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Season 13 Episode 5
“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” is a Nicolas Cage film that’s basically . . . a riff on Nic Cage. Principal photography took place in Hunga…
4 years, 1 month ago
S13 - Ep 4 - Our Flag Means Death - Assistant Directing
Season 13 Episode 4
HBO Max’s “Our Flag Means Death” is 10 episodes of comedy that manages to be both thoughtful and absurd, delivered by an all-star cast and a rotation…
4 years, 1 month ago
S13 - Ep 3 - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - Production Design
Season 13 Episode 3
"Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" is an unexpected pleasure: amusing, poignant, and heartwarming in equal measures. It’s also a major technical achiev…
4 years, 2 months ago
S13 - Ep 2 - Black Hawk Down, Part II
Season 13 Episode 2
For the second half of our look at Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down”, Harry Humpries (Senior Military Advisor) and Kimberley Ann Berdy (LA Production …
4 years, 2 months ago
S13 - Ep 1 - Black Hawk Down, Part I
Season 13 Episode 1
Season 13 starts off with a look at “Black Hawk Down”, Ridley Scott’s 2001 epic war film. My guests are Senior Military Advisor Harry Humpries and LA…
4 years, 2 months ago
S12 - Ep 11 - The First Lady - Makeup
Season 12 Episode 11
“The First Lady”, now finishing its inaugural season on Showtime, takes the audience behind the scenes through a century of Presidential history. Mak…
4 years, 3 months ago
S12 - Ep 10 - Roar - Production Design
Season 12 Episode 10
“Roar” is a show with something to say, and Production Designer Todd Fjelsted talks about reinforcing that message through all eight episodes of this…
4 years, 3 months ago
S12 - Ep 9 - The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey - Cinematography
Season 12 Episode 9
Storytelling is more than just what the script describes, and today we’re talking with Cinematographer Shawn Peters about how his work on Apple TV+’s…
4 years, 4 months ago
S12 - Ep 8 - Station Eleven - Costume Design
Season 12 Episode 8
Costume Designer Helen Huang returns to the podcast to talk about “Station Eleven,” the 10-episode miniseries that aired on HBO Max last winter. This…
4 years, 4 months ago
S12 - Ep 7 - Big Fish - Screenwriting
Season 12 Episode 7
Of all my work in Hollywood, 2003’s “Big Fish” was one of my favorite projects (I was the 2nd 2nd Assistant Director). For this episode, I’m joined b…
4 years, 4 months ago