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BPS 490: He Waited 11 YEARS to Make His Movie—Then Jimmy Kimmel Changed Everything with Don Barris
Episode 490
What happens when Hollywood never comes knocking?
Comedian, filmmaker, podcaster, and longtime Jimmy Kimmel collaborator Don Barris shares the unconve…
1 day, 11 hours ago
BPS 489: He Made 1,500 Short Films Before Hollywood Took Notice with Michael Rousselet
Episode 489
What happens when Hollywood keeps saying no, but you refuse to stop making movies?
Filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Rousselet shares the unconventio…
1 week, 1 day ago
BPS 488: How The Asylum Makes Movies That Actually Make Money with David M. Latt
Episode 488
How do you build an independent film studio that produces movies constantly without betting the entire company on every release?
In this episode, Davi…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
BPS 487: The Brutal Truth About Making Horror Movies with Harrison Smith
Episode 487
Success in filmmaking rarely comes from waiting for permission.
In this episode, horror filmmaker Harrison Smith shares the lessons he learned from bu…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
BPS 486: Wes Craven's Secret to Writing Great Movies with Glenn Benest
Episode 486
What does it really take to become a professional screenwriter?
In this fascinating conversation, Glenn Benest—screenwriter of two Wes Craven films, p…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
BPS 485: The Screenwriting Blueprint Every First-Time Writer Needs with David Hohl
Episode 485
Writing a screenplay is easy. Writing one that Hollywood actually wants to read is something entirely different. In this episode, veteran screenplay …
1 month ago
BPS 484: How One Tweet Can Change Your Screenwriting Career with Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Episode 484
Breaking into Hollywood has never followed a single formula, and Jeanne Veillette Bowerman proves that some of the most successful careers begin far …
1 month, 1 week ago
BPS 483: The Filmmaker Who Turned Failure Into a Feature Film with Mark Phillips
Episode 483
What starts as a spontaneous idea during a cold morning outside a locked office eventually becomes a life-changing adventure stretching across an ent…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
BPS 482: How a Hollywood Creature Creator Made His First Feature Film with Hiroshi Katagiri
Episode 482
What does it take to spend more than two decades creating creatures, monsters, and makeup effects for Hollywood before finally stepping behind the ca…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
BPS 481: The Brutal Truth About Getting Your First Film Made with Greg Francis
Episode 481
On today's episode, filmmaker Greg Francis shares the incredible journey behind making his first feature film, Poker Night, after spending more than …
2 months ago