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In this episode of 'Need Some Introduction,' hosts Victor and Darren delve into the intricacies of 'Mob Land' episode eight, titled 'Beggars Banquet.' The discussion explores the Harrigan family's internal dynamics, particularly Maeve's chaotic influence and Harry's suspicions about the organization's rat. They also touch on Kevin's emotional subplot, Bella's mysterious schemes, and offer insights into the potential betrayal and power struggles within the mob. The hosts speculate on future twists, including the possibility of Harry orchestrating the family's downfall. Additionally, they critique other entertainment, including 'Murder Bot' and the disappointing 'Fountain of Youth.' Join them for a comprehensive analysis and predictions as the series nears its finale. mailto:needssomeintroduction@gmail.com 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 00:24 Discussion on 'The Last of Us' Finale 02:06 Speculations and Theories 03:40 Episode Titles and Music References 06:37 General Impressions of Mob Land Episode 8 08:13 Breakdown of Key Scenes 32:07 Maeve's Manipulations and Threats 33:28 Awkward Dinner with Alice 33:46 Egg Metaphor Madness 36:36 Conrad and Maeve's Tension 39:40 Police Interruption 49:10 Theories and Suspicions 51:48 MurderBot Episode 3 Mini-Review 53:37 Guy Richie's Fountain of Youth 58:28 Upcoming Shows and Final Thoughts
Vince Vaughn on Learning to Cook for his Film “Nonna's.
We've got an App!!!!Pierre is an apprentice for the day and poor Steve has been a poorly boyA Big Thanks You to our new Patron this week they are Christian Madsen @pizzalunden thanks so much christian for all your support your Pizzas look fab btwHuge thanks to our top tier PatreonsChris @back.to.the.workshop. Mat Melleor @Makermellor, André Jørassen, Toni Kaic @oringe_finsnickeri, Thor Halvor @thwoodandleather, Neil Hislop @hbrwoodworksuk, Mike Eddington @geo.ply, @jespermakes both on YouTube and instagram, Daniel Bengtsson @hemmabygget, Tor @lofotenwoodworks, Thomas Angel @verkstedsloggbok. Jason Grissom @jgrissom and also on Youtube . P-A Jakobson @pasfinsnickeri Tim @turgworks, John Mason @jm_woodcraft_scotland, Martin Berg @makermartinberg, Nick James @nickjamesdesign and and on YouTube at Nick James Furniture Maker. Preston Blackie @urbanshopworks and also on YouTube at Urban Shop Works, Kåre Möller @kare_m, Arne @mangesysleren, Marius Bodvin @mariusbodvin & @arendalleather, Richard Salvesen @salvesendesign, Bjorn from @interiormaker.b.hagen. Roger Anderson @rvadesign182. And Ola Skytteren @olaskytterenAnd a big thank you to all our other patreons If you want to support the Show and listen to the aftershow we have a Patreon page please click the link https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81984524We also have a discord channel that you can join for free the link is in our instagram Bio. We would love to see you there.Our Obsessions this weekSteve @stevebellcreates obsession this week. Steve is obsessed with the Netflix documentary Diamond Heist. Its not like ny other documentary because its a Guy Richie documentary its only 3 episodes and it the best thing Steve has seen in ages@theswedishmaker Sadly Pierre is all out of obsessions this weekIf you have any questions or comments please email the show at threenorthernmakers@gmail.com
This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss Paramount +'s ten episode crime drama "Mobland". This series is a Tom Hardy vehicle which is produced as well as two episode direction from Guy Richie.
This week on "Streaming Without A Paddle" Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss Paramount +'s ten episode crime drama "Mobland". This series is a Tom Hardy vehicle which is produced as well as two episode direction from Guy Richie.
Power is up for grabs as the Harrigans and Stevensons, two warring London crime families, clash in a kill-or-be-killed battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives in MobLand. Caught in the crossfire is Harry Da Souza, the street-smart ‘fixer' as dangerous as he is handsome, who knows too well where loyalties lie when opposing forces collide. As kingdom goes up against kingdom, lines will be crossed - and the only saving grace is a bet-your-life guarantee: family above everything. The new global crime series from Guy Ritchie features a star-studded cast, including Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, and Helen Mirren.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 4th April 2025, including:A prequel series to Ray Donovan, following the shady goings on of the Donovan family. Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and Tom Hardy head up the all star cast in Guy Richie's MobLand on Paramount+Aussie series Austin, on BBC iPlayer, follows children's author Julian Hartswood, whose career and that of his illustrator wife Ingrid, are threatened when a viral post leads to their cancellation, until their neurodiverse son, Austin, unexpectedly appears, potentially offering a path to redemptionMrdered bounty hunter Hub Halloran is back from the dead after being resurrected by the Devil to trap and send back demons that have escaped from the prison of Hell; by chasing them down, Hub learns how his own sins got his soul condemned in Prime Video series The Bondsman.After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis stage 4 breast cancer, she decides to leave her husband to explore the complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life, in Disney Plus comedy drama Dying for Sex.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!If you're a brand interested in sponsorship or collabs, email hello@podcastsbyliam.com and chat to us now!
Power is up for grabs as the Harrigans and Stevensons, two warring London crime families, clash in a kill-or-be-killed battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives in MobLand. Caught in the crossfire is Harry Da Souza, the street-smart ‘fixer' as dangerous as he is handsome, who knows too well where loyalties lie when opposing forces collide. As kingdom goes up against kingdom, lines will be crossed - and the only saving grace is a bet-your-life guarantee: family above everything. The new global crime series from Guy Ritchie features a star-studded cast, including Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, and Helen Mirren.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.
We've got mail! Jonathan and Honey answer your questions about cinema, films, family and everything in between. This week, the pair discuss their favourite clone films, what they enjoyed watching as a family when Honey was younger and it's time to talk about Guy Richie... and his barbecues.Jonathan also revisits fond memories when he got to meet the esteemed diving pigs of Texas, and Honey is once again backing The Prestige to the death.Let us know what you think! You can get involved by emailing us at reeltalk@global.com and follow us on Instagram on @reeltalkrossThanks for listening. Listen and subscribe to Reel Talk on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.
We are back with episode 450 of the Geektown Radio podcast, and Dave is joined by Matt from Entertainment Talk to discuss all the latest and TV, film, and gaming news & reviews!Whilst we'd usually have Gray on this week to talk Oscars, he's unfortunately tied up, so Matt graciously stepped in, and brings us a review of the animated series 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' - a show that you should not judge by its trailer! We also chat about the newly released video game 'Two Point Museum', which is the latest building game in the Two Point franchise. Meanwhile, Dave reviews Sky's latest release from Chris O'Dowd, 'Small Town, Big Story', which has a surprising sci-fi edge to it, plus catching up with 'SAS Rogue Heroes' Season 2, and 'Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish'. We also discuss the demise of Skype, and run through the winners and loses of this year's Oscars.Over in the news updates, and we don't really have any cancellations this week, although we do run through some of the data released in Netflix's "What We Watched" report, including our thoughts on the cancelled 'Kaos" series. We also chat about DC's ‘Lanterns' Series, ITV's ‘Red Eye' getting a new lead, Guy Richie's 'MobLand', and ‘The Boys' 'Supernatural' reunion, plus lots more!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Kelly Alexander Show is thrilled to welcome pop & dance music legends Niki Haris, Donna De Lory and DJ Tracy Young to the show! These three artists came to fame as part of Madonna's elite entourage of talent with Niki & Donna singing and dancing alongside Madonna from the 80's into the 2000's and Tracy spinning tunes for Madonna at parties and events including Madonna's own wedding to Guy Richie. Tracy even won a Grammy Award for her remix of Madonna's "I Rise." Niki, Donna and Tracy have decided to bring their collective talents together and have released a new song called "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" and will be releasing more songs and hopefully even an album! The women share their stories of what it was like working & touring with Madonna, why they decided to team up and release new music, the importance of their LGBTQIA+ fans, what it was like performing at award shows like the Grammys and they even share very personal thoughts about the passing of Madonna's beloved brother Christopher Ciccone. This is the first time these three artists have been interviewed together and we are ecstatic to have them as our guests on The Kelly Alexander Show. Enjoy the conversation and thank you for listening.
5 x Great British Judo champion Bobby Rich talks to Mat & Lawrence about the discipline of sport, lessons learnt in defeat, overcoming competition anxiety...training Jason Statham, Guy Richie & David Beckham. Plus so many great nuggets of advice for parents looking to introduce their kids to competitive sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week we are looking at Guy Richie's 2000 smash hit 'Snatch'. This crime based comedy has boxing promoters, jewel thieves, hitmen, gangsters, guns and dogs, something for everyone, with a huge cast along for the ride.
Aladdin (2019) is on trial this week. Is it a magic carpet ride, or a step too Jafar? Gav celebrates the film's musical numbers, and highlights that a lot of the controversies of the original have been addressed. Alex argues that an odd choice in director and a subpar genie really hinder the film. There are great arguments from both sides, an impression of Guy Richie, and a quiz all about the 1001 Arabian Nights. www.filmsontrial.co.uk/256
This week, Comedian Alex Kealy's in town to discuss the highs and lows of his week. From post-nuptial pints in Guy Richie's pub to the chagrin shards of a signed Caroline Polachek poster. It's a damn fine up.There's (probably) some fairly strong language in this podcast, so it might not be suitable for all ages. If you want to email the Daily Grind you can email us: shaun@radiox.co.uk. Or you can text us (for you standard network rate) on 83936 (start the message with GRIND).If you like the episode please leave a review and subscribe to get the Daily Grind in your feed everyday at 5pm.
7/15/24: Monday Movie review: Operation Fortune (Guy Richie 2023)!!Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1072287757/@gethelpdadpodcast (Tiktok) gethelpdad@gmail.com.This is podcast Season #3, episode #88Get Help Dad Podcast with Bad jokes and life tips.FYI: You are a great parent!!You can send in your own parenting advice, Dad topics, tell us where you are listening from or lawn care advice to gethelpdad@gmail.com. We are excited to hear from you. Please let us know your Name, City/Country you are from. [PROMO] Check out the author's "personal" best selling book Alone and Unafraid: An Alaskan Dad's guide to watching the kid while the wife is on a long trip. (in the link below) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1072287757/
In Love with the Process | Filmmaking | Photography | Lifestyle |
On today's episode of In Love with the Process, host Mike Pecci dives deep into the Netflix show The Gentleman with one of its cinematographers, Bjorn Charpentier. Have you seen the show yet? Created by Guy Richie, it's a must-watch British gangster film that is absolutely gorgeous. Mike and Bjorn explore the intricate details of how a show like this is shot, from the visual style to the technical challenges. Get ready to geek out over the cinematography of The Gentleman in this fascinating episode! --------------------------------- Go to inlovewiththeprocess.com to see trailers and clips! ►Bjorn's IG: https://www.instagram.com/bjorn_charpentier/ ►Mike Pecci's IG: instagram.com/mikepecci ►ILWP's IG: instagram.com/inlovewiththeprocesspod -------------> Featuring Music from: ►Code Elektro ►L'Avenue The Episode is Sponsored by ► Puget Systems: puget.systems/go/ILWTP ► https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ ► FujiFilm: fujifilm-x.com/ ► FujiFilm Shop: bit.ly/3Q2zTHw ► FujiFilm Refurb: bit.ly/3I9NLh4 ► FujiFilmX-H2S: bit.ly/3i22hN5
Spione schummeln sich in Sneakpod und sprechen über den Film Operation Fortune von Guy Richie. Unser Besucher der Woche ist Andy vom Nerdtalk, der gleich eine Serie mitgebracht hat und über Yellowstone schwärmt. Nach einem kurzen Ausflug nach Paris sprechen wir sehr intensiv über die Nutzung von Heim Automatisierung am Beispiel von Home Assistant.
Joe & Adam plunder through Matthew Vaughn's 2004 British gangster film Layer Cake, starring Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon and many, many more recognisable faces. Topics of conversation include: what even is a layer cake? Which version of Star Trek has Colm Meaney actually been in? Why is Sienna Miller so underrated? And why Adam thinks this isn't anything like a Guy Richie movie (and then later compares it loads to Guy Richie movies). Plus, bonus feeling uncomfortable in boundary-pushing clothes and embarrassing oneself while public speaking stories. We need your Movies You Forgot You Forgot! Please email us with suggestions and they will be added to our Big List! And in the Brad Pitt vs George Clooney vein, tell us who's worst films are worst, and who's best films are better. Any other thoughts and comments are more than welcome:moviesyouforgotyouforgot@gmail.com: Also, follow Adam on Letterboxd @errorofways, he will follow you back
It's been a while, but we're back and older than ever! After a brief discussion about podcasts and Speed, you'll get an extra special dose of Movies We've Seen since last time (12:54), TV Talk (1:23:38), and Entertainment News/Upcoming Trailers and Stuff (1:30:51). Then it's time for an all-new edition of “Not Like This, Christopher Nolan” at 1:45:05, What Year Did That Come Out Again? at 1:54:26 and Tomato Talk at 1:56:56. Finally, Patrick provides a masterful Hidden Gem recommendation for your eyeballs (2:05:00). Episode highlights include a discussion about Apes, a shout-out to Guy Richie, revisiting the classic films of our youth, pretentious/art-house/indie film phases, our favorite Kurt Russell movies, unnecessary Star Trek, and a brief, oral history of Cannon Films' Masters of the Universe, recently screened at the Los Feliz Theater in LA. All that, plus Patrick has a mid-life crisis inspired melt-down while Kelly takes a break to pee.
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I am back home for a few weeks before I return to Sevilla. I love gardenia and jasmine season! Here are my Favorites to Read, Watch, Collect, Eat, and Cook for this month. This is a good one! Oh, and thank you to all my new subscribers. I appreciate your support! Diary of a Serial Hostess is a reader-supported publication. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to receive new posts and support my work.ReadTable for Two by Amor Towles. A collection of short stories and a longer novella. Fans of Amor Towels will not be disappointed. It is one of those books I want to start reading again the second I finish. Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz is just as captivating as all his previous works, but especially this one, which seems a lot more personal and insightful. I adore his relationship with his sidekick, a retired British policeman. The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins. A rich family, a large estate, adoptions, inheritances, and many secrets. Always an interesting topic. WatchJeanne du Barry in Netflix. I laughed, I cried, and I loved every second. The acting is superb, and the scenery, costumes, etc… incredibly beautiful. Yes, it is in French with subtitles but it is so riveting you are not going to multi-task during this movie. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare in movies. The collection of the best-looking men I have ever seen together. It has a bit of spy thriller history, a bit of Ian Fleming and Winston Churchill, and a lot of action. Guy Richie directed it. A Man in Full. Apple TV. Really well done. Bits of the Tom Wolfe book come to the screen just as I imagined them. I loved it. CollectStyle multiplied by a thousand is what Casa Cabana is all about. I have been an avid fan of this publication for ever and subscribe to their newletters and magazines. They make only two issues a year, and each one of them is better than the last. And, are, of course, trully collectibles. Authenticity, creativity, that wonderful mix of european design, and old-world mixes with the best of the new. I am totally smitten. They also have a great online shop: Cabana with the best accesories, clothes, ceramics, glassware…. EatI have to give Trader Joe's total credit for their frozen Tortilla de Patatas. It is really, really good. I thaw it and then cook it on both sides in a saute pan with a bit of olive oil. Grab it if you see it and keep it in your freezer. It is perfect for a quick mid-week supper and to slice into squares for a hearty appetizer. Cook Continuing my healthy eating, even when friends come over and, so, for this ladies' lunch, I served smoked salmon and hard boiled eggs as the protein with a de-constructed room-temperature salad. I also added some goat cheese for those who can indulge. Salad dressings are on the side - creamy ranch and classic vinaigrette and my latest favorite condiment, crispy garlic & onion. This is what I served, but you can always add more of your favorite vegetables depending on the season. * Roasted baby potatoes (warm)* Roasted eggplant (warm) * Roasted Shisito peppers* Artichoke halves (cold) * Sliced tomatoesArranged all the foods on a platter and the baby lettuce greens in a bowl. That way, everyone can serve themselves picking their favorite ingredients. Dessert, to continue with the healthy theme, I served mixed berries dressed with a little orange juice.And with this, I leave you! Sincerely, The serial Hostess From the Archives Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
Description: TOP NEWS | On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Texas Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar is expected to be indicted Friday by the Department of Justice. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke asked to resign after Daily Signal reports she lied to the Senate. The Biden administration announces that Illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children will soon be eligible for federal health care in the U.S.We bring you a Friday movie review of “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” directed by Guy Richie. Relevant Linkshttps://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/03/biden-make-daca-recipients-eligible-subsidized-federal-health-care-coverage/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcastsSign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this new podcast, Brothers Pete and Paul Escarcega discuss a bunch of new movie announcements, including Keanu Reeves return to John Wick, Henry Cavill & Jake Gyllenhall in a new Guy Richie movie "In the Grey", Henry Cavill casted as Lion-O in Thundercats the Movie, Monopoly with Margot Robbie, a new Scorcese biopic of Frank Sinatra with Leonardo Dicaprio & Jennifer Lawrence, plus other amazing developments!They also discuss the latest box office results and preview what movies are upcoming!#aaactionpodcast #movie #moviepodcast #movies #movienews #film #martinscorcese #leonardodicaprio #franksinatra #monopoly #margotrobbie #thundercats #boxoffice #upcomingmovie
We couldn't be more excited for a new Henry Cavill movie. We went and saw Ungentlemanly Warfare on an early screening. The movie was great, action was awesome and Alan Ritchson is huge! Video Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Henry Cavill is a great looking guy 2:15 - Overall thoughts of Guy Richie's newest movie 3:50 - Source Code: real events of Ungentlemanly Warfare 6:45 - Ratings, budget and creators 8:00 - Rating the Story of Ungentlemanly Warfare 11:43 - Rating the Acting of Ungentlemanly Warfare 14:08 - Rating the Cinematography of Ungentlemanly Warfare 16:10 - Rating the Sound Track of Ungentlemanly Warfare 17:27 - Rating the Set/Character Design of Ungentlemanly Warfare 20:08 - Rating the Re-Watchability of Ungentlemanly Warfare 21:05 - Overall Rating and thoughts of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare #henrycavill #alanritchson #guyrichie THE BODY short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2ABree1YzU
This episode aired on 4/22/24. We both caught the new Guy Richie film, Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. We also get you caught up on the week in news!
Join us this week as our hosts J and Z cover their third Guy Richie film in over a year with "The Ministry of Ungentalmently Warfare" (0:00:00). The guys continue their TV coverage with; episodes three and four of Amazon's "Fallout" (0:29:56), episode six of Marvel's "X-Men '97" (1:21:05), the penultimate episode of Hulu's "Shogun" (1:21:05) and finishing with episode thirteen of Star Wars' "The Bad Batch" (2:00:25).
Today on The Love Is podcast, Kim Sorrelle and Neil Haley of The Neil Haley Show interview Babs Olusanmokun. Promoting: new Guy Richie Film MINISTRY OF UNGENTLMANLY WARFARE ...The film releases on Friday, April 19th in the United States. Babs also stars on STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS which is currently shooting its 3rd season in Toronto.This is Babs second movie with Guy Ritchie and he has lots of great stories about their history together. The film is also a true story about World War II that has never been told. See information below about Babs and please let me know your thoughts. After a record-breaking box office for DUNE 2, Babs Olusanmokun (who played Jamis in the Dune films) follows this up with a starring role as HERON in the Guy Richie directed Lionsgate feature MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE starting opposite Henry Cavil, Henry Golding, Eiza Gonzales and many more.
This week, everyone jumps in to check in on Bluey (streaming on Disney Plus) in honor of the series longest episode to date “The Sign,” which functions as a possible finale (but likely isn’t). Then, David reports back from director Guy Richie’s very busy period with some thoughts on The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare before […]
Babs Olusanmokun has emerged as a captivating force in the entertainment industry, capturing the attention of distinguished film directors such as Phillip Noyce, Jeymes Samuels, Denis Villeneuve, Nicholas Winding Refn, Guy Richie and others.Since his breakthrough in Hollywood, his trajectory has been nothing short of stellar, marked by a series of standout performances that have fortified an impressive resume. He was recently seen in Jeymes Samuels's Sony/Legendary film “The Book of Clarence” in the scene-stealing role of Asher The Torturer, alongside an incredible cast including David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Lakeith Stanfield and he reteams with director Guy Ritchie for the upcoming film “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” opposite Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzalez (US April 19th) after having previously appeared in Ritchie's 2021 movie “Wrath of Man.”He currently stars in the Emmy Award-nominated “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” on Paramount+ as Chief Medical Officer Joseph M'Benga that is currently in production on Season 3 in Toronto.Mr. Olusanmokun appeared as Jamis, in Denis Villeneuve's Academy Award-winning film “Dune,” alongside Timothee Chalamet. He will also be seen in the upcoming “Dune” sequel coming out on March 1. His first stand out role was as Omoro Kinte in the 2016 reboot of the miniseries “Roots” with Forest Whitaker for director Phillip Noyce. Other credits include: the Amazon Prime, award-winning series “The Widow,” opposite Kate Beckinsale as well as the neo-noir miniseries “Too Old to Die Young,” from famed Danish art house director Nicholas Winding Refn and opposite Miles Teller and Jena Malone, the riveting "Black Museum" episode of the 2017 award-winning anthology series "Black Mirror, " Amazon's “Sneaky Pete,” Fox's “Gotham,” HBO's “The Night Of” with Riz Ahmed, and Acorn TV's “The Drowning.” Theater credits include Yale Repertory- In a Year With 13 Moons opposite Bill Camp and Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer winning Ruined. Mr. Olusanmokun began his acting journey in New York City. He currently resides in London. In addition to his career in film, he is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt Champion, adding another dimension to his multifaceted persona.
It's the SMS that brought much delight to Em, Michael got rear ended by a truck on his way to work, and sent an “I've been epically rear ended” message to alert Em to that fact. You'll hear all about it as we start the pod, with a side quest on Beyoncé being a capitalist by name dropping brands in her songs. Then it's onto Em's newest obsession, Guy Richie's new Netflix TV series ‘The Gentlemen', which is light years better than the bad accents we get in his original movie version of ‘The Gentlemen'. Somehow that spins off into Em regaling us with all the saucy hookups she witnessed happening between the gay men at her local swimming pool, with added recollections from Michael. There's the upcoming Anne Hathaway movie ‘The Idea Of You' to get excited about, plus props for Emma Thompson's ‘Good Luck To You, Leo Grande'. We also get mental side quests on sing-gers and Kylie and Madonna on stage together and separating an artist's problematic history from their art. Then in the Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and Michael update their thoughts and feels on the Kate Middleton situation, talk Oprah's upcoming weight loss doco and there's even more F1 frothing to deliver. Sign up now to start listening at emsolation.supercast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's the SMS that brought much delight to Em, Michael got rear ended by a van on his way to work, and sent an “I've been epically rear ended” message to alert Em to that fact. You'll hear all about it as we start the pod, with a side quest on Beyoncé being a capitalist by name dropping brands in her songs. Then it's onto Em's newest obsession, Guy Richie's new Netflix TV series ‘The Gentlemen', which is light years better than the bad accents we get in his original movie version of ‘The Gentlemen'. Somehow that spins off into Em regaling us with all the saucy hookups she witnessed happening between the gay men at her local swimming pool, with added recollections from Michael. There's the upcoming Anne Hathaway movie ‘The Idea Of You' to get excited about, plus props for Emma Thompson's ‘Good Luck To You, Leo Grande'. We also get mental side quests on sing-gers and Kylie and Madonna on stage together and separating an artist's problematic history from their art. Then in the Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and Michael update their thoughts and feels on the Kate Middleton situation, talk Oprah's upcoming weight loss doco and there's even more F1 frothing to deliver. Sign up now to start listening at emsolation.supercast.com.
Randy raves (pun intended) over “The Last Year of Darkness”. Clark got itchy for Guy Richie and Russell talks some scarecrow with “Die'ced”. Unnamed Footage Festival tickets are going fast! Films: Remnants (2013), The Last Year of Darkness (2023), Problemista (2023), The Gentlemen (2019), The Gentlemen (2024 TV Series), The Greatest Night in Pop (2024), Die'ced (2023), Carnaval Sangrento (Scream Fan Film) (2024), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), The Dark Side (2021) Hey, we're on YouTube! Listening on an iPhone? Don't forget to rate us on iTunes! Fill our fe-mailbag by emailing us at OverlookHour@gmail.com Reach us on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre) Facebook (@theoverlookhour) Twitter (@OverlookHour)
Three Northern Makers Episode 130 Welcome to Episode 130 Whats that Smell !!!!!! A big thank you for listening and supporting the show Thanks very much to all our Patreons on every level. We have a new Patreon this week Simon Knightley @sjkwoodcraft thanks so much Simon for your support Special thanks to our top tier Patreons Jesper @jespermakes both on YouTube and instagram, Daniel Bengtsson @hemmabygget, Tor @lofotenwoodworks, Nic Allen @nicallen2, Thomas Angelo @verkstedsloggbok. Jason Grissom @jgrissom and also on Youtube . P-A Jakobson @pasfinsnickeri Tim @turgworks, John Mason @jm_woodcraft_scotland, Martin Berg @makermartinberg, Nick James @nickjamesdesign and and on YouTube at Nick James Furniture Maker. Preston Blackie @urbanshopworks and also on YouTube at Urban Shop Works, Kåre Möller @kare_m, Arne @mangesysleren, Marius Bodvin @mariusbodvin & @arendalleather, Richard Salvesen @salvesendesign, Bjorn from @interiormaker.b.hagen. Roger Anderson @rvadesign182. And Ola Skytteren @olaskytteren If you want to support the Show and listen to the aftershow we have a Patreon page please click the link https://www.patreon.com/user?u=81984524 We also have a discord channel that you can join for free the link is in our instagram Bio. We would love to see you there. Our Obsessions this week Steve @stevebellcreates & Pierre @theswedishmaker We both independently have the same obsession this week. We've both been watching the Netflix series called the Gentleman directed by Guy Richie. Its an action paced funny but violent gangster drug dealing romp thats also very funny go take a look If you have any questions or comments please email the show at threenorthernmakers@gmail.com
This week's movie feature is the latest Blumhouse Productions movie, Imaginary. It's about an angry former imaginary friend and there's a creepy teddy bear named Chauncy. You can also hear about the first episodes of Shogun (on Hulu) and Guy Richie's The Gentlemen (on Netflix, which stars Theo James). There is also another episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch plus the latest comics and more. 00:00:00 - 00:23:13 Intro & News 00:23:13 - 01:00:39 Comics 01:00:39 - 01:16:22 Star Wars: The Bad Batch E305 01:16:22 - 01:43:26 Shogun E101 01:43:26 - 02:26:54 The Gentlemen E101 02:26:54 - 02:40:53 Imaginary 02:40:53 - 02:44:46 Outro You can support the show at Patreon.com/GManFromHeck (and get access to the weekly bonus podcast) or at ko-fi.com/GManFromHeck.
On this week's episode the guys are talking about Guy Richie's newest movie Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare as well as his Netflix show The Gentlemen. Then they talk about some recent news and trailers. Then they have a quick discussion about Season 1 of Reacher and the book The Killing Floor.Official Website: https://www.comesnaturallypodcast.comOfficial Merchandise: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/comes-naturally-podcast/iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/kqkgackFacebook: http://tinyurl.com/myovgm8Tumblr: http://tinyurl.com/m7a6mg9Twitter: @ComesNaturalPodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/5snxpy
We're gonna act like a bitch out of order and push all of the letters to the front of our mouths to talk about the 2012 Madonna album MDNA - the first Madonna album of the 2010 decade. We talk Superbowl, Gaga, and Justin Timberlake. Licensed therapist, and my friend, Lauren Wickline join me to talk about this period of time, post Guy Richie, and how we relate to the theme of transgression, love, and self care throughout the album. We also discuss how the power of music can help us heal. Guest: Lauren Wickline IG: /lauren_wickywicky Music Credits: "Glamorous Etoile" by Kinemesis Music
On October 28th, I hosted a webinar called "How To Write A Great Story," where I talked about how to come up with interesting and unique story ideas, as well as how tapping into your everyday life interactions with people can help with this. This episode addresses questions you asked in our Q&A session that we didn't have time to answer. There's lots of great info here, make sure you watch.Show NotesFree Writing Webinar - https://michaeljamin.com/op/webinar-registration/Michael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Newsletter - https://michaeljamin.com/newsletterAutogenerated TranscriptMichael Jamin:Yeah, you better figure that out because your story needs to be about one thing everyone wants to throw in the kitchen sink. And it's about this, but it's also about this, but it also has elements of this. It's like, no, no, you don't know what your story is. You got a hot mess. You can't kitchen sink it. Your story's about one thing. And if you think it's about two things, congratulations. Now you have a sequel or you have another episode, but your story's about one thing. And if you think I'm making it up, read stories that you've enjoyed and ask yourself the same question. What is this about you're listening to? What the hell is Michael Jamin talking about? I'll tell you what I'm talking about. I'm talking about creativity, I'm talking about writing, and I'm talking about reinventing yourself through the arts. Hey everyone, welcome back to What the Hell is Michael Jamin talking about? And today I am answering your questions and I'm back here with Phil. Welcome back, Phil,Phil Hudson:Good to be here. Thank you forMichael Jamin:Having me. We had a delay because I borrowed some of Phil's mic equipment for a few weeks and then I gave it back to him with the wrong card. And then Phil, you learned a lesson. The lesson is no good deed goes unpunished.Phil Hudson:Oh man, I feel like's. I'mMichael Jamin:Happy to have taught you that lesson. ThankPhil Hudson:You for teaching me that lesson. I feel like the theme of every story I've ever written is that you get screwed either way. Just so everyone knows. Sometimes high tech is low tech and we have these awesome zoom recorders and they only allow you to have a 32 megabyte SD card. And then the American way of gluttony. We bought massive SD cards for the podcast, missed an SD card somewhere. SoMichael Jamin:Here we're won't run, but we're back and we made it work. We had a little delay. And so today I have these webinars every three weeks or so where I talk to people about writing. And anyone's welcome to join. It's free, go to michaeljamn.com/webinar for the next one. And we have a rotating list of topics that I cover and they're all writing related. And so these are some of the questions I didn't have time to answer during these webinars.Phil Hudson:And you are often testing new subjects too, so if you've attended them in the past, make sure you come sign up so you can get into those.Michael Jamin:Yeah.Phil Hudson:Alright, well, we've got several topics and as we do, I tend to group these together based on subject matter, and these are raw questions just ask during the podcast. So I apologize in advance for ruining people's names and mispronouncing everything, but let's start with craft. I think that's the thing people care a lot about is how do they get better at writing? And s sl junk indie author asks, how does the story structure fluctuate depending on genre, I should say too, this is from your podcast, how to Write a Great Story, which is one of your MyMichael Jamin:Webinar. My webinar. YourPhil Hudson:Webinar, yeah, yeah. Excuse me. Your webinar, how to Write a Great Story, which is one of your most popular webinars that we have. So if you haven't signed up for that, go do that the next time it's up. So how does the story structure fluctuate? Depending on genre, if I'm writing a horror, but I'm used to fantasy, what are some things I need to consider when structuring my story?Michael Jamin:I really don't think there's that much of a difference, to be honest. I think if you're writing a mystery that's different, and I think writing mysteries, people do it wrong all the time. Rich are a little harder to do, but you're just telling the story structure is very similar. You're telling a scary story. A horror story is just a scary story. A fantasy is just, it is a fantastical story, but they're just stories. I mean, everyone gets hung up on these genres. You get to decide the tone and the tone of your story is scary or fantastical, but it's still a story.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Something that you told me privately that I think is interesting for everybody listening, you were approached by a publisher who said, we want to make you the next Save the Cat. We want you to publish this book series, and you've never read any of those things. But for those of us who have, this is commonly taught, what are the tropes of your genre? What are the things in your genre? What is the story structure of your genre? And it's like you read between the lines and it's like what you've said many times. You're taking something apart and reassembling that and it's not the right way. You need to start with structure and then move forward. It's the same reason you do a foundation and then a frame, and then you do the rest of the house.Michael Jamin:You can paint the house any color you want, and that's whether it's scary or funny or dramatic or whatever. That's just color of paint. But the house still looks the same for the framing, still looks the same regardless of what paint you want to put on it.Phil Hudson:Awesome. Just Mason May. How does someone overcome the concern that our work won't live up to its potential?Michael Jamin:Oh, it never does. To get over it, you'll never be happy. You'll never be, oh, I should have done it. This. When you're done, you're always going to look at it and go, I wonder if this could have been better. I think any artist is going to feel that way, but if the question is how do I make sure it's good enough to even share, well, then you can just give it to your friend or your mother or whoever and have them look at it and read it. Take your name off the cover and ask them, did you enjoy reading this? When you got to the bottom of the page, did you want to turn the page or not? And if you wanted to turn the page, you did a good job. And if you didn't, something's wrong.Phil Hudson:Right. Aside from that, what would you recommend people do to overcome the fear of rejection or the fear of someone hating their work?Michael Jamin:I get over it. I mean, that's the job you're signing up for this. Hopefully no one's going to be too mean to you, but just know that when I was starting off, I was no good. No one's good when they start off. I mean, no one starts every single artist you admire, musician, actor, writer, whatever, performer, they were not good when they started. Listen to them in interviews. They'll say as much, so you get better. The more you do, the better you get.Phil Hudson:Yeah. We watch these kids shows now that I've got small children, and one of our favorite shows is Bluey, which I've talked about before. And they just dropped a bunch of new episodes yesterday, and one of the episodes is about drawing. And the daughter bluey is not good at drawing, but the dad's not good at drawing, but the mom's really good at drawing, and then the little sister doesn't care at all. She's just a kid and she's just drawing whatever she wants. And so the dad's super conscientious, self-conscious of what he's drawing. And so bluey the protagonist becomes a little self-conscious of her drawing, and they tell the story that the dad made fun of when he was a kid. So he stopped and the mom, just, her mom incentivized her, encouraged her, you're doing great for a 7-year-old. And she was like, oh, and that was enough. And then she became a wonderful artist. So at the end, bluey and the dad are both freed up to draw the things that they got made fun of or were worried about. And it's this beautiful allegory of just, Hey, just let it go. Who cares? That person's just being a jerk and it's because they envy what you do. That'sMichael Jamin:A good lesson. That's a good lesson from that show.Phil Hudson:Yeah, it's a great show. I bet we should watch it with your kids, Michael.Michael Jamin:My kids are too old to watch TV with me now.Phil Hudson:Yeah, that's scary. It's so sad to hear that. Rachel Zoo, I would like to get my motivation for riding back and for everybody. You have this other webinar you just put out, which is about how professional writers overcome writer's block. And I think that kind of addresses this, but this was before that. But what general thoughts do you have about getting motivation back to write?Michael Jamin:Yeah, I mean, well, first of all, I can't motivate anyone. I mean, if you don't have the motivation in you, then it's not going to get done. So you have to be self-driven. But probably what you're experiencing is the fact that you just don't know how to do it. And so when you don't know how to do something or you think you're bad at it, it's not fun. Why would you want to do anything when you feel like you're horrible at it? But once you learn how to do it and story structure can be taught and it doesn't make writing easier, it makes it easier. It doesn't make it easy, but it makes it easier. So I think the problem that you're facing is you just dunno how to do it yet. So come to some of my webinars and that'll help you a lot just to learn. You're flailing. I don't blame you. It's no fun. When you're flailingPhil Hudson:For everybody who is unaware, you also give away the first lesson of your online course for free @michaeljamin.com/free. And you teach this beautiful lesson about what is story. That alone is worth its weight in gold because it's just something we all miss or forget. And you've even said you forget sometimes.Michael Jamin:Yeah. I mean, I was watching a movie that I got a screener the other, and I'm getting halfway through, I go, there's no story here. I'm bored. And now my wife was bored by it too, but she didn't know why. I knew why because I'm a writer. I'm like, what's the story you're telling? No one knew. And yet the movie got made. I dunno, I got to tell you.Phil Hudson:Yeah. The other thing that comes to mind is many people have heard this guy, and you've heard me talk about him before, this guy, Jocko Willink, former Navy Seal leadership consultant, multiple New York Times bestsellers, a huge podcast, and he has this motto that says, discipline equals freedom. And he's like, it's a little bit counterintuitive because you think if you're disciplined, then you don't have choice and you can't do things. And his point is, if you are disciplined, you don't have to rely on motivation. And that's what I hear from you and I've heard from other professional writers is being a professional is doing it When you don't feel like it, motivation doesn't matter.Michael Jamin:You know what? I'll tell you as well, I post every day on TikTok or at least five or six days a week. I find, and I've talked to other creators who feel the same way. If I take too many days off, it gets harder to get back on. So two is the max, and you got to, because I know people think it's easy to, it's not easy posting on social media. It's like I got to think about what I'm going to say. I got to rehearse it, I got to shoot it, then I got to tag it, upload it, make all the meta tags. I don't do it in two seconds. And yeah, it's like brushing your teeth. You have to do it,Phil Hudson:And that's like any habit they say you can mess up once, don't mess up twice. It's like dieting, don't make two bad choices. If you made one, that's okay. Now continue to get back on track, but it's discipline, discipline, discipline. You just need to sit down and do the work because that is what is required. And if you're not willing to do that, this is not the career for you. It might be fun for you to do on your own, but even then I imagine that's going to be pretty brutal if you don't have the discipline and the habit of just sitting down and doingMichael Jamin:It. Oh, even if it's a hobby, it'll still be more fun if you know how to do it. I mean, golf is a hobby for most people. The better you get, the more fun it is to play.Phil Hudson:Yeah, I don't like being bad at things. That's very true. Great. Stephanie Anthony, what are daily writing exercise exercises that are invaluable to helping to build stronger storytelling muscles?Michael Jamin:Well, I don't do exercises, but would certainly have. Keeping a journal or a diary and writing it, knowing that no one will read it is very freeing. When I was in high school, I wrote, I had a creative writing class and our assignment was to write daily entries in this journal and we gave it to him at the end of every class and then he would read it and he was always so kind. He always said such nice things about what I wrote. He was looking forward to reading it. I thought that was really nice of him to do. I'm sure it wasn't very good, but I was trying to entertain him and he appreciated it. Yeah, just write and read how those are your exercises. Write and read.Phil Hudson:I've talked before about some of my experiences translating for the Sundance Labs and some of the things I got to do with the scholarship I had through Robert Redford and this woman Joan, who runs these workshops at the labs for whether you're a writer, a director, whether you're doing editing, whatever it is, everyone goes through this basic storytelling lab with her, these workshops almost every day. And it's about taking, basically it's what you talk about in your course, mining your life for stories. And I remember that one time I went and she saw me and she recognized me from doing this Redford scholarship stuff, and she was like, it's so good to see you here. And I told her what I was doing and she was introducing everybody in the room and I introduced myself and she was kind enough to say, and Phil is a very talented writer, and I made the mistake of saying, well, that's why I'm here translating. And I've been thinking about that literally today as doing the work and practicing and getting better and then getting acknowledgement from other people is important. The practice of doing it every single day is the exercise. And then I think the other exercise is accepting people's praise when it's earned and deserved.Michael Jamin:Take the compliment because you know why it's insulting not to. It insults the person, not if you shit on it, then they gave you a giftPhil Hudson:And I did.Michael Jamin:I see people do it all the time. You're not the only one. It's normal. You also feel like, well, I'm not good enough.Phil Hudson:My thought was like, well, I'm not in the labs, so I'm here translating, but I did it in front of people and I did apologize to her after, and she was very kind and we had a good chat about it, but that was ringing in my head today.Michael Jamin:It's hard to take a compliment for a lot, a lot of time I feel the same way. I feel the same way,Phil Hudson:But if you say no or you shoot it down, then it's all going to be harder because you're reinforcing unconsciously that you are not good or it isn't good enoughMichael Jamin:AndPhil Hudson:You got to take the wins. Take the wins.Michael Jamin:Yeah, right.Phil Hudson:Awesome. A couple of questions related to the topic, and you're online screenwriting course, so they're kind of bundled together, Joel Riedel regarding execution of an idea in a script. How do you know when you've taken a script far enough? In other words, how do you know if it's ready?Michael Jamin:Well, kind of the same. I kind of touched on this earlier, but basically give it to someone and take the title sheet off. If so, they don't know you wrote it and then give 'em a week or so to read it. And if they get to page 20 and they ask, they're going to say, what do I know? I'm not a Hollywood director. How do I know if your script is any good? You say, well, no. When you get to 20, do you want to read more? Does it feel like I gave you a gift or a homework assignment? That's it. You don't even, because your reader is your audience, they don't have to be a Hollywood insider to know whether they like something or not. Do they want to turn the page or not? And if they do, it's good. If it's not, if they don't, that's a problem.Phil Hudson:Yeah, there's levels of that too, because I've written things that I've given to friends and they said this was great and then given 'em to you and you've given me good praise, but solid feedback and things that I could improve, and it's the quality of the feedback is also important, but what I'm hearing you say is regardless of that, if you have a show on tv, whoever's going to sit down and invest their time to watch your story, they need to all understand there's a story here and it's worth the hour of my time, the 27 minutes of my time, whatever it is that they're doing.Michael Jamin:Yeah, because no one's obligated to watch your show. They'll turn the channel now. So that's how you judge things.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Are you ever at a point when you write things where you feel you've done enough, I'm happy with that one, that one's good to go, or is it always like, I can make that better. I just got to turn it in?Michael Jamin:Yeah, I always feel that way. Even with my book coming out, I always feel like I could have done that a little differently, but it's like, no, you got to let it go. You got to let, but I saw an interview with Frank Geary and he was looking at, I think it was 60 minutes, and he was staring at the Disney Concert Hall, which he designed, and he's a fantastic architect. I think he was with Leslie Stall, and they're admiring his work and she goes, when you see this building and it is one of the most beautiful buildings in la, yeah, it'sPhil Hudson:Great. It's gorgeous. If you guys have seen Iron Man, I want to say Iron Man one, they go to it,Michael Jamin:They do. It's very sculptural. It looks like a piece of sculpture, and she said, when you look at this building, what do you see? He goes, I see all the things I would do differently now, and he's a master, so you just never get past that stage,Phil Hudson:But that's not the job of a pro, which is what you teach. The job of a professional is you do the work, you turn it in, you move on.Michael Jamin:Yeah, you move on to something else and make the next one better if you can.Phil Hudson:Well, you always do the best you can with the time you have. Is that accurate to say?Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah, for sure. That's definitely what with tv, we got to turn on an episode of TV and at the end of the week, so we do the best we can.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Awesome. Camika Hartford in creating a story with structure in mind first, is it ever useful to organically write or figure it out, then go back and pick out the pieces you want to create a solid narrative, or is that just wasted time? This is in regards to Greta Gerwig process. That's a little bit different than most people. That'sMichael Jamin:A great question, and if you were writing a movie on your own time, sure, you can write it. You don't have time to schedule. You could take four years to write your movie, and if you want to discover it organically and if you understand how to do that, if you understand what that means, it means you have to write and write and then you figure out what the story is. Then once you finally find the story, you can go back and rewrite all the other stuff that's not the story and then fix it. But you still have to understand what story structure is to know what you're fixing. If you were to on a TV show though, you don't have that luxury. You're on staff with a bunch of other writers in a room, and before one word is written, you break the story on the whiteboard and then you outline it. Just don't discovering the story. Everyone agrees on what the story is in the writer's room, so it's a very different process. One is more organic, the other is definitely more efficient.Phil Hudson:You said everyone agrees, and I've been in the room, or I've seen people not agree with the showrunner.Michael Jamin:When I say everyone agrees, I mean the showrunner agrees. Yeah,Phil Hudson:So just for a point of clarification for people, it is not your job to approve every decision in a writer's room, but like you said, when you're writing something for yourself, you have the luxury of doing that. So yeah, fascinating question and answer. Thank you, cam. Gleb, Lin, how can I bring my vision to life through a screenplay?Michael Jamin:How can I bring my vision to life? I'm not really sure. Are they asking how do I sell it orPhil Hudson:How do I think? What I'm hearing from this question based on the topic is, alright, so I've got this vision for what I want my story to be, and I've chosen screenplay as my medium. How do I get what's in my head on the pageMichael Jamin:And justice?Phil Hudson:You knowMichael Jamin:What? I saw this short by Wes Anderson last night, God, I can't remember what it was called, damnit, I don't remember what it was called. It was with Ray Fines and Ben Kingsley. It was a half hour long and it was typical Wes Anderson only, it wasn't shot like a movie, it was shot like a stage play, and so the character would talk and behind the character, the sets would move and would fly in this different set. Then he'd pretend to walk and then he'd be in a different set, and it was wonderful to watch. It was so creative, but on paper, it's the most boring thing in the world. There's no magic on paper. You have to see it. So if that's what you want to do, you're going to have to just build that yourself. You're going to have to got a phone, you got a camera, you got friends, make it yourself and don't spend a lot of money. Whatever you think it's going to cost, I guarantee you I can shoot it for much less because it's not about the money. It's always about the words and the more creative you are. I did a bunch of commercials that I wrote for,Phil Hudson:It's just about to talk about, wereMichael Jamin:You going to say that?Phil Hudson:I was, yeah.Michael Jamin:For Twirly Girl, my wife had a company called Twirly Girl, and we shot all these commercials and I wrote and produced them and I hired a bunch of high school kids to shoot it as my crew and the sets, I built the sets out of cardboard, literally I got cardboard boxes and I built everything. And the fact that it was made out of a cardboard made it funnier. It made it silly,Phil Hudson:But tonally on point too because it's a children's clothing line, right? Yeah.Michael Jamin:But it was magical, but it had the same, Wes Anderson has that same kind of magical thing about him. It doesn't exist so cool about it.Phil Hudson:For those of you who haven't seen them, are those published anywhere? Are they on Twirly Girl YouTube? I know we have in your Vimeo account. I've seen them.Michael Jamin:I know there, I mean, I think you could see some of them. If you go to twirly girl shop.com,Phil Hudson:Would you ever want those published on your site just as examples?Michael Jamin:We can do that. Do you think someone is interested? We should put some there.Phil Hudson:Why don't you guys, if you guys are listening to this, just go comment on Instagram and just put hashtag twirly girl in the comments, and so we know if you guys want to see 'em, we can load 'em up on your side. Yeah,Michael Jamin:We can make a page for that, but it's probably a good idea, Phil. I think it should be inspiring. Each of those commercials, they're about three to five minutes long, whatever. Maybe they're five minutes, but I cut 'em down to three and each one costs, the first one I think was 1200 bucks. You can do it cheap. You can do it cheap.Phil Hudson:My business partner Rich, he was one of my professors in film school, actually he's teaching at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. He's teaching film right now. And so for the final project last semester, he had them shoot a video, basically that kind of commercial for pickleball brand. And the thing looks incredible. There's amazing camera, there's crane movement, there's drones, it looks good, and $128.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Oh, that's great. That's great.Phil Hudson:Yeah, it looks like it was 10 grand. Now there's, it got to perform as an ad. I dunno, but the quality was definitely there and what I'm getting to is when you talk about getting your vision to life, it is the job of the writer. It is the job of the writer to get the vision on the page so that anyone who reads it can see that vision. But it is the director's job to take that and work with the art department and everyone else to expand it. Or in tv, the writer is typically the showrunner. That showrunner has that same capacity to get the vision made beyond doing it yourself. I think the other piece of advice that I might give would be you need to understand your craft. You need to understand what a screenplay looks like, and your formatting and your own style and tone are going to influence your ability to do that on the page. If you're not going to produce your own stuff, and I don't mean that to counter what or contrast with what you're saying, it's just the person who's not going to go shoot those things. If you're just talking about it from a writer's perspective, you got to have your story there. The structure has to be sound, and then you need to be able to use the words and the style and format of screenwriting to get the job done to convey that vision.Michael Jamin:And as you were talking, I forgot to tell you this morning on TikTok, someone tagged me and they said they're in law school and that they're taking an entertainment law class and their professor assigned them to watch my channel.Phil Hudson:That's awesome. Why?Michael Jamin:I don't know why. What a weird homework assignment.Phil Hudson:Love it. Love it. Maybe he's going to just call out all the things that you could be sued for. Yeah, maybe. That's wild, man. The world's shifted in the Michael Jamin sphere over here. You got Michael's got his own Wikipedia page too. Yeah,Michael Jamin:I'm on Kpia. Yeah,Phil Hudson:A couple of years ago you would've never wanted any of this attention, right?Michael Jamin:No, I still struggle with it a little bit. I still strugglePhil Hudson:Just highlighting that for everybody here who's struggling to put their stuff out there, what a lot of these questions are about, you wanted to do something, just publish this book and you said, what do I need to make that happen? It's been over two years in that process. And your book will be coming out pretty soon.Michael Jamin:Yeah, we'll do a special episode on that. But yeah, when I'm yelling at you guys to build the damn mountain to build it yourself, I just want you to know everything I recommend, either I have done or I'm currently doing, so I'm not talking out of my ass. SoPhil Hudson:Zero hypocrisy here with the recommendations and I will defend you on that because I see it happening. Yeah. Alright. Sucks to suck has a question. Great. Great. Username story build finding, planning the path of the characters. This is a statement, it's not a question, but when you're story building, how do you find or plan the path for your characters? What are their arcs?Michael Jamin:Yeah, I mean, that's something I teach in my course, my screenwriting course. Come sign up michael jammin.com/course, but that's not a 32nd answer. That's a 14 hour course. So yeah, come to my webinars. I did a webinar a couple weeks ago where I literally gave away part of the course. Not a lot of it, just a small part of it.Phil Hudson:I was surprised. It's a lot though. It's a lot of nuggets in there of,Michael Jamin:Yeah, there's a lot of good stuff in that. I was like, I kind of felt like, guys, if you don't hit the whole thing, you're missing out because this is pretty good stuff.Phil Hudson:What was that? How professional writers create great characters? Is thatMichael Jamin:What it meant? No, it was, I don't know. It was not. It might've been getting past writer's block or what was the onePhil Hudson:After that? Both of those are pretty good, and I think you've given a lot of new context and a lot of context in there for that. I think it was a great characters was one specifically on this subject, and you talk about this, I don't want to spoil it for people who are going to miss it, but you talk about the principle of how to put the right character in a story and it is worth watching. I don't want to steal the opportunity for you to learn that lesson by listening to Michael.Michael Jamin:Come to my talk on characters that it'll help you a lot and it's free.Phil Hudson:Awesome. Sammy Cisneros, how strict should we follow conventional story structure?Michael Jamin:I would say don't break the rules until you understand them. So I would say very strict, and just so you know, I don't break the rules and I've been doing it for a long time. If it ain't broke, why fix it? Honestly, once you're in that story structure, there's still so much creative freedom that you can have once you understand, it's not like I don't feel handcuffed when I'm writing a story that way. I feel liberated. I understand how to do it. There's the roadmap that'll help.Phil Hudson:You discussed this principle of Picasso in your free lesson, which I think everyone should go pick up or rewatch if you've signed up for it in the past, but you talk about what it means to become a master and it's visually apparent when you look at the way you display that in that lesson.Michael Jamin:Yeah, go watch. Yeah, that was in the free lesson,Phil Hudson:Michael jamon.com/free.Michael Jamin:Yeah, go watch that. That'll help.Phil Hudson:Great. Leoni Bennett, when breaking a story, do you keep track of both plot and story?Michael Jamin:Yeah, it's all yes, all yes. And if you don't know what that means, there's a difference between plot and story, and I talk about this in I think the free lesson, but yeah, you have to keep both in mind. You don't do one without the other. It's the same time. You can have a plot if you have a good plot, but no story. You got nothing. If you've got a good story but no plot, you also have nothing. So you need both.Phil Hudson:Yeah, I think lesson two in the course is heavily dedicated to this, and you do touch on it on the free one, but second year in the course and you get to lesson two, it's like, oh, okay, this makes a lot more sense. And I've always said this since we started the podcast and doing this stuff together. You're the only writer I know online who talks about story and not plot everyone else's. What are your plot points? What is this plot? What is this beat? How does this beat build to this? What is your inciting incident to this thing? To crossing the threshold to the Boone? And they're mixing all this jargon from all of it's youngian, it's Joseph Campbell. It's like all this stuff. It's very hard to even wrap your head around. And I'm egotistically. I consider myself to be a pretty intelligent person who's capable of learning. And very often when I started studying screenwriting, I was just beating my head against the wall because it's like I don't even understand what subtext is, and you're telling me to use it, but no one's teaching how to use subtext, which you talk about, but it's that. Yeah, it's the story. It's story, story, story. And then the plot is, to me, it is the painting of the story. It's what makes the story matter.Michael Jamin:Well, I watched a movie the other day and there was plenty of plot. Things were moving along, things were clipping, things were happening, but the whole time I'm like, so what? Who cares? Why do I, this is so who cares? And so the story is really the who cares part. Why shouldPhil Hudson:Write that down? WriteMichael Jamin:That down. Yeah, write that down. It's the who cares. It's what to me as the viewer or the listener or the reader, it's all the same. Why do I care what happens to the main character? And if you don't, I won't say it on camera, I won't say which one it was, but it was a big movie, big budget, big director who's done some great stuff. You shouldPhil Hudson:Just text me so I know what itMichael Jamin:Is. I'll tell you later, but I was like, who cares? Why do I care about any of this?Phil Hudson:Yeah. Dave Crossman, who is pretty active in the course we've talked about before. He has said that I have a coined phrase now when I read someone's script. It's a lot of things happen, a lot of people doing things and nothing's happening.Michael Jamin:Okay, yeah,Phil Hudson:That's good. Lots of stuff. JustMichael Jamin:Plot is so boring.Phil Hudson:Cool. Yeah. Alright. David Campbell, how do we determine which contestants, which content to reveal in what order?Michael Jamin:Oh yeah. I have a whole analogy that I go through in one of my free webinars about the order in which you unpack the details of your story is really important, and that's what I teach in the course. But for sure, yeah, a lot of times you'll read new writers and they just do a dump. They just dump everything out. But that's not how you tell a story. The story is like you as the author, you get to decide when your reader learns this, and that's how you keep people turning the page.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I have bought a lot of self-published books from friends and people I went to film school with and some are good and some are like, wow, what you just put in a chapter could have been a whole book and you ended this chapter in a place that makes zero sense. And it's because of the way they're laying out the story. They have so much they want to say they're just rushing through it or they have so little they want to say it's dragging on. And to me, I think that's what we're talking about, story structure. If you understand structure, then the artistic way you unfold that sort of unravel that story is your craft and your voice and that the person who comes to mind for me is Guy Richie. I think Guy Richie does that masterfully in his stories.Michael Jamin:Yeah, I'm working on a story right now, which I'm writing, and there's one of two ways I want to write it. And so I'm not sure which way I'm supposed to do it, but I'll choose one and I'll go down that path and if I find it halfway through, it doesn't work, I'll go back and do the other way.Phil Hudson:So you're saying you're not married to the words you wrote. They're not precious written in stone and can never be changed.Michael Jamin:No. It's all about, yeah, exactly. I've tossed out so many stories that weren't working, but I am always thinking about what's the best way to compel the reader to turn the page.Phil Hudson:High level note there, guys, write that one down too. WriteMichael Jamin:It down.Phil Hudson:Paul Gomez, seven 90 Should a story center around subject or a character, is there a different approach for each? What I'm hearing with this question is should I focus on theme or character when I write my story?Michael Jamin:Honestly, I think you focus on a character and then theme comes a little bit later, but I've seen some movies, the very interesting setting, very interesting subject matter, very interesting. But because I don't care about what the character wants and I'm not invested in the character, I was very unsatisfied with the movie, even though the subject matter was really interesting.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Previous podcast episode we've done, we talked about basically picking a word. There's a word that's going to color my story then to me is theme. What is the theme of this that might help shape the character that I'm telling to convey that theme, but the character has to matter or it doesn't matter what the theme is.Michael Jamin:Yeah. When my partner and I are writing, often we pretend there's a drinking game. That theme will keep on appearing, and often you'll see a word recurring over and over in a script, and we always will drink, drink, and then when we're done, we go back and change those words. So it's not so obvious we disguise it. But if you're doing it right, that theme will reappear many times and throughout your script, but you just have to hide it a little better.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Yeah. Good stuff. Good stuff. Guys. I know some of you are advanced enough to know how much gold Michael's just dumping his pockets right now. Just gold nuggets. For those of you who are newer, this is worth re-listening to so that you can pick up that gold. This is stuff that will shape you, and I would come back and listen to this one six months from now because you're going to be a different place as a writer at different things. I've definitely seen that even just listening to our podcast with questions I've asked you. The answer is that I got two years ago apply very differently to me. Now. I'm a father of two kids now I am dealing with all these other different life issues than I was two years ago, and that affects the way I tell my stories and what things I want to talk about.Michael Jamin:And I'm still learning, guys, just, I mean, you're never done learning when you're writing, so I don't know everything. I just pretend toPhil Hudson:More than he gives himself credit for, but he's going to take credit like we talked about, right?Michael Jamin:Yeah. Right. Yeah. Hey, it's Michael Jamin. If you like my content and I know you do because you're listening to me, I will email it to you for free. Just join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos of the week. These are for writers, actors, creative types, people like you can unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not going to spam you and the price is free. You got no excuse to join. Go to michael jamon.com/and now back to what the hell is Michael Jamin talking about?Phil Hudson:Alright, is that my voice asks the beats? Is that what we are referencing here when we talk about story structure are the beats?Michael Jamin:The question is what? What'sPhil Hudson:The question? Yeah, so the context of this is from the webinar, how to write a great story. And when you're asking the question, what is a story or what is story structure? They're asking, are you referencing beats? Is that what you mean when you say story structure? They'reMichael Jamin:Beats, so they're about seven or eight beats in every story, and it doesn't matter whether you're writing a half hour, an hour and a half feature, whatever that you must hit, in my opinion, in order for a story to feel fulfilling. And so those are the beats I talk about. And one is at the bottom of act one, bottom of act two, these are all important beats and I teach that. But yeah, and there's still some creativity you can have. Well, a lot of creativity you can have once those beats.Phil Hudson:I want to highlight something because I know you don't read any of the other advice that people are giving. And again, a lot of these people are not riders. In my intro to storytelling class, which is writing 1 0 1 in college, my professor asked this question, how many beats, beats are in this thing? And he'd have us watch a movie and count the number of beats. And then he put up this image on the board and it was 40 beats. And he says that every feature should have about 40 beats. Now, that's the difference between sequences and beats, and you already can tell this is again very confusing, right? But this is the formulaic approach that is very confusing and shackling to people who are starting out and what you're saying, I don't want people to misconstrue what you're saying by saying there should only be eight moments in a script or eight scenes, but he was describing scenes as beats and how you progress through things. And that comes from a book, and I can't remember which book, but it lays that out.Michael Jamin:That's just too many. How are you going to keep all that in your head? I feel like eight is manageable. Eight not eight scenes, but eight moments that you have to hit. And then it just like when you go from A to B2C to D, you can take a little side trip from A to B, but you still got to get to B.Phil Hudson:Yeah. And I think that USC and UCLA, I think they use what they call eight beat story structure, which mirrors pretty close to what you teach, but you'd expect that because they're proper film schools taught by professional writers, directors, producers, editors who are just doing that now because they've moved out of their first career. So yeah, I just want to make sure people are not misconstruing the two or conflating 'em. NRS creates How can a series pilot with more than eight main characters work without story overload?Michael Jamin:You wouldn't want to have that many go back and watch some of these old pilots or any pilot even towards whatever season five or eight. They may introduce a lot of new characters, but in the pilot, how many characters were in the pilot? And if it's a sitcom, you're talking probably five or six. It's if an hour long, you're going to have a few more. You might be eight, but you should be able to service eight characters in an hour long story. So it shouldn't be a problem. It's when you start growing the cast, it gets more complicated.Phil Hudson:Yeah, I think lost is a great example of this. Tons of people, plane crash, there's mayhem happening all around you, and we're looking at four or five people. And then as the series goes along, they introduce more people and the stories become more complex and there's side things happening. But in the pilot, which is two hours, I think JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof did that masterfully.Michael Jamin:Yeah, great pilot.Phil Hudson:Richard Monroy, life, death Rebirth. These themes are found in art. How can this be applied to screenwriting?Michael Jamin:Well, I mean, what else are you going to write about when you're going to write about all events that happen to you in life? Jealousy, anger, love, betrayal, vengeance, whatever. That's what you're going to write about. So you're going to you life mirrors art and art mirrors life.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I think that ties back to our theme as well, right? You pick your theme and then that's the thing you're deciding to talk about, and then your characters and the story and the plot all play to paint that picture. Yeah. David Campbell, another question here. Do you have to write a log line for every episode or story?Michael Jamin:Yes. One of the things, when my partner and I run a TV show, what we make all the writers do, including ourselves, is we write after the story is broken on the whiteboard and one writer is chosen or a team is chosen to write that script, the first thing they got to do is write what we call a book report, which is a one page summary of what we just discussed in the writer's room for past week. And this is not as easy as it looks. We need to make sure everyone's on the, were you paying attention? Did you understand what we finally agreed to? And at the top of that book report, we make them write a log line. What is it about? What is this episode about? And it's amazing how that one simple thing can really, really be beneficial. I never assume anyone understands what it's about.And sometimes I tell a story that a couple of years ago, I think it was on Tacoma, my partner and I were writing an episode, we're writing the outline and we're figuring out these scenes. We start arguing over what the scene should be. And I was like, I'm right. And he's like, he's right. And I'm like, wait a minute, what do you think the story's about? And we didn't agree on what the story was about. We literally didn't agree. So we stopped and went back to the whiteboard to figure out what the story was about. Even though we had spent a week working on it, we couldn't agree.Phil Hudson:Yeah, that's how much it matters. I don't know that there's anything to add to that. That's great. Henry Wind, as an audience member, I'm really trying to catch the details and the dialogue so I can understand what is happening in this scene between two actors. How do you deepen subtext?Michael Jamin:Well, characters often don't say what they're actually thinking. And so that's the difference between writing directly and writing indirectly. And again, I talk about this in the course to greater detail, but writing directly is, I'm really mad at you. You hurt my feelings. The other day when you said this about that's writing directly, writing indirectly might be just me ignoring you or me telling you that your hat is stupid. So you know what I'm saying? Who cares about your hat? I'm really mad about you for what you did. And so that's the difference. And the more indirect you can write your writing, the better the smarter it seems.Phil Hudson:Yeah, it's amazing how this is human nature though. Just last night, my daughter, she just turned three, and so she's throwing a little bit of the terrible three tantrums. I've heard terrible twos, but it's really the threes is what every parent says. And she wanted to do something and we said, no, it's time for bed. And so her lovey, her stuffy Is Cob the Cow? And she's like, I don't want cob in my bed. And my wife who's wonderful, says, just because you're mad at us doesn't mean you should take it out on other people. And she said, okay. And then she cuddled her little stuffed animal, but it's human nature to do this. She didn't say, I'm mad at you. She's like, I don't want COB in here. I don't want to sing songs. I don't want to read a book. She's mad atMichael Jamin:Me. She's writing indirectly. She's a writer.Phil Hudson:Yep. She's human nature. The beautiful things you learn from kids, man. All right. Moving on to breaking in the Broken Breaking Seas. That's an apt name. Can you talk about working with a writing partner a bit? I'm very curious what that process is like.Michael Jamin:Well, it's sort of a marriage and you get to decide who you want to marry. I've been working with my partner Seaver for close to 30 years. And at this point there's a lot of trust and there's a lot of, we try to argue as little as possible. The truth is I don't really care if it's his idea or my idea. I really don't. If it's his idea, great. That's one less idea I have to come up with. It's not about my ego and it's really about what's best for the work. And then great. I mean, it helps to have one, it helps have one bounce idea. We can bounce ideas off each other and often he'll shoot down my idea, say whatever. I don't really care. It's really about getting the work done.Phil Hudson:We did a whole episode about writing with partners on the podcast, so go check that out as well.Michael Jamin:Yeah.Phil Hudson:Alright, moving on to miscellaneous questions. We got about 10 left, Michael, does that sound good? Sure. We hit those in the next 17 minutes and wrap this up in an hour. Sounds great. Lisa J. Robinson, for a beginning writer, what program do you recommend to write a script that is very user-friendly? Imagine thatMichael Jamin:RightPhil Hudson:In my mouth. Didn't even know, didn't even know Michael. This question in October would serving today. SoMichael Jamin:Every single television show, movie, everything I've sold, every single one of them have been written in a program called Final Draft. And that is considered to be the industry standard now. So it's the best as far as I'm concerned. Now. They offered me a brand deal a couple months ago, and so I've since done some spots for them and I had no problem doing it because it's not like it's a product that I have. I use the product, so Sure.Phil Hudson:And you've turned down so many deals from people with different writing software. Even when we first started doing this, people were reaching out. It's like, Hey, we'd love to pay you to talk about our screenwriting software, and you turn them all down.Michael Jamin:No. So thisPhil Hudson:Is a bigMichael Jamin:Deal, but if you want to use Final Draft, we do have, they gave me a brand deal, so if get on my newsletter, we said, well, there'll be a link on my newsletter and you can click on that link and you can get a discount 25% off on finalPhil Hudson:Draft. Do you want to give them the code? Do you want toMichael Jamin:Give the I think so we could do the code. Yeah.Phil Hudson:It's M jamming 25 I think, right?Michael Jamin:24 I think.Phil Hudson:Correct. For it's 24 M jamming 24, but it gives you 25% off your purchase. And I used it and it worked on my upgrade from vinyl draft 12. So you saved me 25 bucks on something I was going to buy anyway.Michael Jamin:Yeah, you can upgrade. You can upgrade at some point you have to continue, you got to upgrade your, so it doesn't fall out of surface andPhil Hudson:And there's new stuff that come in. There's all kinds of stuff that comesMichael Jamin:That, yeah, there's bells and whistles, but honestly I've been using Final draft since final draft five. They don't update it every day, every couple of years they improve it.Phil Hudson:We used a final draft for the collaboration mode in the writer's room.Michael Jamin:The collaboration is a good feature.Phil Hudson:And while I was doing this yesterday, this is totally unprompted, I was looking for this. You sent me a bunch of stuff and in 2016, just as I was going to move out here, you were asking me for my resume, like, Hey, there's somebody out here who was interested in getting your resume. And I sent it over and you told me in here, and I'm trying to find the exact words, but it was basically study final draft and know it like the back of your hand. And that was 2016, so that you've been preaching this for a long time.Michael Jamin:Yeah, it helps to know that program. Yeah.Phil Hudson:Great. Alright, Mimi, how to find the main idea from a lot of ideas you have in your book. So I'm assuming she's writing a book and she wants to know what the main idea. Yeah,Michael Jamin:You better figure that out because your story needs to be about one thing everyone wants to throw in the kitchen sink. And it's about this, but it's also about this, but it also has elements of this. It's like, no, no, no, you don't know what your story is. You got a hot mess. You can't kitchen sink it. Your story's about one thing. And if you think it's about two things, congratulations. Now you have a sequel or you have another episode, but your story's about one thing. And if you think I'm making it up, read stories that you've enjoyed and ask yourself the same question. What is this about?Phil Hudson:What's the difference between an A plot B plot C plot though, if it's only about one thing,Michael Jamin:Right? So an APL will occupy two or three characters, and that's a story that has the most emotional weight, and that's the one that has the most time on screen. YouPhil Hudson:Have, it's usually the leads too though, right? It's your main character.Michael Jamin:But if you have five leads on your show, then two of them will be in the A story. And then you have to occupy your other characters. So you give them a B story and maybe a C story if you still have to occupy some of them. But they don't carry as much emotional weight often they're just lighter.Phil Hudson:You don't want 'em sitting in their trailers cashing a check, right?Michael Jamin:Yeah, you got to pay these people. The audience wants to see them too. So you want to give the audience what they want.Phil Hudson:Great mental pictures. Love to know an example of a log line on a whiteboard in the writer's room.Michael Jamin:So a log line might be, okay, we wrote an episode called Fire Choir, and I think the log line was Eddie joins a malePhil Hudson:Choir acapella group. It was like firefighters, acapella choirMichael Jamin:To basically recapture the lost fame of his youth. It was something like that. So you knew what the plot was and you also knew what the story was. Oh, he's there to recapture his law. He was famous, whatever. He was in a garage band when he was a kid, and here's the chance to feel like a star again. So that's what it's really about. It's about the fame partPhil Hudson:And a great episode with one of our favorite characters. Wolf BoykinsMichael Jamin:Wolf. Yes. So played by Paul Soder.Phil Hudson:Paul Soder says, hi, by the way. Oh, you should have him on the podcast.Michael Jamin:I should. I'll get him on. That's a good question. Yeah.Phil Hudson:Richard Monroy, can you describe this Greta Gerwig style in more detail? It seems more unstructured and organic.Michael Jamin:It's not unstructured, it's just the fact that it's definitely not unstructured. It's just that how she comes about finding the structure. So I believe she still hits the same eight points that I'm talking about, but whereas in TV or even in movies, for the most part, you'll think about this before you're ever writing a word. You're figuring out what those story points are. And you might spend weeks or months if it's a movie before you're actually writing. But she doesn't do it that way. But she's Greta Gerwig until you become her, you may want to rethink how you do this, but what she does is she starts writing, oh, I think this is what it's about. And she starts typing the script and she'll say the same thing. I've heard her talk about it. Alright, now I have an 800 page script. Well, we can't shoot an 800 page script. Now she has to go back and throw out 700 pages and figure out what the story is. So it's very inefficient, but it's organic. But again, she can do it. She knows what story is. And by the way, that movie made a billion dollars. It's not for me to say that she's doing it wrong, she's doing it right. It's just that it's just inefficient. And unless you really have a good grasp upon what story structure is like she does, you're probably going to screw it up.Phil Hudson:This just popped into my mind, one of the best tiktoks I've ever seen was this story. And you've seen 'em before. And it's like everyone told me that I was a loser and I would never make it as an artist. And over the years I've practiced and honed my craft and it shows all these different art. You see their art evolving year over year, and now here I am and look what I've done. And then they show the worst drawing of a horse you've ever seen. And it brought me to tears because mocking this thing, which is the reality, is you can't be a one year in rider or a four year in rider and think that you can write the way someone's been running for 20 years will, you also can't do it, but think you're going to paint or draw the way in one year or two years. The way that Picasso or Van Gogh or anybody else has done who's devoted their life to that craft. It's effectively, I'm hearing you say, is she's earned the right to do things her way and it shows in the box office, and that is not an excuse for you to do it that way, and that's not to say you won't do it that way, but you have to learn structure and process and all of those things form light balance. You have to learn those things before you can make artMichael Jamin:And it's not easy for her. I saw an interview where she was saying, look, every time I sit down, I'm like, I don't know how to do this it, you're starting from scratch. I feel the same way. It's like, ah, I don't really know how to do this. I do, but I still feel like I don't, it's hard.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Yep. I saw that interview too. And that's going back to what we talked about earlier. That's the discipline. It's hard, but she sits down and does it and then she's able to get billion box officeMichael Jamin:And sometimes I'm writing, I'm like, am I saying too much or am I saying too little? Am I taking my audience? Am I insulting their intelligence by saying too much or am I taking their intelligence for granted? That's a hard question.Phil Hudson:Yeah. EG wants to know what if the notes you receive from the higher ups make the story worse?Michael Jamin:Often it does. Your goal is to try to give them what they want without making the story too much worse. And what can I tell you? Sometimes they're not writers so often that's the give and take. Often you'll argue with them, you're almost never going to win the argument, and so you have to give them what they want. They're the buyer. And so sometimes people say, sometimes it makes it better too, but people often say, why does TV suck? Well, there's a lot of people involved and a lot of people have opinions and they all want to be heard. I've worked with actors who've had notes who make the story worse. What are you going to do? That's the job. It's it's life.Phil Hudson:I've talked about this documentary before, but showrunners, which you can find it in a bunch of places, they talk about an interview, a pretty well known actor. I'm blanking on his name, but he talks about how at a certain point, the first year, the showrunner, it's the showrunner story. The second year, it's the showrunner story, the third year, it's kind of a balance between the actors and the showrunner, and then the fourth, it's kind of the actors because they are the characters. And his whole opinion here was, I think famously he got an argument and a heated battle with the showrunner who created the show, and the showrunner got fired because he was the star of the show. And he said, it's my job to protect my character because that's me and who I'm playing. And I was like, yeah, that's just the reality of this. It's none of it's yours.Michael Jamin:You can't, the funny thing is, yeah, the showrunner hires all the actors. It's their show. They sold it, they created it, but at some point, if there's an argument between the actor, the star and the showrunner, you can always get a new showrunner. The star is on camera, and so the star is going to win that fight nine times out of 10.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Pretty interesting. Go check that out guys. Yeah. Richard Roy asks, if you're an independent writer, do you ever reveal what you're working on in early stages?Michael Jamin:Some people tell you no. I mean, some people will say, don't reveal your dreams to anybody because people will tell you how stupid it is for you to dream. So why keep it to yourself? That's a personal choice whether you want to share it or not.Phil Hudson:Yeah. My opinion is screw the haters.Michael Jamin:Screw the haters. But also, I mean, you can also put it out there and maybe they hold you accountable. Well, now that I went on record saying I'm going to do this, I better do itPhil Hudson:For a lot of people, a lot of people, that's some strong accountability saying, I'm going to do something. Eagle Boy, 7 1 0 9 0. How strict should we expect prospective studios to be about the page length of a historical drama limited series? I've seen some episode ones that are nearly 80 pages for an hour long show.Michael Jamin:Listen, the question is who do you think you are? I mean, when you write your script, your script is a writing sample and that's it. Stop thinking about what I'm going to sell it for, how much money I'm going to make. Some people ask me, how much money can you make as a first? Now you're spending the money. Your job first is to write a great script. That's it. One episode. Don't worry about episode 12, writing that one first. Great script is damn hard enough. And it's a calling card. And it's a writing sample. So some of these questions are for people like me, this is a question I might ask a fellow showrunner. I might ask them that question because we are doing, this is stuff that we have to worry about, but you don't have to worry about this.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Big note there too, that this is the big takeaway I've gotten from doing this work with you over the podcast is everything is a writing sample. If it sells, great. If it's good enough to sell, great. But right now, I need to be good enough to give me a job.Michael Jamin:Yeah, get me a job.Phil Hudson:Yep. Matt Sharpe, with the changes to TV writing rooms during the pandemic, do you see Zoom rooms still being a thing post the WGA strike? More to the point, do you still have to live in LA to write in tv?Michael Jamin:A lot of these rooms are still on Zoom. That's probably going to go the way at some point. I don't know. Maybe it's going to get back in person probably sooner than later, but someone made that point. I was going to do a TikTok on social media. What are you talking about? Everything's on Zoom. Okay. But how do you get the job? How do you get the job so that you can be on a show that's on Zoom. Tell me how you do that. Unless you live in la, there's no answer for that because you have to live in la. Sorry. There's a handful of screenwriters who work mostly in features who get to live other places. Maybe they have to fly to LA or maybe they live in New York. I follow Julia York from New York. She lives in York or Yorks, but she's in New York and she's able to make a living out of it somehow, but it's definitely harder. You made a hard career. You're making a hard career. Harder.Phil Hudson:Yeah. Tacoma FD is now streaming on Netflix, so everybody go watchMichael Jamin:That. Go watch thatPhil Hudson:Talk. Tacoma fd, which is the companion podcast that Kevin and Steve the showrunners do that dropped. And in episode four, I actually was in the cold open and I got put in the cold open. They talk about it on Sarco fna. It was very kind of them to mock me a little bit and poke fun. But what they said is basically what you have said to me all along is if you want to make it in Hollywood, you have to be in LA because they need you Now. It's not two a week from now. And evidence of this is I got cast in the cold open because the actor tested positive for Covid that day. And they said, well, this is a guy protesting pornography, and Phil is a religious dude. Let's get him out here. And then they were like, he came out and he gave this tirade of just Christian anti pornographic stuff. It's like he'd rehearsed it, you could tell. And it was like I'd done acting classes with Jill and with Cynthia. I've done prep work. I've been on set. I've seen how it's done, and I was just able to go and perform in this moment because of all of that prep work. And I only got it because I was on set standing next to the showrunner when he heard that this guy got covid.Michael Jamin:So two things, half of life is about showing up and two, but also being prepared for yourPhil Hudson:Could imagine, because you could have choked shot the bed. Imagine you could choked shot the bed
On this week's episode the guys are talking about Guy Richie making a spinoff series in the world of his film The Gentlemen. Then there talk of Pacific Rim and it's lackluster sequel.Official Website: https://www.comesnaturallypodcast.comOfficial Merchandise: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/comes-naturally-podcast/iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/kqkgackFacebook: http://tinyurl.com/myovgm8Tumblr: http://tinyurl.com/m7a6mg9Twitter: @ComesNaturalPodYouTube: http://tiny.cc/5snxpyThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4134336/advertisement
Episode #180 | Season 7 Episode 13 - [R] Once a month if I can find sponsors I plan to do movie reviews like I was doing on my YouTube channel but right here on the podcast. This episode features Guy Richie's The Covenant (2023), Someone I Used to Know (2023), The Switch (2010) | ENJOY ✌
Good morning, Gus! We're back with a new run of episodes and we're kicking it off with our friend Gavin. Not only did we stop by for a visit but we also forced him to make us coffee. How does Gavin's brew hold up against our recent greats? Listen and find out as Gus and Geoff also talk about podcasting with a Gus gap, Food poisoning, Meeting Gavin in England, Saving the website, Disasters & conventions, Slow Mo Guys bucket list items, Working with Guy Richie, and Achievement Hunter. Did you know our Mug came out? It's on sale at store.roosterteeth.com. Sponsored by Uncommon Goods http://uncommongoods.com/ANMA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anni Hood (Well Intel Daily podcast) and Kate Cocker (Everyday Positivity podcast) join Flixwatcher to review Anna's choice The Gentlemen. The Gentlemen (2019) is the 11th feature film from British director Guy (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) who returns to his love of East End gangsters and swearing after the remake that nobody wanted Aladdin. The ‘Gentlemen' in question are sweary Fletcher (Hugh Grant), a national rag reporter looking to sell his screenplay to Raymond Smith (Charlie Hunnam). Raymond is right-hand man to Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who is looking to retire from his £400million marijuana empire, with interested buyers that include American billionaire Matthew Berger (Jeremy Strong) and Chinese gangster Lord George (Tom Wu) and his unpredictable underboss Dry Eye (Henry Golding). In support are Mickey's glamourous girl boss wife Rosalind (Michelle Dockery) and local boxing Coach (Colin Farrell). The Gentlemen for the most part is typical Guy Richie fare - fast talking, rhyming slang and comical violent. It is also unfortunately racist and some of the excessive swearing begins to wear a little thin (the c-word is used 25 times). Recommendability for The Gentlemen was a little mixed, but Anni's fives across the board help give it an overall rating of 4. [supsystic-tables id=324] Episode #311 Crew Links Thanks to the Episode #311 Crew of Anni Hood (@annihood) and Kate Cocker (@K8Cocker) You can find their website here https://twitter.com/purposefulpods Please make sure you give them some love More about The Gentlemen For more info on The Gentlemen you can visit The Gentlemen IMDB page here or The Gentlemen Tomatoes page here. Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bitter sweet ending to our Guy Richie month of June! We end strong though with The Gentlemen! Bring a lot from classic Richie crime thriller with new faces and a much different plot! We hope you enjoyed this month and this episode and next week we are bringing in some heavy hitters for summer! See you soon! Music by: jessejacethomas.bandcamp.com Website: www.ifinallywatchedpodcast.com Join us on Twitter @finallywatched
I know you all missed the show last week. We had a bit of an equipment meltdown. AKA our hard drive crashed. So, navigating all the stage of grief we finally were able to piece together this mediocre show. Josh and Jade review the new Guy Richie film, Operation Fortune. Netflix is cracking down on account sharing, WTF. Also, our hosts discuss the shows you should and should NOT be watching. Help us out by clicking the play button.
First of all, we have to excuse Alain's horrible attempt at an English accent and also apologize to Australia for this accent attempt! From here we review another Guy Richie film, RocknRolla, these seem to get better and better! What's your favorite Guy Richie film?? Let us know on Twitter @finallywatched Music by: jessejacethomas.bandcamp.com Website: www.ifinallywatchedpodcast.com
Today we are joined by Joe's little big brother, retired Army Special Forces member, Manny Curdy, to discuss Guy Richie's The Covenant. We dig into situations portrayed in the film to learn why it feels authentic to our guest, who has spent around 30 months in Afghanistan, over several deployments. You will gain a new perspective on this conflict from someone who spent a lot of time there, doing the job he was given. Did the U.S. lose that war? Manny shares with us some things he wishes the average U.S. citizen understood about our time there.
Welcome back to another episode of the BrosWhoBinge Podcast. This week Lyn is joined by Lil Reg while Shubert is in England. The two discussed Dune 2, the writers' strike, the status of Marvel, Reg ranks his favorite star wars movies, they talked Guy Richie, and much more. Join our community discord: discord.gg/5xMZyRnq9P Follow BrosWhoThink @ Website: www.broswhothink.com Twitter: twitter.com/BrosWhoThink Follow Reg @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reggie.rideaux/ Find Lyn @ Tiktok: @lynbwt Twitter: twitter.com/LynBWT
On this bonus episode!A bond. A pledge. A commitment. A story that tells the tells the tale of Sergeant Jon Kinley and interpreter Ahmed and the fight for survival in Guy Richie's The CovenantEvery Day is Hump day from the creators of super troopers comes the Hulu original movie Quasi.The telling of an incredible figure in history comes the story of composer, activist, athlete, musician in the 18th century Joseph Bologne in ChevalierAnd FinallyFrom his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure in Beau is AfraidMake sure to check out my appearance on one of my favorite movie podcasts, The Cultworthy Cinema Podcast where we conclude our discussion on Traumatic Animated movies, in this special 2-part series, that you don't want to miss!Listen HereMake sure to crack open a beer or pour a drink and subscribe to my work life escape with Jay and Kay over at the F*** My Work Life PodcastListen Here**Please show your support by leaving a review on Apple Podcast & follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd @MOVIEWIRESHOW and don't forget to subscribe to the show for brand new reviews each week!!**And make sure you check The Movie Wire out as a featured podcast on the Newsly App and make sure you use promo code: THEM0V1EW1RE to receive a 1-month free premium
In this episode of The More You Know, Knox, Jamie, and Erin discuss the latest in pop culture news including HBO's latest identity crisis to the relentless promotion of Dr. Pimple Popper. They also dish on upcoming projects like the Harry Potter TV series and the not-so-imminent release of Wicked (only 1 year, 7 months, and 7 days to go!). So sit back, relax, and get ready to squeeze out some laughs.MENTIONSCTA: Lots of goodies coming to your inbox. Sign up for Note for the Audio at knoxandjamie.com/newsletterTMYK: Roblox vs. roadblocksHuh: Warner Brothers Discovery > HBO Max > MaxUpcoming: The Regime | Love & Translation (see also Duolingo's April Fools' Day prank and Lúcia Moniz and 90 Day Fiancé) | Smartless: On The Road | True Detective S4 | Barbie Dreamhouse ChallengePopaholics: Dr. Pimple PopperBox office report: Air | Super Mario Bros Film | The Pope's Exorcist (“Russell Crowe on a scooter.” ← why did I picture him on a Razor instead?!) | John Wick 4 | Renfield (see also: Nicolas Cage's eyebrows as of late) | Mafia Mama | Christian horror movie- Nefarious (fact check: Is there actually a Glenn Beck cameo?)How do we feel? // Harry Potter series | Guy Richie's The Covenant | “Ariana Grande is the Beethoven of our modern age.” - Jamie B. GoldenRecap: Succession S4 (see also: Erin's compression socks because she's not gonna risk DVT)Red light mentions: Netflix live stream | The Wicked movie isn't out for 1 year, 7 months, and 7 days but here are some tiny photos from the director | Jennifer Garner, Richard Armitage, and Edgar Ramírez | Writers' Guild strike | Prince William's mistress' son will be a part of King Charles' coronation?! | Twister sequel and Glenn PowellBONUS SEGMENTOur Patreon supporters can get full access to this The More You Know news segment every Monday. Become a partner and our live-streamed AUA once a month. Join and catch the replay at knoxandjamie.com/patreon.GREEN LIGHTSJamie: book- Adelaide by Genevieve WheelerKnox: show- Party Down S3 (Starz) | show- The Big Door Prize (Apple TV)SHOW SPONSORSPAIR EYEWEAR: Get 15% off your first purchase at paireyewear.com/popLEGACY BOX: Take advantage of 60% off at legacybox.com/popZIP RECRUITER: Try it for free at ziprecruiter.com/popSubscribe to Episodes: iTunes | Android Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter: knoxandjamie.com/newsletterShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcast | this week's featured itemFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | FacebookSupport Us: Monthly Donation | One-Time Donation | SwagSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week on HMP our supporters over at Patreon.com/HMP have voted and told us that this week we shall review Guy Richie's The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). Executive Producers: Peter "Not So Bad Lookin'" Pernice, Tim Shifflet (The Longhauler), Matthew Schnapp, Derrick Copling (Sir Slick Derrick The Knight Bard), Larry Trujillo, Jessica Berry, Noah Overton (Noah of The Dark Woods), Nate Stewart (King Solomon's Frog), Brain Zee (Spider-Zee), Alex Caudill New Dirty Baby March- SHOP HMP! Follow Us on TikTok Check out Bruce's YouTube Page Join our Subreddit! HeroMoviePodcast.com Support us on HMP's Patreon Buy Nerdspawn Genesis (Leslieverse Tales Book 1) Buy Our Merch! Review us on iTunes Like Us on Facebook Subscribe to our YouTube Page Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Listen to us on our new show- Mandalorian 30 Questions Adam Portrais: Twitter Nerd Talk Now The Film Find- Twitter Bruce Leslie: Twitter Heroes and Villains PodcastChubby Wizard Sean Kovacs: Twitter
Abe and guest co-host Dave discuss 2022's Bullet Train. Well, really, they talk about the genre of mystery-crime films inspired by Guy Richie and Tarantino. What makes this genre of movies compelling? What makes them fail? Abe and Dave have the answer. Features: Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty David Bell: https://twitter.com/MovieHooligan Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store?ref_id=22691