The Script Podcast
The deepest story analysis of Film & Television anywhere on the internet. For screenwriters by screenwriters.
Episodes
“A plague is like a lobotomy. It cuts away the higher realms, the loftiest capacities of humanity, and leaves only the animal.”
The Script Podcast Live, pandemic edition 😷, with Alka Khushalani & Kristina Leath-Malin and David Negrin. A script analysis of TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016) Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, Screenplay by Joo-Suk Park & Sang-ho Yeon (Recorded May 3rd, 2020)
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“What keeps you going? You know what it is, Theo? I just don't think about it.”
The Script Podcast Live, pandemic edition 😷, with Alka Khushalani & Kristina Leath-Malin and David Negrin. A script analysis and cultural exhale for CHILDREN OF MEN (2006) Dir. Alfonso Cuaron, screenplay by Timothy Sexton, based on the novel by P.D. James.
* NYC 7pm Cheers for the Frontline Workers
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“Our best defense is social distancing. No hand-shaking, staying home when you're sick washing your hands frequently.”
The Script Podcast Live, pandemic edition 😷, with Alka Khushalani & Kristina Leath-Malin and David Negrin. A script analysis and deep cultural exhale of CONTAGION (2011) Dir. Steven Soderbergh, screenplay by Scott Z. Burns.
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“Isn't it wrong to lie? It's a good lie. What if she wants to say goodbye?”
The Script - Mini Edition, expert script analysis in less than ten minutes. Today The Farewell, written and directed by Lulu Wang (Twitter / Web). The Script is the podcast for screenwriters by screenwriters. The deepest story analysis anywhere on the internet. Story moves pages, story moves product, and story moves people.
“Young Skywalker. Missed you, I have…”
The Script Live story analysis event of Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, combines the fight of the Resistance vs. The First Order with the story of Rey (Daisy Ridley) seeking out Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), at Leia’s request. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper).
On THE SCRIPT Podcast we analyze the latest popular and controversial scripts, films, and original TV series from ...
"This is my favorite tree because even if it has tilted on its side, it keeps growing."
The Script Live story analysis event ofThe Florida Project, Sean Baker’s follow-up to Tangerine includes career-best work from Willem Dafoe and a breakout performance by 7-year-old Brooklynn Prince. Directed by Sean Baker, Screenplay by Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch.
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious 6-year-old Moonee as she cour...
"What are you, Thor, god of hammers?"
The Script Live story analysis event of THOR: RAGNAROK, the third THOR solo movie, and the 17th Marvel Cinematic Universe film. Directed by Taika Waititi, Screenplay by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost, based on the comics by Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Is this really the funniest superhero movie of all time? Does this herald the triumphant return of the action comedy?...
SPECIAL FEATURE: A special tribute to Mike’s grandfather and their shared love for Blade Runner.
"It's very clever to keep yourself empty of information, and all it cost to you was everything."
Tonight on The Script, a story analysis of BLADE RUNNER 2049, the sequel to the seminal work of sci-fi, BLADE RUNNER. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Screenplay Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, story by Hampton Fancher and based on characters from the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick. Will we finally lear...
"What a nice boat. Do you want it back?"
Tonight on The Script, a story analysis of IT. The remake of the classic horror film. Directed by Andy Muschietti, Screenplay by Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman. A group of bullied kids band together when a shapeshifting demon, taking the appearance of clown, begins hunting children. Based on the Novel by Stephen King
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MY CINEMA LIFE is a new short documentary series from the creators of The Script Podcast produced by David Negrin & Zoe Alexander, Written & Hosted by Michael De Luca.
(1943 – 2017) SAM SHEPARD
"I'd rather fight waves than dive-bombers."
I'm your host David Negrin, joining me is Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson and Tonight… a story analysis of Dunkirk. Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan.
Nolan's Oeuvre YEAR / BUDGET / U.S. GROSS
- Dunkirk 2017 $100MM $50MM
- Interstellar 2014 $165MM $188MM
- The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $250MM $448MM
- Inception 2010 $160MM $293MM
- The Dark Knight 2008 $185MM $533MM
- The Prestige 2006...
“Just a typical Homecoming on the outside of an invisible jet, fighting my girlfriend’s dad.”
I'm your host David Negrin, and tonight joining me is Alec Pollak for a story analysis and comic book history of Spider Man: Homecoming directed by Jon Watts (Clown, Cop Car, and the Onion News Network).
On THE SCRIPT Podcast we analyze the latest popular and controversial scripts, films, and original TV series from a screenwriter’s pers...
"It seems the enemy... it's not what we believed."
Tonight joining David Negrin are Alka Khushalani and Kristina-Leath Malin for a story analysis of THE BEGUILED. Directed and Written for the Screen by Sofia Coppola, based on the 1971 screenplay by Albert Maltz & Irene Kamp (as Grimes Grice) and based on the novel by Thomas Cullinan. Winner of Best Director, 2017 Cannes Film Festival. to beguile - to charm or enchant someone, some...
"The door was already open when you got there?"
This week on The Script Podcast we analyze "It Comes At Night" written and directed by Trey Edward Shults.
On THE SCRIPT Podcast we analyze the latest popular and controversial scripts, films, and original TV series from a screenwriter’s perspective. THE SCRIPT features working screenwriters analyzing story at the highest level anywhere on the internet.
“We don't leave Earth to be safe.”
Join us to talk Androids, Xenomorphs, and Engineers on our live story analysis panel for ALIEN: COVENANT. Be a part of our interactive studio audience in NYC while our script doctors David Negrin, Alec Pollak, Kristina Leath-Malin, Jeremy Engdhal-Johnson, and Alka Khushalani analyze the newest chapter in the ALIEN saga. Directed by Ridley Scott, starring Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender,...
"Nature made me a freak. Man made me a weapon. And God made it last too long."
This week on The Script we review LOGAN -- Directed by James Mangold, Screenplay by Scott Frank and Michael Green with Story by James Mangold
On THE SCRIPT Podcast we analyze the latest popular and controversial scripts, films, and original TV series from a screenwriter’s perspective. THE SCRIPT features working screenwriters analyzing story at the...
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