Podcast
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.
- Episodes
- 117
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 1 min
- On air since
- 2024
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
117 episodes, from the first
Season 1
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2 min
The Writer's Cut Trailer
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39 min
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Episode 1
Show notes
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
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36 min
Sitting Pretty (1948)
Episode 2
Show notes
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
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46 min
Easter Parade (1948)
Episode 3
Show notes
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
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58 min
The Snake Pit (1948)
Episode 4
Show notes
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
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35 min
Yellow Sky (1949)
Episode 5
Show notes
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.
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43 min
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Episode 6
Show notes
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/
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50 min
All The King's Men (1949)
Episode 7
Show notes
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/
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Note: Corrected audio for earlier corrupted file.
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1 hr 4 min
On the Town (1949)
Episode 8
Show notes
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
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14 min
Let's Talk Film Festivals: Austin and Chicago Bonus
Show notes
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:
Season 1
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56 min
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Episode 9
Show notes
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.
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45 min
The Men (1950)
Episode 10
Show notes
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.
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59 min
Broken Arrow (1950)
Episode 11
Show notes
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
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1 hr 12 min
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Episode 12
Show notes
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
Contact: writerscutpod@gmail.com
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.
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1 hr 10 min
All About Eve (1950) with Jonathon E. Stewart
Episode 13
Show notes
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!)
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 Steel Helmet - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-steel-helmet
Jonathon E. Stewart: https://www.jstew.com/ || twitter.com/jestew3
Ed's Notes: Information about the Nova Exhibition can be found at https://www.novaexhibition.com/
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56 min
The Steel Helmet (1951)
Episode 14
Show notes
The Writer's Cut - Episode 14: The Steel Helmet
4th Writers Guild of America Awards - Best Written Low Budget Film - Samuel Fuller
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: Father's Little Dividend - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/fathers-little-dividend
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42 min
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Episode 15
Show notes
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
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 Place in the Sun - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-place-in-the-sun
Ed's Notes: 1) You can watch this thing on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father's_Little_Dividend 2) Notes Community - https://www.notescommunity.com/
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1 hr 19 min
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Episode 16
Show notes
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
Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky
Contact: writerscutpod@gmail.com
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
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59 min
Bright Victory (1951)
Episode 17
Show notes
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
Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky
Contact: writerscutpod@gmail.com
Next Episode: An American in Paris
Ed's Notes: 1) Tropic Thunder Scene
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1 hr 15 min
An American in Paris (1951)
Episode 18
Show notes
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
Hosted and Produced by Andrea Berting and Trevor Owens, Composed by Rob Sobnosky
Contact: writerscutpod@gmail.com
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.)
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