More than two dozen of today’s most sought-after screenwriters are featured in an intriguing, original interview series hosted by veteran producer and industry executive Mike De Luca, the first six segments available as an exclusive DVD package now via www.thedialogueseries.com. The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters was created by screenwriter and entrepreneur Aleks Horvat and produced with his partner, personal manager Larry Shuman. Horvat, owner of theOffice, also created the Hollywood Creative Directory.

Shot on location at theOffice, a popular creative workspace in Santa Monica that is a haven for screenwriters, the 27-part series offers provocative and in-depth one-on-one conversations with successful practitioners of the craft; Paul Haggis (Crash), Robin Swicord (Memoirs of A Geisha), the Farrelly Brothers (Dumb and Dumber There’s Something About Mary), Ted Griffin (Matchstick Men; Ocean’s 11), Scott Rosenberg (High Fidelity) and Nia Vardolas (My Big Fat Greek Wedding).

“We present down and dirty interviews with screenwriters that really know the score. I have had the pleasure of working with many of these respected writers and am thrilled to be able to interview such great talent. The Dialogue gives the audience a lot of info about the business and the politics behind it. It is a rare opportunity for the audience to sit down with screenwriters, hear stories, and learn practical aspects of the craft,” said Mike De Luca.

Each of the hour plus segments reveal tips from the pros on the screenwriter’s craft, as well as life in the trenches in the film business. Among the keys to success covered in the interviews are character development, story structure, pitching, treatments, story beats, inspiration, writer’s block, and Hollywood politics, offering an innovative take on the “master class”, presented in an intimate, no-holds-barred Q&A format. Additionally, each screenwriter has handpicked a scene from one of his/her produced films to use as a focal point of the conversation highlighting the screenwriter’s tips on his trade.

‘The Dialogue’ website, www.thedialogueseries.com consumers can buy the first six segments and is the mecca for writers and enthusiasts to interact with their community to network, trade ideas and dish.The site also features back door access into the screenwriter’s world through a provocative behind-the-scenes blog written by screenwriter Jim Uhls (Fight Club). Check it out!

As a studio president at New Line Cinema, De Luca shepherded such movies like Boogie Nights, the “Blade” series and The Lord of the Rings. He followed that with a short stint as President of Dreamworks and is now a producer at Sony Pictures, where he has been responsible for “Zathura” and the upcoming “Ghost rider” with Nicolas Cage.

In addition, ‘The Dialogue’ features segments with host Jay A. Fernandez long time entertainment journalist for outlets such as Premiere, The Los Angeles Times, Time Out New York and USA Today.

For more information on The Dialogue, please visit the website at www.thedialogueseries.com

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The Dialogue: Learning from the Masters

THE SCREENWRITERS

THE DIALOGUE: LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS

Release: June 10, 2006

• Stuart Beattie (Collateral, Pirates of the Caribbean)

• David Goyer (Batman Begins, Blade)
• Ted Griffin (Ocean’s 11, Matchstick Men)
• Paul Haggis (Crash, Million Dollar Baby)
• Sheldon Turner (The Longest Yard, The Amityville Horror)
• Jim Uhls (Fight Club, Semper Fi)

Release Fall/Winter 2006

• Paul Attanasio (Quiz Show, Donnie Brasco)
• Bobby Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary)
• Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary
• Lowell Ganz (Parenthood, A League of Their Own)
• Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich, In Her Shoes)
• John Hamburg (Meet the Parents, Zoolander)
• Jonathon Hensleigh (Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Jumanji)
• Marshall Herskovitz (thirtysomething [TV], The Last Samurai)
• Nicholas Kazan (At Close Range, Reversal of Fortune)
• Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise, Something to Talk About)
• Simon Kinberg (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, XXX: State of the Union)
• Alex Kurtzman (Mission: Impossible 3, Alias [TV])
• Babaloo Mandel (Parenthood, A League of Their Own)
• Jeff Nathanson (The Terminal, Catch Me If You Can)
• Roberto Orci (Mission: Impossible 3, Alias [TV])
• Billy Ray (Hart’s War, Shattered Glass)
• Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries, Eerie Indiana [TV])
• Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost, Jacob’s Ladder)
• Scott Rosenberg (High Fidelity, Beautiful Girls)
• David Seltzer (Lucas, The Omen)
• Ed Solomon (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Men in Black)
• Robin Swicord (Memoirs of A Geisha, Little Women, Matilda)
• Peter Tolan (Analyze This, America’s Sweethearts)

consumers can buy the first six segments and is the mecca for writers and enthusiasts to interact with their community to network, trade ideas and dish.