Conversations with Charlie

Keanu Reeves talks about his early life, acting career, playing bass for his band and his love of motorcycles. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

John Turturro talks about his family, his life as an actor & director and his feelings about the state of the film industry today. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Ira Deutchman has been making, marketing and distributing films since 1975, having worked on over 150 films including some of the most successful independent films of all time. He was one of the founders of Cinecom and later created Fine Line Features—two companies that were created from scratch and, in their respective times, helped define the independent film business. He was also a co-founder of Emerging Pictures, the first digital projection network in the United States and a pioneer in delivering live cultural events into movie theaters. His latest film 'SEARCHING FOR MR RUGOFF' premiers as an official selection of the DOC NYC 2019 film festival, Friday November 8 at 7pm at the IFC Center. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Christine Vachon  produced  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Pierce) . CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Steven Robert Guttenberg is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He made his acting debut in The Boys From Brazil with Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck. From that recognition, he attracted a variety of leading roles including the film classic Diner(1983), which was chosen by Vanity Fair as the Best Film of the Last Thirty Years, and the broad comedy, Police Academy(1984) which continues to be one of the highest earning film franchises ever. in 1985 Guttenberg's fame increased with Cocoon, a life affirming film of the highest order. The science fiction genre continued with Short Circuit(1986), John Badham's ground breaking artificial intelligence film. Steve worked opposite Isabelle Hupert in Curtis Hansen's Bedroom Window(1986), the heralded Hitchcockian thriller, In 1987, Disney released Three Men and a Baby, Leonard Nimoys popular movie about bachelors raising a child. The film went on to announce itself as the number one grossing film of the year ,and provided a successful sequel. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Bob Berney is an American producer who has a track record for success with his associated films grossing over $1 billion in U.S. Box Office revenue since 2000. A creative with an eye for selecting unconventional films with the potential to appeal to greater audiences, he has proven to be a wise producer, acquisitioner, marketer and distributor. While working with IFC Films, he marketed “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and “Y Tu Mamá También.” As a distribution consultant, he was instrumental in the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Memento.” Until this summer he acted as head of theatrical distribution and marketing for Amazon Studios, releasing “The Big Sick,” “Cold War,” Mindy Kaling’s “Late Night” and the first streamer film nominated for best picture: “Manchester by the Sea.”  CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Getting his start during the industry’s 1990s boom, independent film producer Mike S. Ryan began as a location manager for Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm and Todd Haynes Far From Heaven. Nominated for a“Producer of the Year” Independent Spirit award and donned the title, “10 Producers to Watch” in 2007 by Variety, Ryan has gone on to produce a body of award-winning work. His 2005 Cannes premier Junebug sent star Amy Adams to the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Free in Deed took home the Best Film prize at the Venice Film Festival. Hayne’s Palindromes and Life During War, Kelly Reichdardt’s Old Joy and Meek’s Cutoff starring Michelle Williams are just a selection of titles Ryan has produced. Today, he is the president of Greyshack Films production company that is self proclaimed as: “committed to creative, thought-provoking, energetic new cinema designed within a low-budget model.” CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Jeff Dow is the original DUDE from the BIG LEBOWSKI . He’s an American film producer and political activist best known as a member of the “ Seattle Seven” who went to jail following a violent protest against the war in Vietnam. He later moved to Los Angeles and became an independent movie producer and promoter. After meeting the Coen Brothers, he became the basis for one of their most popular characters, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski from The Big Lebowski. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Ellen Kuras is an American cinematographer who has an impressive body of work including narrative & documentary films, music videos and commercials in both the studio and independent worlds. One of few female members of the American Society of Cinematographers, she is a pioneer best known for her work in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). She has collaborated with directors such as Michel Gondry, Spike Lee, Sam Mendes, Jim Jarmusch, Rebecca Miller, Martin Scorsese and more. She is the three-time winner of the Award for Excellence in Dramatic Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival, for her films Personal Velocity: Three Portraits, Angela and Swoon, which was her first dramatic feature after getting her start in political documentaries. In 2008, she released her directorial debut, The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), which she co-directed, co-wrote, co-produced and shot. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2009. In 2010, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Non-Fiction Filmmaking for the film. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Michael Hausman , mega American film producer of Brokeback Mountain is most at home on a quiet ranch. He tends towards movies with small town settings - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The People vs Larry Flynt - to name a couple, and was even propositioned to be the Mayor of Memphis Tennessee after shooting three films there. Hausman’s All the King’s Men took place in Louisiana and starred Sean Penn, Kate Winslet and James Gandolfini, with whom he became close friends on set. He tells of a time he placed an undercover guard in the lobby of Gandolfini’s hotel to intercept any ‘deliveries’ that were causing distractions during shoots. On the shoot’s final day, Hausman found a Rolex in his trailer signed - Thank you, James. Hausman doesn’t turn down bustling projects though, executive producing Martin Scorsese’s famed Gangs of New York, which shot in Rome, and Milos Forman’s Amadeus, which was set in Vienna but shot in Prague. After any project, though, he still manages to escape with time at his buffalo ranch out in Montana.  CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Michael Tadross has played a leading role in the film industry for the past three decades. On this week’s episode, the decorated producer shares his journey from kicking around as a Brooklyn kid looking for ways to hustle all the way to the success he’s garnered today, and reflects on what those aspiring to the same might learn from his experience.  What began with a gritty eleven years as an assistant on sets eventually led to contracts with the industry’s largest production houses: Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, M.G.M. and Warner Bros. His most recent film is the Warner Bros. ‘Ocean’s 8,’ starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna, though his list of earlier films is nearly endless: ‘Hitch’ with Will Smith; Basic starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, ‘Indecent Proposal’ with Robert Redford and Demi Moore; Brenda Starr, featuring Brook Shields; ‘Sherlock Holmes’ starring Rovert Downey Jr. and Jude Law; ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves; ‘Run All Night’ with Liam Neeson. ‘Die Hard: With A Vengeance’ for 20th Century Fox starring Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons and Samuel L. Jackson was the highest grossing worldwide film of 1995, and ‘I Am Legend’ starring Will Smith was one of the largest movies produced in New York City.  CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Marc Meyers, American director & screenwriter, is our guests for episode #12. Best known for his fourth feature film My Friend Dahmer, Marc discusses the adventure of building a film career, working on studio projects & his latest film ‘Human Capital” starring Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomie & Peter Sarsgaard which has just been released on @appletv & on-demand.   CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Boaz Yakin is a true artist in the filmmaking world and in this podcast episode we explore his creative journey from his early years growing up in New York, writing his first screenplay at the age of 19, moving to Paris for a year to take a break, writing 3 x graphic novels illustrated by his brother and his rise to making major studio financed feature films. He has successfully navigated the complex world of finding ways to make enough money in the film business while continuing to pursue his passion to make lower budget more personal films.  CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Jonathan Finegold is the owner and founder of Fine Gold Music, a music licensing and publishing company that represents many indie labels/artists/publishers including Westbound (Funkadelic), DRAM, and Eminem. His licensing work has been heard in ads for Apple iPhones, Nike, Spotify, Cadillac, and many more. Movies & TV work includes Furious 7, The Big Short, Moneyball, Homeland, Mad Men, Narcos, Westworld & many more. In his early career Jonathan was a hip-hop fixture in the 80’s as a DJ and radio host presenting advance hip hop and up-and-coming MCs through his radio show on the influential WNYU-FM. In the mid 80’s he was a fixture as a DJ in the Manhattan clubs helping to bring hip-hop to the downtown scene DJ’ing and party promoting at clubs like The World & Palladium.  His record industry chops include Def Jam records, A&R executive for Island Records, Q/Atlantic Records & Robbins/BMG, and as an A&R consultant with such artists/producers as Snoop Dog, Fat Joe, Steven “Lenky” Marsden, Wyclef John, Pitbull, & Dawn Robinson. He is currently an adjunct instructor in music business at both Marymount Manhattan College and the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music in New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Mr. Finegold holds both a Bachelors in accounting and finance and a Masters in arts administration, from New York University. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Nigel Daly is the President of Screen International Magazine for North America. He has been based in Los Angeles since 2003.  He was born and raised in Dartford, England a small provincial town southeast of London made famous for also being the town where Mick Jagger and Keith Richards grew up. After many years of living a bohemian lifestyle he decided to supplement his artistic life with a regular income and joined the largest international film trade in the business, Screen International. He became a fixture at the Cannes Film Festival, Milan and LA markets along with all the major festivals and learned all about the moving parts of the film business. Nigel’s creative journey to joining Screen International included his uncompromising desire to pursue his life as an artist, actor, singer and showman all balanced with a unique gift as salesman.  Having been in LA since 2003 he is now the President of Screen and on the board of BAFTA - the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 2016 after many years of service to the industry and charitable work he was honored with the Order of the British Empire from Her Majesty the Queen.  In the past year he has now become Chairman of BRITWEEK an organization that celebrates art and culture along with the unique relationship between the US and UK.  Nigel is a true renaissance man who has built a life as an uncompromising artist and key figure in the film business. BRITWEEK 2020 https://britweek.org SCREEN INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE https://www.screendaily.com BAFTA http://www.bafta.org SUBSCRIBE to THEPODMATRIX on YOUTUBE :  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLk... WATCH ALL EPISODES for FREE here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa0xnAIx4PsvFeoZ-uV3SBrTf2nbvLFmc LISTEN to ALL EPISODES for FREE here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/64oI... iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-co... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=469698 FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @thepodmatrix   https://twitter.com/thepodmatrix Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatri... Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thep... Facebook: @thepodmatrix. https://www.facebook.com/thepodmatrix/ ABOUT THE PODCAST “Conversations with Charlie” is a podcast about the people that make up the film, broadcast and entertainment industry. Actors, directors, cinematographers, producers and other fascinating characters that inhabit this world. Hosted by CHARLIE HERZFELD a veteran of the film and broadcast industry who has worked on over 100 feature film and broadcast projects with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, Spike Lee, John Turturro and many more.

Mike Figgis is an iconic film director, screenwriter, and composer. Figgis began his career as a musician. Growing up he was exposed to music early as his father was a jazz musician. In the late 60’s he started out playing trumpet and guitar in the People Band and is audible in their first record (produced by Charlie Watts) in 1968. He played keyboard with Bryan Ferry in an R & B band, Gas Board and then moved to London to study music and became involved in the fringe theatre group, before forming his own company, The Mike Figgis Group, in 1980. After over 20 years as a musician, he got involved in theater including experimental theater and performance art using film rear projection in his presentations. He bought a 16mm film camera and started shooting film and began cultivating his path to become a filmmaker.  Figgis made his feature film debut with the low budget Stormy Monday in 1988. The film earned him attention as a director who could get interesting performances from established Hollywood actors. His first American film was Internal Affairs, which helped to revive the career of Richard Gere. This was followed by his next Hollywood feature, Mr. Jones, was misunderstood by the studio, who attempted to market the downbeat story as a feelgood film, resulting in a box office flop. Figgis poured his disenchantment with the film industry into Leaving Las Vegas, which starred Nicholas Cage and Elisabeth Shue, which earned Figgis Academy Award nominations for Best Directing and Best Screenplay. He followed this up with the romantic drama One Night Stand and The Loss of Sexual Innocence.  SUBSCRIBE to THEPODMATRIX on YOUTUBE :  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLk... WATCH ALL EPISODES for FREE here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... LISTEN to ALL EPISODES for FREE here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/64oI... iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-co... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=469698 FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @thepodmatrix   https://twitter.com/thepodmatrix Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatri... Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thep... Facebook: @thepodmatrix. https://www.facebook.com/thepodmatrix/ ABOUT THE PODCAST “Conversations with Charlie” is a podcast about the people that make up the film, broadcast and entertainment industry. Actors, directors, cinematographers, producers and other fascinating characters that inhabit this world. Hosted by CHARLIE HERZFELD a veteran of the film and broadcast industry who has worked on over 100 feature film and broadcast projects with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, Spike Lee, John Turturro and many more.

Mitchell Lichtenstein talks about his family life, his father Roy, growing up in NJ, and his pursuit to become an actor, writer, producer and director. Mitchell’s life as an actor dates back to 1983 when he worked with Franc Roddham on “Lords of Discipline” followed by films with, Robert Altman (Streamers), Louis Malle (Crackers), Ang Lee (The Wedding Banquet), Emily Yi-Ming Liu “Kangaroo Man” and Joel Schumacher “Flawless” to name a few. His TV Acting Credits include The Equalizer, Nigthingales, Cheers, As The World Turns, Law and Order, Homicide  In the 2007 he wrote and directed his first feature, a horror film titled, Teeth, about the pitfalls and power of a girl as a living example of the vagina dentata myth. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews. He went on to write and direct Happy Tears that premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2009. Anjelica, Mitchell’s last feature film in 2015, was selected to be screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin Film Festival.  CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

JONATHAN GRAY : In this episode we talk to prominent entertainment attorney, producer, story teller, gambler & Sinatra fan, JONATHAN GRAY. He’s produced and executive produced more than 60 films and has been practicing law for nearly three decades. A highly regarded figure in the independent film community as an attorney, producer, and advisor to filmmakers, producers, financiers, and distributors. A former adjunct professor at Columbia University School of the Arts, Gray earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. Grays new firm with David F. Schwartz - Gray Schwartz LLP, is a boutique entertainment law firm concentrating on documentaries, non-fiction / unscripted content, and live theater. It’s affiliated consulting arm, GS Consulting, provides non-legal consultation services from script-to-screen and script-to-stage. Gray Schwartz LLP http://www.grayschwartz.com WATCH ALL EPISODES for FREE here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... LISTEN to ALL EPISODES for FREE here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/64oI... iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-co... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=469698 FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @thepodmatrix https://twitter.com/thepodmatrix Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatri... Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thep... Facebook: @thepodmatrix. https://www.facebook.com/thepodmatrix/ ABOUT THE PODCAST “Conversations with Charlie” is a podcast about the people that make up the film, broadcast and entertainment industry. Actors, directors, cinematographers, producers and other fascinating characters that inhabit this world. Hosted by CHARLIE HERZFELD a veteran of the film and broadcast industry who has worked on over 100 feature film and broadcast projects with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, Spike Lee, John Turturro and many more.

Jeremy Dawson born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, he attended Harvard University with Darren Aronofsky in the late 80’s and went on to work with Darren when they created the VFX company called Amoeba Proteus to do the VFX for Darren’s company, Protozoa. After a number of years working in VFX he went on to work with other directors as a producer including Wes Anderson. Jeremy has produced 6 features for Wes Anderson including, The Darjeerling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs and the upcoming release of The French Dispatch.   In this podcast episode we talked about his career long relationships starting at Harvard University with Darren Aronofsky along with his work as a VFX supervisor, title designer and producer of 6 features films with Wes Anderson. YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Matty Libatique is truly one of the greatest cinematographers I have had the chance to work with throughout my career. Matty comes from a Filipino background but was born in New York City in Elmhurst in the borough of Queens. His father, Justiniano Libatique, was an amateur photographer and worked in a film laboratory in New York. As a kid growing up in New York, his dad gifted Matty a Nikon and taught him photography fundamentals at an age when he did not realize he would be using this knowledge for his entire career. During his University years he studied sociology and communications at Cal State Fullerton and then went to AFI for an MA in Cinematography. In this podcast we talked about his journey to become the great cinematographer he is today including his career long collaboration with Darren Aronofsky going back to when they were students at AFI and working with great DP’s like Ed Lachman, a very important mentor for Matty. We also talked about some of his other collaborations with directors like Joel Schumacher, Spike Lee, Jon Favreau, Ernest Dickerson, Bradley Cooper, Rashid Johnson, Mathieu Kassovitz and many others…. As a cinematographer, he is one of the great pioneers of manipulating the photochemical process for extreme dramatic effect by using lab processing techniques like Cross Process & Skip Bleach. He is one of a small group of bold DP’s that were the original trailblazers that experimented frequently with using the cross process and skip bleach process in the work including Malik Sayeed, Harris Savides, Bob Richardson, Darius Khonji and Ellen Kuras to name a few. He has Academy Award nominations for Black Swan and A Star is Born and has many festival wins for films including Spirit Awards for Requiem For a Dream and Black Swan. His parents, Justiniano Libatique and Georgina Porter are immigrants from the Philippines. Matty’s Filipino heritage is very important to him. He speaks and understands Tagalog and comes from French heritage on his paternal side. Throughout his career he has shot many important music videos including the 1998 Jay-Z video Ja Rule & Amil: Can I Get A….. directed by Steve Carr and also the Tracey Chapman video with Julie Dash directing called Give Me One Reason. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com

John Victor Shea is a great American actor in theater, film and television going back to the mid 1970’s when he performed in his Broadway debut in “Yentl” after graduating from the Yale School of Drama, with an M.F.A in Directing under Robert Brustein, with mentoring by Robert Penn, Sydney Lumet and George Roy Hill. He first became known for his feature film role in 1982 playing Charles Horman in “Missing” with the Academy Award winning director, Costa Gravas. In his 45 year career he has acted in over 91 film and television projects including his iconic role as Lex Luther in the 1990’s TV series : “The New Adventures of Superman”. In this episode we talk about his entire career as an actor and discuss many amazing intimate stories of working with great artists that have never been told before. John is very generous in sharing his immense knowledge of the film and television business. This episode is a real treat for all of our listeners.  CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com www.conversationswithcharlie.com

Scott Franklin is an American film producer and was born and raised in New York. After working briefly in Los Angeles he decided to return home for an unpaid Associate Producer position on Pi. This collaboration initiated a long-time working relationship between Franklin and director Darren Aronofsky for whom he produced five more films. Scott’s other produced features include, “Hounddog”, “We”, “2 Days in New York”, “Zipper”, “Aftermath”, “White Boy Rick” and “Tuscaloosa” He is an Oscar nominee for his work on Black Swan and a two time recipient of the Independent Spirit Award for Best Picture. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com www.conversationswithcharlie.com Support this podcast

In this podcast clip we to John Shea about his making playing Lex Luther in Superman. https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.conversationswithcharlie.com Support this podcast

In this podcast clip we talked about his making REQUIEM FOR A DREAM with Darren Aronofsky. https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

In this podcast clip Jeremy Dawson discusses working with WES ANDERSON https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Director Boaz Yaking discusses what he learned from the legendary CLINT EASTWOOD. https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

KEANU REEVES talks about his band DODSTAR https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

In this podcast clip STEVE GUTTENBERG talks about sneaking into PARAMOUNT STUDIOS.. https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

In this podcast actor John Shea talks about meeting and working with the legendary CHRISTOPHER WALKEN https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Director Mike Figgis talks about the challenges of working in Hollywood. https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

CLIP - KEANU REEVES - Bill & TED https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Cinematographer ELLEN KURAS talks about shooting ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF A SPOTLESS MIND. https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Hollywood producer MICHAEL TADROSS talks about shooting I AM LEGEND and blocking off 5th ave in NYC. https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

In this episode we talk to Anastas N. Michos, an America Cinematographer who brings to each of his films a strong style and dynamic look. His versatility is front and center in the kaleidoscopic musical drama Sparkle; the breezy romantic comedy Jumping the Broom; the ominous horror film Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D; the relentless in-your-face camerawork of the FBI thriller Untraceable; the gritty reality of the New York police drama Freedomland; the lush period drama Mona Lisa Smile, and the polished suspense thriller Perfect Stranger, and most recently the magical realism of The Keeping Hours. Throughout his lengthy career, Michos has collaborated with the industry's top directors, among them, Milos Forman, Edward Norton, Kasi Lemmons, Mike Newell, Stephen Frears, Neil Jordan, Oliver Stone, Ron Howard, and Danny DeVito. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com www.conversationswithcharlie.com Support this podcast

JOHN TURTURRO talks abut working with SPIKE LEE ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

PRODUCER Christine Vachon talks about making a movie with JOE PESCI ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Producer Bob Berney talks about making the movie MEMENTO with Guy Pearce out of his home. ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

CINEMATOGRAPHER ELLEN KURAS Talk about winning at THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

PRODUCER MICHAEL TADROSS talks about RIDLEY SCOTT'S BLACK RAIN. ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

PRODUCER Bob Berney talks about distributing the film DRIVE starring Ryan Gosling ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

PRODUCER Bob Berney talks about Pan's Labyrinth & Guillermo del Toro. ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

PRODUCER MICHAEL TADROSS talks about POP SMOKE ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Actor STEVE GUTTENBERG goes from Highschool TO HOLLYWOOD. ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Producer MIKE RYAN talks about how to make movie under $200K. ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Producer MICHAEL HAUSMAN discusses THE PEOPLE vs LARRY FLYNT ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

NIGEL DALY tells a short story about Henry the 5th ... ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Marc Meyers talks about "My friend Dahmer" star's rise from Disney star to playing a serial killer. ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Keanu Reeves talks about his company ARCH MOTORCYCLES ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Actor director John Turturro talks about is Italian roots ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

PRODUCER MIKE TADROSS talks about what film students need to realize ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

CLIP - PETE CHATMON - DIRECTING EPISODIC ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

Pete Chatmon was first noticed as a director coming out of the NYU Film school with his short film, “3D”, starring Kerry Washington. This short film was a Sundance Film Festival selection in 2001. Since 2017 he has developed a name as a episodic television series director with credits including HBO's "Silicon Valley" and "Insecure", ABC's "Grey's Anatomy", "Black-ish", "A Million Little Things", "Station 19", "Mixed-ish" and "Single Parents", Netflix's "Atypical", FX's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", FreeForm's "Grown-ish", TBS's "The Last OG", OWN's "Greenleaf", and the Apple TV+ series "Mythic Quest" from Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day. His debut feature as writer/director, "Premium", starred Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, and Hill Harper and premiered on Showtime after a limited theatrical run. Chatmon also wrote, produced, and directed "761st", a documentary on the first black tank battalion in WWII, narrated by Andre Braugher. He received the Tribeca Film Institute "All Access" Program's Creative Promise Narrative Award for the heist screenplay "$FREE.99". Pete also host his own podcast, "Let's Shoot! with Pete Chatmon", released every Wednesday on YouTube, iTunes, and all podcast platforms. In this episode we talked about his journey from his NYU film school days to becoming an episodic television director.  CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com www.conversationswithcharlie.com Support this podcast

CLIP - PETE CHATMON - CREATIVE SURVIVAL ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

He was born in Warrington, Cheshire in England while his American father served in Air Force but he was raised in Montgomery, AL. Since 1979 when he began his career as a filmmaker, he has been a writer, director and editor. He is best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee, editing some of Lee’s best-known films including Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), He Got Game (1998), 25th Hour (2002), Inside Man (2006), and BlacKkKlansman (2018), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 91st Academy Awards.  As a film director, Brown co-directed the documentary film The War at Home (1979), for which it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was one of the youngest nominees for the category. Some of his other film directing credits include The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey (1993), a documentary film about The Who's Tommy album, and the feature films Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control (2002), starring Bronson Pinchot and Son of the South (2020). Brown has also edited music videos for Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Public Enemy and Arrested Development. Barry’s latest feature film, titled, Son of the South was just released on February 8th and is a poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama about the life of Bob Zellner, the grandson of a Klansman who must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence during the civil rights era.  On this podcast episode we talk about his career working with Spike Lee as an editor and his most recent project as a director, Son of the South. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com www.conversationswithcharlie.com Support this podcast

CLIP - SCOTT FRAKLIN - "BLACK SWAN" ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

CLIPS -BARRY BROWN - FIRST RUN FEATURES ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

CLIPS -BARRY BROWN - GETTING "SON OF THE SOUTH" MADE ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

CLIPS -BARRY BROWN - SHOOTING THE RIOT SCENE ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

CLIPS -Barry Brown - Talks CINEMA EXPERIENCES ALL ACCESS https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com Support this podcast

In this podcast episode we speak to Julia Stiles about growing up in New York City with her artist mother & father who ran a pottery studio downtown. We cover Julia’s life as an actress since the age of 11, her acting career spanning 44 films, 16 television projects, her work in theater, her first major role in the film “10 Things I Hate About You” and how she became part of “The Bourne Identity” film franchise. We also talked about the many other important film roles she has played throughout her career from “Hamlet”, “Business of Strangers”, “O”, “Mona Lisa Smile” all the way to present day in “Hustlers”. She has written and directed the TV Series, “Paloma” and the short film, “Raving” and discusses her plans to write and direct more in the future.  Support this podcast

CLIPS - JULIA STILES - THE RETURN OF THEATER In this podcast episode we speak to Julia Stiles about growing up in New York City with her artist mother & father who ran a pottery studio downtown. We cover Julia’s life as an actress since the age of 11, her acting career spanning 44 films, 16 television projects, her work in theater, her first major role in the film “10 Things I Hate About You” and how she became part of “The Bourne Identity” film franchise. We also talked about the many other important film roles she has played throughout her career from “Hamlet”, “Business of Strangers”, “O”, “Mona Lisa Smile” all the way to present day in “Hustlers”. She has written and directed the TV Series, “Paloma” and the short film, “Raving” and discusses her plans to write and direct more in the future.  Support this podcast

CLIPS - JULIA STILES - WRITING & DIRECTING A SHOW In this podcast episode we speak to Julia Stiles about growing up in New York City with her artist mother & father who ran a pottery studio downtown. We cover Julia’s life as an actress since the age of 11, her acting career spanning 44 films, 16 television projects, her work in theater, her first major role in the film “10 Things I Hate About You” and how she became part of “The Bourne Identity” film franchise. We also talked about the many other important film roles she has played throughout her career from “Hamlet”, “Business of Strangers”, “O”, “Mona Lisa Smile” all the way to present day in “Hustlers”. She has written and directed the TV Series, “Paloma” and the short film, “Raving” and discusses her plans to write and direct more in the future.  Support this podcast

CLIPS - JULIA STILES - TV DRAMA "RIVIERA" In this podcast episode we speak to Julia Stiles about growing up in New York City with her artist mother & father who ran a pottery studio downtown. We cover Julia’s life as an actress since the age of 11, her acting career spanning 44 films, 16 television projects, her work in theater, her first major role in the film “10 Things I Hate About You” and how she became part of “The Bourne Identity” film franchise. We also talked about the many other important film roles she has played throughout her career from “Hamlet”, “Business of Strangers”, “O”, “Mona Lisa Smile” all the way to present day in “Hustlers”. She has written and directed the TV Series, “Paloma” and the short film, “Raving” and discusses her plans to write and direct more in the future.  Support this podcast

CLIPS - JULIA STILES - TALKS NEIL LABUTE In this podcast episode we speak to Julia Stiles about growing up in New York City with her artist mother & father who ran a pottery studio downtown. We cover Julia’s life as an actress since the age of 11, her acting career spanning 44 films, 16 television projects, her work in theater, her first major role in the film “10 Things I Hate About You” and how she became part of “The Bourne Identity” film franchise. We also talked about the many other important film roles she has played throughout her career from “Hamlet”, “Business of Strangers”, “O”, “Mona Lisa Smile” all the way to present day in “Hustlers”. She has written and directed the TV Series, “Paloma” and the short film, “Raving” and discusses her plans to write and direct more in the future.  Support this podcast

CLIPS - ANASTAS MICHOS - " MAN ON THE MOON " In this CLIP we talk to Anastas N. Michos, an America Cinematographer who brings to each of his films a strong style and dynamic look. Charlie talks about Michos role in the making of Man On The Moon Starring Jim Carry. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/vrtzr64 SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/wvjfav4 APPLE PODCASTS: https://tinyurl.com/w7n8br2 WEBSITE: www.thepodmatrix.com www.conversationswithcharlie.com Support this podcast

MARKUANN SMITH - 27 In this podcast we talk with Markuann about his early life growing up on the streets of Far Rockaway in Queens, working in the Hip Hop and R & B world going on the road with his brother, Father MC, and in recent years how he came up with the idea to create the “Godfather of Harlem” series on Epix.  Markuann was born in Harlem, New York, Markuann spent a majority of his early life in Queens, attending Far Rockaway High School and, later on, Garden State Academy. As a child, growing up on the rough streets of Far Rockaway in Queens he found refuge at home watching a lot of films. This exposure nurtured his love for the craft of film, as he considered those movies an escape from his reality.  From his life on the road with Father MC, he spent 16 years working at BET and during that time he became very close with his Godmother, Margaret Johnson who was the granddaughter of the famed Harlem gangster, Ellsworth Raymond Johnson aka Bumpy Johnson. It was through listening to the stories Margaret Johnson told him that he came up with the story that is the basis for the series, “Godfather of Harlem”. Markuann is very honest about his bumpy road to success. His mission in life is to follow his passion not his pension while never giving up because failure is not an option. His journey is an inspiration for all.  ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ https://www.instagram.com/markuann/ (markuann) https://www.instagram.com/godfatherofharlem/ (godfatherofharlem) https://www.epix.com/series/godfather-of-harlem?epx_source=goh1-epix (godfather-of-harlem) Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

BEST OF SEASON 1 -JOHN TURTURO John Turturro talks about his family, his life as an actor & director and his feelings about the state of the film industry today. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

BEST OF SEASON 1 - KEANU REEVES Keanu Reeves talks about his early life, acting career, playing bass for his band and his love of motorcycles. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

BEST OF SEASON 1 - JULIA STILES In this podcast episode we speak to Julia Stiles about growing up in New York City with her artist mother & father who ran a pottery studio downtown. We cover Julia's life as an actress since the age of 11, her acting career spanning 44 films, 16 television projects, her work in theater, her first major role in the film “10 Things I Hate About You” and how she became part of “The Bourne Identity” film franchise. We also talked about the many other important film roles she has played throughout her career from “Hamlet”, “Business of Strangers”, “O”, “Mona Lisa Smile” all the way to present day in “Hustlers”. She has written and directed the TV Series, “Paloma” and the short film, “Raving” and discusses her plans to write and direct more in the future.  ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

BEST OF SEASON 1 - MARKUANN SMITH In this podcast we talk with Markuann about his early life growing up on the streets of Far Rockaway in Queens, working in the Hip Hop and R & B world going on the road with his brother, Father MC, and in recent years how he came up with the idea to create the “Godfather of Harlem” series on Epix.  Markuann was born in Harlem, New York, Markuann spent a majority of his early life in Queens, attending Far Rockaway High School and, later on, Garden State Academy. As a child, growing up on the rough streets of Far Rockaway in Queens he found refuge at home watching a lot of films. This exposure nurtured his love for the craft of film, as he considered those movies an escape from his reality.  From his life on the road with Father MC, he spent 16 years working at BET and during that time he became very close with his Godmother, Margaret Johnson who was the granddaughter of the famed Harlem gangster, Ellsworth Raymond Johnson aka Bumpy Johnson. It was through listening to the stories Margaret Johnson told him that he came up with the story that is the basis for the series, “Godfather of Harlem”. Markuann is very honest about his bumpy road to success. His mission in life is to follow his passion not his pension while never giving up because failure is not an option. His journey is an inspiration for all.  ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ https://www.instagram.com/markuann/ (markuann) https://www.instagram.com/godfatherofharlem/ (godfatherofharlem) https://www.epix.com/series/godfather-of-harlem?epx_source=goh1-epix (godfather-of-harlem) Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

BEST OF SEASON 1 -BARRY BROWN He was born in Warrington, Cheshire in England while his American father served in Air Force but he was raised in Montgomery, AL. Since 1979 when he began his career as a filmmaker, he has been a writer, director and editor. He is best known for his collaborations with Spike Lee, editing some of Lee's best-known films including Do the Right Thing (1989), Malcolm X (1992), He Got Game (1998), 25th Hour (2002), Inside Man (2006), and BlacKkKlansman (2018), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 91st Academy Awards.  As a film director, Brown co-directed the documentary film The War at Home (1979), for which it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was one of the youngest nominees for the category. Some of his other film directing credits include The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey (1993), a documentary film about The Who's Tommy album, and the feature films Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control (2002), starring Bronson Pinchot and Son of the South (2020). Brown has also edited music videos for Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Public Enemy and Arrested Development. Barry's latest feature film, titled, Son of the South was just released on February 8th and is a poignant true story set in Montgomery, Alabama about the life of Bob Zellner, the grandson of a Klansman who must choose which side of history to be on during the Civil Rights Movement. Defying his family and white Southern norms, he fought against social injustice, repression and violence during the civil rights era.  On this podcast episode we talk about his career working with Spike Lee as an editor and his most recent project as a director, Son of the South. CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

BEST OF SEASON 1 - MIKE FIGGIS Mike Figgis is an iconic film director, screenwriter, and composer. Figgis began his career as a musician. Growing up he was exposed to music early as his father was a jazz musician. In the late 60's he started out playing trumpet and guitar in the People Band and is audible in their first record (produced by Charlie Watts) in 1968. He played keyboard with Bryan Ferry in an R & B band, Gas Board and then moved to London to study music and became involved in the fringe theatre group, before forming his own company, The Mike Figgis Group, in 1980. After over 20 years as a musician, he got involved in theater including experimental theater and performance art using film rear projection in his presentations. He bought a 16mm film camera and started shooting film and began cultivating his path to become a filmmaker.  Figgis made his feature film debut with the low budget Stormy Monday in 1988. The film earned him attention as a director who could get interesting performances from established Hollywood actors. His first American film was Internal Affairs, which helped to revive the career of Richard Gere. This was followed by his next Hollywood feature, Mr. Jones, was misunderstood by the studio, who attempted to market the downbeat story as a feelgood film, resulting in a box office flop. Figgis poured his disenchantment with the film industry into Leaving Las Vegas, which starred Nicholas Cage and Elisabeth Shue, which earned Figgis Academy Award nominations for Best Directing and Best Screenplay. He followed this up with the romantic drama One Night Stand and The Loss of Sexual Innocence.  ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrixABOUT THE PODCAST “Conversations with Charlie” is a podcast about the people that make up the film, broadcast and entertainment industry. Actors, directors, cinematographers, producers and other fascinating characters that inhabit this world. Hosted by CHARLIE HERZFELD a veteran of the film and broadcast industry who has worked on over 100 feature film and broadcast projects with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, Spike Lee, John Turturro and many more. Support this podcast

BEST OF SEASON 1 Keanu Reeves talks about his company ARCH MOTORCYCLES ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

KEANU REEVES TALKS ABOUT HIS BAND DOGSTAR BEST OF SEASON 1 Keanu Reeves talks about his early career. ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

KEANU REEVES TALKS ABOUT HIS EARLY CAREER BEST OF SEASON 1 Keanu Reeves talks about his early career. ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix Support this podcast

CLIPS - Brad Anderson TALKS MAKING 'THE CALL" with HALLE BERRY Brad Anderson is an American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director (film director) , producer and writer. A director of thriller and horror films and television projects, he is best known for having directed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machinist (The Machinist) (2004), starring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Bale (Christian Bale), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_horror (psychological horror)film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_9 (Session 9) (2001) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_(2013_film) (The Call) (2013), starring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_Berry (Halle Berry). He also produced and directed several installments of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Network (Fox) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction (science fiction) television series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series) (Fringe). IG FOLLOWS: @olivierfrenchofficial @thepodmatrix @charlieherzfeld @brad_anderson_official CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix

SEASON 2 - EP1 - Jon Kamen IG FOLLOWS: @olivierfrenchofficial @thepodmatrix @charlieherzfeld @radicalmedia CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix

CLIPS - JON KAMEN TALKS RADICAL MEDIA IG FOLLOWS: @olivierfrenchofficial @thepodmatrix @charlieherzfeld @radicalmedia CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix

CLIPS - JON KAMEN TALKS DOCUMENTARIES IG FOLLOWS: @olivierfrenchofficial @thepodmatrix @charlieherzfeld @radicalmedia CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix

CLIPS - JON KAMEN TALKS BROADWAY IG FOLLOWS: @olivierfrenchofficial @thepodmatrix @charlieherzfeld @radicalmedia CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix

SEASON 2 - EP2 - Brad Anderson is an American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director (film director) , producer and writer. A director of thriller and horror films and television projects, he is best known for having directed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machinist (The Machinist) (2004), starring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Bale (Christian Bale), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_horror (psychological horror)film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_9 (Session 9) (2001) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_(2013_film) (The Call) (2013), starring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_Berry (Halle Berry). He also produced and directed several installments of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Network (Fox) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction (science fiction) television series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series) (Fringe). IG FOLLOWS: @olivierfrenchofficial @thepodmatrix @charlieherzfeld @brad_anderson_official CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix

CLIPS - Brad Anderson TALKS BEING A FILM MAKER Brad Anderson is an American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director (film director) , producer and writer. A director of thriller and horror films and television projects, he is best known for having directed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machinist (The Machinist) (2004), starring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Bale (Christian Bale), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_horror (psychological horror)film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_9 (Session 9) (2001) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_(2013_film) (The Call) (2013), starring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle_Berry (Halle Berry). He also produced and directed several installments of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Network (Fox) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction (science fiction) television series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_series) (Fringe). IG FOLLOWS: @olivierfrenchofficial @thepodmatrix @charlieherzfeld @brad_anderson_official CONVERSATIONS WITH CHARLIE ALL ACCESS + CLIPS + FULL EPISODES + SUBSCRIPTION https://linktr.ee/thepodmatrix FOLLOW us on SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @thepodmatrixnyc https://www.instagram.com/thepodmatrixnyc/ Linkedin: THEPODMATRIX https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepodmatrix/ Facebook: @thepodmatrix