25: Todd Komarnicki- Confessions of a Hollywood Writer
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Patrick Coffin
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🗓️ 30 May 2017
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Todd Komarnicki is a natural raconteur. He knows well how to distill vast amounts of story information into a resonant format that, well, works. This skill has been honed over many years and helps explain why he’s a sought after screenwriter and movie producer (start the list with Elf, Resistance, and Meet Dave).
His latest film is Sully, directed Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks about Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, the “miracle on the Hudson” pilot. Another of his films it the post-production phase is The Madman and the Professor, starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn, which Todd co-wrote.
In this frank (and fun!) interview, you’ll find out what being an artist who is also Christian in Hollywood can mean, and learn some of the principal elements that go into a great story. Todd has also crafted a script about the making of It’s a Wonderful Life, centered on the long-suffering efforts of Philip Van Doren Stern to get someone to like his Christmas card letter – which a guy called Frank Capra did, to say the very least. You heard it here first, folks. Can’t wait.
Grab some popcorn. Todd’s endlessly interesting, insightful, and has great taste in ties.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 25 of the Patrick Coffin show. |
| 0:04.0 | Warning, a following podcast contains ideas and arguments that might challenge your world view. |
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| 0:40.4 | about to meet the innovators and influencers who are restoring the Judeo Christian |
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| 0:50.5 | And now here's your host, Patrick Coffin. |
| 0:59.0 | Welcome to this edition of The Patrick Coffin show. |
| 1:01.0 | I am Patrick Coffin. Todd Karmarnickey is a New York |
| 1:04.4 | based writer, director, and producer. Chances are excellent. You've either laughed or cried or sat riveted during |
| 1:09.8 | one of his movies, like the Christmas Jem Elf starring Will Farrell which Todd produced. |
| 1:14.8 | He also adapted Captain Chesley Sullenberger's autobiography into the movie Sully, starring |
| 1:19.4 | Tom Hanks directed by a guy called Clint Eastwood. |
| 1:22.4 | Todd also co-wrote the Professor in The Madman, |
| 1:25.0 | now in post-production starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn. |
| 1:28.0 | More important than all of that good stuff, |
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