The Black List Podcast

The prolific screenwriter Charlie Kaufman discusses some of the diverse and notable projects of his career, starting with his early days as a staff writer for shows like Get A Life, and The Dana Carvey Show. He also recounts the unbelievable, and ultimately life-changing story of his screenplay for Being John Malkovich, a film that nobody initially wanted to make. Franklin and Kate dive with Charlie into the continued fan love for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (for which Kaufman won a writing Oscar), the reactions they all have to Adaptation, and wrap up with a discussion of the Jessie Buckley/Jesse Plemons film I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and so much more. 

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This conversation took place during 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

• I’m Thinking of Ending Things: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/im_thinking_of_ending_things 
• Get A Life: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/get_a_life  
• Being John Malkovich: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/being_john_malkovich 
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eternal_sunshine_of_the_spotless_mind 
• Antkind: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546823/antkind-by-charlie-kaufman/ 

Comedy actor-writer--and ceramics designer (who knew?) Seth Rogen talks about the legacy of Freaks and Geeks, his writing process with longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, becoming one of Hollywood’s leading men, his advocacy for cannabis and Alzheimer’s prevention, and so much more. 

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This conversation took place in 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

• Freaks and Geeks: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/freaks_and_geeks 
• Houseplant: https://www.houseplant.com 
• Hilarity for Charity: https://wearehfc.org 

This week, award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien joins Franklin for a conversation about growing up Black, her approach to documentary filmmaking, the state of journalism in the Trump era, and so much more. (And guess what? Soledad is the host of another Luminary original, Murder on the Towpath.) 

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions:

+New York Times, Soledad O'Brien: A Me Too Movement for Journalists of Color, www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/opinion/soledad-obrien-racism-journalism.html

+Black in America: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/in.america/black.in.america/

+Latino in America: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/latino.in.america/  

Netflix's Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland talks to Franklin and Kate about her fascinating take on The Shining, writing for the quirky FX drama Terriers, challenging the overwhelming white maleness of the cinematic canon, and so much more.  

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com. This episode was originally published behind a paywall in 2020.

Mentions:

+Russian Doll: https://www.netflix.com/title/80211627  

+The Shining: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shining  

+Terriers: https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/terriers