Following Films Podcast
320 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -Interviews with some of the most unique voices in independent film and popular culture. Think of it as a weekly film recommendation for something a bit off the beaten path.
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Jimmy Palmiotti on Harley Quinn, Marvel, and Living in Florida
April 17, 2024 04:36 - 54 minutes - 62.8 MBThank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I am joined by legendary comic book creator Jimmy Palmiotti. Jimmy has worked on several iconic characters and runs. He inked titles like the Punisher, and Ghost Rider and often inked the work of his friend and collaborator Joe Quesada. Together, they created Ash and Painkiller Jane. He also worked on Daredevil, a run especially known for the "Guardian Devil" arc scripted by Kevin Smith. Jimmy is a great guest and I had a blast ...
ARCADIAN and BLACKOUT Interviews (Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, and Larry Fessenden)
April 12, 2024 04:45 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBThank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I have two interviews. Up first I’m joined by Jaden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins to discuss their work on the new Nicholas Cage starring film ARCADIAN. The film is set in the near future, where normal life on Earth has been decimated. Paul and his two sons, Thomas and Joseph, have been living a half-life – tranquility by day and torment by night. Every night, after the sun sets, they face the unrelenting attacks of a mysterious and...
GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE and SNL 75 DP Eric Steelberg
April 08, 2024 21:11 - 49 minutes - 60.6 MBToday I'm joined by GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE DP Eric Steelberg. The supernatural comedy is the fifth installment of the Ghostbusters franchise starring Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Ernie Hudson, and Mckenna Grace and is in theaters now. We also chat about his upcoming film SNL 75. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/followingfilms/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/followingfilms/support
Michael Mendelsohn on Reservoir Dogs, God is a Bullet, Dreams, and more
April 02, 2024 01:52 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBMichael Mendelsohn, the CEO of Patriot Pictures, packages film production, financing, and distribution elements including the upcoming: LOST IN WONDERLAND written and directed by Daniela Amavia, starring Ella Bleu Travolta, Edouard Philipponnat, Sasha Luss, James Cromwell, and Terrence Howard; and GHOST SHIPS, an underwater dive shipwreck documentary directed by Markus Blunder, and many more projects currently in production. Recent releases include the seasonal hit THE GRINGO WHO STOLE CHRIS...
Brett Harvey on BREAKING OLYMPIA
March 27, 2024 03:20 - 25 minutes - 30 MBThank you for listening to the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. Today I am joined by director Brett Harvey. Brett is a Canadian documentarian best known for Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, which holds a coveted 100% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. I had Brett on the show to discuss his latest film BREAKING OLYMPIA. The documentary is the definitive, never-before-told told story of Phil Heath – perhaps the greatest bodybuilder of all time. Featuring interviews with Dwayne Johnson, Ronnie Cole...
The China Brothers on NIGHT SHIFT and Adam Cooper on SLEEPING DOGS
March 20, 2024 04:39 - 42 minutes - 49.7 MBToday I'm joined by Benjamin China and Paul China to discuss their film NIGHT SHIFT. While working her first night shift at a remote motel, a woman begins to suspect that the property is haunted. NIGHT SHIFT is currently available on VOD. Then after the break, I chat with Adam Cooper about the Russell Crowe thriller SLEEPING DOGS. An ex-homicide detective (Russell Crowe) with memory loss is forced to solve a brutal murder, only to uncover chilling secrets from his forgotten past. SLEEPING D...
Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell on YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME
March 15, 2024 04:56 - 33 minutes - 41.6 MBThank you for listening to The Following Films Podcast. Today, I’m joined by Directors Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell to discuss their film YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME In the Australian outback, a lonely, paranoid man, Patrick (played by Brendan Rock) gets a knock on his door during a torrential storm. He finds a woman, only known as "The Visitor" (played by Jordan Cowan, who also produces) in need of a phone to find her way home. He cautiously lets her in, which sets off a claustrophobic night of...
Mario Van Peebles on OUTLAW POSSE
March 06, 2024 03:21 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBToday I'm joined by Mario Van Peebles to discuss his film OUTLAW POSSE. 1908. CHIEF (Mario Van Peebles) returns from years of hiding in Mexico to claim stolen gold hidden in the hills of Montana. In his quest, he reunites an ensemble of fresh & familiar faces - together they fight off ANGEL, whose rationale to the gold leaves a trail of deception and dead bodies. OUTLAW POSSE is in theatres now! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/followingfilms/message ...
Devanny Pinn on THE BLACK MASS
March 05, 2024 02:43 - 49 minutes - 53.5 MBInspired by actual events, the film takes place over the course of 24 hours and recounts the grisly murders that occurred over winter of 1978, when a serial killer attacked multiple victims on an undisclosed college campus. The film, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, marks the directorial debut of award-winning actor/producer Devanny Pinn (Frost, The Dawn). A brutal and unflinching look at a terrifying rampage, The Black Mass takes a new perspective on the tropes of the ...
Dawn Mikkelson, Keri Pickett, and Jennifer Weir on FINDING HER BEAT
February 26, 2024 23:43 - 46 minutes - 52.4 MBThank you for listening to The Following Films Podcast. Today, I’m joined by Dawn Mikkelson, Keri Pickett, and Jennifer Weir, the co-directors and subject of the new documentary film FINDING HER BEAT. In the midst of a frozen Minnesota winter, a Japanese drum master and a Korean adoptee from North Dakota join forces to assemble the world’s greatest Taiko drummers in a bold effort to claim a cultural spotlight that has historically been reserved only for men. Through grueling rehearsals, Jen...
Carlson Young Director of UPGRADED
February 17, 2024 13:55 - 30 minutes - 34.5 MBThank you for listening to The Following Films Podcast. Today, I’m joined by Carlson Young to discuss her latest film UPGRADED. In the film, Ana Santos (Camila Mendes) is a smart and ambitious art enthusiast with dreams of running her own gallery. She is currently paying dues as an unpaid trainee at a premiere NYC auction house, run by the influential and demanding Claire Dupont (Marisa Tomei). When Ana is sent on her first work trip and gets unexpectedly upgraded to first class, she meets ...
Amy Schumer and Michael Cera on LIFE AND BETH
February 10, 2024 20:16 - 22 minutes - 26.2 MBWelcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host. Today, I’m joined by the stars of LIFE AND BETH, Amy Schumer and Michael Cera. As Beth and John’s relationship grows more serious, Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems. Is Beth’s traumatic history with men, and people she trusted from her youth destined to repeat itself? And what is triggering her fears? Beth does her best to ...
John Shevchenko on Creating Hyphonix and the Future of Streaming
February 05, 2024 22:47 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBThank you for listening to The Following Films Podcast. Today, I’m joined by John Shevchenko better known by his online moniker, Hyphonix. Known for pushing the boundaries of live streaming with his hilarious and unpredictable content, Hyphonix has garnered a massive following of millions on his YouTube channel and significantly impacted the live-streaming community. (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) In this episode we chat about how Hyphonix rose to prominence, take a look at his creative proc...
Daniel Harris on DARK OBSESSION
January 30, 2024 03:09 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I'm joined by horror legend Daniel Harris to discuss her latest film DARK OBSESSION. In the film, aspiring painter Anne (Blaine Morris) is haunted by the sudden—and unexplained—departure of her husband. Sinking deeper into her self-imposed isolation, Anne finds support in Maya (Mena Suvari), her closest confidant. While their friendship blossoms from tragedy, a shared disquiet takes root in Anne’s tight-knit community when unset...
SUNRISE Director Andrew Baird
January 24, 2024 03:18 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBWelcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host. Today, we are joined by SUNRISE director Andrew Baird In the movie, Fallon, a former police officer, returns to the site of a terrible crime. The people of a rural town soon discover that this mysterious visitor is a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. After being befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer is faced with a choice between seeking revenge and seeking redemption. Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyf...
Stephan Peterson and Sonya Ballantyne co-directors of THE DEATH TOUR
January 16, 2024 02:45 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWelcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host. Today, we have a special episode featuring Stephan Peterson (Ice Road Truckers on History Channel) and Sonya Ballantyne, co-directors of THE DEATH TOUR THE DEATH TOUR is a road trip movie like none other which takes viewers on an epic journey to a part of the world rarely captured on camera. Executive Produced by wrestling legend Chris Jericho, audiences experience these remote communities through the wrestler’s eyes as ...
A STORM FORETOLD Director Christoffer Guldbrandsen
January 07, 2024 00:43 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWelcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host. Today, I had the chance to sit down with Christoffer Guldbrandsen director of the documentary film A STORM FORETOLD. A STORM FORETOLD is centered on Roger Stone. With a colossal cigar dangling from the corner of his mouth, a libation in hand, and an unmistakable disdain for his political adversaries, Roger Stone emerges as the quintessential ally to Donald Trump. Revered as a right-wing powerbroker, Stone's influential ...
THE BROTHERS SUN Cinematographer Kim Miles
January 02, 2024 04:26 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBWelcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host. Today, I had the chance to sit down with Kim Miles, cinematographer on WELCOME TO MARWEN, the Michael J. Fox documentary film STILL, CHAMPIONS, and LOST OLLIE. I had Kim on the show to discuss his latest project the Netflix original series THE BROTHERS SUN. The story in THE BROTHERS SUN is set in motion when the head of a Taiwanese triad is shot by an assassin, his eldest son, Charles `Chairleg' Sun, heads to Los Angeles ...
DIXIELAND Creators William Hellmuth and J. Scott Worthington
December 27, 2023 03:59 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBWelcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host. Today, we have a special episode featuring William Hellmuth and J. Scott Worthington the director and writer of DIXELAND. DIXIELAND is set in the civl war and centered on a black Union physician, Charles Colster, played by Tony Todd. After his regiment is destroyed, Charles flees into the Virginian woods, stumbling on a Confederate soldier hiding in a cave; they share a fire, and try to find a moment of understanding before...
Greg Glienna Creator of MEET THE PARENTS on THE ROAD DOG
December 20, 2023 01:24 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBWelcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host. Today, we have a special episode featuring Greg Glienna, the creator of MEET THE PARENTS. In this episode, Greg talks about his latest project, THE ROAD DOG, a film that provides an honest depiction of the challenges that stand-up comedians face. With a cast of professional comedians, the movie follows the life of an alcoholic stand-up comedian as he reconnects with his estranged son. Doug Stanhope delivers an outstandin...
James Camali, Jance Enslin, and Carly Pope on THE MENTAL STATE
December 16, 2023 23:18 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBWelcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host, and today we have a special episode featuring the creative team behind the multi-award-winning film, THE MENTAL STATE. Joining us are James Camali, Jance Enslin, and Carly Pope. The story of THE MENTAL STATE centers around Andy, a young man who suspects a dangerous town shooter is on the loose in his hometown. As he uncovers a dark conspiracy, Andy's behaviors become increasingly erratic, leaving his mother Angela struggl...
David Keith on WALDEN
December 11, 2023 01:27 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBToday we are joined by legendary character actor David Keith. The film is centered on Walden Dean a stenographer, who has witnessed all types of injustices in the courtroom. After discovering he has a terminal illness, repressed anger deep within him surfaces - taking justice into his own hands in the most gruesome ways imaginable. WALDEN is in theatres and will be available on demand on Tuesday, December 12th. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/follow...
A FATHER’S PROMISE Director Rick Korn
December 07, 2023 03:49 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBToday we are joined by director Rick Korn to discuss his documentary film A FATHER’S PROMISE The film, produced by Sheryl Crow, tells the story of professional musician Mark Barden whose life changed instantly when his son Daniel was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. After the loss of his son, Mark lost all interest in music and vowed to do everything in his power to help prevent gun violence so that no one else must go through what he and his family went through. The film follows Mark as ...
AHSOKA DP Eric Steelberg
December 06, 2023 02:55 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBToday we are joined by AHSOKA DP Eric Steelberg. AHSOKA is a television miniseries created and written by Dave Filoni for Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and a spin-off from the series The Mandalorian, taking place in the same timeframe as that series and its other interconnected spin-offs after the events of Return of the Jedi, while also serving as a continuation of the animated series Star Wars Rebels. The series follows Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat ...
Chris Gore on AWARD THIS!
November 29, 2023 01:04 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by Chris Gore to discuss Film Threats 2023 AWARD THIS! award show. Film Threat’s Award This! is an independent film industry staple celebrating the best in independent cinema. In its fifth year, with a live in-person event on Sunday, D...
Art Alexakis from Everclear on Live At The Whisky A Go Go
November 22, 2023 03:47 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBHello! Welcome to the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast! Every week, we explore the creative minds behind the arts. I'm Chris Maynard, your host, and today we have a special guest with us - Art Alexakis from the band Everclear. We're going to discuss their latest release, "Live At The Whisky A Go Go". Before we jump into the interview, I’d like to take a moment to thank to our sponsor, Bookmans. Bookmans is an independent bookstore that provides a vast range of options for books, movies, music, and ...
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO Director Niels Arden Oplev on ROSE and John Trengove on MANODROME
November 14, 2023 04:11 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBHi! Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO DIRECTOR Niels Arden Oplev to discuss his latest film ROSE and after the break I chat with director John Trengove about his film MANODROME ROSE tells the story of two sisters and how their relationship ...
YOU WERE MY FIRST BOYFRIEND and ITS A WONDERFUL KNIFE Interviews
November 06, 2023 20:04 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBToday we are joined by directors Cecilia Aldarondo and Sarah Enid Hagey to chat about their work on YOU WERE MY FIRST BOYFRIEND and after the break Tyler MacIntyre joins us to discuss his latest film IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE. Listen… I have a new theme song! Composer Jerry Smith, known for Sorority Babes at The Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama 2 and Puppet Master: Doktor Death was kind enough to provide the show with the track!!! You can find Jerry on Twitter by following @jerryisjustok. In YOU WERE MY ...
RE-ANIMATOR and FROM BEYOND writer Dennis Paoli on SUITABLE FLESH
October 31, 2023 04:31 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBToday we are joined by screenwriter Dennis Paoli. Known for his work on horror films, specifically those directed by Stuart Gordon. He has written or co-written five of Gordon's films, including Re-Animator and From Beyond. I had the pleasure of speaking with Dennis about his latest film SUITABLE FLESH. The film stars Heather Graham, Barbra Crampton, and Bruce Davison. The film follows a psychiatrist who becomes obsessed with one of her young patients and later discovers they are linked to an...
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Scott Hamilton Kennedy on SHOT IN THE ARM and Kristi Jacobson on NO ACCIDENT
October 28, 2023 03:50 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBToday we have two interviews on the episode. First up we have SHOT IN THE ARM, Executive Producer Neil deGrasse Tyson and Director Scott Hamilton Kennedy. SHOT IN THE ARM is a critically renowned documentary that examines vaccine hesitancy and the impact it has had on public health. After the break I’m joined by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kristi Jacobson to discuss her film NO ACCIDENT. The film examines the aftermath of the deadly Charlottesville, Virginia “Unite the Right” white natio...
TAKEN Director Pierre Morel on FREELANCE
October 24, 2023 03:43 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by director Pierre Morel to discuss his latest film FREELANCE. The film is centered on an ex-special forces operative (John Cena) who takes a job to provide security for a journalist (Alison Brie) as she interviews a dictator (Juan Pablo R...
NIGHT OF THE HUNTED Director Franck Khalfoun
October 17, 2023 04:27 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by director Franck Khalfoun to discuss his film NIGHT OF THE HUNTED. The film is centered on an unsuspecting woman who stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she’s made the plaything of a sociopathic sniper with a secret vendet...
THE BOOGEYMAN Director Rob Savage and CAT PERSON Writer Michelle Ashford
October 10, 2023 05:41 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by director Rob Savage to discuss his adaptation of the Stephen King short THE BOOGEYMAN and writer Michelle Ashford to discuss her work on the genre bending feminist thriller CAT PERSON. THE BOOGEYMAN is centered on High school student Sa...
SHE CAME TO ME Cinematographer and Friend of the Show Sam Levy
October 05, 2023 04:35 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBToday I’m joined by Cinematographer and friend of the show Sam Levy. I had Sam on the show to discuss his work on his latest film SHE CAME TO ME. The film features Anne Hathaway, Peter Dinklage, and Marisa Tomei. The film is centered on a composer who is creatively blocked and unable to finish the score for his big comeback opera. At the behest of his wife, Patricia, formerly his therapist, he sets out in search of inspiration and finds much more than he bargained for. SHE CAME TO ME is cu...
SAW X Director of Photography Nick Matthews
September 30, 2023 04:16 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by Director of Photography Nick Matthews We chat about Nick’s work on the latest installment of the Saw franchise, SAW X as well as his work on the John Travolta starring film MOB LAND. But before we dive into our conversation with Nick, I...
Gavin Bocquet on Star Wars, The Dark Crystal, Indiana Jones, and Silo
September 26, 2023 04:24 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by Production Designer Gavin Bocquet. We chat about Gavins work on the Star Wars Prequels, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The Drak Crystal, Mute, and the Apple TV+ series Silo. But before we dive into our conversation with Gavin, I'd...
UNCHARITABLE director Stephen Gyllenhaal.
September 22, 2023 07:10 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by UNCHARITABLE director Stephen Gyllenhaal. The film is an illuminating look at how, in our ever-changing world, corporations are still consumed by the bottom line and charities are left to solve our world’s greatest issues while routinel...
UNCHARITABLE director Stephen Gyllenhaal
September 22, 2023 07:10 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by UNCHARITABLE director Stephen Gyllenhaal. The film is an illuminating look at how, in our ever-changing world, corporations are still consumed by the bottom line and charities are left to solve our world’s greatest issues while routinel...
William Goldenberg on Editing AIR
September 20, 2023 03:27 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by William Goldenberg William has edited more than twenty film and television projects since 1992. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film ARGO, and has been nominated for THE INSIDER, SEABISCUIT, ZERO DARK THIRTY and TH...
Michael Jai White on OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK
September 14, 2023 03:30 - 18 minutes - 17 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by Michael Jai White. A highly trained martial artist and actor, Michael Jai White has broken barriers as a Hollywood star and international box office sensation. With his dynamic personality, agile abilities and a physique of a bodybuilde...
Tracy Lynn Cruz on Playing the Yellow Ranger, Parenting Children on the Spectrum, and Nurolox
September 10, 2023 01:19 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by Tracy Lynn Cruz. With a career spanning over two decades, Tracy has captivated audiences with her remarkable performances in film and television. Best known for her iconic role as Ashley Hammond, the Yellow Ranger in "Power Rangers Turbo...
The Michaels on DON'T LOOK AWAY
September 04, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by Michael Bafaro and Michael Mitton to discuss their latest film DON’T LOOK AWAY. After a gang of criminals unintentionally unleashes a supernatural force onto the world, a young woman named Frankie is convinced she’s being stalked by a ki...
Marc Bernardin on SPLINTER
August 28, 2023 02:13 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBToday we are joined by Marc Bernardin to discuss his directorial debut, the short film SPLINTER. Marc is a journalist, public speaker, TV and comic book writer, podcaster, and now filmmaker. He has served as film editor for the Los Angeles Times and senior editor for The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly. He has written for GQ, Wired, Details, Vulture, Playboy, and Empire. He has been a staff writer for Castle Rock, Treadstone and Carnival Row, and is a supervising producer on St...
Dane Elcar on BRIGHTWOOD
August 21, 2023 07:15 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by director/writer Dane Elcar to discuss his film BRIGHTWOOD Jen and Dan’s marriage is on the rocks with Jen seriously thinking about ending it for good. But when the pair go on a jog around a local pond in an attempt to hash things out,...
Jeff L. Lieberman on Bella!
August 17, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBToday we are joined by director Jeff L Lieberman, to discuss his work on the documentary film Bella! Using never-before-seen home movies, audio diaries, and a vast trove of newly-discovered news footage, Bella! delves into a colorful and gritty era where one woman sacrificed her own political ambitions for future generations of female leadership. Bella Abzug’s story is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. But before we dive into our conversation with Jeff, I'd like to take a moment to...
THE LAST OF US Editors Timothy A. Good and Emily Mendez
August 14, 2023 07:26 - 44 minutes - 41 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by editors Timothy A. Good and Emily Mendez to discuss their Emmy nominated work on THE LAST OF US. After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity’s last hope. Wh...
Marc Turtletaub on JULES
August 11, 2023 07:01 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by director Marc Turtletaub to discuss his film Jules. JULES stars Ben Kingsley as Milton, a man who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passe...
Holly Shorts: David A. Flores on LIKENESS and my 7-year-old son Jacob on INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
August 10, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by director/writer/Tucsonan David A. Flores to discuss his short film LIKENESS. LIKENESS is about a young woman who works with a digital copy of her mom to investigate the sudden disappearance of her real mom. But before we dive into ou...
HOLLY SHORTS DOUBLE FEATURE: Ramone Menon on MY SCARY INDIAN WEDDING and Angelita Mendoza on THE BLUE DRUM
August 09, 2023 05:09 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBThank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by two directors of two wonderful genre films playing at this years Holly Shorts Festival. First up we are joined by Ramone Menon to discuss his film MY SCARY INDIAN WEDDING The film is about a cursed Bridesmaid that has to track down an...
Lyn Moncrief on THE PASSENGER, VENGENCE, and the Film Adaptation of FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S
August 04, 2023 04:16 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBHi! Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by Cinematographer Lyn Moncrief Lyn has been passionate about photography and the moving image from an early age. That passion led to him earn an M.F.A. in Cinematography from the American Film Institute, and since then he's compiled...