Podcast appearances and mentions of lee curreri

Emilio, Madeline, and Julian continue their High School Movies cycle with a "Mise-Unseen" entry on Alan Parker's 1980 classic, "Fame." Coincidentally a film that none of the trio had seen previously, they look in depth at its ensemble-based depiction of a full four years at New York City's High School of the Performing Arts. Amidst their many talking points, Julian brings a unique perspective to the film as the native New Yorker of the group, while Emilio spins a discussion from the film's "Rocky Horror Picture Show" sequence, and Madeline grades the vowels of every choir singer we see on screen. All three also continue relating their own high school experiences to those shown in the film, and revel in the details of its iconic "Hot Lunch Jam" and street-dancing sequences. They hope it'll be the best experience possible, but whatever you think, one thing's for sure: they just wanna dance! If you haven't yet, please consider writing us a positive review on the podcast platform of your choice. It really helps us find new listeners, and you'll be doing a nice thing too :)Email us at sleeplesscinematicpod@gmail.comFollow us here on IG and on Tik Tok! @sleeplesscinematicpodOn Letterboxd?Follow Julian at julian_barthold and Madeline at patronessofcats  

We've seen a lot of movies but nothing could have prepared us for Crystal Heart.  We could have talked about this movie for days.  All you need to know is it stars Tawny Kitaen in a command performance and Lee Curreri who... pretends to play a synthesizer?  They fall in love but can't touch each other because Lee's character has some auto-immune issue?  Or his parents are messing with him.  Either way, this is a movie that should not be missed.

Michelle Zeitlin interviews Lee Curreri, who played Bruno "the cute, Italian, curly-haired synthesizer player" from the FAME movie and TV series... He talks about making music today and how "It's all about the artist and what the artist wants to say..." His road to the Grammy's Performance on the day of Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash, and his life now making music for other up and coming artists.  Michelle and Lee worked on the TV series together for NBC/MGM TV and then Michelle went off to dance at the Joffrey Ballet School (and eventually the junior ballet company) and Lee did two more seasons as series regular. Joining Michelle and her guest, Lee, are Ryan Jenkins, from the UK (you'll hear him for a bit) and More Zap clients in the performing arts, entertainment, music, publishing and gaming worlds. These triple threats are represented by Michelle with More Zap Productions & Management (www.morezap.com). This is Michelle's first podcast with Passion to Power. Please see (www.passion-power.com) to book Michelle for speaking, coaching, workshops and master classes. "Engage, Enlighten, Entertain..." (MZ)

The last movie for August's theme of high school movies was left to Corey (@coreyrstarr) to choose. She picked Fame (1980), which Jonathan (@berkreviews) hadn't seen either. The movie is directed by Alan Parker starring Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, and Lee Curreri. The film didn't really grab either of them, though, leaving the month on a bit of a sour note.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/berkreviewscom-moviecasts/support

Dreamers2Makers Podcast | Guest: Paul D'Adamo Curious People That Do Extraordinary Things Hosted by Mike Dawson (Songwriter, Composer, STEAM Advocate) EP003 Today’s guest is Singer/Songwriter, Instrumentalist, and Recording Artist Paul D’Adamo. He is best known as the creative force behind the album “Tell Me Something” which features members of Genesis & The Phil Collins Band. D'Adamo's second album “Alone in The Crowd, Songs for Social Awareness” features music by Lee Curreri. Paul’s third album “Rawfully Organic” features members of Peter Gabriel’s Band, King Crimson, & YES and will be released in a few months. D'Adamo is the owner/operator of the Cozy Ark Recording Studio in Texas. cozyark.com/pauldadamo Music Tracks: Murphy Blues (Paul D'Adamo - vocals) Woman Like You (Paul D'Adamo - vocals) Entangeled (Paul D'Adamo - vocals) Long, Long Way to Go (Paul D'Adamo - vocals) Theme music "Rio San Juan" by Mike Dawson, Mitch Paliga from the album "Dawson's New Rage - Maxi-singles" roarelectra.com twitter.com/mikedawsonmusic

Dreamers2Makers Podcast | Guest: Paul D'Adamo Curious People That Do Extraordinary Things Hosted by Mike Dawson (Songwriter, Composer, STEAM Advocate) EP003 Today’s guest is Singer/Songwriter, Instrumentalist, and Recording Artist Paul D’Adamo. He is best known as the creative force behind the album “Tell Me Something” which features members of Genesis & The Phil Collins Band. D'Adamo's second album “Alone in The Crowd, Songs for Social Awareness” features music by Lee Curreri. Paul’s third album “Rawfully Organic” features members of Peter Gabriel’s Band, King Crimson, & YES and will be released in a few months. D'Adamo is the owner/operator of the Cozy Ark Recording Studio in Texas. cozyark.com/pauldadamo Music Tracks: Murphy Blues (Paul D'Adamo - vocals) Woman Like You (Paul D'Adamo - vocals) Entangeled (Paul D'Adamo - vocals) Long, Long Way to Go (Paul D'Adamo - vocals) Theme music "Rio San Juan" by Mike Dawson, Mitch Paliga from the album "Dawson's New Rage - Maxi-singles" roarelectra.com twitter.com/mikedawsonmusic

Young men and women audition for coveted spots at the New York High School of Performing Arts. Those who make the cut discover that it takes a lot of hard work to become a star and sometimes difficult decisions have to be made. The youngsters grapple with heavy issues such as homosexuality, abortion, attempted suicide and illiteracy. On top of their unique struggles, the students must deal with the mundane pressures of adolescence like homework, heartbreak and rejection. Stream online: https://amzn.to/34MASnt Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/mfrbooksandfilm?fan_landing=true

Young men and women audition for coveted spots at the New York High School of Performing Arts. Those who make the cut discover that it takes a lot of hard work to become a star and sometimes difficult decisions have to be made. The youngsters grapple with heavy issues such as homosexuality, abortion, attempted suicide and illiteracy. On top of their unique struggles, the students must deal with the mundane pressures of adolescence like homework, heartbreak and rejection. Stream online: https://amzn.to/34MASnt

  Gil Bettman got a BA from Harvard, an MFA from UCLA and broke in as director of hour-long episodic, action-oriented TV in the early 80s’. He directed multiple episodes of Knight Rider,The Fall Guy and BJ and the Bear, as well as a Twilight Zone and numerous second units. He then transitioned to rock videos and directed some of the most popular videos of the mid-80’s, among them, “I Can’t Drive 55” for Sammy Hagar and “Stay the Night” for Chicago. The success of his rock videos got him his first feature film directing assignment – Crystal Heart (1985) starring Lee Curreri and Tawny Kitaen. Crystal Heart was widely distributed and hugely successful in Spanish-speaking markets as Corazon de Cristal. This was promptly followed by a second feature assignment, Never Too Young to Die (1987), starring Gene Simmons, John Stamos and Vanity. NTYTD has since developed a sizable cult following, mostly on the strength of Simmon’s brilliantly wacky performance as the hermaphrodite villain, Velvet Von Ragnar. In 1997, Bettman directed Night Vision, a low budget action film for Fred “The Hammer” Williamson. Since then, he has directed two feature documentaries for Sammy Hagar, The Long Road to Cabo (2003) and Go There Once, Be There Twice (2010).   In 1995, Gil was hired by Dean Bob Bassett as a full time professor to teach directing and screenwriting in the film department at Chapman University. Since then, he has helped his visionary dean build the little-known film department into one the preeminent filmschools in the world – The Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.   In 2003, Gil wrote down all the hard-earned, invaluable lessons he learned breaking into the industry as a television, rock video, and feature film director, and published his first LA Times best-seller, First Time Director.