Podcast Episodes

Season 10 - Ep 4 - The Witcher

Season 10 Episode 4

“The Witcher”, currently streaming on Netflix, is a rousing mashup of monsters, mages, and mayhem. My guest today, Cinematographer Romain Lacourbas, …

4 years, 8 months ago

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Season 10 - Ep 3 - Invasion

Season 10 Episode 3

Apple TV+’s “Invasion”, with storylines spanning four continents, was an epic production in terms of both scale and scope. My guests today — Producti…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Season 10 - Ep 2 - The Shrink Next Door

Season 10 Episode 2

“The Shrink Next Door”, currently streaming on Apple TV+, stars Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd as patient/therapist, tracking their dysfunctional relatio…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Season 10 - Ep 1 - Planet of the Apes

Season 10 Episode 1

I was the DGA Trainee on Tim Burton’s "Planet of the Apes" (2001), and I’m joined today by some fellow crew members with stories to share: Douglas No…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Season 9 - Ep 14 - 8-Bit Christmas

Season 9 Episode 14

"8-Bit Christmas", currently streaming on HBO Max, is a holiday nostalgia tale reminiscent of "A Christmas Story" but set in the 80s and trading its …

4 years, 9 months ago

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Season 9 - Ep 13 - The Matrix - Visual Effects

Season 9 Episode 13

"The Matrix", the 1999 sci-fi classic written and directed by the Wachowski siblings, is rightfully praised for its groundbreaking visual effects. My…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Season 9 - Ep 12 - Tick, Tick . . . Boom!

Season 9 Episode 12

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, “Tick, Tick . . . Boom!”, both features and reflects upon the creative works of Jonathan Larson, best known a…

4 years, 9 months ago

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Season 9 - Ep 11 - Women Below the Line

Season 9 Episode 11

My guests today - Melanie Ragone, Melissa Beaupre, and Nicole Higgins - are women who work in below the line film crew specialties typically dominate…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Season 9 - Ep 10 - The Chronicles of Narnia

Season 9 Episode 10

The 21st Century has seen three film adaptations of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books: “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (2005), “Prince Caspian” (2008)…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Season 9 - Ep 9 - The Harder They Fall

Season 9 Episode 9

In “The Harder They Fall”, currently streaming on Netflix, Jonathan Majors and Idris Elba are opposing outlaws, leading their respective gangs into a…

4 years, 10 months ago

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