The Birthday Party with Charles Randolph | Development Hell
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Pushkin Industries
4.8 • 61.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Before Charles Randolph won an Oscar for writing “The Big Short,” he adapted a memoir called “The Birthday Party”: the true story of a white man kidnapped by three young Black men. Is there a way to bring a story like that to screen, in a way that's honest and authentic? Randolph gives us a masterclass on a screenwriter's many minefields.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Mo Rocca and I'm excited to announce season four of my podcast Mobituaries. |
| 0:15.0 | I've got a whole new bunch of stories to share with you about the most fascinating people and things who were no longer with us. |
| 0:23.6 | From famous figures who died on the very same day, |
| 0:27.8 | to the things I wish would die, like buffets, |
| 0:32.3 | all that and much more. |
| 0:34.0 | Listen to Mobituaries with MoRaca, wherever you get your podcasts. It's Oscar Night 2016. |
| 0:45.0 | The stage of the Dolby Theater is set with what looks like a thousand candles. |
| 0:53.0 | Hollywood stars are lined up in the front rows, |
| 0:56.0 | colourful dresses, careful hairstyles, |
| 0:58.0 | and endless cameras ready to pan |
| 1:01.0 | from the crowd to the presenters. |
| 1:04.0 | Ah, here comes Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. |
| 1:07.0 | Ryan Gosling has a gold envelope in his hand. |
| 1:10.0 | Good evening folks. |
| 1:12.0 | We're here to present the award for best adapted screenplay. |
| 1:17.0 | And not to get too technical, but that's the screenplay that was the best at adapting to whatever harsh |
| 1:21.0 | conditions and obstacles were thrown in its way? |
| 1:26.2 | No, it's a screenplay adapted from another source such as a novel, play, short story, or a TV show? |
| 1:34.0 | Mmm, agree to disagree, okay? |
| 1:37.0 | Well, exactly. |
| 1:40.0 | Because what are we interested in in this series on development hell? |
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