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Episode 21

SAMY BURCH’S Life at the Movies

8/13/2026 | 1 Hour

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch has two films coming out this month (LATE FAME, COYOTE VS. ACME), and is joining us on the podcast this week! Her life at the movies includes everything from watching A THOUSAND CLOWNS before her wedding to discovering Matt Johnson’s THE DIRTIES. What cheesecake pairs perfectly with a screening of PAPER MOON? Why are movies about competitions so fun? And which Miloš Forman film revealed a series of real-life lies? Let’s find out.

Episode 20

JANE SCHOENBRUN’S Life at the Movies

8/6/2026 | 51 Minutes

Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, I SAW THE TV GLOW, WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR) joins us on the podcast to talk about their life at the movies! We’re talking about everything from accidentally seeing SCREAM as a kid, to pranking the manager at the movie theater where they worked, and finding comfort in David Byrne on the big screen. What makes a perfect double feature, and why is FREDDY GOT FINGERED undeniably art? Let’s find out.

Episode 19

NATALIE MORALES’ Life at the Movies

7/30/2026 | 52 Minutes

Actor and filmmaker Natalie Morales (PARKS AND REC, SANTA CLARITA DIET, THE BEAST IN ME, PLAN B, LANGUAGE LESSONS) joins us on the podcast! She shares her life at the movies, from seeing THE MAMBO KINGS as a child in Miami, to seeing ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND twice in a row, and falling in love with the films of Buster Keaton in Los Angeles.

Episode 18

FRANKLIN LEONARD’s Life at the Movies

7/21/2026 | 56 Minutes

We’ve got another pilot episode for you this week! In advance of ONE NIGHT ONLY hitting theaters, we’re bringing you our conversation with Franklin Leonard, founder and CEO of The Black List - an annual survey of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. THE IMITATION GAME, JUNO, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, and PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN? All Black List scripts. Franklin tells us a little about how he started The Black List while working as an assistant in Hollywood, and tells us a lot about his love of film, and his life going to the movies.

Episode 17

LARRY KARASZEWSKI’s Life at the Movies

7/16/2026 | 1 Hour

This week, we’re bringing you one of our first pilot episodes! When we started working on the podcast, friend of the AC and screenwriter Larry Karaszewski (ED WOOD, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT, AMERICAN CRIME STORY) came by to tell us all about his life at the movies. The set and sound design may be different, but the stories are spectacular. We’re talking seedy drive-ins, age-inappropriate films, and Mel Brooks. From THE EXORCIST to DUCK SOUP and so much more, take a listen through Larry’s movie-going life.

Episode 16

MIKE MITCHELL’s Life at the Movies

7/8/2026 | 1 Hour

On this episode, we’re joined by actor and podcaster Mike Mitchell (from the Doughboys podcast, THE NAPA BOYS, TWISTED METAL) to create a film festival where you’re gonna have a lot of fun watching anything from SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT to…EYES WIDE SHUT? We’re talking a love of John Candy, secret movie theater hot dogs, real life guys from Boston who sound like the guys in THE DEPARTED, and so much more.