THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking series of in- depth interviews with some of today's most successful writers.

Host Mike De Luca, president of production at New Line Cinema, gets writers to share their work habits, methods and inspirations, secrets of the trade and sometimes eye-opening stories of life from within the trenches of the film business.

It's powerful knowledge - straight from the source.

These DVDs make essential viewing for screenwriters, serious film lovers and other film industry professionals by offering a rare insight into the professional screenwriter's life in Hollywood.


On this DVD: Jose Rivera
“I find the craft of screenwriting to be like making cabinets or something. I really had to learn how to nail the nails.” - Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries)

Jose Rivera’s pivotal screenplay for The Motorcycle Diaries was one of the most celebrated works of 2005. It earned him Writers Guld, BAFTA and Academy Award® nominations, and was his first major screenplay. His foray into movies came after establishing himself as an award-winning playwright and a hugely accomplished writer for television, where his credits include co-creating and producing the critically-acclaimed television series “Eerie, Indiana.”

In this interview, Rivera discusses how his theatre training helped pave they way to screenwriting and why he compares the writing process to building cabinets. The Puerto Rican-born writer also talks about his latest project, the adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s literary classic On the Road, which re-pairs him with Diaries director Walter Salles.

Running Time: 82 minutes