The Craft

Writing for Film and Television 2018

    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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