Off-Hollywood

Today on the show- Sean and Omer suggest a Criterion Collection for Television Shows, and later Omer is joined by Ryan Ferris to talk about Yasujiro Ozu's film EARLY SUMMER and Ryan's Top Picks from this year's Brooklyn Film Festival! Hosts: Omer Afaq and Sean Darr Guest: Ryan Ferris

Sean and Omer are 27 again in a black & white New York running through the streets listening to ‘Modern Love' before watching Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's FRANCES HA! Hosts: Omer Afaq and Sean Darr Folks! If you like our show please remember to give us a 5-STAR rate and review on Apple Podcasts- much appreciated and THANK YOU for listening!

Newly hired as unpaid interns at Lou Bloom’s Video Production News- Omer and Sean drive around LA at 3AM, critique both modern-day media practices and consumer culture, and discuss writer-director Dan Gilroy’s Neo-noir directorial debut NIGHTCRAWLER starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rene Russo and Bill Paxton! Hosts: Omer Afaq and Sean Darr

It’s White Boy Day on Off-Hollywood! Sean’s been out for a few weeks- find out why on today’s episode. Actor-Sound Designer Carter Dean drops in to talk about leg injuries before the boys take a deep dive into Tony Scott’s cult, crime-caper TRUE ROMANCE! Hosts: Omer Afaq and Sean Darr Guest: Carter Dean

We’re still “reeling” from the Oscars, folks! Omer Afaq and Sean Darr discuss some of the more controversial wins of past and present, shout out Off-Hollywood’s Jamaican fans, before Omer talks about Juzo Itami’s gastronomic tour de force TAMPOPO (1985) and getting ramen in LA, Sean recommends watching Bob Fosse’s ALL THAT JAZZ (1979) and the Kelly/Donen musical extravaganza SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952), and then the boys discuss Whit Stillman’s THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO- the director’s 3rd feature in his Doomed-Bourgeois-in-Love Series! Hosts: Omer Afaq and Sean Darr How do you eat Ramen? Let us know on Twitter or Instagram at @OffHollywoodPod

Today on Off-Hollywood: we’re listening to California Dreamin’ on repeat and talking about Wong Kar-Wai’s indie pop-cinema classic CHUNGKING EXPRESS about two lovesick Hong Kong cops, a mysterious drug-dealing-blonde-wig-wearing femme fatale, a late night fast-food eatery, and the “Original" Manic Pixie Dream Girl in a dreamlike Kowloon of neon signs filled with romantic longing. Also, the Crimean War has nothing to do with Croatia! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @OffHollywoodPod and if you like the show please take a minute and give us a rate and review on Apple Podcasts!

Today on the show: a discussion with writer/actor Sean Darr about what you call what’s above the subtext, various theories on beauty, salesmanship, sexual freedom, red ants and American foreign policy, as well as Whit Stillman’s 1994 masterpiece BARCELONA starring Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Mira Sorvino and Tushka Bergen- Stillman’s 2nd in his “Doomed-Bourgeois-in-Love” Series! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr THIS WEEK’S CRITERION CLOSET PICKS: Pale Flower, 1964 Masahiro Shinoda (Omer) Bowling for Columbine, 2002 Michael Moore (Sean)

Today on the show: Wendy’s presents a brand-new episode of Off-Hollywood with my guest the writer/actor Sean P. Darr in which we find out what the “P” stands for, share Middle School Memories, and discuss Todd Solondz’ 1995 indie, coming-of-age comedy WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr

Today on the show I have a conversation with my friend the writer-actor Patrick McMillan about my Oscar Isaac fandom, some Marvel/Disney+ show anticipation, we discuss writing habits, breakdown novelist Patricia Highsmith’s RIPLIAD, and Anthony Minghella’s 1999 psychological thriller ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Cate Blanchett, as well as Rene Clement’s 1960 French-language adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, ‘Purple Noon’ starring Alain Delon and Maurice Ronet. Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Patrick McMillan

Surfing in LA, New York City subways, Trump’s Seal Team Six comments, a review of Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,’ Idris Elba takes, Sean accuses O of liking every movie ever, the ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ argument rekindled, animated movie characters drawn to look like the actors that voice them, Sorkin’s choice of music and references, a discussion on 1986’s ‘Running Scared’ starring Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal, Sean’s encounter with Tracy Morgan, and the Buddy Cop Hall of Fame! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr

Today on the show: writer-actor Patrick McMillan and O share high school stories, our favorite high school horror movies, Megan Fox’s career arc, and Diablo Cody/Karyn Kusama’s ‘Jennifer’s Body’ also starring Amanda Seyfried. Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Patrick McMillan

Today on the show: writer-comedian Sean Darr drops in for MOVIE TRIVIA, to talk about his trip to Sedona, Arizona, healing crystals, Jack Nicholson stories, and Woody Allen’s ‘Stardust Memories.’ Also, I erroneously refer to ‘Blue Jasmine’ as ‘Blue Valentine.’ Sorry, Woody. Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr

Today on the show: we continue a conversation on Movies About Going to the Movies with Ryan Ferris and the film in question is Lamberto Bava’s 1985 Italian horror classic ‘DEMONS' about a group of theatergoers that are infected by demonic possession at a movie screening. Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Ryan Ferris

Today on the show: We invite Ryan Ferris to talk ‘Tenet’ (no spoilers because we haven’t seen it), Disney’s live-action ‘Mulan,’ Gus Van Sant’s ‘Psycho’ shot-for-shot remake, Kevin Kline as Errol Flynn in ‘The Last of Robin Hood,’ the pre-code classic ’Dinner at Eight,’ watching movies at the New Beverly, the films of David Cronenberg, and Woody Allen’s ‘The Purple Rose of Cairo’ to kickstart Off-Hollywood’s new series- Movies About Going to the Movies! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Ryan Ferris

Today on the show: a conversation with writer-podcaster-artist Mike Iacono on Life During Quarantine, the films of Tarkovsky, love and death, belief, the Meaning of Life, and Darren Aronofsky’s THE FOUNTAIN. Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Mike Iacono

Today on the show: writer-comedian Sean Darr and I talk about why we write, creating meaningful art, outlining, writing in sequence, and other topics related to screenwriting. And then later- a conversation about the Coen Brothers’ fourth feature, ‘Barton Fink.’ Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr

Today on the show- I’m joined by Ryan Ferris to discuss the announcement that Ben Affleck will adapt and direct a film based on the making of ‘Chinatown’ before we talk about recreating the theater experience at home and what we expect when theaters do open. Later, Ryan and I have a conversation about the actress Loretta Young, her life, her movies- two of which we watched as a double feature: 'A Night to Remember’ (1942) and ‘Cause for Alarm!’ (1951). Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Ryan Ferris

Billy Wilder’s ‘Sunset Boulevard’ turns 70 this week but Norma Desmond lives forever on today’s episode! I’m joined by my friend Ryan Ferris to talk about this classic Hollywood Nightmare and it’s legacy, and query wether or not Joe Gillis was a good screenwriter, what’s up with the monkey, and butler Max’s career post the Desmond affair! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Ryan Ferris

Today on the show: a roundup of what movies I’ve been watching on lockdown, a quick word on the great Stanley Kubrick, and then a conversation with writer-actor-comedian Sean Darr about getting to know the characters you create- before we discuss the Illuminati, the Epstein scandal, and Kubrick’s final film ‘Eyes Wide Shut.’ Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr

Today on the show: my friend Ryan Ferris and I sat tall in the saddle and discussed the sunlit shadows in the 11 films featured on The Criterion Channel’s Western Noir Series. Films discussed on this episode: - Blood on the Moon, 1948 - Man with a Gun, 1955 - I Shot Jesse James, 1949 - The Naked Spur, 1953 - Man of the West, 1958 - The Violent Men, 1955 - Lust for Gold, 1949 - Rancho Notorious, 1952 - Day of the Outlaw, 1959 - The Walking Hills, 1949 - Stations West, 1948 Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Ryan Ferris

Today on the show: I’m joined by my friend the writer-actor-podcaster Dillon McPherson to talk about Dillon’s PTA fandom, the director’s short film ‘Cigarettes & Coffee,’ Paul Thomas Anderson’s first feature ‘Hard Eight,’ a quick listen to Siskel & Ebert’s thoughts on the film- before I ask Dillon the Eight Hard Questions about ‘Hard Eight’ including my theory that ‘Hard Eight’ is a part of the ‘Boogie Nights’ Extended Universe! Check out Dillon’s podcast His Only Vice and the episode I guest on in which Dillon and I discuss ‘The English Patient’! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Dillon McPherson

Today on the show: the red-light district in Thailand is officially open for “business,” Sean’s never seen ‘Eyes Wide Shut,’ Sean Darr- Travel Enthusiast, is “glum” a word?, Starbucks in London, “breaking in” in the Age of COVID, the 1979 coming-of-age movie ‘Breaking Away,’ A History of the Darr Family and the Arts, the ‘Breaking Away’ discussion continues, structuring in screenwriting woes, and the call-back with Nicole Kidman’s accent in ‘Eyes Wide Shut.’ Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr

Today on Off-Hollywood: my friend Ryan Ferris and I get into a brief conversation about the life and work of cult filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr., Tim Burton’s biopic on him, the correct pronunciation of the word “notoriety," the Ed Wood films: ‘Glen or Glenda,' ‘Jailbait,' ‘Bride of the Monster,' the unusual friendship between Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi, Wood’s masterpiece, ‘Plan 9 from Outer Space,' and finally, Ryan’s coverage of the Pierce Brosnan-era Bond movies! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Ryan Ferris

Welcome to Off-Hollywood! Today on the show: writer-comedian Sean Darr joins O to talk about time management, a discussion on why Quentin Tarantino’s 3rd film ‘Jackie Brown’ is also his BEST, and Hulu’s new show ‘The Great’ starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Sean Darr

Today on the show: early film memories with Ryan Ferris, then a conversation on Spike Lee’s newest joint ‘Da 5 Bloods,' our Top Five Vietnam War Movies, a slight detour into Michael J. Fox’s Lost Years, back to the rest of our Top Five Vietnam War Movies, before we check into the Bates Motel to discuss Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ which turns 60 this month! Host: Omer Afaq Guest: Ryan Ferris (ferris1017 / Letterboxd)

Today on the show: a conversation with my friend- the comedian, actor, and writer Sean Darr on creativity, movie trivia, what a ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ starring Sylvester Stallone would look like, producer Don Simpson’s cocaine habit, the Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting Masterclass, and references from British comedy to Bollywood, and Hemingway to 'Turner & Hooch.’ - Host: Omer Afaq - Guest: Sean Darr - Producer: Sana Hussain - Logo/Design: Mike Iacono Instagram - O: @omer.films - Off-Hollywood: @offhollywoodpod - Sean Darr: @darryoukiddingme Twitter - O: @omerfilms - Sean Darr: @seanpdarr Email - OffHollywoodPod@gmail.com

Welcome to Off-Hollywood, folks! A new conversation show that explores cult movies, classic cinema, and pop-culture from the team behind the popular film podcast Action Orson! Every week, O sits down with a rotating group of friends to discuss film history, creativity, industry trends, franchise deep-dives, celebrity, and much more! Host: Omer Afaq