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TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz Takes Us Behind The Scenes On One of Hollywood's Biggest Sets
TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz Takes Us Behind The Scenes On One of Hollywood's Biggest Sets
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jul 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
George chats with Ben Mankiewicz and Julie Salamon about their podcast The Plot Thickens, Julie’s book The Devil’s Candy is the best book on movie making.... ever?
In this episode, we talk about…
Details about the Plot Thickens
Why they chose The Devil’s Candy for the podcast
What everyone thought was going to happen during filming Bonfire of the Vanities vs. what actually happened
Why The Devil’s Candy is the definitive adaptation of Bonfire and why it puts a stamp on Tom Wolf’s novel
Defining what’s good and bad and why it’s unrealistic and boring to label films this way
What makes the podcast the same but different from The Devil’s Candy
Addressing how actors feel about their portrayal in The Devil’s Candy
Encouraging people to allow more gray into their lives
Reframing failure and why doing difficult things is worth it
Links to Resources:
The Plot Thickens Podcast
The Devil’s Candy
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In this episode, we talk about…
Details about the Plot Thickens
Why they chose The Devil’s Candy for the podcast
What everyone thought was going to happen during filming Bonfire of the Vanities vs. what actually happened
Why The Devil’s Candy is the definitive adaptation of Bonfire and why it puts a stamp on Tom Wolf’s novel
Defining what’s good and bad and why it’s unrealistic and boring to label films this way
What makes the podcast the same but different from The Devil’s Candy
Addressing how actors feel about their portrayal in The Devil’s Candy
Encouraging people to allow more gray into their lives
Reframing failure and why doing difficult things is worth it
Links to Resources:
The Plot Thickens Podcast
The Devil’s Candy
Subscribe to our newsletter for news, contests, deals, and a FREE ebook at https://nofilmschool.com/screenwritingbook.
Check out our new video on lighting night shoots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J66WWsCp7XE
You can read about all this and more at https://nofilmschool.com/. You can also check out our Gear Guides and Entertainment News on the right hand side.
Please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check us out on Instagram!
Ask us questions at editor@nofilmschool.com!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jul 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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