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Acclaimed playwright, screenwriter and director John Patrick Shanleys new movie Doubt is nominated for 5 Oscars on February 22nd and I am very honored that he took the time to talk to me in the midst of Oscar season craziness!
John Patrick Shanley already won the Oscar for his screenplay Moonstruck in 1987, the romantic comedy about an Italian American family starring Cher. He went on to write and direct the cult favorite Joe Versus the Volcano starring Tom Hanks and wrote the screenplay for the film Alive.
In 2005 Shanley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his play Doubt A Parable. The story is set in a Catholic School in the Bronx and centers on a strict nun, the principal at the school, and the priest she fears is acting inappropriately with a student. Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis are all Oscar nominated for their work in the movie.
In the interview Shanley reflects on the making of the movie, his process and doubt in the age of Obama. For those of you have not seen Doubt, there may be some SPOILERS! Take a look at the movie trailer here;

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