Cole Haddon
@colehaddon.bsky.social
Novelist, screenwriter, journalist. PSALMS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD out now.
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Writer Emily St. James On Letting Go Of The Past ('Yellowjackets' - 'Woodworking' - 'Arden')
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/06/2025 · 56m
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The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! @emilystjams.bsky.social – the trailblazing journalist turned storyteller – talks her beautiful new novel 'Woodworking', her transition from writing about TV to the 'Yellowjackets' writers' room, and the state of trans rights in America.
“My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention.” — Joni Mitchell
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention.” — Joni Mitchell
THE FABELMANS was released three years ago today. Many describe it as Steven Spielberg’s most personal film, and it is that. But it’s also a deeper conversation the director is having with cinema, artistic expression & even his own oeuvre. To help illustrate this, I’ve broke down several scenes...
'The Fabelmans' Is Much More Than Steven Spielberg’s 'Most Personal Film'
On the film's first anniversary, let's examine the deeper conversation the director is having with cinema, artistic expression, and even his own oeuvre
colehaddon.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
THE FABELMANS was released three years ago today. Many describe it as Steven Spielberg’s most personal film, and it is that. But it’s also a deeper conversation the director is having with cinema, artistic expression & even his own oeuvre. To help illustrate this, I’ve broke down several scenes...
Fantastic contemporary poster for FIGHT CLUB (1999). What do you make of it?
Art by Sahin Düzgün.
Art by Sahin Düzgün.
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Fantastic contemporary poster for FIGHT CLUB (1999). What do you make of it?
Art by Sahin Düzgün.
Art by Sahin Düzgün.
This week on 5AM RealTalk, a 5AM StoryTalk plog about the highs and lows of my life as a writer: my new pilot commission, challenging the limitations of screenplay form, wondering if scripts can be literature, 'Sinners' at last, artists as magicians, and much more.
5AM RealTalk: 11/10/25 (challenging screenplay form - 'Sinners', at last - artists as magicians)
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/10/2025 · 10m
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November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This week on 5AM RealTalk, a 5AM StoryTalk plog about the highs and lows of my life as a writer: my new pilot commission, challenging the limitations of screenplay form, wondering if scripts can be literature, 'Sinners' at last, artists as magicians, and much more.
Just Humphrey Bogart hanging out with his dog, wearing socks with fancy sandals, and surrounded by a lot of boar heads, sporting equipment and trophies, and a framed photograph of himself (1946). I have no idea what is happening here, but I love every detail about it.
Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.
Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just Humphrey Bogart hanging out with his dog, wearing socks with fancy sandals, and surrounded by a lot of boar heads, sporting equipment and trophies, and a framed photograph of himself (1946). I have no idea what is happening here, but I love every detail about it.
Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.
Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.
“The universal in the novel — and isn't that what we're all clamoring for these days? — is reached only through the depiction of the specific man in a specific circumstance.” — Ralph Ellison
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“The universal in the novel — and isn't that what we're all clamoring for these days? — is reached only through the depiction of the specific man in a specific circumstance.” — Ralph Ellison
Reposted by Cole Haddon
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! @emilystjams.bsky.social – the trailblazing journalist turned storyteller – talks her beautiful new novel 'Woodworking', her transition from writing about TV to the 'Yellowjackets' writers' room, and the state of trans rights in America.
Writer Emily St. James On Letting Go Of The Past ('Yellowjackets' - 'Woodworking' - 'Arden')
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/06/2025 · 56m
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! @emilystjams.bsky.social – the trailblazing journalist turned storyteller – talks her beautiful new novel 'Woodworking', her transition from writing about TV to the 'Yellowjackets' writers' room, and the state of trans rights in America.
Mint 400 Motocross Race, 1971.
Location: Mojave Desert, Nevada.
Photograph by Bill Eppridge (American).
Location: Mojave Desert, Nevada.
Photograph by Bill Eppridge (American).
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Mint 400 Motocross Race, 1971.
Location: Mojave Desert, Nevada.
Photograph by Bill Eppridge (American).
Location: Mojave Desert, Nevada.
Photograph by Bill Eppridge (American).
Good news for free subscribers to 5AM StoryTalk's podcast. The paywall has dropped on LIZ HANNAH’s episode. The screenwriter behind ‘The Post’, ‘Lee’, and more returns to discuss a seminal piece of art from her life – David Bowie’s THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.
BONUS: Liz Hannah Talks 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'
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November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Good news for free subscribers to 5AM StoryTalk's podcast. The paywall has dropped on LIZ HANNAH’s episode. The screenwriter behind ‘The Post’, ‘Lee’, and more returns to discuss a seminal piece of art from her life – David Bowie’s THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS.
Marilyn Monroe performing for the U.S. military in South Korea, 1954. She spent four days there, entertaining more than 100,000 servicemen.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Marilyn Monroe performing for the U.S. military in South Korea, 1954. She spent four days there, entertaining more than 100,000 servicemen.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
“I don’t dream at night. I dream at day. I dream all day. I’m dreaming for a living.” — Steven Spielberg
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“I don’t dream at night. I dream at day. I dream all day. I’m dreaming for a living.” — Steven Spielberg
“Though it's gorgeous, it drags. Luckily it’s on Netflix so that’s not a problem. Hello, fast-forward button”
Deborah Ross is the chief film critic of The Spectator. What an unserious, silly person - completely unsuited to the task of interrogating culture.
Deborah Ross is the chief film critic of The Spectator. What an unserious, silly person - completely unsuited to the task of interrogating culture.
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“Though it's gorgeous, it drags. Luckily it’s on Netflix so that’s not a problem. Hello, fast-forward button”
Deborah Ross is the chief film critic of The Spectator. What an unserious, silly person - completely unsuited to the task of interrogating culture.
Deborah Ross is the chief film critic of The Spectator. What an unserious, silly person - completely unsuited to the task of interrogating culture.
From the making of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999): Spike Jonze directs John Malkovich for his POV sequence.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
From the making of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999): Spike Jonze directs John Malkovich for his POV sequence.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
Reposted by Cole Haddon
Cole’s fab, and so’s @emilystjams.bsky.social, which means you should put your ears on this
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! @emilystjams.bsky.social – the trailblazing journalist turned storyteller – talks her beautiful new novel 'Woodworking', her transition from writing about TV to the 'Yellowjackets' writers' room, and the state of trans rights in America.
Writer Emily St. James On Letting Go Of The Past ('Yellowjackets' - 'Woodworking' - 'Arden')
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/06/2025 · 56m
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cole’s fab, and so’s @emilystjams.bsky.social, which means you should put your ears on this
Freddie Mercury (and Queen) performing in Southhampton, England, 1977.
Photograph by Martyn Goddard.
Photograph by Martyn Goddard.
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Freddie Mercury (and Queen) performing in Southhampton, England, 1977.
Photograph by Martyn Goddard.
Photograph by Martyn Goddard.
“The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.” — Anaïs Nin
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
“The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.” — Anaïs Nin
Don’t ever let anyone tell you art and artists can’t change the world.
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Don’t ever let anyone tell you art and artists can’t change the world.
Misty Saturday morning vibes.
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Misty Saturday morning vibes.
Barbara Streisand, 1972.
Photograph by Steve Schapiro.
Photograph by Steve Schapiro.
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Barbara Streisand, 1972.
Photograph by Steve Schapiro.
Photograph by Steve Schapiro.
Reposted by Cole Haddon
This is one of my favorite interviews I've done on the long (long) Woodworking press tour, and if you like it, subscribe to Cole's great podcast to hear me talk about something even MORE interesting: The X-Files masterpiece "Jose Chung's From Outer Space."
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! @emilystjams.bsky.social – the trailblazing journalist turned storyteller – talks her beautiful new novel 'Woodworking', her transition from writing about TV to the 'Yellowjackets' writers' room, and the state of trans rights in America.
Writer Emily St. James On Letting Go Of The Past ('Yellowjackets' - 'Woodworking' - 'Arden')
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/06/2025 · 56m
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is one of my favorite interviews I've done on the long (long) Woodworking press tour, and if you like it, subscribe to Cole's great podcast to hear me talk about something even MORE interesting: The X-Files masterpiece "Jose Chung's From Outer Space."
“Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey.” — John Updike
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
“Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey.” — John Updike
Thinking about writing a science-fiction screenplay? Well, there’s no better way to learn how to write one - or write on better - than reading great examples of them. This 5AM StoryTalk-curated tour through five decades of 20th century sci-fi on the big screen will help you on your creative journey.
40 20th Century Science-Fiction Scripts to Download and Study
5AM StoryTalk has curated a tour through five decades of great sci-fi films for you to learn from
colehaddon.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Thinking about writing a science-fiction screenplay? Well, there’s no better way to learn how to write one - or write on better - than reading great examples of them. This 5AM StoryTalk-curated tour through five decades of 20th century sci-fi on the big screen will help you on your creative journey.
Gosh, I love everything about this epic poster for DUNE: PART TWO (2024). What do you make of it?
Art by Iannocent.
Art by Iannocent.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Gosh, I love everything about this epic poster for DUNE: PART TWO (2024). What do you make of it?
Art by Iannocent.
Art by Iannocent.
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! @emilystjams.bsky.social – the trailblazing journalist turned storyteller – talks her beautiful new novel 'Woodworking', her transition from writing about TV to the 'Yellowjackets' writers' room, and the state of trans rights in America.
Writer Emily St. James On Letting Go Of The Past ('Yellowjackets' - 'Woodworking' - 'Arden')
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/06/2025 · 56m
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! @emilystjams.bsky.social – the trailblazing journalist turned storyteller – talks her beautiful new novel 'Woodworking', her transition from writing about TV to the 'Yellowjackets' writers' room, and the state of trans rights in America.
Groucho Marx and Alice Cooper, 1974. They were neighbors and close friends who would spend long times together at Marx’s house, watching old films as a way for Marx, an insomniac, to relax and fall asleep.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Groucho Marx and Alice Cooper, 1974. They were neighbors and close friends who would spend long times together at Marx’s house, watching old films as a way for Marx, an insomniac, to relax and fall asleep.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.