OSCAR LESSONS Lady Bird Writer-Director Greta Gerwig Shares the Secrets Behind Her Crowd-Pleasing Film

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OSCAR SHORTS Negative Space Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata turn Issue 31 Cover: a 150-word poem into a five-minute Illustration by masterpiece vying for Academy gold. Michael Koelsch By Danny Munso

Letter from OSCAR SHORTS the Publisher Revolting Rhymes Contributors Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer adapt Roald Dahl’s fairy-tale collection for the Masthead big screen without changing a word. By Danny Munso Art and Photo Credits OSCAR ANIMATION Coco Director Lee Unkrich on the storytelling roadblocks he encountered while bringing Pixar’s latest heralded film to the screen. By Danny Munso

q OSCAR PROFILE Phantom Thread Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson rips the cloth back just enough to provide insight into his process. By Jeremy Smith

OSCAR PROFILE Richard Jenkins The veteran actor on the mastery of Guillermo del Toro, the method to his performances and the very memorable Shape of Water. By Jeff Goldsmith

OSCAR DOC Icarus How Bryan Fogel’s plan to test PEDs in his own cycling became a searing look into a Russian doping scandal with life-or-death consequences. By Danny Munso

OSCAR LESSONS The Big Sick Co-writer/star Kumail Nanjiani and co-writer Emily V. Gordon share what they learned from making their critically acclaimed debut feature. By Jeremy Smith q OSCAR LESSONS Call Me by Your Name Screenwriter James Ivory reflects on his process for crafting his beloved Academy Awards contender. By Jeff Goldsmith

OSCAR LESSONS The Disaster Artist Co-writers Scott Neudstadter and Michael H. Weber discuss their heartfelt and hilarious adaptation. By Jeff Goldsmith

OSCAR LESSONS Lady Bird Writer-director Greta Gerwig shares the secrets behind her crowd-pleasing film. By Jeff Goldsmith

OSCAR LESSONS Logan Director/co-writer James Mangold and co-writer Michael Green talk up the pivotal choices, big challenges and best scenes from their superhero flick. By Claude Chung

q OSCAR LESSONS Molly’s Game Writer-director Aaron Sorkin lays his cards on the table, sharing his strategy for diving into the high-stakes drama. By Jeff Goldsmith

OSCAR LESSONS Mudbound Co-writer Virgil Williams and co- writer/director Dee Rees describe the process and choices in crafting their boundary breaking screenplay. By Claude Chung

BLACK LIST TALES Strongman Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb on penning their surreal, hilarious, heartbreaking look at the life of David Prowse, the man behind Darth Vader. By Danny Munso

SPOILERS & ALL Ready Player One Novelist Ernest Cline and screenwriter Zak Penn on collaborating with Steven Spielberg—and each other—to bring Cline’s out-of-this-world novel to life. By Jeff Goldsmith q CURRENT CINEMA Date Night Co-writer Virgil Williams and co- writer/director Dee Rees describe the process and choices in crafting their boundary breaking screenplay. By David Somerset

CURRENT CINEMA A Wrinkle in Time Co-writer Jennifer Lee on the challenges and thrill of adapting Madeleine L’Engle’s classic children’s novel. By Claude Chung

TV DVR’d Mosiac Taking the franchise back to its roots, creator David Nadelberg and director Michael Mayer capture the hilarity and soul-stirring angst of adolescence. By Danny Munso

TV STREAMED Here and Now Creator Alan Ball and executive producer Peter Macdissi on their not so normal family drama that addresses the problems of Trump’s America head on. By Danny Munso q TV STREAMED The Mortified Guide Writer Ed Solomon on his ground- breaking collaboration with Steven Soderbergh and why he is all in on interactive storytelling in the fu- ture. By Steven Prokopy

AWARDS-SEASON READS Enjoy 36 scripts from the trophy contenders for your reading pleasure.

PODCAST ROUNDUP Hear top writers, directors and actors discussing their films in our Q&A screening series.

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