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.

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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: Kurtzman & Orci
“I think the one thing that has proven to be true for us over and over again is not to be married to your words necessarily, but to be married to the spirit of your words.”– Kurtzman & Orci

Less than 10 years in the business and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are already one of the most successful screenwriting teams in Hollywood. A team who became just that after meeting in high school, they began in television on the writing staffs of Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess, and eventually the hit ABC show, Alias, where they collaborated with J.J. Abrams. This duo’s screenwriting credits include The Island, The Legend of Zorro, Mission: Impossible III, Transformers and the upcoming Star Trek XI. Find out more as Kurtzman and Orci reveal their experiences analyzing Robocop, writing in Spanish accents and getting better with age.