Podcasts about Kasdan

Recorded live at Indiana Comic Convention - Holly Frey and Bryan Young gathered before a live audience to talk about the challenges facing the production of A New Hope, the original Star Wars film as George Lucas worked feverishly to complete the film as Fox got more and more impatient with how over schedule and over budget the film was. Still, he had some decisions to make.

Architect Ben Kasdan  and I explore the ethos of design, the importance of “innovation through experience,” and why architecture should be viewed as a living organism rather than a machine. Designer Resources Pacific Sales Kitchen and Home. Where excellence meets expertise. TimberTech – Real wood beauty without the upkeep Shelter Republic – Request your membership invitation Innovation vs. Practicality: The discussion begins with the idea of innovative design, citing Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. While the building faced initial criticism for a “glare” issue from its steel facade, its true innovation lies in the acoustic experience and its purpose as a “living room for the city”. Architecture as an Organism: Challenging Le Corbusier's famous “machine for living” concept, Ben suggests that buildings are more like living organisms that must be nurtured, maintained, and allowed to evolve. The “Ideas” Lab: Ben's firm, KTGY, operates a dedicated R&D studio that explores “outside the lane” concepts—like 3D-printed modular housing and solutions for homelessness—without the immediate constraints of budgets or specific client demands. Designing for the Inhabitants: A significant portion of the work focuses on student and senior housing. Ben emphasizes that while these spaces are often transient, they must be designed to support the mental, physical, and intellectual well-being of the people living there. Architectural “Grafting”: Instead of the common practice of demolition, the conversation touches on the value of “grafting” or repurposing older structures, preserving their emotional and historical significance while adapting them for new use. KTGY Architecture + Planning: The firm where Ben Kasdan is a principal, known for its diverse housing typologies. KTGY Website Walt Disney Concert Hall: Referenced as a prime example of experience-driven innovation in Los Angeles. LA Phil – Walt Disney Concert Hall The Broad: Mentioned in the context of downtown LA’s architectural landscape and public perception. The Broad Museum Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower: Discussed as a structure that, while visually extraordinary, struggled with functional longevity. Price Tower Arts Center Marin County Civic Center: Cited as an early inspiration for Ben, showcasing how a building’s unique form can evoke a powerful emotional response. Marin County Civic Center

Tom Spina joins Holly to talk about all the recent projects at Tome Spina Designs and Regal Robot, including creating props for The Mandalorian and Grogu.

Bryan Young talks briefly about Marcia Lucas's legacy on Star Wars, and then to Matt Michnovetz about the work he did developing and writing Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey break the spoiler seal and talk all things Mandalorian and Grogu, from beginning to end, they talk about everything that thrilled and delighted them. From character arcs and elegant writing to the questions raised about Hutt life-cycles and the ramifications for the future of the Star Wars universe. Nothing is left undiscussed.

Bryan Young and his 10 year old, Kingston, offer their spoiler free thoughts on Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. They recorded this immediately after seeing it in the theater. You'll get the adult Star Wars fan and expert perspective, as well as the unvarnished opinion of a ten-year old. You won't want to miss it.

Holly Frey and Bryan Young break down all the latest happenings in the world of Star Wars, from Star Wars Celebration tickets and the passing of a legend to spurious rumors that The Mandalorian and Grogu isn't getting marketed. It's all here, so listen in!

Message us ANONYMOUSLYGuest Mark Barton, no, Mort Bergstrom…NO! MATT BARROW! returns with his choice “Orange County,” (2002 d. Kasdan). Starring: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, and Catherine O' Hara (RIP). We examine this film text more closely than high school counselor/self-defense expert (justified) Lily Tomlin does an official transcript. We ask existential questions like “is your name, Matt?” “What About Bob?” And Paul's live, pre-recorded apology, for the most egregious error in the history of podcasting. Watch ya fingers 5/12!****A member of the “Review Review,” family is in the fight of her life, you can help! - TAP/CLICK More With Matt Barrow: The Big Lebowski / Cast Is Streamin' DudeTrue Romance / Perfect StrangersSupport the show**All episodes contain explicit language**Main Artwork - Ben McFadden'Review Review Intro/Outro' Themes - Jamie Henwood"What Are We Watching?" & "Whatcha Been Doin'?" Themes - Matthew Fosket"Fun Facts" Theme - Chris Olds/Paul RootLead-Ins Edited/Conceptualized by - Ben McFaddenProduced by - Ben McFadden & Paul Root ("Shelf Help" - Paul Root)Podcast/Program Concept - Paul Root

Bryan Young and Holly Frey watched 25 minutes of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu as well as the new season finale of Maul: Shadow Lord. Get their thoughts here!

After Holly Frey's trip to the great museums of Italy, Holly and Bryan Young decided to talk about some of the greatest art and greatest artists of Star Wars over its life and history.

With Holly Frey storming the Vatican, Bryan Young was joined by Stephen Tillman, known as "The Star Wars Guru" on Facebook. Together, they chatted about Maul Shadow Lord, The Mandalorian and Grogu, the state of Star Wars for the last couple of years, and everything under the twin suns of Tatooine in this wide-ranging conversation about a galaxy far, far away.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about the first two episodes of the new show, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord. They break down the first two episodes and talk about what they loved and what they want to see more of from the show, among other things. They also discuss the distinction between personal redemption and forgiveness for characters.

Bryan Young had the honor of attending the fan roundtables for Maul - Shadow Lord and talk to Sam Witwer, Gideon Adlon, Athena Portilla, Brad Ray, and Matt Michnovetz about bringing the brand new Star Wars show to life. He also offers his quick thoughts on the first eight episodes of the show.

Send us Fan MailTHE BODYGUARD TGTPTU's first set of four Hack 4x4s concludes this week with THE BODYGUARD (1992), director Mick Jackson's sleeper hit starring peak Kevin Costner and top shelf Whitney Houston.  Allegedly offered to Jackson the day after the L.A. Story premiere, the plot of The Bodyguard is bigger than you remember or would expect, so if you haven't seen it or not in a while, do so. Just know the script started with JFK's assassination as a Steve McQueen + Diana Ross vehicle and, after 67 rejections over 2 years, went through 12 rewrites by Lawrence Kasdan until it landed with Kostner who wanted Whitney Houston and Kasdan wanted out of directing. Hence, Jackson steps in as premium hack. It would become the second highest grossing film of 1992.  This ep, Jack stays scarce, Andi returns bringing Dolly Pardon facts, Ken reminds us Costner would later direct The Postman, Ryan flexes his family's wealth, and Gen Z Thomas reveals a dark secret of how unamerican (or age-appropriate) his cartoon movie habits are having not seen a single Peanuts movie (NOTE: content may be edited or become exclusive behind the paywall) or 1999's Oscar-sweeping American Beauty.   Mick Jackson, if we should stay, we'd only be in your way. So we'll go, but you know, we'll think of you every step of the way…  THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I.Email: thegoodthepodandtheugly@gmail.comFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/TGTPTUInstagram: https://instagram.com/thegoodthepodandtheugly?igshid=um92md09kjg0Bluesky: @goodpodugly.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mI2plrgJu-TB95bbJCW-gLetterboxd (follow us!):Podcast: goodpoduglyKen: Ken KoralRyan: Ryan Tobias

Bryan Young and Holly Frey talked about how George Lucas's original ideas spawn so much of modern Star Wars, up to and including the new show, "Maul: Shadow Lord." They talk about how no idea in the history of Lucasfilm seems to go unused and how far back that philosophy has reached.

Holly Frey and Bryan Young commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of production on the original Star Wars film, A New Hope, by taking an in depth look at the first day of filming and the behind the scenes of the film and the lasting legacy Star Wars has had on the art of filmmaking. Listen in!

It is Intergalactic Women's Day and Holly Frey and Bryan Young decided to talk about 10 of their favorite women from the Star Wars galaxy. Whether they're the bravest, most courageous, most interesting, or just plain most fun, they talk about why they made this list in no particular order.

Holly Frey and Bryan Young talked about the new trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu as well as new tidbits of information from Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord. Then Holly gave details about the Star Wars holiday Hutt Taungs-day and they spoke of more changes coming to the Star Wars areas of Disney theme parks.

In this 2021 interview, Bryan had a chance to talk to Nilo Rodis Jamero, the costume designer for Return of the Jedi and concept artist for The Empire Strikes Back. He came to Star Wars with little knowledge or even interest in films and ended up working on some of the most iconic designs of all time. In this wide-ranging interview, you'll learn some of the great stories of Star Wars design.

Going back to the first film of George Lucas, Holly Frey and Bryan Young do a deep dive of THX-1138. Released in 1971, this film was the springboard that almost killed Lucas's career. On the other hand, it's a masterpiece of cinema that still doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Join Holly and Bryan in this in-depth look at the making of and themes of THX-1138.

On this episode, Aaron and Derek tackle 2003's science fiction horror film "Dreamcatcher" directed by Lawrence Kasdan, co-written by Kasdan and screenwriter William Goldman, and adapted from the 2001 Stephen King novel. They talk about how this movie failed despite having a superstar team of creatives, the novel being equally as flawed, and where Stephen King was at this point in his life and career. They also discuss the movie blending multiple genres, the insane performance choices for certain characters, and many other aspects of the flick. Aaron and Derek will bite...your bag...and everything else. We are on PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, Amazon Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio and CastBox. Please rate, review, subscribe, and share our show. Also, check out our Spotify Music playlist, links on our Twitter and Podbean page. Our socials are on Bluesky and Facebook and Twitter @WatchIfYouDare

With the release of the teaser trailer for Maul: Shadow Lord, Bryan Young and Holly Frey talked about details from the new show, including the differences between what they see here and what they saw at Star Wars Celebration Japan. They also talked about art history and the work of Joel Aron on the show. After, they talk about the startling and heartbreaking continued relevance of Andor and the Ghorman Massacre.

Holly Frey and Bryan Young got together to talk about the big news at Lucasfilm this week, where Kathleen Kennedy stepped down as president of Lucasfilm and offered updates on many projects. They also talked about the big changes coming to Disney Parks and Galaxy's Edge.

After talking about some rumors and news, Bryan Young and Holly Frey talk about the coming end of Star Wars Insider, its legacy and some of their favorite work in the magazine that has been giving us some of the best coverage of Lucasfilm across five decades.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey take a look ahead at what Star Wars is bringing the world in 2026, from The Mandalorian and Grogu and Maul: Shadow Lord to Ahsoka's second Season to the Ninth Jedi, they talk about it all. If you're looking for an in depth preview, look no further.

Holly is joined by her husband Brian Frey for a lighthearted talk about the New Year's Resolutions they think various Star Wars characters might or should make.

Bryan has had the privilege of talking with Rian Johnson twice for Script Magazine, once for Knives Out and once for Wake Up Dead Man. Both times they talked about his philosophy on writing and both times it touched on techniques and ideas that intersected with things that were relevant to his work on The Last Jedi. Though these interviews focus on the craft of writing and deal as much with Rian's other movies as they do Star Wars, we hope fans of Star Wars and Full of Sith will enjoy them.

There were some major Star Wars gaming announcements this last week and Bryan Young and Holly Frey got together to talk about them. Not only did they talk about Star Wars: Fate of the Republic and what it means for Star Wars, they also talked about Star Wars: Galactic Racer and all of the other games currently in development that we're aware of.

Another archive interview, Bryan Young unearthed this archive interview of John Madden--most well-known for directing the Academy Award Winning film Shakespeare in Love---but was also the director behind the NPR Star Wars audio dramas. Enjoy this interview between the two as they talk about that project at length.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey had some ideas for unconventional and one-of-a-kind Star Wars gifts for that special Star Wars someone in your life (who may well be you). From handcrafted goods to commissioned art (that's never AI slop) and all points in between, you won't want to miss this episode for all the best ideas.

Holly Frey and Bryan Young got together to discuss the recent Life Day happenings at Disney World, where Holly met Chewbacca in his Life Day robes. Then they talk about Star Wars and reasons they are thankful for its existence and have been over the years.

Outside of his place in the Star Wars canon, Lawrence Kasdan has a quick rise in the 1980s after his debut Body Heat. With multiple Best Picture nominees to his name like The Big Chill and The Accidental Tourist, Kasdan's status took a downward trajectory in the 1990s, closing the decade with 1999's Mumford. Starring Loren Dean as a man pretending to … Continue reading "367 – Mumford"

What comes after the episode after the prom? Graduation, of course! Joey is stressed about the speech she'll have to give as winner of the Pinnacle Award; it's a good thing Bessie had a premortem letter from their poor dead mom to hand off and inspire her. Pacey is stressed about passing enough exams to graduate with his friends, and while he's not as big a monster about it as David Silver was whenever HE got stressed on Beverly Hills, 90210, he doesn't exactly cover himself in glory either; it's a good thing Mr. Kasdan is very patient and generous. Drue is stressed about his terrible parents; it's a good thing Jen and Grams love taking in strays. Principal Peskin is stressed that someone's going to prank the graduation ceremony. Tobey is stressed about asking Jack why he isn't calling Tobey his boyfriend. Jack is stressed about getting to the airport on time to pick up Andie. Lily is...probably stressed about when she's going to be old enough to see color? Don't stress: our episode on "The Graduate" is right here! JOIN THE AWT CLUB

Bryan Young was joined by Tom Hoeler of Random House Worlds and Matthew Stover, author of numerous Star Wars novels, to talk about the 20th anniversary release of the novelization of Revenge of the Sith, hailed as one of the great movie novelizations of all time.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey broke down all the news about the cancelled film "Star Wars: The Hunt for Ben Solo" which was to have starred Adam Driver and been directed by Steven Soderbergh. They talked about possible reasons and why they still want to see the film.

Lawrence Kasdan's 1983 nostalgic hangout dramedy, THE BIG CHILL, is our feature presentation this week! We talk the real meaning of the film's title, Kasdan's imposed improvisation marathon for the cast, what the standout character subplots are, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, and much more. We also rank our Top 7 Songs From The Big Chill Soundtrack in this week's Silver Screen 7!  Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!

Bryan Young and Holly Frey talk about Star Wars Visions Season 3, the latest in Lucasfilm's non-canon animated series that lets animation studios loose in the world of Star Wars. They talk about best moments, favorite episodes, and best easter eggs. Holly also provides a report from the fan convention Halcy-Con, dedicated to the Galactic Starcruiser.

Ten years ago, Bryan Young did an exhaustive multi-part story about the NPR Star Wars Radio Dramas for Star Wars Insider Magazine, but so much of the interviews that were conducted had to be left on the cutting room floor. One of the best was with Tom Voegeli. From the Full of Sith Archives, Bryan presents this interview with the post-production supervisor for all three Star Wars radio dramas producer by National Public Radio.

Holly Frey and Bryan Young return to the studio to record an episode about all the recent goings-on in Star Wars. From the trailer for Mandalorian and Grogu to the Starfighter pictures to Holly's recent visit to Lucasfilm for the release of LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, they cover it all.

It's the Writers of Star Wars panel from FanX Salt Lake! Bryan Young was joined by Zoraida Cordova, Michael A. Stackpole, and many others to talk about writing in the world of Star Wars! Listen in to this incredibly fun panel!

Live from FanX, Bryan Young and Holly Frey bring you a treat and a half. There is an abridged discussion on the influence of Star Wars Roleplaying Games on the galaxy far, far away, and then the return of the "That's not a Star Wars plot hole" panel, where fans come up, air their grievances about perceived Star Wars plot holes, and the assembled panel helps sort those out for them. On this episode you'll hear from guests Michael A. Stackpole, Pablo Hidalgo, and Clayton Sandell.

After the events of the last episode, someone evidently decided the viewer needed to zoom in on various small groups of characters for some very intimate time. When Drue tricks Mr. Kasdan into leaving Joey and Pacey at the lodge, they discuss their night together, but Pacey's compliment-fishing puts Joey off. After Mr. Brooks's poorly attended offscreen funeral, Gretchen and Grams have to tag-team their efforts to keep Dawson from falling into despondency over the likelihood that his end will be the same as his friend's. Ordered into therapy after getting caught on the ski trip with liquor bottles, Jen puts on her brattiest manner to meet Dr. Tom Frost (Rob Nagle). And a chance run-in outside a showing of His Girl Friday sets up what could be the next big crisis in Joey and Dawson's friendship. We've got many words to say about "Four Stories"! JOIN THE AWT CLUB

Another live panel from Dragon Con - Bryan Young took the stage with Matthew Wood, Henry Gilroy, and Fon Davis to talk about the legacy George Lucas left behind with Industrial Light and Magic, Skywalker Sound, and Lucasiflm Animation in front of a live audience.

Bryan Young was on hand at Dragon Con to bring you one of our favorite treats every year: the authors of Star Wars. The panel this year consisted of authors Timothy Zahn, Delilah Dawson, and Jonathan Jackson Miller, and they talked about their time in the Star Wars trenches, what they have coming up, and new anecdotes about a galaxy far, far away. Also jizz wailing.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey stormed the halls of Dragon Con to bring you some very cool stuff! In this first part of Dragon Con coverage, we have a recap from Bryan and Holly, an interview with Diana Lee Inosanto, who played Morgan Elsbeth in the Mandalorian, Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld, and Ahsoka, and a press interview with FN-2187 himself, John Boyega.

Bryan Young and Holly Frey welcome back super producer Mike Pilot to talk about Star Wars and catch up over 600 episodes of the Full of Sith podcast.

Holly Frey and Bryan Young were joined by Alex Damon and Mollie Damon from Star Wars Explained, as well as Star Wars novelist Jason Fry took to a live audience and answered their questions about Star Wars, regardless of the topic. Anything can and did happen. Listen in!

Holly Frey and Bryan Young were joined by Maggie Lovitt from Collider at Atlanta Comic Convention to discuss the intersection of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew and Steven Spielberg's influence on the delightful television show. You don't want to miss this one.

Full of Sith's very own Bryan Young and Holly Frey were joined by Alex Damon and Mollie Damon from Star Wars Explained and Star Wars writer Jason Fry to do a live panel at Atlanta Comic Convention. There, they took questions from the audience where they broke down things folks thought might have been plot holes in Star Wars and showed where in the canon they were explained and not actually a plot hole.

Another episode Live from Atlanta Comic Convention, Bryan Young and Jason Fry, the man who brought you the novelization of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, tackle the ins and outs of Luke Skywalker's journey through The Last Jedi and then questions from the audience.