The Craft

Writing for Film and Television 2018

    September 07

    World Without Sin

    Derek Simonds goes off-book in The Sinner’s second season to script USA Network’s addictive, character-driven whydunit.
    Written by Matt Hoey
    August 17

    Her Story

    Screenwriter Jane Anderson and novelist Meg Wolitzer recount their decade-and-a-half-long struggle with pre-#MeToo Hollywood, who had no interest in telling a “woman’s story,” to bring The Wife to the screen.
    Written by Dylan Callaghan
    July 13

    Sober Doodles

    Gus Van Sant revisits the streets of Portland to write and direct Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, the story of John Callahan, the renowned cartoonist who discovered his talent for irreverent comics after becoming a quadriplegic.
    Written by Dylan Callaghan
    June 22

    The Revolution Will Be Streamed

    Dear White People creator Justin Simien on how organized attacks on the show inspired season 2 and his hopes that his critically lauded Netflix satire can spark real-world conversations about race.
    Written by Matt Hoey
    June 08

    From Bust to Us

    Dan Fogelman, creator of the smash family drama This Is Us, discusses how a feature script that had him so stumped he shelved it halfway through became one of the highest rated, most beloved shows on television.
    Written by Dylan Callaghan
    May 18

    Re-formed

    Paul Schrader on the corollaries between Taxi Driver and his latest man-in-a-room film First Reformed, “the trick” to creating a contemptible but empathetic character, and why creators must learn to silence the critical mind and let the mystery be.
    Written by Dylan Callaghan
    April 06

    Murky Waters

    Chappaquiddick’s Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan delve deeply into the conflicted character of Edward Kennedy and the murky tale of his involvement in a woman’s drowning death.
    Written by Dylan Callaghan
    March 23

    A Stand-up Woman

    Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino on the personal origins behind their Golden Globe-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and how women’s roles make it difficult for female comedians to be perceived as funny.
    Written by Matt Hoey
    March 02

    The Royal Treatment

    The Crown’s Peter Morgan reveals his process for dramatizing the lives of the British royal family and explains why truthfulness is more important to him than accuracy.
    Written by Matt Hoey
    January 05

    Unraveled

    Paul Thomas Anderson reunites with creative “spouse” Daniel Day-Lewis to script Phantom Thread, a story about creative obsession that isn't as autobiographical as some might think.
    Written by Dylan Callaghan
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