Rex Sikes' Movie Beat
469 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Producer/Actor Rex Steven Sikes talks with celebrities, film makers, and friends about how to make movies and television. Rex Sikes' Movie Beat is a Master Class in film & Tv making. Listen in as film & TV personalities discuss their goals, challenges and surprises from conception to finished product. Rex will take you inside and behind the scenes on REX SIKES' MOVIE BEAT. So whether you are a film maker or a fan you will enjoy these conversations. Visit: the official REX SIKES' MOVIE BEAT http://www.rexsikes.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rex-sikes/support
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Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats w Andrea Shreeman Gregor Collins
October 27, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 17.5 MBAndrea Shreeman Gregor Collins co-wrote and are currently packaging the feature film It's a Good Day to Die. Andrea began acting at age 15 in summer stock theater. She was a founding member of No Time, a sketch troupe still performing on the campus of George Washington University (now under the name Recess). She made over 75 appearances as various characters with The Standard Deviants, an educational comedy team still airing on PBS. Andrea has written and performed 7 one-person shows includin...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with writer Jane Espenson PT 2
October 26, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.2 MBJane Espenson, writer producer PT 2. Her early work was primarily in comedy and included stints at Dinosaurs and Ellen. She later moved to the hour-long format where she wrote episodes for shows including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, The O.C., Gilmore Girls, The Inside, Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, A Game of Thrones, Torchwood: Miracle Day, and co-created Syfy's Warehouse 13. Science fiction and fantasy are well represented among these t...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with stuntman Christopher Hadley
October 25, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 17.6 MBChristopher Hadley's (stunt perfromer) The first Stunt Coordinator Chris worked with is John DePasquale, who got him a job as a precision driver on "Fair Game". Chris had a great time simulating traffic and watching stunt performers like Grady Bishop, Bob Brown, Chick Bernhardt, Jeff Cadiente, Jim Churchman, John Zimmerman,Chuck and Steven Picerni and stunt legends Glen Wilder and Debbie Evans. At this point he knew that this was his passion and that he was going to pursue stunts as a care...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Kristen Shaw PT 4
October 18, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 19.7 MBKristen Shaw PT 4 Acting & Audition Coach & actor has appeared in over 2 dozen Film and Television projects, as well as having more than 25 National Commercials to her credit. Kristen was recently seen as "Nora", the First Gentleman's Chief-of-Staff, in ABC's hit Commander-in-Chief, with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. She was called a "modern day Lady MacBeth" by the New York Times, for her portrayal of "Fiona", William Petersen's tough-talking wife in the Oscar nominated film, The Conten...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats Rick Vaicius Flyway Film Fest
October 14, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 16.6 MBRick Vaicius is director and founder of Flyway Film Festival, Wisconsin's bluff premier destination for independent film as noted by Emmy award-winning blogger Scott W. Smith “ … a festival that should be on your radar” . Founded in 2008 it evolved from the monthly film programming and semi-annual filmmaker events Vaicius proposed and curated at the Lake Pepin Art & Design Center in Pepin. Vaicius has created a standout, intimate and high-quality annual festival. Over the past four years, Fly...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Marshall Pt 10
October 13, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.3 MBPeter Marshall Pt 10 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 3...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with producer Mark Frost
October 12, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBMark Frost, producer, writer, director began his career in 1975, by co-writing two episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man. He returned to home town Minneapolis to write stage plays for the Guthrie Theatre. Between 1982 and 1985, he co-wrote a number of Hill Street Blues episodes, and directed one. He began collaborating with David Lynch in 1986. In 1987, Frost was a screenwriter for The Believers. He created and was the executive producer of American Chronicles in 1990. In 1989, Lynch and F...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with producer Mark Frost
October 12, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 15.1 MBMark Frost, producer, writer, director began his career in 1975, by co-writing two episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man. He returned to home town Minneapolis to write stage plays for the Guthrie Theatre. Between 1982 and 1985, he co-wrote a number of Hill Street Blues episodes, and directed one. He began collaborating with David Lynch in 1986. In 1987, Frost was a screenwriter for The Believers. He created and was the executive producer of American Chronicles in 1990. In 1989, Lynch and Fr...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with producer Lenny Bitondo
October 11, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBLenny Bitondo, producer, was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. His last film “2:22” went on to win Best Feature Film at The Malibu International Film Festival 2009, as well as being chosen to close the 2009 St. Louis Film Festival. He also produced the Lion’s Gate release “Played”. Starring Mick Rossi, Vinnie Jones, Val Kilmer, Gabriel Byrne, Anthony LaPaglia, Bruno Kirby and Sile Bermingham. Drawing you in with a delightfully dark premise, the film A Kiss and a Promise is co-written and ...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with writer Jane Espenson
October 06, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14 MBJane Espenson, writer producer. Her early work was primarily in comedy and included stints at Dinosaurs and Ellen. She later moved to the hour-long format where she wrote episodes for shows including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, The O.C., Gilmore Girls, The Inside, Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, A Game of Thrones, Torchwood: Miracle Day, and co-created Syfy's Warehouse 13. Science fiction and fantasy are well represented among these titles...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Nadine Jolson PR
October 04, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 18.7 MBNadine Jolson, PR, and actor Joshua Fredric Smith, discuss branding yourself for success and working with PR and marketing to create a buzz about you and your project. This is critical information for filmmakers. Jolson Creative is a group of professionals with over twenty years of extensive experience in successful publicity campaigns and image marketing for Independent Films. This talented team of publicists, writers, and designers who specialize in PR campaign development, creation of mark...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with director Rod Lurie
September 30, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 18.4 MBRod Lurie wrote and directed the widely praised Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated political thriller “The Contender,” starring Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman and Christian Slater. The film was also honored by the Broadcast Film Critics with the first-ever Alan J. Pakula Award. His latest film, “Straw Dogs,” is a remake of the 1971 classic, starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, and Alexander Skarsgard, and was released in September, 2011. Lurie’s other most recent project...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor Stanley Livingston
September 29, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 19 MBStanley Livingston, actor, can boast of a career of fifty-five years - including a phenomenal twelve-year run as "CHIP DOUGLAS" on one of television's most popular series My Three Sons. The series is television's second longest running situation comedy and has been continuously broadcast for 50 years! The show made its debut in 1960 and was produced for 12 years completing nearly 400 episodes. Livingston’s career blossomed in the area of theatrical motion pictures as well. Stanley appear...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Marshall Pt 9
September 27, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 16 MBPeter Marshall Pt 9 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 30...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Marshall Pt 9
September 27, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 16 MBPeter Marshall Pt 9 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 3...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Marshall Pt 8
September 22, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 16.6 MBPeter Marshall Pt 8 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 3...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Marshall Pt 8
September 22, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 16.6 MBPeter Marshall Pt 8 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 30...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Rich Peterson Mad Horror
September 20, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBRichard Peterson has worked for years in the music and entertainment industry beginning in 1999, Richard worked as an independent music promoter, with his self owned company Icon Entertainment, booking regional and national touring acts in venues in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota. He took over as the booking agent for Luther’s Blues and The Annex, both prominent music venues in Madison, WI. He developed the Icon Entertainment Battle of the Bands that took place in 2003 and 2004. Afte...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with attorney Paul Battista PT 2
September 14, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 19.7 MBPaul Battista, Esq PT 2 has provided legal services to over 95 feature film, documentary and television projects in which he has represented either a producer/production company or an individual providing services to the project. He has been a guest speaker at film festivals and conferences, including Slamdance Film Festival and Film Independent’s Filmmaker Forum. He lectures at film and law schools in the Los Angeles area. Paul wrote, directed and produced the low budget independent featur...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Orly Ravid film acquisition
September 13, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 19.6 MBOrly Ravid, PT 3 Co-Executive Director The Film Collaborative At TFC, Orly works primarily on distribution, sales/licensing and contract/negotiation services with a focus on new media digital distribution. She also handles theatrical releases. A “big picture” thinker, Orly created TFC in response to a dominant and overarching structure that favors middlemen, not filmmakers. Her intense diligence in protecting filmmakers' rights and revenues is equally matched by her passion for art film and s...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor/writer Mick Rossi
September 06, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 17.6 MBMick Rossi actor, writer, musician & producer began his career in Manchester, England by forming the cult British Punk rock band Slaughter and the Dogs. Mick has written & produced several albums with Slaughter and the Dogs to date and they are considered to be one of the founders of the Punk Rock movement in Britain today. Mick transition into acting under the direction of famed British actor/director Keith Allen for the BBC. Since moving to LA, Mick continues to work as an actor in indepen...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Joke & Biagio PT 2
September 01, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 20.3 MBJoke and Biagio (PT 2) are married, and best known for creating and executive producing “Scream Queens” on VH1 and Co-Executive Producing Beauty and the Geek. The duo earned their documentary wings under acclaimed filmmaker R.J. Cutler (The War Room, The September Issue) and honed their reality TV skills working with luminaries like Mark Burnett and J.D. Roth of 3Ball Productions. They've produced several hundred hours of film and television, working as writers, producers, directors, and edit...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Gary Marsh
August 31, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 18.9 MBGary Marsh founded Breakdown Services in 1971, creating the process that is used around the world to cast feature films, television shows, commercials, theater and other projects that require actors. Marsh began his career as an actor after emigrating from England in 1963 appearing in such films as “Camelot” and Shampoo,” but he terminated his acting career to begin Breakdown Services. He is a 1976 graduate of UCLA and a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Since Breakdown Se...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat cats with Drew Rosas & Nick Sommer
August 25, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 16.4 MBDrew Rosas is an independent filmmaker and owner and CEO of The Surgery Room Production Company. His work experience includes several feature length film projects including Public Enemies, Modus Operandi, Handmade Nation, Hamlet ADD and his directorial debut Blood Junkie (recently selected for distribution with Troma Entertainment). Rosas has produced and directed dozens of commercials and several Television pilots. Currently, Rosas lives in Los Angeles, CA where he works as a Director, DP an...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Joke & Biagio
August 24, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBJoke and Biagio are married, and best known for creating and executive producing “Scream Queens” on VH1 and Co-Executive Producing Beauty and the Geek. The duo earned their documentary wings under acclaimed filmmaker R.J. Cutler (The War Room, The September Issue) and honed their reality TV skills working with luminaries like Mark Burnett and J.D. Roth of 3Ball Productions. They've produced several hundred hours of film and television, working as writers, producers, directors, and editors as...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Joke & Biagio
August 24, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBJoke and Biagio are married, and best known for creating and executive producing “Scream Queens” on VH1 and Co-Executive Producing Beauty and the Geek. The duo earned their documentary wings under acclaimed filmmaker R.J. Cutler (The War Room, The September Issue) and honed their reality TV skills working with luminaries like Mark Burnett and J.D. Roth of 3Ball Productions. They've produced several hundred hours of film and television, working as writers, producers, directors, and editors as ...
Rex Sikes Movie Beats chats with director Jack Perez PT 4
August 23, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 19.4 MBJack Perez, PT 4, is a 20-year veteran of the motion picture and television industry. He has directed nine feature films, is the recipient of awards for both writing and directing, and has received the critical praise of Roger Ebert, Harry Knowles from Ain’t It Cool News, drive-in critic Joe Bob Briggs,Fangoria, Film Threat, The LA Weekly, The Austin Chronicleand The New York Times. Perez graduated with honors from New York University’s Department of Film and Television. In his early career,...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Marshall Pt 7
August 18, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 15.3 MBPeter Marshall Pt 7 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 30...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Marshall Pt 7
August 18, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 15.3 MBPeter Marshall Pt 7 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 3...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Pastorelli
August 17, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 13.9 MBPeter Pastorelli grew up in show business. His father, Peter Pastorelli Senior, was a major presence in the film community, location managing films shot in New York City, titles like Sea of Love and Presumed Innocent and production managing Stephen King’s The Stand for television. Being surrounded by the excitement of film making at such a young, impressionable age, Peter realized that there was nowhere else he wanted to be than on a movie set. Starting in the location department, mana...
Rex Sike Movie Beat chats with Peter Pastorelli
August 17, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 13.9 MBPeter Pastorelli grew up in show business. His father, Peter Pastorelli Senior, was a major presence in the film community, location managing films shot in New York City, titles like Sea of Love and Presumed Innocent and production managing Stephen King’s The Stand for television. Being surrounded by the excitement of film making at such a young, impressionable age, Peter realized that there was nowhere else he wanted to be than on a movie set. Starting in the location department, managing...
Rex Sikes Movie Beats chats with director Jack Perez PT 3
August 16, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 20.4 MBJack Perez, PT 3, is a 20-year veteran of the motion picture and television industry. He has directed nine feature films, is the recipient of awards for both writing and directing, and has received the critical praise of Roger Ebert, Harry Knowles from Ain’t It Cool News, drive-in critic Joe Bob Briggs,Fangoria, Film Threat, The LA Weekly, The Austin Chronicleand The New York Times. Perez graduated with honors from New York University’s Department of Film and Television. In his early career,...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with CSA Helen McCready PT 2
August 15, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 17.8 MBHelen McCready, PT 2, casting director, C.S.A., began working as an actor in 1985 in British Columbia. as an extra on 21 Jump Street. She assisted in extra casting at Denise Love Talent Agency. In 1999, Helen launched Helen Wheels Productions, LLC in Arizona. Now in Burbank Helen’s success as a casting director has continued with projects such as Director Sam Mendes’s Away We Go, Nancy Meyer’s - Meryl Streep’s and Alec Balwdwin’s It’s Complicated. McCready is casting director for a number of...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Paul Provenza Pt 3
August 10, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 20.1 MBPaul Provenza, PT 3, an accomplished comedian, classically trained actor and an innovative filmmaker has worked TV, movies, theater and stand-up comedy for more than 2 decades. Paul has gone back and forth between acting and stand up comedy in every medium from TV to theater to film. He has been a guest on every major talk show from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson to The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Jimmy Kimmel...
Rex Sikes Movie Beats chats with director Jack Perez PT 2
August 08, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 18.4 MBJack Perez, Part 2, is a 20-year veteran of the motion picture and television industry. He has directed nine feature films, is the recipient of awards for both writing and directing, and has received the critical praise of Roger Ebert, Harry Knowles from Ain’t It Cool News, drive-in critic Joe Bob Briggs,Fangoria, Film Threat, The LA Weekly, The Austin Chronicleand The New York Times. Perez graduated with honors from New York University’s Department of Film and Television. In his early caree...
Rex Sikes Movie Beat chats w director Peter Marshall Pt 6
August 03, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBPeter Marshall Pt 6 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 30...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Barry Sandrew PT 2
August 01, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 13.8 MBDr. Barry Sandrew, PT 2, founded Legend3D, Inc., and is an internationally recognized visual effects pioneer and digital imaging expert with more than 14 VFX patents and 23 years of feature film and TV experience. In 2001, he developed the Company’s technology for the original patented digital systems and processes for colorization which he then later utilized as the platform from which he created Legend3D’s proprietary 3D conversion software. He was previously the co-founder and Chief Tech...
Rex Sikes Movie Beat chats with agent Phil Brock
July 27, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 16.7 MBPhil Brock, Talent Agent, opened his own talent management firm, the Studio Talent Group, in 1995. The STG client list includes many actors whose professional careers have flourished under his guidance. Clients include Richard Moll (Night Court), Charlene Tilton (Dallas), Irwin Keyes (Intolerable Cruelty, The Jeffersons, The Flintstones), and Brett Stimely (Watchment, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon), STG also represents a few screenwriters. The Studio Talent Group is both a management firm a...
Rex Sikes Movie Beats chats with director Jack Perez
July 20, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 17.4 MBJack Perez is a 20-year veteran of the motion picture and television industry. He has directed nine feature films, is the recipient of awards for both writing and directing, and has received the critical praise of Roger Ebert, Harry Knowles from Ain’t It Cool News, drive-in critic Joe Bob Briggs, Fangoria, Film Threat, The LA Weekly, The Austin Chronicle and The New York Times. Perez graduated with honors from New York University’s Department of Film and Television. In his early career, he w...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with CSA Helen McCready
July 13, 2011 14:30 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBHelen McCready, casting director, C.S.A., began working as an actor in 1985 in British Columbia. as an extra on 21 Jump Street. She assisted in extra casting at Denise Love Talent Agency. In 1999, Helen launched Helen Wheels Productions, LLC in Arizona. Now in Burbank Helen’s success as a casting director has continued with projects such as Director Sam Mendes’s Away We Go, Nancy Meyer’s - Meryl Streep’s and Alec Balwdwin’s It’s Complicated. McCready is casting director for a number of films...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats Marcus Cinema's Carlo Petrick PT 2
July 06, 2011 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBCarlo Petrick ,PT 2, film PR marketer, has more than 30 years experience in film exhibition and marketing. He's developed local and regional campaigns for films, as the official spokesperson for Marcus Cinema, and works closely with the exhibitor relations departments of all major studios. His efforts include media planning and buying; launching new theatres in markets throughout the Midwest; developing and directing direct mail campaigns; coordinating art direction for photo and video shoots...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with The Cutting Room Floor Host
June 29, 2011 23:30 - 1 hour - 14.2 MBCasey Ryan is the creator and host of the Cutting Room Floor talk-radio podcast. For the past 3 years, the show has sought to highlight the works of independent entertainers of all types including filmmakers, actors, authors, and musicians. The half hour segments air live on Sundays at 12 PM EST with recorded copies posted shortly afterward. A self proclaimed pop-culture addict, Casey is always trying to read up on the latest entertainment news stories. His film education consists of a lifeti...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Fangoria's Tony Timpone
June 23, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour - 14.2 MBAnthony Timpone, VP of Fangoria Entertainment, manages the Video on Demand, DVD and digital divisions. He is Editor Emeritus of Fangoria Magazine and Editor of the brand’s award-winning website Fangoria. As a Producer/Co-host, Timpone worked on Fangoria Radio for Sirius XM Satellite Radio and is the Producer/Interviewer for Fangoria TV’s Screamography series. In the 1990s he helped guide the first three Fangoria feature films: Mindwarp (starring Bruce Campbell and Angus Scrimm), Children of t...
Rex Sikes Movie Beats chats with director Rex Piano Pt 2
June 15, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour - 16.1 MBRex Piano, director, PT 2 graduated NYU School of the Arts in 1981. At school he worked on several films and commercials, “Ms. 45” for director Abel Ferrara, “Mother’s Day”, “When Nature Calls” for director Charles Kaufman. Upon graduating, he worked as a 1st A.D. on dozens of commercials and films until he took a full time position at a NY Commercial Production Company. In 1985 Rex as Head of Production for O’Quinn Productions. he produced numerous videos for Fangoria Magazine. In 1987 Rex ...
Rex Sikes Movie Beat chats with screenwriter Ryan Levin
June 09, 2011 16:00 - 1 hour - 17.1 MBRyan Levin, screenwriter, first job in LA was writers’ PA on the sitcom, Scrubs. Levin then spent two more seasons at Scrubs as a writers’ assistant, wrote an episode and proceeded to work as a writers’ assistant on several more shows and pilots. Levin wrote and directed a short film, The Fifth, a dark comedy, played over 60 film festivals worldwide, earning a myriad of awards, including Fantasia Fest’s Audience Award for Best Short Film, Dead by Dawn’s Best Short Film, and Fantastic Fe...
Rex Sikes Movie Beats chats with actor Barry Bostwick
June 01, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour - 16 MBBarry Bostwick, actor. From his portrayal of Brad Majors in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to Mayor Randall Winston on ABC’s “Spin City”, Barry Bostwick has had a career spanning all genres and mediums of show business. Barry has had starring roles in many highly acclaimed television film and miniseries’. “George Washington.” He won a Golden Globe for his performance as Lieutenant “Lady” Aster in ABC’s thirty-hour presentation of “War and Remembrance.” He starred in “Moviola,” “Deceptions,”...
Rex SIkes' Movie Beat chats with director Pen Densham
May 27, 2011 16:30 - 1 hour - 17.3 MBPen Denshama writer, producer, director, prefers to think of himself as a filmmaker. At nineteen he moved to Canada, where he directed commercials and documentaries, working with Marshall McLuhan. He joined John Watson and gainedAcademy Award nominations for the documentary LIFE TIMES NINE. In total the duo received over seventy international awards for their works. IF WISHES WERE HORSES, Pen wrote and directed, won fourteen awards and was reviewed by TV Guide as the best film of any length ...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor Monica Lewis
May 25, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour - 14.8 MBMonica Lewis (singer/actor) For almost two decades, Monica Lewis was the idealized, wholesomely sexy sound and image of apple-pie America, lending a curvaceous, dimpled smile and melodious voice of hope to thousands of U.S. troops through two of the 20th century's greatest wars. She starred on the very first "Ed Sullivan Show" telecast, had numerous hit records including "Put the Blame on Mame," "A Tree in the Meadow," "A Kiss to Build a Dream On," "Autumn Leaves" and "I Wish You Love," and p...
Rex Sikes Movie Beat chats with Matthew Barry on casting
May 18, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour - 16.3 MBMatthew Barry, is an actor, producer, and casting director. Best known for starring in Bernardo Bertolucci’s film “La Luna”. After going into casting Matthew has since spent 14 years directing actors as a casting director, working with directors Tim Burton on “Ed Wood and “Mars Attacks” Brett Ratner on “Rush Hour 1 and 2” and “Family Man”, Nick Cassavetes on “Unhook the Stars”, “She’s So Lovely”, “John Q” “The Notebook”, “Alpha Dog” and most recently “My Sisters Keeper”, and producer Jerry Br...
Rex Sikes Movie Beats chats with producer Dan Davies full
May 11, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour - 16.8 MBDan Davies, actor, writer, producer. Dan and Steve Russell, produced Ed Gein, The Musical a critically acclaimed film covered by nearly 1000 newspapers, magazines, websites and featured on national TV and radio. Dan has over 15 years in the film/television business. He hosted and co-produced over 80 episodes of TV seen throughout the Midwest including a cooking show called,"Sports' Cooking co-hosted by Sara White and the late NFL great Reggie White. In 2005, Dan and Ron Bullock of Video Trend...