Screenwriting
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Episode 633: Todd James Pierce!

On this week’s show John speaks with Todd James Pierce about Larry Watkin and his history with Walt Disney as a novelist, screenwriter, and producer. They explore the 1940s to the 1960s of Watkin’s career and the common themes present throughout his risky live-action Disney projects such as Darby O’Gill, Robin Hood, and Treasure Island. Continue reading
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Episode 580: A Discussion of Devin Watson’s Horror Screenwriting: The Nature of Fear, with Rachael Tillman

Rachael and I discuss horror screenplays and horror story podcasts on an episode in which the podcast turns 11 years old. BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES TDO listeners can get 20% of a premium subscription to Scribophile. After using the above link to register for a basic account, go here while still logged in to upgrade the account with Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #25: Ran [King Lear] (1985)
25. Ran [King Lear] (1985) Shakespearean tragedy can be something of a downer. To give you some idea of the moody fuck I was before the age of 30, this observation had never quite occurred to me. I remember enticing my friend Numisiri to watch the Zeffirelli Hamlet with me and our friend Sam Van Continue reading
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Episode 117: Pat Rushin!
Episode 117 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I interview Pat Rushin, who authored the screenplay for the new Terry Gilliam film, The Zero Theorem, which opens in the U.S.A on September 19th, Plus Craig-Paul Moreau writes about Randy Shilts’s And the Continue reading
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