Podcast appearances and mentions of Alan Ball

With our last episode recapping MFCA 2025, your hosts—with help from Lou Masses and Dennis Levy—kicked up a bit of a hornet's nest by addressing a major recurring topic of discussion at the show and in our small section of the miniatures world in general: Should digital sculpting and 3D printing be judged differently than the “handmade/toothpick and putty” sculpts that have predominated in this odd art form of ours for the last five and a half decades?Okay, it was mainly Jim doing the kicking. But since he was in part recounting a long and thoughtful conversation in Pennsylvania with master-sculptor Alan Ball, first featured with his master-painter wife Marion on Episode 20 of our podcast, we invited Alan to come back to have the discussion in real time—“for the record,” so to speak, and sans paraphrasing. As always, he graciously and eloquently shared his thoughts and insights as one of the deepest thinkers about this passion we share.Now, when anyone talks about digital sculpting in the historical as opposed to the fantasy category of miniature figures today, the name Nello Rivieccio inevitably comes up. Based near Naples, he is as much of a master on Zbrush as he was for many years with a toothpick (or similar tool) and two-part epoxy putty.To be clear, we do not intend these dual chats as a Pro/Con, Point/Counterpoint pairing: Alan and Nello have as many areas of agreement with each other (and with your hosts) as they do differences. But since the conversation about the advent of digital sculpting is certain to be a major topic of conversation again at World Model Expo, we wanted to drop this epic episode with both of them at the same time, so folks can have their perspectives (and our own) in mind as they view the work on display in Versailles from July 4 to 6.

It's time to revise and expand on a topic that was covered in the series one episode “The Carnival is Over”.  It's the summerof 1970 and England are the reigning World Champions.  The Three Lions are one of the most feared and respected sides in world football.  Some of the stalwarts of 1966 – Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore, Alan Ball, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst – are regarded as having improved. Sir Alf Ramsey, England's inscrutable manager, has brought in a clutch of new faces – Keith Newton, Brian Labone, Terry Cooper, Alan Mullery, Francis Lee, Colin Bell. England have to cope with the Mexican heat and high altitude. There is also Latin American hostility and conspiracy theories, a hangover from 1966 when England were accused of ‘fixing' the tournament in favour of European teams and against South American teams. A stopover in Colombia goes disastrously wrong when Bobby Moore is arrested after being accused of stealing a bracelet.  England start their campaign with a robust match against Romania.  Then comes the epic, iconic match against Brazil.  It is widely assumed that this will be a dress rehearsal for the final.  England conclude their group programme with a dull game against Czechoslovakia.  After that is the quarter-final against West Germany, another memorable epic where Banks misses out due to food poisoning, but England seem to be cruising to victory at 2-0 before it all goes wrong.Meanwhile back home, Harold Wilson, the Prime Minister, is on the campaign trail, seeking to repeat his own success from 1966 by leading the Labour Party to another general election victory.  After four turbulent years, Labour have move ahead of Edward Heath's Conservative Party in the opinion polls.  However, the World Cup is preying on Wilson's mind.  A populist and a keen football fan, Wilson is taken with a “mystical symbiosis” between the government's fortunes and those of the England team.  He asks his Cabinet colleagues to consider the political ramifications if England were to be knocked out of the World Cup, shortly before polling day.  Wilson's relaxed campaign seems to chime with the public mood.  Labour maintains a consistent lead in the opinion polls, victory seems assured but just four days before the vote, England are knocked out of the World Cup…  TWITTER/X@MatthewOkot@WorldCupRamble Subscribe to World Cup Rambling on your podcast platform.      

Joe and Howard look through the rich history of German footballers at Manchester City, but the shadow of Alan Ball looms large. *This is the first 15 minutes of the show. For the full episode, and all our other content on the 93:20 player, you can join below - for less than the price of a pint of beer each month.* ninetythreetwenty.com/9320-player/about-9320-player/ SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER! A FREE WEEKLY UPDATE WITH NEW CONTENT GUARANTEED AND A WHOLE LOT MORE. CLICK THE LINK BELOW AND ENTER YOUR EMAIL IN THE BOX. ninetythreetwenty.com/the-9320-newsletter/

(Rec: 20/3/19) Double K vows to win the league with Southampton but makes Alan Ball cry. Also, some violence, a sexy woman and a pint of prawns… Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 15 of (Pop) Cultural Marxism, Ajay, Isi, and Joseph explore vampires in media, across genre and time! Welcoming back Joseph after a few episodes away, the episode kicks off with a games roundtable on Monster Hunter: Wilds (Capcom, 2025) and Pentiment (Obsidian, 2022), among other things. Then the group quickly dives into all things vampire. From Capital to Castelvania, the conversation analyzes the psychosexual, political economic, Orientalist, literary, genre, social, and even epidemiological metaphors, allegories, and tropes that haunt vampire stories and have made the figure of the vampire of such perennial—if shifting—fascination. How have vampire stories changed over time? Why do vampire stories shift and blur genre and valence? Why is the vampire such a perennial stand-in, across so many fields, often at the same time? Objects in consideration include: Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu, 1872), Dracula (Bram Stoker, 1897), Interview with the Vampire (novel: Anne Rice, 1976; TV adaptation: Rolin Jones, 2022-present; film: Neil Jordan, 1994), The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches (Anne Rice), Nosferatu (F.W. Munrau, 1922), Nosferatu (Robert Eggers, 2024), A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon, 1997-2003), Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami, 1997), Castlevania (anime, Warren Ellis, 1997-2021), Castlevania: Nocturne (anime, Clive Bradley, 2023-present), True Blood (TV series, Alan Ball, 2008-2014), The Twilight Saga (films 2008-2012, based on the novels by Stephanie Meyer), Midnight Mass, What We Do In The Shadows, and many more! Discover how the erotic, the economic, the exotic and even the epidemic all collide in the tragedies, comedies, horrors, nightmares, and fantasies that prove the vampire is a potent if changing symbol for fears, desires, and delirium.

Joe Royle – the only living person to achieve legendary status at Everton as both a player and manager (the other being the late, great Howard Kendall) – invites Chris Beesley to his house for a special episode of Goodison Park: My Home. Royle, who grew up in Norris Green, attending Ranworth Square Primary School before going on to Quarry Bank High School where he developed into a talented all-round sportsman, also excelling in the high jump and swimming, became Everton's youngest-ever player at the time when he was controversially picked ahead of ‘The Golden Vision' Alex Young by Harry Catterick to make his debut at Blackpool aged 16 years and 282 days on January 15, 1966, a record that stood for over 42 years until it was eclipsed by Jose Baxter. Although Royle was part of the Blues team that lost 1-0 after extra time to West Bromwich Albion in the 1968 FA Cup final, alongside the ‘Holy Trinity' midfield of Kendall, Colin Harvey and Alan Ball, plus the likes of captain Brian Labone, goalkeeper Gordon West, fellow Scouser Tommy Wright and his good friend John Hurst, he was top scorer in Everton's 1969/70 League Championship-winning side. Once reaching 29 goals in all competitions in 1968/69, by the time Royle's Everton career had finished, he had netted more times for the club (119) than any player since Dixie Dean. Returning to Goodison Park as manager in November 1994 with the team bottom of the Premier League, he saved the Blues from relegation while also becoming the only manager in Everton history to win a trophy in his first season in charge. Some 30 years on, Royle remains the last Everton manager to secure major silverware for the club, while the following campaign (1995/96), he steered them to sixth place, which was their only top-half finish in the first decade of the Premier League. Now 75, he explains how the circumstances behind his departure continue to perplex him but as a True Blue, he was delighted to return to the Goodison hot seat for one last time as caretaker boss alongside his former player David Unsworth against Norwich City in 2016. Gavin Buckland's Book 'The End' | Order your copy here: https://tinyurl.com/GavinBucklandTheEnd Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO's Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday.  Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoEFC Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royal.blue.everto Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoEFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

«Es incontable el número de personas que piensan que no se han de morir nunca, que están absolutamente seguras —en virtud de la seguridad inconsciente, que es la más fuerte de quedarse para siempre en esta tierra. Casi todo el mundo, quizá todo el mundo. El hombre no está construido para pensar en la muerte. No solamente no piensa que ha de morir, sino que —si por azar lo piensa— le parece inconcebible. Cada día pasa ante nuestros ojos algún entierro. Nos parece natural. Es decir: nos parece natural que los otros se mueran, y absurdo que, personalmente, la muerte nos golpee. En virtud de este curioso fenómeno defensivo, la capacidad racional del hombre se encuentra permanentemente minimizada por esta amnesia. Vivir implica una capacidad racional limitada, incompleta». Josep Pla en El cuaderno gris. Iñaki es abogado especializado en Derecho familiar. Su principal conflicto son las herencias.Kapital es posible gracias a sus colaboradores:⁠lbo.legal⁠. Asesoramiento jurídico para tu empresa⁠.Víctor López Jr. fue un invitado especial en el podcast de Kapital. De todo lo que dijo, dos cosas que se me quedaron grabadas. Que no es necesario marcharse de Sevilla para hacer grandes cosas. Y que un abogado debe poder adaptarse a un entorno cambiante. Víctor lleva desde 2012 al frente de lbo.legal, una firma que ofrece servicios de asesoría jurídica, fiscal, laboral y de protección de datos, en un servicio diseñado para resolver todas las necesidades legales que puedas necesitar. Si estás buscando servicios jurídicos para tu empresa, ya sabes a quién llamar.Smartick⁠⁠. El método online de matemáticas y lectura.¿Quieres el mejor futuro para tus hijos? ¿Crees en la constancia y los buenos hábitos, en el desafío, en que existe un uso responsable de la tecnología? Si tienen entre 4 y 14 años, consigue que dominen los pilares de su educación, en el colegio y como personas: las matemáticas, la comprensión lectora, escribir bien, el pensamiento crítico. Smartick es el método online personalizado, basado en evidencias científicas, con solo 15 minutos al día por programa, que les ayudará a alcanzar su máximo potencial. Sin ayuda de los padres. Además, tendrás siempre disponible a expertos para consultar su evolución. Prueba 7 días gratis Smartick en este enlace y, si contratas, obtén un descuento mensual añadiendo el cupón KAPITAL.Patrocina Kapital. Toda la información en este link.Índice:2:30 Conflictos frecuentes entre herederos.6:57 El coste emocional del testamento.14:07 Morirse sale demasiado caro.22:22 Cuánto menos hay, mayor es la pelea.32:56 El secreto notarial.42:01 ¿Quién se queda con la Thermomix?45:29 El 92% de las parejas se casan en separación de bienes.54:38 Ir a juicio es más duro de lo que piensas.58:35 Un mal acuerdo es mejor que un buen juicio.1:04:21 Las distintas reglas sociales que se desarrollan en los distintos territorios.1:17:26 A tus hermanos les conocerás cuando toque repartir la herencia.1:20:32 El impuesto de sucesiones es el suicidio de la sociedad.1:29:25 El canal de YouTube de Iñaki.Apuntes:Hábitos legales. Iñaki Barredo.A dos metros bajo tierra. Alan Ball.El cuaderno gris. Josep Pla.Historia de un matrimonio. Noah Baumbach.

It was Paul Hawksbee and Charlie Baker for today's show. The guys were joined by the legendary Glenn Hoddle who gave his take on Spurs. Celtic fan Susie McCabe joined ahead of their massive game tonight and Chat GPT returned better than ever. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ROSS MEYERSON is best known for his work as an award-winning television and film casting director. He won an Emmy for his work on ‘Damages' in 2007 as well as having received seven additional nominations. The short film “Red, White and Blue” his last casting project has been nominated for a 2024 Oscar. He has been nominated sixteen times for CSA's prestigious Artios Award and was fortunate enough to have won twice for ‘Homeland' and ‘Rescue Me'. Other notable shows Ross has cast include ‘The Affair', ‘The Americans'. ‘Nurse Jackie', ‘'Dexter : New Blood', “The Equalizer', ‘The Expanse', 'The Big C', ‘The Following', ‘Seven Seconds', ‘Hunters', ‘In Treatment', ‘Sneaky Pete', ‘True Blood'(pilot) and many others. The list of showrunners, writers and directors he has had the privilege of working with include Alan Ball, David Milch, Denis Leary, Peter Tolan, Paul Feig, Kevin Williamson, Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg, Brett Ratner, Bryan Cranston, George Nolfi, Dan Futterman, Clyde Phillips, Sarah Treem and Veena Sud.  In addition to his work as a casting director Ross has also works producing and developing new works for the screen and stage. He recently produced ‘I'll Be Right There' starring Edie Falco, Bradley Whitford, Michael Rapaport, Charlie Tahan, Michael Beach, Jeanie Berlin and Sepideh Moafi . ‘I'll Be Right There” was selected in the Hampton, Newport, Santa Barbara and Jackson Hole Film Festivals. He will begin shooting his next film, ‘The Yeti” in late January. His next project in development is the feature film ‘Juliet' written by Jen Richards and recently chosen for the GLAAD list and The Black List.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Avec Grégory Delaplace, anthropologue. Cet épisode a été tourné en public à la Gaîté Lyrique.Je ne crois pas aux fantômes, mais ils me font peur. Un bon mort doit être bien mort et enterré. On peut s’en souvenir avec tendresse mais on n’a pas forcément envie qu'il apparaisse.Grégory Delaplace est anthropologue à l'École pratique des hautes études. Il a notamment écrit “Les Intelligences particulières” (Vues de l’Esprit, 2021), un livre sur des maisons hantées en Angleterre ainsi que “La voix des Fantômes” (Seuil, 2024), où il examine divers rituels funéraires à travers le monde. Il travaille sur les différentes manières dont les sociétés organisent leurs relations avec les morts et sur comment les morts rechignent parfois à se laisser oublier et reviennent pour exiger des choses des vivants. À quoi servent nos rituels funéraires, à se souvenir ou à oublier ? Quand est-ce que les morts échappent à la place qu'on a voulu leur donner ? Que nous veulent les fantômes ? Un épisode des Idées Larges avec Grégory Delaplace, anthropologue.  Références : - Jean Bazin, “Des clous dans La Joconde. L’anthropologie autrement”, Anacharsis, 1991- Thomas Laqueur, “Le travail des morts, Une histoire culturelle des dépouilles mortelles”, Gallimard, 2018,- Michel Lauwers, “Naissance du cimetière : lieux sacrés et terre des morts dans l’occident médiéval”, Paris, Aubier, 2005- Anne-Christine Taylor  “L’oubli des morts et la mémoire des meurtres : Expériences de l’histoire chez les Jivaro”, Terrain, no 29, 1997- Erik Mueggler, “Songs for dead parents. Corpse, text, and world in Southwest China”, The University of Chicago Press, 2017.- Beth Conklin Consuming grief: compassionate cannibalism in an Amazonian society, University of Texas Press, 2001- Christophe Pons, “Réseaux de vivants, solidarités de morts: Un système symbolique en Islande”, Terrain, no 38, 2002- Piers Vitebsky, “Dialogues with the dead: the discussion of mortality among the Sora of eastern India”, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1993- Claude Levis-Strauss, “Le Père Noël supplicié”, Les Temps Modernes, vol. 77, 1952- Heonik Kwon, “Ghosts of War in Vietnam”, Cambridge University Press, 2008 Archives sonores : - Hawk Films, Peregrine - The Shining - Stanley Kubrick - 1980- Alan Ball, Lori Jo Nemhauser, Alan Poul - Six feet under - 2001 - 2005- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films - The Big Lebowski - Joel et Ethan Cohen - 1998- Black Rhino Productions, Columbia Pictures, Delphi Films - Ghostbuster - Ivan Reitman - 1984 Musique Générique :« TRAHISON » Musique de Pascal Arbez-Nicolas © Delabel Editions, Artiste : VITALIC,(P) 2005 Citizen Records under Different Recording licence ISRC : BEP010400190,Avec l’aimable autorisation de [PIAS] et Delabel Editions.  Episode vidéo publié le 13 septembre 2024 sur arte.tv Autrice Laura Raim Réalisateur David Tabourier Son Nicolas Régent Montage Antoine Dubois Mixage et sound design Jean-Marc Thurier Une co-production UPIAN Margaux Missika, Alexandre Brachet, Auriane Meilhon, Emma Le Jeune, Karolina Mikos avec l'aide de Nancy-Wangue Moussissa ARTE France Unité société et culture

Serial killers satanistas, mommy issues, influencers fit, aventuras com zumbis, loiras de meia-idade contra a máfia, romances épicos, Arlete Salles como Miss Carangueijão, pôsteres falsos do Facebook, cultos e muito mais neste matinê de recomendações recheadíssimo. Comentado durante o podcast: 02:21 - Longlegs - Vínculo Mortal (2024, Dir: Osgood Perkins) 45:45 - Hotel Room (1993, Dir: David Lynch e Monty Montgomery) 51:10 - Six Feet Under (2001, série criada por Alan Ball) 01:00:20 - Kinds of Kindness (2024, Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos) 01:08:13 - Cidade; Campo (2024, Dir: Juliana Rojas) 01:17:19 - Scooby-Doo na Ilha dos Zumbis (1998, Dir: Jim Stenstrum, Kazumi Fukushima e Hiroshi Aoyama) 01:29:38 - A Substância (2024, Dir: Coralie Fargeat) 01:46:49 - Do Fundo do Coração (1981, Dir: Francis Ford Coppola) 01:55:25 - Terráqueos, livro de Sayaka Murata 02:05:25 - Os Aspones (2004), série criada por Alexandre Machado e Fernanda Young) 02:11:14 - The Breed (2006, Dir: Nicholas Mastandrea) 02:20:05 - Hairspray, a montagem brasileira do Miguel Falabella 02:31:50 - The Brass Teapot (2012, Dir: Ramaa Mosley) 02:39:00 - Gloria (1980, Dir: John Cassavetes) 02:44:50 - Os Fantasamas Ainda se Divertem: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024, Dir: Tim Burton) Apresentado por: Luiz Machado - @machadolue no Instagram João Neto - @jonetooo no Instagram Alvaro de Souza - @alllvarusdesouza no Instagram Confira o nosso site: ⁠⁠https://www.esqueletosnoarmario.com/⁠⁠ @esqueletosgays no Twitter e Instagram Nossos perfis no Letterboxd são: ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/zcomluiz/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/alvarosouza/⁠⁠ https://letterboxd.com/netodojo/

The first episode of season 2 is here!! This week we talk to actor and SKS alum Raymond Lee. He walks us through his entire career, from moving to LA, getting his SAG card, the importance of a strong actor community (which he found at SKS!), booking his first series regular role, working with Tom Cruise on Top Gun, and his incredible experience as the lead on Quantum Leap. There is so much amazing advice for actors in this episode and we are so excited to share it with you! WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR: 1:05 How Ray got his SAG card acting in a Verizon droid commercial 3:11 Acting in theatre in LA and what led him to create his clown troupe, Four Clowns, and the opportuniites that followed because of it. 7:46 Auditioning for TV roles in LA and the huge difference between theatre training and audition training. Discovering SKS and how it helped in train his audition muscle. “And it was so important at that time to learn how to audition, because auditioning is such a strength and a skill in and of itself. Once you're on set, it can feel a lot different. But it was important that we had to figure out how to audition, which is where SKS case came in.” 10:04 At SKS I took away the most important lesson of all, which is to stay positive, to stay hopeful 10:24: You don't rise to the occasion. You fall to the level of your training. 12:56 Demystifying the audition process in classes at SKS 15:46 You didn't come to LA to sit on the bench…… 18:19 Relocating to New York after being cast in the play Vietcong and how the role helped transform him into a true leading male actor. 19:47 How Colleen helped bring the leading man out of him during and audition coaching. 24:07 When actors say “I want to make this different”. It's already different – YOU make it different. Embrace what you bring to the role. 25:21 The process of auditioning and booking the Alan Ball show Here and Now. 30:01 How becoming a dad changed Ray and changed the types of roles he was playing. 34:23 Ray shares his epic audition story for Top Gun: Maverick. 40:09 Life lessons from Tom Cruise on set of Top Gun. “as an actor, you can never know enough. I can do everything now at my age, because I was interested in doing everything. You need to be good at everything, because you never know when you're going to use this stuff.” 44:05 INSIDE STAN KIRSCH STUDIOS SEGMENT (our ode to James Lipton) 48:17 How Ray took care of himself during the long hours of shooting Quantum Leap. 51:14 Colleen and Ray working together on Quantum Leap and how special it was to watch the first episode.

Today I am doing another visual podcast thanks to Riverside. Today on the Daily with SylStein I am talking about the book by Author Amy Peters and her Writer's Devotional. I am also talking all about author Charlaine Harris who is New York Times Best Selling Author and is the creator of The Sookie Stackhouse novels and this led to Alan Ball creating the series, True Blood on HBO. You can find all of her books on www.charlaineharris.com. and I am also talking about my book, The Diary of a Broken Father. I hope you will also check it out. I also hope you will subscribe to the podcast through Spotify for podcasters, you can find it on Spotify, Apple, Overcast etc. Hope you enjoy! All music provided by Garage band.

Welcome back ladies and gents to another episode of Woody Adjacent!   Soo much is happening in the world of related entertainment and politics it seems we just had to address a portion of it as it relates to certain aspects of our podcast   So... starting with Alec Baldwins RUST court case which has now come to a sudden and eventful close. As Mr Baldwin is clearly one of Woody Allens biggest public supporters and listeners still want to hear our take on this eventful case closure   Moving on from there we pick up with our Ai Podcast assistant's movie choice of the month... that being 1999's American Beauty.   The starring lead in said movie, Kevin Spacey is yet another controversial figure we needed to further discuss, not only in relation to the chosen movie pick but also in terms of his ongoing blacklist backlash causing much discourse in the fiery court of public opinion    There is just soo much to discuss on this episode it surely now becomes one of our longest episodes in our catalogue   We hope you enjoy, please consider leaving a comment using our special link below as well as our other related links below!   In American Beauty (1999) Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a disillusioned middle-aged man who has a thankless job and beleives he is trapped in a loveless marriage with his materialistic wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening). As a midlife crisis unfolds, Lester becomes infatuated with their teenage daughter's best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari), which further sparking a desire to reclaim his lost youth and inner happiness.  _________________________________   Please Find Links To The Other Sources / Audio Clips Mentioned in This Episode   Piers Morgain Kevin Spacey Interview: https://youtu.be/qktc4-9mXXc?si=bUJSqVCNgXM4mKog   Alec Baldwin Case Close Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSEa0GiWXYA   Dr Grande On Alec Baldwin Case Close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xeYO13p3HM   American Beauty: Meaning of Rose Essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvTwjusPAlM   Kevin Spacey Court of Public Opinion - Piers Aftermath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWe2PLhvnMU   Please check out the links below for the full cast, user reviews, ratings and info you may find interesting   Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Beauty_(1999_film)   IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169547/   Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_beauty   _________________________________________   A VERY Special Thanks to The Woody Allen Pages Website & The Woody Allen Subreddit for the continued support and info – check them out for the latest from the Woody Allen Fan Community!!   https://www.woodyallenpages.com     &    https://www.reddit.com/r/woodyallen   PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT TO THIS OR ANY OTHER EPISODE USING OUR COMMENT SECTION VIDEO LINK HERE   >>>>>>>  https://bit.ly/warpcom   IF YOU LIKE THE SHOW, PLEASE CONSIDER BUYING US A COFFEE / GIVING US A TIP VIA OUR PATREON CAMPAIGN  >>> https://www.patreon.com/woodyretro   Thanks for listening as always - we would also LOVE a review on iTunes or a 5 star rating via Spotify or whichever podcast platform you are listening on - please find all our connected links below.   >>>   https://linktr.ee/woodyretro

Producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks recount the fateful moment that Steven Spielberg walked out of his office at the exact right time to seal the deal with American Beauty writer Alan Ball. Taking a chance on theater director Sam Mendes who had never directed a feature film, they brought together a stellar cast and made a film that went on to win 5 Oscars, including Best Picture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the help of the Match programme I take a look atthe 1965 First Division match between Blackpool andSoke City.

Welcome to The Football Historian Podcast, hosted by Peter Kenny Jones. Episode Eight sees Dr Alan Tonge join us in the garage. The former Manchester United and Exeter City shared stories of being Alex Ferguson's first signing at Old Trafford. Alan experienced the crushing blow of being released from his boyhood club, before Alan Ball gave him a chance to shine at Exeter City. His career was prematurely curtailed through a spinal injury and a life in a different field soon followed. We also discuss Alan's football history and tackle the biggest debates in football history. You can buy copies of George's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Read-Story-Fergies-Fledgling/dp/1801506647 Thanks so much for the feedback for the first episodes, hope this installment of your soon to be favourite football podcast continues to impress! CHAPTERING 02:18 Part One - Alex Ferguson's first Man Utd signing 18:43 Part Two - Alan Ball, Exeter and early retirement 42:16 Part Three - Football History  57:06 Part Four - The Debate Want more from The Football Historian Podcast? Listen or watch the exclusive FIFTH section of this interview via our Patreon. It's just £1 per month for the first 100 patrons! https://www.patreon.com/TheFootballHistorianPodcast Keep up to date with all our latest clips on our socials: Instagram: https://instagram.com/thefootballhistorianpod/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@thefootballhistorianpod X: https://twitter.com/TheFHPod

[SPOILERS: entre 00:58:45 e 02:12:43] No terceiro episódio do Terapia Remota a Mónica Moreira, o Miguel Tomar Nogueira e o Ricardo Correia falam de Six Feet Under [2001-2005], de Alan Ball. Música utilizada: Six Feet Under: Main Title Theme, de Thomas Newman.

This week on The Watchers, we're continuing our journey into pilot season with Six Feet Under, a show that Jodie loves and that, somehow, Andrea has never seen. Created by Alan Ball, the show aired from 2001 to 2005 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest TV dramas of all time. Most importantly, Jodie's obsessed with it. Join us as we discuss what makes this show so unique. From its darkly funny sense of reality, to its matter-of-fact handling of death, to lots more in between, we're really getting our hands dirty with this one, folks. We'll see you back here next week for our review of–come on, you knew it was coming–the very first episode of The Sopranos.Follow:The Watchers on Instagram (@WatchersPodNJ)Andrea on Instagram (@AQAndreaQ)Jodie on Instagram (@jodie_mim)Our sister show, New Jersey Is the World, on Instagram (@newjerseyistheworld)Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."

“I was fortunate to be able to be out in Hollywood in the 90s and to be able to work early on seminal LGBT-presenting shows like Tales of the City series, and Six Feet Under with Alan Ball. When it comes to Tokyo Vice, I did push hard for there to be a queer storyline because in the late 90s, in Japan, there was a huge thriving gay subculture. But it wasn't on the table to come out because your sexual orientation was considered irrelevant to your obligations to society.”Alan Poul is an Emmy, Golden Globe, DGA, and Peabody Award-winning producer and director of film and television. He is Executive Producer and Director on the Max Original drama series Tokyo Vice, written by Tony Award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers and starring Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe, as an American journalist in Japan and his police detective mentor. Poul is perhaps best known for producing all five seasons of HBO's Six Feet Under, all four of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City miniseries, My So-Called Life, The Newsroom, Swingtown, and The Eddy, which he developed with director Damien Chazelle. His feature film producing credits include Paul Schrader's Mishima and Light of Day, and Ridley Scott's Black Rain.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693561 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2887954/www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

What does learning another language and living in another culture do for your humanity and creative process?Alan Poul is an Emmy, Golden Globe, DGA, and Peabody Award-winning producer and director of film and television. He is Executive Producer and Director on the Max Original drama series Tokyo Vice, written by Tony Award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers and starring Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe, as an American journalist in Japan and his police detective mentor. Poul is perhaps best known for producing all five seasons of HBO's Six Feet Under, all four of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City miniseries, My So-Called Life, The Newsroom, Swingtown, and The Eddy, which he developed with director Damien Chazelle. His feature film producing credits include Paul Schrader's Mishima and Light of Day, and Ridley Scott's Black Rain.“I was fortunate to be able to be out in Hollywood in the 90s and to be able to work early on seminal LGBT-presenting shows like Tales of the City series, and Six Feet Under with Alan Ball. When it comes to Tokyo Vice, I did push hard for there to be a queer storyline because in the late 90s, in Japan, there was a huge thriving gay subculture. But it wasn't on the table to come out because your sexual orientation was considered irrelevant to your obligations to society.”https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693561 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2887954/www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

What does learning another language and living in another culture do for your humanity and creative process?Alan Poul is an Emmy, Golden Globe, DGA, and Peabody Award-winning producer and director of film and television. He is Executive Producer and Director on the Max Original drama series Tokyo Vice, written by Tony Award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers and starring Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe, as an American journalist in Japan and his police detective mentor. Poul is perhaps best known for producing all five seasons of HBO's Six Feet Under, all four of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City miniseries, My So-Called Life, The Newsroom, Swingtown, and The Eddy, which he developed with director Damien Chazelle. His feature film producing credits include Paul Schrader's Mishima and Light of Day, and Ridley Scott's Black Rain.“I was fortunate to be able to be out in Hollywood in the 90s and to be able to work early on seminal LGBT-presenting shows like Tales of the City series, and Six Feet Under with Alan Ball. When it comes to Tokyo Vice, I did push hard for there to be a queer storyline because in the late 90s, in Japan, there was a huge thriving gay subculture. But it wasn't on the table to come out because your sexual orientation was considered irrelevant to your obligations to society.”https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693561 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2887954/www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.org IG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

“I was fortunate to be able to be out in Hollywood in the 90s and to be able to work early on seminal LGBT-presenting shows like Tales of the City series, and Six Feet Under with Alan Ball. When it comes to Tokyo Vice, I did push hard for there to be a queer storyline because in the late 90s, in Japan, there was a huge thriving gay subculture. But it wasn't on the table to come out because your sexual orientation was considered irrelevant to your obligations to society.”Alan Poul is an Emmy, Golden Globe, DGA, and Peabody Award-winning producer and director of film and television. He is Executive Producer and Director on the Max Original drama series Tokyo Vice, written by Tony Award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers and starring Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe, as an American journalist in Japan and his police detective mentor. Poul is perhaps best known for producing all five seasons of HBO's Six Feet Under, all four of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City miniseries, My So-Called Life, The Newsroom, Swingtown, and The Eddy, which he developed with director Damien Chazelle. His feature film producing credits include Paul Schrader's Mishima and Light of Day, and Ridley Scott's Black Rain.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693561 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2887954/www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

CORE is not your average hard rock band. Formed in 2003, hailing from South Dakota they are sure to be the next big thing to come out of the Midwest. For fans of Coheed & Cambria, Alter Bridge and 10 Years, CORE approach songwriting honestly and are dedicated passionate musicians. This power trio provides a tight rhythm section that produces a brutal sound, balanced by tender yet powerful vocal harmonies reminiscent of Layne Staley. Equal parts heavy riffs and delicate acoustics, CORE's music is emotionally charged and unique. They have opened for popular national acts SHINEDOWN, SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE, CANDLEBOX, BUCKCHERRY, POWERMAN 5000, SALIVA, ORGY, SAUL, VRSTY, TRAPT, RED, SAVING ABEL, POP EVIL, HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, EVE TO ADAM, CANDLELIGHT RED, SEBASTIAN BACH, EVAN'S BLUE, NEW MEDICINE, CAVO, DAYS OF THE NEW, SEASON'S AFTER, WES BORELAND (of Limp Bizkit, and Black Light Burns), THE DREAMING, CINDER ROAD, DROPPING DAYLIGHT, & CHRIS VOLZ as well as many others. Fall of 2023 will see the release of new music by CORE who have a devoted national following &are currently in support of their much anticipated 4th Album. "Broken Heart Syndrome (Deluxe Edition)" is an ambitious 21 track double disc offering that was unleashed worldwide on Black Friday 2019. Originally released in 2015, the band wanted to redo the album independently. The result is a blistering 120+ minute rocker featuring the original 11 tracks in a much punchier and in your face mix, as well as acoustic versions of each song stripped naked to their purest form. As of this release, the response has been more than 900,000 YouTube views with almost 20% of those coming from the song "Daydream Junkie" which premiered on June, 15th 2020. In 2018 the band was featured in Amazon best selling book “Underrated Rock Book: The 200 Most Overlooked Albums 1975-2015”. In November 2021, CORE signed a sync licensing representation deal with five time Grammy-nominated producer and music supervisor, Gary Calamar and Laurel Canon Music Licensing. Gary has overseen music on some of the most acclaimed and popular shows on television including “True Blood”, “Six Feet Under”, “Dexter”, “Entourage”, “Weeds”, “House” and “Man In The High Castle” (Amazon). Gary's current projects include “Titans” (HBO Max) and “Three Body Problem” (Netflix) and recently completed “Cobra Kai” (Season 3, Netflix) and “Uncle Frank” (Amazon) written and directed by Alan Ball. Previously, CORE has independently released "St. Judas Day Parade" in July, 2010 which is featured in the aforementioned Amazon best seller. The singles "Hate Me Harder", Dig", "Live Forever" and "You're So Fake" received nationwide airplay on active rock and college radio stations. In 2007, CORE's debut album "We All Fall Down" earned rave reviews from TAXI & cdreview.com, citing the songs "Eisoptrophobia", "Confession", and "Calling John Coffey" as favorites. All albums are available everywhere digital music is streamed and sold. Physical copies available thru coretunes.com.

Former European champion and world title contender Jim McDonnell talks about the big fights, against the likes of Azumah Nelson, Barry McGuigan and Brian Mitchell, the devastating knockout loss to Kenny Vice, being part of the famous Royal Oak stable and becoming a top trainer, working with the likes of James DeGale and Danny Williams. Jimmy Mac, as he known in boxing, was a ferocious trainer, and he talks about his drive, wanting to be like Alan Ball on the football pitch, running sub-three hour marathons, his rise up through the ranks and why the final loss of his career, which came in Slovakia and against the advice of the British Boxing Board of Control, was one of the best things he has ever done.

Last month saw the 60th anniversary of the Everton debut of a genuine Club legend! The Blues were the reigning Champions and were paired with Italian giants Inter Milan in the preliminary round of the European Cup. The first leg at Goodison Park ended in a goalless draw and for the return in the San Siro, manager Harry Catterick handed a first ever senior appearance to 18-year-old Colin Harvey. And the rest, as they say, is history. Colin went on to win the FA Cup in 1966, the League Championship in 1970 and made 388 appearances, scoring 24 goals. After hanging up his boots, Colin turned to coaching and it was his promotion to the First Team from the reserves in 1983 that was one of the catalysts to the greatest period in the Club's history. In this special podcast, we look back over a magnificent Everton career with Dave Prentice and Gavin Buckland joining presenter Darren Griffiths. With audio contributions from John Hurst, Peter Reid, Dave Watson and Danny Cadamarteri, we cover Colin's entire Blues career as a player, youth team coach, first team coach and, of course, manager. Why did he only ever win one international cap? Did he actually want to be the Everton manager when Howard Kendall left in 1987? Was he offloaded as a player too early when he still had much to offer? Colin Harvey has been on a unique Everton journey and it is entirely appropriate that he will forever be outside Goodison Park in solid bronze alongside Howard Kendall and Alan Ball.

Hi, I'm Josh Johnston: creator, director, producer, editor, and occasional actor in Radio Play Revival- a podcast that celebrates the golden age of radio plays in the now-second golden age of audio, featuring great American actors performing great American works of literature. Performed by both award winning and new-and-emerging performers, musicians, and writers, each episode of Radio Play Revival runs roughly 15 to 60 minutes. From the universally known like Mark Twain, to those who never got recognition in their time like Alice Moore-Dunbar Nelson, to the talent of the 21st century like Alan Ball, Radio Play Revival pays homage to classic storytelling, via modern technology. The episode I'm submitting is Season 2's episode 2: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. Thank you, and I hope you enjoy it! cw: This particular episode has some minor violence. Some, but not a majority of other episodes include minor swearing. Transcript can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/146I8iaJ7MVvuKmuXGpeXdjqsRAHBCFbg/view?usp=drive_link https://www.radioplayrevival.com Socials: https://www.instagram.com/radioplayrevival/?hl=en

Y2K looms large as Overlapping Dialogue concludes our series on the cinema of the 1990s with two satires situated deep in the Clinton years: Election and American Beauty. But before we celebrate the end of an era, we dive into a Blue Plate Special discussion involving our thoughts on some recent theatrical re-releases (American Graffiti and They Live) in the midst of the ongoing Hollywood strikes, puzzle over the impact of the "critical metric" site Rotten Tomatoes, and generally wrestle with the larger legacies left by the films of 1999 while also debating how it stacks up to other heralded movie years. Upon dispensing with the pleasantries, we dive into the muck generated by both of our spotlighted films: listen as we appreciate Alexander Payne and Tom Perrotta's vision of Middle American angst while objecting to the smug aperture through which Sam Mendes and Alan Ball forcefully demand we "look closer." As always, please like, subscribe, rate, and review us on all of our channels, which include Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube! Contact us at huffmanbrothersproductions@gmail.com with your questions, comments, and requests.

Mehcad Brooks is an actor, musician, and producer raised in Austin, Texas. From bringing characters to life on screen, to writing and producing films, and recording soulful music under an alias, award-winning actor and musician, Mehcad Brooks, has become known in the entertainment industry for his raw and refined talent, charisma, and moving presence. Throughout his successful and celebrated career Brooks is best known for his work in USA's “Necessary Roughness,” for his portrayal of Terrence King, Mehcad Brooks, an actor, musician, and producer from Austin, Texas, is recognized for his diverse talents in the entertainment industry. His notable roles include Terrence King in "Necessary Roughness," Eggs in HBO's "True Blood," and Matthew Applewhite in "Desperate Housewives." He also starred in "My Generation," "The Deep End," and played Harry Flournoy in "Glory Road." Other film credits include "In the Valley of Elah" and "About Last Night." alongside Scott Cohen and Callie Thorne. He is also known for his characterisation of Eggs in Alan Ball's HBO series “True Blood,” and for his work in ABC's hit show “Desperate Housewives,” portraying Matthew Applewhite. Additionally Brooks starred in Noah Hawley's docu-drama “My Generation,” and “The Deep End.” His film credits include his breakout role is Jerry Bruckheimer's “Glory Road” as Harry Flournoy, which followed the 1966 first all-black college basketball teams starting line-up and their eventual NCAA national championship win. Brooks was also featured in “In the Valley of Elah,” “Adulterers,” “Wildlife,” “Just Wright,” and “About Last Night.” GUEST LINKS:  IMDB: Mehcad Brooks INSTAGRAM: @mehcadbrooks THAT ONE AUDITION'S LINKS: THE BRIDGE: Giveaway Entry! SELF-TAPE MAY: Replay Practice TNTT ACTING MEMBERSHIP: The New Triple Threat Membership PATREON: @thatoneaudition CONSULTING: Get 1-on-1 advice for your acting career from Alyshia Ochse COACHING: Get personalized coaching from Alyshia on your next audition or role INSTAGRAM: @alyshiaochse INSTAGRAM: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com ITUNES: Subscribe to That One Audition on iTunes SPOTIFY: Subscribe to That One Audition on Spotify STITCHER: Subscribe to That One Audition on Stitcher CREDITS: Host/Producer: Alyshia Ochse WRITER: Erin McCluskey OUTREACH: Elle Powell WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings SOCIAL: Imani Love

True Blood may be dead, but is it really gone? Join the Development Hell podcast as they unearth the unmade Alan Ball's HBO Max True Blood reboot with returning guest judge Sharai Bohannon.Works cited:TVLINE, 2023TVLINE, 2022Follow guest Sharai Bohannon Follow Development Hell:Twitter - @DevelHellPodInstagram - @DevelopmentHellPodFacebook - DevelopmentHellPodSubscribe to the Development Hell podcast! For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes, including Neill Blomkamp's Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash!Development Hell is a proud member of the DREAD Podcast Network. Theme music by Drew Pidgeon See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Raymond Lee stars as Dr. Ben Song on the new NBC drama “Quantum Leap.” Ben is a brilliant quantum physicist leaping through time to put right what once went wrong. Lee also stars in the AMC series “Kevin Can F*** Himself,” which begins its second season Aug. 22. Previously, he was a series regular on Alan Ball's HBO series “Here and Now.” Additional recurring roles include the HBO Max series “Made for Love,” Fox's “Prodigal Son,” Amazon's “Mozart in the Jungle” and ABC's “Scandal.” On the film side, he is currently appearing in the box office smash “Top Gun: Maverick.” Theater credits include the world premiere productions of “Vietgone” at Manhattan Theater Club, for which he was awarded the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut; “Office Hour,” opposite Sandra Oh, and “Cambodian Rock Band” at the South Coast Repertory. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Raymond and Yoshino being Cal State Long Beach alums (00:06:31) Raymond dropping out of high school and how that affected him psychologically while growing up (00:07:27) Problems with the education system (00:010:05) Finding a love for performance in his youth (00:13:07) Discovering acting through theatre and deciding to become a professional actor while he was in college (00:14:49) Raymond's approach to acting (00:18:37) The importance of having discipline and maintaining solid habits (00:22:53) Embodying characters and manifesting roles (00:25:59) Yoshino shares a personal story highlighting the impact art can have on its viewers (00:36:05) The impact art has made on Raymond's life (00:39:02) The Kybalion and embracing polarities (00:43:56) The Rashomon Effect (00:47:32) Manifesting goals (00:51:18) Honing into and practicing intuition (00:59:22) Raymond and Yoshino speaking about acquiring skill sets (01:10:56) Final words of advice from Raymond (01:22:11) Artists / People Mentioned: Sandra Oh (Actor) Joseph Lee (Painter / Actor) Akira Kurosawa (Film Director) Rubens Charles Cobrinha (BJJ Practioner) Books Mentioned: The Kybalion Films / TV Series Mentioned: Dopesick (2021) Rashomon (1950) artistdecoded.com Raymond Lee's IMDB instagram.com/raymomomo

Catch up with actor Chris Bruno live in The Locher Room. Chris is well known to daytime television audiences for his role as Dennis Wheeler on Another World and for his groundbreaking story on All My Children as Michael Delaney, a gay schoolteacher who loses his job to social prejudice. The All My Children writing team won the Emmy-Award for Outstanding Writing Team for telling this groundbreaking story.Chris relocated to the West Coast where he was discovered doing stand-up comedy by a Warner Bros. exec and he subsequently was cast in Suddenly Susan, The Nanny, Jesse and had a recurring role on Alan Ball's series, The War at Home: Oh Grow Up. In 1998, Chris and his brother, Dylan Bruno, were cast in Lorenzo Carcaterra's New York cop show, The Force for the WB. He was cast as Walt Bannerman in Stephen King's The Dead Zone in 2002 which ran for six seasons. In 2004, he produced and starred in the feature film Last of the Romantics, again working alongside his brother. He also appeared in the feature film, The World's Fastest Indian opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins.Chris has had guest-starring and recurring roles on several prime-time series including Numb3rs, Prison Break, Castle, Southland, NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles, ABC's Family Tools, MTV's Awkward and ABC Family's The Fosters. Chris teamed up with his cousin, Vohn Regensburger, to produce and star in the feature film, A Remarkable Life (2016), in which he and Dylan played actual brothers for the first time. On December 8, 2017, Chris made his professional debut as an MMA fighter.Original Airdate: 4/7/2022

Academy and Emmy Award-winning writer/director/producer Alan Ball is among our generation's most important creative voices. Born in Atlanta, Ball studied Theatre Arts at Florida State University. In March 2000, AMERICAN BEAUTY, Ball's first screenplay to get produced, won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.Ball went on to create and executive produce the groundbreaking HBO drama SIX FEET UNDER. The series ran for five seasons and received two Golden Globes, six Emmys, and an Emmy and DGA Award for Ball's direction of the pilot.Ball made his feature film directorial debut with TOWELHEAD, distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. In 2008, Ball continued his successful collaboration with HBO by creating and executive producing the series TRUE BLOOD.The series received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Television Drama Series, as well as an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, a Producer's Guild nomination, and a Grammy soundtrack nomination for Ball.Then, in 2018, he created, and executive produced HERE AND NOW for HBO. Most recently, in 2020, Ball wrote, directed, and produced UNCLE FRANK for Amazon Studios, which was nominated for an Emmy.Please enjoy my conversation with Alan Ball.

Academy and Emmy Award-winning writer/director/producer Alan Ball is among our generation's most important creative voices. Born in Atlanta, Ball studied Theatre Arts at Florida State University. In March 2000, AMERICAN BEAUTY, Ball's first screenplay to get produced, won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.Ball went on to create and executive produce the groundbreaking HBO drama SIX FEET UNDER. The series ran for five seasons and received two Golden Globes, six Emmys, and an Emmy and DGA Award for Ball's direction of the pilot.In 2007, Ball made his feature film directorial debut with TOWELHEAD, distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. In 2008, Ball continued his successful collaboration with HBO by creating and executive producing the series TRUE BLOOD.The series received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Television Drama Series, as well as an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, a Producer's Guild nomination, and a Grammy soundtrack nomination for Ball.Then, in 2018, he created, and executive produced HERE AND NOW for HBO. Most recently, in 2020, Ball wrote, directed, and produced UNCLE FRANK for Amazon Studios, which was nominated for an Emmy.Ball was also one of the executive producers of the Cinemax series Banshee.Please enjoy my conversation with Alan Ball.

Long live the Queen! This week, Deborah and Kristin discuss royalty, ornithology, and the joys of working with teacup humans (aka children) in “Frenzy” written by Alan Ball and directed by Daniel Minahan. And the extraordinary Rutina Wesley sits down to share everything that went into creating the beloved Tara Thorton.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks recount the fateful moment that Steven Spielberg walked out of his office at the exact right time to seal the deal with American Beauty writer Alan Ball. Taking a chance on theater director Sam Mendes who had never directed a feature film, they brought together a stellar cast and made a film that went on to win 5 Oscars, including Best Picture.

 Tonight, we host our very special guest: John Billingsley! John Billingsley has been a prolific character actor working across stage and screen for over three decades. In film, he is perhaps best known for his Lead role in OUT OF TIME (starring opposite Denzell Washington), and in television his breakout role came as a Series Regular in STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE.John can next be seen recurring in Apple TV+s limited series MANHUNT, based on James Swanson's bestselling book. The series will center on the aftermath of America's first presidential assassination and the fight to preserve and protect the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln's Reconstruction plans.John was a Series Regular on INTELLIGENCE (CBS) starring opposite Josh Holloway and Marg Helgenberger. Prior to that he was a Series Regular on THE NINE (ABC) and THE OTHERS (NBC). He has memorable recurring roles on numerous hit series including MASTERS OF SEX (Showtime), TURN (AMC), Alan Ball's TRUE BLOOD (HBO), SUITS (USA), PRISON BREAK (FOX), THE BRIDGE (FX), THE WHISPERS (ABC), GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC), NYPD BLUE (ABC), and many more.Notable guest starring appearances include PAM & TOMMY (Hulu), HOMECOMING (Amazon), THIS IS US (NBC), BOOKS OF BLOOD (Hulu), UNBELIEVABLE (Netflix), SHAMELESS (Showtime), ALL RISE (CBS), TWIN PEAKS (Showtime), THE CONNERS (ABC), THE GOOD WIFE (CBS), SOUTHLAND (TNT), NIP/TUCK (FX), SCRUBS (ABC), 6 FEET UNDER (HBO), THE WEST WING (NBC), GILMORE GIRLS (WB), and many more.Notable feature films include Roland Emmerich's 2012, Mike Mills' 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, and Carl Franklin's HIGH CRIMES. A long list of independent features includes MADTOWN, TRADE OF INNOCENTS, A GREEN STORY, RED LINE, SIRONIA, and LOSING CONTROL, to name a few.A graduate from Bennington College in 1982, John spent fifteen years pursuing a stage career, most notably in and around Seattle, WA. In 1990, John founded a Seattle based theatre company called Book-It, which was devoted to adapting fiction for the stage and which still flourishes in the Pacific Northwest. John also helped found an acting studio in Seattle called Freehold, where he taught for seven years.John has been a Los Angeles resident since 1995. He is a voracious reader, and he is blissfully married to the accomplished actress, Bonita Friedericy, who has appeared on stage and on screen with him on multiple occasions.Episode Links (In Order):John Billingsley on Twitter!John's IMDB Page!John in a 1991 Nintendo Training Film!"Shredder Orpheus"!TREKtalks 2 - Hollywood Food Coalition!MUSIC CREDIT!Opening Music Graciously Supplied By: https://audionautix.com/ Visit Our Patreon! Email Us Here: Disturbinglypragmatic@gmail.comWhere To Find Us!: Disturbingly Pragmatic Link Tree!

It's time for another staple in the cinematic year of 1999. A year that will go down in history as releasing some of the most culturally relevant films of the modern age. For this episode we're talking American Beauty by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. This is one of me and Charles' essential 90s films and it was good to really examine all the aspects we enjoyed as teenagers and cringe at what didn't age well at ALL. We chat about the perfect casting of Wes Bentley, the color red, and the incredible script.Off-topic rants include: Loveline, lusting after Peter Gallagher, Six Feet Under, Charles' college class on natural disasters, and our favorite year in music---Get OVER 80 BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show, join the PATREON for $5 a month! www.patreon.com/fashiongrungeHosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Charles @charleshaslamMusic by Den-Mate @imdenmateFollow Fashion Grunge PodcastInstagram @fashiongrungepodTwitter @fgrungepodLetterboxd Fashion Grunge PodcastTikTok @fashiongrungepod

This week Zach and Sloane are joined by Mummy Dearest fan favorite, Ian Paget, to discuss 1999's iconic black comedy: American Beauty.  The trio discuss everything from cheerleading to murder to Sloane's pedophile boyfriend from MySpace. They really dive deep into the film and dissect each and every Oscar worthy performance. It's a masterpiece of a film which is why this episode is a little on the long side. There was just too much to discuss! Listen and then make sure to follow Ian Paget on TikTok and Instagram!Support the show

Career Q&A with Christopher Meloni. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety. Washington, D.C. native Christopher Meloni studied acting at the University of Colorado, Boulder, before graduating with a degree in History. He worked in construction and as a bouncer before breaking into acting, studying his craft in New York with legendary teacher Sanford Meisner. His television breakout role was on “NYPD Blue,” opposite Kim Delaney. That led to being cast on HBO's gritty landmark series “Oz,” playing the psychotic, bisexual serial killer, ‘Chris Keller.' In 1999, Meloni landed his starring role on the popular and long-running NBC series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” with the actor working in both series simultaneously until “Oz” ended its 6 year run in 2003. He continued on “Law & Order: SVU” for twelve seasons, earning an Emmy nomination for his performance as Detective Elliot Stabler. Meloni then returned to HBO in a pivotal arc as the head of the Vampire Authority, ‘Roman,' in Alan Ball's wildly popular drama, “True Blood;” and as Julie Louis-Dreyfus' trainer, ‘Ray,' in “Veep.” Meloni is currently co-starring in the Netflix limited event series, “Wet Hot American Summer” which is the prequel to the cult film in which he also co-starred. Meloni's other big screen credits include the August 2015 Sony Classics release, "Diary of a Teenage Girl " with Kristen Wiig; Greg Araki's "White Bird in a Blizzard"; "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For"; "Man of Steel"; "42"; "They Came Together"; "Small Time"; the Terry Gilliam films "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Twelve Monkeys"; the Wachowskis' first film "Bound"; the romantic comedy blockbuster "Runaway Bride"; "Nights in Rodanthe"; and such cult favorites as "Wet Hot American Summer", "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle", and its first sequel, "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay".

In this episode the Vampire Insider team discusses True Blood. Digressions include: what would you do if vampires were real, would you date a vampire, are vampires the ultimate bad boys, and why Eric was the only logical choice for Sookie. If you enjoy us please follow us on twitter @vampire_insider; Joann @justblockme_1; Marc @marceatspeach; Kristina @kristinagenx Sources NPR.org. n.d. “‘True Blood,' Tasty New TV from Alan Ball and HBO.” Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94320825. Donaldson, Kayleigh. 2021. “‘True Blood' Was as Bonkers as You Remember and We Celebrate That.” Pajiba. November 3, 2021. https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/true-blood-was-as-bonkers-as-you-remember-and-we-celebrate-that.php. Fallon, Kevin. 2013. “‘True Blood' Premiere: Is Sex the Only Reason We're Still Watching?” The Daily Beast, June 14, 2013, sec. entertainment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/true-blood-premiere-is-sex-the-only-reason-were-still-watching. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vampire-insider/message

July 30th, 1966. England wins their first, and so far only, World Cup. And yet even today, over half a century later, one specific element of that victory is still viewed by many as one of the all-time most controversial sports moments. What led to the controversy? Will it ever be resolved? And how did the 1966 England soccer team revolutionize the on-field tactics of how the game would be played for decades to come? Special thanks to our guests; John Stiles, a former professional footballer and son of 1966 England national team midfielder Nobby Stiles; David Tossell, who wrote biographies on Jimmy Greaves and Alan Ball, two key contributors to the 1966 team; and John Hughson, a professor of Sport and Cultural Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, and author of England and the 1966 World Cup, A Cultural History. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

American Beauty was 1999's Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards. And it was an unstoppable behemoth when it came to end of year accolades, cleaning up as well at the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, SAG, and more. Critics practically tripped over themselves digging deep into their vocabularies to properly articulate the film's genius. And yet, 23 year later, the consensus seems to be that the film is...bad. So what happened (beyond the dark revelations of Kevin Spacey's long history of terrible, abusive behavior and sexual assault)? And is there anything left to make American Beauty a film that can still be appreciated? Is anything about American Beauty still beautiful? This week, John and Joey are joined by the Addington siblings, Aislinn and Tobin, co-hosts of CageClub's very own The Contenders podcast. They discuss their journeys from loving and then really, really hating Sam Mendes and Alan Ball's strange, misguided, ambitious, and hopelessly outdated failure.

Hey Friends,Amazon Studio's/Alan Ball's gay-trauma-gut-punch "Uncle Frank" had us sobbing for the last third of the movie. Set in the mid 70's Frank (Paul Bettany is joined by is niece, Beth (Sophia Lillis) and partner, Wally (Peter Macdissi), on his return home for his father's funeral. This is definitely the saddest movie we've watched for the show, so sad-content warning. Released:November 25, 2020Stars:Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Lois Smith, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, Colton RyanWritten and Directed By:Alan BallExecutive Produced By:Bill Block, Michael Costigan, Jay Van Hoy, Stephanie Meurer, Peter Macdissi, Alan BallMusic:Nathan BarrCinematography:Khalid MohtasebFilm Editing:Jonathan AlbertsFeaturing: Bob Rudenborg, Jon MarekEditing: Jon MarekTheme: Brian Adams-Find Us Across the Web: https://www.thebutchandthebi.com/linksWe Could Be Clowns: https://linktr.ee/wecouldbeclownsJon's Links: https://linktr.ee/jonklobsterBob's Links: https://linktr.ee/asmallfrogartA Pickle Lane Productionshttps://www.picklelaneproductions.com/

Painter Marion and sculptor Alan, happily married since 2003, are one of the most dynamic duos in the world of military miniatures. This episode features a chat with them,  along with our recap of the 2022 MFCA Show outside Philadelphia in mid-May. You can find photos and links to information discussed in each episode at our podcast blog on  boxdioramas.comCheck out some other great modeling podcasts on modelpodcasts.comContact us at smallsubjectspodcast@gmail.com

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Alan began defying the odds at a very young age. After graduating from St. Martin de Porres High School, Alan received a full scholarship to the University of Illinois, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in communication. Shortly after he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 7th round of the 2007 NFL draft. Alan, an undersized cornerback, spent much of his rookie year on the practice squad but continued to defy the odds. In 2016, after a successful 9 year career in the NFL, Alan retired and decided to embark upon his real estate journey.   In 2017 he started his own real estate development company, Next Phase Investments, which provides affordable housing in distressed neighborhoods in his hometown of Detroit. We spoke to Alan about mentality, how and why he is making people homeowners, and the importance of following your passions. Announcement: Download Our Sample Deal and Join Our Mailing List   [00:01 – 04:02] Opening Segment  Alan talks about his background. He talks about his career in the NFL and his transition to real estate. How you should look at roadblocks.   [04:02 – 15:20] Having Faith The importance of having confidence in your abilities. How you should look at roadblocks. How he found his passion in real estate investing. The importance of being financially aware. Alan talks about his grind in the NFL.  [15:20 – 31:34] Making People Homeowners Why he decided to build in the Detroit Market. How he lowered his risk when investing in Detroit. The reason why he wanted to make people homeowners. He explains how he is making people homeowners. What pushed him to find his “why”. Alan gives some advice for those who are just starting out. He looks back on his experience in the show “Survivor”.   [31:34 – 38:04] Round of Insights Apparent Failure: A lender saying “no”   Digital Resource: Buildium   Most Recommended Book: The Bible   Daily Habit: Praying   #1 Insight for Investing: Know your goals.   Best Place to Grab a Bite in Detroit:  Lou's Delly   Contact Alan: To reach out to Alan, send him an email.   Tweetable Quotes: “The strength in the success of your mission - a lot of it comes from behind your true reason.”  - Alan Ball “Figure out a way to figure out what you are passionate about.” - Alan Ball Thank you for joining us for another great episode! If you're enjoying the show, please LEAVE A RATING OR REVIEW,  and be sure to hit that subscribe button so you do not miss an episode.

During this finale week, Deborah and Kristin wrap up season 1 discussing episode 12 “You'll Be the Death of Me,” written by Raelle Tucker and directed by Alan Ball. They examine all the second chances presented to our heroes, and their new beginnings. They also round out the season diving into the secrets behind fangs and sit down with the show's incomparable showrunner, Alan Ball. Thank you for listening, Trubies! Y'all come back now ya hear! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Wine Wednesday! We are back with another installment in our special series, The Pilot Project.  Terence Johnson returns this week to discuss the pilot episode of one of our favorite guilty pleasure shows, True Blood.  It turns out that Terence and I had a LOT to say about True Blood, so this week you will get our main discussion on the pilot and next week we will have  a bonus spoiler segment in which Terence and I discuss the series as a whole. It's also worth noting that by the end of the first segment, a LOT of wine had been consumed and it shows.We kick things off by talking about what drew us to the True Blood pilot and whether either one of us read the source material.  Of course we talk about the show's theme song and the very memorable opening sequence.Following that, we get into the Qs that need some As.  We discuss the opening sequence and how Alan Ball introduced us to the world of Bon Temps.  We also put a modern day lens on True Blood and discuss whether we would be open to dating a vampire and if we would have curiosity about vampire blood.  You know we can't discuss a show about supernaturals or superheroes without sharing which special ability we would want.Of course we get into the Bill and Sookie of it all - their introduction, their chemistry, and the preview into their taboo love that we see in the pilot episode.  In honor of Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer meeting and falling in love on the set of True Blood, we discuss some of our favorite couples who met on the set.We also get into the episode standouts, which of course includes a salute to the very talented Nelsan Ellis (RIP).  We then give our final elevator pitch as to why you might want to continue watching True Blood and then things get thirsty!Thanks so much for listening! Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, and we use adult language.  Be sure to follow and support Terence here: his website, his Twitter account, and his IG.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @MoreWinePod! Send longer feedback to morewinepod@gmail.com.  Be sure to check out our prior episodes on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Claws, The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf,  Euphoria, The Sopranos,  Orphan Black, Big Sky, Manifest, Pose, Bob's Burgers, and Black Ass Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/morewinepod)

Our latest Bred A Blue podcast is with Steve Seargeant who joined the Everton youth ranks in 1966 and went on to play 90 games for the First Team. Steve, born and bred in Liverpool and a lifelong Evertonian, speaks about his experiences coming through the ranks, how he helped Alex Young with his blisters, getting advice from Alan Ball and how wingers would frequently go ‘over the top' on full-backs! He also recalls Bernie Wright, injustices like Carlisle United and AC Milan, and the day he went for the throat of a Brazilian football legend in America! On leaving Everton, Steve signed for Detroit Express in the North American Soccer League, and apart from that fall-out with a 1970 World Cup winner, it was an experience he thoroughly enjoyed – playing against the likes of George Best, Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer.

Dalton starts off with news for Rick and Brendan about a big WFT related event in his household. We then move on to our Washington Football Team training camp preview as the guys each pick the one thing they are most looking forward to seeing and learning about at training camp. Then (at 33:00) we bring in guest Alan Ball, who not only played both in the NFL and on Survivor, but suited up for our arch nemesis, the Dallas Cowboys. Alan will weigh in with his thoughts on the Washington–Dallas rivalry, his memories of playing in DC, moving from the locker room to the island, and his HUGE miscalculation when it came to selecting clothes to play Survivor in. It's a must-listen-to chat for any fan of either football or Survivor !