Film And Television (audio)

“12 Years A Slave” was nominated for 9 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. The Carsey Wolf Center at UCSB welcomes screenwriter John Ridley for a very emotional and insightful discussion on the film and the screenplay. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 28119]

The film “Nebraska“ received 6 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. The Carsey Wolf Center at UCSB welcomes Bob Nelson who landed the Academy Award nomination for his first screenplay. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 28118]

Malcolm McDowell gives a rare insight into the actor's perspective in translating the script to the screen. He allowed us to look deeper into Stanley Kubrick's classic film “A Clockwork Orange” and provides keen advice for aspiring screenwriters about how to attract actors like him to their characters. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 27695]

In honor of the film’s 30th anniversary, “Risky Business” writer and director Paul Brickman, award-winning producer Jon Avnet and co-star Curtis Armstrong paid a visit to UCSB, discussing the film’s creative development and the movie-making process. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 27696]

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of “Cheers,” its creators - Glen Charles, Les Charles, and James Burrows - share some of their favorite scenes and dissect the creative process behind this classic television comedy. Cheers was nearly canceled during its first run; then it took off and ended up earning 28 Emmy Awards from 117 nominations. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 26018]

"The Devil Wears Prada" screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna shares her experiences as a writer and the process of bringing the film to the screen. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25918]

Angela Davis visited UC Santa Barbara for a screening of "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners," a documentary by Shola Lynch that chronicles Davis's life as a young, outspoken UCLA professor. Angela Davis and producer Sidra Smith answer questions from the audience. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25917]

Script to Screen goes on location at the Santa Barbara Film Festival to interview the cast and crew of Silver Linings Playbook. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25669]

What is feminist pornography? Why does it matter? The editors and authors of The Feminist Porn Book discuss the new movement of feminist pornography production. Speakers include Tristan Taormino, Jiz Lee, Dylan Ryan, Sinnamon Love, April Flores and Carlos Batts and UCSB professors Constance Penley, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Mireille Miller-Young. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25723]

Field of Dreams has become a modern classic. It was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score. Writer/director Phil Alden Robinson offers unique insight into the production of the film. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25589]

Script to Screen goes on location at the Santa Barbara Film Festival to interview the cast and crew of Argo. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25668]

Oscar winning screenwriter Barry Morrow shares insights into crafting the script for “Rain Man.” Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25574]

The psychological/thriller “Hard Candy” catapulted Ellen Page into a Hollywood career. The finely-crafted drama explores themes of dynamic power shifts and moral ambiguity. Join screenwriter Brian Nelson and producer Richard Hutton, as they dissect the details of filming this terrifying script. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25575]

Screenwriter Jeff Arch analyzes his screenplay and gives new insight into this timeless classic film. He also shares a very personal story when asked about his favorite movie theater going experience. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 25576]

Screenwriting duo, Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah Lutz bring down the house with hilarious inside Hollywood stories. In addition to 10 Things I Hate about You their other films include Legally Blonde, She’s the Man, The House Bunny, The Ugly Truth, and Ella Enchanted. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 24793]

1989 Academy Award winning Best Screenplay Dead Poets Society tells the story of an English teacher (played by Robin Williams) who inspires his students through poetry to seize the day and follow their own life path. Screenwriter Tom Schulman talks about writing the script and inspires all of the screenwriters in the audience to pursue their own dreams. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 24718]

Screenwriter and producer Bob Gale joins Christopher Lloyd, who played Dr. Emmett Brown, to share rare insights into the “ Back to the Future” series. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 24519]

Stacey Snider, the co-chairman and CEO of DreamWorks Studios, shares her excitement about the movie,“Lincoln,” and talks about bringing such masterpieces as “The Help,” “Erin Brockovich,” “Brokeback Mountain,” and “Philadelphia” to the big screen. She also speculates on the future of the film industry and reveals what she looks for in deciding to “greenlight” new productions in this conversation with James Fallows of The Atlantic. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 23982]

Steven Levitan, the co-creator of the successful comedy, Modern Family, discusses the creative process, the relationship of a pilot to a series itself, and the role of a creator/show runner. Levitan has been writing, producing, directing and creating television comedies for almost 20 years. His credits include Wings, Frasier, The Larry Sanders Show, Just Shoot Me (Creator), and Greg the Bunny. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 24205]

How do writers on a television comedy develop their material? Writers from current and recent comedies come together at the Pollock Theater at UCSB. They take stories "ripped from the headlines" and discuss how they would handle them in their shows - through jokes, characters, and stories. The writers are from television comedies: Cheers, M*A*S*H, Frasier, According to Jim, Ellen, Drew Carey, Newhart, Bob, and The Simpsons. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 24204]