Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by Michael Jai White. A highly trained martial artist and actor, Michael Jai White has broken barriers as a Hollywood star and international box office sensation. With his dynamic personality, agile abilities and a physique of a bodybuilder, Mic...
Sep 14, 2023•19 min
Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by Tracy Lynn Cruz. With a career spanning over two decades, Tracy has captivated audiences with her remarkable performances in film and television. Best known for her iconic role as Ashley Hammond, the Yellow Ranger in "Power Rangers Turbo" and...
Sep 10, 2023•50 min
Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today I’m joined by Michael Bafaro and Michael Mitton to discuss their latest film DON’T LOOK AWAY. After a gang of criminals unintentionally unleashes a supernatural force onto the world, a young woman named Frankie is convinced she’s being stalked by a killer ...
Sep 04, 2023•39 min
Today we are joined by Marc Bernardin to discuss his directorial debut, the short film SPLINTER. Marc is a journalist, public speaker, TV and comic book writer, podcaster, and now filmmaker. He has served as film editor for the Los Angeles Times and senior editor for The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly. He has written for GQ, Wired, Details, Vulture, Playboy, and Empire. He has been a staff writer for Castle Rock, Treadstone and Carnival Row, and is a supervising producer on Star Tre...
Aug 28, 2023•41 min
Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by director/writer Dane Elcar to discuss his film BRIGHTWOOD Jen and Dan’s marriage is on the rocks with Jen seriously thinking about ending it for good. But when the pair go on a jog around a local pond in an attempt to hash things out, they...
Aug 21, 2023•44 min
Today we are joined by director Jeff L Lieberman, to discuss his work on the documentary film Bella! Using never-before-seen home movies, audio diaries, and a vast trove of newly-discovered news footage, Bella! delves into a colorful and gritty era where one woman sacrificed her own political ambitions for future generations of female leadership. Bella Abzug’s story is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. But before we dive into our conversation with Jeff, I'd like to take a moment to thank...
Aug 17, 2023•45 min
Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by editors Timothy A. Good and Emily Mendez to discuss their Emmy nominated work on THE LAST OF US. After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity’s last hope. While t...
Aug 14, 2023•45 min
Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by director Marc Turtletaub to discuss his film Jules. JULES stars Ben Kingsley as Milton, a man who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger ...
Aug 11, 2023•26 min
Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by director/writer/Tucsonan David A. Flores to discuss his short film LIKENESS. LIKENESS is about a young woman who works with a digital copy of her mom to investigate the sudden disappearance of her real mom. But before we dive into our conv...
Aug 10, 2023•46 min
Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by two directors of two wonderful genre films playing at this years Holly Shorts Festival. First up we are joined by Ramone Menon to discuss his film MY SCARY INDIAN WEDDING The film is about a cursed Bridesmaid that has to track down and mar...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Hi! Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by Cinematographer Lyn Moncrief Lyn has been passionate about photography and the moving image from an early age. That passion led to him earn an M.F.A. in Cinematography from the American Film Institute, and since then he's compiled an e...
Aug 04, 2023•41 min
Hi! Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by director Nicholas Maggio to discuss his directorial debut MOB LAND. MOB LAND stars Academy Award Nominated John Travolta ( Pulp Fiction, Grease ), Stephen Dorff ( Blade, Old Henry ), Shiloh Fernandez ( Evil Dead ), Kevin Dillion (“Ento...
Aug 01, 2023•43 min
Hi! Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by director Roddy Bogawa, to discuss his work on the documentary film HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? THE STORY OF SYD BARRETT AND PINK FLOYD Syd and Pink Floyd crystallized a cultural moment where anything seemed possible but where that freedom cou...
Jul 28, 2023•40 min
Hi! Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by Cinematographer Steven Holleran to discuss his work on Nick Cage’s latest film SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL The film follows a man who, after being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, finds himself in a high-stakes game of ca...
Jul 24, 2023•45 min
Hi! Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by Lilly Adams from the Union of Concerned Scientists to discuss OPPENHEIMER and the impact of weapons testing. Ms. Adams works on nuclear weapons policy and outreach with a focus on supporting frontline community members impacted by the ...
Jul 21, 2023•42 min
Hi! Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by writer director Thaddeus O’Sullivan to discuss his film THE MIRACLE CLUB. The film has an all-star cast including the incomparable Laura Linney, the indomitable Kathy Bates, and the venerable Maggie Smith, "The Miracle Club" is a deepl...
Jul 13, 2023•34 min
Welcome to another episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by writer director Max Gold to discuss his film BELLE. The film is a retelling of the classic fairy tale BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. In the film, Belle works on the family farm and cares for her father after he falls severely ill. Desperate to save him, she jou...
Jul 10, 2023•36 min
No guest today. Just me talking about Stanley Kubrick and my late father. How a goofy teenager and his old man bonded over A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Jul 01, 2023•7 min
Thank you for listening to this episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we are joined by CHANTELLE ALBERS to discuss her film TWO SINNERS AND A MULE Kicked out of a small Western town for sinful behavior, free-spirited Alice (Albers) and Nora (James) set out for Virginia City to pursue their dream of opening a restaurant. Out ...
Jun 26, 2023•24 min
Welcome to another episode of the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. A movie podcast that takes you on a weekly journey into the world of cinema and the minds of the talented individuals who shape it. I'm your host, Chris Maynard, and today we have a very special guest joining us: the immensely talented actor, Ethan Suplee. Renowned for his incredible performances in films like "Remember the Titans" and "American History X," as well as his memorable roles in television series such as "My Name is Earl," Et...
Jun 23, 2023•28 min
Welcome to another episode of The Following Films Podcast! I'm your host, Chris Maynard and today I’m joined by director Sean O’Reilly to discuss his latest film, Heroes of the Golden Masks. The film features Patton Oswalt, Ron Perlman, and in his final performance, the late Christopher Plummer. Inspired by ancient bronze masks discovered on an archaeological site in the late ‘80s, director Sean O’Reilly’s adventure-packed animated treat centers on Charlie, a wise-cracking, homeless, American or...
Jun 17, 2023•32 min
Welcome to another episode of The Following Films Podcast! I'm your host, Chris Maynard and today I’m joined by director Joshua Caldwell to discuss his latest film, MENDING THE LINE. In the film, a wounded veteran (played by Sinqua Walls) returns to the States still carrying the demons of war, hauntingly disturbed by the everyday expectations of friendships and love interests. While in Livingston, Montana, he meets Ike (played by Brian Cox), a surly, headstrong fly-fisherman more than twice his ...
Jun 12, 2023•39 min
Thank you for listening to the following films podcast. Today I’m joined by Sav Rodgers to discuss his documentary film Chasing Chasing Amy In ‘Chasing Chasing Amy’, filmmaker Sav Rodgers goes on a journey of self-discovery while making a documentary on the development and creation of Kevin Smith’s controversial LGBTQ+ film, Chasing Amy. The film explores the transformational impact of a ‘90s rom-com on a 12 year old kid from Kansas, coming of age and contending with queer identity. 'Chasing Cha...
Jun 09, 2023•37 min
Welcome to another episode of the Following Films Podcast! Today, we have a special guest who has taken the literary world by storm with his "Battle For Forever" series. I'm thrilled to be joined by best-selling author Edward Savio, whose latest novel, LEAGUE OF AULD from the Battle For Forever series, is now available. The audiobook is narrated by none other than the iconic Ray Porter, known for his unforgettable portrayal of the ultimate DC villain, 'Darkseid,' in Zach Snyder's Justice League....
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Welcome to another episode of The Following Films Podcast! I'm your host, Chris Maynard. Today we have a special treat for all the documentary/action/bodybuilding/political enthusiasts out there. In this episode, we delve into the captivating world of cinematography and explore the acclaimed Netflix documentary, ARNOLD. Joining us today is the incredibly talented cinematographer, Logan Schneider, who played a pivotal role in bringing the life of the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger to the screen....
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 52 min
Welcome to another episode of the Following Films Podcast! In today's installment, we dive headfirst into the realm of true crime as we unravel the mysteries surrounding the intriguing docu-series, "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace." I'm your host Chris Maynard, and I couldn't be more excited to be joined by our special guest, legal expert Beth Karas. Beth has an extensive background in covering high-profile trials and has become a trusted voice in the true crime community. "The Curious Case of...
Jun 01, 2023•34 min
Thank you for listening to the following films podcast. Today I’m joined by Abel Ferrara to discuss his film PADRE PIO Set in a politically tumultuous post-WWI Italy, PADRE PIO follows the titular young priest as he begins his ministry at a remote Italian monastery. Concurrently, the town welcomes home the broken but victorious soldiers from the war. Unrest stirs among the impoverished people of the village ahead of the first free election in Italy and Padre Pio struggles with a crisis of faith ...
May 29, 2023•23 min
Thank you for listening to the following films podcast. Today I’m joined by Steven Luke to discuss his film COME OUT FIGHTING Set during WWII, in this military adventure, a small, specialized squad of U.S. Army African American soldiers are sent on an unofficial rescue mission behind enemy lines to locate their missing commanding officer. The squad upon battling their way through the German defenses encounter more than they bargain for when they locate a downed U.S. Army fighter pilot. With the ...
May 23, 2023•38 min
Thank you for listening to the following films podcast. Today I’m joined by writer/director Berkley Brady to discuss her new film DARK NATURE. The film tells the story of a therapy group that is forced to confront the monsters of their past when an isolated weekend retreat tests their emotional resilience and ability to survive. DARK NATURE will be in theaters today May 19th
May 19, 2023•19 min
Thank you for listening to the following films podcast. Today I’m joined by Adam Saunders to discuss his work on DOTTY & SOUL When hot-shot entrepreneur Ethan Cox gets caught up in a social media scandal, his company’s nine-figure acquisition is jeopardized. Desperate to find a way forward, Ethan decides to hire a 71-year-old African-American snack cart vendor, Dotty, to pose as his company’s figurehead. But when Dotty finds her groove at the company, she refuses to play the straw man any lo...
May 16, 2023•23 min
