Nick Broomfield and Dan Smith on Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love

Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Welcome to Screen Players Film Club with Oscar and BAFTA winning screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz who is responsible for some of the most nuanced, potent and beautiful films in contemporary cinema. In this episode she joins Charlotte Bogard Macleod at Soho Square Studios for an open, vulnerable and fiercely honest conversation about the movie “She Said.” Rebecca shares insights about how she went about adapting a book into a screenplay, when the book was still being written. She opens up to why this story resonated so strongly with her, and the personal impact of this project. We can't wait for you to listen to this unfiltered chat about female friendship, artistic integrity and the importance of writing your own truth. Thank you for joining our club. TW: Please note this episode contains discussions of sexual assault which may be distressing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other

Welcome to Screen Players Film Club with filmmakers Manon Ouimet and Jacob Perlmutter discussing their documentary Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other. We’re also joined by the subjects of the film - writer Maggie Barrett and her husband, the legendary photographer Joel Meyerowitz. Wow! This documentary is good. It’s better than good. It’s an intimate exploration of the marriage of two charismatic creatives. Life, death and making meaning are at the heart of this extraordinary film. It’s wide open emotionally. And mesmerising cinematically.  In this episode, listen to Jacob, Manon, Maggie and Joel discussing the making of this beautiful film - their honesty, authenticity and soulfulness will take your breath away. We can’t wait for you to listen. Thank you for joining our club. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sir Roger and James Ellis Deakins on The Man Who Wasn’t There

Welcome to Screen Players Film Club with one of the greatest cinematographers of all time, Sir Roger Deakins and his creative partner James Ellis Deakins, who join Charlotte Bogard Macleod to discuss the Coen Brother’s masterpiece “The Man Who Wasn’t There.” Don’t miss hearing about the hilarious pranks the Coen Brothers played on set, and how Roger and Ethan Coen developed an almost telepathic understanding. Learn the secrets behind how Roger and James experimented to get exactly the right tones of black and white for the movie by using colour stock. We can’t wait for you to listen. Thank you for joining our club. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Hossein Amini on Drive

Welcome to Screen Players Film Club with Oscar nominated and Emmy Award winning screenwriter Hossein Amini talking to Charlotte Bogard Macleod at Soho Square Studios about the process of adapting James Sallis’ lyrical novel Drive for the big screen. Don’t miss hearing how Hossein plans his thrilling car chase sequences, and his jaw dropping confessions about his own driving skills. And find out what Hossein’s predictions for the future of screenwriting are. Can’t wait for you to listen. Thank you for joining our club.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nick Broomfield and Dan Smith on Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love

Welcome to Screen Players Film Club with legendary documentary maker Nick Broomfield and singer-songwriter and Bastille frontman Dan Smith, who join Charlotte Bogard Macleod to discuss Nick’s film Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love. Discover how this story of the muse who inspired a songwriter came to inspire Dan’s own songwriting. Don’t miss Nick’s extraordinary revelation that Leonard Cohen’s songwriting skills were helped along by a diet of speed and sandwiches. Hear how Nick selects the best interviewees to make a compelling documentary. And listen in to Dan’s hilarious anecdotes of co-writing songs on zoom during lockdown. Can’t wait for you to listen. Thank you for joining our club.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.