
May 30, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Steven Pressfield - Novelist Steven Pressfield is the author of Gates of Fire and four other historical novels set in the ancient world, including The Afghan Campaign. His most recent book is Killing Rommel, a WWII story. He is also the author of The Legend of Bagger Vance and The War of Art, which Robert McKee wrote the forward to. Mr. Pressfield is a graduate of Duke University and a former Marine. His books are in the curriculum at West Point, Annapolis and the Naval War College, as well as being on the Commandant's Reading List for the Marine Corps. Steven Pressfield's Official Website: www.StevenPressfield.com Steven Pressfie…
QED President Bill Block
May 25, 2010 - 12:00 AM
BILL BLOCK, President, QED Bill Block founded QED INTERNATIONAL in December 2005 where he leads day-to-day operations and strategy for the company. Previously, Block was President of Artisan Entertainment where he supervised all divisions – film production and acquisitions, international distribution, home entertainment, and television. Block managed Artisan’s senior lending as well as international distribution relationships. While at Artisan, Block acquired The Blair Witch Project which realized one of the most profitable returns on investment in film history. Artisan was successfully sold to Lionsgate in December 2003. Before Artisan, Blo…
TV Executive Josh Gold and TV Writer Lowell Cauffiel, Pt. 2
May 16, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Josh and Lowell discuss how Lowell's TV show "Detroit 310" goes from pitch to sale.
Interview with Joel Bernstein Pt. 2
May 09, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Joel Bernstein - CBS News Producer Joel Bernstein is an Emmy Award-winning veteran producer at CBS News. He began his career as a writer and producer for Walter Cronkite, served as a producer for Dan Rather at "60 Minutes," was Bureau Chief for CBS in Tel Aviv and Paris, and produced several hour-long documentaries including "Schwartzkopf: Return to Vietnam" with Dan Rather, and "Heroes of the Century" with Ed Bradley. Mr. Bernstein is a resident of New York City.
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