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Welcome to another Cinema Sounds & Secrets Tribute episode! This week Janet, John, (and Pen) highlight one of the most honored American screenwriters in motion picture history… Bo Goldman! Called the “the screenwriter's screenwriter” Goldman received two Academy Awards for his screenplays of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Melvin and Howard (1980), two Golden Globe Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards and the Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. Listen to learn more about one of the true greats, known for films like The Rose (1979), Shoot the Moon (1982), Scent of a Woman (1992), and Meet Joe Black (1998).  To learn more about this episode and others, visit the official Cinema Sounds & Secrets website!  

13 Oscar-Nominierungen erzielte der französische Spielfilm «Emilia Pérez», der von France 2 kofinanziert wurde. Der spanisch-sprachige Film von Jacques Audiard kam allerdings unter die Räder, weil trans*-Hauptdarstellerin Karla Sofía Gascón in den vergangenen Jahren auf den sozialen Medien gegen den Fernseh- und Filmbetrieb ausgeteilt hat. Scheinbar hat nur Zoe Saldaña als beste Nebendarstellerin eine Chance. Als ‚Bester Spielfilm‘ könnte wohl «Anora» gewinnen. Das Werk von Sean Baker handelt von einer 23-jährigen Stripperin, der mit dem Sohn eines russischen Oligarchen abhängt. Das Aussteiger-Drama feierte im Mai 2024 in Cannes Premiere und wurde dort gelobt. Be den Critics' Choice Awards, den Independent Spirit Awards, den Producers Guild of America Awards und den Directors Guild of America Awards wurde der Film ausgezeichnet. Anfang des Jahres hatte «Anora» bei den Golden Globes in der Kategorie Comedy/Musical das Nachsehen gegen «Emilia Pérez». In der Drama-Kategorie gewann «The Brutalist» mit Adrien Brody. Im Gespräch mit Fabian Riedner erzählt Veit-Luca Roth unter anderem über das Werk von Brady Corbet. Aber auch andere Kategorien werden in der Oscar-Vorschau besprochen.

Tara and Wendy share their glamorous adventure attending the 77th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards. Anne recounts her inaugural journey to the #Xena convention, including the camaraderie among Xenites and the parallels between the Xena and #Earper fandoms. We also discuss a lack luster Super Bowl. #LucyLawless #ReneeOConnor #WynonnaEarp #DGA #DGAAwards #DirectorsGuild #Xena30 #XenaWarriorPrincess #Xenite #XenitesUnite #SuperBowl #GeekGirls #Fandoms  Please subscribe, rate and review! You can find us on Instagram @shenerdsoutpodcast, on Twitter @SNOPodcast, BlueSky and Facebook. You can send us an email at shenerdsout@gmail.com! We have merch! Go to www.SheNerdsOut.com for all your SNOP needs. Thank you Producer Jackie!

We talk with James Burroughs about his reign as hollywood's greatest sitcom director, being the son of the Abe Burrows In the genetics of comedy, his book “directed by James Burrows”, “Cheers”, “Will & Grace”, “Mary Tyler Moore”, “Taxi”, “Friends”, the scripps that make him want to direct, the ones that don't, his amazing memory, his humble beginnings, the decade it took him to learn how to direct, working with geniuses like James L. Brooks, Chuck Lori, and Kohan & Mutchnick, Andy Kaufman. And Jimmy explains how his two best friends are Al Michaels and Bruce Springsteen.Bio: James Burrows is one of television's most respected and honored creative talents. Over his distinguished career, Burrows has been the recipient of ten Emmys, five Directors Guild of America Awards, the 1996 American Comedy Awards' Creative Achievement Award, and in 2014 the Television Critics Association's Career Achievement Award in 2006 he was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Science's Hall of Fame and was honored by the US Comedy Arts Festival with their Career Tribute award. He has been the recipient of 22 nominations for the Director's Guild of America Award, thus bestowing him the honor of being the most nominated director in the history of television at the Guild. He was recently honored by the DGA with the Inaugural 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award in Television. In November of 2015 he directed his 1000 th episode which was recognized by a TV Special on NBC in January of 2016. Burrows' success as the director of television pilots is legendary. He just finished the first two episodes of Frasier re-boot season 2, and has wrapped up the pilot “Mid Century Modern” for Fox. He will be at the helm of “Mid Century Modern” this Fall as the show goes to series. The current primetime television schedule features one show “Neighborhood,”- whose pilot episode Burrows directed and one streaming show, the “Frasier Re-boot” which will begin airing Season 2 on Paramount + in mid-September 2024. In January of 2020, he received his fifth DGA Award for directing the Emmy award winning show “Live in Front of a Studio Audience #1: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons.” He was also asked back to direct “Live in Front of a Studio Audience #3: Different Strokes and The Facts of Life” in December of 2021. In June of2022, he embarked into a new market when he published his autobiography, “Directed by James Burrows.” It has received quite a bit of attention and praise from the industry. Burrows is probably best known as co-creator, executive producer and director of the critically acclaimed series, “Cheers.” The hit show, which aired for 11 seasons, is tied for the most nominated Comedy series in the Television Academy's history and is in third place for most Emmys received by a Comedy Series. Burrows has also received numerous awards for his work on “Will & Grace,” “Frasier,” “Friends,” “Wings,” “Night Court,” “Taxi,” and “Dear John.” For the first time in 25 years, he returned to the stage in the spring of 1998 to direct the highly acclaimed “Man Who Came to Dinner” at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, starring John Mahoney. Burrows learned his trade from the very best, the legendary writer/director Abe Burrows, whose noted career included such classics as “Guys and Dolls,” “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and “Cactus Flower.” Born in Los Angeles and raised in New York, Burrows graduated from Oberlin College and continued his education at Yale, where he earned a master's degree in fine arts. Burrows relocated to Hollywood to work as a dialogue coach for “O.K. Crackerby!,” a short-lived television series starring Burl Ives. When the show ended, he returned to New York and initially worked as a stage manager before directing several off-Broadway shows, such as “The Castro Complex,” and stock productions of “The Odd Couple” and “Never Too Late.” In 1974, Burrows moved back to the West Coast when he was invited to visit MTM Productions in Los Angeles and offered a job directing an episode of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Mr. Burrows and his wife, Debbie, reside in Los Angeles and between them they have a quartet of daughters.

Joining host Michael Azevedo on this episode is Amy Schatz the Emmy and Peabody award-winning director of a soul-stirring musical documentary called "Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School." The film, which is now streaming on Max, tells the tale of an annual music program in the city's Hill-Freedman World Academy. The 54-minute documentary, which was executive produced by the award-winning team at Get Lifted Film Co. and the music superstar John Legend features 10th-grade students learning to write, compose, produce, and perform original songs. Together with local musicians, the students pitch concepts, work out arrangements, and eventually create an album that captures the challenges they are living through and the joy music brings to their respective lives. Folks in the Greater Boston area have the chance to see this infectiously joyful film on the big screen, with big sound at the kick-off of the 2024 Boston International Kids Film Festival on November 22 at 7pm at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA. For more information about the full line-up of films and activities at this year's BIKFF, visit bikff.org.   Amy Schatz is an award-winning director and producer of children's shows and documentaries. Her work -- a mix of animation, documentary, performances, music videos, and heartfelt interviews with kids -- has earned 8 Emmy Awards, 8 Directors Guild of America Awards, 3 Peabody Awards, Parents' Choice Awards, and others.    Making Media Now is sponsored by Filmmakers Collaborative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media makers from across the creative spectrum. From providing fiscal sponsorship to presenting an array of informative and educational programs, Filmmakers Collaborative supports creatives at every step in their journey.   About the host: www.writevoicecreative.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-azevedo/   Sound Engineer: A.J. Kierstead

What are the unseen challenges faced by diplomats, and what role do they play in maintaining global order? How do TV shows influence our understanding of real-world politics? How do women navigate power, and what does it take for them to lead in politics?Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer ofNetflix's The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She's worked with television's leading showrunners, including Shonda Rhymes, Terence Winter, Steven Levinson, and Howard Gordon. Her career began working on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing which has led to projects such as the hit Showtime series Homeland, ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and HBO's Vinyl, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese. She's the winner of two Writers Guild of America Awards for The West Wing and FX's limited series Fosse/Verdon and the 2023 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft.“The question of who's good and who's bad is always front of mind for me because my basic goal is to get to the place where no one is good or bad; everybody is in an unspeakably complicated situation. From the very beginning of the series, this event happens. We believe that it was perpetrated by Iran. Fairly quickly, we learn through the relationships that have been built over time between our heroes, Kate and Hal, and people in other countries that they've negotiated with that the assumptions we're making are completely incorrect. In fact, the people we assume have some sort of malintent toward us are being falsely accused. Someone else is playing on the stereotypes we have of those people in order to send us off in the wrong direction.I feel very fortunate that the medium I'm in is television, which is a very long form of storytelling. You're not telling a single story; you're telling a world. You're inviting people into a world and asking them to live there with you and these characters for a period of time. The best I can do is build a world where people grapple with these important questions and try their best. All I can expect from people and from myself is that we're trying to do something larger than ourselves.”www.creativeprocess.infoIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastimage credit: Netflix

“The question of who's good and who's bad is always front of mind for me because my basic goal is to get to the place where no one is good or bad; everybody is in an unspeakably complicated situation. From the very beginning of the series, this event happens. We believe that it was perpetrated by Iran. Fairly quickly, we learn through the relationships that have been built over time between our heroes, Kate and Hal, and people in other countries that they've negotiated with that the assumptions we're making are completely incorrect. In fact, the people we assume have some sort of malintent toward us are being falsely accused. Someone else is playing on the stereotypes we have of those people in order to send us off in the wrong direction.I feel very fortunate that the medium I'm in is television, which is a very long form of storytelling. You're not telling a single story; you're telling a world. You're inviting people into a world and asking them to live there with you and these characters for a period of time. The best I can do is build a world where people grapple with these important questions and try their best. All I can expect from people and from myself is that we're trying to do something larger than ourselves.”Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer ofNetflix's The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She's worked with television's leading showrunners, including Shonda Rhymes, Terence Winter, Steven Levinson, and Howard Gordon. Her career began working on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing which has led to projects such as the hit Showtime series Homeland, ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and HBO's Vinyl, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese. She's the winner of two Writers Guild of America Awards for The West Wing and FX's limited series Fosse/Verdon and the 2023 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft.www.creativeprocess.infoIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastimage credit: Alex Bailey / Netflix

Alan Zweibel is an original Saturday Night Live writer, has won five Emmy Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work in television, which includes It's Garry Shandling's Show (co-creator and producer) and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Among his eclectic body of work, Zweibel collaborated with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning production of 700 Sundays, and most recently co-wrote and produced the feature film, Here Today with Crystal. He has written 11 books—his latest, a cultural memoir Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier was published by Abrams Books in 2020. Other books include The Other Shulman: A Novel, which won the 2006 Thurber Prize for American Humor and Lunatics with Dave Barry.

What are the unseen challenges faced by diplomats, and what role do they play in maintaining global order? How do TV shows influence our understanding of real-world politics? How do women navigate power, and what does it take for them to lead in politics?Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer ofNetflix's The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She's worked with television's leading showrunners, including Shonda Rhymes, Terence Winter, Steven Levinson, and Howard Gordon. Her career began working on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing which has led to projects such as the hit Showtime series Homeland, ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and HBO's Vinyl, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese. She's the winner of two Writers Guild of America Awards for The West Wing and FX's limited series Fosse/Verdon and the 2023 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft.“The question of who's good and who's bad is always front of mind for me because my basic goal is to get to the place where no one is good or bad; everybody is in an unspeakably complicated situation. From the very beginning of the series, this event happens. We believe that it was perpetrated by Iran. Fairly quickly, we learn through the relationships that have been built over time between our heroes, Kate and Hal, and people in other countries that they've negotiated with that the assumptions we're making are completely incorrect. In fact, the people we assume have some sort of malintent toward us are being falsely accused. Someone else is playing on the stereotypes we have of those people in order to send us off in the wrong direction.I feel very fortunate that the medium I'm in is television, which is a very long form of storytelling. You're not telling a single story; you're telling a world. You're inviting people into a world and asking them to live there with you and these characters for a period of time. The best I can do is build a world where people grapple with these important questions and try their best. All I can expect from people and from myself is that we're trying to do something larger than ourselves.”www.creativeprocess.infoIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastimage credit: Netflix

“The question of who's good and who's bad is always front of mind for me because my basic goal is to get to the place where no one is good or bad; everybody is in an unspeakably complicated situation. From the very beginning of the series, this event happens. We believe that it was perpetrated by Iran. Fairly quickly, we learn through the relationships that have been built over time between our heroes, Kate and Hal, and people in other countries that they've negotiated with that the assumptions we're making are completely incorrect. In fact, the people we assume have some sort of malintent toward us are being falsely accused. Someone else is playing on the stereotypes we have of those people in order to send us off in the wrong direction.I feel very fortunate that the medium I'm in is television, which is a very long form of storytelling. You're not telling a single story; you're telling a world. You're inviting people into a world and asking them to live there with you and these characters for a period of time. The best I can do is build a world where people grapple with these important questions and try their best. All I can expect from people and from myself is that we're trying to do something larger than ourselves.”Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer ofNetflix's The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She's worked with television's leading showrunners, including Shonda Rhymes, Terence Winter, Steven Levinson, and Howard Gordon. Her career began working on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing which has led to projects such as the hit Showtime series Homeland, ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and HBO's Vinyl, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese. She's the winner of two Writers Guild of America Awards for The West Wing and FX's limited series Fosse/Verdon and the 2023 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft.www.creativeprocess.infoIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastimage credit: Alex Bailey / Netflix

What are the unseen challenges faced by diplomats, and what role do they play in maintaining global order? How do TV shows influence our understanding of real-world politics? How do women navigate power, and what does it take for them to lead in politics?Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer ofNetflix's The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She's worked with television's leading showrunners, including Shonda Rhymes, Terence Winter, Steven Levinson, and Howard Gordon. Her career began working on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing which has led to projects such as the hit Showtime series Homeland, ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and HBO's Vinyl, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese. She's the winner of two Writers Guild of America Awards for The West Wing and FX's limited series Fosse/Verdon and the 2023 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft.“The question of who's good and who's bad is always front of mind for me because my basic goal is to get to the place where no one is good or bad; everybody is in an unspeakably complicated situation. From the very beginning of the series, this event happens. We believe that it was perpetrated by Iran. Fairly quickly, we learn through the relationships that have been built over time between our heroes, Kate and Hal, and people in other countries that they've negotiated with that the assumptions we're making are completely incorrect. In fact, the people we assume have some sort of malintent toward us are being falsely accused. Someone else is playing on the stereotypes we have of those people in order to send us off in the wrong direction.I feel very fortunate that the medium I'm in is television, which is a very long form of storytelling. You're not telling a single story; you're telling a world. You're inviting people into a world and asking them to live there with you and these characters for a period of time. The best I can do is build a world where people grapple with these important questions and try their best. All I can expect from people and from myself is that we're trying to do something larger than ourselves.”www.creativeprocess.infoIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastimage credit: Netflix

“The question of who's good and who's bad is always front of mind for me because my basic goal is to get to the place where no one is good or bad; everybody is in an unspeakably complicated situation. From the very beginning of the series, this event happens. We believe that it was perpetrated by Iran. Fairly quickly, we learn through the relationships that have been built over time between our heroes, Kate and Hal, and people in other countries that they've negotiated with that the assumptions we're making are completely incorrect. In fact, the people we assume have some sort of malintent toward us are being falsely accused. Someone else is playing on the stereotypes we have of those people in order to send us off in the wrong direction.I feel very fortunate that the medium I'm in is television, which is a very long form of storytelling. You're not telling a single story; you're telling a world. You're inviting people into a world and asking them to live there with you and these characters for a period of time. The best I can do is build a world where people grapple with these important questions and try their best. All I can expect from people and from myself is that we're trying to do something larger than ourselves.”Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer ofNetflix's The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She's worked with television's leading showrunners, including Shonda Rhymes, Terence Winter, Steven Levinson, and Howard Gordon. Her career began working on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing which has led to projects such as the hit Showtime series Homeland, ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and HBO's Vinyl, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese. She's the winner of two Writers Guild of America Awards for The West Wing and FX's limited series Fosse/Verdon and the 2023 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft.www.creativeprocess.infoIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastimage credit: Alex Bailey / Netflix

What are the unseen challenges faced by diplomats, and what role do they play in maintaining global order? How do TV shows influence our understanding of real-world politics? How do women navigate power, and what does it take for them to lead in politics?Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer ofNetflix's The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She's worked with television's leading showrunners, including Shonda Rhymes, Terence Winter, Steven Levinson, and Howard Gordon. Her career began working on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing which has led to projects such as the hit Showtime series Homeland, ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and HBO's Vinyl, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese. She's the winner of two Writers Guild of America Awards for The West Wing and FX's limited series Fosse/Verdon and the 2023 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft.“The question of who's good and who's bad is always front of mind for me because my basic goal is to get to the place where no one is good or bad; everybody is in an unspeakably complicated situation. From the very beginning of the series, this event happens. We believe that it was perpetrated by Iran. Fairly quickly, we learn through the relationships that have been built over time between our heroes, Kate and Hal, and people in other countries that they've negotiated with that the assumptions we're making are completely incorrect. In fact, the people we assume have some sort of malintent toward us are being falsely accused. Someone else is playing on the stereotypes we have of those people in order to send us off in the wrong direction.I feel very fortunate that the medium I'm in is television, which is a very long form of storytelling. You're not telling a single story; you're telling a world. You're inviting people into a world and asking them to live there with you and these characters for a period of time. The best I can do is build a world where people grapple with these important questions and try their best. All I can expect from people and from myself is that we're trying to do something larger than ourselves.”www.creativeprocess.infoIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastimage credit: Netflix

“The question of who's good and who's bad is always front of mind for me because my basic goal is to get to the place where no one is good or bad; everybody is in an unspeakably complicated situation. From the very beginning of the series, this event happens. We believe that it was perpetrated by Iran. Fairly quickly, we learn through the relationships that have been built over time between our heroes, Kate and Hal, and people in other countries that they've negotiated with that the assumptions we're making are completely incorrect. In fact, the people we assume have some sort of malintent toward us are being falsely accused. Someone else is playing on the stereotypes we have of those people in order to send us off in the wrong direction.I feel very fortunate that the medium I'm in is television, which is a very long form of storytelling. You're not telling a single story; you're telling a world. You're inviting people into a world and asking them to live there with you and these characters for a period of time. The best I can do is build a world where people grapple with these important questions and try their best. All I can expect from people and from myself is that we're trying to do something larger than ourselves.”Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer ofNetflix's The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She's worked with television's leading showrunners, including Shonda Rhymes, Terence Winter, Steven Levinson, and Howard Gordon. Her career began working on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing which has led to projects such as the hit Showtime series Homeland, ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and HBO's Vinyl, which was co-created by Martin Scorsese. She's the winner of two Writers Guild of America Awards for The West Wing and FX's limited series Fosse/Verdon and the 2023 Quincy Award for Responsible Statecraft.www.creativeprocess.infoIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcastimage credit: Alex Bailey / Netflix

James J. Cochran is associate dean for research with the University of Alabama's Culverhouse College. He is also professor of statistics and the Rogers-Spivey Research Fellow. Ryan McNeill is the London-based deputy editor for the Reuters global data team. During his more than 10 years at Reuters, he has worked on investigations revealing underground markets for adopted children, America's failure to prepare for sea-level rise, failures by governments across the US to stop the spread of antibiotic resistant infections, the scale of Africa's illicit gold flows to Dubai, how and where humans are raising the risk of zoonotic spillover around the globe, and ethnic cleansing in Sudan. In 2024, he was part of teams that won two Overseas Press Club of America Awards, using satellite imagery and remote sensing methods to document human rights violations – such as the burning of villages and documentation of mass graves in Darfur – and reveal how humans are raising the risk of another global pandemic.

I'm excited today because I get the opportunity to chat with my good friend, Claire Chandler. Team, for your information Claire's sitting in New York City, and she's often referred to as the leadership therapist. Claire's also the founder of the company Talent Boost, and I'm pretty sure we'll get into that more as we get into the conversation. I've been following Claire's work for a number of years, and probably around, we were just talking before we went live somewhere close to 12 months back now. We managed to secure Claire as a guest on the ET project, which was fantastic. We spoke about Claire, a topic, I don't know if you remember, How to Build a Bridge Between HR and Operations. I mean, heck, it's one of my favorite topics. I love the divergence that occurs in that topic alone. Today we're back at it. This time we have the chance to fulfill another one of my passions, which is chatting with authors about their latest book release. And just before we get into that, there's a side note that I had in mind was to mention that I don't know the exact date, Claire, but somewhere this year, I believe, or the end of last year Talent Boost and yourself were recognized by the Best of America Awards for Small Business as Best Entrepreneur for 2023 for the category, I think of business consultant. Visit our website to access the full transcript and guest links. Coaching 4 Companies

This week, Caissie went to Retta's Pink Party in LA, then stayed up all night to catch an early flight to NYC where she landed, ran to Casa Kismet, threw on a sparkly jumpsuit and rushed to the Writers' Guild of America Awards where Busy was presenting. Find out who Busy spoke to at the event that had her losing her mind. And find out who she was too star struck to talk to, but who also made her lose her mind again later in her Instagram comments. And hear how Caissie's doing, being back in the Big Apple for the next few weeks while she and Busy make their late night show Busy This Week for QVC+, premiering May 8th. Beeteedubs, Busy is actually so busy that she's declared she no longer has time for BS, and drops a couple radical honesty bombs you won't want to miss. SPONSORS: http://HelixSleep.com/BEST CODE: HELIXPARTNER20 for 20% off all mattress orders, plus two free pillows. This is their best offer ever and will not last! http://ThriveCausemetics.com/BEST for 20% off your first order of innovative cosmetics, including Busy's fave Liquid Lash Extensions Mascara and Bigger Than Beauty skincare. Plus, your purchase benefits some great causes! http://DrinkLMNT.com/BEST for a free 8 flavor sample pack of LMNT electrolyte drink mix with any order http://Chomps.com/BEST for 20% off your first order of Chomps high-protein meat stick snacks http://Betterhelp.com/BUSY for 10% off your 1st month of flexible, affordable, online therapy http://BollandBranch.com CODE: BUSY for 15% off your first order of super soft, luxurious 100% organic cotton sheets. Some exclusions apply. See site for details.

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Judd Apatow back to the pod. While last time Apatow spoke about The King of Staten Island and his movie making process, this time he talks about his approach to hosting an award show. Specifically, how he's approached the five times he's hosted the Directors Guild of America Awards. Recorded live at SXSW in Austin on March 8, 2024, Apatow and Fox use the DGA monologue as a jumping-off point for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of comedy and the film industry. Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Awards season is somehow STILL going on, and hosts Ema Sasic and Kevin Schwaller are on the frontlines to recap the latest shows for you. First up are the SAG Awards, where we have a possible look at how the Oscars will shape out in about a week. They also chat the always fun Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Producers Guild of America Awards. Disclaimer: Copyright notice: (Intro/outro) She's The Greatest Dancer by Ryan Andersen is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/MORE/Shes_The_Greatest_Dancer?fbclid=IwAR1TDCO9eT6TxmDrTaJr9HRQVk2gUu00cNXeG8oik3avXVEhbSGqsqUfLko Copyright notice: (Break) Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos by Lundstroem is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/the-happiest-songs/extremely-tik-tok-compatible-for-slow-videos/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-schwaller9/support

In this episode, we will be talking about the recent awards shows that took place over the past weekend, including the Producers Guild of America Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the SAG Awards (streamed live on Netflix!) Join Josh and Willis as they discuss what these awards mean for the upcoming Oscars race. Additionally, we will be touching on some recent news about Amazon and Doug Liman's Road House. There have been some serious allegations about their use of AI and copyright infringement, and we will discuss the implications of these accusations. So, sit back, relax, and tune in to this week's episode. Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that explores the film and tv news of the week, and examines where the film industry as a whole is headed. Sometimes we do Top 5 lists! Tune in weekly and nerd out with us.

Matt Goldich! Comedian! Writer! Friend! Delight! Guy with a new special out now! We have a fun chat! You can have a fun listen! AND this is only the first half of our chat! For the second half (which is an even longer half, you know how sometimes one half is longer than another half), subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR head on over to Patreon by clicking right here right now! More official information about the special? From his press release and bio? You got it! MATT GOLDICH - NO QUESTIONS ASKED In his debut stand-up special out February 13, "No Questions Asked", Matt Goldich hilariously tackles all the problems he faces in life, from to the everyday (raising kids in New York City, trying not to appear creepy online) to the societal (book bans, climate change) to the completely unimportant (the awkwardness of buying a coconut.) As one reviewer said about Matt's comedy, "You might not remember the punchlines as much as you recall the life hack about checking a pineapple's freshness, but you'll have had a good time." (Still not sure if that's a compliment). Matt Goldich is a longtime writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers. He has also performed stand-up on Late Night, and appeared in numerous sketches on the show as well. His stand-up has also been featured on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Comedy Central's Premium Blend, as well as his album The Matt Goldich Guarantee, which is regularly featured on Sirius XM Radio. As a writer, Matt has also written for many other shows, including The Late Show with David Letterman, the Emmy Awards, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He has also won two Daytime Emmys, and been nominated for five Primetime Emmys and four Writers Guild of America Awards. He has also appeared on Comedy Central's @midnight and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. "He's so funny, I pay him to write me jokes!" - Seth Meyers "Original, hilarious" - Chortle "A sharp joke writer" - The Comic's Comic https://www.youtube.com/mattgoldich https://twitter.com/MattGoldich/ https://www.instagram.com/mattgoldich/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mattgoldich https://linktr.ee/mattgoldich

Emmy Award and WGA winning writer Jamey Giddens was my guest in The Locher Room to look back at his career as the co-owner and editorial director of the popular entertainment news website DaytimeConfidential.com and as a co-host on the site's companion podcast where he spent over a decade.Jamey is the creator and executive producer of Ambitions, a steamy one-hour drama series from Will Packer Media and Lionsgate TV that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in 2019. He helped develop Urban Movie Channel's (UMC) hit, long-running dramedy The Rich and The Ruthless, co-writing the first season of episodes.Jamey also worked at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for over a decade as a communications specialist during the H1N1, Ebola, and opioid epidemics. Jamey is currently on the writing staff for Days of Our Lives, where he has won two Writers Guild of America Awards and one Daytime Emmy.Come meet this talented writer, producer, publicist and all-around great guy in The Locher Room.

Originally uploaded November 27th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Matt Elliott, Michigan State President and Region Executive, Bank of America Michigan, Detroit, MI. Bank of America awards over $4.4 Million to Nonprofits in Metro Detroit; More than 100 volunteers deploy on “Day of Giving” Questions Tell us about Bank of America's recent Day of Giving and the community outreach you do every year for this initiative. Why is community support and engagement of this type so important to Bank of America? Tell us about your annual Neighborhood Builder award winners for 2023? What role can this type of corporate involvement play in the continued economic growth of Detroit and throughout Michigan? Any final thoughts on the philosophy of Bank of America as it relates to charity and community involvement? BofA Awards More than $4.4 Million to Nonprofits in Metro Detroit Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, Black Leaders Detroit announced as 2023 Neighborhood Builders Awardees DETROIT – Bank of America celebrates. “Our trusted community partners help businesses, individuals and families forge a path toward economic opportunity and stability,” said Matt Elliott, President, Bank of America Michigan. Organizations receiving grants this year include: § Abayomi Community Development Center § ACCESS § Allied Media Projects Inc § American Heart Association Inc § Arab American National Museum § Black Leaders Detroit § Build Institute § Chaldean Community Foundation § Children's Center of Wayne County Inc § City Year Inc § Coalition On Temporary Shelter § Community Housing Network, Inc § Community Reinvestment Fund Inc § Connect Detroit § Detroit Economic Growth Corporation § Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation § Detroit PAL § Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation Inc § Develop Detroit, Inc § Elevate Energy § Enterprise Community Partners Inc § Fair Food Network § First Nations Development Institute § Flint Institute of Arts § Focus Hope § Food Gatherers § Forgotten Harvest Inc § Gesher Human Services § Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan § Global Detroit § Great Lakes Women's Business Council § Habitat For Humanity Detroit § Habitat For Humanity of Oakland County § Haven Inc § Housing Assistance Council § Inclusiv Inc § Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Inc. § Invest Detroit Foundation § Jefferson East, Inc § Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan § Local Initiatives Support Corporation § MCHS Family Services § Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation § Michigan Community Resources § Michigan Science Center § Midnight Golf Program § Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit § Motown Historical Museum Inc § NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc § National Faith Homebuyers § Npower Inc § Pope Francis Center § Racquet Up Detroit § Ruth Ellis Center Inc § S A Y Detroit § Salvation Army § Ser-Metro-Detroit Jobs for Progress Inc § Sphinx Organization Inc § TechTown Detroit § The Carr Center § The Edison Institute Inc § The Greening of Detroit § The Housing Partnership Network Inc § The Wright § Turn 2 U Inc § United Community Family Services § United Way for Southeastern Michigan § University Of California Berkeley Foundation - Detroit § Urban Alliance Foundation Inc § Wayne State University § WHOH Detroit Community Sports Complex Inc § Year Up Inc § YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit § YouthBuild USA Inc

John Fuller (co-host of the Focus on the Family daily radio broadcast) leads off the program today to share about the radio program and many components of the overall ministry of the Focus on the Family (heard weekdays at 7am, 830pm and 1am). Through December 31, any gift to Focus on the Family will be doubled. You can help at 1 800 A-FAMILY or by clicking the "Give Families Hope" banner on the wfil.com home page.  Related programs air Saturday evenings including Radio Theatre (630pm), Adventures in Odyssey (730pm), the Boundless Show with Lisa Anderson (830pm) and Focus on the Family Weekend (10pm). Don Mischer, renowned TV producer & director, joins the show as well. His credits include The Oscars, Super Bowl halftime shows (Michael Jackson, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney & Bruce Springsteen), the 100th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall, the '96 Summer Olympics and '02 Winter Olympics. He has been honored with 15 Emmy Awards and a record 10 Directors Guild of America Awards and is the author of the new book :10 Seconds To Air. Sports clips: Nick Sirianni (Philadelphia Eagles head coach), Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles QB), and Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers guard)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Want to help striking actors and writers? Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama. On this episode, Mike Burdge hops on to get absolutely pissed off about the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Seriously. They both get very, very mad. You can find those stories, and the sourced articles, linked below. Eat the rich. 1. Hollywood Studios' WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall Written by Dominic Patten at Deadline https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/ 2. Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Writers and Actors Are Not Being ‘Realistic' With Strikes: “It's Very Disturbing to me” Written by Ellise Shafer at Variety https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/bob-iger-writers-actors-strike-disney-ceo-1235669169/ 3. The Top Hollywood Exec Made $498 Million in The Last 5 Years- 384 Times as Much as The Average Writer Written by Jennifer Liu at CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/01/top-hollywood-exec-made-498-million-in-5-years-while-writer-pay-fell.html 4. A writer for FX's 'The Bear' went to the Writers Guild of America Awards with a negative bank account balance and won for Best Comedy Series. He's now applying for jobs at movie theaters as writers prepare to go on strike. Written by Lloyd Lee at Insider on April 29th 2023 https://www.businessinsider.com/the-bear-writer-wga-awards-writers-guild-of-america-strike-2023-4#:~:text=A%20showrunner%20told%20Insider%20that,the%20experience%20has%20been%20disillusioning. 5. Mattel Execs on Next Hollywood Moves: ‘Barney', ‘Polly Pocket' and ‘Barbie Sequels' Written by Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety https://variety.com/2023/film/news/barbie-sequel-mattel-films-barney-hot-wheels-1235680302/ Listen on....

Alex Gibney is a documentarian and film maker whose body of work includes 'Enron, The Smartest Guys in the Room', 'Taxi to the Dark Side', which won an Oscar, 'Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief', 'The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley' (about Elizabeth Holmes), 'The Forever Prisoner', and most recently, 'Boom! Boom! The World Vs Boris Becker'. He has an Academy Award, multiple Emmys, a Grammy, a couple of Peabody Awards, and Writer's Guild of America Awards. Gibney is also President of Jigsaw Productions, which produces independent films, documentaries, and television series. He's currently in the early stages of production for his next film, 'Musk'

Charles Yu is the author of four books, including Interior Chinatown (the winner of the 2020 National Book Award for fiction), and the novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (a New York Times Notable Book and a Time magazine best book of the year). He received the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 Award and was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the HBO series, Westworld. He has also written for shows on FX, AMC, and HBO. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired, among other publications. Together with TaiwaneseAmerican.org, he established the Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Writing Prizes, in honor of his parents. Terence Washington is the Manager of Civic Engagement and Programs for the Free Library of Philadelphia. After leaving the Air Force, he got a master's in art history at Williams College before working as an arts administrator, curator, and educator. He has done full-time and freelance work with the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the NXTHVN residency, the Readying the Museum initiative, DC Arts Center, The Phillips Collection, Mass MoCA, and elsewhere. He thinks everyone should read Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom. (recorded 4/20/2023)

Women Talking is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley. It is based on the Canadian 2018 novel of the same name by Miriam Toews, and inspired by the gas-facilitated rapes that occurred at the Manitoba Colony, a remote and isolated Mennonite community in Bolivia. It features an ensemble cast that includes Oscar-Winning actresses, Rooney Mara , Claire Foy (young “Queen Elizabeth” in Seasons 1 & 2 of Netflix's The Crown), Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand, who also served as a producer on the film. Women Talking premiered at the 49th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2022, and was released in the United States via select theaters on December 23, 2022, before a wide release on January 27, 2023, by United Artists Releasing. The film received positive reviews from critics, who lauded Polley's screenplay and direction, the performances of the cast (particularly of Foy, Buckley, and Whishaw) and score. It was named one of the top ten films of 2022 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute, won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards, 75th Writers Guild of America Awards, and the 95th Academy Awards, where it was also nominated for Best Picture. In this episode, I take you behind-the-scenes at Tiff (Toronto International Film Festival) 2022 to share with you more about the film, the various ways the women in the film deal with rape & their Mennonite culture in a riveting Q & Q with Polley and the cast minus Frances McDormand who was not in attendance.

Today, we bring you 7 super tips from American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright, Tina Fey. Erik and Tina discuss relaxed readiness, following your gut, confidence in the workplace and the pressure to be good.   Fey was a cast member and head writer for Saturday Night Live from 1997 to 2006. After her departure from SNL, she created the NBC sitcom 30 Rock and the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Fey is also known for her work in film, including Mean Girls, Baby Mama, Date Night, and Soul. Fey has nine Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and seven Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2008, the Associated Press gave Fey the AP Entertainer of the Year award for her Sarah Palin impression on SNL. In 2010, Fey was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, becoming the youngest recipient of the award ever.     5x #1 Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker Erik Qualman has performed in over 55 countries and reached over 50 million people this past decade. He was voted the 2nd Most Likable Author in the World behind Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling.   Have Erik speak at your conference: eq@equalman.com   Motivational Speaker | Erik Qualman has inspired audiences at FedEx, Chase, ADP, Huawei, Starbucks, Godiva, FBI, Google, and many more on Focus and Digital Leadership.   Learn more at https://equalman.com

Eric Tuchman is an American producer and screenwriter. He is known for writing the Animation Adaptation for the 20th Century Fox animated movie Anastasia, as well as his work on the television series The Handmaid's Tale as a writer and Executive Producer. He was also the show runner of the TV series Kyle XY. He shared a 2017 Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Drama series for his work on The Handmaid's Tale and received 3 Emmy nominations. He also received a Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama in 2018 and won two Writers Guild of America Awards as part of the writing team of The Handmaid's Tale. In this episode, we talk about: • Cold calling agents until he obtained representation • Writing the Animation Adaptation for the animated film Anastasia • His writing process and what he tells himself about his first draft until today • His advice for actors, including: there's nothing wrong with you and you're just might not be right for a particular role • Why being bumped from story editor straight to supervising producer hurt him because he wasn't ready • Getting started on The Handmaid's Tale • How he became the show runner for Kyle XY and working on TV shows like Stitchers, Eureka, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman • His writing style and becoming known as a sci-fi writer. Guest: IMDb Wikipedia Twitter Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you liked this episode, check out Showrunner Marta Kauffman (Friends, Grace & Frankie)

Robert McKee is a modern Aristotle of story and master of the form who wrote the definitive book on the subject, called, of course, STORY. Robert is a Fulbright scholar and the author of five books on storytelling, including Dialogue, Character, Action, and Storynomics, but he is best known as the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world. His students have collectively won 70 Academy Awards, 250 Emmy Awards, and 100 WGA (Writers Guild of America) Awards. My conversation with Robert centered on his philosophy of story, what stories are, why they're important for humanity and so much more. Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today's Sponsors: Squarespace: Squarespace.com/RichRoll  Peace + Plants, Rich

Marion McKeone leads comedian Jarlath Regan through the biggest news stories of the year that was 2022, picks her biggest losers and biggest winners, and announces her hilarious categories in our most hotly anticipated episode in months. The 2022 Awards show is not a black tie event but the honour of being named Marion's "gobshite of the year" was as hotly contested as any Oscar campaign. Jar and Marion butt heads on the movie of the year, who should P.F.O and dig into the hardest news story she had to cover over the past 12 months. There's the winner of the "Smug Bastard" award and a look at whether the midterms really were the new beginning or just a short reprieve. A brief reminder at the top of the show that final tickets for Jarlath's live show in Dublin on January 7th have now been released. Grab a pair for yourself here. It's going to be great. Thanks as always to everyone who has supported the show this year on www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad . Special thanks to Aoife Horan who came on board to do some sound editing over the last few episodes. Have a Happy Christmas from everyone at Irishman Abroad. If you'd like to contact me, that is easy too. You know what to do! 1. Irishman Abroad Live Line: You can now get in touch with us and feature on our shows by sending your WhatsApp voice note to 00447543122330. 2. Email Jar, Sonia and Marion directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow Jar here on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or subscribe to the YouTube channel here. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

Marion McKeone leads comedian Jarlath Regan through the biggest news stories of the year that was 2022, picks her biggest losers and biggest winners, and announces her hilarious categories in our most hotly anticipated episode in months. The 2022 Awards show is not a black tie event but the honour of being named Marion's "gobshite of the year" was as hotly contested as any Oscar campaign. Jar and Marion butt heads on the movie of the year, who should P.F.O and dig into the hardest news story she had to cover over the past 12 months. There's the winner of the "Smug Bastard" award and a look at whether the midterms really were the new beginning or just a short reprieve. A brief reminder at the top of the show that final tickets for Jarlath's live show in Dublin on January 7th have now been released. Grab a pair for yourself here. It's going to be great. Thanks as always to everyone who has supported the show this year on www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad . Special thanks to Aoife Horan who came on board to do some sound editing over the last few episodes. Have a Happy Christmas from everyone at Irishman Abroad. If you'd like to contact me, that is easy too. You know what to do! 1. Irishman Abroad Live Line: You can now get in touch with us and feature on our shows by sending your WhatsApp voice note to 00447543122330. 2. Email Jar, Sonia and Marion directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow Jar here on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or subscribe to the YouTube channel here. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

Robert Norman Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence with the role of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a performance that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards. As a director, Reiner was recognized by the Directors Guild of America Awards with nominations for the coming of age drama Stand by Me (1986), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), and the military courtroom drama A Few Good Men (1992), the last of which also earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also received four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Reiner's other major directorial film credits include the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), the romantic comedy fantasy adventure The Princess Bride (1987), the psychological horror-thriller Misery (1990), the romantic comedy-drama The American President (1995), the buddy comedy-drama The Bucket List (2007), and the biographical political drama LBJ (2016). PICTURE: By Montclair Film Festival - https://www.flickr.com/photos/montclairfilmfest/26511882730/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48520892 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyAwZGTgAdonBKhTxUiC2Q --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thequeensnewyorker/support

On this episode Hollywood Film Director Sean McNamara stops by the show to share his experiences what it's like working with Dennis Quaid and others. He also shares new news about a new exciting project he's embarking on.  Sean McNamara is an American director, writer and producer with a focus on family dramas, including the breakout hit feature Soul Surfer. McNamara recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment, which he co-founded with business partner David Brookwell. Together, they have produced 30 feature films for Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, New Line Cinema, Lionsgate and Universal Studios. Currently, McNamara is wrapping up production on the film Reagan, a drama starring Dennis Quaid and Penelope Ann Miller. It follows the life of the former president from childhood through his years in Hollywood, his tenure as governor of California and ultimately his time in the Oval Office. The King's Daughter, a romantic fantasy set at Versailles, will debut in theaters in 2022. It features Pierce Brosnan and Kaya Scodelario. On a Wing and a Prayer, a true story starring Dennis Quaid as a plane passenger forced to make an emergency landing to save his family, is in pre-production for MGM produced by Roma Downey. McNamara produced the TV movie Moonrise for Sony Affirm Originals in July, 2022. McNamara also directed the pilot and multiple episodes of Shadrach on Sony's Pure Flix streaming service. Shadrach is a one-hour drama series that tells value-driven stories tackling the issues of financial and physical hardship, love, loss, family, friendship, and faith. Previously, McNamara has helmed the films Orphan Horse, with Jon Voight; The Miracle Season, starring Erin Moriarty, Danika Yarosh, Helen Hunt and William Hurt; Raise Your Voice, featuring Hilary Duff; Hoovey; Field of Lost Shoes; Race To Space and Spare Parts. The latter, which stars Marisa Tomei and George Lopez, was based on the Wired magazine article “La Vida Robot.”  For television, McNamara has produced many series and movies, including more than 500 episodes for Hulu, Netflix, CBS, ABC, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. McNamara co-created the hit TV series Beyond the Break for MTV Networks and was executive producer on Disney Channel's Even Stevens and That's So Raven. McNamara's work for Disney Channel won him a BAFTA as well as five Emmy Award nominations. He is a four-time nominee for the Directors Guild of America Awards. Furthermore, he received a prestigious Best Director Imagen Award, for Spare Parts, and won Best Dramatic Feature at the GI Film Festival, for Field of Lost Shoes. Soul Surfer, Spare Parts, and The Miracle Season all earned an A+ on Cinemascore, among other accolades.  McNamara is an actor's director, having worked with A-listers such as Pierce Brosnan and Dennis Quaid as well as numerous Academy Award winners and nominees: Helen Hunt, William Hurt, Jon Voight, Marisa Tomei, Mira Sorvino and James Woods. McNamara has also nurtured rising talents including Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Alba, Erin Moriarty and Danika Yarosh.  McNamara lives in Playa del Rey, California, with his amazing family: Christina, Mark, Dylan, Seamus and two Golden Retrievers, Bella and Blue. For more info visit www.SeanMcnamara.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573732/  

Jimmy Burrows has directed more than one thousand episodes of sitcom television and has earned eleven Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards. In 1974 he began his television career directing episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, and Laverne and Shirley. He became the resident director on Taxi and co-created Cheers, directing 243 of the 273 episodes, as well as all 246 episodes of Will and Grace. He has directed the pilots of multiple episodes of Frasier, Friends, Mike & Molly, the pilots of Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, and hundreds of other shows.  His new book is titled: Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Will & Grace, and More.      Some interesting insights from this episode: He operates with kindness. Everyone has to row together and pull equally with everyone else. He doesn't allow ego to get in the way. He has the perfect temperament for TV directing. He doesn't lose his temper, he's patient, he has low ego, and he knows how to encourage others. He feels as a director it's important to “die with your boots on”. That is, to try to do something to make a difference.  To provide input to make the best show possible. When deciding whether to work on a show, he likes to meet with the writer and have him/her defend themselves but not be defensive. When asked about same-sex marriage, then Vice President Joe Biden said, “I think Will & Grace probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody's ever done so far. People fear that which is different. Now they're beginning to understand.” His success is attributed to his ability to create a harmony on the set so everyone's involved in making the show better. On his sets, you have to check your ego at the door. “Excellence is to try to be the best you can be in your particular field.”   Notes: Book: Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and More

"Modern Family" was conceived after show creators, Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan shared stories of their own families with one another. The show revolves around three different types of families (nuclear, blended, and same-sex) living in the Los Angeles area, all of which are connected to one another through blood relatives. The show was an instant hit and remained popular throughout its 11 season run on ABC, winning 22 Primetime Emmy Awards and 6 Writers Guild of America Awards along the way. But despite all that how will the S1E1 boys react to the pilot episode? Listen in and find out! www.S1E1POD.com   Starring: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, & Rico Rodriguez

Hey podcast listeners, I'm Barbara Morgan and you're listening to Austin Film Festival's On Story Podcast. This week on On Story we're joined by The Man in the High Castle and Underground Railroad writer Jihan Crowther and King Richard writer Zach Baylin for a conversation on fact vs. fiction. Jihan Crowther is a TV writer and playwright. Her work as a writer on The Underground Railroad, a powerful historical drama following runaway slaves in the old South, earned her a Writers Guild of America Awards nomination. She also helped write The Man in the High Castle, a dystopian take on what humanity would look like if the Axis powers had won World War II.  Zach Baylin is a screenwriter. He received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay King Richard, a biographical drama about how Serena and Venus Williams' father Richard pushed them to achieve their full potential on the tennis courts.  Moderator Casey Baron sat down with Jihan Crowther and Zach Baylin for a panel about their work at the Austin Film Festival. Clips of The Underground Railroad and The Man in the High Castle courtesy of Amazon Studios Clips of King Richard courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

This next guest is a winner of 3 Emmys and 4 Writers' Guild of America Awards for his 20-plus years in Soap Opera, he has been an author of over 11 published books plus 9 Kojak novelizations, but also has done voice over work. However folks know him best as the writer of the original Friday the 13th (the original screenplay) from 1980. Please welcome Victor Miller! Victor Miller Website: www.victormiller.com Crazy Train Radio Facebook: www.facebook.com/realctradio Instagram: @crazytrainradio Twitter: @realctradio YouTube: www.youtube.com/crazytrainradio Website: crazytrainradio.us --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crazytrainradio/support

A tribute to Tyese Rainz, local drag queen and activist who recently passed. Close friend Amanda talks about the impact Tyese had on the LGBTQ+ community.The Cincinnatus Association recently presented the Seventh Annual Donald and Marian Spencer Spirit of America Awards honoring six Cincinnati area businesses and nonprofits for promoting diversity and inclusion. Guests: Susan Noonan, Chair, Spencer Committee; and HA Musser from Santa Maria Community Services

Sitting down with one of the big names in this business this week was a really cool opportunity. I am honored to have on the show today, Academy Award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter, Taylor Hackford. Taylor's has directed films like An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), White Nights (1985), Proof of Life (2000), Dolores Claiborne (1995), Against All Odds (1984), Parker (2013), the iconic Ray Charles biopic, Ray of 2004, and The Comedian (2016) just to name a few. He also has served as president of the Directors Guild of America and is married to the incomparable acting legend Helen Mirren. Long before gaining popularity, Hackford had an interesting journey on his climb-up.  Taylor served in the US Peace Corps in Bolivia after college. Before then, while pursuing his studies in law there was an odd turn of events. Inspired by mutual friends who were film students, Hackford, quit school and sought out an entry-level position with KCET TV in LA. There, he learned and grew. He did everything. From office assistance to investigative reporting, which earned him two Emmys and an Associated Press Award, to documentaries, short films, and directing. Hackford racked up his first hit directing and writing Teenage Father in 1978. The film won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject. It explores the life of a 17-year-old senior boy who is a soon-to-be father with his girlfriend, a 15-year-old sophomore. They evaluate the decisions about how they got here, and the decisions on what they will do next.He then went on to direct the very successful romantic drama film, Officer and a Gentleman in 1982. Recognized as the best film of the year and grossing $190 million from a $7 million budget. The film also made history at the Academy Awards where a black man, Louis Gossett Jr. won the Oscars for Best Supporting Actor for the first time in Academy history. The film tells the story of Zack Mayo (Gere), a United States Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer Candidate School. While Zack meets his first true girlfriend during his training, a young "townie" named Paula, he also comes into conflict with the hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley training his class.Besides winning two Academy Awards, the film also won a BAFTA, two Golden Globes, one Grammy, one NAACP Image Awards, a Japan Academy Film Prize, National Board of Review 10 best films of the year awards, and a Writers Guild of America Awards.If this isn't every director's dream, I don't know what is. Of course, success like this sets the bar even higher for oneself and can make or break any filmmaker. Another of Taylor's classics is 1997 The Devil's Advocate starring Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Connie Nielsen, Craig T. Nelson, Judith IveyAn exceptionally adept Florida lawyer is offered a job to work in New York City for a high-end law firm with a high-end boss - the biggest opportunity of his career to date.Taylor Hackford delivered another outstanding film in 2004. Ray. The biographical musical film on the three decades journey of the legendary blues musician, Ray Charles---from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. It starred triple threat actor, Jamie Foxx. Ray received riveting reviews from the critics and multiple awards including Best Actor at the Academy. Hackford's most recent work he produced or directed is The Comedian, starring Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, and other big names. The film plot has Jackie (Robert De Niro) who is a comic icon, attempting to reinvent himself despite his audience only wanting to know him as a television character he played earlier in his career. It is a look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.It was certainly incredible to sit back and chat with Taylor. His Ray Charles story alone is worth the process of admission, trust me. Enjoy my conversation with Taylor Hackford.

On the day Scott Sickles and I recorded his 'Tales of the 2SLGBTQ+' interview, he had just received news of yet another Writers Guild of America Awards nomination for his writing on 'General Hospital'. That day was also the 10 year anniversary of the last episode for 'One Life to Live' which was another show he had a hand in writing.In addition to accomplished writing on ABC Daytime television/Soap Operas, we meant to explore more of his own life being a gay, neurodivergent, mixed-race Korean writer, but the news of the day caused us to focus on One Life to Live/General Hospital most of all. I have always loved GH . . . the Robin/Stone storyline from the 90s! BJs heart! The Mob Wars!If you are a fan of One Life to Live, General Hospital, how one writes for a Daytime Drama show plus many more stories with that then this is an episode for you! Plus, if you know Scott, you already love him and this gives you a little bit extra time with him.We are going to get together to record more because the time spent together chatting was great.www.scottcsickles.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TalesLGBTQ+)

Come help us celebrate the life of the incredibly talented and visionary writer, producer and creator of the ABC Daytime soap operas ALL MY CHILDREN, LOVING and ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Agnes Nixon in The Locher Room.Helping to honor Agnes will be her son Robert Nixon along with a list of actors who benefited from the unforgettable characters Agnes created on her shows. Joining Bob will be Daytime Emmy Award-winning actors Susan Lucci (Erica Kane), Erika Slezak (Viki Lord), Peter Bergman (Dr. Cliff Warner), Debbi Morgan (Angie Baxter-Hubbard) and Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard). We will also hear from one of All My Children's biggest fans, Carol Burnett. Bob Iger, Disney chairman and CEO, said it best, "“Agnes' impact on daytime television and pop culture is undeniable. She was the first to champion socially relevant topics, and the towns and characters Agnes brought to life leave an indelible imprint on television that will be remembered forever.” Throughout her career Agnes Nixon won five Writers' Guild of America Awards, five Daytime Emmy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2010 and was inducted into Soap Opera Weekly's Soap Opera Hall of Fame. Original Airdate: 3/31/2021

Darrell Brown, president, Bonneville International and NAB Leadership Foundation Board Chair; Michelle Duke, president, NAB Leadership Foundation and chief diversity officer, NAB and Tim Dotson, senior director, Development, NAB Leadership Foundation, detail this year's Celebration of Service to America Awards telecast, winners, production and more.

Chuck Tatham is a Canadian screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on Arrested Development, How I Met Your Mother, and Modern Family.Chuck moved to Los Angeles in 1991 with his brother Jamie to pursue a career in writing in the film and television industry after working in the advertising business for fifteen years in Toronto.Tatham's first writing job was in 1992 on the sitcom Full House, for which he wrote eight episodes with his brother and writing partner, Jamie, who later quit and returned to Vancouver, while Chuck went on to become a producer in 1994. He then went on to a number of simultaneous writer-producer jobs on sitcoms including Suddenly Susan, Oh, Grow Up, Less Than Perfect, The Jake Effect and Andy Barker, P.I., the latter four of which he served as a co-executive producer. His most notable (and acclaimed) role, however, has been as a writer and co-executive producer for the comedy series Arrested Development from 2005 to 2006. He was nominated for two Emmys in 2006; the first shared with the show's other producers in the category of Outstanding Comedy Series, and the second shared with three other writers of the episode "Development Arrested" in the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series category. He has also, with the rest of the Arrested Development writing crew, been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards, in 2005 and 2006, both in the Comedy Series category.

Keenan was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts into an Irish American Catholic family. He has a twin brother, John, and two other siblings Ronald and Geraldine. He grew up in the blue collar neighborhood of Cambridgeport. Keenan attended Boston College High School and Columbia College.In 1991 Cheers creators James Burrows and Glen and Les Charles, having read Keenan's novel Blue Heaven, invited Keenan to create a new sitcom for their production company. The resulting pilot, Gloria Vane, starring JoBeth Williams, was not picked up by a network, but it led to a writing post on Frasier. In 1992, his first play, The Times, a musical that charts the course of a seventeen-year marriage between Liz, an actress, and Ted, a writer, won the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, awarded by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1993, the lyrics for The Times won the Edward Kleban Award.He joined the staff of the sitcom Frasier as an executive story editor in 1994 for the series' second year. His first produced script for the series, "The Matchmaker", received an Emmy Award nomination, a GLAAD Media Award, and the 1995 Writers Guild Award for Episodic Comedy. He won a writing Emmy Award in 1996 for being one of eight writers of the classic Season 3 episode, "Moon Dance", and also received Emmy Award nominations for "The Ski Lodge" episode in 1998 and, with Christopher Lloyd, "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue," in 2000, which won the 2001 WGA award for Episodic Comedy.During his six-season tenure on Frasier he rose through the ranks from executive story editor to co-producer, supervising producer, co-executive producer, and finally, executive producer. He was executive producer when the series ended in 2004. He also co-wrote the series finale, "Goodnight, Seattle." Keenan won five Emmy Awards during his tenure on the show. He was nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series five times, and won once. He won the Outstanding Comedy Series award four times for his work as the show's producer. He also won two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the series.In 2006, Keenan joined Desperate Housewives as a writer and executive producer for the third season of the television show. Although his work received good critical response, and one of his episodes,"Bang", was named the best of the season by many critics, he left the series after one year.Keenan also created two short-lived comedy series with fellow Frasier producer and writer Christopher Lloyd: Bram and Alice in 2002 and Out of Practice in 2005. He also co-wrote the 1994 film Sleep with Me as well as the screenplay for the 2007 Annie Award-winning animated feature Flushed Away.Keenan is also a published author, and is commonly referred to as a "gay P.G. Wodehouse"As of 2007, he has written three novels:Blue Heaven (1988),Putting On the Ritz (1991), andMy Lucky Star (2006).Putting on the Ritz won the Lambda Literary Award for Humor in 1991, and My Lucky Star won the Lambda Literary Award for Humor in 2006. In October 2007, the novel also won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.Putting On The RitzJoe KeenanFollowing the hilarious debacle of Blue Heaven, librettist Philip Cavanaugh has again allowed himself to be drawn into a fiendish money-making plan by his friend and ex-lover Gilbert Selwyn.Gilbert has fallen in with Tommy Parker, a veritable Adonis and a magazine editor employed by media magnate Boyd Larkin. Philip's brief is to spy on Larkin's greatest adversary Peter Champion. To this end Philip enters the Champion entourage - a clan so poisonous they make the Borgias look Amish - with his songwriting partner Claire. Together they are to turn Champion's talentless wife Ilsa (a woman so rich she 'ovulates Fabergé eggs') into a chanteuse.As Philip and Gilbert out-spy each other in vying for Tommy's admiration, plot follows counter-plot in a novel whose comic complications, devastating repartee and cast of high-hat lowlifes is nothing short of dazzling and unforgettable.https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1035136/putting-on-the-ritz/9781784757083.htmlT: https://twitter.com/MrJoeKeenan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorLike to have a ASC cinematographer as a mentor?Have you thought of upgrading your cinematography game? Would you like to have an ASC Cinematographer mentor you for free? Join veteran cinematographer Suki Medencevic, A.S.C. (Disney, Pixar, FX Networks, Netflix, American Horror Story). He teaches you how to create beautiful images using three lighting techniques he has mastered on film sets over his 30+ years in the film industry. Each technique uses basic, low-cost lighting equipment so that anyone can achieve beautiful visuals no matter your projects's budget.Learn film lighting from an ASC cinematographer. If you want to take your cinematography to the next level, this free training will get you there. These videos are available for a limited time, so sign up for instant access. CLICK HERE TO REGISTERhttps://www.ifhacademy.com/a/28632/aLFBXkpNIf you liked this podcast, shoot me an e-mail at filmmakingconversations@mail.comAlso, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: https://www.kweli.tv/programs/the-people-of-brixtonDamien Swaby Social Media Links:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/filmmaker_damien_swaby/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/DamienSwaby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorWebsite http://filmmakingconversations.com/If you enjoy listening to Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby, I would love a coffee. 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Clay sits down with Academy Award winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, the mastermind behind HBO’s upcoming Crime of the Century, a two part special taking on the opioid epidemic and the forces behind it, along with many other movies.  Does the profit motive drive people and corporations to slowly deceive themselves about what they are truly doing?  Is Congress on our side, or on that of those who would profit off our human needs?  And is the race to the top what’s pushing aside our humanity and ability to get along?Guest:Alex GibneyDirector Alex Gibney has been called “the most important documentarian of our time” by Esquire Magazine (Esquire) and “one of America’s most successful and prolific documentary filmmakers” by The New York Times (The NY Times T Magazine).Known for his cinematic, gripping, and deeply insightful documentaries, the filmmaker has won the Academy Award®, multiple Emmy Awards, the Grammy Award, several Peabody Awards, the DuPont-Columbia, The Independent Spirit, The Writers Guild of America Awards, and more. Gibney was honored with the International Documentary Association’s Career Achievement Award in 2013 and the first ever Christopher Hitchens Prize in 2015.Gibney’s upcoming project The Crime of the Century debuts on HBO in May 2021, and his other films include: Taxi to the Dark Side (2008 Oscar); Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (Oscar nominated 2006); Triple Emmy Award winning and Peabody Award Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (HBO); Emmy winning The History of the Eagles (Showtime); 2015 Peabody Award and Grammy nominated Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown; The Armstrong Lie (2013), which was short-listed for the 2014 Academy Award and nominated for the 2014 BAFTA Award, along with his film We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks (2013); and Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010), which was nominated for three Emmys.Get more from Alex: Twitter |Jig Saw Films |HBO’S Crime of The Century | And Many Other Films… Host: Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014 almost unseating a popular Republican incumbent.Follow Clay Aiken further on: Twitter  | Instagram | Facebook Email your questions to podcasts@politicon.com FOLLOW @POLITICON AND GO TO POLITICON.COM

Join hosts Matt Diaz and Ernesto Santos as we discuss the latest movie news including the winners of the the BAFTA Awards and the Directors Guild of America Awards. We’ll then chit-chat about our recently watched movies and tv shows in a fun segment we like to call “Whatcha Watchin’” and give you our Double Feature SPOILER REVIEW of two Apple TV+ original films; Palmer starring Justin Timberlake and Cherry, the newest film from The Russo Brothers starring Tom Holland. SPOILER WARNING: Superstore S6 Time Stamps: 2:51 - Movie News 27:39 - Whatcha Watchin’ 48:26 - Cherry Review 1:14:47 - Palmer Review --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/BoxOfficeBingers/support

Welcome to a BONUS episode of Just to be Nominated, a podcast about movies distributed by Lee Enterprises.  For this little episode, co-hosts Chris Lay (podcast operations manager for Lee) and Jared McNett (reporter for the Globe Gazette in Mason City, Iowa) talked about The Movie Theater Experience in general, but also specifically as it pertains to seat-filling blockbuster flicks like Godzilla versus Kong, which Jared saw this past weekend in a real honest to god movieplex! Next time we'll be factoring in winners and losers at the Directors Guild of America Awards and taking a last look at our personal Oscar expectations. So! Make sure you're subscribed to the show on whatever platform you listen to your podcasts on. Just to be Nominated is hosted and produced by Chris Lay, the podcast operations manager for Lee, along with Bruce Miller, the editor of the Sioux City Journal, and Jared McNett, a reporter for the Globe Gazette in Mason City, Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last time you heard from us, we were breaking down the Oscar nominations. This time we're doing the same for the Screen Actors Guild awards handed out on Sunday which, of course, will have some repercussions on who walks away with an Oscars in a few weeks. As an added bonus the second chunk of the show is spent on an unexpected digression into why Marvel movies work and DC movies... don't. This time, since just this morning the Academy announced their nominations, we wanted to chew the fat and share our thoughts! Below is our roundup along with links to where you can stream them. Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom 2020 Mank 2020 Minari 2020 Nomadland 2020 Promising Young Woman 2020 Next time we'll be factoring in winners and losers at the Directors Guild of America Awards and taking a last look at our personal Oscar expectations. So! Make sure you're subscribed to the show on whatever platform you listen to your podcasts on. Just to be Nominated is hosted and produced by Chris Lay, the podcast operations manager for Lee, along with Bruce Miller, the editor of the Sioux City Journal, and Jared McNett, a reporter for the Globe Gazette in Mason City, Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nebraska's Emily Cheramie became the first shooter in school history to earn three All-America certificates in a single-season, as the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) announced its 2021 All-America teams on Wednesday.

Seorang wanita bernama Cassie Thomas, yang ingin membalaskan dendam teman baiknya karena korban pemerkosaan. Promising Young Woman di sutradarai oleh Emerald Fennell, dibintangi oleh Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, & Alison Brie. Film ini berhasil mendapatkan beberapa penghargaan seperti Best Actress dan Best Original Screenplay di Critics Choice Awards 2021, Best Original Screenplay di Writers Guild of America Awards 2021, dan banyak nominasi di Awarding Season tahun 2021 ini. Bagaimana filmnya? Mari dengarkan obrolan dari kami! Ada Aldy @rinaldy_alexander, dan Lim @rimusaurus. Share dan follow/subscribe klo kalian suka sama podcast ini dan jangan lupa follow sosial media kita di Twitter @ngobrolinpilem | Instagram @theroadkillpictures. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theroadkillpictures/message

SCOTT C. SICKLES is an LGBTQ/biracial Korean American writer whose plays have been performed in New York City, across the U.S., and internationally in Canada, Australia, the UK, Hungary, Singapore, Indonesia, and Lebanon. Recently, he published Playing on the Periphery: Monologues and Scenes for Queer Kids (Amazon). Full-lengths include: Nonsense and Beauty (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis: Edgerton New Play Award; Outstanding New Play, St. Louis Theater Circle; ATCA Steinberg Finalist); Marianas Trench (O’Neill Finalist); Pangea (O’Neill Semifinalist), and Composure (NY Innovative Theatre Award; Lambda Literary Finalist), among others. Five consecutive Writers Guild of America Awards for “General Hospital” and eight Emmy nominations.

Thomas Vinterberg's film "Another Round" earned him a 2021 Oscar nomination for Best Director. The film follows four high school teachers who consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives. On this week's episode, Adnan review the acclaimed film along with Disney's "Raya and the Last Dragon" and Netflix's "The White Tiger." He also reviews the wonderful documentary "My Octopus Teacher" which garnered an 2021 Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature. Plus, the Writer's Guild of America Awards announced their winners over the weekend, bolstering the Oscar chances for several films. For this week's Mount Rushmore the guys give their picks for "Movies with Animals in the Title!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nebraska's Abigail Knapton captured first-team All-America honors on the three-meter springboard, while Autumn Haebig added her second All-America award in as many days with a ninth-place finish in the 200 freestyle at the 2021 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Friday night.

“The Simpsons” defines animation domination. It is the longest-running primetime scripted show in television history and has been named the “Best Show of the 20th Century” by Time Magazine. The series has won 34 Emmy Awards, seven People's Choice Awards, and 13 Writers Guild of America Awards. It received a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000 - and was just been renewed for its 33rd and 34th seasons on Fox, carrying the series to 2023 and a total of 757 episodes. Al Jean has scored nine Emmy Awards & a Peabody for his work on “The Simpsons” after being on the show's original writing staff in 1989. He is now the showrunner and one of its executive producers. The landmark 700th episode of “The Simpsons” airs March 21st @ 8pm ET/PT on Fox.

Charles Yu has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the HBO series, WESTWORLD. He is also the author of four books, including INTERIOR CHINATOWN, winner of the 2020 National Book Award. INTERIOR CHINATOWN is a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play.

Oscar Race Checkpoint returns with our WGA Award Noms deep dive, a Mee-Maw centric breakdown of all the latest frizz from the Make-Up & Hair Stylists Guild, and then we revisit & re-review Sound of Metal, each of us with new takeaways & favorite performances. What is This Episode? - Top of Show . WGA NOMINATIONS ANALYSIS: . Original Screenplay Category: Noms - 2:24 Palm Springs is Having a Moment - 3:50 Judas and the Strong Showing - 5:28 Where’s Minari, Mank, and Soul? - 7:47 Recent WGA Original History + Stats - 10:07 Snubs - 13:14 . Adapted Screenplay Category: Ineligible Contender Snubs - 18:28 (And What Nomadland Winning Globes Would Mean) Noms - 26:18 History and Stats - 31:07 Eligible Snubs - 32:36 . MAKEUP + HAIRSTYLING GUILD/SHORTLIST NOMS - 36:20 (incl AlsoMike’s Hillbilly Elegy Rant Chapter 2 - 37:27) . . RE-VISITING SOUND OF METAL: . Spoiler-Free Review: Cast, Crew, + Review Scores - 43:27 Re-watch Experiences/Awards Resume - 47:05 Performances - 51:58 Sound - 56:48 . . Where To Find Us/LEAVE US A 5* REVIEW! - 58:14 . Spoiler-Filled Review: More Sound - 58:47 Enthralling + Boring + Formulaic + Good - 1:01:47 The Amazing Paul Raci - 1:05:10 . . Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:11:25 It’s a major Writers Guild of America Awards nomination deep dive to start off the show, analyzing all of the potential Oscar crossovers for March 15th and the Original / Adapted Screenplay categories. We reference recent history, crossover nom/nom stats, how many winners have gone from guild to academy, and we put your brain in a pretzel because we love so many of these WGA nominations. There are indeed stats for & against their crossing over to the Oscars. But we also have quite a lot to talk about with all the snubs and more importantly, all the ineligible contenders in these screenplay categories. The MUAHS awards AKA the Make-Up & Hair Stylists guild awards have higher stakes than usual this year because how they whittle down their shortlist may enable a certain beloved someone to win her first Oscar. So we rant about this for the second time in 3 episodes. Then we needed to take the last half hour and revisit a contending film that we already reviewed back in the fall in Sound Of Metal. This Amazon Prime Original deserved a further study from us. So we dive into its awards resume and re-review all of its chances. We do about 15 minutes of non-spoilers followed by a breakdown of a few of the big scenes after a spoiler warning, and if you missed the outro, stay tuned for more revisits in future episodes. Nomadland is on our schedule for next week after we dive into our Golden Globes Preview Special, where we’ll discuss all kinds of gambling odds and glorious vices. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a few moments to leave us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, and do get ready for this website. We just finished a major piece of it, and yes, it’s gotta launch sooner than later. Otherwise, and as always, we want to hear your thoughts on anything or everything we discussed in this episode. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are at Mike, Mike, and Oscar on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & hear us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thank you! And do stay safe, everybody.

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Alan Zweibel, who discusses his latest book, "LAUGH LINES: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier," which takes readers through his long career in the comedy-writing business and charts the story and changes in what made America laugh over the decades. Throughout the pages of LAUGH LINES, Zweibel weaves together his own stories and interviews with his friends and contemporaries including Larry David, Richard Lewis, Eric Idle, Mike Birbiglia, Sarah Silverman, Judd Apatow, Susie Essman, Dave Barry, Rob Reiner, and moreDuring the interview, Zweibel reflects on his career, talks about lessons learned and advice for writers, and some of the major takeaways from the book. Alan Zweibel will be participating in the Jewish Literary and Cultural Arts Series with the Memphis Jewish Community Center and will be speaking at a virtual event on Tuesday, December 15 at 7 PM CDT. The event is free with advance registration at www.jccmemphis.org. Alan Zweibel is an original Saturday Night Live writer who has won multiple Emmy and Writers Guild of America Awards for his work in television that includes "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." He also collaborated with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning Broadway play "700 Sundays" and won the Thurber Prize for American Humor for his novel, "The Other Shulman."Visit https://alanzweibel.com for more information. 

Karen Russell's debut novel, Swamplandia!, the tale of a family's run-down alligator-themed Everglades amusement park, was a New York Times Best Book of the Year, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and a nominee for the Orange Prize. Her short story collections include Vampires in the Lemon Grove, Orange World and Other Stories, and St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. She is the Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State University's MFA program, and her many honors include fellowships from the MacArthur and Guggenheim Foundations and the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novelette. A dystopian novella ''with a Swiftian sense of satire'' (Boston Globe), Sleep Donation tells the story of a corporate recruiter's battle against a lethal insomnia epidemic. Book and signed book plate available through the Joseph Fox Bookshop. ''A superhero of rendering human consciousness and emotion'' (New York Times Book Review), Charles Yu is the author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, a romp through quantum space-time that was one of Time magazine's best books of the year. A recipient of the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 Award, he has twice been nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on HBO's Westworld. A send-up and take-down of Tinseltown tropes and racial stereotypes, Interior Chinatown follows a protagonist who fights to see himself as the hero in his own life story. Yu won the National Book Award in Fiction for 2020. Book and signed book plate available through the Joseph Fox Bookshop. (recorded 11/19/2020)

Over Stan's award winning career, along with his writing partner, James Berg, he has written for TV shows -The Golden Girls, Roseanne, Gilmore Girls, Fame, Rita Rocks and Situation: Comedy among many others. Stan and James were nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards for the infamous Roseanne episode “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” and The Golden Girls Episode “Rose's Mother”. Both for Best Comedy Series Episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestagedoorshow/message

Geri is joined by documentarians Mike Wiser and Michael Kirk—the writer-producers of the FRONTLINE special “The Choice 2020: Trump vs Biden”—to discuss making documentaries that are hard-hitting but nonpartisan; their impressive catalogue of Frontline specials, which have examined everything from the Mueller report to Mitch McConnell’s takeover of the Supreme Court; the absurd timelines they work off of for all of their projects, and more. Michael Kirk was the original senior producer of Frontline from its inception in 1983 until the fall of 1987, when he created his own production company, the Kirk Documentary Group. He has produced more than 200 national television programs, and has won four Peabody Awards, four duPont-Columbia Awards, two George Polk Awards, 16 Emmy Awards, and 12 Writers Guild of America Awards for his work. Mike Wiser has worked on more than 30 films for Frontline since joining the Kirk Documentary Group in 2003. His work as a writer and producer reporting on national security, foreign affairs, sports, criminal justice, and the global financial crisis has earned him several Peabody, Emmy, and Writers Guild of America Awards. The Choice 2020: Trump vs Biden is the ninth installment of “The Choice,” a PBS Frontline investigative documentary series aiming to better inform American voters about the two major candidates of that year’s presidential election. The 2-hour program examines the biographies of President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden, where they came from, and how they lead. The program, which recently premiered on PBS, is available to stream now on the PBS website. -- Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews: www.onwriting.org/ -- Follow the Guild on social media: Twitter: @OnWritingWGAE | @WGAEast Facebook: /WGAEast Instagram: @WGAEast

Award winning documentarian Alex Gibney stops by to discuss his fascinating new film ‘Agents of Chaos' now streaming on HBO Max, which examines how Russian state actors operating from shadowy troll farms interfered with the 2016 presidential election, and weaponized our own prejudices against us to sow chaos and destroy faith in American democracy. Alex Gibney is known for his cinematic, gripping, and deeply insightful documentaries, he has won the Academy Award®, multiple Emmy Awards, the Grammy Award, several Peabody Awards, the DuPont-Columbia, The Independent Spirit, and the Writers Guild of America Awards. Gibney was honored with the International Documentary Association's Career Achievement Award in 2013 and the first ever Christopher Hitchens Prize in 2015. His credits include ‘The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley', Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (winner of three Emmys in 2015), and his current film ‘Agents of Chaos' now streaming on HBO Max.

Like any good collaborators, co-writers Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson can find common ground despite drawing from different inspirations. One similarity they share may be familiar to artists in any field: imposter syndrome. As the two tell Backstage, great screenwriting requires overcoming such self-doubt achieving agency in one’s career by churning out first drafts. Another tip: get off Twitter. Damon is an Emmy-winning writer and showrunner, known as the creator of the hit series “Lost” and “The Leftovers,” as well the writer of films “Cowboys & Aliens,” “Prometheus,” “Tomorrowland,” and more. Cord is a journalist-turned-screenwriter with 2020 Writers Guild of America Awards for “Succession” and “The Good Place.” They are Emmy-nominated together this year in the limited series writing category for HBO’s “Watchmen,” their sequel to, and radical re-imagining of, the beloved comic book of the same name. --- Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. This is your guide to every aspect of acting, from voiceover and commercial work to casting directors, agents, and more. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made, to personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Jack Smart, Awards Editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ Subscribe and listen to In the Envelope: - SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/2jUpnnw - Google Play: https://bit.ly/2DHkPwt - iTunes: https://apple.co/2rs0llz - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QNmu6C - Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2DJv6bD Follow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media: - https://www.facebook.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/backstage - https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope - https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast Looking to get cast? Browse Backstage casting listings: https://www.backstage.com/casting Check out Backstage’s community-driven virtual programming, The Slate: https://bit.ly/2WDNXf0 Backstage stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Visit our list of resources: https://bit.ly/3cuMBt5 Special thanks to... - Host: Jack Smart - Producer: Jamie Muffett - Social Media: Katie Minard - Design: Mark Stinson and Caitlin Watkins - Additional Support: Kasey Howe, Samantha Sherlock, Oriella St. Louis

Doug Ellin is a screenwriter and film and tv director, known best for creating the HBO television series Entourage. Ellin has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, four Writers Guild of America Awards, three PGA Awards and a BAFTA, and has won a BAFTA and a PGA award. Learn more about Doug Ellin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Ellin Follow Doug Ellin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrdougellin/?hl=en Listen to "Victory The Podcast" now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victory-the-podcast/id1517406283

Newly appointed NAB Chief Diversity Officer Michelle Duke outlines her new position, discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in broadcasting and details NAB's upcoming diversity initiative. Also, learn about the various resources the NAB Leadership Foundation is producing and what's in store for the 2020 Celebration of Service to America Awards.

The Wolf Takes Over HollywoodThe Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort, welcomes hit writer/director/producer Doug Ellin into The Den to discuss creating HBO's Entourage and how to pitch, brand, & sell YOURSELF in order to succeed massively in business (& life).Also, JB and Doug dive into the importance of grit & following through on your goals, working with stars like Mark Wahlberg, the Golden Age of TV, and...the upcoming Wolf of Wall Street TV series?Doug Ellin - Doug Ellin Is an A-list film & TV screenwriter, director, and producer. He is known best for creating the HBO television series: Entourage. Ellin also served as executive producer, director, head writer, and supporting actor for the series – and wrote, directed, and produced its 2015 film adaptation. Ellin moved to LA in the early 1990s to be a stand-up comedian and soon got a job in the mail room at New Line Cinema. It was there where he befriended film producer Mike DeLuca who funded Ellin's first short film The Pitch, starring then unknown actor David Schwimmer. That short film got Ellin accepted to the American Film Institute, where he graduated from in 1994. Ellin reached the A-list of Hollywood deal-makers & creators in 2004 with his beloved series – Entourage – which became a cultural phenomenon and industry touchstone. The HBO show ran for eight seasons and Ellin made an eight-figure pact with HBO to continue producing television.During the show, he flashed his business savvy by striking deals with major brands – among them: Apple, Cadillac, Ferrari, Johnnie Walker, and Tequila Avión.Ellin has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, four Writers Guild of America Awards, three PGA Awards and a BAFTA, and has won a BAFTA and a PGA award.Subscribe to JB’s YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/wolfofwallst?sub_confirmation=1LISTEN TO THE WOLF’S DEN ON:ITUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2lbYTSESPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/2kGDosVCASTBOX: http://bit.ly/2ngKUvrSTITCHER: http://bit.ly/2kvasE6Follow Me:Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Fj4jSzFacebook: https://bit.ly/2Kr2bMOTwitter: https://bit.ly/2Xub1j7Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/wolfofwallstTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wolfofwallstreet#JordanBelfort #DougEllin #WolfofWallStreet #TheWolfsDen

Host Jeff Goldsmith attends the 2020 Writers Guild of America Awards. Download my podcast hereCopyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2020. All rights reserved.

In this week's episode David, John and Kyle discuss the results of the Writers Guild of America Awards (1:30) and the British Academy Film Awards (6:45) plus what they may mean for Sunday's Oscars. We then discuss everything from Super Bowl 54 including the halftime show (16:05) and the commercials including Baby Nut (25:00). Next we review the series finale of The Good Place entitled "Whenever You're Ready" (42:25). Finally, we give quick check-ins to what we each have been individually watching (52:40). This episode was originally streamed on February 4th on our Twitch channel and is also available for video playback on YouTube. Also be sure to listen to our 92nd Academy Award predictions here. To get in touch with us and find out when we are recording follow us on Twitter!

Film besutan sutradara Sam Mendes, yang diambil dari cerita kakeknya. Tentang seorang tentara yang disuruh untuk menyampaikan pesan ke pasukan tentara inggris di garda depan melawan jerman untuk membatalkan serangan pagi. Dibintangi oleh George Mackay, Dean-Charles Chapman, dll. Film ini sudah banyak memenangi beberapa awarding mulai dari Golden Globes, Critics Choice, Producers Guild of America Awards, mendapatkan 9 nominasi BAFTA dan 10 nominasi Oscar 2020. Bagaimana filmnya? Ada Aldy @rinaldy_alexander, Gian @giandra_raka, dan Nural @nuralfa. Share dan follow/subscribe klo kalian suka sama podcast ini dan jangan lupa follow sosial media kita di Twitter @roadkillpic | Instagram @theroadkillpictures --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theroadkillpictures/message

After a victory at the Directors Guild of America Awards, Sam Mendes's '1917' seems poised for dominance on Oscar night. How did the most exciting race in years become so predictable so quickly? And if there are surprises on February 9, what will they be? Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan debate whether a '1917' Best Picture win would signal a return to unimaginative Academy tradition (1:17). Then they break down the weekend's box office winners and losers, including Guy Ritchie's tasteless but entertaining crime romp 'The Gentlemen' (22:32). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Chris Ryan

The DGA Awards have spoken. We review the winners, & what it means for Oscar Sunday. Mike1 also finally blows his stack about Tarantino’s awards season, and he goes pro wrestling on all our candy asses. Recapping the DGA Awards - Top of Show (Where’s MMOW? - 2:39) Will Mike1 Ever Be Wrong? - 4:22 TRADITIONAL MMO CATEGORY REVIEW FORMAT: BEST DIRECTOR: Snubs - 4:54 (Including AlsoMike’s Takes on For Sama) Category Review Format - 13:33 Bong Joon-Ho: Why He’ll Win - 14:03 Why He Won’t/Why Sam Mendes Will Win - 18:35 Sam Mendes: Why He’ll Lose - 25:30 Todd Phillips: Why He’ll Win - 31:00 Why He Won’t - 33:50 Martin Scorsese: Why He’ll Win - 36:30 Why He Won’t - 38:47 Quentin Tarantino: Why He’ll Win - 42:15 Why He Won’t - 46:48 PERFECTING PERFECTION: RE-RANKING THE NOMS: What is Perfecting Perfection? - 48:44 The Re-Rank - 49:15 Your Homework/Our Socials - 54:14 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 54:50 Post Episode Kobe Thoughts - 56:00 We begin the episode with a recap of the Directors Guild of America Awards. Alma Ha’rel wins Best First Feature, and we end our opening segment by talking about all our snubs. American Factory won for Best Documentary, and we discuss how it stacks up next to other contenders like For Sama, which we review here as well. But we also breakdown the main event as Sam Mendes won his second DGA Award and what it means for 1917, Mike1’s predictions this awards season, and how predictive the DGA Awards are for the Oscars. After our snubs segment, we go into our traditional category overview format of why each nominee will win or lose before counting down how we’d rank the nominees. Will the technical achievements of 1917 win over the directors branch the way they did the DGA? Could Bong Joon Ho’s movie of the moment pull off an upset? Will a perfect storm erupt for Todd Phillips? Or could Scorsese or Tarantino defy the precursors and the stats to do the impossible? If you enjoyed this episode, then we also hoped you had fun watching the Royal Rumble. So do please leave us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts. Let us know your thoughts on Best Director or anything & everything we debated in this episode. We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.

Well, here we come, waltzing down the street, getting hot and sweaty, with all this humidity. Hey hey we’re the Nerds yeah, and people say we look kind of funny, particularly Buck the big Boomer. Haha, admit it, you started to sing that in to the Monkey’s theme tune didn’t you, if not you just went back and tried it. We this week we bring you another awesome episode to listen to while you rest in the shade and enjoy a breeze on the long weekend.First up we are taking flight with Buck, Toyota, and Joby. No, Joby is not a new host, it is an aviation company that Toyota is investing in to increase its presence in the transport arena. Also this is the next step to having vehicles like in the Jetsons. Check out the drawings in the link, a tilt-engine vehicle that looks like a cross between a drone and a helicopter. This is seriously cool. Also while looking around at all the different transport tech news Buck also found some artists renderings of potential vehicles for space travel from Lexus. Wait till you hear what Buck and Professor think one of them looks like. Which is your favorite option?Next up DJ has a story about the Producers Guild Awards, in particular 1917. Want to know what movies won which awards, listen in. Also you can hear about the movie 1917, with some of the various story plot points to look out for. For those unfamiliar with it 1917 is a movie set in World War One. It is the story of a soldier and his friend trying to save the lives of 1600 British troops. There are some funny parts, but it is a moving drama based on stories told by the Grand Father of the Director Sam Mendes. DJ has also asked for your predictions for the Oscars and who you think should be nominated and win, so let us know on either: Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Next up we have Professor bringing us an update on the saga of Crytek and CIG (Star Citizen). Would you believe that so far CIG have spent over $900,000 on this legal matter? Yep, for the company started on kickstarter and now sells space fleets for $27000 they are really going hard. Want to know what has happened then listen in. As usual we have all the shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events of interest. Until next week, please remember to take care of yourselves, look out for each other, and stay hydrated.Toyota joins Joby Aviation - https://www.technology.org/2020/01/17/toyota-is-joining-forces-with-the-leader-of-commercial-evtol-technology-electric-air-taxis-are-coming/Lexus brings us drawing of Moon/space vehicles - https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/18/lexus-moon-space-vehicles/‘1917’ Becomes Oscar Front-Runner After Producers Guild Win - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/movies/1917-producers-guild-america-award.htmlCrytek vs Star Citizen an update - https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/eqedb8/crytek_vs_star_citizens42_update_cigs_response_to/Does Google Stadia Stink like old socks? - https://www.businessinsider.com.au/google-stadia-early-adopters-giving-up-2020-1?utm_source=reddit.com&r=US&IR=TGames PlayedProfessor– Steamworld - http://imageform.se/game/steamworld-dig/Rating: 4/5Buck– Thunder Run: War of Clans - https://www.facebook.com/ThunderRunWarOfClans/?epa=SEARCH_BOXRating: 3/5DJ– Darwin Project - https://store.steampowered.com/app/544920/Darwin_Project/?fbclid=IwAR0Sp5FnKYv9vrxu9FdrXRH5PLWk4rooNt8vIqMEPAnx3GvOjU-Ob8cGZxcRating: 4/5Other topics discussedJoby Aviation (American venture-backed aerospace company and developer of VTOL personal air vehicles designed for air taxi services)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joby_AviationNine News Australia - Mates go fishing from drone towed deck chair- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LLx8JKCrhMFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) (governmental body of the United States with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation in that nation as well as over its surrounding international waters.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_AdministrationCivil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) (Australian national authority for the regulation of civil aviation.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Safety_AuthorityThe Verge: Uber’s air taxis will resemble nice helicopters on the inside-https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/11/18661129/uber-air-taxi-cabin-interior-elevate-helicopterWant to escape Sao Paulo's traffic? Take a flying taxi- https://phys.org/news/2017-07-sao-paulo-traffic-taxi.htmlChina Daily: Market for air taxis set to take off-https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201910/15/WS5da5c483a310cf3e35570a5a.htmlBig Yellow Taxi (song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970, and originally released on her album Ladies of the Canyon.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Yellow_TaxiMore details on Lexus’s concept drawings on space vehicles- https://pressroom.lexus.com/lexus-creates-moon-mobility-concept-sketch-for-lunar-design-portfolio/James May contemplating retirement- https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity-james-may-talks-about-quitting-the-grand-tour-as-hes-falling-apart-2019123131st Producers Guild of America Awards (honoring the best film and television producers of 2019)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_Producers_Guild_of_America_AwardsWar Horse (2011 American war drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, based on Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel of the same name and its 2007 play adaptation.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Horse_(film)World War I (also known as the First World War or the Great War, contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars".)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_IDad’s Army (BBC sitcom about the British militia called the Home Guard during the Second World War.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad%27s_ArmyDoomsday Clock: 100 seconds before midnight.- https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/24/opinions/doomsday-clock-emergency-moon-robinson-brown-perry/index.html1917 (2019 British-American epic war film directed, co-written, and produced by Sam Mendes. Filming took place in England and Scotland, with cinematographer Roger Deakins and editor Lee Smith using long takes to have the entire film appear as two continuous shots.) (CONTAINS SPOILERS)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_(2019_film)Dunkirk (2017 war film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_(2017_film)92nd Academy Awards (presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honour the best films of 2019)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/92nd_Academy_AwardsJeff Bezos (American internet and aerospace entrepreneur, media proprietor, and investor. Best known as the founder, chief executive officer, and president of Amazon.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_BezosJeff Bezos’ divorce worth $35 billion- https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2019/04/04/bezos-by-far-the-5-largest-billionaire-divorces-in-history/#69fadb806870CryEngine (game engine designed by the German game developer Crytek.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryEngineAmazon Lumberyard (free cross-platform game engine developed by Amazon and based on CryEngine, which was licensed from Crytek in 2015.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Lumberyardjacksepticeye & Google Stadia- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW-hfrqmMlwGoogle Glass (simply Glass, is a brand of smart glasses—an optical head-mounted display designed in the shape of a pair of eyeglasses.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_GlassKilled by Google (Killed by Google is the Google Graveyard. A full list of dead products killed by Google in the Google Cemetery.)- https://killedbygoogle.com/PlayStation will not be in E3 2020- https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-11-playstation-will-not-participate-in-e3-2020Steam controller (game controller developed by Valve for use with personal computers running Steam on Windows,macOS,Linux,smartphones or SteamOS.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_ControllerSnow overtakes Canadian home- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bub7FY8UYh0Floof & Pupper (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/floofandpupperpodcastEverybody Wants To Be A Cat (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/everybodywantstobeacatShout Outs- 21 January 2020 – Terry Jones - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_JonesTerry Jones died on 21 January 2020 from complications of dementia at his home in Highgate, north London. Jones was a Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and historian. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy team.After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin (whom he met at Oxford) wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus with Cambridge graduates Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and American animator/filmmaker Terry Gilliam. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punchlines. He made his directorial debut with the team's film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series Ripping Yarns. He also wrote an early draft of Jim Henson's 1986 film Labyrinth, though little of his work remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected medieval historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's book author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative aphasia, he gradually lost the ability to speak and died on 21 January 2020 from frontotemporal dementia.- 19 January 2020 – SNOWMAGEDDON - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/19/snowmageddon-cleanup-begins-after-record-newfoundland-stormMassive snow fall during epic blizzard swallows entire towns in Canada in a record breaking event- 19 January 2020 – SpaceX successful mission abort test - https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-launch-abort-test-success.htmlSpaceX just took a giant leap forward in its quest to launch astronauts. The private spaceflight company intentionally destroyed one of its rockets on Sunday (Jan. 19) as part of a crucial test of its new Crew Dragon capsule's launch escape system.- 21 January 2020 – Cyclist saves Doggo - https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/heart-warming-moment-a-cyclist-carries-a-dog-to-safety-on-his-back-after-finding-the-abandoned-pooch-dehydrated-in-the-middle-of-a-road/ar-BBZa7c3This is the moment a cyclist in racing gear carries a dog on his back after finding the animal abandoned and severely dehydrated in the middle of the road. The incident was filmed in the southern Argentine province of Rio Negro and the footage was shared on Facebook by 'Marican Team' where it has been viewed over 600,000 times. In the footage, a man in cycling gear is seen carrying the large black and white dog slung across his back as he pedals along the road.Remembrances- 21 January 1793 – Execution of Louis XVI - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-louis-xvi-executedOne day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.- 21 January 1950 – George Orwell - https://www.onthisday.com/people/george-orwellDied: January 21, 1950 (aged 46) Cause of Death: Burst pulmonary arteryEric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.As a writer, Orwell produced literary criticism and poetry, fiction and polemical journalism; and is best known for the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945) and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). His non-fiction works, including The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), documenting his experience of working-class life in the north of England, and Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences soldiering for the Republican faction of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), are as critically respected as his essays on politics and literature, language and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked George Orwell second among "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".Orwell's work remains influential in popular culture and in political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian" – describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices – is part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big Brother", "Thought Police", and "Hate week", "Room 101", the "memory hole", and "Newspeak", "doublethink" and "proles", "unperson" and "thoughtcrime".- 21 January 1926 – Camillo Golgi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_GolgiGolgi and the Spanish biologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal were jointly given the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906 "in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system". Camillo Golgi was an Italian biologist and pathologist known for his works on the central nervous system. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia between 1860 and 1868 under the tutelage of Cesare Lombroso. Inspired by pathologist Giulio Bizzozero, he pursued research in the nervous system. Italian physician and pathologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine with Santiago Ramón y Cajal in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system.Famous Birthdays- 21 January 1953 – Paul Allen was born in Seattle Washington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_AllenPaul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known for co-founding Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which helped spark the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s and became the world's largest personal computer software company. Allen was ranked as the 44th-wealthiest person in the world by Forbes in 2018, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death.- 21 January 1869 – Grigori Rasputin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_RasputinGrigori Yefimovich Rasputin (/ræˈspjuːtɪn/;[1] Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Emperor Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.Born to a peasant family in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye in the Tyumensky Uyezd of Tobolsk Governorate (now Yarkovsky District of Tyumen Oblast), Rasputin had a religious conversion experience after taking a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897. He has been described as a monk or as a "strannik" (wanderer, or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. After traveling to St. Petersburg, either in 1903 or the winter of 1904–05, Rasputin captivated some church and social leaders. He became a society figure, and met the Tsar in November 1905.- 20 January 1934 – Tom Baker – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_BakerThomas Stewart Baker is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981, a longer tenure than any other actor in the title role, and provided narration in the television comedy series Little Britain. WikipediaBorn: 20 January 1934 (age 86 years), Liverpool, United KingdomHeight: 1.91 mEvents of Interest- 21 January 1981 - Rocket Labs launch successfully reaches orbit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_LabOn 21 January 2018 at 01:43 UTC, their second rocket on a flight named "Still Testing" launched, reached orbit and deployed three CubeSats for customers Planet Labs and Spire Global. The rocket also carried an additional satellite payload called Humanity Star, a 1-meter-wide (3 ft) carbon fiber geodesic sphere made up of 65 panels that reflect the Sun's light. Humanity Star re-entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up in March 2018. On 11 November 2018, the first commercial launch (third launch in total) of Electron occurred from Mahia Peninsula carrying satellites for Spire Global, GeoOptics, a CubeSat built by high school students, and a prototype of a dragsail.- 21 January 1981 - DeLorean 25 anniversary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLoreanThroughout production the car was generally unchanged, although minor modifications were made to such parts as the hood and wheels. The first production car was completed on January 21, 1981. About 9,000 DeLoreans were made before production halted in late December 1982.In 2007, about 6,500 DeLorean cars were thought to still exist.- 21 January 1960 - Little Joe 1B - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_1BThe Little Joe 1B was a launch escape system test of the Mercury spacecraft, conducted as part of the U.S. Mercury program. The mission also carried a female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) named Miss Sam in the Mercury spacecraft. The mission was launched January 21, 1960, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 1B flew to an apogee of 9.3 statute miles (15.0 km) and a range of 11.7 miles (18.9 km) out to sea. Miss Sam survived the 8 minute 35 second flight in good condition. The spacecraft was recovered by a Marine helicopter and returned to Wallops Island within about 45 minutes. 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In this week's episode David, John and Kyle discuss why Burger King is giving free Whoppers to residents near the Joker stairs (1:35). We also discuss what the results of the Producers Guild of America Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards means for the Oscar race (7:00). Next we discuss everything we learned about the new streaming service from NBCUniversal called Peacock (20:10). Finally, we review two HBO comedies: the series premiere of Avenue 5 (30:45) and the season 10 premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm (41:25). This episode was originally streamed on January 21st on our Twitch channel and is also available for video playback on YouTube. Also be sure to listen to reactions to the 92nd Academy Award nominations here. To get in touch with us and find out when we are recording follow us on Twitter! *Please note Kyle's audio is a little choppy in the first minute of the podcast but it is fixed soon after for the rest of the episode.

We review all the winners from the SAG, PGA, & ACE EDDIE’s. It seems like all 4 acting categories are locked up, there are 3 Best Picture contenders left making noise, and Mike1 is never leaving his 2000’s state of mind now. What Is This Show? - Top of Show SAG AWARDS RECAP: The Night Belongs to Parasite - 2:32 Renee Wins Another - 5:27 Joaquin Makes a Speech - 7:31 Laura Dern Wins Again, Too - 8:48 Brad PiMOM AND DAD SHARED A LOOK! - 9:40 Avengers Land Stunt Ensemble Win - 12:50 Best Run Awards Show Yet - 15:05 PGA RECAP: 1917 Wins Big/Best Picture Breakdowns - 16:10 Toy Story 4 Takes the Lead - 26:25 PGA’s Confirm Doc Feature Category is a Mess - 27:12 ACE EDDIES RECAP - 28:30 MAKE THE CASE: Edge of Democracy - 29:53 Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone - 33:19 Nefta Football Club - 34:19 After Maria - 35:05 Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 37:30 What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 38:12 After Also Mike awkwardly plugs our entire year’s worth of work at the top of the show, we dive right into the 3 big sets of winners of the past weekend from the Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild of America, and ACE EDDIE awards. Plus, we kinda scream & yell like we’re still living in 2005 over Brad & Jennifer & that hug. We’re sorry that we’re not sorry. Our Best Picture discussion comes in two parts during this episode as we discuss the SAG Ensemble win from Parasite, and later on, we break down the PGA Award for 1917. How do we power rank the Best Picture nominees? What must Once Upon A Time In Hollywood do at the BAFTA’s? Or is 1917 gonna run away with the year? Do let us know your thoughts on this as well. The SAG’s also seemed to lock up all four of the acting categories. So...ummm… yeah, we’re gonna have to get creative with how we do our next 3 acting category overview pods. But we do discuss some crossover stats on all of the SAG & PGA wins throughout this episode to make our points, and they do seem pretty definitive here. We discuss all of the winners from the Producer Guild of America Awards, you get the rest of our Best Picture discussion, and then we also talk about Animated Feature amongst other wins. Finally, the ACE EDDIE’s editing awards were announced, and Parasite continued to surge with it’s big win there. To wrap things up, we review The Edge Of Democracy & After Maria on Netflix, Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You’re A Girl) on A&E, and Nefta Football Club on youtube. They’re all excellent for the most part. So do turn on some of these Oscar Shorts. As always, we wanna know your thoughts, and do please send us your input on the MMO’s. We’re @MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you might listen. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar, and we’re making awards season year round, without the stuffiness. Thanks for listening.

Soul Dog: Investigative Journalist’s Poodle JourneyEmmy award-winning investigative journalist Elena Mannes shares her story of the journey on which she embarked with her first dog, a Standard Poodle. http://mannesproductions.com/soul-dog-a-journey-into-the-spiritual-life-of-animals-new-book-by-elena-mannes/ (Soul Dog – A Journey into the Spiritual Life of Animals) chronicles Mannes’ determined quest to harness her inner dog whisperer by learning to decipher the unspoken language present in every animal-human relationship. “I brought Brio home… and it wasn’t really going according to plan. I really just thought I would get trainers and support and it wouldn’t really change my life to have a puppy,” Mannes said with a rueful chuckle. “One time, I had him in Central Park. I had started to have him off leash… he would take off and not come back when I called. I was walking backward, screaming at him to come. All of the sudden, there was no ground under me… I stepped off the edge of the boat pond and fell in…. Brio eventually came back and just stared at me.” Skeptic to believer“I felt sort of desperate. I didn’t talk dog. I heard about animal communicators, but I was a real skeptic. I’m a TV journalist, I don’t like woowoo things. “(Brio) changed me in so many ways as the years went by and the connection became so deep and really life changing for me,” Mannes said. Mannes also addressed her decision to choose a purebred dog. “I respect people who rescue, but in my situation at the time I really didn’t know enough. I had a sense of Standard Poodles that they were so smart. I was scared to death (of adding a dog to my life),” Mannes said, adding that the predictability of a purebred dog helped provide some comfort in this decision.*** Elena Mannes is a multi-award-winning independent documentary director/writer/producer as well as an author. Her first book, http://mannesproductions.com/2011/05/book-the-power-of-music-pioneering-discoveries-in-the-new-science-of-song-by-elena-mannes/ (The Power of Music: Pioneering Discoveries in the New Science of Song), is published by Walker Books/Bloomsbury USA (May 31, 2011). Her work has appeared on both public and commercial television. Her honors include six national Emmys, a George Foster Peabody Award, two Directors Guild of America Awards, and nine Cine Golden Eagles. Mannes developed and created a primetime PBS special, http://mannesproductions.com/blog/2009/06/pbs-the-music-instinct-science-and-song/ (The Music Instinct: Science and Song),a co-production with WNET/Thirteen. Mannes productions include the feature documentary film http://mannesproductions.com/blog/1990/05/pbs-amazing-grace-with-bill-moyers/ (Amazing Grace )with Bill Moyers (PBS) which won the Directors Guild Award as well as an Emmy for directing. For ABC, Mannes has produced a special with Diane Sawyer http://mannesproductions.com/blog/1997/06/abc-series-turning-point/ (The Amazing Animal Mind), exploring the intelligence and emotions of dogs and other animals, as well as other ABC hours including Ground Zero with Peter Jennings which won an Emmy for best Historical Program. Mannes has also produced and directed documentaries for CBS REPORTS and segments for 60 MINUTES and PRIME TIME LIVE (ABC).She worked with George Lucas to develop a television project incorporating documentary and dramatic sequences. Mannes is a member of one of the first families of American music. Her grandparents founded the Mannes College of Music in New York City; and her great uncle, Walter Damrosch conducted the Metropolitan Opera and instigated the building of Carnegie Hall. Pure Dog Talk is sponsored by:   Support this podcast

Maria Jacquemetton is a writer producer on a little show called Mad Men. She and her writing partner (also her husband) Andre have won three Emmys, four Writers Guild of America Awards, and two Producers Guild Awards for Producer of the Year. And guys! Maria wrote the late 90s classic Billboard Dad! You remember, the movie starring Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen where they print a personal ad on a billboard for their newly single dad. It was a classic and is really bringing me back. Maria is completely gracious and humble and it’s an honor to share her story with you - one that certainly has its share ofhigh highs and low lows. ‘Did You Notice’ Segment Resource: “Relationships are like gardening - you reap what you sow,” by Tre Wee https://medium.com/the-mission/relationships-are-like-gardening-you-reap-what-you-sow-2979a1c7b3f5For more information, check out the website: sofailsogood.comMatriarch Digital Media (matriarchdm.com) produces this and other podcasts that understand, encourage and uplift women.

Mark welcomes Elena Mannes to the show. Elena Mannes is an award-winning independent documentary director/writer/producer whose honors include six Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, two Directors Guild of America Awards, and nine Cine Golden Eagles. She has written, directed, and produced series and documentaries for CBS, PBS, ABC, and the Discovery Channel, including The Amazing Animal Mind and the PBS primetime special The Music Instinct, which led to the writing of her book, The Power of Music. She recently release the very enlightening book, Soul Dog: A journey into the Spiritual Life of Animals Elena's website can be found here: https://www.souldogbook.com/ You can find Elena's amazing book here: Soul Dog

Mark welcomes Elena Mannes to the show. Elena Mannes is an award-winning independent documentary director/writer/producer whose honors include six Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, two Directors Guild of America Awards, and nine Cine Golden Eagles. She has written, directed, and produced series and documentaries for CBS, PBS, ABC, and the Discovery Channel, including The Amazing Animal Mind and the PBS primetime special The Music Instinct, which led to the writing of her book, The Power of Music. She recently release the very enlightening book, Soul Dog: A journey into the Spiritual Life of Animals Elena's website can be found here: https://www.souldogbook.com/ You can find Elena's amazing book here: Soul Dog

Tina Neal is the esteemed Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. She and her team oversaw the response to last year's eruption of Mt. Kilaueau, which lasted more than 100 days, destroyed more than 700 homes, and displaced thousands, but did not result in a single human fatality. That herculean effort has earned Tina a spot as a finalist for the 2019 Service to America Awards. In this episode, we discuss what it took to pull off such a miraculous response, the appropriate relationship between scientist and policymaker, and how the US Geological Survey assists U.S. development efforts around the globe.