{"podcast":{"title":"The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast","slug":"the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801","podcast_index_feed_id":522801,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thedirectorscutadgapodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thedirectorscutdga.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3908805/Large_Logo_PS6tk3k.jpg","author":"Directors Guild of America","episode_count":612,"summary":"Brought to you by the Directors Guild of America, ”The Director’s Cut” will bring you the behind-the-scenes stories of today’s most talked about films. Each episode features a different director interviewed by one of their peers, leading to revealing conversations about the grueling, but rewarding process of bringing their films to life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801"},"episode":{"title":"Song Sung Blue with Craig Brewer and Taylor Hackford (Ep. 596)","slug":"song-sung-blue-with-craig-brewer-and-taylor-hackford-ep-596","published_at":"2026-01-07T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801/song-sung-blue-with-craig-brewer-and-taylor-hackford-ep-596","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801","url":"https://thedirectorscutadgapodcast.podbean.com/e/song-sung-blue-with-craig-brewer-and-taylor-hackford-ep-596/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8ugw5e8gq9jt2fg7/Song_Sung_Blue_with_Craig_Brewer_and_Taylor_Hackford_Ep_596_6vbgu.mp3","summary":"Director Craig Brewer discusses his new film, Song Sung Blue, with fellow Director Taylor Hackford in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how he cast Actors Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson for the lead roles, his care in handling a film that frequently changes tones, and getting the blessing from Neil Diamond to make the film. Based on a true story, the film follows Mike and Claire Sardina, a Milwaukee couple who form the Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning and Thunder. Riding the highs and lows of success, the couple prove it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/january2026/songsungblue_qna_1225","meta_description":"Director Craig Brewer discusses his new film, Song Sung Blue, with fellow Director Taylor Hackford in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conv…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1988,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801/episodes/song-sung-blue-with-craig-brewer-and-taylor-hackford-ep-596/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-director-s-cut-a-dga-podcast-522801/song-sung-blue-with-craig-brewer-and-taylor-hackford-ep-596.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}