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To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of Beautiful Girls we got to talk to one of its stars, Max Perlich, who plays the loveable sad sack Kev. We talk about the film, his fellow cast members, Director Ted Demme, working on Homicide: Life on the Street, Harmony Korine and Gummo, his marvellous hats and much more...Please don't forget to rate and review the show:https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews over at:https://aftermoviediner.com/interviews
Booth Talk is very happy to present our conversation with Steve Guttenberg. We talk about the movie Diner (1982), ensemble casts, auditioning, acting, fame, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Lavalantula, the renaissance of the Gute and a lot more - take a listen!Please don't forget to rate and review the show:https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews over at:https://aftermoviediner.com/interviews
Host, Jon Cross talks with Director Mike Cahill at the press junket for his movie Bliss, a Sci-Fi, love story about addiction and alternate realities that stars Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek and premieres on Feb 5th 2021 on Amazon Prime.
Star of Adventures in Babysitting, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead and 1991's teens against terrorists adventure Toy Soldiers, Keith Coogan, talks with Jon Cross about the making of Toy Soldiers, his co-stars, the story, behind the scenes jokes and looks back at the film in its 30th Anniversary year. Please don't forget to rate and review the show:https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews over at:https://aftermoviediner.com/interviews
Jon Cross talks with The Nelms Brothers, Ian and Eshom, all about their start in the business, their films Waffle Street, Small Town Crime and Fatman, behind the scenes with Mel Gibson, working with Robert Forster, Octavia Spencer's addiction to crime stories, sending faxes to John Hawkes, the greatness of Dale Dickey, American muscle cars, stupid agents and much more.This is an insightful, engaging and fascinating conversation that is indispensable for anyone who loves movies or who is thinking of making movies. Please don't forget to rate and review the show:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews over at:https://aftermoviediner.com/interviews
Host Jon Cross talks with writer, actor & producer Robert Wuhl about his work on Batman, Good Morning Vietnam, writing Billy Crystal's Oscar shows, HBO's Assume the Position and starring opposite Eric Idle in 1991's Missing Pieces. Please don't forget to rate and review the show:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews over at:https://aftermoviediner.com/interviews
"That may be the best description of the Drive-In Culture that I have ever heard in my life!"Listen as Joe Bob Briggs and Jon Cross talk Drive-Ins, Movies, Video Nasties, VHS, Italian Filmmaking, Roger Corman, The 80s, Darcy The Mail Girl, Herschell Gordon Lewis and more! And don't forget to check out Joe Bob’s Halloween Hideaway on Friday 23rd 9pm EST/6pm PT on Shudder!
Third time's the charm! We talk with eminent B Movie Legend and all round fascinating Gentleman, Brian Trenchard-Smith to talk about his new book "Adventures in the B Movie Trade" and his filmmaking career which includes:BMX Bandits, Dead End Drive-In, Night of the Demons 2, Leprechaun 3 & 4, Turkey Shoot, Frog Dreaming, Drive Hard and many more!
Aaron Carruthers, one of our frequent contributors over at aftermoviediner.com, interviews Matt Eskandari, the director of the latest Bruce Willis action drama, Survive The Night - Released on Digital Download July 20 and DVD July 27.
I spoke to prolific film star and martial artist, Scott Adkins and writer/director Adrian Bol all about their new film, the beautifully photographed, tautly plotted, meaningful and action packed European espionage movie, Legacy of Lies which is out July 28thYou can also check out our video on YouTube or on The After Movie Diner FB page
It was an unrivaled pleasure to welcome back to Booth Talk, one of the people who first gave us the time of day when we were starting out and an actor who is always an absolute class act, Mr. William Sadler. This time around Bill has added more incredible projects to his impressive resume that we get into - VFW, a John Carpenter-esque gory action film, When They See Us, an important, beautifully made, true life, tragedy and the upcoming Bill and Ted 3 where he reprises his role as the Grim Reaper! all together now: YOU HAVE SUNK MY BATTLESHIP!Welcome back Mr. Sadler, it's always a joy to have a chat with you!Take a listen
For this special NINJAVEMBER treat, Jon Cross from aftermoviediner.com sits down with Sam Firstenberg the Director of American Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination, Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo and many, many more films.They talk about Sam's success with Cannon films, his work with Michael Dudikoff and Steve James, working with Sho Kosugi on bringing the concept of ninjas to an American audience, Lucinda Dickey and the V8 conundrum and so much more.
Jon Cross, host of Booth Talk, chats to Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein who wrote and directed the indie horror, sci-fi, superhero thriller Freaks which is out September Friday 13th 2019 and stars Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern and Lexy Kolker. Sponsor for the show: How I Ripped Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the podcast)
Jon Cross gets to talk to the awesome Hayley Griffith, star of the great, new glossy and gory horror comedy Satanic Panic. They talk horror films, working with Director Chelsea Stardust, fake blood, the future and more!Satanic Panic is out IN THEATERS and ON VOD and DIGITAL HD: September 6, 2019Sponsor for the show: How I Ripped Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the podcast)
Jon Cross chats with the interesting and original Director, Richard Bates Jr. about his new film Tone-Deaf, working with Robert Patrick, how people are full of shit and more! Tone-Deaf is released in the United States on August 23rd 2019
Jon Cross talks to William McGregor, Director of new, disturbing folktale horror film Gwen. They talk shooting on location in North Wales, the allegorical messages in the film, his influences as a Director and much more. Gwen is released in the United States on August 16th 2019
Jon Cross talks to Canadian indie filmmaker Jesse Thomas Cook about his new zombie horror Deadsight, his filmmaking company Foresight Features, making films in Canada and a lot more...Take a listen! Deadsight is out on DVD, VOD and Digital HD July 2, 2019
Jon Cross talks with Elle Callahan, the Director of the new, slow-burn, atmospheric, horror/thriller Head Count which comes to theatres and VOD on June 14th.Enjoy and check out our written review of Head Count over on aftermoviediner.com tomorrow.
Jon Cross talks to Kids in the Hall member Kevin McDonald about the depressing day he realised he was a comedian, writing for the troupe, performing, Brain Candy, The Tragically Hip, Death Comes To Town and much more.Kevin is a funny, engaging, great storyteller with lots of inside stuff that fans will love to hear! Listen and enjoy! CONTACT US and give us feedback at aftermoviediner@gmail.com, Call us on 347 669 0053 or leave us a voicemail from your computer at www.speakpipe.com/aftermoviedinerPLEASE support The After Movie Diner on Patreon.com PLEASE FOLLOW US ON Spreaker
Growing up I was a huge fan of, Canadian comedy troupe, The Kids in the Hall, and so getting to talk to Scott Thompson was a bucket list moment. He is everything you would assume he would be and more - funny, charming, lovely, outrageous, outspoken and honest.We talk about his comedy influences, joining The Kids in the Hall, coming out through comedy, his iconic Buddy Cole character, Brain Candy, political correctness, Canada and so much more!Please listen and enjoy!CONTACT US and give us feedback at aftermoviediner@gmail.com, Call us on 347 669 0053 or leave us a voicemail from your computer at www.speakpipe.com/aftermoviediner
John Darnielle, for those who are not in the know, is the front man, musician and head writer for the awesome band The Mountain Goats as well as a poet, an author - most notably of two novels "Wolf in White Van" and "Universal Harvester" - and podcast co-host for I Only Listen To The Mountain Goats.He also happens to love movies, specifically slasher horror films, and they have influenced or inspired some of his writing. So, after hearing many interviews with him about music and literature, I thought the world deserved John Darnielle's take on films and his fandom for them.We talk Spider-Man, Hellraiser, Death Wish, Charles Bronson, Universal Harvester, writing, books, vhs, authenticity, music and so much more. It's a fascinating, one of a kind chat with a unique person - take a listen and enjoy!!The Mountain Goats new album In League With Dragons is released on April 26th and can be pre-ordered from http://www.mountain-goats.com/John Darnielle is also the co-host of the podcast "I Only Listen to The Mountain Goats" which is available wherever podcasts can me found. Check it out!
We are very excited, after our reveal that After Movie Diner Podcast co-host J.E.A. Wallace (or Jim to his friends) was aftermoviediner.com's Hammer Horror reviewer The Bloke Down The Pub, to have him on Booth Talk to chat ALL THINGS HAMMER. J.E.A. Wallace is also a published poet and wonderful writer so we also get into his history with writing, with music and with movies - specifically them by Hammer. We take questions from our listeners on a broad range of Hammer related and poetry topics and have tons of fun at the same time. If you are a fan of The After Movie Diner Podcast, Hammer Horror films and groovy Sci-Fi poetry, you are going to LOVE this episode! Give it a listen!
Jon Cross, host of Booth Talk, sits down with Jesse Johnson, director of unique and exciting, new Martial Arts movie, Triple Threat in a British style pub in Santa Monica Los Angeles to talk being part of a Hollywood legacy, stunt work, martial arts, directing, acting, working with Scott Adkins, developing his style, what's important, what's not important and so much more.For movie fans, action fans, aspiring filmmakers and martial artists, this interview and the film, Triple Threat is NOT to be missed!!It stars the incredible and once-in-a-lifetime cast of Scott Adkins, Iko Uwais, Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen, Celina Jade, Michael Jai White and Mike Bisping and is being release for one night only on the big screen on MARCH 19th - BOOK TICKETS NOW!!
We can't believe it's finally happened! After being a fan of Dr. Peter Weller for many years and recording several Woods and Weller episodes over on The After Movie Diner Podcast, Jon Cross gets to chat directly with the iconic actor. Probably best known for Robocop, Buckaroo Banzai and Naked Lunch, we talk about three of his cult classics that have recently been released on Blu-Ray from Shout Factory: Of Unknown Origin, Shakedown and Screamers while also finding out about the catharsis of Naked Lunch, how he has jazz in his veins and his incredible friendship with James Woods. This is an interview NOT TO BE MISSED. Take a listen and enjoy!
Jon Cross talks to Robert D. Krzykowski who is the man behind the upcoming cult sensation The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot starring Sam Elliott, Ron Livingston, Aidan Turner and Larry Miller. We talk about how the film came to be, the road to production, the people who helped, the tone of the eventual film and a lot more.Take a listen!The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot is out in the US on February 8th and will be reviewed on The After Movie Diner podcast next week.
Jon Cross talks to Mark Burns, long time friend of The After Movie Diner and one of the organisers behind Weekend of the Dead, the UK's premiere George A Romero convention. We talk '...Of The Dead' franchise of films, positivity of finding like-minded friends and more.Tom Savini has already called Weekend of the Dead his favourite convention and actually asked the organisers to attend this year, it's a must go, must know convention and we're proud here at the Diner to bring you the scoop!Join the Weekend of the Dead group on FacebookLike the Weekend of the Dead page on FacebookFollow Weekend of the Dead on TwitterPLEASE support The After Movie Diner on Patreon.com
Boy do we have a treat for you! On this show we talk to the stars of Ash Vs Evil Dead Season Three, Dana DeLorenzo, Ray Santiago, Arielle Carver-O'Neill and Lindsay Farris.We talk about what we can look forward to in the upcoming season, how the mood changes between seasons, introducing the new guys, further exploring Ash's personality, wishlist moments, stunt training, gore, laughs and so much more!Don't forget to check out our Ash Vs Evil Dead coverage on The After Movie Diner and watch Ash Vs Evil Dead Season Three on the Starz App starting Feb 25th!
Jon Cross talks with renowned genre filmmaker Larry Cohen (Black Caesar, It's Alive, Q, The Stuff, Maniac Cop) and the director of the documentary about him, King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen, Steve Mitchell (Writer of Chopping Mall).They talk on-the-fly filmmaking, shooting in New York, motivations, being a villain in your own story, working with actors, Hollywood, Blaxploitation, lies, memories and madness. It is two fascinating discussions about the career of a man who broke all the rules of filmmaking, perfected the high concept, elevated the B Movie/genre film, gave the small characters something to do and did it all with a sense of humour, determination and showmanship that is almost unrivaled. Discover the world of Larry Cohen.
You know the man's films: The Fog, Escape From New York, Halloween III, Maniac Cop, Night of the Creeps, Creepshow, Lethal Weapon and more, you know the man's talent and you know the man's tash!Yes, that's right, Jon Cross sits down and talks with the cult and genre film legend Tom Atkins and talks about Pittsburgh, John Carpenter, George A Romero, his favourite horror films, his fans and his future.We discuss all his iconic roles and all of his iconic co-stars and directors. Tom was a gracious, engaging storyteller and an excellent conversationalist. You won't want to miss this!!
The Man Who Would Be Ketchum!You know him from Sorority House Massacre 2, Hard To Die, Nightmare on Elm Street 6, The Guyver, Transformers the animated series, Men In Black 2, Heartbreakers,Cowboy Bebop and more!In this exclusive and very different interview, Jon Cross sits down for a chat, over breakfast, in the excellent Comfort Diner, midtown Manhattan, with character actor, improv comedian, teacher, director, philosopher, storyteller, voice artist and professional 'That guy' Peter Spellos!We talk about his new love and home, England, starting out in New York in the 70s, people taking shit too seriously, food, meats, comedy, acting, teaching and so much more!
Actor, Martial Artist, Action icon, Writer, Stunt choreographer and Brit Kicker Scott Adkins talks to Jon Cross all about his career past, present and future!Star of the Undisputed franchise, Ninja franchise, Expendables 2, Close Range and Savage Dog, Scott Adkins talks about working with former guests of this show, directors Isaac Florentine and Jesse Johnson, the struggles of action filmmaking on a budget, branching out into writing and second unit directing, growing up a fan of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan and the idea of a Britspendables style movie called Union Jacks!Also find out about Accident Man and Triple Threat, two great new action movies coming soon!All this and more! Take a listen!
Jon Cross talks to the writer of Evil Dead 2, The Rookie, the filmmaker behind 80s slasher brilliance Intruder, the man who introduced Lawrence Bender to Quentin Tarantino and Hollywood insider, Scott Spiegel.He has a new project releasing his early Super 8 films over at www.super8shorts.com that feature the earliest works of Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Josh Becker and more!We talk about the early super 8s, Within The Woods (the precursor to The Evil Dead), Evil Dead 2, making Intruder, The Rookie, working with Clint Eastwood, working with Quentin Tarantino, meeting Pam Grier, Bruce Campbell's hair, my beard and so much more!It's a fascinating, in-depth, hilarious and weird rattle through the Hollywood life of a truly lovely, legend Scott Spiegel.
Jon Cross talks to the Man Who Would Be Chin, B-Movie legend Bruce Campbell about conventions, travelling, his new book Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor, his films Running Time, Bubba Ho-Tep, Highly Functional and Ash Vs Evil Dead Seasons 2, 3 and 4?(Season 2 Blu Ray out today across the U.S.)This interview, for me was 24 years in the making and we couldn't be happier, more thrilled and more honoured that Bruce dropped by for a chat. Buy his book here: http://amzn.to/2g1eUHUBuy Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 2 here: http://amzn.to/2wk3BRNand enjoy the interview!
After reviewing the Nic Cage & Elijah Wood movie, The Trust on episode 205 of The After Movie Diner Podcast, the filmmakers, Alex and Ben Brewer reached out to us.This is a conversation they had with host Jon Cross not only about the stars and stories that went into making The Trust but about the business of filmmaking as independents, where they got their starts and even finding out they all had something in common when it came to the Massachusetts music scene!We think it's an awesome chat and we also think you should check out their underrated gem of a movie over on Netflix!
From his early days in his brother's Super 8 movies, to shemping in Evil Dead 1, to co-starring (and very nearly destroying himself) as Henrietta in Evil Dead 2, to playing multiple parts in Army of Darkness and then, recently, in Ash Vs Evil Dead playing Chet Kaminski, Ash's childhood friend and reprising his iconic roll as the possessed Henrietta, there really is no Evil Dead without Ted. Ted Raimi that is. Younger brother to Director Sam Raimi and friend and contemporary to the chin himself, Bruce Campbell, Ted and Jon Cross discuss all this and a whole lot more. We even touch on his starring role in rarity and fan favourite, Lunatics: A Love Story. Ted Raimi was a funny, informative and engaging guest, a rich storyteller and it was pretty much one of my nerd bucket list items to one day talk to him. So this chat is 25 years in the making! ENJOY!!You can check out all our Ash Vs Evil Dead coverage at http://aftermoviediner.com/ash-vs-evil-dead/
Jon Cross talks to Ray Santiago who plays Pablo on the hit Starz show, Ash Vs Evil Dead.We talk about his experiences getting the part, shooting in New Zealand, his relationship with his co-stars, the Evil Dead franchise, the films that inspire him and much much more.Ray was an engaging, funny and fascinating guest who gave thoughtful and complete answers.You can check out all our Ash Vs Evil Dead coverage at http://aftermoviediner.com/ash-vs-evil-dead/
Jon Cross talks to Dana DeLorenzo, also known as Kelly Maxwell from the hit TV series Ash Vs Evil Dead.They talk about forming Kelly's character, the strong female characters on the show, working with special effects, acknowledging the fans, her acting bucket list, what Ted Raimi should do next and much, much more.Dana was a fascinating, entertaining, informative and funny guest who was generous with her time and forthcoming and thoughtful with her answers. You can check out all our Ash Vs Evil Dead coverage at http://aftermoviediner.com/ash-vs-evil-dead/
I speak to Nick Jongerius the dutch Director and Producer of The Windmill Massacre. We talk about what first scared him growing up, what pushed him to pursue horror movies, making The Windmill, the legend behind The Windmill, the cast, the special effects and so much more.
On this show we talk to comedienne and actress Susan Yeagley about her interest in comedy, the new Netflix film Mascots and working with Larry David, Christopher Guest and Parker Poset.
Jon Cross talks with the star of Kickboxer: Vengeance, renowned stuntman and martial artist, Alain Moussi.We talk about his martial arts training, his work with the starry cast, Van Damme, Gina Carano, Dave Bautista and the dearly departed Darren Shahlavi and what the future holds for the franchise!
I speak with the actor best known for her roles in well known, cult, TV favorites Freaks & Geeks and the last season of Buffy The Vampire Slater, Sarah Hagan all about the new indie, psychological, horror, thriller movie Sun Choke.She stars opposite Diner favourite Barbara Crampton in a challenging and intriguing film from Ben Cresciman. I talk to her about the making of that film and getting her start in the business with iconic TV.
We are honoured and excited to welcome George Stover back on the show to discuss the release of Alien Factor on Blu-Ray and a documentary about his life and work called No Stopping The Stover!It's a fun and informative chat with this Baltimore legend of independently minded, wonderful film-making!
I have a wonderful conversation with Michael Ironside as he drives from Tennessee to Maryland. We talk about one of his latest films, a passion project, called California Winter and also some of his classic roles in films as diverse as Visiting Hours, V The Series, The A Team, Top Gun, Total Recall and more. We also talk about his battle with cancer, his family and his outlook on life. It's a fascinating chat which proves Michael Ironside to be a man of integrity, honesty, insight and determination. Take a listen and enjoy!
On this episode I had the fantastic pleasure to talk to fan favourite and one of the all time great screen villains, Vernon Wells.We talk about his entire career from early guest roles on Australian Television, through iconic performances in bigger budget films Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Commando to his recent, gruesome and grizzly turn in action/horror movie, The Horde.ENJOY!
You know her from such TV Shows as My Name is Earl, True Blood and Breaking Bad and films like Winters Bone, Super 8, Iron Man 3 and now Regression, starring Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson.Dale Dickey joins us in a booth of the Diner to talk about Regression, working with Alejandro Amenábar and her upcoming projects.ENJOY!
Yes it's a Christmas with Clint!Our special merry interview with the man who's been a professional actor since he was 2, appeared as a guest in almost any TV show you can name and acted in everything from Apollo 13 to Ice Cream Man.Clint Howard talks to the Diner about his work, his life, his family, the music career that could have been and answers those all important listener questions!This is a fascinating hour and 45 minutes with a tremendous and unique individual.ENJOY!
This episode I chat with one of the best directors in modern, martial arts, action movies, Isaac Florentine, about his latest collaboration with Britkicker Scott Adkins "Close Range".
It was my pleasure to talk to the writer director of fantastic new western, Bone Tomahawk and one of the Stars, the legendary, Sid Haig.Bone Tomahawk is out now in theatres and on demand.
In this interview with the legendary martial artist, kick boxing champion and action star, Don Wilson, we talk about his latest movie The Martial Arts Kid, working with Cynthia Rothrock and Rowdy Roddy Piper, Getting his start in movies with the Bloodfist series and Roger Corman and much much more! Enjoy!
In this episode we talk to Ray Stevenson the British actor known for Rome, The Other Guys, Punisher War: Zone and now Big Game which we recently covered on The After Movie Diner podcast. Enjoy!
In this episode we talk to Jalmari Helander the Finnish director of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) and Big Game which we recently covered on The After Movie Diner podcast.Enjoy!