On today’s very special episode we discuss 1957 noir-ish thriller "The Sweet Smell of Success." This film stars Hollywood legends Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis and was based on the 1950 novelette "Tell Me About it Tomorrow" by Ernest Lehman. Joining us in this episode is screenwriter, producer, voice actor, professor, and overall real mensch of a guy Mr. Ross Klavan.
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More about Ross Klavan:
Ross Klavan’s work spans film, TV, stage, books and radio. His screenplay for the film Tigerland was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and was directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Colin Farrell. Other screenplays were written for Miramax, Weinstein, Paramount, A&E, InterMedia, the BBC, Vortexplore, Walden Media, and TNT. He’s acted as script consultant for SenArts Films and teaches screenwriting at the graduate level as well as privately. Klavan’s darkly comic novel “Schmuck” was published by Greenpoint Press. Down and Out Books published three of his noir novellas: “Thump Gun Hitched,” “I Take Care Of Myself In Dreamland,” and “Cut Loose All Those Who Drag You Down.” His play, “How I Met My (Black) Wife (Again)” (co-written with Ray Iannicelli) was performed OffBroadway. As a performer, Klavan’s voice has been heard in dozens of feature films including “Revolutionary Road,” “Sometimes in April,” “Casino,” “Sixth Sense,” “Snake Eyes,” “In and Out,” and “You Can Count On Me” as well as in numerous TV and radio commercials. In other lives, he was a reporter and anchorman for WINS Radio, RKO Network and LBC Radio (London, England) and a member of the NYC alternative art group Four Walls. He lives in New York City with his wife, the artist Mary Jones.
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