Mar 16, 2022

Writer Joe Eszterhas sat down with HFPA journalist Aniko Navai to discuss his long career as a hit Hollywood screenwriter and the thirtieth anniversary of Basic Instinct, which he wrote. They discuss the film's famous leg-crossing scene with Sharon Stone, his experience breaking records for screenplay sales, the painful...

Oct 28, 2020

Golden Globe winner Aaron Sorkin’s sat down with HFPA journalist Vera Anderson to discuss his second directorial job, The Trial of the Chicago 7, the fourteen years it took to get it made, and why the events of 1968 are still relevant today. They also discuss a potential follow-up to The Social Network, his...

Oct 14, 2020

Screenwriter Billy Ray sat down with HFPA journalist Silvia Bizio to discuss the Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule, based on the memoir by former FBI director James Comey, the meticulous detail of bringing real-life events to the screen, and casting Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson as James Comey and President...

Jul 15, 2020

Writer Jack Thorne sat down with HFPA journalist Barbara De Oliveira Pinto to discuss his career as a writer, from adapting HIs Dark Materials to scripting the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and most recently The Eddy. They also talk about the twenty plays he wrote before one made it to stage, his love of...

May 8, 2020

Derek Cianfrance sat down to speak with HFPA journalist Ana Maria Bahiana about how Covid-19 has (or hasn't) changed his routine while he edits the miniseries I Know This Much Is True. They also dig into the recurring motifs of his career, including his views on family, his life growing up, how his Italian heritage has...