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- Live interactive interviews with above- and below-the-line stars in the entertainment industry. Past interviewees include Oscar-winning writer for 'Crash', Bob Moresco; Oscar-winning makeup artist for 'Terminator 2,' Jeff Dawn; the writing/producing team for 'Heroes,' Adam Armus and Kay Foster; and many more. Viewers can instant-message in questions live during the show.
- From political differences around the 2020 presidential election, to getting the Covid-19 vaccine... or not. Fireworks fly in Charlie's relationships when strong opinions collide. Is Charlie destined to be alone? Or with the help of his therapist, will Love Trump All? Three chapters tell the story of love vs polarization.
- Stand-up Comedian Bret Ernst talked about his recent film, Vince Vaugn's Wild West Comedy show. We had to pay homage to the recent passing of comedy legend George Carlin. We also hit on pitching TV shows to Hollywood and the difference between stand-up comedy and filmmaking.
- Writer/Director James Gunn made his directorial debut with SLiTHer starring Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, and Michael Rooker. Other notable projects include "Dawn of the Dead", "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed", and "The Specials". We covered a lot with Gunn, including his Troma days, how he got started, his "yes binge", future projects and more.
- Oscar winning makeup artist Jeff Dawn has worked on seven Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson movies and prior to that nineteen Arnold Schwarzenegger films including all three Terminators. Jeff Dawn talks about his on-set experiences, both memorable and disastrous. Jeff also brought along some make-up test photos and behind the scenes production stills. Live viewer questions include Jeff's take on how lighting affects make-up, how the industry has changed over the years and some information on Terminator 4.
- Renee O'Connor, best known for her role as Gabrielle on Xena: Warrior Princess has moved into the indie film world as a Producer (and actress) with the romantic comedy Diamonds and Guns. The cast is comprised of an eclectic group of characters that each brought their own comedic sensibilities with them. We discussed her hilarious comedy as well as other projects she is working on.
- Anne Cecere, associate director of film and TV relations for BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) talked about music in films and included topics about: fair use, public domain, what can and can't be used. Differences between master and sync licenses. What's a cue sheet and more?
- Actor Gregory Itzin of FOX's 24 has also appeared on Boston Legal, Firefly, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Enterprise & Voyager, Judging Amy, The O.C., Friends, The Practice, The West Wing, & Quantum Leap (partial list). Movie credits include Adaptation, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Airplane!. Itzin recently completed principle photography of the independent feature film "Float." He joins us to discuss big budget vs. indie projects and to talk about production in general from an actor's point of view.
- Writer/ Executive Producer Katherine Fugate stopped in to talk features and television. Xena fans know her from "When Fates Collide". Army Wives is her new series and it is the number one show in the history of the Lifetime network. In addition she has also penned the new Gary Marshall Feature Valentine's Day.
- Emmy winning director Michael Lembeck talked about putting everyone in position to succeed. Lembeck elaborated on the importance of the director each and every day taking in the emotional tone of every member of the cast and crew and ascertaining what he can get from who on a given day. He talked about experiences from his work on the TV show "Friends" to provide a couple of examples. Insightful and entertaining we covered a lot of territory with Lembeck.
- Steven Poster, the President of IATSE Local 600, perhaps best known as the Donnie Darko Director of Photography, spoke from his head and heart about cinematography. Working on the upcoming Cameron Diaz film The Box and Ashton Kutcher feature Spread, Poster also delights in working with young DP's. We covered advances in digital technology, compared digital to film... Talked white balancing, the working relationship between DP and Director and much more.. Oh and Poster also has a thing a two to say about the paparazzi. You don't want to miss that!
- Adam Armus and Kay Foster are co-executive producers and writers for the NBC show Heroes. Before Heroes and before honing their skills on Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess, they left behind careers in law and sales. This dynamic pair met at a UCLA extension course and have been writing together ever since. We talked about all of this and more, including their upcoming feature Amazon.
- "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" Stage Manager Debbie Williams loves what she does and it shows. Williams shared her experiences on the set of these two off the chart shows and the skills it takes to manage a show and respond to the unexpected!
- Natalie Chaidez, writer/co-executive producer of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles talked about the collaborative process on her show, and compared working on the SCC with her work on the NBC show Heroes. No spoilers in the interview but she did reveal some "inside stuff" about the show that you might not know. We got into some tips for aspiring writers, talked about the "business", breaking in, the challenges for women and more.
- Producer Stephen Blackehart came on tonight and we spoke a lot about the indie film he produced, Lollielove, starring and directed by Jenna Fischer. Also starring James Gunn. Sometimes you like an indie film because it's an indie film and you take into account the limited resources the filmmakers had in putting together their work. This mockumentary was just plain hysterical.
- Ivy Isenberg was the guest last night and we talked about casting for film and television. From the job requirements for a casting director, to how to break into casting, to pay or play offers, and professionalism that is expected of the actor and more, we covered a lot.
- Stunt coordinator, Stunt Man, Stunt driver, Stunt double Keith Adams talked about, you guessed it, stunt work. His credits include: "Meet The Spartans", "Live Free or Die Hard", "Kill Bill" I & II, "Nacho Libre", "Transporter 2", "Spider-Man", "Alias", and many more.
- Guest Lloyd Kaufman, the head of Troma Entertainment. Lloyd is a funny straight shooter who has been in the business for over thirty years... VERY knowledgeable... His company produces, distributes, and has a film festival that is 8 plus years and running and is naturally called Tromadance (and yes it's in Park City in January).
- Film, TV and Theater oh my! Known for her role as Mary Bailey on the CBS show Jericho, Clare Carey talks about the show, the indie film she Co-produced "Submission" a play she is directing, "Princess Bean's Messy World", and her days on the hit sitcom "Coach".
- Arienne Wilkinson best known for playing Eve/Livia on Xena: Warrior Princess and now starring in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed talked about her Xena days, the motion capture work on Star Wars, producing some short films, winning best actress at the Beverly Hills Film festival for her role in "Reflections" and a lot more.
- Brandon Paine of Shoreline Entertainment. Yes we are artists and we make film for the love of filmmaking. But if we can get distribution and make a few bucks that will go a long way towards helping us make more films! With that in mind we invited Brandon on the show to talk about just that.
- Tonight we talked about stop motion animation, CGI,and cell animation with Ross Shuman - Stop Motion for Robot Chicken and Model Maker for Star Wars Attack of the Clones Ross Shuman has worked on projects by Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas (Planet of The Apes, Artificial Intelligence and Star Wars II Attack of The clones)
- Kill Bill, Crank, & Jackie Brown 1st A.D. William Paul Clark was the guest tonight. Clark was also a second A.D. on Pulp Fiction. Clark was informative and fun covering many areas of being an a.d. including how he handles the set, works with the director and handles things when they go wrong.
- Brent Nowak shared the process of preparing and his working relationship with his Dp Matt Boyd. For horror fans or filmmakers, Brent also broke down how he and his visual effects supervisor, Lincoln Smith, made it happen with minimal resources.
- Jay May has performed product placement in such films as "The Forty Year Old Virgin", "Superman Returns", "Terminator 3", and many more including low budget Indies. Tonight he talked about the evolution of product placement, and newer terms like product integration and branded entertainment. For the film fan and filmmaker interesting and useful information.