Posts Categorized: Screenplays

THE FILM FREAKS PLAN A HEIST!

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Just like they do in heist movies, your Film Freaks quietly and meticulously planned this podcast, wearing masks, gloves, speaking in code, all the while planning the ultimate heist episode. Enjoy the thrills and chills of staying one step ahead of the authorities as Phoef and Mark take you through some of the best heist movies ever made – from the 1950’s all the way through to today. Everyone from Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe, Alec Guinness, Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Robert Redford, and Jeremy Renner show up to prove that crime doesn’t pay (well, most of the time).
Warning: This episode contains some clips that have strong language.

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FILM FREAKS TIME TRAVEL

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FILM FREAKS FOREVER!!!#FilmFreaksForeverIn the latest edition of the podcast that has been called “cool” and “gives me something to do when walking the dog”, your Film Freaks Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan jump through the 4th Dimension and travel through time to bring you some of the best, fascinating films on those who have dared to mess with Einstein’s theories, H.G. Wells’ diaries and fight the Morlocks. Phoef and Mark discuss the whole genre and then shine a light on three of the best movies about the subject plus one of the most successful franchises ever that popularized Crispin Glover, a DeLorean and a pissed off Eric Stolz! So come join us – from whatever century you choose – as we fall down yet another entertaining, thrilling Black Hole! Take that Tipler’s Cylinder!

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INTERVIEW WITH RC MATHESON

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RICHARD CHRISTIAN MATHESON is a bestselling short story writer, novelist, screenwriter/producer and drummer. How many people can say that? (And he studied, one on one, with the legendary drummer Ginger Baker!) RC is also the president of Matheson Entertainment, a production company he formed with his father, which is involved with multiple film and television projects.

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MEETING JAMES M. CAIN

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When the AFI scheduled a screening of DOUBLE INDEMNITY and said that Cain would be there in person, I had to go. I’d seen INDEMNITY before, of course, but never in a theater. And certainly never in the presence of the Master himself.

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WRITING — IT’S LIKE GOING ON A TRIP

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It’s like walking around a small room, exploring every corner. It’s one of the hardest kind of writing there is. To make a small thing profound is a daunting task. I started out writing dozens of short stories and collecting a bulletin board full of rejection slips from mystery magazines. I never got an acceptance. But I learned a lot.

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