A Conversation with Rian Johnson
This week on On Story, we’re joined by celebrated writing, producer, and director Rian Johnson for deep-dive into this genre-bending filmmaking career. Johnson discusses his creative process behind the Knives Out franchise and the art of molding a great mystery.
Dead Man's WirE with Austin Kolodney
This week on On Story, we’re joined by screenwriter Austin Kolodney for a conversation on the historical crime thriller Dead Man’s Wire.
The film is based on the true story of a 1977 kidnapping carried out by Tony Kiritsis. Kiritsis believed that his mortgage broker, Richard O. Hall, was conspiring to unjustly seize Kiritsis’ property for himself. On a cold February morning in 1977, Kiritsis went to Hall’s office and wired the muzzle of a sawed-off shotgun to Hall’s neck. The trigger of the gun was connected to Hall by a “dead man’s wire” meaning that if Hall tried to run, or if anyone tried to intervene in the crime, the gun would fire, and Hall would be killed. Kiritsis’ demands were clear: he wanted five million dollars, freedom from prosecution, and an apology.
On Story Radio: Wake up deadman & dissecting top gun maverick
This week on On Story, writer-director Rian Johnson joins us to talk about his new movie, Wake Up Dead Man, the third installment in the Knives Out series. Later in the episode, I’ll sit down with a titan of the action genre, Christopher McQuarrie, for a behind the scenes deep dive into Top Gun: Maverick.
We're highlighting some of our On Story shorts that have played throughout the 8 seasons of On Story.
