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The boys discuss the worst show that HBO has ever made and Hollywood's least worthy leading man - Bobby Cannavale. They wax poetic about the Good Guy Greg meme and determine what is and isn't punk rock. The Ramones are not punk rock, but sobriety, the War in Iraq, and eating a bat in Wuhan is punk rock. They debate the merit of intimate love scenes, wonder if Ray Romano can handle playing a Jewish character, and posit that you should wait to earn a heroin habit through fame.
It's the beginning of the real summer of NYC. Its time to bus out your washcloths y'all! Christian and Shonali went to Mexico City and must poll the audience on flip flops. The first guest of WDEK Ep. 71 is accomplished actor Ato Essandoh. Christian starts reading off his IMDB which is way too long to list here but check it out for yourself. Currently he's one of the television stars of CBS' The Code, was the star of Netflix' Altered Carbon and HBO's Vinyl; also holding roles in movies such as Django Unchained, Blood Diamond, Jason Bourne and so many more. Ato shares his journey from being a chemical engineering student at Cornell to becoming a professional actor. Christian and Ato get educated as to the new national dance craze, The Git Up by Shonali. Ato is refreshingly humble for being such an accomplished actor. He comments on luck in the business and his obligation to help others out. By all accounts Meryl Streep is perfection in a human. Shonali shares a personal story about her love for Bigfoot and shares and special email she received about Bigfoot from her friend Steve in Savannah, GA. WDEK's second guest is comedian Sam Morrison. He too went to Cornell as Ato did. Who knew artists graduated from Cornell? Sam is more interested in having a conversation with Ato than Shonali and Christian but they lock him down and find out that within two years of graduating and living in NYC, Sam's comedy career has skyrocketed. Shonali wants to call his mom Pam to explain his success. Sam came out as a gay man on stage mostly because he was bombing. Sam won the Make Me Laugh Comedy Contest and his solo show Hello, Daddy! is previewing from July 12 - July 27, 2019 at 59 E. 59 before he goes to Edinburgh. Check it out! Christian tells a story which makes him look bad when the show is interrupted by Theo The Choreographer. Theo claims the "show is off the rails." Theo who was hired by Shonali and Christian instructs them as to how to improve the show. Shonali & Christian promise they will work harder. WDEK's last guest is soul singer-songwriter musician and animator Kendra Morris. Kendra is from Florida as is our guest Sam Morrison. Kendra comes from a family of musicians. She quit after one semester of college to focus on her music career and partying. After quitting her "shitty' all female band which she moved with to NYC and in which SHE confesses was the problem, Kendra shares how she gained perspective in NYC and also specifically gained inspirational insight from her old friend Anton of Brian Jonestown Massacre. Kendra was recently featured on both last year's Czarface Meets Metalface and this year's Czarface Meets Ghostface albums. Catch Kendra on tour this coming fall! Thanks to our guest appearance by Theo The Choreographer, aka Theo Koppel. Our next show is on July 30, 2019. See you there and follow us on all socials at wdekpodcast !
Bill Groom is no stranger to the Emmys, he's a four-time winner for HBO's Boardwalk Empire. With its expansive sets and designs of Atlantic City, both the boardwalk and interiors, Groom was more than ready to take on the mid-century look of New York City for Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, which earned 14 Emmy nominations for its freshman season, including one for Groom's meticulously detailed production design. In my interview with Groom we discuss his incredible body of work which includes HBO's Vinyl, ABC's miniseries When We Rise and the feature films Eat Pray Love and Milk, the process of location vs sets and the leg work involved in recreating the period with accuracy and detail. Bill Groom is nominated in Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel episode "Ya Shivu v Bolshom Dome Na Kholme." The next season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will hit Amazon in late 2018 or early 2019. This interview runs 34m with opening and closing music. Opening music: "Egh-choh-choh" by The Barry Sisters Closing song: "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie The Emmy voting period ends August 27th at 10pm PST. The Creative Arts Emmys will be a two-night affair on Saturday, September 8th and Sunday, September 9th. The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards will be Monday, September 17th.
Ep. 168: Beecher Taylor is a man of the people -- all people. A Multiracial (Black and Puerto Rican) man who grew up in Connecticut, Beecher was able to move in and out of different groups and communities with some facility, given his racially and ethnically ambiguous features. After attending Howard University, Beecher moved on to a career in comedy in acting. Beecher has performed in the Brooklyn, & Boston Comedy Festivals and this year's Skankfest, & was the WINNER of the Connecticut Comedy Festival. He was a Contributing performer for the Off Broadway show NEWSical the Musical & has recorded segments for the Wendy Williams Show & MTV2. Beecher appears in HBO's Vinyl, The Get Down on Netflix, & The Jim Gaffigan Show. Also, look for him in Look for him on the Spike Lee Netflix series She's Gotta Have It and in the Netflix Original Movie Okja. For more on Beecher, please check out his website at: https://beechercomedy.com/ For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Steve Cooper talks with actor J.C. MacKenzie. J.C. is currently playing Governor Sam Evans in Madam Secretary and recently co-starred in HBO's Vinyl as Skip Fontaine. A veteran of both the big and small screen he has been in 3 Martin Scorsese movies (The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Aviator) and starred or guest starred in countless TV series such as NCIS, 24, The Shield, Desperate Housewives, Without a Trace, Medium, In Plain Sight, Ghost Whisperer, Dark Angel, Monk, Murder One, The Practice, Hemlock Grove, Elementary, House of Cards and The Good Wife to name a few.
We fixed the audio problems from last week! Tim joins me for a TV-heavy episode where I review the Showtime series "Billions," we both give HBO's "Vinyl" the eulogy it deserves, and we pick the winners for the Emmy's. Oh, and you'll hear the biggest ass-kicking in the history of the "How Much Are They Worth?" game. Enjoy!
A jam-packed episode featuring Joe Adalian on the uncertain future of HBO's "Vinyl," and what that says about the networks current approach to drama; Nate Jones on the season 6 premier of "Game of Thrones;" and Alan Sepinwall in conversation with Matt Zoller Seitz about the enduring fascination of the antihero and the recently-concluded second season of "Better Call Saul."SPOILERS:Game of Thrones: 13:30-25:52Better Call Saul: 26:13-41:27
a ROOM TONE EXTRA: To find out how the music was made for HBO's hit TV series Vinyl, ROOM TONE's William Garrett gets the scoop from veteran bass player Sal Maida, who plays on tracks by the show's fictional band, The Nasty Bits, fronted by James Jagger, Mick's son. Vinyl's producers (including Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger) put an amazing team together to create an authentic 70's rock sound that includes Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth, producer/guitarist Don Fleming, John Doe, Charli XCX, Alison Mosshart of The Kills and many more. Get an inside look at the music on Vinyl in this ROOM TONE EXTRA!
How I Broke Into: Michael Prywes Interviews Artists and Entrepreneurs About Their Big Break
Cinematographer Reed Morano is the Director of Photography for HBO’s hit new show Vinyl, executive produced by Martin Scorcese and Mick Jagger. In early 2013, Reed was invited to become the youngest member of the American Society of Cinematographers; she is one of very few women out of approximately 340 active members in the organization. She has been named one of variety's"10 Cinematographers to Watch", one of ioncinema.com's "American New Wave 25", and one of five innovative cinematographers in icg magazine's "generation next" spotlight. In 2012, reed's work was featured in Indiewire's "On the Rise '12: 5 Cinematographers Lighting Up Screens in Recent Years" and "Heroines of Cinema: An A-Z of Women in Film in 2012." Some of Reed's thoughts on the digital revolution and how it has affected filmmaking are featured in Keanu Reeves' acclaimed documentary Side by Side. She was honored to be featured in Kodak's long-running OnFilm series. Reed's work appears regularly at the Sundance Film Festival including the premieres of Little Birds, Shut Up and Play the Hits, and For Ellen. Frozen River won the Grand Jury prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and went on to be nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Actress for Melissa Leo and Best Screenplay) and seven Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Picture; Reed's work on the film was the subject of an article in American Cinematographer. In 2013, Kill Your Darlings, a 35mm period piece about the beat poets set in 1943, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Jason Leigh was released theatrically and premiered at Sundance, as well as the Toronto and Venice film festivals. Also in 2013, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, premiered at Sundance and was released theatrically that fall; the drama was directed by George Tillman Jr. and stars Jennifer Hudson, Anthony Mackie, and Jeffrey Wright. In January of 2014, HBO premiered the first season of its new original series, Looking, shot by Reed. Reed's other theatrical premieres of 2014 include The Skeleton Twins, War Story, Autumn Blood, and Rob Reiner's latest feature, And So It Goes, starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton, written by Mark Andrus of As Good As It Gets. In the summer of 2014, Reed began production on her first feature as both the director and DP; Cinedigm's dark drama "Meadowland" stars Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, Juno Temple and John Leguizamo. Reed is currently leading the charge on a movement to control motion interpolation a.k.a. "the soap opera effect" on our HDTVs; Reed's change.org petition is supported by nearly 10,000 signatures and has gained momentum, attracting the attention of both the film and technology communities. Reed currently lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and two children. Notes from the show: Her dad suggested NYU film school to her because of her love of photography. All DPs develop an intuition so they can tell from a script how it wants to be shot. No one teaches you in film school what the etiquette is for a cinematographer. It takes years and years to find the right combination of your style, the director's ideas, and what's right for the story. Vinyl's pilot had already been shot before Reed's interview for the HBO series. Reed likes to light a whole space and yield to amazing spontaneous moments more than planning every shot. There's a fear of not having enough light. Reed left film school in no rush to direct. Reed started working in the grip and electric departments on local shoots. Her first "big" film was Returning Mickey Stern, shot on Fire Island, NY. Fellow filmmaker and college buddy Toshiro Yamaguchi invited Reed to join the crew of Mickey Stern. Gripping gave Reed a real understanding of the set. It also provided a paycheck while she shot films on the side. You build up stamina and muscle memory over time. She feels like "just one of the guys"- you have to "have a trucker's mentality... you have to be chill." That time she saw Conrad Hall, ASC speak. The moment she found out she had been invited into the ASC. How she got into the ASC. Her partnership with Olivia Wilde. The American Cinematographer Manual The photography of Philip-Lorca diCorcia Find Reed on Instagram at ReedMorano This podcast hosted by New York attorney Michael Prywes was sponsored by Prywes Schwartz, PLLC, a law firm devoted to artists and entrepreneurs. This podcast may contain attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee future outcomes.
HBO's new series "Vinyl" – produced by Martin Scorcese and Mick Jagger – aims to capture the wild energy of the music business in the 1970s. So what does it get right about rock and roll, and what does it gets wrong? Editors Rob Sheffield, Alex Morris and David Fear debate. Plus: we answer very emotional reader mail about our recent "Greatest Emo Albums" list, and contributors Suzy Exposito and Brittany Spanos attempt to answer, once and for all, the big question: What the hell is emo? Also: Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos talk about their favorite new songs from Car Seat Headrest, Parquet Courts and Mitski.
Most of the gang return in this episode so we could cover some of the DC Rebirth news , the Deadpool movie, HBO's Vinyl , fake outrage for the Batman V Superman uncut Rated R release , Darrell's love of Skin Diamond and Jayden James , Gil discovering he is white, Vanity love, The Beatles debate, bad Joe Pesci impressions and much much more. Friendly Neighborhood Comics http://friendlyneighborhoodcomics.com/ Discount Comic Book Services http://www.dcbservice.com/index.aspx Instock Trades http://www.instocktrades.com/ Follow us on twitter: @NoApologies123 http://taylornetworkofpodcasts.com/ You can also join us on the Facebook group TaylorNetwork of podcasts Also we ask that if you have some time leave us a rating and or ITunes review because that helps us greatly to promote the show. You can hear us on Stitcher Radio
Most of the gang return in this episode so we could cover some of the DC Rebirth news , the Deadpool movie, HBO's Vinyl , fake outrage for the Batman V Superman uncut Rated R release , Darrell's love of Skin Diamond and Jayden James , Gil discovering he is white, Vanity love, The Beatles debate, bad Joe Pesci impressions and much much more. Friendly Neighborhood Comics http://friendlyneighborhoodcomics.com/ Discount Comic Book Services http://www.dcbservice.com/index.aspx Instock Trades http://www.instocktrades.com/ Follow us on twitter: @NoApologies123 http://taylornetworkofpodcasts.com/ You can also join us on the Facebook group TaylorNetwork of podcasts Also we ask that if you have some time leave us a rating and or ITunes review because that helps us greatly to promote the show. You can hear us on Stitcher Radio
A double wide edition of Rough Sketch this week as the guys talk about Motivation (or lack thereof) and take on two big series that just dropped. First off they review Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's new HBO show 'Vinyl' followed by their thoughts the new Judd Apatow and Lesley Arfin Netflix series 'Love' But thats not all, don't miss the final part of the Oscar Off featuring the big categories, best director and BEST PICTURE.
We discuss HBO's Vinyl, brilliant new Icelandic drama Trapped, BBC Three's move online and how Happy Valley is the best drama on TV.
Examining the influence of Martin Scorsese and Terrence Winter on HBO's "Vinyl," and whether said influence is good or extremely frustrating. Plus: Louis CK's "Horace and Pete" is a valiant experiment - but is it a compelling story?This episode contains spoilers for "Vinyl" and "Horace and Pete."
HBO's new drama is the Martin Scorsese-directed drama VINYL, which digs into the music scene of the 1970s. Bobby Cannavale is great as the lead -- but did he need to be the lead? Indiewire's TV team digs into this week's big question.