Simon Kinberg recently burst onto the scene with his script for xXx: State of the Union, and has since worked on comic-to-film adaptations for Elektra and Fantastic Four and penned the third film in the X-Men series, X-Men: The Last Stand. Kinberg’s breakthrough hit, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, began as a script that he wrote in college and became one of the top grossing movies of 2005. Listen in as he reveals his inspiration — from breakdancing movies to mentor Akiva Goldsman, and what you do and don’t learn at film school.

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Running Time: 90 minutes

DVD Chapters 1. Intro 2. The Most Exquisite Kick in the Balls 3. Nobody Likes Pitching 4. I've Ripped the Band-Aid Off 5. A Certain Level of Badass 6. The Subtext is Deadly 7. The Absence of Plot 8. Rules for Writing a Sex Scene 9. For Me, It's a Spaceship 10. The Guys Who Didn't Get the Girls 11. A Screenplay Geek 12. Happy Surprises 13. Writing Is All Habit 14. Jedi Mind Trick