The Writer’s Cut: A Screenwriting Podcast

The Writer's Cut - Episode 19: Singin' in the Rain (1952)

5th Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Musical - Written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

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Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

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Next Episode: High Noon

Ed's Notes: 1) Andrea's Cookie Recipe (sub gluten-free flour in place of glutened flour)

The Writer's Cut - Episode 18: An American in Paris (1951)

4th Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Musical - Written by Alan Jay Lerner

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Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

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Next Episode: Singin' in the Rain

Ed's Notes: 1) Astaire and Kelly in Ziegfeld Follies; 2) Trevor says Julia Binoche (itself a mispronunciation of Juliette Binoche) when he meant to say JULIE DELPY (Trevor's not so good with names sometimes.)

The Writer's Cut - Episode 17: Bright Victory (1951)

4th Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Film Concerning the American Scene - Screenplay by Robert Henrry Buckner

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Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

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Next Episode: An American in Paris

Ed's Notes: 1) Tropic Thunder Scene

The Writer's Cut - Episode 16: A Place in the Sun

4th Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Comedy - Screenplay by Michael Wilson and Harry Brown

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Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

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Next Episode: Bright Victory

Ed's Notes: 1) Chester Gillette has no relation to the Gillette razor blade company; 2) Hawai'i became a US state in 1959; 3) Walgreens Peelable Mango Candy: 4) Sprigs Ear Bags

The Writer's Cut - Episode 15: Father's Little Dividend

4th Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Comedy - Written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

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Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected]

Next Episode: A Place in the Sun - www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-place-in-the-sun 

Ed's Notes: 1) You can watch this thing on Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father's_Little_Dividend 2) Notes Community - www.notescommunity.com

The Writer's Cut - Episode 14: The Steel Helmet

4th Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Low Budget Film - Samuel Fuller

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Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

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Next Episode: Father's Little Dividend - www.justwatch.com/us/movie/fathers-little-dividend 

The Writer's Cut - Episode 13: All About Eve

3rd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Comedy - Joseph Mankiewicz

Guest: Jonathon E. Stewart (Smallfoot, The Angry Birds Movie 2, Cars 3, Scoob!)

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Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected]

Next Episode: The Steel Helmet - www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-steel-helmet 

Jonathon E. Stewart: www.jstew.com || twitter.com/jestew3

Ed's Notes: Information about the Nova Exhibition can be found at www.novaexhibition.com

The Writer's Cut - Episode 12: Sunset Boulevard

3rd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Drama - Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder & D.M. Marshman Jr.

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

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Next Episode: All About Eve - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/all-about-eve 

Ed's Notes: 1) Artie is played by JACK WEBB, who also played Norm in "The Men"; 2) "Hacks" is streaming on HBO MAX, not Hulu; 3) I apologize for the audio quality, it's just a one-off due to travel.

The Writer's Cut - Episode 11: Broken Arrow (1950)

3rd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Western - Albert Maltz

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected]

Next Episode: Sunset Boulevard - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sunset-blvd 

The Writer's Cut - Episode 10: The Men (1950)

3rd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Film Concerning the American Scene - Carl Foreman

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Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

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Next Episode: Broken Arrow - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/broken-arrow-1950 

Note: Trevor sticks with Born on the Fourth of July.

The Writer's Cut - Episode 9: Annie Get Your Gun

3rd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Musical - Sidney Sheldon

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected]

Next Episode: The Men - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-men 

Notes: The mentioned discussion planned for Episode 10 (The Men) on Andrea's time at the Austin Film Festival can be found in the bonus episode Let's Talk Film Festivals: Austin and Chicago.

Andrea spent last week in Austin for the writing-centric Austin Film Festival.

Trevor spent last week in Chicago for the Chicago International Film Festival.

How'd it go?

Movies Discussed in this Episode:

Lady Parts - https://letterboxd.com/film/lady-parts-2024/ 

Hanami - https://letterboxd.com/film/hanami/ 

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl - https://letterboxd.com/film/on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl/ 

Flow - https://letterboxd.com/film/flow-2024/ 

Here - https://letterboxd.com/film/here-2024/ 

Interested in attending AFF or CIFF next year? You can find out more here:

https://austinfilmfestival.com/ 

https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/ 

The Writer's Cut - Episode 8: On the Town (1949)

2nd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Musical - Adolph Green and Betty Comden

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected]

Next Episode: Annie Get Your Gun - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/on-the-town 

Gavin Creel Performances - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_hENJzUAFJQ and https://x.com/sweeneystveit/status/1842590609644847526?s=46 

Sound of Music Sing-a-long - https://musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-festivals/rodgers-hammersteins-the-sound-of-music-sing-a-long 

The Writer's Cut - Episode 7: All the King's Men (1949)

2nd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Drama/Best Written Film Concerning the American Scene - Robert Rossen

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected]

Next Episode: On the Town - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/on-the-town 

Recovery on Water - https://www.recoveryonwater.org/

Check your voter registration here - 

https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

Note: Corrected audio for earlier corrupted file.

The Writer's Cut - Episode 6: A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

2nd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Comedy - Joseph Mankiewicz

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected]

Next Episode: All the King's Men - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/all-the-kings-men 

JP Berting's Infinity: Forgetful Stars - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D8MTB7YN/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Chicago International Film Festival - https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/ 

The Writer's Cut - Episode 5: Yellow Sky (1949)

2nd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Western - Story by W.R. Burnett, Screenplay by W.R. Burnett and Lamar Trotti

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected]

Next Episode: A Letter to Three Wives - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-letter-to-three-wives 

Corrections: 1) Trevor says Yellow Sky was written by Lamar Trotti; it was written by both Lamar Trotti and W.R. BURNETT, who also received "Story By" credit.

The Writer's Cut - Episode 4: The Snake Pit (1948)

1st Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Drama/Best Written Film Concerning the American Scene - Frank Partos and Millen Brand

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected] 

Next Episode: Yellow Sky - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/yellow-sky 

The Writer's Cut - Episode 2: Easter Parade (1948)

1st Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Musical - Sidney Sheldon, Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected] 

Next Episode: The Snake Pit - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-snake-pit 

The Writer's Cut - Episode 2: Sitting Pretty (1948)

1st Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Comedy - F. Hugh Herbert

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Contact: [email protected] 

Next Episode: Easter Parade - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/easter-parade 

The Writer's Cut - Episode 1: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

1st Writers Guild Awards - Best Written Western - John Huston

The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ

Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky

Corrections: 1) Trevor mentions Five Came Back by Mark HARRIS, not Mark Davis. 2) Trevor mentions The Asphalt Jungle starring STERLING Hayden, not Richard Haydn.

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Next Episode: Sitting Pretty - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sitting-pretty