To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of Beautiful Girls we got to talk to one of its stars, Max Perlich, who plays the loveable sad sack Kev. We talk about the film, his fellow cast members, Director Ted Demme, working on Homicide: Life on the Street, Harmony Korine and Gummo, his marvellous hats and much more... Please don't forget to rate and review the show: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694 If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews ove...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Booth Talk is very happy to present our conversation with Steve Guttenberg. We talk about the movie Diner (1982), ensemble casts, auditioning, acting, fame, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Lavalantula, the renaissance of the Gute and a lot more - take a listen! Please don't forget to rate and review the show: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694 If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews over at: https://aftermoviediner.com/interviews...
Feb 04, 2021•36 min
Host, Jon Cross talks with Director Mike Cahill at the press junket for his movie Bliss, a Sci-Fi, love story about addiction and alternate realities that stars Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek and premieres on Feb 5th 2021 on Amazon Prime.
Feb 03, 2021•12 min
Star of Adventures in Babysitting, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead and 1991's teens against terrorists adventure Toy Soldiers, Keith Coogan, talks with Jon Cross about the making of Toy Soldiers, his co-stars, the story, behind the scenes jokes and looks back at the film in its 30th Anniversary year. Please don't forget to rate and review the show: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694 If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews over at: https://afterm...
Jan 27, 2021•46 min
Jon Cross talks with The Nelms Brothers, Ian and Eshom, all about their start in the business, their films Waffle Street, Small Town Crime and Fatman, behind the scenes with Mel Gibson, working with Robert Forster, Octavia Spencer's addiction to crime stories, sending faxes to John Hawkes, the greatness of Dale Dickey, American muscle cars, stupid agents and much more. This is an insightful, engaging and fascinating conversation that is indispensable for anyone who loves movies or who is thinkin...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Host Jon Cross talks with writer, actor & producer Robert Wuhl about his work on Batman, Good Morning Vietnam, writing Billy Crystal's Oscar shows, HBO's Assume the Position and starring opposite Eric Idle in 1991's Missing Pieces. Please don't forget to rate and review the show: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/booth-talk/id66103694 If you like this interview, please check out all our interviews over at: https://aftermoviediner.com/interviews...
Jan 12, 2021•38 min
"That may be the best description of the Drive-In Culture that I have ever heard in my life!" Listen as Joe Bob Briggs and Jon Cross talk Drive-Ins, Movies, Video Nasties, VHS, Italian Filmmaking, Roger Corman, The 80s, Darcy The Mail Girl, Herschell Gordon Lewis and more! And don't forget to check out Joe Bob’s Halloween Hideaway on Friday 23rd 9pm EST/6pm PT on Shudder!
Oct 21, 2020•45 min
Third time's the charm! We talk with eminent B Movie Legend and all round fascinating Gentleman, Brian Trenchard-Smith to talk about his new book "Adventures in the B Movie Trade" and his filmmaking career which includes: BMX Bandits, Dead End Drive-In, Night of the Demons 2, Leprechaun 3 & 4, Turkey Shoot, Frog Dreaming, Drive Hard and many more!
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Aaron Carruthers, one of our frequent contributors over at aftermoviediner.com, interviews Matt Eskandari, the director of the latest Bruce Willis action drama, Survive The Night - Released on Digital Download July 20 and DVD July 27.
Jul 26, 2020•26 min
I spoke to prolific film star and martial artist, Scott Adkins and writer/director Adrian Bol all about their new film, the beautifully photographed, tautly plotted, meaningful and action packed European espionage movie, Legacy of Lies which is out July 28th You can also check out our video on YouTube or on The After Movie Diner FB page
Jul 08, 2020•34 min
It was an unrivaled pleasure to welcome back to Booth Talk, one of the people who first gave us the time of day when we were starting out and an actor who is always an absolute class act, Mr. William Sadler. This time around Bill has added more incredible projects to his impressive resume that we get into - VFW, a John Carpenter-esque gory action film, When They See Us, an important, beautifully made, true life, tragedy and the upcoming Bill and Ted 3 where he reprises his role as the Grim Reape...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min
For this special NINJAVEMBER treat, Jon Cross from aftermoviediner.com sits down with Sam Firstenberg the Director of American Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination, Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo and many, many more films. They talk about Sam's success with Cannon films, his work with Michael Dudikoff and Steve James, working with Sho Kosugi on bringing the concept of ninjas to an American audience, Lucinda Dickey and the V8 conundrum and so much more.
Nov 10, 2019•1 hr 34 min
Jon Cross, host of Booth Talk, chats to Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein who wrote and directed the indie horror, sci-fi, superhero thriller Freaks which is out September Friday 13th 2019 and stars Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern and Lexy Kolker. Sponsor for the show: How I Ripped Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the podcast)
Sep 13, 2019•23 min
Jon Cross gets to talk to the awesome Hayley Griffith, star of the great, new glossy and gory horror comedy Satanic Panic. They talk horror films, working with Director Chelsea Stardust, fake blood, the future and more! Satanic Panic is out IN THEATERS and ON VOD and DIGITAL HD: September 6, 2019 Sponsor for the show: How I Ripped Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the podcast)
Sep 05, 2019•16 min
Jon Cross chats with the interesting and original Director, Richard Bates Jr. about his new film Tone-Deaf, working with Robert Patrick, how people are full of shit and more! Tone-Deaf is released in the United States on August 23rd 2019
Aug 20, 2019•21 min
Jon Cross talks to William McGregor, Director of new, disturbing folktale horror film Gwen. They talk shooting on location in North Wales, the allegorical messages in the film, his influences as a Director and much more. Gwen is released in the United States on August 16th 2019
Aug 14, 2019•19 min
Jon Cross talks to Canadian indie filmmaker Jesse Thomas Cook about his new zombie horror Deadsight, his filmmaking company Foresight Features, making films in Canada and a lot more... Take a listen! Deadsight is out on DVD, VOD and Digital HD July 2, 2019
Jul 01, 2019•17 min
Jon Cross talks with Elle Callahan, the Director of the new, slow-burn, atmospheric, horror/thriller Head Count which comes to theatres and VOD on June 14th. Enjoy and check out our written review of Head Count over on aftermoviediner.com tomorrow.
Jun 10, 2019•18 min
Jon Cross talks to Kids in the Hall member Kevin McDonald about the depressing day he realised he was a comedian, writing for the troupe, performing, Brain Candy, The Tragically Hip, Death Comes To Town and much more. Kevin is a funny, engaging, great storyteller with lots of inside stuff that fans will love to hear! Listen and enjoy! CONTACT US and give us feedback at aftermoviediner@gmail.com , Call us on 347 669 0053 or leave us a voicemail from your computer at www.speakpipe.com/aftermoviedi...
May 01, 2019•48 min
Growing up I was a huge fan of, Canadian comedy troupe, The Kids in the Hall, and so getting to talk to Scott Thompson was a bucket list moment. He is everything you would assume he would be and more - funny, charming, lovely, outrageous, outspoken and honest. We talk about his comedy influences, joining The Kids in the Hall, coming out through comedy, his iconic Buddy Cole character, Brain Candy, political correctness, Canada and so much more! Please listen and enjoy! CONTACT US and give us fee...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 1 min
John Darnielle, for those who are not in the know, is the front man, musician and head writer for the awesome band The Mountain Goats as well as a poet, an author - most notably of two novels "Wolf in White Van" and "Universal Harvester" - and podcast co-host for I Only Listen To The Mountain Goats. He also happens to love movies, specifically slasher horror films, and they have influenced or inspired some of his writing. So, after hearing many interviews with him about music and literature, I t...
Apr 19, 2019•40 min
We are very excited, after our reveal that After Movie Diner Podcast co-host J.E.A. Wallace (or Jim to his friends) was aftermoviediner.com's Hammer Horror reviewer The Bloke Down The Pub, to have him on Booth Talk to chat ALL THINGS HAMMER. J.E.A. Wallace is also a published poet and wonderful writer so we also get into his history with writing, with music and with movies - specifically them by Hammer. We take questions from our listeners on a broad range of Hammer related and poetry topics and...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr 48 min
Jon Cross, host of Booth Talk, sits down with Jesse Johnson, director of unique and exciting, new Martial Arts movie, Triple Threat in a British style pub in Santa Monica Los Angeles to talk being part of a Hollywood legacy, stunt work, martial arts, directing, acting, working with Scott Adkins, developing his style, what's important, what's not important and so much more. For movie fans, action fans, aspiring filmmakers and martial artists, this interview and the film, Triple Threat is NOT to b...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 40 min
We can't believe it's finally happened! After being a fan of Dr. Peter Weller for many years and recording several Woods and Weller episodes over on The After Movie Diner Podcast, Jon Cross gets to chat directly with the iconic actor. Probably best known for Robocop, Buckaroo Banzai and Naked Lunch, we talk about three of his cult classics that have recently been released on Blu-Ray from Shout Factory: Of Unknown Origin, Shakedown and Screamers while also finding out about the catharsis of Naked...
Feb 14, 2019•42 min
Jon Cross talks to Robert D. Krzykowski who is the man behind the upcoming cult sensation The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot starring Sam Elliott, Ron Livingston, Aidan Turner and Larry Miller. We talk about how the film came to be, the road to production, the people who helped, the tone of the eventual film and a lot more. Take a listen! The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot is out in the US on February 8th and will be reviewed on The After Movie Diner podcast next week....
Jan 27, 2019•13 min
Jon Cross talks to Mark Burns, long time friend of The After Movie Diner and one of the organisers behind Weekend of the Dead, the UK's premiere George A Romero convention. We talk '...Of The Dead' franchise of films, positivity of finding like-minded friends and more. Tom Savini has already called Weekend of the Dead his favourite convention and actually asked the organisers to attend this year, it's a must go, must know convention and we're proud here at the Diner to bring you the scoop! Join ...
Jul 07, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Boy do we have a treat for you! On this show we talk to the stars of Ash Vs Evil Dead Season Three, Dana DeLorenzo, Ray Santiago, Arielle Carver-O'Neill and Lindsay Farris. We talk about what we can look forward to in the upcoming season, how the mood changes between seasons, introducing the new guys, further exploring Ash's personality, wishlist moments, stunt training, gore, laughs and so much more! Don't forget to check out our Ash Vs Evil Dead coverage on The After Movie Diner and watch Ash ...
Feb 08, 2018•42 min
Jon Cross talks with renowned genre filmmaker Larry Cohen (Black Caesar, It's Alive, Q, The Stuff, Maniac Cop) and the director of the documentary about him, King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen, Steve Mitchell (Writer of Chopping Mall). They talk on-the-fly filmmaking, shooting in New York, motivations, being a villain in your own story, working with actors, Hollywood, Blaxploitation, lies, memories and madness. It is two fascinating discussions about the career of a man who brok...
Jan 28, 2018•1 hr 25 min
You know the man's films: The Fog, Escape From New York, Halloween III, Maniac Cop, Night of the Creeps, Creepshow, Lethal Weapon and more, you know the man's talent and you know the man's tash! Yes, that's right, Jon Cross sits down and talks with the cult and genre film legend Tom Atkins and talks about Pittsburgh, John Carpenter, George A Romero, his favourite horror films, his fans and his future. We discuss all his iconic roles and all of his iconic co-stars and directors. Tom was a graciou...
Jan 05, 2018•59 min
The Man Who Would Be Ketchum! You know him from Sorority House Massacre 2, Hard To Die, Nightmare on Elm Street 6, The Guyver, Transformers the animated series, Men In Black 2, Heartbreakers,Cowboy Bebop and more! In this exclusive and very different interview, Jon Cross sits down for a chat, over breakfast, in the excellent Comfort Diner, midtown Manhattan, with character actor, improv comedian, teacher, director, philosopher, storyteller, voice artist and professional 'That guy' Peter Spellos!...
Oct 13, 2017•1 hr 27 min
