Two writers (Spiridakis and Finkelstein) show scenes from movies that’ve influenced them. The emphasis is on dialogue - what works and why. The work of such directors as Billy Wilder, John Cassavettes, Louis Malle, David Lean, Alexander Mackendrick and Harold Pinter will be shown and discussed. We’ll trace the path these two professional writers have taken, veering as it has between poet and hack. Cautionaries will be dispensed with as much kindness as possible.

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Tony Spiridakis is an award winning director, screenwriter, producer, actor, playwright, and the Executive Director and Founder of The North Fork Arts Center. He recently wrote and produced Ezra, directed by Tony Goldwyn, and starring Bobby, Cannavale, Rose Byrne, and Robert De Niro. Tony is currently in pre-production on a script he wrote, based on Sandy Greenberg’s acclaimed memoir, Hello Darkness, My Old Friend. It will be directed by Tony Goldwyn, and produced by Wayfarer Studios.

Bill Finkelstein is a two-time Emmy Award winning screenwriter, producer and actor. His is best known for LA Law, Law and Order, The Good Fight, Brooklyn South, Civil Wars, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, directed by Werner Herzog, and starring Nicholas Cage and Eva Mendes.