The Writer's Cut: A Screenwriting Podcast

The Writer's Cut is a movie podcast by screenwriters, for screenwriters. Each episode, we discuss a movie that won a screenplay award from the Writers Guild of America. The full list: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ The Writer's Cut is not affiliated with the Writers Guild of America.

#1: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

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

09-30
39:03

#2: Sitting Pretty (1948)

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

10-01
36:07

#3: Easter Parade (1948)

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

10-01
46:16

#4: The Snake Pit (1948)

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

10-01
57:48

#5: Yellow Sky (1949)

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: writerscutpod@gmail.com 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.

10-08
35:25

#6: A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

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: writerscutpod@gmail.com 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/ 

10-15
43:23

#7: All The King's Men (1949)

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: writerscutpod@gmail.com 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.

10-22
50:07

#8: On the Town (1949)

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: writerscutpod@gmail.com 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 

10-29
01:04:05

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/ 

10-29
14:20

#9: Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

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: writerscutpod@gmail.com 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.

11-05
55:45

#10: The Men (1950)

The Writer's Cut - Episode 10: The Men (1950) 3rd Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Film Concerning the American Scene - Carl Foreman The Full List: https://boxd.it/lhVYQ Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky Contact: writerscutpod@gmail.com Next Episode: Broken Arrow - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/broken-arrow-1950  Note: Trevor sticks with Born on the Fourth of July.

11-12
45:01

#11: Broken Arrow (1950)

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

11-19
59:23

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