Episode 38: Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
The LFTS team chats with screenwriter and showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna about how she approaches breaking a story, the appeal of skewering genre on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and why The Devil Wears Prada ...
24 Apr 20201h 5min
Episode 37: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The LFTS team discusses the film's “hippie Western” characters and themes, the intriguing ambiguity in the three central characters’ relationships, and why the movie’s humor is so surprising and effec...
17 Apr 20201h 9min
Episode 36: Jurassic Park 🦖
The LFTS team discusses our childlike obsession with dinosaurs, Jurassic Park's landmark visual effects and brilliant sound design, and how the characters represent two sides of a rich thematic debate...
10 Apr 20201h 30min
Episode 35: A Quiet Place
The LFTS team discusses the importance of sound in cinema, the power of characters having a "ghost," and when to get experimental with your screenplay formatting. Show Notes LFTS video on A Quiet Pla...
3 Apr 20201h 14min
Episode 34: Parasite
The LFTS team (remotely!) discusses Parasite’s shocking midpoint reversal, how the film uses symbols and motifs to concretize abstract themes about class, and why a South Korean satire was able to res...
27 Mar 20201h 12min
Episode 33: Arrival
The LFTS team breaks down the difference between the Arrival script and the short story, how the themes of communication and choice are woven throughout, and the power of film as its own language. Sp...
13 Mar 20201h 11min
Episode 32: Casino Royale
The LFTS team discusses what audiences expect from a James Bond movie, Casino Royale’s place in the overall Bond timeline, and why so much of the film seems fresh and exciting. Show Notes LFTS video ...
28 Feb 20201h 15min
Episode 31: Our Favorite Films of the 2010s
The LFTS team counts down their favorite films of 2010-2019, compares what they want from a movie, and unpacks the writing and filmmaking techniques in some of cinema's newest classics. Sponsor The f...
21 Feb 20201h 6min
