Podcast appearances and mentions of Frances Conroy

Originally titled Shelter and produced independently in 2010 with Swedish filmmakers Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein co-directing, the Julianne Moore starring Six Souls, written by Identity's Michael Cooney, was eventually purchased by the Weinstein Company under their Radius banner.  But the Weinsteins were in the midst of serious financial woes in 2010 after the failure of Nine and many of their acquisitions ended up in distribution turnaround.  Six Souls would eventually come out in 2013 as a day and date VOD and theatrical release.  It got very little attention and seemed a strange detour on Moore's otherwise stellar career path.  Dan and Vicky discuss the forgotten supernatural thriller along with some recently seen gems like Heart Eyes, My Dead Friend Zoe, Love Hurts, Anora, Emilia Perez, Love Me, and Peacock's Traitors.  Also hear about Vicky's apartment woes and Dan's road trip to Florida! Our socials:  hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod  

Ben and Rob get what they deserve for ‘Joker', Todd Phillips' 2019 character study smuggled into box-office history under a supervillains cape. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy, ‘Joker' tells the story of mentally unwell and financially destitute Arthur Fleck and his journey to become a stand-up comedian; a journey that takes a terrifying wrong turn when Gotham repeatedly turns it back on his suffering. The film lacking an appearance from Batman didn't stop ‘Joker' delighting DC Comics fans as deeply as the critics; becoming the first R rated movie to cross the billion dollar mark at the box office.But how did this seventies morality tale get green-lit in the first place? What inspired Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix as they concocted this beautifully affecting film? Is this film just ripping off Scorcese's ‘King Of Comedy'? Does this entire film we it's existence to an advert for Suicide Squad? And if we browse the DSM-5 medical dictionary of mental illness, can we diagnose the Clown Prince Of Crime?CONSUUUME to find out all this and much MUCH more!PLUS! We have a YouTube with EXCLUSIVE content just for you - click the link below!Find us on your socials of choice or WATCH this episode at www.linktr.ee/everymovieeverpodcast

For this "ReScreen" episode, Michael does a rewatch of the 2019 thriller "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy. What are some of his memories of seeing this film previously and thoughts after seeing the film again? Check it out and see! Be a part of the conversation! E-mail the show at screennerdspodcast@gmail.com Follow the show on Twitter @screennerdspod Like the show on Facebook (Search for Screen Nerds Podcast and find the page there) Follow the show on Instagram and Threads just search screennerdspodcast Check out the show on Bluesky just search screennerdspodcast Be sure to check out the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Goodpods, Overcast, Amazon Music or your podcast catcher of choice! (and please share rate and review!) Want to be a guest or share your thoughts on the podcast? Send me an e-mail! Thanks to Frankie Creel for the artwork

RMR 0278: Special Guest, Director, Rob Mabry, joins your hosts Chad Robinson, and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels (1988) [PG] Also check out Rob Marbry's films The Legend of El Chupacabra (2023) and award winning short film, Spare Me (2024)   Genre: Comedy, Crime, Caper, Farce Starring: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey, Meagen Fay, Frances Conroy, Nicole Calfan       Director: Mel Damski Recorded on 2024-08-16

Letzten Sonntag war die Oscar-Verleihung 2024, und neben Across the Spider-Verse war auch Nimona als Best Animated Movie nominiert. Grund genug für Mariella und Micha, sich den Film und die Vorlage von ND Stevenson vorzunehmen. Schon wieder eine Verfilmung, die vom exzellenten Quellmaterial abweicht - aber das ist diesmal gar nicht schlecht?

Title: The Wicker Man [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Director: Neil LaBute Producers: Nicolas Cage, Boaz Davidson, Randall Emmett, Norm Golightly, Avi Lerner, John Thompson Writer(s): Neil LaBute (screenplay), Anthony Shaffer (original film), David Pinner (original novel) Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker, Leelee Sobieski, Diane Delano Release date: September 1, 2006 (US/CA) PROMO: Anime Talk (@AnimeTalk12) SHOWNOTES: It's Cagin' time on Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast, as we continue Bad Movie December with a look at Neil LaBute's 2006 remake of The Wicker Man, starring none other than the One True God Himself: Nicolas Fucking Cage. This reimagining of the original 1973 horror film (itself an adaptation of the 1967 horror novel Ritual) manages to be batshit in completely different ways than its source material(s) and also (un)intentionally hysterical, in no small part due to Nic Cage's classic over-the-top performance working harmoniously with a hilariously inept script. Being our very first Cage review on the podcast, how does it rank amongst the legendary 60-year-old actor/producer's filmography as well as "

In this special episode we check out Netflix's Original film from 2023, the computer-animated science fantasy adventure comedy ‘Nimona' directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, starring the voices of Chloe Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang and Frances Conroy.   Please follow us at Flix Forum on Facebook or @flixforum on Twitter and Instagram and answer our question for the episode, 'Do you like pineapple on pizza?'   You can listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Podbean so please subscribe and drop us a review or 5 star rating.    If you're interested in what else we are watching, head on over to our Letterboxd profiles; Jesse  MJ   We also have our own Flix Forum Letterboxd page! Links to all our past episodes and episode ratings can be found there by clicking here.    Flix Forum acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. 

Last but certainly not least of our Nimona interviews is Eugene Lee Yang who chats about early representation (shout out to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), casting against type, and queer love stories. More about Nimona When Ballister Boldheart, a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona's the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc.    Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, NIMONA is an epic tale about finding friendship in the most surprising situations and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Based on the National Book Award-nominated, New York Times best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles , Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman Nimona is out streaming now on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Netflix⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find us at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.werewatchingwhat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ THEDHK can be found at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/thedhk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/thedhk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/thedhkmovies⁠

This is going to be METAL! This week we are checking out the new Netflix animated film Nimona; from the creative mind of N.D. Stevenson! Based on the long running web comic of the same name, this cyber-futuristic sword and sorcery adventure stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang and Frances Conroy. Is it going to transform your day or Trans-inform your knight? That's entirely your call! The full team is back on board for this one, with Dion, Quinny, Jill and the triumphant return of "The Industry" Peta! The story follows the wild and unapologetic shapeshifter Nimona, who uses her powers to transform into anything and anyone she wants to be, as she seeks out chaos and adventure and teams up with wrongfully accused knight, Ballister Boldheart. https://youtu.be/QXqqNEUGyg8 As always, a massive animated thank-you goes to our community of space people who join in with the conversation on the Twitch stream, live and loud each Tuesday night at 7:30pm AEST. And an especially huge thanks to any of you kind enough to support us by chucking a tip in our jar via Ko-Fi, or subscribing on twitch... every bit helps us shift, change and adapt into the pink magical podcast you know and love... If you feel so inclined, drop us a sub! The more subs we get the more Emotes You get! Every bit of your support helps us to keep our armour shiny and our swords all pointy and nice. Don't fret if you can't be there for the recording though as you can catch them on Youtube usually later that very night. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss them! What changes would you like to see us make moving forward? WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK! Send in voicemails or emails to info@theperiodictableofawesome.com Please make sure to join our social networks too!  We're on: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TPToA/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TPToA Facebook: www.facebook.com/PeriodicTableOfAwesome Instagram: www.instagram.com/theperiodictableofawesome/ https://youtu.be/f_fuHRyQbOc

Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed drops in to discuss drive, bunk beds, Indiana Jones, and shifting goals. More about Nimona When Ballister Boldheart, a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona's the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc.    Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, NIMONA is an epic tale about finding friendship in the most surprising situations and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Based on the National Book Award-nominated, New York Times best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles , Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman Nimona is out streaming now on ⁠⁠⁠Netflix⁠⁠⁠. Find us at⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.werewatchingwhat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ THEDHK can be found at⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/thedhk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/thedhk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/thedhkmovies⁠

Nimona herself (aka Chloë Grace Moretz) is here to talk about the character, formative animated performances, and defying the odds in the film industry. More about Nimona When Ballister Boldheart, a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona's the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc.    Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, NIMONA is an epic tale about finding friendship in the most surprising situations and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Based on the National Book Award-nominated, New York Times best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles , Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman Nimona is out streaming now on ⁠⁠Netflix⁠⁠. Find us at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.werewatchingwhat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ THEDHK can be found at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/thedhk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/thedhk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/thedhkmovies⁠

ND Stevenson swings by to chat about the film adaptation of his comic, Nimona, a history of on-screen shapeshifters (we see you Animorphs and Zam Wesell), and fighting against being judged by first impressions. More about Nimona When Ballister Boldheart, a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona's the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc.    Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, NIMONA is an epic tale about finding friendship in the most surprising situations and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Based on the National Book Award-nominated, New York Times best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles , Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman Nimona is out streaming now on Netflix. Find us at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.werewatchingwhat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ THEDHK can be found at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/thedhk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/thedhk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/thedhkmovies⁠

Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane are here to talk about the challenges of adapting Nimona from the original comic, and seeing it through a tumultuous production history. More about Nimona When Ballister Boldheart, a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem — who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona's the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc — for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to…just wreak serious havoc.    Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, NIMONA is an epic tale about finding friendship in the most surprising situations and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Based on the National Book Award-nominated, New York Times best-selling graphic novel by ND Stevenson. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, Indya Moore, RuPaul Charles , Julio Torres, Sarah Sherman Nimona is out streaming now on ⁠Netflix⁠. Find us at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.werewatchingwhat.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ THEDHK can be found at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/thedhk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/thedhk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/thedhkmovies⁠

On this episode, the guys are celebrating Valentine's Day by chatting about the beloved 90's rom-com, Sleepless in Seattle! Would this movie have benefitted from some kind of body count? Is Meg Ryan's character tanking this newspaper's expense account policy with this stalking scheme? And's does that little boy sound like Tom Waits? PLUS: A survey of Revolutionary War-era sex toys! Sleepless in Seattle stars Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Bill Pullman, Rita Wilson, Victor Garber, David Hyde Pierce, Frances Conroy, and Rosie O'Donnell as Becky; directed by Nora Ephron. Check out the WHM Merch Store featuring new Grab-Ass & Cancer, SW Crispy Critters, MINGO! & WHAT IF Donna? designs! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/whm and get on your way to being your best self. Advertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fmUnlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemoviesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we continue our Nora Ephron month, we return to Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, the film where a child hacks the airline industry to pull a pervy Kevin McCallister and hook his dad up with a stranger.  How will Sleepless in Seattle hold up? Host: Nic Co-Host: Matthew, Daniel Written and Directed by Nora Ephron Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Rita Wilson, Victor Garber, Bill Pullman, David Hyde Pierce, Frances Conroy

As we continue our Nora Ephron month, we return to Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, the film where a child hacks the airline industry to pull a pervy Kevin McCallister and hook his dad up with a stranger.  How will Sleepless in Seattle hold up? Host: Nic Co-Host: Matthew, Daniel Written and Directed by Nora Ephron Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Rita Wilson, Victor Garber, Bill Pullman, David Hyde Pierce, Frances Conroy

FAREWELL, LISTENERS! We'll never forget you :) For the final episode, James, David, and Riley re-recorded their first ever, unreleased episode about Joker (2019), directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy. Check out Secret Lab at https://lmg.gg/SecretLabTJM Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping at Manscaped.com at http://manscaped.com/tjm20

En este episodio conversamos sobre "Sleepless in Seattle" (Sintonía de Amor) de Nora Ephron, protagonizada por Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks y Ross Malinger.

Continuing with this month's theme, the guys bring back Josh Kotsabasakis to help break down the infamous 2004 flop Catwoman. The guys talk about the overlong cat-filled opening credits that seem to run out of ideas, the infamous handwriting analysis scene, Alex Borstein's completely pointless character, all of the cat puns, the huge plot revelation in the last five minutes of the movie and much, much more! Check our social media on Sunday for the Sunday Screencrap and take a guess at our next movie! What We've Been Watching: "Search Party" GCW DOA (wrestling) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at wwttpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast Twitter: www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/wwttpodcast Theme Song recorded by Taylor Sheasgreen: www.facebook.com/themotorleague Logo designed by Mariah Lirette: www.instagram.com/its.mariah.xo Montrose Monkington III: www.twitter.com/montrosethe3rd Catwoman stars Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Alex Borstein, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy and Sharon Stone; directed by Pitof. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tune in as Gabi and Margot (Oceans Apart) join Arthur for a deep dive into Netflix's The Power of the Dog. Adapted from Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the same name, the much-lauded 2021 Western (or anti-Western, which is debated on the podcast) psychological drama provides plenty of meaty material for the hosts to analyze with its Montana-set exploration of toxic masculinity, queerness, and emotional abuse. The intriguing ways in which Savage drew inspiration from his life for the novel, Arthur's vehement frustration with Blade Runner 2049, and an amusing little anecdote about the movie Antichrist make up some of the additional chatter you'll hear on the show. Written and directed by Jane Campion (The Piano), The Power of the Dog stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy, Peter Carroll, and Alison Bruce. Spoilers start at 48:45 Good Word: • Gabi: the guests' Oceans Apart podcast and Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House by Alyssa Mastromonaco with Lauren Oyler • Margot: The Power by Naomi Alderman • Arthur: Sorry to Bother You Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, and Letterboxd: @arthur_ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram: @two_centscritic Follow Arthur on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144101970-arthur-howell --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/arthur746/message

Thrilled to be joined by 3-time FCAC guest star, actor/writer/director Lee Wilkof and to delve into the making of Brian De Palma's most enduring and affecting film, 'Carrie', starring Sissy Spacek in a role she fought for, John Travolta in his first substantial film role just after being cast in 'Welcome Back, Kotter', and the future first ex-Mrs. Brian De Palma, Nancy Allen, who was about to give up on film acting when a casting director spotter her in the unlikeliest of places. Details in the episode. Lee and I talk about how empathetic and heart-rending Sissy Spacek's performance is, about Piper Laurie's casting after a 16-year absence from acting, the three key set pieces: the shower scene, the prom scene, and the Piper Laurie/Carrie death scene and coda.  Lee's first appearance on the pod discussing his long career is here. Lee's 2nd appearance, where he and I discuss the brilliant Coen Brothers film Fargo is here. If you're an actor or film/tv/entertainment person you will definitely see yourself somewhere in Lee's feature directorial debut, No Pay, Nudity. It stars Gabriel Byrne, Frances Conroy, and Nathan Lane.

Not all comic book movies are the same. Not all comic book characters need an origin story. Mainly, Warner Brothers need to pay more attention to what it does to its comic book properties. Not all of us “liked” this movie, but we all liked the conversation it led us to have. Joke is rated R and was released on September 28, 2019. The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, Robert De Niro as Murray Franklin, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Demond, and Frances Conroy as Penny Fleck. Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman and Eric Sweetman. Subscribe thru: Apple Podcast Google Podcast Spotify

It's back to Gotham City this week on the Triple FFF as we follow up our review of Matt Reeves' The Batman and discuss Todd Phillips' 2019 gritty blockbuster Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix in his Oscar winning performance as the clown prince of crime, and co-starring Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy. Shea Wighham, Bill Camp,  Brett Cullen and a whole host of other “Oh, that Guy.” supporting players.My guests this week are show regulars David Johnson, D.M.D., Burton Brown, Alex Robertson and making his first Fabulous Films appearance, the once king of Portland News Radio, he read them all, KPAM, KEX, KXL;  he had a dame on each arm, and a roll in his pocket that would choke a buffalo. Sure, he's been out of the beat for awhile, but this podcast is just the thing to put him back on top, baby! Please welcome another good college friend and former roommate, Mark Nicholas Workhoven!Joker is the 6th out of 7 big screen interpretations of the comic book character but the first solo film about him and it is essentially an origin story cataloguing the rise of down and out birthday clown and aspiring stand-up comedian Arthur Fleck, who suffers from, social isolation and awkwardness. Arthur  is also delusional, a trait either inherited or inflicted upon him by his sickly, drug addicted mother  and he has a disturbing condition that produces a hysterical, uncontrollable laughter when he is under stress.   He is constantly bullied abused and humiliated and basically stays that way the whole movie until he kills a group of bullying Wall Street jerks and then things start to heat up as he believe destined for greatness.  Is he destined for greatness? Is this movie any good? Find out!      

Director Lee Wilkof talks about the production of his film, “No Pay, Nudity” (starring Gabriel Byrne and Nathan Lane), as well as his work as an actor on the musicals “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Assassins.”LINKSA Free Film Book for You: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cq23xyyt12Another Free Film Book: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/x3jn3emga6Fast, Cheap Film Website: https://www.fastcheapfilm.com/Eli Marks Website: https://www.elimarksmysteries.com/Albert's Bridge Books Website: https://www.albertsbridgebooks.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BehindthePageTheEliMarksPodcast“No Pay, Nudity” trailer: https://youtu.be/toO8g8fgtP4Lee Wilkof revisits “Suddenly Seymour”: https://youtu.be/x7DNEts0yQQ“Suddenly Seymour” from MDA Telethon: https://youtu.be/b4tddRw6JVU“Little Shop” TV spot: https://youtu.be/itYxORbajScTRANSCRIPTThe Occasional Film Podcast - Episode 103NATHAN LANE 0:00I had one of the best times I've ever had making a movie doing this, this little teeny-tiny film. One could say it's a niche film. And yet I think everyone can relate to the notion dreams lost or shattered and you think it's going to turn out one way and it doesn't. And how do you come to terms with that? JOHN GASPARDThat was the one and only Nathan Lane talking about his experiences making Lee Wilkof's lovely film, “No Pay, Nudity.” Hello, and welcome to episode 103 of the Occasional Film Podcast, the occasional companion podcast to the Fast Cheap Movie Thoughts blog. I'm the blog's editor, John Gaspard. Today we're talking with long time actor and first-time director Lee Wilkof about his film “No Pay, Nudity.” It's the story of Lester Rose, a mid-career actor in crisis about show business in particular, and life in general. It stars Gabriel Byrne, Frances Conroy, Boyd Gaines, Donna Murphy, and Nathan Lane. [AUDIO EXCERPT FROM THE FILM'S TRAILER]When I saw the name Lee Wilkof listed as director during the film's credits, I thought where do I know that name from? I racked my brain and then it came to me. Suddenly.[LEE WILKOF SINGING “SUDDENLY, SEYMOUR”]Lee originated the role of Seymour Krellborn in the Off Broadway production of a little musical called “Little Shop of Horrors,” and went on to originate the role of Samuel Bick in Stephen Sondheim's “Assassins.” He talked about those two memorable roles at the end of our conversation. But first we talked about “No Pay, Nudity”, which was his first time as a film director. Tell me what it was that made you decide, hey, at this point after stage and TV and movies, I want to direct.LEE WILKOF 3:20 It was something that was gnawing at me for the last 10 years, just something that I always wished I had done. I never said I wish I wasn't an actor, and I wish I had been a director. But it was something that I just felt that I thought I could do. And I would say oh, maybe nine years ago, I was in a kind of a fallow period and I had been friendly with this young man, Ethan Sandler, we had met at this theatre festival, the Williamstown Theatre Festival. We've done a play together. He was a young, in his 20s, maybe, maybe early 30s. And I decided, I said I think we should I have this idea for a story. Let's write it together. And let's direct it together and then we'll write it for me. As it shook down, you know, I'm not, it wasn't for me, I decided it was not something that I didn't want to direct it and be in it. And then I realised the character was I was not really, the right character for it. And then as it turned out, we didn't end up co-directing it and he got the screenplay credit. And that was kind of how it played out. But it took it took and we wrote it I think together eight years ago and then it sat in my on my computer for at least five years and then I dusted it off when I was doing a play in Chicago, and I was free during the days and I looked at it and I said, this is good. I happen to be working with Nathan Lane. And we were doing a play at the Goodman “The Iceman Cometh.” And I said, I said, would you read this, this screenplay that I wrote. And I was hoping he'd get back to me eventually. And he got back to me the next day. And he said, This is really good. And I said, would you play Herschel, if I got this made? And he said, Yes. And that's really when the ball started to roll. JOHN GASPARD 5:35 Why did you decide you weren't right to play the part? Because it kind of feels like you would be. I mean, was just you didn't want to direct and act? LEE WILKOF 5:42 I didn't want to direct and act. To say that I wasn't right for it, I think, didn't mean, as it turned out, I wanted more of a leading man. But it would have worked, I think with a character actor, but I didn't want me directing my first film. I just couldn't do double duty. I admire those people that can, but I just I just couldn't. I couldn't multitask to that level. And maybe this had a little to do with it. Although I think I'd already made the decision by the time the investors came on, and they wanted a name, and I was certainly not a sufficient name. I was not. I was not and I'm not a name. So, we started making some inquiries about some names. JOHN GASPARD 6:34 So, what was your process for that? I mean, you already had one name, who had said yes.. LEE WILKOF 6:39 I had Nathan, and that was they wanted for the lead, they wanted a name. But we made some offers to some prominent names. And one was one was very interested, but his wife was ill. Several didn't get back to me. One other prominent name just was on the fence and decided no, and then I got a casting director, involved and gave me a list of a number of names. And Gabriel was on it, Gabriel Byrne, and it, sent it to him. And he responded immediately. And he wanted, he wanted to do it. He understood it, he got it. And I couldn't be more fortunate that it worked out that way. If you would have said to me when I started the process, and we were going to make this film, that Gabriel Byrne would be playing Lester Rosenthal, it was not something I would have not believed it possible. I would have said to you, I don't I'm not really positive that he's right for it. And you know, these kinds of accidents happen. And it was so fortuitous that we got Gabriel, I think he's just fantastic in the role. JOHN GASPARD 7:52 Did you find that once you had everyone in place, did you tweak the script at all to fit? LEE WILKOF 8:00 Yes, to some extent, although the Gabriel, the fact that Gabriel is you know, there's a line that when you first, when he runs into the girl from high school, she said when you first got here, your accent was so fascinating. That's the only reference to the fact that he has a not necessarily an American accent. It's not quite fish or fowl. And we didn't find that it was a problem. When he first called me. Our first phone conversation was I was at the Jazz Fest in New Orleans with music blaring. And he was in Norway, shooting I think it's called the Vikings. And we spoke, I could barely hear him. But he said I think I'm going to keep my accent. And I didn't quite know what to say. I didn't know him. I didn't want to say no, I don't want you to but by the time we started shooting, it was kind of vague, and it never seemed to be an issue. So, we didn't necessarily tweak for the particular person. Now, some of the actors wrote some things for themselves. Nathan contributed a fair amount of his dialogue, which I encouraged. And then there was an incident where somebody brought in dialogue for themselves and I did not care for it. And it created the only real conflict during shooting. And I insisted, with the help of my producer, insisted that the actor speak the words written and it I think it enhanced the performance because the actor was so upset. And the actor didn't speak to me for a couple of days.But there was tweaking all along. The role Nathan plays was originally written for actually another actor, an actor friend of mine who had passed away in between the time it was written and we shot it. It was written with, I wrote it with Maury Chaykin. You know, Maury… JOHN GASPARDYes indeed. LEE WILKOF Maury Chaykin. He and I did our first play in New York together like 44 years ago. And he was just physically and such a, such a wonderful actor that Herschel was I just wrote it, we wrote it for him. But as I said, he passed away. And Nathan stepped into it brilliantly, I think. JOHN GASPARD 10:44 I agree. So, with all your time on the other side of the camera, what was it like to step behind it? And how easy a transition was that for you? I mean, you probably know how to talk to actors, or at least how not to talk to actors… LEE WILKOF 10:59 I had spent many years in Hollywood on TV and film sets. And I probably would have paid way more attention if I knew someday I was going to be directing. But I always was paying attention. I wasn't like going up to the DP and saying, You know what size lens you're using? But I was I was like, I watched and I listened. And I also had the I had the great pleasure and the great fortune of working with Sidney Lumet twice. And I didn't do a movie with him, but I'd worked with Bob Fosse. I mean, I've been around some, some very amazing people, and I observed them as closely as I could without being in their way. So being on the set itself, physically, was not was not intimidating at all. Speaking to the actors. No one was with the exception of that one little set-to with the actor that rewrote their lines, the actors were very, I didn't have to give many notes. But when I gave notes, I was surprised that not only were they well received, but they were well understood. Because I've been directed. I'm an I'm an actor that needs as strong a good hand as possible by a director. So, I've had many directors have to talk to me to get me to what they need to do. And there was like, just like maybe two or three times. Gabriel had so much to do, there were times where I had to, like, maybe guide him and another just a little nudge, and he liked to talk things out. He probably would have wanted to talk things out longer, but we just didn't have the time. That's just how he works. One of my actors would call me up at night, and just need to be stroked. And he's a good friend of mine. And I was able to do that. I had worked with him in a play and knew that that was something that he needed. And I was sincerely telling him how wonderful he was because he was and that was useful. The first scene in the movie with the veterinarian's assistant, I cast this woman I love this actress. Her name is Janine Serralles. I don't think she'd be embarrassed by this story. She was a student of my wife, my wife used to teach at Yale Drama School. And she was somebody that I was aware of her, and my wife cast her in a lot of plays. She came in with an interpretation that was completely and it was completely valid, but it was not what I wanted her to do. And I think I like said maybe two sentences to her. And she's such a great actress, she made the adjustment. And I surprised myself by being able to communicate that to her. But luckily, I had an actress that could take it, you know, take it in and make that quick adjustment. So, I cast the film with such fine actors, that I didn't have to tell them too much. But when I did, they got it. JOHN GASPARD 14:20 Right. Did you have rehearsal time away from the set? Or was it just like, like a TV show where you just show up and block and rehearse? LEE WILKOF 14:28 We did read through the movie for about four hours, I think a couple days before we started shooting. And we talked it through and we would rehearse on the set. But my DP, my wonderful young DP, named Brian Lannon. He was he was 26 years old. I met him I had done a couple episodes of a show called High Maintenance. And he was the DP and I loved what I saw. And I hired him and he and his crew were a little, I have to say this, and I think he knows is they were a little slow. Andnd they were slow because they were, you know, immaculate with, with their setting up. But we had a little more time sometimes than I wanted. So, we were able to rehearse. And the actors, all the actors, the first nine days of the shoot, were in the lounge set that we built the Actors Equity lounge, and the actors would be in a holding area, and they would work on the stuff while I was on the set, you know, getting things set up. JOHN GASPARD 15:40 Was that the only set you built? LEE WILKOF 15:41 We built I think we built another set. I believe you are required to build a set on certain sound stages that are designated by the state in order to get your tax credit. So, we were required to build a set. It was one of the plays that was getting done. We could have found a theatre to do it at, but it was the one that was most easy to build. So, we built that, we had some raw space down in Wall Street. And that's where we built the Actors Equity lounge. And then we built one other set for the two-hander play that Lester attends. JOHN GASPARD 16:35 The lounge set is terrific. It looks, I thought oh, yeah, it's you're actually on location. LEE WILKOF 16:41 Yeah, we wanted to use the real Actors Equity lounge, but it was in a state of transition, it was finally being renovated. And it just timewise we couldn't use it. But luckily, I had a friend of mine is one of the, I think I know most of the officers there. My friend is a vice president and they were really helpful. But I had a young production designer Maki Takenouchi. And she put that together in three days. It was the last location that we found. It was the most crucial location, it was driving us insane, that we couldn't find the space we liked. But we finally settled on this. And they threw it together. And I don't mean throw it together. They put it together in three days, her and her crew. And it really was effective. JOHN GASPARD 17:35 How many days did you have to shoot overall? You said you spent nine days in the lounge? LEE WILKOF 17:40 I believe it was either 24 or 25 days. And I wanted to read I had a scene that I wanted to end the film with that I wanted to add, and we would have had to have a day of shooting but we just didn't have it in the budget. There's nothing that I miss. JOHN GASPARD 18:04 Okay. Was it always planned that the character of Herschel would narrate the story? LEE WILKOF 18:11 No. JOHN GASPARD 18:12 At what point did you decide to include that? LEE WILKOF 18:15 When certain people thought it would be a good idea. JOHN GASPARD 18:19 Okay. I'll move on. LEE WILKOF 18:25 Some people weren't as comfortable with silence as I was. So, some compromises were made to be perfectly blunt. I'm assuming you wisely got it that it was added on. I believe film works with it. And I believe the film would have worked without it. JOHN GASPARD 18:41 And that's exactly what I'm feeling to it. It certainly didn't hurt, it kind of it filled in some gaps. But it didn't feel to me like when you sat down to write at the very first thing you thought was, okay, I'm going to have this character narrate it LEE WILKOF 18:58 No. But it was I've had people that watch the film like it, and people go, Yeah, you don't need it. Okay, I'm glad you know, I feel fine about it either way. It is. It's what we have. JOHN GASPARD 19:13 Yeah. Do you want to talk about the Kickstarter campaign and... LEE WILKOF 19:18 It was not successful. I'm assuming you know that. It was very highly, highly ambitious. I think it was, uh, if memory serves me, it was like $450,000, which is a ton of money for a Kickstarter campaign. And we did nicely, but we didn't succeed. I think we got close to $200,000, which is very, I was, I was, I was touched by all the generosity, but it didn't work out. But because of the Kickstarter campaign, certain people became aware of the film. And then were able to communicate their knowledge of the film to some other people that came aboard and invested in the film. So, the Kickstarter campaign had value. Also, I did circle back to some people on the Kickstarter that had that had committed money to the Kickstarter campaign and said to them, would you still be willing to, to help me out? I'm not going to give the same kind of perks. But if you can give me, if you can help, a couple people got associate producer credits, everybody got their name in the credits, everybody got a video, no matter what the level, so that was helpful. But it was not the amount of money that, I didn't go to back to everybody. I just was like, at that point, I had had my hand out for so long, I couldn't go, like with my hand out to every single person. That was more stressful than making the movie. JOHN GASPARD 21:04 So, I was going to ask, what advice would you give to someone who is considering Kickstarter now that you've tried to get that and then end up going with more traditional investors? LEE WILKOF 21:14 I would say don't ask for so much money. But don't go nuts with the, with the perks. People are really, I don't believe, giving you, being generous for little rewards. Or I don't mean to belittle the rewards, but they're doing it out of the kindness of their, you know, belief in you. Some guys I know, did a Kickstarter campaign to do in a documentary film about something to do about my hometown. And they did I think, a 40-day campaign, and I said, Don't do it, it's too long, and you'll have like a nervous breakdown. And they did it and they raised the money. So, what the hell do I know? JOHN GASPARD 21:58 I noticed that you had Ann Roth credited for a special custom consultant. What? What way did she help you guys out? LEE WILKOF 22:08 Ann Roth is as to me, she's, you know, the premier costume designer of the second part of the 20th century, Edith Head and then Ann Roth into the 21st century. I had worked with Anne on a couple plays. I did The Odd Couple with Nathan Lane on Broadway and Ann designed that. But we had a very nice, warm relationship. And I told her, someday I'm going to direct a film and I want you to be the costume designer, and then she would if she could. And then as it turned out, she agreed to and then she got busy. And another lovely woman that works in her with her, became the costume designer. Michelle Matlin who did a great job. But Ann specifically worked with, because she's done so many shows with Nathan, they work together on his look, and Gabriel's look. And I said to her, I hope you know, I hope this is not a diss to Michelle and I don't believe it was, but I would like I would like you and to give you some sort of credit. You're Ann Roth. I mean, it's and she said whatever you want to give me. So, we gave her that title. JOHN GASPARD 23:41 As you were editing the movie, I know you've you were very in from the beginning on the writing and then I've obviously there for the directing. What was your process for finding the movie in the editing? How, how precious were things to you? How willing were you to move things around or change? LEE WILKOF 23:58 That is a very, we're opening. We're opening a very interesting can of worms. Editing was the most difficult part of the process for me. I'd never been in an editing room. My editor and I, I think sometimes we didn't see eye to eye. And I didn't really sometimes know how to communicate what I wanted. The producers got involved in the editing room. I mean, the you know, the money people, were not thrilled with the editing. And we brought on another supervising editor. And it got a little more complicated. And I was doing a play at the time. And the editor was the supervising editor was doing some editing out in California while I was in New York. And there were some ideas that were had, that I did not agree with. And there are some things in the film... Boy, I'm just opening a can of worms. JOHN GASPARD 25:12 There's open it as far as willing to open it. LEE WILKOF 25:18 There are some things in the film that it was it was suggested that we edit it a different way. And I was adamant not to. And, and those things are in the film. And there's a few things that were not my idea. And that I learned to live with. Ultimately, we ended up with I think, a pretty damn well edited film. It was a somewhat of a difficult journey, the post production, I think, where we got in, I think, I probably got us into a little bit of a little bit of jams, because I didn't do the sometimes the coverage I should have done. Yeah, if I had the opportunity, if I get the opportunity to do it again, I will. I've learned I learned a ton from that. That's where I learned the most, what I needed for the editing room. JOHN GASPARD 26:22 So, there's two questions I always ask at the end, do with these what you will. The first question is two part: what's the smartest thing you did during production? And what was the dumbest thing you think you did? LEE WILKOF 26:36 The smartest thing I did was getting Nathan and Gabriel on board, deciding when Maury wasn't available to get Nathan, and not saying, I don't think Gabriel Byrne. And the stupidest thing I'm not going to say. I won't. JOHN GASPARD 27:00 But you learned from it. LEE WILKOF 27:01 I learned from it. I learned from it. And that's all I can say. JOHN GASPARD 27:07 So, are you going to do this again? LEE WILKOF 27:10 I'm really getting itchy to do it. There's another script that I wrote with the same young man, it's called Teenage Waistband. And it's about growing up in Canton, Ohio my junior, sophomore year high school. Was at a junior? In late 60s in Canton, Ohio, it's period and it would cost a fair amount of money. I'd love to do it. But I wouldn't want to do it under the certain same circumstances. I don't want to do it. I don't want to put my hat in my hand and have to go ask a zillion people for, you know, $1,000 here and there. So, I don't know. But I hope to do it again. I'm trying to figure out what to do next. JOHN GASPARD 27:59 Before I could let him go. Lee was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking about two early-stage successes, Sondheim's Assassins, and the original off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. So, I had a couple questions for you about just that whole experience, because having talked to Roger Corman about the movie, the original movie. LEE WILKOF 28:18 Yeah, I did it in Los Angeles and met him That was thrilling. Actually, opening night in Los Angeles, Roger came, Jackie Joseph came who played Audrey, and I forget the guy's name. Yes. I forget his name. Anyhow, anyhow, what do you want to know? JOHN GASPARD 28:38 Well, Corman was so, I tell the story all the time to filmmakers, because he was he's a great interview. He's an engineer, and he speaks like an engineer and perfect sentences. And I had 20 minutes and I had to talk about five movies with him, because I was doing five different. And I asked him, I said, So you shot a little shop in three days? And he said, Well, technically, yes. But there was some pickups. I had the actors for five days, and we rehearsed for three and shot for two. And that's what I tell people all the time is you think you think rehearsal is not important? The cheapest man in the world, spent three days rehearsing. And then he said, I shot it with two cameras. He said it really was more of a stunt. I've never do that sort of thing again. But how did you get involved in that project? LEE WILKOF 29:25 I could go on for hours. Anyway, I grew up in Cleveland. I grew up in Canton, Ohio. This is a little background because you just talked about the film, grew up in Canton, Ohio, on Friday nights. In the late 50s. Early 60s There was a guy that did the horror movies. His name was Ghoulardi his name, Ernie Anderson. His son is Paul Thomas Anderson. If you see Paul Thomas Anderson's films called Ghoulardi films. And he showed horror movies. One of our favourites, we would have like sleepovers with you know, 12 year old boys and we'd stay up late and watch. And one of our favourites was always Little Shop of Horrors, the original Little Shop of Horrors. So, I grew up knowing it, loving it, being, just thinking it was amazing. Didn't know when I was a kid that it was shot in three days, but it was primitive. You know, it was great. It's crazy. It's one of those movies. It's so bad that it's great. It's brilliant. It's not bad movie. It's just production values when you look at it now, of course, two days, you know, the scene with Jack Nicholson, this that fell over and they stopped shooting this. So anyway, okay, I was familiar with it. I did a play in New York. The play with Maury Chaykin and I met our stage manager, who had a girlfriend who was a casting director. And I knew them personally. I moved to California a few years after doing that first play in New York, and I was pursuing my Hollywood, that pursuit, working sporadically and playing nerds on TV. And I got a call from this woman. The woman who was the girlfriend of my stage manager. We're doing a musical written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, and I knew Alan Menken from a revue I did in in New York before I moved to California. And it's called Little Shop of Horrors. I said, I know this, I know Little Shop of Horrors. I grew up watching it, somebody's turned it in to a musical. That's amazing. So, I was very excited. I flew myself into New York. And I was auditioning for the role of the dentist for some reason or another and I , in those days, when I was in California, I was I was I was wearing I was trying to get jobs with wearing a toupee. I was bald when I was 17. And I walked into the audition. And Alan Menken knew me from this revue that I did as bald and he started laughing, and I got so embarrassed, I tore off my toupee. And Howard Ashman said, You are not a dentist, you're Seymour, you're you know, you're a potential Seymour. So, I auditioned for the role. And it, I got a call back the next day. And it was between me—this is a story I've heard years later—but the story was it came down to me and another actor. Nathan Lane, between me and Nathan and Howard Ashman had an assistant, a young woman who suggested to him that I was probably a better fit, for one reason or another. And she is my wife. I married her, I met her on the show, and married her. Her name Connie Grappo. She subsequently directed it all over the world. And so, I played Seymour. We opened it in New York, it was this tiny little show, I would take the flyers for it to people. And they would like, you know, look at me, like what the hell was this. And then, a month later, they were begging me for tickets, because it was such a huge hit. It was the hottest ticket in New York. And it was in a little 99 seat theatre, and then it moved off Broadway ran for five years, but I didn't do it for five years. I did it for like six months, and then six months in Los Angeles, where it didn't do so well. And then I fille in over the years for different Seymour's that would go on vacations. So that was that. My wife directed it all over the world. And then there was a production in Florida that was Broadway bound about 12 or 15 years ago, and I played Mr. Mushnik in that. So I have played Mr. Mushnik. But I did not come. It came to Broadway but I did not come in with it for all sorts of different reasons. But I would like to play this. I'm certainly old enough. JOHN GASPARD 34:38 Yes. It's finally time. LEE WILKOF 34:44 It was 35 years ago, it was just about now. We were in rehearsal. 35 years ago, we opened the end of April or the beginning of May in 1982. And it was you know very, it was very profound for my career. Because it was a huge hit. And it got me. You know, people came to see it. And I met my wife on it. So it was it was very significant. You know, people say to me, what's your favourite thing you've ever done? And they all think I'm going to say Little Shop of Horrors. And it's Assassins. Assassins is, is the greatest experience I ever had. It was not a huge smash hit. But I was, you know, I was in A Sondheim musical, which is a gift that I got. And the cast. I loved the cast. And for me a lot of doing it any show is who I'm doing it with. Of course, you know, the material is really important, but I, it was just a great cast. And the part was really challenging. I think that was a show like the director didn't know what the hell to help me do and I was kind of on my own and I kind of, thank God, found my way.I don't have a lot of stories except we did the album. Nowadays you do a cast album, you do it in like, you get one take. On Assassins, we had three days. And the first number up was the number that I had the most singing. My character really did monologues and didn't sing. I played this guy Sam Bick, who tried to kill Richard Nixon by crashing an airplane into the White House. He was shot in the cockpit. But anyhow, he did these like rants. He did these taped rants. But I had the song that I had to sing and it was the first number up and I was nervous and I was tight. And Steve Sondheim had a broken ankle so he couldn't come in like to the studio. He was in the in the control room. And I was I was just struggling with it. I came in during a break to hear it and Steve Sondheim said to me, yeah, it's tough for you guys that can't sing. And, you know, I wanted to disappear. But we finally got it. They told me to try to sound like Jack Nicholson. And I think it's who I tried to sound like.And then years later I did another thing with Steve Sondheim, this workshop of thing called The Frogs. And I did have a number and I sang. And he forgot that he told me I couldn't sing and he was very complimentary. So, in the presence of him was just like, the most intimidating, the most. It was, it was thrilling, but he's very intense. It was just a great experience. My greatest joy and the thing that I cherish the most. [SOUND CLIP FROM LITTLE SHOP] JOHN GASPARD 38:20 Thanks to Lee Wilkof—heard here performing my favourite song from Little Shop of Horrors, Mushnik and Son—for taking the time to talk to me about his movie, “No Pay Nudity,” which is available now for home viewing. I recommend that you track it down. If you liked this interview, you can find lots more just like it on the Fast Cheap Movie Thoughts blog. Plus more interviews can be found in my books, Fast, Cheap And Under Control:Lessons Learned From The Greatest Low Budget Movies Of All Time, and its companion book of interviews with screenwriters, called Fast, Cheap And Written That Way. Both books can be found on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google, and Apple books. And while you're there, check out my mystery series of novels about magician Eli Marks and the scrapes he gets into. The entire series starting with The Ambitious Card can be found in paperback hardcover eBook and audiobook formats. Well, that's it for episode 103 of the occasional film podcast. Produced at Grass Lake Studios. Original Music by Andy Morantz. Thanks for tuning in, and we'll see you occasionally.

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 79th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging nearly 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. Wishing everyone a safe and healthy 2022! For this installment, titled "The Play's the Thing," in my Friday Night Feature I talk about show-within-a-show plot points I encountered in "Leverage," "Burn Notice," "The Closer," "Monk," "Hung," "In Plain Sight," "The Simpsons," "Drop Dead Diva" and "Better Off Ted," and their place and use in productions. In Cross Connections, I explore K. Callan's appearances as a Golden Thread through a lot of the media I grew up watching and throughout my media collection, and representing the tightest connection I've found so far to "Knives Out" through Frances Conroy in "Remington Steele" and Ed Begley Jr. in "St. Elsewhere" to "Six Feet Under," binding quite a few shows to the mystical center of my media collection in my "Studio Six Feet Under" challenge. I also noted Justina Machado in the "One Day at a Time" reboot puts every Norman Lear production also one step removed from "Six Feet Under." And K Callan's involvement in several shows featured in Chris Cooling's podcast "Forgotten TV" gave me a great opportunity for a quick shoutout to that excellent production. Other connections I talk about in my Classic Collection discussion include Christine Baranski's appearance in "Psych" with the more usual recurring character of Cybill Shepherd in "Cybill." Also, John Schneider's appearances in "Dirty Sexy Money," "Nip/Tuck" and "Leverage," and connections through "The Closer," "Cougar Town," "Drop Dead Diva" and "Rescue Me." In Fond Reflections, together with the loss to the world of Betty White, I extend my deep condolences to the "All About Agatha" podcast team, with the sudden passing of cohost Catherine Brobeck, celebrating her contributions in superlative discussion, debate and insights into the vast majority of mystery novelist, Queen of Crime Agatha Christie's body of work, and all the best to Kemper Donovan in the wake of the devastating loss of his friend and cohost in this more than five year journey. It was so good to have this too brief acquaintance. In my Classic VHS-to-DVD collection, discussion of dustups on "Rescue Me," additional cross connections, a screen capture of cool art I saw in "Burn Notice" I posted to VideoFuzzy's Instagram account, a clip from Portishead's "Only You" in the cold open for "Warehouse 13," and the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers. Also, tracking the car crash I foreshadowed a couple episodes back, documenting some weirdness I encountered in hopping from Binder No. 6 to Binder No. 7 – a blank disc, two copies of disc 1241 (now marked 1241-1 and 1241-2), and the odd displacement of Disc 1449, now exhaustively documented among this latest installment of "History's Most Boring Mysteries." In my Current direct-to-digital collection, discussion of "Doctor Who: Flux," exploring Weeping Angels, Division, an Ood, the Mad Mole of Liverpool, a snake alien involved from the earliest beginnings of UNIT, and at the center of it all, a tri-phasic Doctor and her team with chameleon arch tech, a grumpy doggo, a planet called Time, the Temple of the Mora and a confrontation with the Vanquishers while a Gallifreyan scientist tries to destroy the universe from outside of it. Also, commentary on "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," "Queens," "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes" and the 2002 Bruce Willis movie "Bandits" featuring Tanita Tikaram's "Twist in my Sobriety." And in What I've Been Watching, Ralph and I have been watching "My Hero Academia," and we recently took in the prequel installment, "The King's Man." Fun show. Finally, a link to my eighth installment of "VideoFuzzy: The Video" with comments from my Friday Night Feature: https://youtu.be/Xdn6tRm2LU4 TOP TEN: Here's a "top ten" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort. Enjoy! https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about

Chris and Taylor review the new western drama film "The Power of the Dog" written and directed by Jane Campion and based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Thomas Savage. Brothers Phil and George run a wealthy ranch in Montana. When George brings home a new bride and her son, Phil torments them until discovering the possibility of love. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine and Frances Conroy.

Welcome back to Fright School! It has been a busy week for Joshua! The 25th Anniversary screening of SCREAM was almost marred by a VERY amorous couple. SyFy debuted its new CHUCKY series. Halloween Kills slashed its way onto Peacock and into theaters. Joe did some things, too. With just a few weeks left in October and our Folk Horror exploration, we wacthed APOSTLE on Netflix! Clearly inspired by THE WICKER MAN, this story is all about a Doubting Thomas looking for his kidnapped sister on Cult Island! What could possibly go wrong?! We discuss the intimacy of violence, colonization stories, the imprisonment and subjugation of the Divine Feminine, and the environmental warnings of the film. Eerie Earfuls Vol. I: Haunted Sounds of Halloween Night on BANDCAMP Just in time for Halloween, Lonely Spectre Productions brings you a retro-inspired Halloween sounds album that innovates the platform. Recommended Reading/Viewing: Official Theatrical Trailer APOSTLE (2018) “Cthulhu Doesn't Hate You”: A Critical Analysis of APOSTLE, the 2018 Netflix orginal film directed by Gareth Evans by Sean Oscar 'Apostle' Ending Explained: Gareth Evans Break Down His Netflix Movie's Freaky Finale BY HALEIGH FOUTCH Unpacking The Truly Wild Gore-Fest That Is The Ending Of Apostle by ELENA NICOLAOU Extra Credit: Check out THE LIST WE MISSED "Have you seen this movie? Nope, but we'll put it on the list!" Besties AJ & Jacki will finally get to "the list" and watch all of the movies that they told people they would watch. We can't wait for the RENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL! Follow all of their social media for updates! We hope to see you there! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMMENDATION: Creepy Bitches: Essays On Horror From Women In Horror by Alyse Wax, Rebekah McKendry, PhD. and more! Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Monica, Samantha & Greg guess the plot of movies/TV shows: Six Feet Under & Idiocracy. Follow us on: www.instagram.com/implotsters/ www.twitter.com/implotsters www.facebook.com/implotsters www.youtube.com/channel/UCNt0P8dGWkM1OdnhKO3pXKg TikTok @Implotsters Visit our website: www.implotsters.com

Happiness, joy, and a bit of whimsy take over BEHIND THE LENS today as we look at two very special films with some very special filmmakers – CRYPTOZOO and our exclusive interview with DASH SHAW and JANE SAMBORSKI, and WELCOME TO HAPPINESS with writer/director/composer OLIVER THOMPSON. First up, is my exclusive interview with writer/director DASH SHAW and animation director JANE SAMBORSKI, the incredible team behind the breathtaking, allegorical, kaleidoscopic, psychedelic, animated delight – CRYPTOZOO. A fantastical tale that follows cryptozookeepers through a richly-drawn hallucinatory world as they seek out the mythical Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature that looks much like a pig and baby elephant swirling in bubbles, CRYPTOZOO raises thought-provoking discussion as the keepers/conservationists begin to wonder if they should display wondrous creatures like the Baku in a zoo or hide them and keep them safe from harm. With the military also seeking out the Baku for nefarious purposes, while wanting to kill all of the "cryptids", lines are drawn between utopia and counter-culture idealism versus pragmatism leaving it up to each individual to choose their own path. With voice talents of Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie and Angeliki Papoulia, Shaw's story and Samborski's animation soar with creativity, imagination, and entertainment. Then a big welcome to writer/director/composer OLIVER THOMPSON who joins us live talking about his film WELCOME TO HAPPINESS. Already on the "Happiness" bandwagon since its 2015 festival run and subsequent 2016 release, I'm excited to see WELCOME TO HAPPINESS now deliver a Director's Cut aka Special Edition of this magical enchantment. Boasting the talents of Kyle Gallner, Nick Offerman, Molly C. Quinn, Olivia Thirlby, Frances Conroy, Paget Brewster, Michael Keegan-Key, Robert Pike Daniel, Josh Brenner, Brendan Sexton III, WELCOME TO HAPPINESS is a tale of redemption and second chances and finding happiness if you are one of "the chosen" to enter a world only accessible through a magic door inside a closet in the apartment of a young writer named Woody. But if you are chosen to go through that door, the question becomes "do I erase the past and start anew or hold on to what I already have?". Take a listen as Oliver and I go down memory lane with the origin of the story and the "making of", including cinematography, production design, casting, the editing process, scoring and lyric soundtrack, while taking a look at the changes with the "Special Edition" version, including some added scenes, editing out about 15 minutes from the original film, and with 20/20 hindsight in today's post-lockdown pandemic world, is WELCOME TO HAPPINESS now a film for this time. http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

Frances Conroy stars in this original version of both TZ2019's The Comedian and TZ1985's Button, Button which happens later in this season. At least it's short. This one actually could have been longer if they had a little more going on but it's fine. It's just fine.LIWstudiosYoutube for LIWstudiosCheck out our friends Raiders Of The Lost Flicks & The Indy Sportscar Podcast

Frances Conroy stars in this original version of both TZ2019's The Comedian and TZ1985's Button, Button which happens later in this season. At least it's short. This one actually could have been longer if they had a little more going on but it's fine. It's just fine.LIWstudiosYoutube for LIWstudiosCheck out our friends Raiders Of The Lost Flicks & The Indy Sportscar Podcast

From Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage if you got a bee in your bonnett don't put it in a cage get some Wicker Man! The guys (Ben, Bracken, Buford, Nate and producer, Danny) discuss the merits of this Nicolas Cage remake of the 1973 British classic of the original name. Starring Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker, Leelee Sobieski, and Diane Delano. With a great cast like this, it begs the question, is this movie worth watching with your friends? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @BMWRPodcast or email us at BMWRPodcast@gmail.com The Wicker Man (2006) was Directed by Neil LaBute, Produced by Nicolas Cage, Boaz Davidson, Danny Dimbort, Noam Dromi, Randall Emmett, Simon Franks, George Furla, Norman Golightly, Manfred D. Heid, Zygi Kamasa, Jochen Kamlah, Gerd Koechlin, Josef Lautenschlager, Avi Lerner, Elisa Salinas, JoAnne Sellar, Trevor Short, Andreas Thiesmeyer, John Thompson, Brad Van Arragon, and Shawn Williamson, Written By Neil LaBute and Anthony Shaffer.

On this week’s show, we’re looking at all the actors who were lucky enough to not be cast in the 2004 Cat-astrophe Catwoman! Which Aussie star turned down the titular role? Which double Oscar-winner passed on Ophelia Powers? And would Patience Phillips have been the Jellicle choice? Also – Catwoman joins the Princess Switch franchise and we pitch the surefire hit: Air Bud…But With a Cat!   Catwoman stars Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Bratt, Alex Borstein, Lambert Wilson, and Frances Conroy; directed by Pitof     Follow the Podcast: On Instagram: @andalmoststarring  On Facebook: @andalmoststarring Have a film you’d love for us to cover? E-mail us at andalmoststarring@gmail.com   www.andalmoststarring.com 

In our latest installment of Pop! Pour! PU, this week we review "Catwoman" all while drinking the cleverly named cocktail "The Meow"!!! Look out for new episodes every Monday, follow @poppourreview for all updates, click around our website www.poppourreview.com, and for drink recipes and exclusive content become a member of our Patreon at patron.com/poppourreview !!! We do not own the rights to any audio clips used in the podcast.

Longtime friends and Meryl Streep fans Zachary Scot Johnson ( www.youtube.com/user/thesongadayproject/about ) and Maryl McNally discuss 1984's "Falling In Love", which co-stars Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Jane Kaczmarek, Dianne Wiest, David Clennon, George Martin and Frances Conroy. This film was directed by Ulu Grosbard and written by Michael Cristofer.Email the hosts at MerylStreepPodcast@gmail.com and please remember to rate, review and subscribe to this podcast.Zach's ranking of Meryl's performances1. silkwood2. postcards from the edge3. the post4. big little lies season 25. julie and julia6. the hours7. devil wears prada8. adaptation9. a cry in the dark10. kramer vs kramer11. manchurian candidate12. into the woods13. the laundromat14. the river wild15. doubt16. music of the heart17. it's complicated18. ricki and the flash19. mamma mia 220. florence foster jenkins21. out of africa22. death becomes her23. ironweed24. deer hunter25. mamma mia 26. falling in love27. plenty28. little women29. defending your life30. heartburn31. first do no harm32. still of the night33. before and after34. she-devil35. mary poppins returns36. house of the spirits37. the homesman38. manhattan39. juliaZach's ranking of Meryl's films1. the post2. the hours3. silkwood4. little women5. kramer vs kramer6. adaptation7. out of africa8. the deer hunter9. doubt 10. big little lies season 211. into the woods12. a cry in the dark13. the laundromat14. postcards from the edge15. julie and julia16. the devil wears prada17. it's complicated18. mary poppins returns19. the river wild20. manchurian candidate21. music of the heart22. death becomes her23. falling in love24. ironweed25. ricki and the flash26. florence foster jenkins27. defending your life28. plenty29. manhattan30. mamma mia31. heartburn32. still of the night33. mamma mia 234. first do no harm35. she-devil36. julia37. the homesman38. house of the spirits39. before and afterMaryl's ranking of Meryl's performances1. the post2. julie and julia3. devil wears prada4. postcards from the edge5. adaptation6. big little lies season 27. out of africa8. kramer vs kramer9. the hours10. manchurian candidate11. river wild12. mamma mia 213. florence foster jenkins14. mamma mia15. silkwood16. music of the heart17. into the woods18. it's complicated19. little women20. heartburn21. deer hunter22. death becomes her23. ricki & the flash24. doubt25. first do no harm26. she-devil27. the laundromat28. house of the spirits29. mary poppins returns30. defending your life31. manhattan32. before and after33. still of the night34. julia35. the homesmanMaryl's ranking of Meryl's films1. the hours2. little women3. postcards from the edge4. kramer vs kramer5. the post6. adaptation7. florence foster jenkins8. doubt9. silkwood10. out of africa11. the deer hunter12. big little lies season 213. devil wears prada14. mamma mia 15. mary poppins returns16. into the woods17. julie & julia18. mamma mia 219. river wild20. manchurian candidate21. it's complicated22. death becomes her23 music of the heart24. defending your25. the laundromat26. house of the spirits27. heartburn28. first do no harm29. ricki & the flash30. julia31. she-devil32. still of the night33. before and after34. the homesman35. manhattan

In this episode Mark talks about the 2019 American psychological thriller film "Joker" - directed, produced and co-written by Todd Philips - which is based upon the DC Comics character best known as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. Set in 1981, "Joker" follows the story of Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who is a failed stand-up comedian whose descent into insanity and nihilism inspires a violent counter-culture revolution against the wealthy in Gotham City. The film also stars Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, and Marc Maron, as well as a plethora of other recognisable actors in supporting roles, within a story that was apparently inspired by two Martin Scorsese films - "Taxi Driver" and "The King of Comedy" - and serves as an alternative origin story for the Joker character. Mark talks about the premise of the film, as well as the exceptional acting talent of the actors portraying the characters - and Mark talks about the character of the Joker and which depiction of the character by all the actors to have played the role over the years is his personal favourite. --- 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/markthepoet/message

E93 - We continue the conversation with W. Earl Brown, Deadwood’s ‘Dan Dority’, to find out details including the personal story behind the famous eyeball fight scene, how Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and ZZ Top are involved, why the award-winning HBO series by David Milch was abruptly cancelled, and how the movie came about, giving the story and its actors closure. We sneak in another fight scene question, this one with Joaquin Phoenix in Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. Also jump into Earl’s screenplay adaptation of his own personal Catcher in the Rye, Provinces of Night, to become the movie Bloodworth, starring Val Kilmer, Kris Kristofferson, Hillary Duff, Dwight Yoakam, Frances Conroy, and Reece Thompson. The personal family stories and side tales about Kris Kristofferson are not to be missed, as we talk about country music, rock music, and all three of our personal connections with musicians like Steve Earle, Hank Williams, and Dolly Parton. We discuss his country band Sacred Cowboys and his funny new short film Dad Band with possible future installations! Be sure to see work Earl has done, such as playing Sheriff Hugo Root on Preacher, and keep an eye on the exciting future of this wonderful actor, writer, and musician!You can watch this episode on our Mouse and Weens YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgeuFSExQ2EaHYSG-s4sgZwEpisode at A Glance:2:30 Deadwood: cancellation8:26 Dan Dority’s fight scene22:08 Deadwood character complicated like Milch26:41 Deadwood research and history28:56 Deadwood locations and shoots30:20 Bloodworth41:54 Did your family support you?43:47 Val Kilmer and Kris Kristofferson49:40 Music in Bloodworth54:26 Country music and rock roots58:17 Sacred Cowboys band1:02:20 Artistry in his films1:04:28 His Wife and Love Scenes1:05:52 Six Degrees to Adam Sandler & Chris Martin1:09:35 The Joaquin Phoenix fight in P.T. Anderson The Master1:18:54 Dad Band with Jerry CantrellSong credits: “Stuck Here Again” written by Julianne Eggold, covered by Three Chord JusticeVoice Actor: Matt ThompsonFollow @WEarlBrown on Instagram, Twitter, and FacebookDad Band on https://youtu.be/31PrzVpMktEFor filmography: IMDb, appearances: http://www.cameo.com demo reel: https://vimeo.com/120741162Transcript of this episode on http://www.mouseandweens.com/shownotesPlease follow and contact us via Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube @mouseandweensYou can get this episode UNEDITED and commercial free - plus bonus content, outtakes, and merch - for a mere $5 a month on patreon.com/mouseandweens Join the family!

In this episode, Wellington and Savon are joined by once again special guest, Maurice Hendricks, a multimedia content creator, focusing on making music, film production and video game design. They review Benny The Butcher's latest Burden of Proof and discuss this being one of the masterpiece albums of the year and it being a complete, thorough project along with carefully calculated features with Hit-Boy's magnificent production. They also review Drake's last studio album Scorpion and thoughts on this being such an expansive project and some of the ambitious elements that may have been too much and also early thoughts on his promo video for Drake's 6th album Certified Lover Boy dropping the beginning of next year and how some of his best, past sounds could culminate in an anticipated classic. Finally, they review J. Cole's 2014 Forest Hills Drive and how this was his most compelling and still consistent studio album with immaculate storytelling. In the second half, they review Joker, a 2019 psychological thriller film, directed and produced by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazzie Beats and Frances Conroy. They dive into how Joaquin Phoenix's performance was one of the high marks of his career, the divided reception of how this film was trying to be too similar to Martin Scoreses's Taxi Driver in some ways and possible holes in the origin story. They also discuss the intentional direction and narrative cues, the Joker's calculated questions and how you can't compare his performance to Heath Ledger's as they were in completely; different gears.

Your beloved hosts are still trapped in a pool! We've moved on to Season 2 of American Horror Story: Asylum, but the water grows ever colder. Will Carina, Emily, and Katie solve the mysteries and break free of their pool prison, or will they freeze to death in its watery depths? American Horror Story: Asylum waited until episode 7: “Dark Cousin” to introduce the angel of death. We believe Frances Conroy was only on set for a week and they had to squeeze her into as many scenes as possible. Meanwhile, Lana doesn't know how to finish the job when it comes to murder (yet), and there must be something in the water in this town that make the men deeply unstable. True Horror. Fake Crime. namelessdeadpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/namelessdeadpodcast

What constitutes a “dangerous” movie? And does 2019's Joker qualify as one? While a lot of controversy surrounded the film even before its release, Joaquin Phoenix turns in one of hell of a performance as the Clown Prince of Crime. We'll gush over (almost) all facets of the movie, plus how to beat the paparazzi, making a case for Leto's Joker, the limits of Halloween costumes if you have a beard, and plenty more.Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, and Marc Maron. Directed by Todd Phillips.If you enjoy what we do, please subscribe to our show, and leave us a rating and some feedback as well!Like us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterCatch up with us on InstagramJoin the discussion on our subredditBrought to you by HOLY Propaganda

Film critic Clarisse Loughrey and film programmer Anna Bogutskaya, American Horror Story super-fans, discuss and dissect every episode of AHS, from the very beginning. In the first episode of a new season, we meet the key characters from American Horror Story: Asylum. This one is definitely NSFW. Digressions include: a rant about Adam Levine, a remix of Shaggy's classic It Wasn't Me and disinfectant powder. Featuring our weekly categories: Top Quote, Best Naked Man Moment, MVP of the Episode and Insensitive Historical Reference of The Week. Introducing a new category, Cinematic Reference of the Week. We discuss the episode in detail, but will not spoil anything that lies ahead in this or future seasons of AHS. Follow Clarisse on @clarisselou and Anna on @annabdemented 

País Estados Unidos Dirección Todd Phillips Guion Todd Phillips, Scott Silver Música Hildur Guðnadóttir Fotografía Lawrence Sher Reparto Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, Dante Pereira-Olson, Douglas Hodge, Jolie Chan, Bryan Callen, Brian Tyree Henry, Mary Kate Malat, Glenn Fleshler, Marc Maron, Josh Pais, Leigh Gill, Adrienne Lovette, Sharon Washington, Mandela Bellamy, David Iacono, Matthias Sebastiun Garry, Mick O'Rourke, Evan Rosado, Caillou Pettis, Sondra James, Gary Gulman, Kim Brockington, Jamaal Burcher, John Cashin, Ryan Funigiello, Annie Pisapia, Ray Iannicelli, Tony D. Head, Scott Martin, Dj Nino Carta, Mark Lotito, Jason John Cicalese, Keith Buterbaught, Ray Rosario, Rose Maria Wilde, Ben Heyman, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Vincent Cucuzza, Celeste Pisapía, Marko Caka, Alexandra López Galán, Bob Leszczak, Rich Petrillo, Thomas W. Stewart Sinopsis Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) vive en Gotham con su madre, y su única motivación en la vida es hacer reír a la gente. Actúa haciendo de payaso en pequeños trabajos, pero tiene problemas mentales que hacen que la gente le vea como un bicho raro. Su gran sueño es actuar como cómico delante del público, pero una serie de trágicos acontecimientos le hará ir incrementando su ira contra una sociedad que le ignora.

On this jokers-are-wild episode of Oeuvre Busters, Liam and George welcome Mark Pagan and Randy Wilkins to discuss Joker (2019), directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy. Topics discussed: Sopranos avatars; cathartic dancing; Thomas Wayne: major asshole; anticomedy. Also, Logan!Topics not discussed: Edward Said’s controversial lecture, Freud and the non-European, a talk actually banned by the Freud institute in Vienna. Those Freudians sure are sensitive. For more info on our amazing guests, please follow the links below: Dear Spike LeeOther Men Need HelpRandy on TwitterMark Pagan on TwitterYou can find more OB content at www.oeuvrebusters.com. Also, please feel free to drop us a line, either via email or voicemail, at Oeuvrebusters@gmail.com. We are always looking to incorporate feedback from our listeners for the show, so leave us some thoughts and we might share them on the podcast. Please don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review whenever and wherever you can. We appreciate all the love and support."Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

And the DC just keeps on coming, this week with Joker. Joaquin Phoenix morphs from mild mannered Arthur Fleck into Gotham's very own Batman villian, the Joker in this Oscar winning performance.  Hit play to hear our thoughts on the movie, performances, direction and stay to the end as we not only charater swap, but we rate the other Movie Jokers from across the years. This one is not to be missed! Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Leigh Gill and many more!

The Plotaholics' romp into the biggest blockbusters of 2019 continues as we discuss Joaquin Phoenix's masterpiece, the Todd Phillips-directed Joker Wait until you get a load of (me) this star-studded cast that includes Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Brett Cullen, and Frances Conroy. Do we need another origin story? Or is this just the Joker film we deserve after Jared Leto's chance at the character? You be the judge!Listen in. Laugh. Cackle. And try not to give into your destructive tendencies as the Plotaholics review Joker.Other topics of discussion:The evolution of the Joker on FilmThere's Something About MaryHow ridiculous the Fast and Furious franchise has gottenDC rules TV and Marvel rules films (with a few exceptions)Support the show (https://plotaholics.com)

Episode 3 starts out with movie news including Star Wars Day, AMC movie theater drama and more. We also discuss the sequel video game to The Last of Us and have an in depth discussion on our opinions of spoilers in the world of movies/books/video games. This week's spotlight movie is Joker, staring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy. We discuss the different iconic scenes from the movie, how the actors portray their characters, and the sad consequences of Arthur's (Phoenix) ignored mental illness.  Phil and Kaiti also compare the difference in  actor's portrayals throughout the history of the Joker character. We end with a quiz all about the Joker .... hmmm, you would think there was a theme going on here. As a reminder, if you or anyone you know may be showing signs of mental illness, please use the following information: https://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk https://www.nami.org/Home National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1.800.273.8255 Music in this episode: Take a Chance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Bossa Antigua Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mugglewithamic/support

Daniel Stern and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film James vs. His Future Self, sculpting, good conversation, staying focused, regret and living in the moment, and why there’s no ketchup in the future.TrailerWatch it on: Bell On Demand, Shaw and iTunes.Synopsis:When an uptight time-travelling obsessed young scientist is visited by his nihilistic future self, he's told that he needs to give up his dream of becoming the world's first time traveler, or else. But when he won't go along with the plan, it becomes a wicked battle of man versus himself - literally.In James vs His Future Self, Jonas Chernick is James, a brilliant and obsessed particle physicist on the brink of inventing time travel who, in the process, has relegated the only two people who care about him to the sidelines. Daniel Stern is Jimmy, the future, time-travelling version of James, now angry, cynical and driven by regret and loss. Jimmy’s obsessed with righting the wrongs of his life by convincing his younger self to give up his obsession with time travel and to finally stop and smell the roses. Or else.Directed by Jeremy LaLonde (Cinequest Best Comedy award-winner The Go-Getters, Slamdance hit and Canadian Film Fest award-winner How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town) and co-written by LaLonde and Chernick, James vs His Future Self is an existential twist on the time-traveller-arrives-to-save-the-future trope. An homage to the classic sci-fi rom-coms of the 80’s and 90’s, a la Back to the Future, James vs His Future Self is a rare Canadian indie film filled with raunchy humour, heartfelt romance, surprising twists and packed with noteworthy performances.At the center are Chernick (currently co-starring on the Netflix/CBC hit comedy series Workin’ Moms, and star of the 2012 TIFF award-winner My Awkward Sexual Adventure) and Daniel Stern as his future self, giving the comeback performance of his career. Winner of the Jury Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, and nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Stern (who also currently stars in the hit Hulu series Shrill) is hilarious, dangerous and surprisingly emotional as Jimmy, James’s determined future self. Alongside Chernick and Stern are head-turning performances by three extraordinary actresses. James is affected by the gravitational pull of three fierce women in his life. His sister Meredith (Bitten’s Tommie-Amber Pirie) wants both of them to get over the death of their parents 15 years earlier and finally forge their own paths in the world. His best friend/soul mate Courtney (Cleopatra Coleman, from Netflix’s In The Shadow of the Moon and the Fox series Last Man On Earth) is a genius scientist in her own right, and is being courted by CERN to relocate to Switzerland and work on the Large Hadron Collider. This would remove her from James’s life, presumably forever. And Dr. Rowley (Joker & Six Feet Under’s Frances Conroy) is the metaphoric Devil on his shoulder, a lonely giant in the science world whose approval and acceptance could make James’s time-travel dreams a reality.Is the future inevitable? Or can Jimmy change James’s course?About Daniel:Daniel Stern recently completed a major arc playing Aidy Bryant’s (SNL) father in the Hulu comedy series Shrill, produced by Lorne Michaels. Stern can also now be seen starring in Game Over Man! opposite Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Blake Anderson in the Kyle Newacheck-directed Netflix feature.Stern appears on Judd Apatow’s Netflix series Love and previously co-starred in WGN’s Manhattan and feature films including Diner, It’s My Turn, Breaking Away, and the City Slickers and Home Alone franchises.He’ll next be seen starring in the feature film Everything’s Peachy, which he adapted from of his own stage play, and which he’ll be directing in 2019.Image Copyright: Northern Banner Releasing. Used with permission.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to another episode of Don’t Be Crazy! Here we discuss and dissect what makes a film (past or present) absolutely amazing or a pile of rubbish. All that we ask of each other is don’t be crazy. This week we tackle Joker (2019) directed by Todd Phillips. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. Does the movie live up to the hype or should moviegoers just pass on this one? The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, and Brett Cullen. Take a listen and don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Have questions or comments? Shoot an email to info@geeklegacy.com and we will answer them on the next podcast. Please subscribe on iTunes and remember to rate and leave a comment. Your feedback helps us tremendously.

This week we review the psychological drama Joker! Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, and Robert De Niro. 

This week, Joe and Todd have another jam packed episode - this one commercial free! The guys discuss Neil Peart, Joe gives us his top-5 drummers and then digs into Star Wars: The Last Jedi (in theaters). From there, they dive into The Mandalorian and finally The Joker. Star Wars: The Last Jedi stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Frank Oz, and Benicio del Toro. The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Werner Herzog, Omid Abtahi, Nick Nolte, Taika Waititi, Amy Sedaris, Jake Cannavale, Bill Burr, Giancarlo Esposito, and Emily Swallow. The Joker stars Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Nirom, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zadzooks-happy-hour/support