3 Movies That Changed Your Life
Screenwriter Stuart Wright (The Screenwriting Life) sits down with filmmakers, actors, and creatives to unpack the three movies that shaped who they are. Part film criticism, part personal history, every episode digs into why certain films lodge themselves in our lives. Smart, funny, and heartfelt — a love letter to the movies that made us.
Host: Stuart Wright
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“3 MOVIES THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE” is the podcast that explores cinema’s transformative power on your personal growth.
Hosted and produced by screenwriter Stuart Wright
From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests.
Please join him on this emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never forget or sometimes change how you see the world.
In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with legendary screenwriter Steven E De Sousa (DIE HARD, RUNNING MAN) about: The Treasure Of Sierra Madre, North By North West, and Citizen Kane. Discover how these films shaped his filmmaking journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus Steven E De Sousa discusses how he wrote the iconic eighties action movie COMMANDO (1985) for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Movies That Changed Your Life
Find out about how Steven E De Sousa wrote the iconic eighties action movie COMMANDO; and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on this movie podcast.
[1:20] How Steven E De Sousa wrote the Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie COMMANDO (1985)
3 Movies That Changed Your Life
[44:45] The Treasure Of Sierra Madre (1948): Saw this movie when it was re-released in 1955
[49:50] North By North West (1959): The first movie Steven could not second guess where the story was heading
[55:10] Citizen Kane (1941): Cemented Steven’s desire to be a filmmaker
Key Take Aways:
- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
- How Steven E De Sousa wrote the Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie COMMANDO (1985)
- Rewriting someone else’s screenplay
- Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Treasure Of Sierra Madre (1948), North By North West (1959), Citizen Kane (1941)
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About my Guest:
Steven E De Sousa is a screenwriter known for COMMANDO, RUNNING MAN, DIE HARD and much more.
Find him on Twitter at https://x.com/StevenEdeSouza
Credits:
3 Movies That Changed Your Life Podcast is written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright see https://linktr.ee/stuartwright
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