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Writers on Film - From the Archives: Tales from Development Hell with David Hughes
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From the Archives: Tales from Development Hell with David Hughes

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12/27/23 • 76 min

Writers on Film
In this episode I talk to David Hughes, a journalist turned screenwriter who is also the author of a number of books on cinema. The Greatest Science Fiction Film Never Made and Tales from Development Hell are two riveting reads about all the films that almost got made and their tortured pre-production history. We also talk Stanley Kubrick (briefly) and David Lynch. Get bonus content on Patreon

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In this episode I talk to David Hughes, a journalist turned screenwriter who is also the author of a number of books on cinema. The Greatest Science Fiction Film Never Made and Tales from Development Hell are two riveting reads about all the films that almost got made and their tortured pre-production history. We also talk Stanley Kubrick (briefly) and David Lynch. Get bonus content on Patreon

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