Rex Sikes' Movie Beat
469 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 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 with filmmakers David Spies & Phil Seneker on Kickstarter
September 03, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 7.55 MBDavid Spies & Phil Seneker are working together to produce a short film “A Musing”. They are using Kickstarter to fund their project. We explore how that is going, & what they have learned. David Spies has completed several screenplays that are each quite different in genre. He wrote the first draft of “A Musing” recently & registered with the WGA nine days later. David felt he had a screenplay definitely worthy of being produced so began to seek out a cinematographer to partner with. Afte...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor/comedian Rick Overton PT 2
September 02, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 7.52 MBRick Overton PT 2 has been doing standup comedy since before there were lockable steering columns on cars. Seriously. Rick believes that Comedy shares it's roots with Country Western and The Blues because they're all just complaining to a rhythm. Rick can currently be seen in the comedy film DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS with Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd, recently in Stephen Soderberg's THE INFORMANT starring Matt Damon. He's also Pam's Dad on THE OFFICE in the Wedding Episodes. Yay for On Demand! Someo...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with filmmaker Joe Wilson PT 3
August 31, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 7.63 MBJoe Wilson PT 3 is an award-winning filmmaker & comedy screenwriter, stand up comedian & private investigator. Wilson's short film "The Swear Police" won best shortie-short at the 2009 LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which can be seen at http://www.SwearPolice.com. "Vampire Mob" is a new web series created, written, directed, produced & edited by Wilson, starring John Colella ("Swear Police'), Reamy Hall (Criminal Minds), Marcia Wallace ("The Simpsons"), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Em...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chat's with director/distributor Jon Keeyes PT 6
August 26, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.7 MBJon Keeyes Pt 6 distributor continues to discuss the state of the industry & distribution. How does one get their feature to an audience? We will talk more on foreign & domestic release, deliverable & myths of distribution PLUS more. With six feature films, Jon Keeyes is one of the hardest working directors in the southwest. Jon made his writing/directorial debut in 2001 with “American Nightmare.” This critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as s...
Rex Sikes' chats with writer/producer/director Dan Cohen
August 25, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBDan Cohen’s directorial debut is Diamond Men . The script evolved from his family’s three generations in the diamond business and an intimate knowledge of small town Pennsylvania. Dan previously wrote, produced and played a lead role in The Whole Truth. Janet Maslin, writing in the New York Times called the shoestring indie effort “a hardworking comedy with a homemade flavor” and likened it to the early work of Woody Allen and Albert Brooks. The NY Post called it “funny and truthful,” a...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with author/director John Gaspard
August 24, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBJohn Gaspard has directed and/or produced six low-budget features, including the digital feature, Grown Men, which premiered at the Ashland International Film Festival and won the “Best of Fest/Best Screenplay” award at the Black Point Film Festival. He directed and co-wrote the award-winning feature film, Beyond Bob, and directed the science-fiction comedy feature film, Resident Alien. He has directed features on 16mm, digital video, analog video, and produced and directed the first feature...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor/comedian Rick Overton
August 19, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBRick Overton has been doing standup comedy since before there were lockable steering columns on cars. Seriously. Rick believes that Comedy shares it's roots with Country Western and The Blues because they're all just complaining to a rhythm. Rick can currently be seen in the comedy film DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS with Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd, recently in Stephen Soderberg's THE INFORMANT starring Matt Damon. He's also Pam's Dad on THE OFFICE in the Wedding Episodes. Yay for On Demand! Someone ...
Rex Sikes' chats with actor Kevin Sorbo PT 3
August 16, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.3 MBKevin Sorbo Pt 3 You know him as Hercules in the show that surpassed “Baywatch” as the most watched show in the world “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys” and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Gene Rodenberry’s “Andromeda” The series, based upon writings from the late “Star Trek” creator’s archives, debuted as the number one hour show in first run syndication and held that spot throughout it’s five year run from 2000-2005.? Electronics Media Magazine named Sorbo TV’s third most bankable star behind Opra...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Sundance Short FIlm Programmer Roberta Munroe
August 12, 2010 17:30 - 1 hour - 14.5 MBRoberta Marie Munroe is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, international short film festival programmer, consultant and now published author. Her book *How Not To Make A Short Film: Secrets From A Sundance Programmer *(Hyperion Books, January 2009) is a provocative and practical insider's guide to making a great short film described as the “bible” for short filmmakers. Roberta packed this “bible” with insider tips gleaned from 5 years programming short films at Sundance, interv...
Rex Sikes' chats with director/blogger Jeffrey Goodman PT 3
August 12, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 16.4 MBJeffrey Goodman director PT 3 - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors. LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around t...
Rex Sikes' chats with actor/director/comedian Paul Provenza PT 2
August 10, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 15.9 MBPAUL PROVENZA PT 2an accomplished comedian, classically trained actor & an innovative filmmaker has worked TV, movies, theater & stand-up comedy for more than 2 decades. Paul has gone back & forth between acting & standup 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 Show, The D...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with director Jon Keeyes Pt 5
August 05, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.1 MBJon Keeyes Pt 5 Jon and I discuss the state of the industry & distribution. How does one get their feature to an audience? Hear what Jon has to say! With six feature films, Jon Keeyes is one of the hardest working directors in the southwest. Jon made his writing/directorial debut in 2001 with “American Nightmare.” This critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as she brings to life the fears of a group of friends. “American Nightmare” was released ...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with webseries filmmaker Joe Wilson PT 2
August 03, 2010 15:00 - 1 hour - 14.3 MBJoe Wilson PT 2 is an award-winning filmmaker & comedy screenwriter, stand up comedian & private investigator. Wilson's short film "The Swear Police" won best shortie-short at the 2009 LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which can be seen at http://www.SwearPolice.com. "Vampire Mob" is a new web series created, written, directed, produced & edited by Wilson, starring John Colella ("Swear Police'), Reamy Hall (Criminal Minds), Marcia Wallace ("The Simpsons"), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Em...
Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat chats with director/blogger Jeffrey Goodman PT 2
July 29, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MBJeffrey Goodman director PT 2 - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors. LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around t...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with filmmaker Joe Wilson
July 27, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBJoe Wilson is an award-winning filmmaker & comedy screenwriter, stand up comedian & private investigator. Wilson's short film "The Swear Police" won best shortie-short at the 2009 LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which can be seen at http://www.SwearPolice.com. "Vampire Mob" is a new web series created, written, directed, produced & edited by Wilson, starring John Colella ("Swear Police'), Reamy Hall (Criminal Minds), Marcia Wallace ("The Simpsons"), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Empire...
Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat chats with actor/producer/director/ Matthew Tompkins
July 21, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MBMatthew’s Tompkins’, actor, producer, director, twenty year career includes starring or co-starring in over 80 television productions, 25 feature films, 60 national commercials and 75 theatre plays. Among his extensive acting credits, he has starred in the movies Killing Down, The Fragility of Seconds and Radiant as well as co-starring in Living & Dying with Michael Madsen, Missionary Man with Dolph Lundgren, Fire Down Below with Kevin Sorbo, a reoccurring role on Fox’s Prison Break and mos...
Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat chats with director/blogger Jeffrey Goodman
July 14, 2010 17:30 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBJeffrey Goodman director - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors. LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around the...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Orly Ravid on film acquisitions & sales PT 2
June 10, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBOrly Ravid, PT 2 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 distribution strategist Peter Broderick
June 09, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBA leading distribution strategist, Peter consults with filmmakers and media companies to develop strategies to maximize distribution, audiences, and revenues. He was previously President of Next Wave Films, which helped launch the careers of Christopher Nolan and other exceptionally talented filmmakers. Peter also established Next Wave Films' Agenda 2000, the world's first initiative devoted to financing digital features. A key player in the growth of the ultra-low budget feature movement...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with feature and documentary filmmaker Michael Caplan
June 07, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBMichael Caplan's career began in the early '90s, when he worked as a producer of independent films in Chicago. In 10 years he produced 3 critically acclaimed feature films, including The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, & Peoria Babylon,starring David Drake & Ann Cusack. Throughout the decade, Michael wrote and directed several dramatic shorts that screened on PBS in Chicago and film festivals nationwide. In 2003 he completed Stones from the Soil, a personal documentary about his father, who wa...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor/director/comedian Paul Provenza
June 03, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MBPAUL PROVENZA an accomplished comedian, classically trained actor & an innovative filmmaker has worked TV, movies, theater & stand-up comedy for more than 2 decades. Paul has gone back & forth between acting & standup 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 Show, The D...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Orly Ravid on film acquisitions & sales
June 02, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBOrly Ravid, 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 socio/...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with author/director Jon Reiss PT 2
June 01, 2010 16:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBJon Reiss PT 2 author of Think Outside the Box Office is the first nuts-and-bolts guide for filmmakers who want to take control of their own distribution and marketing destiny. Each chapter addresses an essential aspect of a film’s release and gives specific techniques to filmmakers to create success with their films in today’s marketplace. Jon Reiss named one of “10 Digital Directors to Watch” by Daily Variety, Jon Reiss is a critically acclaimed filmmaker who has produced and directed three...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with PR & marketing specialist Sheri Candler
May 26, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBSheri Candler, a marketing & publicity specialist helps independent filmmakers gather an audience for their work. As the Marketing & Sponsorship Manager for the Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival, she encountered numerous talented filmmakers who possessed expert knowledge in storytelling & film production, yet lacked the knowledge of how to promote & distribute their films. It was painful for Sheri to see how opportunities were being missed & filmmakers being abused by the distribution proces...
Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat chats with producer Jason Brubaker
May 25, 2010 16:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBJason Brubaker is a Hollywood based independent movie producer, passionate about helping other filmmakers make their movies and apply proven marketing strategies to reach a global audience through new movie distribution models. With over a decade of movie making experience, Jason has produced numerous shorts and THREE feature films including (Special Dead 2006, Rattle Basket 2007 and Toxic Soup 2009). Jason is a contributing author of The Independent’s Guide to Film Distributors (2009 Indepen...
Rex Sikes Movie Beat chats with actor/acting & audition coach Kristen Shaw Pt 3
May 24, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBKristen Shaw PT 3 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 with actor Sam Witwer of Smallville & Battlestar Galactica Pt 3
May 21, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MBSam Witwer, PT 3 actor, has worked as a regular on the series Battlestar Galactica and Smallville. Among his numerous television appearances are Bones, Dexter, Csi, Jag, NCIS, Cold Case, Angel, Dark Angel, ER and many more. He’s has appeared in movies as well, recently in No God No Master directed by friend of Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat Terry Green and The Return of Joe Rich directed by friend of RSMB Sam Auster. Samuel Witwer, was raised in Glenview, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois and attended Gle...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat Chats With Casting Director Michael Sonntag of Studio C Artists PT 3
May 20, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBMichael Sonntag PT 3 is a casting director, film producer, teacher, and actor. Born and raised in St. Louis, MO, Michael began his career producing local evening news for NBC, after graduating from the University of Notre Dame. He has worked both in front of and behind the camera, in a wide range of positions - most recently casting the feature film, Nephilim, as well as a number of commercials for clients such as Walt Disney Studios, TV Land, and DeclareYourself.com, with his business part...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with 1st Assistant Director Curtis Smith PT 2
May 19, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBCurtis A. Smith, 1st AD. PT 2 grew up Oak Park, Michigan enrolled in Specs Howard's School of Broadcasting Arts. After graduation 1997, he landed an internship on the feature film Marriage Material, directed by Jody Poldolsky. The film starred Leslie Ann Warren, James Rebhorn, Alanna Ubach & Michael Silver. Curtis was offered a paid Set Production Assistant position on Out of Sight, directed by Stephen Soderberg, starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez & Ving Rhames. He then worked on Cherry,...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with writer/director/producer Sarah Nean Bruce PT 2
May 17, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBSarah Nean Bruce PT 2 of Bel Age Pix. A twenty year veteran in the entertainment biz, Recent projects: Additional Unit Producer of “The Delphi Effect” (aka “Kiss Me Deadly”) for Regent Entertainment; Co-Executive Producer of film festival award-winning noir sci-fi feature “Yesterday Was A Lie” for Helicon Arts Cooperative; Co-Executive Producer of the Hallmark film “Where There’s A Will” (Love, Clyde)” directed by John Putch, starring Marion Ross, Frank Whaley, & Christine Elise for Larry Lev...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with producer John Paul Rice PT 2
April 30, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBJohn Paul Rice producer PT 2 - Mr. Rice attended Georgia State University in 1997 with a focus on Business. In 1999, while at college, Mr. Rice was given a rare opportunity to work on Jerry Bruckheimer's Remember the Titans. After working almost three months on the film, John returned to school and directed his studies toward learning the history of cinema. Mr. Rice gained hands-on production experience by working on a handful of micro-budget independent films between courses before moving to...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with producer & dean of Columbia College Alan Gansberg PT 2
April 29, 2010 17:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBALAN L. GANSBERG (PT 2) Dean of the College of Columbia College Hollywood, a fully accredited private college offering degrees in Cinema and Cinema/TV. While running the key areas of the College, Gansberg continues his career as a writer-producer and occasional director. He has written and/or produced more than 100 hours of television, created more than a dozen nationally-distributed documentaries, and directed several longform TV projects. Gansberg has been nominated for four Emmy Awards...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with acting coach/author Eric Morris PT 2
April 29, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBEric Morris is one of the most controversial and exciting acting teachers in the history of American performance. Author of 5 best-selling books on acting, and having taught over 20,000 students in the last 40 years (including some of Hollywood's biggest stars), Eric's craft process is clear, specific and compelling. Eric goes far beyond the Method in dealing with the actor's instrument in the belief that it is virtually impossible for an actor to learn or execute a process of acting without ...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with author/director Guerilla Filmmaker Chris Jones
April 28, 2010 17:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBChris Jones One of the authors of the popular “The Guerrilla Filmmaker’s Handbook” series, Chris Jones will be making his Movie Beat debut. Recently, Chris directed the short film “Gone Fishing” which was shortlisted for an Oscar. He chronicles his journey as a guerilla filmmaker on his blog Make Film, Teach Film (http://www.chrisjonesblog.com/) and recently launched an internet television show in support of the new book in the series, The Guerilla Filmmakers Pocketbook. Chris has 3 feature f...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with director Terry Green PT 3
April 28, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBDirector Terry Green PT 3 has 25 years experience in the entertainment industry, with 13 years managing a successful motion picture production company. He is an Award-winning writer & director with access to the highest levels of talent, production staff & project financing. In 1997 he founded an independent company Strata Productions, Inc. that has financed $20 million in private equity for the production of 3 feature films, amassing over 750 financial partners over the past 13 years. Garner...
Rex Sikes Movie Beat chats with actor/acting & audition coach Kristen Shaw Pt 2
April 27, 2010 17:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBKristen Shaw PT 2 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 with editor/director Michael A Hoffman PT 2
April 27, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBMichael A. Hoffman editor/director Pt 2. Originally from South Florida; Michael A. Hoffman has worked in all facets of the entertainment industry. An accomplished IATSE editor (Los Angeles Local 700); his credits range from moderate independent productions to large scale features. Highlights include; the upcoming Vindicated Pictures release “Forget Me Not”, which stars Carly Schroeder (“Firewall”, “Way of the Dolphin”) and Cody Linley (“Hannah Montanah”); his directorial effort “ROT: Reunion ...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with sound supervisor/re-recording mixer Patrick Giraudi PT 2
April 26, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBPatrick Giraudi PT 2 is a pioneer in using digital workstation in sound editing and mixing films. He is a well established Sound Supervisor/Re-recording Mixer in the film industry with over 330 film credits to his name. From music engineer to sound editor, he started to work as a freelance dialogue editor. He quickly became renowned for his professionalism and knowledge of digital technology. In 1991, a State Of The Art post production facility in Culver City hired Patrick, and from editor an...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor/acting & audition Kristen Shaw
April 23, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBKristen Shaw 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 Contender...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with producer & dean of Columbia College Alan Gansberg
April 22, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBALAN L. GANSBERG Dean of the College of Columbia College Hollywood, a fully accredited private college offering degrees in Cinema and Cinema/TV. While running the key areas of the College, Gansberg continues his career as a writer-producer and occasional director. He has written and/or produced more than 100 hours of television, created more than a dozen nationally-distributed documentaries, and directed several longform TV projects. Gansberg has been nominated for four Emmy Awards (two f...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with cinematographer Jenny Stolte
April 20, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBDirector of Photography Jenny Stolte has been interested in filmmaking since she was ten years old. Through middle and high school she made many short and feature length films. Some were great and were selected for film festivals and won awards - some were not as great. However, there was never any doubt when she started college at the University of Iowa in 2003 that filmmaking was the career she wanted to pursue. While at the University of Iowa, Jenny interned with Scott Duncan, a televis...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with The Reel Truth author Reed Martin Pt5
April 19, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBReed Martin Pt 5 interviewed for his book are independent film icons Kim Peirce, Terry Zwigoff, Werner Herzog, Doug Liman, Harmony Korine, Atom Egoyan, documentary flimmakers Barbara Kopple, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, and 'Pulp Fiction' producer Lawrence Bender, 'Juno' producer Lianne Halfon, and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' producer Anthony Bregman, among others. Among the directors that talked with Martin were recent Oscar winner Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Kenneth Lonergan (...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Collateral producer Julie Richardson Pt 2
April 16, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBJulie Richardson (PT 2) producer and Managing Member of Imaginarium Entertainment Group. She is best known for finding, developing, and producing the box office sensation COLLATERAL, starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Fox, which received two Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations and received the Critics Choice Award, along with twenty three other nationally or internationally sponsored honors. As of November 2008, Ms. Richardson is in post-production on the THE MIDNIGHT MAN for D...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with director/author Ian Agard
April 15, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBIan Agard is a 34 year-old screenwriter/film producer/director started his filmmaking journey in 2000 after watching Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Watching the movie changed my life forever” said Ian. In 2004, he studied acting at HB Studio in New York City and later that year he landed a principal role in the off off Broadway play Fiorello and a supporting role in the short film, The Diploma. Early 2005, Ian moved back to Toronto where ...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with director Peter D. Marshall - The Director's Series PT 4
April 14, 2010 17:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBPeter Marshall The Director's Series PT 4 - We continue tip[s for being a better director & the nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career & has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer & director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV s...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor Sam Witwer of Smallville & Battlestar Gallactica
April 14, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBSam Witwer, actor, has worked as a regular on the series Battlestar Galactica and Smallville. Among his numerous television appearances are Bones, Dexter, Csi, Jag, NCIS, Cold Case, Angel, Dark Angel, ER and many more. He’s has appeared in movies as well, recently in No God No Master directed by friend of Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat Terry Green and The Return of Joe Rich directed by friend of RSMB Sam Auster. Samuel Witwer, was raised in Glenview, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois and attended Glenb...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with filmmakers Chris Power & Nathan Hynes
April 13, 2010 17:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBChris Power & Nathan Hynes - co-producers, co-directors, co-screenwriting team. Chris grew up in Toronto. After studying at the Ontario College of Art (now Art and Design) Chris worked for years in the DGC as an Art Director while producing short films, music videos, documentaries and television on the side. Most recently, Chris has sold a number of scripts and has been working in pre-production as a writer and director on “The French Touch” while gearing up for the official release of his fi...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with 1st Assistant Director Curtis Smith
April 13, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBCurtis A. Smith, 1st AD. grew up Oak Park, Michigan enrolled in Specs Howard's School of Broadcasting Arts. After graduation 1997, he landed an internship on the feature film Marriage Material, directed by Jody Poldolsky. The film starred Leslie Ann Warren, James Rebhorn, Alanna Ubach & Michael Silver. Curtis was offered a paid Set Production Assistant position on Out of Sight, directed by Stephen Soderberg, starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez & Ving Rhames. He then worked on Cherry, s...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with actor/director Juliet Landau PT 2
April 09, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.7 MBJuliet Landau PT 2 co-starred in Tim Burton’s ED WOOD as Loretta King and starred opposite Whoopi Goldberg in New Line Cinema’s THEODORE REX. She created the role of Drusilla on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, appearing on BUFFY and ANGEL over the course of six seasons. She just completed playing Russian villainess Nataliya Chernov in the adorable kid’s movie, MONSTER MUTT, created and produced by 4X Oscar-winning Greg Canom’s Drac Studios. Juliet directed the short documentary TAKE FLIGHT about an...
Rex Sikes' Movie Beat chats with Marcus Cinema Marketing Manager Carlo Petrick
April 08, 2010 15:00 - 59 minutes - 13.6 MBCarlo Petrick has been involved in the business of film for more than 30 years, primarily on the exhibition side, but also on the creative side. Petrick, grew up a movie fan and was captivated by the images that flickered across the big screen, determined to someday be part of the magic that was movies. Petrick’s filmmaking career began when he bought a Kodak 8MM camera and started to document the world around him. Petrick graduated with a degree in communications from UW-Green Bay. Petric...