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Born in Dallas, Texas, K Callan's first professional job was at the Margo Jones Theatre. She first gained national attention as Peter Boyle's mousy wife in the legendary Joe. Her career includes film, television and theater. Other memorable films include American Gigolo and A Touch of Class. A regular guest star in countless television movies and series, her favorite television roles include the lesbian Veronica in the Emmy-winning "Cousin Liz" episode of All in the Family, Superman's mom on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and the wife of an Alzheimer's patient on Nip/Tuck. Callan is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Television Academy and is a past Board Member of the Screen Actors Guild. In addition to her work as an actor, she has also authored a string of showbiz reference books: "How to Sell Yourself as an Actor", "The Script is Finished, Now What do I Do?", "Directing Your Directing Career", "The Los Angeles Agent Book" and "The New York Agent Book".  K is also known for her work on Barney Miller, Quincy MD, Rhoda, The Waltons, Dallas, Lou Grant, Newhart, Police Squad, AfterMash, Moonlighting, Hunter, LA LAw, NYPD Blue, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Coach, Desperate Housewives, ER, Chicago Hope, Greys Anatomy, Dawson's Creek, Heroes, Veep, Castle, King of the Hill, Meet the Browns, Justified, Carnivale, Brooklyn 99, NCIS and The Chosen.    Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Passionate about the transformative power of people, Denny Tu— previously Global CMO at IMAX in LA, and former Head of Strategy at Sky in London— paints a vivid picture of how to shake off the barnacles that may be holding you back and shares strategies for becoming your own best advocate.Denny Tu is an accomplished marketing executive with over 20 years of global experience driving growth for leading disruptor brands. Previously as Global CMO at IMAX (NYSE: IMAX), he transformed the marketing organization, redefined the premium category, and delivered a record-breaking $1.1B+ box office in FY23. Blending strategic vision with hands-on execution, his leadership has been pivotal in growing brands in both publicly traded and entrepreneurial organizations, previously having guided three #1 brands in their category. Prior, Denny served as Head of Strategy, Brand & Creative at Sky, where he led brand growth and campaigns for Europe's leading direct-to-consumer media company. A dual British/American citizen, Denny is passionate about fostering inclusive, high-performance teams and is a recipient of Adweek's CMO Award. He has been named to Equilar/Nasdaq's “Top 50 Diverse Board Candidates List” and the Financial Times “100 Leading Ethnic Minorities Power List.” He serves as Board Advisor for Making Space, a venture backed talent platform progressing the career opportunities of disabled people and as Trustee for Ditch The Label, a leading anti-bullying charity. He is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and BAFTA. This episode with Denny Tu is sponsored by Publicis Groupe.E-mail Us:  asiansinadvertising@gmail.comShop: asiansinadvertising.com/shopLearn More: asiansinadvertising.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/asiansinadvertising/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/asiansinadvertising/support

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 72.  We hope you enjoy the show! Please join the conversation - email us with thoughts and ideas and connect with the show on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and at heilmanandhaver.com.   IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Patricia Ward Kelly Patricia is an accomplished writer, scholar, freelance journalist, and the widow and official biographer of Gene Kelly.  She and Kelly met at the Smithsonian in 1985, when he was the host/narrator for a television special for which she was a writer.  Soon after, he invited her to California to write his memoirs, a job for which she recorded his words nearly every day for over ten years. They were together until his death in 1996. Currently, Patricia serves as Trustee of The Gene Kelly Image Trust and is the President and Creative Director of The Gene Kelly Legacy, Inc.  She lives in Los Angeles where she is completing a book about her late husband. As part of this work, she is preserving and cataloging The Gene Kelly Archives — an extensive collections of letters, manuscripts, photographs, scripts, interviews, essays, poems, holograph notes, and memorabilia that will eventually be the basis of additional publications and, ultimately, the core of an innovative, virtual Gene Kelly “experience.” Mrs. Kelly has recorded commentary for the DVDs of An American in Paris, The Pirate, Words and Music, Xanadu, and Hello, Dolly!, and is frequently called upon to introduce Gene's films in theaters and at festivals, including two years at the TCM Classic Film Festival. She has been interviewed extensively on TCM and has represented her husband's legacy on numerous PBS specials and pledge drives and on the popular television shows So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars.  She regularly hosts scores of dancers and other artists from around the world at her home, sharing insights about the life and work of her late husband through an intimate tour of The Gene Kelly Archives. Patricia has appeared in An Evening with Mrs. Gene Kelly in several cities around the world and her one-woman tribute — Gene Kelly: The Legacy, An Evening with Patricia Ward Kelly — sold out two nights at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on the occasion of Kelly's centenary in 2012 and has been touring across the United States and abroad the past four years, with sold-out performances at Lincoln Center, The Pasadena Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, the Sedona Film Festival, and many, many more. In two weeks - Friday, March 17th through Sunday, March 19th - Patricia will be in Seattle to host another one of a kind event, this time at Benaroya Hall - Gene Kelly: A Life in Music.  Gene Kelly dancing on the big screen accompanied live by the Seattle Symphony!  Patricia joined us now from her home Los Angeles.   Connect with Patricia and keep up on the latest Gene Kelly news: On Instagram On Facebook On Twitter On Linkedin

Hello, Hello!  In this episode, we have a conversation with Producer, Director, and Writer Christin Baker. We talk about her new streaming service DIVABoxOffice.TV, her new film 'Merry & Gay,' her secrets to longevity in filmmaking, what qualifies as a Lesbian film, using screenwriting contests as a development force-multiplier, why short films aren't worthy of outside investment, practical knowledge versus academic knowledge, and the problem of Google, Bing, and other search engines conflating LGBTQ films with porn. Enjoy!    Follow Christin's work: Instagram Facebook Twitter Tello Films Diva Box Office     I Hate New Year's (film) Season of Love (film) Christmas at the Ranch (film) Merry & Gay (film)   The MAKE IT podcast is brought to you by the Voice of the Filmmaker program, which is sponsored by Women in Film and Television, Nashville (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization). If you like what we're doing, please donate here: www.bonsai.film/donate. How you can continue to enjoy MAKE IT content: Subscribe to the MAKE IT YouTube channel. Subscribe to the MAKE IT Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our newsletter at www.bonsai.film/subscribe.   The MAKE IT podcast amplifies the voice of the filmmaker by exploring the filmmaking journeys of actors, writers, directors, producers, and a host of other creatives from across the film industry. We provide a platform for filmmakers to provide advice, lessons learned, personal reflections, and insights through our Filmmaker Conversations, Mistakes in the Making, Industry Insights, Indie Talks, and Film Investment Series. We are the go-to film podcast for independent creatives!     —   More On Christin Baker An award-winning director and Emmy-nominated producer, Christin Baker is passionate about telling relevant and meaningful stories. Most recently, Christin partnered with DIVA Media Group for the Dec. 1, 2022, relaunch of the LGBTQ+ streaming network DIVABoxOffice.tv. As CEO of the company, she will also premiere her fourth queer holiday romcom, Merry & Gay.  Since the age of 13, when her family purchased their first VHS camcorder, Christin has been playing with storytelling, directing music videos and SNL parodies with neighborhood kids. In 2009, she launched her own production and digital distribution company, Tello Films, and the first streaming channel to make movies and other programming for the queer female community. TelloFilms.com was the first lesbian network to receive an Emmy nomination in 2017 for the series Secs & EXECS. In 2019, the series Riley Parra, which she produced and directed, was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.  Under Christin's guidance Tello Films was the leader in creating original queer content as well as creating a platform for monetizing niche entertainment. Passionate about directing, Christin was awarded Best Director for her work on Maybelle at the 2016 London Raindance Film Festival.  She is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and has had the pleasure to work with such film icons such as Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troy, Star Trek), Amanda Righetti (The Mentalist), Archie Kao (CSI, Chicago Med, the Blue Power Ranger) and Janina Gavankar (Big Sky, The Morning Show).    Shownotes: Richard Overton Secrets to Life (video) Nancylee Myatt (producer) Cowgirl Up (tv series) Diva Magazine Making Movies is Hard Podcast Kali Bailey (writer) Passion Flix Patty Jenkins (director) Wonder Women (film) Greta Gerwig (actress) Little Women (2019 film) Taika Waititi (director) Jojo Rabbit (film) Thor: Ragnarok (film) Blue Ocean Shift by W. Chan Kim (book)

About Christin Baker: Christin Baker (A Baker Production) is an award-winning director and Emmy-nominated producer. She has been playing with video producing and storytelling since she was 13 after her family got their first VHS camcorder. She started out directing music videos, and SNL parodies with the neighborhood kids and moved on to start her own digital distribution and production company, tellofilms.com. She is the co-founder of Tello Films, which focuses on stories for the lesbian/queer community. Tello is the first lesbian/queer network to receive an Emmy Nomination. The series Secs & EXECS has received a 2017 Emmy Nomination for Mindy Sterling, Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy/Drama Series. In 2019 the series "Riley Parra" received 2 Emmy nominations for actresses Liz Vassey and Carolyn Ratteray. Christin is passionate about telling relevant and meaningful stories. Christin was early in the streaming content creation and founded Tello Films in 2009. She is an expert on distributing and creating original content (features, shorts, and series) as well as creating a platform for monetizing niche entertainment. Christin is also passionate about directing and was awarded Best Director for her work on Maybelle at the 2016 London Raindance Film Festival. Christin is a member of the Producers Guild of America as well as the Television Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Christin just wrapped directing her 4th Lesbian/Queer Holiday RomCom "Merry & Gay" and is working on the 2nd feature for her Thriller Franchise Scare BNB called "Scare BNB: Double Booking." That follows "Christmas at the Ranch," "I Hate New Year's," and "Season of Love," which was the first Hallmark-esque Lesbian/Queer Holiday RomCom. Actors wanting to keep up with Christin as she develops and casts her movies can follow her on social media @christintello (Twitter and Instagram) and follow "A Baker Production" on Facebook.   Actors making their own content and the power that has for them. As a director and producer, I love when I know an actor has tried their own hand at making a project because their respect for what we're going through is significantly greater. I think so much of acting is waiting to be called upon. Right? Like you go to an audition, you send in your tape, you send in your tape, and then you sit back, and you wait for someone to say yes or no to you. And so I think any time you can put your energy into something active, that's like telling your own story, I think just energetically that helps you and puts you in your own action. I always think work begets work. If you can, it can be very helpful when the gender of the person you're acting with is the same as who's reading with you.  Don't have the camera too close to your face. So I've seen some audition tapes, and this is for people who are probably very green, who are listening to your podcast--I've had audition tapes sent in where no one is reading with the person on camera. Do your best to have someone reading with you that that's going to give you, you know, something even if it's yourself. I can sometimes tell within 10 seconds. And if the person isn't right, I move on. The most important thing is to like make a choice, make a bold choice that I can see. I'm an actor's director. I love playing with actors on set. I love that, like knowing if they can make a choice. And if I don't like that choice, I'll make a correction. But I know that like they're going to come to the table having thought about it and giving me something interesting. Favorite qualities of actors who you love to work with:  I really love working with an actor who can make a quick pivot.  The eyes are so important, you can literally see that shift in the eyes, and it's absolutely like it's incredible.  I love actors when they have that instinct to move.  What is the process of how you make an independent film? You have to kind of figure out the business of it. I wanted to get investors, meaning you have to set up an LLC. Then you have to ensure that LLC owns the rights to the script in the movie and the project. And often, those LLCs will be called like the name of the film. A crowdfunding campaign. For me, that was a perfect place to start. Accredited investors There are certain producers out there that have investors who are sitting out there waiting to invest in projects. And I know that sounds crazy. And I think it's like this magical fairyland, but it is true. And so when they get A-list stars or a big name, they can go back to their, you know, multimillion-dollar or billionaire pockets and go, "hey, we have Nick Cage. We need another $5 million, and those people will give it to them."  If you don't have those people, casting an A-list star in your movie will not get you investors. What it will get you on the backend is like press and a decent distributor. It lets you have those multimillionaire billionaire people. It will not get your money on the front end. What do you think are other misnomers about raising money for film? I have also heard people say to me, especially in the LGBTQ community, "Oh, investors aren't always looking for their money back, like they take it to a project they believe in." Okay, so that's true for a few investors out there. Do not go into a situation ever thinking investors only want goodwill. Your first and most important job is telling a great story. The second is to get your investors their money back because if you do, they'll give it to you again. Words of wisdom to actors who want to make their first feature film? The first one is to do favors for other people so that when it's your turn to make your movie, they will do favors for you. Talk to people who have done it before and just talk to them and say, Hey, what mistakes did you make? What did you want to know? Who did you like working with? Crowdfunding Mistakes: They ask for what they want and not what they can raise.  People always think, "if I hit my goal too early, people won't give money to me." Don't do T-Shirts! You should always have stretch goals in mind.

Next time you're craving a chicken sandwich, just think: that could be your minimum wage! It sounded like a good deal to Chick-Fil-A... Meanwhile unionization via workplace organizing is a growing threat to more and more stores. Some corporations are so afraid of their workers that they're pre-emptively shuttering their stores rather than allow them to unionize. 50 years after ruining Sacheen Littlefeather's career, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences apologizes. Too little too late you might say...and you'd be right. Meanwhile the lived experiences of indigenous peoples have improved little since that day in 1973. PLUS it's a topsy-turvy world when even Kissinger is pushing for peace, AND capitalism is a brain virus - and we all have it.   leecamp.net

Lyndon Barrois is an accomplished artist, award-winning director, animator, and visual effects professional. A native of New Orleans, Lyndon played a pivotal role in creating groundbreaking visual effects for critically-acclaimed feature films such as The Matrix Trilogy, Happy Feet, Tree of Life, and The Thing, for which he received a Visual Effects Society Award nomination. Lyndon is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, a Commissioner for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, and a board member of the California Institute of the Arts. This week, we welcome Lyndon to talk to us about how some of the amazing visual effects we see onscreen are created and how he got his start in the industry. He lets us in on the app he uses to shoot stop motion animation films on his iPhone and highlights that anyone with enthusiasm can leverage the tech they have in their pocket to get started. Lyndon also discusses his experiences of directing both animation and live-action movies, the differences between the two from his point of view, and shares why he prefers to direct animation projects. “You have to adapt; that's one of the things that we always have to do in this industry. You've got to adapt to the medium, the tools, the whole shebang.” - Lyndon Barrois “Movies and TV shows are not so much about the way the world is, but the way we want the world to be. And VFX help us see anything that we can imagine.” - Adam Leipzig “Visual effects are like alchemy — you have this little piece of something to work with, and you can turn it into anything that you want.” - Tamika Lamison   Highlights This Week: How Lyndon entered the film industry via graphic design and miniature modeling How he lost his first job before he even got started Lyndon's opportunity with Disney and what he learned on the job Lyndon's recent miniatures and stop-motion work and the other independent projects he is involved with right now When Lyndon is brought on board a project and why he prefers to get involved at the storyboarding and pre-visualization stage Why pre-visualization is so critical in the context of planning the film as a whole How Lyndon brings the context of the world we live in into the work that he does Lyndon gives his advice to a listener interesting in making a career in visual effects Some of Lyndon's favorite projects to work on and why he enjoyed them so much Lyndon's work at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and why they try and explain and correct omissions in the history of cinema   Resources Lyndon Barrois on IMDB It's a Wrapper! Website Stop Motion Studio Pro for iPhone

Since COVID began and people have been isolated and unable to connect with friends and family, opioid overdose deaths have doubled. Our country is in crisis and Coming Clean hopes to create awareness and impact solutions to change the trajectory of this epidemic. Our loved ones' lives depend on it!"This documentary by award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner brings together artists, political leaders, the lead prosecutor against big pharma, recovering addicts, and those working on the frontlines to fight this - the deadliest drug epidemic in history. We want to ground the opioid epidemic in stories that show us just how connected we are, and what's at stake when we turn away from one another. Most importantly, we wanted to connect the dots on how we got here, and how we can find our way out of this crisis."About Ondi Timoner:Ondi Timoner is known to be one of the greatest talents in non-fiction filmmaking. She often takes on the stories of visionaries fighting against all odds with a gripping and unique narrative style. Ondi has the rare distinction of winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival twice - for her documentary, DIG! (2004) and WE LIVE IN PUBLIC (2009). Both films were acquired by MoMA, NY for its permanent collection. Other award-winning features include: THE NATURE OF THE BEAST (1994), JOIN US (2007), COOL IT (2010), BRAND: A SECOND COMING (2015) and COMING CLEAN (2020). In 2017, Ondi created and produced the critically-acclaimed 10-hour nonfiction television series JUNGLETOWN about the building of “the world's most sustainable town” for Viceland. Ondi wrote, directed, produced and edited the scripted film, MAPPLETHORPE, starring Matt Smith. After premiering at Tribeca, the film was released theatrically in 2019 after winning eight Audience Awards and Best Narrative Feature at several festivals. The MAPPLETHORPE Director's Cut will be released in the Spring of 2021. Ondi has also produced and directed music videos for The Dandy Warhols, The Vines, Paul Westerberg, Lucinda Williams, Vanessa Carlton, The Jonas Brothers, and Run DMC, among others. Ondi was nominated for a Grammy for Best Long Form Music Video for an EPK she directed about the band Fastball in 1999. Ondi has also enjoyed a career in front of the camera, interviewing filmmakers and innovators for a number of shows. In 2011, she created and hosted BYOD (Bring Your Own Doc) for thelip.tv producing over 300 episodes with top documentary filmmakers over five years. In 2012, she founded A TOTAL DISRUPTION, an online network dedicated to telling the stories of entrepreneurs & artists who are using technology to innovate new ways to live. Subjects include musician Amanda Palmer, graphic artist Shepard Fairey, comedian Russell Brand, musician Moby, Twitter-founder Jack Dorsey, Instagram-founder Kevin Systrom, and the late founder of Zappos, Tony Hsieh. Ondi has released two master classes for filmmakers, “Lean Content” with Eric Ries & “How to Make a Great Documentary (In My Opinion).” Additionally, Ondi has produced & hosted WeTalk, a traveling talk show about the women shaping our culture with the mission of taking #MeToo to #WeDo, since 2018. In 2014, she gave a popular TEDxKC talk entitled “When Genius and Insanity Hold Hands” explaining why she tells the stories of “impossible visionaries.” Ondi is currently helming a new film called ALONE, TOGETHER (w.t.) which looks through the eyes of scientists and artists at how technology is transforming our ways of connecting and loving, given the societal trend towards increasing physical isolation, accelerated by the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Ondi Timoner is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the DGA, the PGA, the International Documentary Association, Film Fatales and Women in Film.LINKS:Watch: https://watch.laemmle.com/.../5ffcffae5113db0001d1b7a8 Website/Resources: https://www.comingcleanmovie.com/ Join the Fight and Host a Screening: https://www.comingcleanmovie.com/the-crisis FB: https://www.facebook.com/comingcleanmovie IG: https://www.instagram.com/comingcleanmovie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/comingcleanmov

The Billboard Music Award Nominees have been announced and Mix artists (The Weeknd, Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo) lead the way. Will Smith has been banned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for 10 years (he can't attend ANY of their events, virtual or in person). And The Mix is Doubling Paychecks again Tuesday so make sure you're signed up!

A senior U.S. defense official says Ukraine was responsible for a daring helicopter attack on Russian soil that blew up a fuel depot. Retired Air Force Lieutenant General David Deptula speaks with us about the Ukrainian Air Force and their comments that the West is not providing them with the tools they need to beat Russia. Will Smith resigns from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences nearly a week after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony. Also, Federal officials are accusing army soldiers in Kentucky of funneling guns to Chicago street gang, “Gangster Disciples.” Plus, frustration and anger is growing over the strict Covid lockdown in Shanghai, China. And Jersey City celebrates Saint Peter's historic March Madness run

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What was really the best movie of 2001? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences chose Ron Howard's "A Beautiful Mind." But how does that pick hold up 20 years later? In this miniseries finale, Mike and Brian re-rank the Academy's nominees for Best Picture, kick those that don't belong and build their own top 5 lists for the year in film. www.bestpicturethis.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/BestPictureThis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BestPictureThis Email: BestPictureThis@gmail.com

Filmmaker Ondi Timoner talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about the recently released “Mapplethorpe, The Director's Cut” featuring an all-new soundtrack, previously unseen footage and also addresses Robert Mapplethorpe’s important relationship with Patti Smith and his subsequent pivotal romance with powerhouse art collector Sam Wagstaff. The film stars Matt Smith in the title role, best known as Prince Philip in the Netflix series “The Crown.” The stellar cast includes Marianne Rendón as Patti Smith and John Benjamin Hickey as Sam Wagstaff. LGBTQ icon and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the most important and controversial artists of the 20th Century living his life boldly and authentically until his untimely death 1989 at age of 42 due to complications from HIV/AIDS. Mapplethorpe’s most controversial works documented and examined the gay male BDSM subculture of New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His historic and provocative 1989 exhibition entitled “Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment” generated controversy and even sparked a Congressional debate when Senator Jesse Helms introduced legislation that attempted to stop the National Endowment for the Arts from funding artwork he considered “obscene.” Though Helms’ extreme measures did not pass, a compromise was reached in Congress placing restrictions on NEA funding procedures that’s still in effect today. “Mapplethorpe, The Director’s Cut” also includes restored scenes depicting Mapplethorpe’s childhood love of photography, his embattled relationship with his father and his lingering ambivalent connection to the Catholic faith. We talked to Ondi about her inspiration for creating “Mapplethorpe, The Director's Cut” and her spin on our LGBTQ issues.  Ondi Timoner is one of the most outstanding talents in non-fiction filmmaking. She often takes on the stories of visionaries fighting against all odds with a gripping and unique mixed-media, narrative style. Ondi wrote, directed, produced and edited “Mapplethorpe” that won an Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically by Samuel Goldwyn in 2018. “Mapplethorpe, The Director’s Cut” is now available on Hulu, Amazon and various digital platforms. Currently she’s putting the finishing touches on a new screenplay “A Stroke of Genius” about the life and career of her late father Eli Timoner who in 1971 founded Air Florida an airline that saw remarkable rapid growth both at the time of its inception and afterwards before suffering a stroke and living the next forty years as a hemiplegic. Timoner is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the DGA, the PGA, the International Documentary Association, Film Fatales and Women in Film. For More Info...  LISTEN: 500+ LGBTQ Chats @OUTTAKE VOICES 

What was really the best movie of 2001? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences chose Ron Howard's "A Beautiful Mind." But how does that pick hold up 20 years later? In this miniseries finale, Mike and Brian re-rank the Academy's nominees for Best Picture, kick those that don't belong and build their own top 5 lists for the year in film. www.bestpicturethis.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/BestPictureThis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BestPictureThis Email: BestPictureThis@gmail.com

Philly brings it on the big screen and on the stage, and the guests on this episode of Love + Grit work behind the scenes to make it all happen, proving that the heart and soul of a travel destination are the people we meet. Shawn Finnie’s journey is an incredible example of our city’s resilience and grit. His career path brought him from Philly to experiencing homelessness in New York City to Los Angeles, where he now works for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, ensuring that diverse voices and backgrounds aren’t just represented, but also engaged and activated. And in Philly, Wilma Theater Managing Director Leigh Goldenberg — also the brains behind the annual Philly Theatre Week — joins the conversation to discuss efforts to increase diversity on local stages and expand the prestigious Barrymore Awards with honors for gender-inclusive performances.

Part 2!The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has named Best Picture every year since 1929. That means there have been nearly 100 films to win the Oscar for Best Picture. This week, host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Karissa Kloss, Kevin Dillon, and Mike Rapin debate the dramas, the musicals, the thrillers, and the occasional comedy to win the Academy's highest honor. Warning: this acceptance speech goes on a little long, but we promise it's worth it -- don't play us off.Follow the Show!- Twitter: @culture_debate- Insta: @greatpopculturedebate- facebook.com/greatpopculturedebate- patreon.com/greatpopculturedebateCreditsProducers: Mike Rapin, Eric RezsnyakEditor: Jeff Perry

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has named Best Picture every year since 1929. That means there have been nearly 100 films to win the Oscar for Best Picture. This week, host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists Karissa Kloss, Kevin Dillon, and Mike Rapin debate the dramas, the musicals, the thrillers, and the occasional comedy to win the Academy's highest honor. Warning: this acceptance speech goes on a little long, but we promise it's worth it -- don't play us off.Want to play along at home? Here's the Listener Bracket. Just hit "Make a Copy," fill it out, and see how your picks compared to the panel.Follow the Show!- Twitter: @culture_debate- Insta: @greatpopculturedebate- facebook.com/greatpopculturedebate- patreon.com/greatpopculturedebateCreditsProducers: Mike Rapin, Eric RezsnyakEditor: Jeff Perry

Prior to its release, much was made of the fact that Michael Mann's 1995 LA crime drama "Heat" would be the first movie to feature De Niro and Pacino onscreen together in the same scene. Lori Balton would soon learn how critical the setting for this scene was to Mr. Mann and the creative team when every restaurant location that she brought in for consideration was rejected. We discuss how this played out and much much more when I am joined by the first location manager to ever be inducted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for this chat on the back channel where the real work gets done on set, "Locations on Two!"

Ilt Jones is a veteran location manager in the film and television industry and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. You may not know his name, but you will know him from his work on such projects as Black Panther, Kong: Skull Island, Suicide Squad, The X Files, Iron Man 3, Dark Knight Rises and many more! Welcome to the back channel where the work gets done, "Locations on Two!" More about Ilt Jones More about Dodd Vickers Location Managers Guild International Locations on Two

What motivates a person to “do good” and why would one choose to do so alongside The Salvation Army? That’s what Craig Darian is sharing on today’s episode. Craig is a longtime executive, producer and businessman in the entertainment industry who has owned and operated several companies.   Currently, as Co-Chairman and CEO of Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings, Inc., Craig presides over five operating divisions, including 15 sound stages, and roughly three dozen office buildings with about 1 million sq. ft. of production, editorial and creative office space.  As Co-Chairman and CEO of Tricor Entertainment, Inc., Craig has produced films with the likes of Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins, and Kathy Bates. Movies like King Kong, Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pearl Harbor and Meet the Parents. As Chairman and CEO of Darian Management Group, LLC, Craig has represented a wide range of clients doing business in the motion picture, television and music industries. He is a longtime voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Producers Guild of America, Television Academy and Los Angeles County Bar Association. And he serves on the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Metro Board of The Salvation Army; Shakespeare Center of LA, where he is president of the board, and St. Anne’s. In fact, in April 2019, he was honored with an Angel Award by St. Anne’s, along with Mayor Eric Garcetti.  Yet, as Craig will tell you, he prefers the term “humanitarian” to “philanthropist” so the emphasis is on the recipient rather than the giver because it’s his moral imperative, he believes, to give back.   Find show notes for this episode and more at caringmagazine.org/podcast.

Hi everyone! We’re back to close out this abbreviated week, featuring some of the films we caught while on break. We’ll be continuing the next two weeks catching up on Golden Globe and Oscar nominees, which includes today’s bonus review from Andrew Campbell. I’ll admit, I’ve been fascinated by 1917 ever since seeing the behind the scenes video playing during the pre-show at our local theater. I’ve also been a fan of the long-take, especially BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) which I caught in the theater after a particularly dark episode in my life. I’ve also now become a fan of the one-take, especially after Andrew began pestering me to watch the super-incredible ONE CUT OF THE DEAD (Episode #625). So, it’s only because he introduced me to that masterpiece that I allowed him to cover this one-take film. Check out his review for that film here, along with his reviews for JOJO RABBIT (Episode #631), PARASITE (Episode #628), and KNIVES OUT (Episode #652). Before the review, we’ll have a promo from our good friends at the Ocho Duro Parlay Hour. Every week, the ODPH Crew cover a massive spectrum of topics, from sports to films to comics to television. Something for everyone who likes sports and/or pop culture. You can find them on Twitter and Instagram @odparlayhour and on Facebook @ochoduroparlayhour. Be sure to like, follow, rate, and subscribe! They’ve been some of our best supporters in 2018, and we look forward to working with them in the new year! Subscribe to stay current with the latest releases. Contribute here at Patreon for exclusive content. Connect with us over social media to continue the conversation. Here we go! ///// > ///// Hello film fans! Andrew here. Joseph was kind enough to lend me the keys two days in a row. I took in a number of powerful films during December, mostly working to catch up on the major 2019 titles that I had missed out on during the year ahead of awards season. However, the one film that really blew me away has yet to be released nationwide. Every December, the studios like to play the game where they open their prestige pictures in at least some minimal way that allows them to be eligible for the Golden Globes and Oscars in the opening weeks of the following year. Today’s film certainly fits that bill with press screenings in early December, DVD screeners mid-month, and a Christmas-day limited release in just a couple major cities. I usually see this tactic used for well-made but unadventurous films calculated to appeal to the older, predominantly white male members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences who hand out the Oscars. Let’s see if this one is awards bait... or something more. Today’s movie is 1917, written by Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns and directed by Mendes. 1917 is an epic war story that follows two British soldiers, Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) as they navigate a French battlefield at the height of World War I. The pair are given orders to deliver a life-and-death message to a general stationed miles away. Notably, the film unfolds as a single, uninterrupted shot, following their journey through the deadly terrain. 1917 is far from the first film to present itself as a single take and, though there are a few points where Mendes surely did some splicing, it pulls off the feat with utter perfection. Back in 2014, Alejandro González Iñárritu took down the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director for BIRDMAN, which took the form of a two-hour uninterrupted shot weaving through the backstage and surrounding streets of a Broadway show. I remember being suitably wowed by the gimmick and impressed by several of the acting performances, notably Edward Norton in a supporting role. Yet, just five years later, the film seems to have entirely faded from the cultural conversation. As cool as it was at the time, the single take really didn’t add much to the story other than giving it a boost of kinetic energy. I mean, the film is set inside of a Broadway play and what are most plays if not two-hour single-take stories performed nightly anyway. Anyhow, we’re not here to dunk on Birdman. I just feel like if you are going to make your film look like one continuous take, you had better have good reason. With 1917, Mendes absolutely does, delivering an unforgettable masterwork. Without giving away anything more than you’ll see in the trailer (and I 100% advise against watching the trailer), we follow these soldiers through packed trenches, bombed-out war zones, grassy fields, and abandoned farms. I can’t say for certain that the terrain presented in the film is geographically accurate to France in general or to any World War I battlefield in particular, but I’ll buy the world that Mendes has built. No other war film I have ever seen has come closer to delivering on the realism and horrors of war than 1917. Without the luxury of cuts, the camera is allowed to linger and swoop in all directions to reveal the world that surrounds Blake and Schofield. Multiple moments took my breath away and quickened my pulse as the lens pulled back to reveal the larger setting in a way where cutting to a wide-angle shot would not have had nearly the same impact. Though the film is fully engrossing, during both of my viewings I could not stop trying to figure out how Mendes was able to get so many stunning shots with such flawless transitions. What makes 1917 fantastic? From a technical perspective, the film stands on its own. Even if the characters didn’t speak a single word, I would be in love with the film. Sam Mendes is coming off two Bond films with SKYFALL and SPECTRE, where he proved he can direct action. However, it has been 10 years since he directed anything but Bond, so it’s easy to forget that his prior three films - AWAY WE GO, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, and JARHEAD - were all very personal stories with memorable characters and powerful performances. MacKay and Chapman are excellent in 1917 and the secondary characters are solid in limited duty as well, though I did find some of the celebrity cameos a bit jarring in a film that cast two relative unknowns as the co-leads. 1917 is a transcendent war film told by a visionary director. Fans of DUNKIRK (Episode #331) and THE THIN RED LINE will love this film, but you do not have to enjoy war films to appreciate 1917. Rotten Tomatoes: 90% (CERTIFIED FRESH) Metacritic: 80 One Movie Punch: 10/10 1917 (2019) is rated R and opens in theaters nationwide this Friday. I’ll be back next Friday for THE DEATH OF DICK LONG, a tale of friendship gone wrong. But before you get hung up on that ridiculous title, know this: A24 is distributing the film. A24 absolutely killed it in 2019 with nearly two dozen eclectic and acclaimed films, including the likes of UNCUT GEMS, MIDSOMMAR, and yesterday’s reviewed film IN FABRIC. Is DICK LONG just a juvenile joke or will it live up to A24’s standards? We’ll find out together. See you then!

On this week's episode we take a look at What They Had and Can You Ever Forgive Me?  We also discuss the importance of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, Orson Welles final film, Russia’s version of a Marvel Film, the Oscar shortlist for best animated film and inspired by Marielle Heller’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? we discuss our favorite Con Artist Films. Art House News: At the specialty Box Office this weekend, Boy Erased opened to a $44,000 per screen average  Meanwhile, Beautiful Boy passed the $3 million mark, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is closing in on $2 million and Free Solo finds continued success at it nears $7 million. The Sundance Film Festival is more than just a festival.  Both Elizabeth Chomko (What They Had) and Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) are alumni of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab.  Other recent alumni include Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station), Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), Dee Rees (Pariah) and Robert Eggers (The Witch). The official list of films submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for consideration as Best Animated Feature is out and Cedar Lee regulars have seen almost half of the films.  MFKZ, Fireworks, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Mirai (12.5.18) and Liz and the Blue Bird (11.13). New Films: What They Had (dir. Elizabeth Chomko) Can You Ever Forgive Me? (dir. Marielle Heller) #CedarLee3: This week’s list of films you should be watching was inspired by Marielle Heller’s Can You ever Forgive Me? in which Melissa McCarthy plays con artist Lee Isreal - Our picks for best Con Artist Films: F for Fake (1973), House of Games (1987), Baby Face (1933), Paper Moon (1973), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and The Honeymoon Killers (1970). Tell us about your favorites @CedarLeeTheatre using #CedarLee3. Show segments: Intro - 00:00 - 00:45 Last Seen - 00:46 - 05:50 Art House News - 05:51 - 12:34 Cedar Lee Buzz - 12:35 - 14:06 New Films - 15:10 - 22:51 #CedarLee3 - 23:00 - 32:39 Special Events - 32:45 - 37:12 Tickets and more information HERE.

In a wild moment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced its intention to honor popular films at the Oscars. We explore why that’s a really bad idea.

Courtney is a filmmaker and activist originally from South Florida. Upon graduating UCLA with her BFA, Courtney worked extensively in the camera department under the mentorship of Salvatore Totino. Courtney's short films have screened internationally and she has participated in programs with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as well as Film Independent. Courtney currently lives in Los Angeles and her Oscar nominated film, Chau, beyond the lines has screened internationally, bringing awareness and encourage the dioxin cleanup in Vietnam.

Robert Gregory Browne is a novelist who heads his own publishing firm, Braun Haus Media.  Rob has been writing fiction for 30 years and has 19 novels under his belt, many of which were published by some of the biggest names in the business: St. Martin’s Press, Penguin/Dutton, and Harlequin.   Before he started writing novels, Rob worked in the movie industry as a screenwriter. His thriller, Kiss Her Goodbye was produced for television by Sony/CBS. Several years ago he won the Nicholl Fellowship for screenwriting from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.  The Nicholl Fellowship is a prestigious international screenwriting competition to identify and encourage talented new screenwriters. In our conversation, Rob explains why he decided to make the leap from traditional publishing to indie publishing several years ago, and the blow-out success he had with his first indie title, Trial Junkies.  We then dive deep into one of the chapters in his new book, his first nonfiction title: Casting the Bones: An Indie Author’s Guide to the Craft of Fiction.  The chapter we pick apart: Creating Characters that Jump Off the Page. For Rob, creating great characters is of paramount importance to the success of any novel, and in our conversation he shares the techniques he uses to write characters that feel real and keep the story moving quickly.  He also discusses how he balances showing with telling, his sparse use of dialogue tags, his general aversion to creating detailed outlines, and other approaches he has developed over the course of his career. You can find the show notes to this episode with links to Rob’s website and a link to the Amazon page for Casting the Bones over at writewithimpact.com/episode28.  Like Write With Impact on Facebook Follow Write With Impact on Twitter  

Die Nominierungen für die diesjährigen Oscars stehen fest. Neun Produktion kämpfen dieses Jahr beim berühmtesten Filmpreis der Welt um den Titel "bester Film", darunter «12 Years a Slave», «Gravity» und «The Wolf of Wall Street». Doch welche Nominierungen kamen vollkommen unerwartet? In welchen Kategorien hat sich die Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences nicht unbedingt mit Ruhm bekleckert? Sidney Schering begrüßt im neuen Quotenmeter.de-Podcast Antje Wessels, Stephan Ortmann und Alex Matzkeit zu einer munteren Gesprächsrunde, um diesen Fragen nachzugehen. Zudem besprechen die Podcast-Teilnehmer die Höhe- und Tiefpunkte der Oscar-Nominierungen. Viel Vergnügen beim Zuhören!