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Podcast: The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Episode: James L. Brooks, Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Mackey on ‘Ella McCay’
Description: James L. Brooks, director of classics like Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News and As Good as it Gets, returns to form with Ella McCay, his first film in 15 years. Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott chatted with Brooks about the inspiration behind the story and how the women in his life inspired so many of his iconic female characters. Later in the chat Scott chatted with Jamie Lee Curtis about what it’s like to be asked to be in a Brooks film and Emma Mackey on the stress of playing the title character.  Watch the video: https://youtu.be/9...