The Screenplay Society

The Screenplay Society is a podcast co-hosted by Noam Gottlieb-Zeiss and Alex Hollowbread, where we read screenplays and chat about them in a light-hearted, funny, and insightful way. We break down what works, what doesn't, and what we can all learn from the page, making the craft of screenwriting feel a little less intimidating and a lot more fun. It's for aspiring and professional screenwriters, filmmakers, film lovers, and anyone who wants to become a better storyteller by reading more screenplays.

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  Episode 03 - Harold and Maude: Love, Death and Everything in Between

  Aug 29, 202650 minS1

  <p>What happens when a teenager obsessed with death meets an eighty-year-old woman who seems determined to enjoy every second of being alive?</p><p>In this episode, we read Colin Higgins’ screenplay for Harold and Maude and explore how such a strange, dark and unlikely story became one of cinema’s most beloved cult classics.</p><p>We talk about Harold’s wonderfully alarming fake suicides, Maude’s complete disregard for rules, and the way their relationship slowly becomes much more than just an eccentric love story. We also look at the world surrounding them — family, religion, the military and psychi...

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  Episode 02 - Moonlight: How Personal Stories Become Universal

  Aug 15, 20261h 3mS1

  <p>For our second episode, we’re diving into Barry Jenkins’ beautiful, intimate and emotionally precise screenplay for Moonlight.</p><p>This time, we explore how the script portrays masculinity without simplifying it, following Chiron through three stages of his life as he tries to understand his identity, his relationships and the person he is expected to become.</p><p>We talk about the power of silence, the importance of the moments left unexplained and how Moonlight allows us to experience Chiron’s emotions without constantly telling us what he is feeling. Sometimes a look, a pause or a hand restin...

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  Episode 01 - Pulp Fiction: Tarantino's Writing Style

  Jul 31, 202643 minS1

  <p>Grab your Royale with Cheese because, for our very first episode, we’re diving into Quentin Tarantino’s endlessly quotable, wonderfully chaotic screenplay for Pulp Fiction.</p><p>We introduce The Screenplay Society and ask the big question: how different does a film feel when you read it instead of watching it?</p><p>Along the way, we explore Tarantino’s unforgettable characters, ridiculously long conversations, uncomfortable silences, obsession with food and unique ability to make violence both horrifying and strangely hilarious. We discuss Vincent and Jules, Mia’s infamous adrenaline shot, Butch’s complicated relationships and the moments that feel...

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