The Black List Podcast

With what feels like a very Bowen Yang autumn, we revisit this great convo he had with Franklin and Kate. Among the topics: early comedic discoveries, including SNL and a movie that made him fall in love with the medium. Plus: his Canadian upbringing, his academic vs. extracurriculars at NYU, the real world consequences of political comedy, and so much more. And if you didn't catch his profile in the Sept 23rd issue of the New Yorker, check it out. (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/bowen-yang-profile-comedy)

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This conversation is from late 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+ Las Culturistas podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lasculturistas/?hl=en

+Saturday Night Live: https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live 

+Mean Girls: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mean_girls 

[Encore] Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I, Robot, The Da Vinci Code screenplay, multiple Star Trek and Batman scripts, and more) joins Franklin and Kate to talk about his beginnings in Brooklyn, how his early family life influenced his writing career, and his memories of Joel Schumacher on the late 90s Batman films. Plus, the writing teachers he studied with at NYU (including Russell Banks, Margaret Atwood, E.L. Doctorow) and much more.

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This conversation took place in 2021. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions: 

+A Beautiful Mind: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/beautiful_mind

+Mr. and Mrs. Smith: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_and_mrs_smith

+Batman & Robin: http://rottentomatoes.com/m/1077027_batman_and_robin

[Encore] Roxane Gay, NYT bestselling author and columnist, talks to Franklin and Kate about her time writing Marvel comic books, representations of fat characters in media, her love for the Fast and Furious franchise, 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:

+Roxane Gay on writing for Marvel: https://time.com/4866569/roxane-gay-marvel-lumberjanes/

[Encore] There's one guarantee about having, or listening to, a conversation with Seth Rogen. Laughter will ensue. This episode is no exception. Among the topics he covers with Franklin and Kate: the legacy of Freaks and Geeks, his writing process with longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, and becoming one of Hollywood’s leading men. He also shares more about his advocacy for cannabis and Alzheimer’s prevention, and his very cool pottery making.  

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This conversation took place in 2020. To llearn 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 

Welcome to the ultimate cinephile's salon, where our co-hosts and two dear friends talk movies of all stripes, paired with some rich personal stories. Open up your "to watch" list and settle in. Franklin and Kate are joined by fellow film lovers Lauren Brown and Boris Khentov. The crew reflects on the films that grounded their childhoods, helped them grieve, and brought great joy to their lives during the first year of the pandemic (This conversation took place in 2020).

Thank you for joining us this season! To stay connected with us and learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

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This week, writer and director Lee Isaac Chung joins Kate and Franklin to talk about the trip to Rwanda that changed his filmmaking trajectory, his deep admiration for Charlie Chaplin and Wong Kar-wai, the making of his film and 2020 Sundance festival winner, Minari, and so much more. 

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

Mentions: 

• Minari: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/minari 

Kate sits down with the legendary filmmaker Chris Columbus to talk about his beginnings as a screenwriter, directing beloved family films like Home Alone and Mrs. Doubtfire, collaborating with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles 2, and more behind-the-scenes stories.  

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

This week, Tony-nominated actor Andrew Rannells joins Franklin and Kate to talk about his beginnings in children's theatre in Nebraska, Broadway and The Book of Mormon, working alongside Meryl Streep in the forthcoming Netflix film, The Prom, and so much more.

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This week, two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick joins Kate and Franklin to talk why he “doesn’t love movies,” how he thinks about the concept of truth, the #MeToo movement and his documentary, On The Record (co-directed by Amy Ziering, HBO Max), and so much more. 

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This conversation took place in 2021. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne joins Kate and Franklin to talk about bringing Harry Potter and The Cursed Child to the stage, his advocacy for fuller disability narratives on screen, season two of His Dark Materials, 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: 

• His Dark Materials: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/his_dark_materials 
• Enola Homes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enola_holmes 
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/uk/#  
• CripTales: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/criptales/s01 
• Jack Thorne’s Adaptation of A Christmas Carol Will Stream Live From The Old Vic: https://www.playbill.com/article/jack-thornes-adaptation-of-a-christmas-carol-will-stream-live-from-the-old-vic