Today I'm joined by London May and Eric Boccio to discuss their work on NIGHT OF THE BASTARD Disgruntled hermit Reed lives a solitary life in the desert. After chasing away a group of youths trying to party near his home, Reed’s peaceful life is violently upheaved when a goup of savage cultists lay siege to his house. Forced to partner up with one of the party-goers, Reed and his newfound colleague must defend themselves into the night, all while long-buried and disturbing secrets are revealed t...
Jan 11, 2023•33 min
Today I'm joined by Moby to discuss his film ‘Punk Rock Vegan Movie! The new documentary will have its world premiere and be the Opening Night film for the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival on January 20 in Park City, Utah. The film, which is Moby’s directorial debut, is a passionate and stylistically idiosyncratic look at the ongoing relationship between the worlds of punk rock and animal rights. It includes interviews with some of the biggest names in punk and rock history, like Ian Mackaye, HR, Da...
Jan 05, 2023•32 min
Miranda Kwok is now best known as the Creator and Executive Producer of the U.S. television series adaptation "The Cleaning Lady," based on the Argentine series "La Chica Que Limpia." Produced by Warner Bros. Television and Fox Entertainment, Miranda wrote the pilot script and developed "The Cleaning Lady" for the Fox Network. Her first screenplay about the so-called military ‘comfort women,’ Miranda won the Grand Prize in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition. With her first spec script, Miranda...
Dec 30, 2022•29 min
Today I'm doing something a bit different. This is a press conference I took part in last weekend with the craft team behind the new Apple+ film EMANCIPATION. The team includes Ed Novick (Production Sound Mixer) Mandell Winter (Supervising Sound Editor) Naomi Shohan (Production Designer) Conrad Buff, ACE (Picture Editor) Robert Richardson, ASC (Cinematographer) Steve Pederson (Re-Recording Mixer) Marcelo Zarvos (Composer) Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (Costume Designer) David Esparza (Supervising So...
Dec 22, 2022•58 min
Today I'm joined by Jimmy Hunt, star of the atomic-aged sci-fi classic INVADERS FROM MARS Ignite Films has released s sensational 4K restoration of William Cameron Menzies’ 1953 Invaders From Mars. The sci-fi classic is available on Blu-ray & 4K UHD in time to celebrate the film’s 70th anniversary. Special bonus features include a restored 4K version of the original 1953 trailer and a newly commissioned 2022 trailer, an interview with the film’s star, Jimmy Hunt, an in-depth look at the rest...
Dec 20, 2022•35 min
Today I'm joined by Alison Star Locke the writer and director of THE APOLOGY Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, recovering alcoholic Darlene Hagen (Anna Gunn) is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration with her best friend Gretchen (Janeane Garofalo). Late Christmas Eve, Darlene's estranged ex-brother-in-law, Jack (Linus Roache) arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret. Soon, Darlene finds herself caught between reason and ruthless instinct....
Dec 13, 2022•23 min
Today I'm joined by writer/director Joe Begos ( The Mind’s Eye , VFW ), to discuss his work on CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS . The film stars Riley Dandy ( That’s Amor , The City of Gold ), Sam Delich (Spiderhead ), Jonah Ray Rodrigues ( Mystery Science Theater 3000 ), Dora Madison ( Everybody Wants Some , "Chicago Fire"), Jeremy Gardner ( Offseason ), with Jeff Daniel Phillips ( 3 From Hell ), and Abraham Benrubi ( The Call of the Wild ). In CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS, i t’s Christmas Eve and fier...
Dec 09, 2022•19 min
Today I'm joined by Sean Perry, the writer and director behind the new one-take thriller DASH DASH follows Milly, your average everyday rideshare driver preparing himself for a night shift behind the wheel… by purchasing a massive amount of cocaine from a prostitute. On the perilous Hollywood streets, he attempts to sell the drugs to his unassuming passengers including: a homosexual thruple, some phone-obsessed gen Z'ers, and even an off-duty police officer.His attempt to illegally fund his sinf...
Dec 02, 2022•30 min
Leslie Iwerks is an American producer, director, and writer . She is daughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and granddaughter of Disney Legend Ub Iwerks , the animator and co-creator of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit . She has directed films including Recycled Life which was nominated for an Academy Award and The Pixar Story which was nominated for an Emmy for best nonfiction special. She is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the Acade...
Nov 28, 2022•19 min
For the upcoming major motion picture Devotion – the anticipated Korean War-era feature film based on the acclaimed book and directed by J. D. Dillard, starring Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson,and Joe Jonas and coming out November 23 -- award-winning director of photography Erik Messerschmidt, ASC leveraged his decades of experience to create stunning visuals that entwine narrative, action sequences, landscape, and compelling insights into the human condition. To bring dynamic vi...
Nov 21, 2022•32 min
Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast today I’m joined by Trey Roski, co-founder and executive producer for BattleBots. Battlebots, the hit television show featuring fighting robots, has announced an exclusive live Las Vegas show: “BATTLEBOTS: DESTRUCT-A-THON,” which will open Feb. 3, 2023, at BattleBots’ own BattleBox Arena at Caesars Entertainment Studios. The daily live show follows the enormous success of the BattleBots World Championship filming season, which finished tapin...
Nov 14, 2022•39 min
Today I'm joined by Alex Phillips to discuss his film ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS Roscoe, a janitor for a scuzzy love motel, whose girlfriend has brought another man home for strange rituals, drifts through life until he discovers a hidden stash of powerful hallucinogenic worms. Guided by visions of a giant floating Worm, he encounters Benny, a moped enthusiast trying to manifest a baby from an inanimate sex doll. They fall in love with doing worms together on a downward spiral into the prim...
Nov 08, 2022•30 min
Dallas Dupree Young is one of the breakout stars in Netflix’s Emmy-nominated series, “Cobra Kai”. Young shines as Kenny, a bullied new student in school, who turns to karate to defend himself and gain confidence. I had Dallas on the show today to discuss his work on the new festival darling 1-800 HOT-NITE. The film is centered around Tommy (Dallas Dupree Young) and the night he loses his parents to a drug raid. On the run, he turns to a phone sex operator (his fairy godmother) for help as he emb...
Nov 02, 2022•18 min
Levi has snagged a no-lease apartment sight unseen in the Hollywood Hills to crash at while he ties up loose ends for his exodus from Los Angeles. He quickly strikes up a rapport with his new neighbor John, swapping stories like old friends under the glowing, smoke-filled skies of the city. Soon after meeting, Levi and John witness something impossible in one of their apartments. Terrified at first, they soon realize this could change their lives and give them a purpose. With dollar signs in the...
Nov 01, 2022•26 min
Tom George is a director and sometimes writer of TV and film. He directed all three series of the acclaimed BBC comedy “This Country”. The show, which George also helped write, won four BAFTAs, including one for Best Scripted Comedy, as well as a host of other awards. His other credits include the BBC legal comedy “Defending the Guilty”, which starred Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson. George began his comedy career in short films, which screened at festivals around the world. He started out a...
Oct 31, 2022•37 min
Today I’m joined by cinematographer Stefan Duscio to discuss his latest work, the Apple TV+ series, Shantaram . Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Gregory David Roberts, the 1980s set drama follows a fugitive who escapes prison and reinvents himself as a doctor in the slums of Bombay. Shantaram is the first Apple TV series that uses anamorphic lenses and frame in a 2.40 aspect ratio. When shooting the series Duscio pursued smooth camera movement and widescreen anamorphic because ...
Oct 29, 2022•23 min
Today I’m joined by Mena Suvari and director Kevin Lewis to discuss their work on the new film THE ACCURSED. THE ACCURSED starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Sarah Grey (Power Rangers), Meg Foster (They Live), and Alexis Knapp (Pitch Perfect) is the follow-Up feature from director Kevin Lewis (WILLY’SWONDERLAND starring Nicolas Cage). The Accursed follows a young woman who is forced to return home following the death of her mother. Consumed by guilt and desperate to escape the haunting visio...
Oct 27, 2022•37 min
Today I'm joined by THE LAIR Director Neil Marshall and Star Charlotte Kirk. When Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons – half human, half alien – are awakened. THE LAIR will be available in theaters, on-demand and digital on October 28th
Oct 26, 2022•33 min
Conceived and curated entirely on the popular, audio-based social media platform Clubhouse and produced by Screen Anthology , SINPHONY: A Clubhouse Horror Anthology features a group of international filmmakers each exploring a character dealing with tragedy caused by a supernatural entity. Today I’m joined by Haley Bishop and Kimberly Elizabeth to discuss their contributions to SINPHONY. FOREVER YOUNG Writer/Dir. Haley Bishop - (Host) - UK In a desperate attempt to preserve her youth, a 30 year ...
Oct 20, 2022•32 min
Today I'm joined by Will Corona Pilgrim to discuss his work on The Godfather Tarot. The beautifully illustrated, highly giftable deck comes with a full-color, 96-page companion book by Will Corona-Pilgrim, that profiles the key characters and events from the saga and pairs them with featured cards along with providing a basic introduction to tarot reading. Whether you are looking to add a unique deck to your collection or are a fan of the films, The Godfather Tarot Deck is a must-have addition! ...
Oct 18, 2022•45 min
Verona Blue is a classically trained actor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fully immersed in Goth culture as a teen, Verona spent countless nights running downtown alleys with a group of like-minded misfits and has been channeling the spirits of innumerable interesting characters ever since. Her commitment to her counter-culture roots and authentic ownership of her unique look makes her a standout on screen. Verona Blue stars in V/H/S/99 as a punk rocker in the segment titled "Shredding," written...
Oct 17, 2022•39 min
Cleopatra Entertainment's FROST, directed by Brandon Slagle ( Battle of Saipan ), based on James Cullen Bressack’s story and adapted for screen by Robert Thompson, and starring Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2) and Devanny Pinn (House of Manson) is the story of a young woman and her father who have to fight for survival after being stranded on a remote mountainside during a storm, FROST will be released on October 11 on Digital and Blu-ray. A full motion picture soundtrack for FROST is scheduled for both...
Oct 15, 2022•35 min
The Accident Man is back and this time he must beat the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss,save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure. Directed by the Kirby Brothers - George Kirby and Harry Kirby (The Real Target), and written by Stu Small (Triple Threat), the film stars Scott Adkins (Zero Dark Thirty, The Expendables 2). Samuel Goldwyn Films will release ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN’S HOLIDAY in theaters and on V...
Oct 13, 2022•25 min
Ten Tricks , a Fandor Exclusive, follows a glamorous madam, Grace ( Lea Thompson) , who has spent years being surrounded by men. When she decides she wants to start a family, she realizes the list of potential prospects is shockingly thin. Thankfully, a chance encounter with a neighbor proves there might just be magic in the air after all. The seductive satire was directed by Emmy Nominee Richard Pagano , and also stars Raymond Cruz ( The Closer ), Sam Henning s ( The Aviator ), and Damien Leake...
Oct 10, 2022•29 min
Cinematographer James Kniest’s latest work can next be seen in the highly-anticipated series, The Midnight Club created by Mike Flanagan. The series begins streaming on Netflix on Oct. 7. Based on the 1994 novel of the same name as well as other works by Christopher Pike, the premise of the show takes place at a hospice for terminally ill young adults when eight patients come together every night at midnight to tell each other stories — and make a pact that the next of them to die will give the ...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 7 min
KING ON SCREEN Directed by: Daphné Baiwir KING ON SCREEN, which interviews the lion’s share of the filmmakers who have adapted Stephen Kings work to screen, includes Frank Darabont, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Greg Nicotero and more. Directed by Daphné Baiwir, KING ON SCREEN is an intimate look at the unique relationship between Stephen King’s vast body of work and the directors famous for reimagining it for the screen. With an ambitious fictional introduction packed with easter eggs, references...
Oct 04, 2022•35 min
A family of four isolated against a global pandemic that spreads through the internet and robs a person of their ability to perceive reality--often with violent results--begins to unravel when they suspect that one, or all, of them, may be infected. Shot under Covid lockdown by a real family serving as the entire cast and crew. RED RIVER ROAD stars the Schuyler family; Paul, Jade, Shaw, and Quinn. Paul Schuyler wrote, directed, shot, and edited the film. It is produced by Paul and Jade Schuyler....
Oct 04, 2022•38 min
Thank you for listening to the Following Films podcast! Today I’m joined by director/writer Johannes Grenzfurthner to discuss his latest project MASKING THRESHOLD. Frustrated by a constant ringing in his ears, a paranoid data analyst documents his obsessive attempts to cure his own debilitating tinnitus through a series of home experiments conducted in a make-shift lab. But as his research becomes increasingly dark and macabre, a horrifying secret behind his maddening condition is revealed with ...
Sep 30, 2022•30 min
When I Consume You marks the third feature for New York-based filmmaker Perry Blackshear following his award-winning psychological horror feature debut They Look Like People and celebrated sophomore effort, the aquatic supernatural horror romance The Siren . All three of his films have been widely embraced and praised both on the festival circuit and upon release, with They Look Like People winning a Jury Honorable Mention at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival upon its premiere. Blackshear again t...
Sep 22, 2022•42 min
At Holy Cross Boys School in Belfast, Northern Ireland schoolyard conflicts are resolved at the Philosophy board where the youngsters learn to reason and think for themselves. School Principal Kevin McArevey, a Stoic who sings along to Elvis Presley, is rocking the status quo by teaching Philosophy to students in a community plagued by urban decay, sectarian violence, poverty and drugs. In an atmosphere of deep caring and support, his students learn new ways to manage their emotions based on Anc...
Sep 20, 2022•23 min
