Diane Warren has won two Grammys and a Golden Globe, and she’s a six-time Academy Award nominee in the Best Original Song category. SSN spoke with Warren last awards season about how the songs for Winnie Mandela and Unfinished Song came about. (SSN)
Jason Blum was the grand kingpin of 2014's SXSW Festival with two debut films, Oculus and Creep, and delivered one of the festival’s inaugural keynote speeches. SSN spoke with Blum about Oculus, distribution models, his forthcoming remake of The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and more. (SSN)
In this installment of our Vision to Reality series from Awards 2014, Costume Designer Michael Kutsche describes the influences and ideas behind the designs that led to the finished costumes in his film Oz the Great and the Powerful.(SSN)
From Emmys 2014, Washington talks to SSN about her role, what it was like shooting last season while pregnant, and why the so-called “Kerry Washington Effect” is very misleading. (SSN)
As CEO of Energy Entertainment, Brooklyn Weaver has weathered the writers’ strike and the massive shift in the business that occurred directly afterwards. In 2011, he rebooted his company, focusing on his core brand as it related to his sensibilities and track record; here is SSN’s interview with Weaver. (SSN)
Alan Ladd, Jr.—aka “Laddie”—started as an agent and producer before becoming Head of Creative Affairs and then Pres. of Twentieth Century Fox, championing Star Wars, All That Jazz, Alien and Breaking Away. He eventually went back to producing via The Ladd Company. SSN spoke to Ladd about his time at Twentieth Century Fox, budget problems with Star Wars, and the changes he’s seen within the studio system. (SSN)
Matthew Carnahan took a moment to sit down with SSN and gave us the rundown on a typical day, writing while an episode is shot in Los Angeles. How does he manage to fit in surfing, business meetings, and helping with homework while writing a show and a film in one day? Plenty of coffee. (SSN)
The Writer-Producer-Director has carved out a nice corner of the medium with character-driven dramas through his Warner Bros.-based Berlanti Productions. (SSN)
