films – Jacke Wilson

August 20, 2023

The History of Literature #498 — A New Novel by a Legendary Independent Filmmaker (with John Sayles)

Jacke talks to legendary independent filmmaker John Sayles (Lone Star, Passion Fish) about his new novel Jamie MacGillivray: The Renegade’s Journey, which tells a sweeping story of romance and revolution in eighteenth century Scotland and the New World. “Film director and novelist Sayles (Yellow Earth) follows in this strong outing the parallel stories of a Scottish rebel Continue reading

Arts, Authors, books

filmmaker, films, John Sayles, Literature, novels, romance

February 23, 2019

The History of Literature #179 – The Oscars by Decade (with Brian Price)

http://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL7916436314.mp3 Screenwriter and film scholar Brian Price (author of Classical Storytelling and Contemporary Screenwriting: Aristotle and the Modern Screenwriter) joins Jacke for a decade-by-decade look at the Oscar Winners for Best Picture. Which decade had the best movies? When did Hollywood get it right? And what does it tell us about the movies of the past Continue reading

Arts, Authors, history of literature, Podcast

academy awards, best picture, films, oscars

April 7, 2018

The History of Literature #135 – Aristotle Goes to the Movies (with Brian Price)

http://traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL2517676848.mp3 Hollywood screenwriter and professional script doctor Brian Price, author of Classical Storytelling and Contemporary Screenwriting: Aristotle and the Modern Scriptwriter, found everything he needed to know about screenwriting in a 2,500-year-old text, Aristotle’s Poetics. Brian and Jacke talk about how Aristotle’s study of Greek tragedy has unlocked the buried secrets of storytelling – and how those Continue reading

Arts, history of literature, Podcast, Writing

Aristotle, black panther, casablanca, films, how to write a screenplay, movies, screenplays