Beyond The Screenplay

We're launching our fall season, "Auteur Autumn" with a new episode releasing every Friday. We're going to examine some of our most iconic directors' unique styles and voices by looking at an early film from their portfolio and then a new film that they have coming out. October 13: Se7en (David Fincher) October 20: Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese) October 27: Patreon-Exclusive — Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese) November 03: Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola) November 10: Priscilla (Sofia Coppola) November 17: The Killer (David Fincher) November 24: Patreon-Exclusive — Prometheus (Ridley Scott) December 1: Napoleon (Ridley Scott)

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on Rear Window, the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film. Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the Screenplay Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/beyondthescreenplay⁠ Find us on Twitter Beyond the Screenplay: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tricia Aurand: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TriciaJeanA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brian Bitner: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BrianBitner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Alex Calleros: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Alex_Calleros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Vince Major: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/VinceMajor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://lessonsfromthescreenplay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Inquiries and Booking: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vince@Plusfortyseven.com⁠

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on Dazed and Confused, the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film. Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the Screenplay Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/beyondthescreenplayFind us on TwitterBeyond the Screenplay:

In our season finale, the BTS team discusses the juxtaposition between Barbieland and the real world, the similar conflict between Barbie and Ken's character arcs, and how Greta Gerwig manages to take a movie about Barbie and make it as thematically rich as it is pink.

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film. Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the Screenplay Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BTScreenplay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on Twitter Michael Tucker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tricia Aurand: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TriciaJeanA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brian Bitner: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BrianBitner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Alex Calleros: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Alex_Calleros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Vince Major: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/VinceMajor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://lessonsfromthescreenplay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Inquiries and Booking: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vince@Plusfortyseven.com⁠

The BTS team discusses how Christopher McQuarrie redirected the franchise, when the extreme in-camera action sequences work best, and what makes Ilsa Faust such a compelling character. SUMMER: IMPOSSIBLE release schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-release-83919760⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The BTS team discusses what works and what doesn't work about Indy's final ride, how James Mangold's directing style pays homage to the original trilogy, and why less is more when it comes to the magic at the heart of every Indiana Jones film. SUMMER: IMPOSSIBLE release schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-release-83919760⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The BTS team discusses how J.J. Abrams and Brad Bird helped cement the look and feel of the franchise, the differences between the heist and action genres, and the importance of developing emotional character relationships.

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on Asteroid City, the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film. Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the Screenplay Patreon: ⁠http://bit.ly/3Noyjyt⁠ Find us on Twitter Beyond the Screenplay: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BTScreenplay⁠⁠⁠⁠ Michael Tucker: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tricia Aurand: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TriciaJeanA⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brian Bitner: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BrianBitner⁠⁠⁠⁠ Alex Calleros: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Alex_Calleros⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Vince Major: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/VinceMajor⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://lessonsfromthescreenplay.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Inquiries and Booking: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Vince@Plusfortyseven.com

The BTS team discusses the film that launched a multi-billion dollar movie franchise—Brian De Palma's stylish direction, the paranoia and distrust at the heart of the plot, and why the vault mission may be the greatest heist sequence of all time. SUMMER: IMPOSSIBLE release schedule: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-release-83919760⁠⁠⁠⁠

The BTS team discusses the film's gorgeous visual and sonic palette, the core themes and character arcs, and the meta-narrative of "part one" movies and self-referential franchises. SUMMER: IMPOSSIBLE release schedule: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-release-83919760⁠⁠⁠

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on Speed, the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film. Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the Screenplay Patreon: http://bit.ly/3Ci4hY0 Find us on Twitter Beyond the Screenplay: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BTScreenplay⁠⁠⁠ Michael Tucker: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla⁠⁠⁠ Tricia Aurand: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TriciaJeanA⁠⁠⁠ Brian Bitner: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BrianBitner⁠⁠⁠ Alex Calleros: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Alex_Calleros⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Vince Major: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/VinceMajor⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠http://lessonsfromthescreenplay.com⁠⁠⁠ For Inquiries and Booking: ⁠⁠⁠Vince@Plusfortyseven.com

We're launching a special summer season called "Summer: Impossible" with a new episode releasing every week, a deep dive into the entire Mission: Impossible Franchise, and a big finale showdown between two of this year’s most anticipated films. Schedule: June 9th: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse June 16th: Mission Impossible June 23rd: Patron-Exclusive: Asteroid City or Elemental (determined by

The BTS team is joined by VFX Supervisor Alex Wang to discuss how The Last of Us blends practical and CG effects, the collaborative relationship between VFX and storytelling, and of course, why we love Bill and Frank.

In this episode pulled from Patreon "Vault," the BTS team shares their thoughts on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Originally released to patrons August 20st, 2021.

The BTS discusses Paul Thomas Anderson's heavily stylized filmmaking, the function of the interwoven character web, the surreal conclusion, and whether or not it all holds up over two decades later.

The BTS discusses the contradictory nature of the central characters, the ever-present themes of home and reality, and the differences between the theatrical cut and the bootleg cut.

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film. Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the Screenplay Patreon: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3K57QEA⁠ Find us on Twitter Beyond the Screenplay: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BTScreenplay⁠⁠ Michael Tucker: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla⁠⁠ Tricia Aurand: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TriciaJeanA⁠⁠ Brian Bitner: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BrianBitner⁠⁠ Alex Calleros: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Alex_Calleros⁠⁠ Produced by Vince Major: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/VinceMajor⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠http://lessonsfromthescreenplay.com⁠⁠ For Inquiries and Booking: ⁠⁠Vince@Plusfortyseven.com

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on Spotlight, the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film. Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the Screenplay Patreon: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Zy6V5p Find us on Twitter Beyond the Screenplay: ⁠https://twitter.com/BTScreenplay⁠ Michael Tucker: ⁠https://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla⁠ Tricia Aurand: ⁠https://twitter.com/TriciaJeanA⁠ Brian Bitner: ⁠https://twitter.com/BrianBitner⁠ Alex Calleros: ⁠https://twitter.com/Alex_Calleros⁠ Produced by Vince Major: ⁠https://twitter.com/VinceMajor⁠ Website: ⁠http://lessonsfromthescreenplay.com⁠ For Inquiries and Booking: ⁠Vince@Plusfortyseven.com

The BTS team counts down our favorite films of the 1980s, discusses the strange turn pop culture took during this decade, and why some of us may—or may not—have an affinity for the films of this era.