Alas, poor Yorick was left on the cutting room floor—and that’s just fine with screenwriter Michael Lesslie.
New in The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith Podcast: Hamlet (2026)
Had a blast geeking out on Shakespeare & how to update a classic for the screen—don’t miss our in-depth chat on (re)writing Hamlet!
New Podcast: Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Learn why mobsters & criminals & time travel is a dangerous mix!
Writer-director BenDavid Grabinski chats about his crime comedy Hulu film - which is Emmy eligible
Enjoy @bdgrabinski.bsky.social tell it all on The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith & thx for tuning in
Everyone please welcome CBS News Immigration Analyst Viktor Orban.
Pro Tip: If you’re gonna interrupt your Coachella concert for a 5 minute monologue with an actor in a car…
Even if it’s Susan Sarandon, ya might want think about putting some time into writing it to be entertaining or dramatic or coherent?
Also: Think about who you’re writing for, know yer crowd.
The crowd on the couch went nuts for @DEVO @ #Coachella !!
Enjoying Devo @ #Coachella @ home!
After three hours inside the confines of the immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she discovered needlessly inhumane conditions, including 32 men housed in each cage, minimal food and a persistent odor of urine.
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If there’s anyone out there with a spare ticket to The Long Goodbye tomorrow let a flow know as it’s sold out @amcinematheque.bsky.social
Intermission & loving Spamalot tonight!
I saw it in the original run and then 3 years ago for the relaunch & am quite pleased with this touring version.
It’s such a great show!
See it before it ends Sunday in L.A. & look for it on tour around the country this summer - you’ll dig it~
I loved seeing Exit 8 last night it’s off the wall & I recommend ya see it!
The script by (director) Genki Kawamura & Kentaro Hirase delves into a nightmarish dream state with a wild thematic about fatherhood.
The Duffer Bros. did the Q&A and announced they’re all partnering together on a project!
New episode of The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith Podcast:
Hear Drew Goddard chat about adapting his excellent screenplay for #ProjectHailMary !!
It’s an awesome interview for Earthlings & Eridians alike.
It starts spoiler free & after an announcement dives deep into all the wild spoilers!
Trump is asking Congress for even more money for war, offset by billions in cuts to domestic and social safety-net programs.
It makes this 1970s anti-war PSA all the more relevant today.
Donald Trump wants $1.5 TRILLION of your taxpayer dollars — a 40 percent increase in defense spending — to help support his war with Iran.
Meanwhile, he says we can’t afford Medicare and Medicaid, and wants to gut your health care.
No way. No how. We will fight this.
Happy Passover y’all
New episode for The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith podcast!
Screenwriter Alex Litvak chats about the new horror-action-comedy They Will Kill You!
It’s a fun as Alex & I not only chat about his film, but also learning about cinema together a million years ago @ USC Film School as Super 8 film classmates!
Loved playing The 5 Minutes Game last night @vidiots.bsky.social !
After watching the first 5 mins of 10 films, the crowd voted for Stalked By My Doctor starring Eric Roberts.
It’s a cringe-worthy, ultra over the top blast of a film that spawned 4 sequels!
Find these films in the Just Watch app
Quite excited to see Bret Berg present “The 5 Minutes Game” @vidiots.bsky.social Foundation!
They show the first 5 mins of a bunch of obscure flicks & the audience votes which one to see in its entirety!
I’ll share the ballot later or tomorrow~
Psyched for Michael B. Jordan’s win - but for which role - Smoke or Stack or Both?
Glad for Sinners & Ryan’s screenwriting win!
I wish
Thomas Pynchon cutaway or we riot
Huzzah for One Battle After Another & PTA’s screenplay win!
Folks - it’s easy - it’s silly - it’s our new Awards Season Crossword Puzzle!
Join in on the fun & play for free today on Backstory Magazine’s site.
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for Angelenos: a screening of The Long Goodbye with an Elliott Gould Q&A that is inexplicably not sold out yet 👀
I adored Beetlejuice the musical last night @ Pantages - if you’re never seen it before - don’t miss it!
Wildly - the musical was written before the 2024 film sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” & it makes me wonder how much crossover there was creatively, as there’s common ground in the story dept.
Quite excited to see Beetlejuice The Musical @ The Pantages!
The last time I tried to see this was when the Hurricane / Quake hit L.A. a few years ago…
We couldn’t drive down to San Diego to see it & the show was cancelled - so here’s hoping there’s no disasters tonight!
Excited for a night with the Nine Inch Nails!
Hanging with my pal before the #SaturnAwards
New Podcast:
In the Blink of an Eye with screenwriter Colby Day!
It was awesome to chat about this Black List script directed by Andrew Stanton which premiered @ Sundance & is now on Hulu.
We went deep on Colby‘s writing & the long development process!
Thanks for tuning in & spreading the word!
This is not the best part of the firing, but it’s in the Top 10.
