Podcasts about Dito Montiel

This week we welcome writer/director Dito Montiel on the show to talk about directing his latest feature Riff Raff, starring Jennifer Coolidge, Pete Davidson and Bill Murray, among others and Dito tells us about how he got such an incredible cast in this film. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Don't forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952

Dito Montiel went from punk rocker to briefly a boxer, then a Versace/Calvin Klein model. His band Gutterboy signed a record deal with Geffen, followed by a period of homelessness. He rebounded by writing A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS, which became a film starring Robert Downey Jr., launching his directing career. His latest film, RIFF RAFF, follows a former criminal whose ordinary life is turned upside down when his old family shows up for a long-awaited reunion. In this interview, we talk about his approach to writing, working with actors, the importance of writing strong characters even for smaller roles, and his new film RIFF RAFF. Want more? Steal my first book, INK BY THE BARREL - SECRETS FROM PROLIFIC WRITERS right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you find value in the book, please share it with a friend as we're giving away 100,000 copies this year. It's based on over 400 interviews here at Creative Principles. Enjoy! If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60 seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom of your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!

We're going fast and furious this week! We have Dito Montiel with us discussing his new film, Riff Raff, as well as his debut feature, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.

It's a fun episode of BEHIND THE LENS as writer/director TIFFANY KIM STEVENS joins me in discussing her new quirky comedy TRIGGER HAPPY, plus my exclusive interview with director DITO MONTIEL talking about his latest dysfunctional family comedy RIFF RAFF. First up is my exclusive interview with director DITO MONTIEL talking the brilliantly conceived RIFF RAFF. Boasting an A-list cast led by Jennifer Coolidge and Ed Harris, along with Gabrielle Union, Lewis Pullman, Miles J. Harvey, with Pete Davidson and Bill Murray, RIFF RAFF is laugh-out-loud chaos with a wife, an ex-wife, a disowned son with a pregnant girlfriend, an innocent teen on the cusp of college, and a couple of gangsters named Leftie and Lonnie coming for them all. Needless to say, Leftie and Lonnie are played by Murray and Davidson, respectively. Listen as we break down the film and Dito's creative process covering everything from casting and character development to storyboards to cinematography to editing, as well as the film's kinetic energy and strong ensemble performances. Then I'm joined by writer/director TIFFANY KIM STEVENS talking about her outrageously fun and quirky comedic TRIGGER HAPPY; the tale of poor George Decker who dreams of escaping his boring and humdrum life and escaping to the Bahamas. But to do so means getting rid of his wife, crushing debt, his 9-to-6 job, and everything else that he believes has held him back and prevented his true bliss. A clever story that melds decades to create a timeless feel, Tiffany and I discuss character, story, production design, color palette, editing, and more. http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

We're thrilled to have spent some time with the director of the new black comedy film RIFF RAFF, Dito Montiel. He spoke with us about how the film came together, whether it's intimidating to work with living legends like Bill Murray and how Pete Davidson reminded him of the late great John Cazale. RIFF RAFF hits theaters on February 28, 2025, so let's talk about it...

Send us a text Kathy, Mark and Burk react to the trailer for Riff Raff, a 2024 American crime comedy film directed by Dito Montiel, written by John Pollono, and starring Jennifer Coolidge, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Ed Harris, and Bill Murray.Support the show

Dito Montiel's "Riff Raff" is a funny crime romp into the world of a kind of sweet deranged family that has to deal with crime , again. With actors such as Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris and Bill Murray the film reaches such heights you cannot stop laughing and enjoying . The post “Riff Raff”, interview with the director Dito Montiel appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Dito Montiel's "Riff Raff" is a funny crime romp into the world of a kind of sweet deranged family that has to deal with crime , again. With actors such as Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris and Bill Murray the film reaches such heights you cannot stop laughing and enjoying . The post “Riff Raff”, interview with the director Dito Montiel appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Dito Montiel's "Riff Raff" is a funny crime romp into the world of a kind of sweet deranged family that has to deal with crime , again. With actors such as Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris and Bill Murray the film reaches such heights you cannot stop laughing and enjoying . The post “Riff Raff”, interview with the director Dito Montiel appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Dito Montiel's "Riff Raff" is a funny crime romp into the world of a kind of sweet deranged family that has to deal with crime , again. With actors such as Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris and Bill Murray the film reaches such heights you cannot stop laughing and enjoying . The post “Riff Raff”, interview with the director Dito Montiel appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Dito Montiel's "Riff Raff" is a funny crime romp into the world of a kind of sweet deranged family that has to deal with crime , again. With actors such as Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris and Bill Murray the film reaches such heights you cannot stop laughing and enjoying . The post “Riff Raff”, interview with the director Dito Montiel appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Dito Montiel's "Riff Raff" is a funny crime romp into the world of a kind of sweet deranged family that has to deal with crime , again. With actors such as Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris and Bill Murray the film reaches such heights you cannot stop laughing and enjoying . The post “Riff Raff”, interview with the director Dito Montiel appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Dito Montiel's upbringing in Astoria was filled with so many unique characters which affected him on a lot of different levels. His memoir, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, is a collage of these visceral experiences and how they shaped how he sees the world through music, writing and film. He wrote and directed the seminal film adaptation of his novel which won the Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. Since then, his directorial efforts and ensuing filmography have expanded to include a number of interesting films including Fighting, Man Down, Empire State, The Clapper — based on his novel — Son of No One, featuring performances from Al Pacino and Ray Liotta; and Boulevard, starring Robin Williams in his final film role. In our conversation, we discussed the process of conceiving Saints and how the film was developed; being part of the New York Hardcore scene, particularly as a member the bands Major Conflict and later, Gutterboy; the influence of the Sundance Institute on his directing and writing techniques; and collaborations and friendships with Channing Tatum, Robert Downey and Tracy Morgan.Opening Credits: Jan-Michael Hökenschnieder x Fachhochschule Dortmund - Driving I Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0); Lemon Knife - Girl With the Cat Eyes I Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Closing Credits: by 22 - Windy Dazed Days (ALIENBOYYYMUSIC) I CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication.

In the first part of this interview actor, producer and screenwriter Adam G Simon walks us through his life's journey, from his Leona Valley school days; to trying his hand at stand-up comedy (age 11) at a community centre in the Mojave desert, dealing with the darkness of being homeless and the turning point that got him off the streets and inspired his feature screen writing debut "Man Down" directed by Dito Montiel in 2015 starring Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara and Gary Oldman.Stay tuned for Part two to be released in the coming days...where our conversation weaves in laughter and love for Anthony Mackie, and upcoming projects with Joe Lynch and Joe Carnahan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris and I talk about the Clinton death list conspiracies, Rogers Waters tells Zuck to suck it, best of 1989 movies, the old neighborhood and we beg Dito Montiel to be on our show.

This month on The Rocky Maivia Picture Show, Nate Milton arranges an East Coast/West Coast collaboration with guests Brandon From NJ and Kris From L.A.! The guys head into the theater to review The Rock’s 2013 direct-to-DVD “based on a true story” classic, “Empire State”! Topics discussed include: The continued rise of DJ’s film career in 2013, what WE would’ve done to improve this film, the works of director Dito Montiel, Taryn Terrell’s “big break”, and our definitive ranking of the Hemsworth brothers! All that and more on an action-packed edition of TRMPS!Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaycdPGK8ek Show your support for TRMPS by picking up our official t-shirt!https://store.postwrestling.com/products/the-rocky-maivia-picture-show-t-shirt The Rocky Maivia Picture Show is a monthly movie review podcast that drops every 3rd Saturday on POST Wrestling! Follow Nate Milton on Twitter Listen to Nate on The Kings of Sport podcast Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

John Leguizamo has been a force in the entertainment industry for over 30 years and still the storytelling freedom of independent filmmaking attracted him to team up with writer Dito Montiel. Facing the challenges of self-funding and financing and working with a low budget, their movie is more than a story to them. It is a part of the mission to represent their culture in the media, and show it in an accurate way. To make an independent film that would give a voice to the true story of the often overlooked, ignored and written-out communities of Miami youth.With all these pieces in play, they had to become chess masters of filmmaking.IFG is created by Framework Productions. This episode was directed by James Allerdyce, produced by Matt Mundy, edited by Audrey Rae McHale, and hosted by Steven Pierce. The music is by Glass Boy. Find his music on freemusicarchive.org

The almighty Dito Montiel Trilogy finally comes to an end with *The Son of No One*. And boy, does it go out with a whimper. Jake and Sin grapple with their hopes being crushed once again as they finally say goodbye to Dito Montiel (maybe forever). Topics of rumination include John Waters's Beefy Son, 30 Rock really just was straight up racist, huh?, and the dramatically mismangaling of the French language. Content warnings: animal death, murder, fucking cops again.

The almighty Dito Montiel Trilogy finally comes to an end with *The Son of No One*. And boy, does it go out with a whimper. Jake and Sin grapple with their hopes being crushed once again as they finally say goodbye to Dito Montiel (maybe forever). Topics of rumination include John Waters's Beefy Son, 30 Rock really just was straight up racist, huh?, and the dramatically mismangaling of the French language. Content warnings: animal death, murder, fucking cops again.

Rocky, Ong-Bak, Bloodsport. This is a list of great fighting movies. Not on this list? 2009's Fighting. Jake and Sin reckon with their crushing disappoinment of Dito Montiel's 2nd Channing Tatum outing with topics such as the joy of watching a college educated white guy get his ass kicked, the terrible example of romance that Say Anything has left in it's wake, and Comedy Bang! Bang! but make it martial arts.

Rocky, Ong-Bak, Bloodsport. This is a list of great fighting movies. Not on this list? 2009's Fighting. Jake and Sin reckon with their crushing disappoinment of Dito Montiel's 2nd Channing Tatum outing with topics such as the joy of watching a college educated white guy get his ass kicked, the terrible example of romance that Say Anything has left in it's wake, and Comedy Bang! Bang! but make it martial arts.

On this week's episode hear the full interview with New York writer/director Dito Montiel where he talks about his life, how Robert Downey Jnr gave him his big break, working with Robin Williams on what became his final movie, casting Channing Tatum and Shia LaBeouf in the film A Guide To Recognising Your Saints and directing Hollywood superstar, Al Pacino.   The interview ends with Gerald Tadworth, talking squirrel, in conversation with Montiel.Special note.  If you have any questions you would like to ask Gerald Tadworth, talking squirrel, in our agony squirrel section ASK GERALD ANYTHING, please drop him a line at info@greatinbritainmovie.com  and one lucky person will be selected in upcoming episodes to have his/her/them/they questions answered by the enigmatic squirrel.Great in Britain Radio can be heard on Podbean, Apple Podcasts ,YouTube & Spotify.Follow Great in Britain Radio and Gerald Tadworth on social media.Twitter@GreatinB_Radio
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On this week's show Quentin interviews the founder of LeakyWikiWoo, Neville Gruesome, about his conspiracy theory that Noel Gallagher of Oasis fame was kidnapped by aliens and replaced by a clone at the time of the Oasis split.  On ASK GERALD ANYTHING, Great in Britain Radio's new agony squirrel section, a well known American television actress emails Gerald from Canada to ask the highly intelligent squirrel's advice on her marriage.  The show ends with an exclusive clip from the upcoming interview with New York writer/director Dito Montiel on what it is like to direct Hollywood superstar, Al Pacino.If you have any questions you would like to ask Gerald Tadworth, talking squirrel, in ASK GERALD ANYTHING please drop him a line at info@greatinbritainmovie.com  and one lucky person will be selected each week to have his/her/them/they questions answeredGreat in Britain Radio can be heard on Podbean, Apple Podcasts ,YouTube & Spotify.Follow Great in Britain Radio and Gerald Tadworth on social media.Twitter@GreatinB_Radio
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Dans ce huitième épisode, le trio Gravlax - PapaGubida - Casa continue de se présenter en changeant exceptionnellement la formule habituelle puisque chacun des membres a choisi de parler de son acteur phare à travers 5 de ses films. Ces derniers sont considérés soit comme des incontournables soit comme des coups de cœur à faire découvrir. Bien sûr, le traitement consacré à chaque film est beaucoup plus court qu’à l’habitude. Pour Papa(Gubi)da, il s’agira de traiter de son idole Robin Williams. Pour Casa, il nous parlera avec passion de Leonardo Di Caprio. Et enfin, le doyen Gravlax traitera de sa star de toujours : Jean-Paul Belmondo. Comme d'habitude, pour garder un côté frais, nous ne mettons pas les films traités dans la description de l'épisode, mais voici les fiches Allociné pour celles et ceux qui veulent quand même avoir les références. Il n’y aura pas de spoilers pour cet épisode. Bonne écoute ! Pour Gubi et les films de Robin Williams qu’il propose :- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=9257.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=28728.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=16143.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=52423.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=137515.htmlPour Casa et les films de Leonardo Di Caprio qu’il évoque :- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=127524.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=132039.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=9835.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=28968.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=245813.htmlPour Gravlax et les films de Jean-Paul Belmondo qu’il idolâtre :- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=10150.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=43544.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=4266.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=81253.html- http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=45162.html Recommandations ( un peu avant 1h02 ) :- PapaGubida : « Boulevard» de Dito Montiel (2014) http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=217388.html- Casa : Le documentaire sur Robin Williams « Come Inside My Mind » de Marina Zenovich (2018) http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=262012.html- Gravlax : « L’Alpagueur» (1976) de Philippe Labrohttp://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=34270.html Morceaux diffusés durant l'épisode : - Générique "Loud Pop" ( Gravlax )- Aristhages et Fauthoux « Discrete Whereabouts Main Track »- Howard Shore “Miss Doubtfire” - Howlin Wolf “Spoonful”- Claude Bolling “La Plaza”- Francis Lai « Le Corps de mon Ennemi »- Claude Bolling “Mexican Paradise”- Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek “End Titles ( Sy’s Theme )”- Max Richter “On The Nature of Daylight”- Philippe Sarde « Flic ou Voyou »- Michael Kamen « Cello Jack »- Bjorn Isfalt et Alan Parker « Theme of What’s eating Gilbert Grape »- Francis Lai « Itinéraire d’un enfant gâté »- Brian Tyler « The Final Cut – Main Title »- Otha Turner “Shimmy She Wobble” - Georges Delerue “L’homme de Rio”- Bruce Hornsby « Invisible »- Simon Di et Pascal Roussignol “Hung Up Main Track Di Roussignol”- Piero Piccioni « La Viaccia » (Partie 20)- Jimmy Haun « Goodbye Joy »- Michel Colombier « L’Alpagueur »- Michel Colombier “Poursuite rythmée” - Montparnasse « Quand j’étais Jean-Paul Belmondo » Lien Twitter du podcast : https://twitter.com/TLVPodcastPage Facebook du podcast : https://www.facebook.com/M.Gravlax/ Page du podcast : https://podcast.ausha.co/tu-l-as-vu

       Dans ce huitième épisode, le trio Gravlax - PapaGubida - Casa continue de se présenter en changeant exceptionnellement la formule habituelle puisque chacun des membres a choisi de parler de son acteur phare à travers 5 de ses films. Ces derniers sont considérés soit comme des incontournables soit comme des coups de cœur à faire découvrir.         Bien sûr, le traitement consacré à chaque film est beaucoup plus court qu’à l’habitude. Pour Papa(Gubi)da, il s’agira de traiter de son idole Robin Williams. Pour Casa, il nous parlera avec passion de Leonardo Di Caprio. Et enfin, le doyen Gravlax traitera de sa star de toujours : Jean-Paul Belmondo.       Comme d'habitude, pour garder un côté frais, nous ne mettons pas les films traités dans la description de l'épisode, mais voici les fiches Allociné pour celles et ceux qui veulent quand même avoir les références. Il n’y aura pas de spoilers pour cet épisode. Bonne écoute !   Pour Gubi et les films de Robin Williams qu’il propose : - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=9257.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=28728.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=16143.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=52423.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=137515.html Pour Casa et les films de Leonardo Di Caprio qu’il évoque : - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=127524.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=132039.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=9835.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=28968.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=245813.html Pour Gravlax et les films de Jean-Paul Belmondo qu’il idolâtre : - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=10150.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=43544.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=4266.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=81253.html - http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=45162.html   Recommandations ( un peu avant 1h02 ) : - PapaGubida : « Boulevard» de Dito Montiel (2014) http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=217388.html - Casa : Le documentaire sur Robin Williams «  Come Inside My Mind » de Marina Zenovich (2018)  http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=262012.html - Gravlax : « L’Alpagueur» (1976) de Philippe Labro http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=34270.html   Morceaux diffusés durant l'épisode :  - Générique "Loud Pop" ( Gravlax ) - Aristhages et Fauthoux « Discrete Whereabouts Main Track » - Howard Shore “Miss Doubtfire”  - Howlin Wolf “Spoonful” - Claude Bolling “La Plaza” - Francis Lai « Le Corps de mon Ennemi » - Claude Bolling “Mexican Paradise” - Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek “End Titles ( Sy’s Theme )” - Max Richter “On The Nature of Daylight” - Philippe Sarde « Flic ou Voyou » - Michael Kamen « Cello Jack » - Bjorn Isfalt et Alan Parker « Theme of What’s eating Gilbert Grape » - Francis Lai « Itinéraire d’un enfant gâté » - Brian Tyler « The Final Cut – Main Title » - Otha Turner “Shimmy She Wobble”  - Georges Delerue “L’homme de Rio” - Bruce Hornsby « Invisible » - Simon Di et Pascal Roussignol “Hung Up Main Track Di Roussignol” - Piero Piccioni « La Viaccia » (Partie 20) - Jimmy Haun « Goodbye Joy » - Michel Colombier « L’Alpagueur » - Michel Colombier “Poursuite rythmée”  - Montparnasse « Quand j’étais Jean-Paul Belmondo »   Lien Twitter du podcast : https://twitter.com/TLVPodcast Page Facebook du podcast : https://www.facebook.com/M.Gravlax/  Page du podcast : https://podcast.ausha.co/tu-l-as-vu

Welcome back to Nothing Shines Like Dirt Ep 50. NSLD is officially over the hill. Thank you guys for listening for the past 2 years. Let's celebrate! Elise & Lesley sit down and talk with the talented writer/director Dito Montiel. They discuss working with icons, the Sundance Writers lab, and ya never know where the path will lead!

Filmmaker Dito Montiel (The Clapper, Man Down, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) has quickly created a masterful library of powerful, tense, thought provoking films, and he's just getting started. He shares the keys to that depth of craft in a lively talk about his new film The Clapper (out now!), New York, family dynamics, personal history, and just going for it. He also reveals a few intense stories from being on set (and is ridiculously humble about the great performances he gets from actors). Additionally, we cover his long collaboration with his talented editor (and previous guest) Jake Pushinsky, and his love for Al Pacino-- "Kleinfeld!!"  

The nerds pick another high art fart-fest. GOOD. JOB.  Dir. Dito Montiel, 2006. Starring Robert Downey Jr, Shia LaBeouf, and Channing Tatum.

Film Editor and friend Jake Pushinsky (Man Down, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Fighting) invited me to record with him in his editing office on the Sony lot. Getting to visit a place so packed with film history was the cherry on top of an excellent talk about the mechanics of film storytelling, naturalism, and his longtime collaboration with Dito Montiel that has yielded 7 unique & powerful films already. We get technical on the amazing scene in Fighting, which squares off Channing Tatum and real-life badass Kung Le, how that very experimental fight harnessed the power of Kung Le without relying solely on a master shot, as well as how that film is proof Channing Tatum is both nuts and amazing. As a couple of San Francisco kids, we get candid about Robin Williams and what it was like for Jake to edit one of his final films, and his two-part, epic, upcoming Muhammad Ali documentary for HBO Films. There is also a very direct and intriguing formula revealed for how to avoid exposition! This is one for all storytellers, but most assuredly for serious cinephiles and those looking to up their game in crafting solid, naturalistic stories. Check out Jake's work on Netflix, Fighting and Silicon Cowboys, and find the rest of his work on Amazon Instant Video: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, The Son of No One, Empire State, Boulevard, Man Down, Howl, Chops, 10 Years, The Making of a Father's Dream, and We Don't Belong Here. That's your homework, but you'll thanks me later! Follow Jake on twitter @jakepushinsky and go see the Clapper when it comes out dag nabbit! Follow director Dito Monitel on twitter @ditomontiel. Follow this podcast on twitter @storycraftpod. Please support it by subscribing, rating & reviewing on iTunes. Then tell all your friends! If you'd like to do more, please visit patreon.com/monkeygong &/or monkeygong.com/shop. Follow me on twitter & instargram @kraigcomx.

Shia LaBeouf has certainly packed a lot into his relatively short 30 years on this planet. From child star to a franchise leading movie star. From avant garde artist to outspoken asshole. He’s been labeled a lot of things (some unfairly, some he’ll cop to quite willingly) and he’s not afraid to talk about all of it in this very honest conversation with Josh Horowitz on this week’s “Happy Sad Confused”. Professionally this has been a banner year for LaBeouf, earning widespread acclaim for his role in “American Honey” and now returning to his roots, re-teaming with filmmaker Dito Montiel for “Man Down”, a PTSD drama co-starring Kate Mara and Jai Courtney. LaBeouf discusses his changing priorities for his career, how he’s obsessed with chasing truth, why he considers himself a blue collar actor, and whether he could imagine returning to a “Transformers” or “Indiana Jones” movie. The answers, like LaBeouf himself, will likely surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MAN DOWN Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, writer Adam Simon and director Dito Montiel. Things you will learn: Adam Simon actually wrote the feature while he was living on the street; Shia LaBeouf discusses taking home elements of the characters they portray; Kate and Shia have no idea about what is going to happen to the future of our world.

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Check in your brain, because you won't necessarily need it. And swap your body, because yes, you can. It's "Minions" and "Self/Less" time!   In addition to reviewing the big releases, Rafer and Kristen also spend some time with "Walk of Shame," for this week's Mystery Date. And they also welcome special guest Dito Montiel, director of Robin Williams's final film, "Boulevard."  All that, plus trivia!

Director, writer, and musician Dito Montiel (Boulevard, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) drops by to talk about million dollar record contracts, the history of Geffen Records, red pandas, working with Robin Williams, and much more.

David Wittman is an award winning film and commercial composer from Berkeley, California.  He grew up playing drums and DJing at a young age, and moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to attend UCLA where he received a degree in Economics and Musicology. In 1999 he began working for renowned commercial music house “Elias Arts” in Santa Monica where his scores have earned top honors in advertising including a Cannes Lion, Clio, AICP, and First Boards award for excellence in original music.  He has been featured in SHOOT, Creativity, Boards, and Entertainment Weekly magazines, as well as The Wall Street Journal, Hollywood Reporter, and Huffington Post. In 2006 he contributed to the score for director Dito Montiel's debut “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints” (Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBoeuf) working alongside mentor Jonathan Elias.  After the success of the film followed the scores for “Fighting” (Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, 2009) and “The Son of No One” (Al Pacino, Ray Liotta, 2011.)  In 2010 he worked with up-and-coming independent filmmaker Victoria Mahoney on her gritty debut “Yelling to the Sky” (Zoe Kravitz, Gabourey Sibide) premiering in Berlin and SXSW. He and Jimmy Haun co-wrote the score for David Arquette's directorial debut thriller “The Tripper” back in 2006, and Wittman most recently completed the original music for Sony Pictures “Never Back Down II” directed by Michael Jai White. In 2011 his music video “Whole Foods Parking Lot” received over 3 million hits on YouTube, and earned him appearances on the Today Show, ABC and NBC News, NPR Radio, and Bloomberg TV. His creative collective “Fog and Smog” comprised of friends and creative associates from the SF Bay Area and LA continues to release videos and work on projects together. Fog & Smog http://www.fogandsmog.com/

The Son of No One director Dito Montiel leads an all-star cast including Al Pacino, Channing Tatum and Ray Liotta. Dito tells host Robin Milliing he wrote the story based on his mean streets upbringing in Queens, New York. Dito says he had a pinch me moment directing these heavy hitting actors. "I wrote this hoping somebody would like it and then I get a call, 'Ray Liotta wants to meet me. Al Pacino wants to meet me.' I'm like, 'oh my God, how do I get a picture with them?!' After I gushed and went crazy it turned into, 'wow we're really gonna do something.'"

Este vigésimo-primeiro programa contém uma novidade especial para os nossos queridos ouvintes. Foram muitos os trailers lançados esta semana. A aventura Premium Rush, de David Koepp. A porrada indonésia The Raid, de Gareth Evans. A comédia The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, de John Madden. O terror de zumbi [Rec] 3 Genesis, de Paco Plaza. O drama de policiais The Son of No One, de Dito Montiel. A prequela de O Enigma do Outro Mundo The Thing, de Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. O drama de guerra 1911, de Zhang Li. A aventura de sobrevivência The Grey, de Joe Carnahan. Para facilitar a vida dos nossos ouvintes classificamos as estréias da semana da pior até a melhor. Sabe como é, prestação de serviço é aqui na BestRadio Brasil. Segue a lista para você ficar bem informado: Péssimo: Sem Saída, de John Singleton Fraco: Missão Madrinha de Casamento, de Paul Feig Divertidísimo: Premonição 5, de Steven Quale Outstanding: Confiar, de David Schwimmer O terceiro bloco deixamos por conta de VOCÊS, queridos ouvintes. Por sugestão do Marcos Sarzi Jr, dedicamos o último bloco a uma conversa sobre os filmes com a internet como tema. Bastante coisa boa e ruim com este tema, viu? Como sempre, não esqueçam: para fotos sensuais de Leandro Fernandes envie um e-mail para claquete@bestradiobrasil.com.

The almighty Dito Montiel Trilogy finally comes to an end with *The Son of No One*. And boy, does it go out with a whimper. Jake and Sin grapple with their hopes being crushed once again as they finally say goodbye to Dito Montiel (maybe forever). Topics of rumination include John Waters's Beefy Son, 30 Rock really just was straight up racist, huh?, and the dramatically mismangaling of the French language. Content warnings: animal death, murder, fucking cops again.

*Rocky*, *Ong-Bak*, *Bloodsport*. This is a list of great fighting movies. Not on this list? 2009's *Fighting*. Jake and Sin reckon with their crushing disappoinment of Dito Montiel's 2nd Channing Tatum outing with topics such as the joy of watching a college educated white guy get his ass kicked, the terrible example of romance that *Say Anything* has left in it's wake, and *Comedy Bang! Bang!* but make it martial arts.