Jack Talks Risk / NOTES WITH JACK #33

Episode 21: Jack is in LA working on a new (secret) project. So, in this special episode of NWJ, Alan talks to Jason Berman (BIRTH OF A NATION, AIR) the producer behind Alan's new movie HIGHEST 2 LOWEST. They guys talk about how Jason secured the rights to the original Akira Kurasowa film HIGH A ...

Episode 25: The guys kick off this episode talking about Richard Perry (yes, the hit record producer) mentioning Jack's performance in a 1960 student production of KISMET in his autobiography. (I know... I know... You can't make this up...) Then the guys dive into Jack's struggle with limited re ...

Episode 23: The guys kick off this episode talking about Taylor Swift (obviously…) before diving into Jack’s second week of rehearsals for THE SOUND OF MUSIC. This leads to a discussion about where Jack “puts the pin in ten years later,” balancing themes, and how art gives us a reason to push fo ...

Episode 24: The guys kick off this episode announcing Jack's acting role on the new season of Lisa Kudrow's hit TV show THE COMEBACK, before pivoting to updates on his production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, then Alan asks Jack for advice on navigating the "artistic postpartum depression" th ...