Making Movies

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March 18, 2007

These days, everybody wants to make a movie. And with today's technology, just about anyone can. In this hour of To The Best Of Our Knowledge, the rise of the indie film. Chris Gore talks about "My Big Fat Independent Movie." And we'll meet a former waitress who spent her life-savings to make a movie about the food service industry. Also, screenwriter David Mamet on what the Hollywood biz, and the blockbuster he'll never make.

David Mamet on Successful Screenplays

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David Mamet talks with Steve Paulson and says the secret to writing a successful screenplay is to focus on what happens next. That's all the audience cares about.

Chris Gore on "My Big Fat Independent Movie"

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Chris Gore is the so-called "pit bull of movie journalism," and the creator of "Film Threat" magazine. He's also the screenwriter and producer of "My Big Fat Independent Movie."

Patti DiVita on 'Did I Say Thousand Island?'

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Patti DiVita is a waitress in Elkorn, Wisconsin, and what's wrong with that? She tells Jim Fleming how she was inspired to make a movie about people in the food service industry.

Scott Topper on the Power of Films

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Writer Scott Topper provides a commentary on the power of films on the minds of film-goers.

Mira Nair on "The Namesake"

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Mira Nair is an Oscar nominated, India- born film-maker who divides her time between America and the sub-continent.

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May 04, 2008
Guests: 

David Mamet

Author

Chris Gore

Screenwriter

Patti DiVita

Director

Scott Topper

Geneticist

Scott Topper

Author

Mira Nair

Director
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August 02, 2024