Hollywood Unscripted

Calling from New York, Tracy Letts jumps into an open and honest conversation with Scott Tallal. They dive right in with Tracy’s family life, starting with his parents humble beginnings as school teachers who moved on to second careers (0:39) and his real-life family inspirations for (1:55). Tracy describes how his approach to the art form has changed over the years (4:57), the different parts of...

Gurinder Chadha jumps into the conversation by discussing the origins of her Bruce Springsteen fandom (0:55) and how Bruce’s music started her bond with journalist Sarfraz Manzoor (2:07), and how they got Bruce involved in the film (2:38). Gurinder discusses the difference between Sarfraz and the character inspired by him (6:22), her working relationship with her husband, Paul Berges (7:33) and th...

A conversation about Hala with director Minhal Baig and actress Geraldine Viswanathan. Minhal discusses how the kickstarter-funded short (0:45) became the feature, the experience of going to Sundance (3:31), and realizing that the film needed to be more personal than she’d originally intended (6:42). Geraldine and Minhal explain how Geraldine got involved with the project (9:10) and the process of...

Richard Ladkani discusses his path to being a powerful documentary filmmaker started with Jane Goodall (1:57) and how Leonardo DiCaprio’s call changed everything in a pursuing a story that seemed impossible (4:43). Cynthia then discusses the issue and effort from the veterinarian’s point of view (7:40). Jack opens up about why he dropped out of school to get involved with Sea Shepard and the dange...

In this episode director and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns and producer Jennifer Fox discuss their new film, The Report. Scott and Jennifer discuss the challenges and benefits of working on a different budget than anticipated (2:01), the star quality and commitment of the cast (6:04) and how they work as a filmmaking team (11:25). They move on to discuss how Scott’s vision for the style of the film...

In this episode documentary filmmaker Mark Landsman discusses his new film Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer. Starting with why and how this movie came to be (1:19) and why the history of this magazine is relevant today. They go into the history of the creation of the National Enquirer and its first iteration with Generoso Pope (6:15) and the major points in his marketing epiph...

In the premier episode of directors Anthony and Joe Russo and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely discuss creating in the Marvel universe (2:08), working in writing/directing teams, the changing landscape of film, the metrics in moviemaking and telling the story that you want to tell. Hollywood Unscripted, Avengers: Endgame Starting with how they developed the idea and creation of...

The trailer for the Hollywood Unscripted Podcast. A podcast for movie lovers by movie lovers. Hear from our producers, guests and fans on why they love movies and why we love to hear the behind the scenes stories of how our favorite movies get made. Learn more about Hollywood Unscripted at www.curtco.com/hollywoodunscripted and follow us: Instagram: @curtco.com Twitter: @curtco.com Facebook: www.f...

A show for film lovers by film lovers. delves into illuminating and unique conversations with top professionals in the entertainment industry. Hear stories and lessons from behind the scenes of the biggest blockbusters and most-admired features in film history. Featuring candid conversations with Hollywood legends, moguls, auteurs and other industry insiders, host Scott Tallal (co-founder and exec...