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PROCRASTINATION Fantasy Movie League Put your box office prowess to the test with a new online fantasy football–style game in which you pick the highest- Issue 19 Cover: grossing films each week. Illustration by Michael Koelsch By Danny Munso
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THE ACTOR Brie Larson The multifaceted performer on breaking out of Room poised for Academy recognition. By Gregory Ellwood
BLACK LIST TALES Beauty Pageant Twin scribes Shea and Evan Mirzai land a third script on the coveted compendium and ride it to their first Hollywood sale. Plus, read the full screenplay. By Danny Munso
TV DVR’D The Leftovers Showrunner Damon Lindelof on taking season two beyond the novel that started it all. By Jack Giroux
q TV DVR’D Mr. Robot Sam Esmail on the twists, turns and beautifully drawn characters that make up 2015’s best television show. By Danny Munso
TV DVR’D Star Wars Rebels Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy carry on their old mentor George Lucas’ legacy with a hit Disney XD animated series. By Danny Munso
COVER STORY Steve Jobs: The Writer Oscar and Emmy winner Aaron Sorkin resets his creative habits. By Jeremy Smith
COVER STORY Steve Jobs: The Director Oscar winner Danny Boyle on bringing Aaron Sorkin’s stellar script to life. By Jeremy Smith
CURRENT CINEMA Bone Tomahawk Hear an hourlong podcast with writer- director S. Craig Zahler and stars Matthew Fox and Lili Simmons. Plus, read the entire screenplay for this gritty western. By Jeff Goldsmith q CURRENT CINEMA Bridge of Spies Playwright Matt Charman on having his first big-screen adventure be with one of the world’s greatest living directors. By Jeremy Smith
CURRENT CINEMA Crimson Peak Writer-director Guillermo del Toro on finding the kind of love that blooms from the darkness. By Jack Giroux
CURRENT CINEMA The Martian Drew Goddard on his out-of-this-world adaption of Andy Weir’s popular novel. By Jeff Goldsmith
CURRENT CINEMA Room Emma Donoghue on readying her haunting 2010 novel for its big-screen debut. Plus, read the screenplay. By Gregory Ellwood
q CURRENT CINEMA Spotlight Thomas McCarthy shines a light on journalistic integrity with his latest writing-directing vehicle. By Claude Chung
CURRENT CINEMA Trumbo Scribe John McNamara dignifies the struggles of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in his latest drama. Plus, read the script’s first 20 pages. By James White
CURRENT CINEMA Truth First-time director James Vanderbilt on bringing Hollywood wattage to his chronicle of a 60 Minutes scandal. By Gregory Ellwood
CURRENT CINEMA The Walk Christopher Browne goes from PA to Robert Zemeckis’ co-writer in depicting a daredevil’s tightrope walk between the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. By Danny Munso q AGGREGATE A History of The Comedians Kliph Nesteroff pens a fascinating study of the roots of stand-up. Plus, read the book’s intro chapter.
AGGREGATE Podcast Roundup As awards season hits full swing, a compilation of episodes in the Q&A screening series.