According to the New Yorker, Boal brought Serial 25 hours of interviews he conducted with Bergdahl after his release, as the soldier declined interviews.
The 1977 series "Soap" was a lighter concoction than "Mary Hartman," but it, too, brought serial DNA into prime time, including regular cliffhangers.
The work's graphic clarity and spartan palette bring the serial history paintings of Jacob Lawrence to mind.
The moderately budgeted film, about an FBI agent whose efforts to bring a serial killer to justice are imperiled by a major temblor, had been in development at Disney at one point, but Bruckheimer said that "it is something they wouldn't make because it is a harder-edge movie".
Until recently, Beth Dozoretz seemed to be in a competition with her fellow Clinton friend and fund-raiser Terry McAuliffe over who deserved the greater share of credit for bringing in serial donations from Denise Rich, two senior party officials said.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) is also pressing for the creation of a "course of conduct" offence that would enable prosecutions to be brought against serial offenders even if the evidence is insufficient in each individual case.
Andreessen Horowitz is making an even bigger push into healthcare IT, bringing aboard serial entrepreneur Jorge Conde as a general partner.
Almost simultaneously, DFJ Esprit, also a top-tier VC has brought in serial entrepreneur William Reeve as venture partner.
Nearly two years ago, the Sand Hill Road firm brought aboard serial entrepreneur Alex Rampell as a general partner to focus on fintech, including as it relates to real estate as a new asset class.
As a director, Mr. Eastwood remains unimpressed by the fast cutting, digital tweaking and atmospheric camera work that younger filmmakers typically bring to their serial-killer thrillers.
