Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Alexander Stathis: “Homefront” – A Korean War veterans’ pleasant return home from duty to his family is cut short when his wife dies, causing him to struggle as a single parent in the mid-20th century while he deals with the psychological scars of war and fights to regain… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Alexander Stathis (HOMEFRONT)
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Interview with Screenwriter Joel Stern (THE WAITING ROOM)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Joel Stern: 64-year-old Bill Egan, a crusty Alcatraz corrections officer, suffers a heart attack following the escape of famed prisoner Frank Morris. Shortly after, Egan finds himself in a waiting room along with a one-armed Medal of Honor award winner-turned hitman, a ditzy bank teller and a Bronx… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Joel Stern (THE WAITING ROOM)
Interview with Screenwriter Chima Idigo (MEAT)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Meat is about obsession and murder. I was real inspired by the murder of Travis Alexander and the movie Bully by Larry Clark. The main character, Rachel, was partially based off of Jodi Arias, Rachel Moyal, who was part of the cast on The Real World: Austin, and… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Chima Idigo (MEAT)
Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Cicchelli (MILE HIGH ROOM)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Anthony Cicchelli: With over 100,000 airline flights per day, have you ever wondered what happens in the smallest room miles and miles up in the sky? 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama/comedy 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It is unique… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Anthony Cicchelli (MILE HIGH ROOM)
Interview with Screenwriter Karen Matthews (PANDORA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about ? Karen Matthews: Matilda Hews comes home to solve an 8year old murder, a rape,to find a stolen child, to free an innocent woman from prison and to fix broken relationship with family and friends. 2. What genre does your screenplay fall under ? Drama/action/mystical 3. Why should… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Karen Matthews (PANDORA)
Interview with Screenwriter Suzanne Lutas (The Dead Ringer, The Grand Jury)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Suzanne Lutas: The Dead Ringer: It’s about an ordinary waitress who is trained by the MI5 to infiltrate and bring down a London-based Chinese Triad gang because she bears an uncanny resemblance to the mistress of their boss. The Grand Jury: It’s about a young outcast who gets… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Suzanne Lutas (The Dead Ringer, The Grand Jury)
Interview with Screenwriter James Grayford (THE FRANCHISE)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? James Grayford: On the surface, THE FRANCHISE is about family and how forgiveness, resiliency and commitment overcomes any obstacle we face. It’s also about the dangers of creating faceless, heartless chains focused solely on profit. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? THE FRANCHISE falls under comedy,… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter James Grayford (THE FRANCHISE)
Interview with Screenwriter Joshua Ashburn (A Brief Word on Hypersleep Studies: Chiliagon)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Joshua Ashburn: On the surface this story encompasses the perspectives of three different major characters. It tells the story of Amos Laraighn, who is tasked with inventing the CADOS machine; Captain Ryan Pierce, who is the Captain aboard the very first interstellar trip and the first crew to… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Joshua Ashburn (A Brief Word on Hypersleep Studies: Chiliagon)
Interview with Writer Connie (Corcoran) Wilson (CONFESSIONS OF AN APOTEMNOPHILE: I THINK I AM)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Connie (Corcoran) Wilson: “Confessions of an Apotemnophile,” the source material for the film, discusses the world of apotemnophiles: people who want to have perfectly healthy limbs amputated. I did considerable research on the subject. [An interesting (true) story about that concerns the phone call I received at my… Continue reading Interview with Writer Connie (Corcoran) Wilson (CONFESSIONS OF AN APOTEMNOPHILE: I THINK I AM)
Interview with Screenwriter Michael De Sapio (Incredible Life of Joey Coletta)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Michael De Sapio: The Incredible Life of Joey Coletta is an homage to the classic family situation comedies of the 1950s and ’60s. It follows Joey, an average southern California kid, who auditions for a family sitcom on a whim and wins the lead role. We watch as… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael De Sapio (Incredible Life of Joey Coletta)
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