Hollywood Unscripted

O-T Fagbenle joins Jenny Curtis on Hollywood Unscripted to talk about THE HANDMAID’S TALE, being a new part of the marvel universe in BLACK WIDOW, and his new Hulu show MAXXX. Through the conversation they discuss:  1:02 - creating MAXXX 2:09 - working with Second City improvisers when developing the show.  4:23 - a hiccup in starting production and changes that C4 wanted changes 6...

Director Catherine Hardwicke joins host, Jenny Curtis, and guest co-host, Dana Gourrier in a virtual sit-down on HOLLYWOOD UNSCRIPTED. Throughout the conversation they discuss: 0:50 - How Catherine has spent her time during Quarantine.  1:28 - Catherine’s beginning as an architect and the advice on creativity from her professors.  2:32 - Why animation was not the right path for her...

Filmmaker Oge Egbuonu joins Jenny Curtis on Hollywood Unscripted to talk about her powerful directorial debut, (IN)VISIBLE PORTRAITS. Through the conversation they discuss:  TIMESTAMPS: 0:36 - The experience of the week after releasing the film  1:06 - Meeting EP Michael Meyer and how the film came to be.  3:15 - Why Oge hadn’t thought about being a director 3:48 - Creating th...

Bruce Miller, showrunner of THE HANDMAID’S TALE joins Jenny Curtis in a “Stuck at Home” special of Hollywood Unscripted to discuss the show, his career, and the nature of the industry. Through the conversation they discuss:  0:37 - Bruce’s experience during quarantine.  1:10 - His early connection to the industry through his Dad, when he realized he was a writer a...

Writer and producer Mark Bomback ( Live Free or Die Hard, Wolverine, War for the Planet of the Apes ) joins host Jenny Curtis with special co-host Dana Gourrier for a Hollywood Unscripted ‘Stuck at Home Special’ to discuss his illustrious career as a screenwriter and his first time as a showrunner with Apple TV plus series Defending Jacob. Jenny, Dana and Mark discuss how being at home...

Paul Dergarabedian, Senior Media Analyst and Box Office Analyst for Comscore, joins Hollywood Unscripted' s Executive Producer Stuart Halperin for a 'Stuck at Home Special' to share recommendations of great movies to catch up on while staying inside, including the movies they fell in love with, fun facts, and more. TIMESTAMPS: 2:20 - What inspires them both to watch movies. 2:30 - Roman Holiday (1...

James D. Stern joins host Scott Tallal for another special episode of “Hollywood Unscripted: Stuck at Home”. Throughout the conversation, James discusses:  0:44 - Missing sports during quarantine 1:11 - the IMAX film on Michael Jordan (MICHAEL JORDAN TO THE MAX), and its affect on THE LAST DANCE.  1:52 - Staying busy at home during the quarantine and the impact on some filmma...

Jim Sturgess joins host Jenny Curtis in another “Stuck At Home” special of Hollywood Unscripted. Throughout the conversation, Jim discusses -  0:35 - Life in quarantine away from home.  2:49 - The real events behind HOME BEFORE DARK and the process behind creating characters from a real family.  4:43 - Brooklyn Prince, who stars as Hilde in HOME BEFORE DARK. Developing t...

Catalina Sandino Moreno joins host Scott Tallal in a discussion about her career, quarantine and her new film, THE QUARRY in this special episode of “Hollywood Unscripted: Stuck at Home”.  0:35 - Catalina discusses how her time in quarantine has evolved from week to week and how her lack creative energy has turned to an increased focus on family.  2:41 - Catalina describes wh...

Award-winning Choreographer, Mandy Moore joins host Scott Tallal in a discussion of the art of dance, creativity and working on ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST   in this special episode of “Hollywood Unscripted: Stuck at Home”.  0:40 - Mandy discusses her time home during quarantine 2:04 - Mandy explains how she got involved with ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST and th...

An incredible career retrospective with prolific producer Stacey Sher, hosted by Jenny Curtis with special guest co-host Dana Gourrier. In a conversation focused on connection, passion, and the love of filmmaking, we hear stories and advice from Stacey and Dana. :24 - The introductions of our co-host and guest. We learn that in this special, we are joined by actress Dana Gourrier, who has previous...

Actor Don Cheadle and show runners Jordan Cahan & David Caspe join us from home, for a special 'Stuck at Home' edition of Hollywood Unscripted to share inside stories from Showtime’s 'Black Monday'. 1:21 - Don, David and Jordan share their experiences of staying at home how they are practicing social distancing. 3:30 - The three discuss the irony of doing Black Monday with the current st...

Sally Potter joins Scott Tallal and Jenny Curtis on to discuss her new film, Sally explains what her goal was for exploring this subject matter (0:53) and her personal experience with dementia (1:50).Hollywood Unscripted The Roads Not Taken. They discuss the character of Molly (4:16) and the character’s similarities to Sally’s work-caretaker balance (4:57). Sally reveals the challenge...

In a special edition of Hollywood Unscripted, we celebrate one of the funniest movies of all time, Airplane! Host Scott Tallal is joined by producer, director and writer, David Zucker and star Robert Hays. (0:48) They discuss how it all came together through the development of suburb north of Milwaukee, from starting an improv group at University of Wisconsin and how they moved it to LA  Davi...

Matt Kaplan, Principal Producer of Ace Entertainment joins Hollywood Unscripted to discuss the young adult market. The conversation with Matt and Scott Tallal begins with Matt’s two passions, football and movies (0:34). They then discuss Matt’s early internships and jobs (0:58) and what he learned from them (2:14). They discuss his move to a position at Lionsgate that led him to YA fil...

Dave Holstein, creator and showrunner of “Kiddingjoins Scott Tallal to discuss this Showtime series.” Dave starts off by explaining how the world was looking for a Fred Rogers-style character who is innately good (1:05) and the differences between the various biographical projects and the inspiration for this fictional character (1:58). He explains his personal reasoning for giving his...

Kyle MacLachlan joins Scott Tallal on Hollywood Unscripted for a conversation of passion and creativity. Starting at the beginning, Kyle describes how his mother was his initial guide into the world of theater (1:17), and discusses his musical training (2:08). He describes how his path changed when he was cast in his first film, “Dune” (2:52) and the experiences of that film. The conve...

Jeremy Teicher and his wife, Alexi Pappas, shot a feature inside Olympic Village during this Olympics. Jeremy joins Hollywood Unscripted to discuss the details of this incredible opportunity. This was all possible because Alexi herself is an Olympian. Jeremy starts off by explaining how the origin of grew from their previous film, (0:43) and how that film reached the president of the International...

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, the co-writers and co-directors of Downhill, join Hollywood Unscripted for a hilarious and candid discussion about their creative partnership. They begin with their friendship, stemming from their days in The Groundlings (0:35). From there they explain the journey to their directorial debut (2:23) and how they got the star names involved in the film (3:20). They discuss how...

John Fithian, the President and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), sits down with Scott Tallal to discuss the exhibition side of the movie industry. John opens by shining a light on the continuing myths of disruption in the business (1:21). He discusses how streaming services actually boost theater attendance (2:38). They talk about how the quality of technology at home and...

Producer Kara Vallow joins Hollywood Unscripted to discuss her career in animation. The conversation begins with the most recent endeavor, (0:49). Kara discusses her hesitance to take on the project (1:57) and how she eventually came on board (3:07). She explains how Cosmos functioned differently from her other shows (7:13).Cosmos Scott and Kara move on to discuss the large operation she and Seth...

Irwin Winkler, renown producer, director and writer, sits down with Scott Tallal to discuss his prolific career in moviemaking. He opens by explaining how he stumbled upon his beginnings in the mail room of William Morris (1:11), his feelings about being an agent (2:46), and how he finally found himself in film production (3:31). Irwin goes dives into what being a producer entails and how today&rs...

Ron Moore joins Hollywood Unscripted for an in-depth conversation about his notable career. Ron starts at the beginning, with his roots in fandom (:49) and how dropping out of school led him to California (2:25). He discusses how a Star Trek set tour led to his first script being picked up (3:34) and tells about how he met Patrick Stewart on the set of shooting that script (6:26). He then moves on...

Alfre Woodard joins as the first guest of this episode. She starts off by revealing why she says “yes” to a role (1:09). She talks about the prisons she visited with Chinonye Chukwu in preparation to play the role of Bernadine (2:54). She explains how an actor’s body is their instrument and that they are trained to play the notes of their emotions. (4:14) Alfre discusses her character’s fractured...

Mark Bailey regales us with a variety of booze-fueled tales from Old Hollywood. Among various anecdotes, we hear readings of stories about Humphrey Bogart’s penguin troubles (3:08), the disaster set of (9:20), the wild side of Lee Marvin (17:38), Tallulah Bankhead’s off-screen fame (23:31) and Ava Gardner’s night out with Sinatra (31:36). Happy New Year from Hollywood Unscripted Executive Producer...