CinematNIC by Nicole Russin-McFarland

Have you waited too long for an all female cast film since 2008's The Women? Marie Everett (Maya), Chynna Walker (Hattie), Amanda Michaud (Rebecca) and Tegan Mordt (Anna) star in The Imposters, a thriller by British director Nicholas Winter.

Jason Adam chats going from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire into being a professional working film actor.

Are you hungry for delicious cookies too good to share? Does music help a garden grow? Composer Mark Evitts scored the answers to questions like this in the new Frog and Toad animated series based on the classic Arnold Lobel books.

Pete Gibson talks about the Liverpool arts scene, working in the Black Coppice cult UK horror movies, and what it takes to appear on stage in theatrical productions.

Emma Turner answers all of the questions you have about acting from someone who is an actress herself, getting started with acting in her 40's, and working at the Movilux Artist Management as a talent agent.

Alex Hewitt joins the podcast to talk about AI in casting and his ideas for getting into acting if you don't have enough money.

"Only Love Matters" is one of the few films profiling intersex characters and doing so respectfully. Dr. Kamran Qureshi and Dr. Iram Qureshi spoke about their movie and the everyday lives of intersex people. Filmed in London, Beaconsfield, Norwich and the Great Indian Desert! What do LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), Le Figaro and BNP Paribas have in common with the CinematNIC podcast? We host our podcasts on Ausha! Ausha offers the ultimate toolkit to grow your audience, convert listeners into fans and make money with your show. Get your own newsletter, smart link, unlimited hosting and more. Try a free 14 day trial: https://ausha.co/?fpr=nicrussin 

Voice actor Brent Mukai began with improv and the Las Vegas standup comedy circuit. In the past year, he has moved to Los Angeles with great demand for his work in video games, anime and animation, and he shares all about it in today's episode. Bonus: learn which high school he went to in Hawaii!  What do LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), Le Figaro and BNP Paribas have in common with the CinematNIC podcast? We host our podcasts on Ausha! Ausha offers the ultimate toolkit to grow your audience, convert listeners into fans and make money with your show. Get your own newsletter, smart link, unlimited hosting and more. Try a free 14 day trial: https://ausha.co/?fpr=nicrussin 

Filmed over six days, Caroline Spence and James Smith (Agent Kelly, Surveilled) made a horror thriller feature film! Set in London, Casting Kill follows a faux casting director luring auditioning actors into the unknown. What do LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), Le Figaro and BNP Paribas have in common with the CinematNIC podcast? We host our podcasts on Ausha! Ausha offers the ultimate toolkit to grow your audience, convert listeners into fans and make money with your show. Get your own newsletter, smart link, unlimited hosting and more. Try a free 14 day trial: https://ausha.co/?fpr=nicrussin 

Marketing a screenplay, the old Hollywood "schmooze," so many questions. Screenwriter Brooks Elms answers the questions you are probably thinking about screenwriting in a very special episode themed on bettering your career! What do LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), Le Figaro and BNP Paribas have in common with the CinematNIC podcast? We host our podcasts on Ausha! Ausha offers the ultimate toolkit to grow your audience, convert listeners into fans and make money with your show. Get your own newsletter, smart link, unlimited hosting and more. Try a free 14 day trial: https://ausha.co/?fpr=nicrussin 

Marketing a screenplay, the old Hollywood "schmooze," so many questions. Screenwriter Brooks Elms answers the questions you are probably thinking about screenwriting in a very special episode themed on bettering your career!

Have you ever wanted to be called James Bond? Film director Matthew Bauer searched and found men around the world sharing the secret agent's identity in real life! He stopped by with the documentary's composer Alastair McNamara (assistant composer on "The War of the Worlds" on Disney+) to chat about their documentary being released theatrically this month. What do LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), Le Figaro and BNP Paribas have in common with the CinematNIC podcast? We host our podcasts on Ausha! Ausha offers the ultimate toolkit to grow your audience, convert listeners into fans and make money with your show. Get your own newsletter, smart link, unlimited hosting and more. Try a free 14 day trial: https://ausha.co/?fpr=nicrussin 

Have you ever wanted to be called James Bond? Film director Matthew Bauer searched and found men around the world sharing the secret agent's identity in real life! He stopped by with the documentary's composer Alastair McNamara (assistant composer on "The War of the Worlds" on Disney+) to chat about their documentary being released theatrically this month.

Film score composer Stephen Letnes crafted the music for the Emmy-nominated documentary film, Beneath the Ink. What many do not know about him is that he is visually impaired and relates to everything you or your friends have experienced as a working disabled entertainment industry professional! Learn more about the ways he helps disabled musicians with the Able Artist Foundation. Are you a disabled musician? Join the Able Artist Foundation for free at http://www.ableartist.org. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Was it what she wore? Something she said? Does this one sound stupid? For female sexual assault victims you know including maybe yourself, women were living and acting like everyday people when “it” happened. In film director Joshua Reeves' new work set in his hometown of Manchester, Long Walk Home, he explores a realistic fictional event of how assault happens more to black women in the UK and the racism experienced by many in stop and search. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Is writing your first book a dream of yours? Does life or procrastination get in the way? Book coach and book editor Nailah Harvey has some tips on hiring a book coach and what to expect. All she does for a living is helping people like you! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Is writing your first book a dream of yours? Does life or procrastination get in the way? Book coach and book editor Nailah Harvey has some tips on hiring a book coach and what to expect. All she does for a living is helping people like you! Remember, a “fictional” book can be autobiographical: channel your life experiences through fiction if you don't feel up to telling us it is your life story.

For the final episode of season 3, three amazing voice actors from my animated feature film, THE HOMEWORK'S REVENGE: ESTHER IN WONDERLAND, share their thoughts! The CinematNIC podcast will return sometime for a season 4 with my next great audio interview, whenever that is this lovely new year. xoxo, Nic --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mainstream business and the film industry overlap a LOT, so get ready to learn something that will help you! Jonathan Wolff is one of the only living composers whose work is recognisable and popular with people who don't follow the film and television scoring industry. Composing TV music themes for "Seinfeld" and "Will & Grace" and working on many handfuls of other shows you watched growing up at times, sometimes appearing on camera as an actor, Mr. Wolff learned in his illustrious career about creating your own opportunities. Follow Mr. Wolff online at @seinfeldmusicguy on Instagram and visit his website, SeinfeldMusicGuy.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The almost perfect movie you will love. Why almost? The fake British accent falling flat ... we get into that! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What sparked the conversation: during the pandemic, I read an article how the USA has many film directors but none are known for telling American stories. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Why and how did this happen? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A long winded chat because I feel honesty is the best policy. Anyone in any career will relate to this unusual social media struggle. Recorded on the weekend of my 34th birthday! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you love old Scooby Doo, these films are for you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Digging into the - ha get it? DIGGING! - reasons why this movie is a great inspiration for telling your own monster movies. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Set sail to the Galápagos Islands, lads! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Thank you for listening to my podcast. We are going to have fun chatting about movies and occasionally entertaining you with a guest. xoxo, Nic

What is it about this film that keeps an ongoing fandom? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's not the OnlyFans you're thinking I am about to say, and that's why it's so much cooler. This episode was recorded live on my iPhone from Wonderland. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nicolas Cage knows his way around awesome, risk taking career decisions. He kept his his famous surname “Coppola” hidden for people to focus on his acting career. Pulling two teeth out without any anesthesia was his method acting for 1984’s Birdy. So when he found himself a script starring as a lead with not one speaking line in a 1980’s inspired film fighting evil animatronics, the acting challenge was nothing for him. Director Kevin Lewis, a fan of cult classic horror himself, conquered the problem of a tight budget, one month long shooting schedule with classic 80’s filmmaking trickery of practical effects. He was supposed to have made another film, but thank goodness for the growing fans of 2021’s newest comedy-horror streaming hit, fate had him in the right place at the right time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I posted my first Harry Potter film review on my website hours before J.K. Rowling ranted for the millionth time about trans people. Nevertheless, enjoy my reviews of each film and the marketing around them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A long chat about watching this film when I was 4 years old and what it means to me. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Which director's film is better and why? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Was the fan upset about this film accurate? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I liked it as much, if not more, than Mr. Del Toro's "The Shape of Water." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you didn't like The Beatles before this film, you will now. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ruth Bader Ginsberg's biopic neglects to answer why she is a pop culture icon. I feel mixed about the film. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

So many questions. None were answered. Where was the action? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A film that will divide younger from older generations, if you grew up around people who loved Pokémon...you know how you will feel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This film was not what the studio marketed it as or the critics said – and that's an amazing thing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I wanted to provide some insight into who I am on this podcast to get more personal so here is one if you want to nail that acting audition, get a job, ace a test or hit the jackpot at the casino. 100% not scientifically verified by Midwestern old people! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Joaquin Phoenix executive produced this film about what happens when activists were declared terrorists speaking against animal testing performed by Huntingdon Life Sciences. “The Animal People” was filmed over a decade. Times change, but the questions raised by the film persist in modern culture. INTERVIEWED: Jake Conroy, defendant in the case Josh Harper, defendant in the case Casey Suchan, co-director Mikko Alanne, producer Jorja Fox, producer Sasha Perry, producer/editor Film synopsis: Fifteen years in the making, this feature documentary - executive produced by Joaquin Phoenix - follows the journey of six young Americans who find themselves targeted as terrorists by the US government for their involvement in a controversial protest campaign. Seeing the future of social movement organizing, the activists used the then fledgling internet to dramatically magnify their impact as they systematically knocked out the pillars of financial support that kept the company in business. But when letter writing and protests began to mushroom into dead-of-night vandalism and worse by unknown activists, this corporation and the government formed an alliance to destroy the group. The FBI began an unprecedented campaign of surveillance in preparation for prosecution, creating a model that would later be used against Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter. Congress, under corporate influence, rewrote laws and bent the definition of incitement in order to accomplish the prosecution of these six, potentially weakening free speech rights for all Americans. Featuring expansive interviews with the activists spanning over a decade, rare archival footage - including never-before-seen FBI undercover surveillance tapes, wiretaps and government documents, The Animal People is a chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A very heartfelt film with a strong message that might not be remembered with cancel culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Henry Jackman was already a major sensation in music, producing material for artists like Elton John and Seal, when Hans Zimmer recruited him for a career in film music composing. Mr. Jackman has contributed additional music to modern classic films like The Dark Knight, The Da Vinci Code, and Pirates of the Caribbean, but he has a breathtaking career catalog of his own opulent compositions on star-studded hit movies like Detective Pikachu, Kong: Skull Island, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Captain Phillips, and X-Men: First Class. What can one achieve on when you have already covered every film score genre? Infinity. Mr. Jackman, a classically trained composer, keeps going because of his family work ethic to always deliver your best effort in achieving greatness. In his most personal interview to date, Mr. Jackman breaks the barrier of composers being just another name on the film credits to explain how he became the success story he is today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What would you do if a witch wearing your neighbor’s skin terrorized people in your area? “The Wretched” delves into that very idea, taking us into trees, summer partying and witchery in one horror feature film. Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce spoke with me at their Austin Film Festival screening about casting their lead actress and…their dad, Bart Pierce, a special effects artist on “The Evil Dead,” had to steal the spotlight! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When a therapist told Beth French, then suffering from chronic pain, she needed to make a bucket list, Beth decided to swim all seven of the world’s channels. Her story was documented in Against the Tides. I caught up with the film’s director Stefan Stuckert, a BAFTA nominee himself for his television work, and cinematographer Damian Paul Daniel about following Beth on the epic global dream. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

For his thriller set most days on a city train, director Kevin Ward sought comedian/actor ("Whose Line Is It Anyway?") Jonathan Mangum for his first dramatic role. The change in his standard material is appreciated, with Mr. Mangum carrying the film beautifully. INTERVIEWED: film writer/director Kevin Ward cinematographer/producer Harrison Reynolds film score composer Rob Houle actor Jonathan Mangum --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Filmed on Long Island, “Family Obligations” is the story of a single man discovering life outside solitude when he takes care of a terminally ill uncle. The movie’s budget was a mere $16,000! The director Ken Frank and others discussed filmmaking on a tighter budget, making things happen at festivals, their characters, and the importance of strong writing. INTERVIEWED: Kenneth R. Frank, director and writer Shawna Brandle, executive producer Chris Mollica, actor and co-editor Chandler Rosenthal, actress Kevin Wolfring, assistant director and co-editor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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What would you do if a witch wearing your neighbor's skin terrorized people in your area? “The Wretched” delves into that very idea, taking us into trees, summer partying and witchery in one horror feature film. Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce spoke with me at their Austin Film Festival screening about casting their lead actress and…their dad, Bart Pierce, a special effects artist on “The Evil Dead,” had to steal the spotlight!

Filmed on Long Island, “Family Obligations” is the story of a single man discovering life outside solitude when he takes care of a terminally ill uncle. The movie's budget was a mere $16,000! The director Ken Frank and others discussed filmmaking on a tighter budget, making things happen at festivals, their characters, and the importance of strong writing. INTERVIEWED: Kenneth R. Frank, director and writer; Shawna Brandle, executive producer; Chris Mollica, actor and co-editor; Chandler Rosenthal, actress; Kevin Wolfring, assistant director and co-editor