22 January 2019
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The paradoxical psychology of a great movie ending
Golden Globe–winning producer Lindsay Doran discusses an odd disjunction between how movies end and how we remember them ending.
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In this video:
- Lindsay, a Golden Globe–winning movie producer, discusses the Academy Awards
- Lindsay’s experience working on This Is Spinal Tap
- The psychology of a great film ending
- Why there’s no sequel to When Harry Met Sally
- Art vs. craft in screenwriting
- Should movies be moral?
- Is a male conscience different from a female conscience?
- A film that sounds like it’s great vs. one that actually is
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