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Write On: 'The Smashing Machine' Writer/Director Benny Safdie

Writer/Director/Actor/Editor Benny Safdie is known for defying expectations and using his sense of humor to make a splash. He even once showed up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon dressed all in silver, including painted silver hair and skin. So when we sat down with Safdie o ...  Show more

Write On: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Co-Writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver

"We try to answer two questions before we say yes to a job or embark on a spec script: Why does the protagonist need this movie? And the other is: Why tell this story other than to make money? That was our attitude going into Jurassic World. That was our attitude going into Avata ...  Show more

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