PTS Presents Writer’s Workshop with Jeremy Pikser

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pikserPodcasting Them Softly is thrilled to present a chat with special guest Jeremy Pikser. Jeremy is the Oscar nominated co-writer of Warren Beatty’s hilarious and more relevant than ever political satire Bulworth. He also served as a creative consultant and did uncredited writing work on Beatty’s epic drama Reds. Other screenwriting credits include War Inc. and The Lemon Sisters with multiple new projects in the pipeline. Jeremy teaches graduate screenwriting at Johns Hopkins University, and before that, was a screenwriting teacher at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He’s serves as Vice President of Writers Guild of America East, and he’s also a regular adviser at the Sundance Film Festival’s Screenwriter’s Lab. A lifelong political activist and graduate of Oberlin College, Jeremy was one of the original organizers of the Not in Our Name Statement of Conscience, which opposed the US-led invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, while he’s written posts for The Huffington Post, The Guardian and CounterPunch. We hope you enjoy this fantastic discussion about films and politics!

PTS Presents EDITOR’S SUITE with CRAIG McKAY

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Craig McKay (IMDb)Podcasting Them Softly is proud to present the first installment of EDITOR’S SUITE, with two-time Oscar nominee Craig McKay (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, REDS). Over the last 30 years, Craig has put his distinct editorial stamp on the feature film landscape, with credits that include SOMETHING WILD, MAD DOG AND GLORY, SIN NOMBRE, AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, PHILADELPHIA, THE CONSPIRATOR, COP LAND, and many, many more. Having worked with some of cinema’s best director’s, he’s created a powerful body of work that time and time again has represented the very best that editing has to offer, and it was an absolute honor to get a chance to speak with him about his tremendous career. We hope you enjoy this informative and passionate discussion!