Cinematographer Daniel Pearl (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 1974 & 2003, FRIDAY THE 13th 2009, ALIEN VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM) sits down with Adam, Joe, and Arwen for an absolutely epic conversation about his long and distinguished career. (Pearl holds the second longest running career as a Director of Photography in all of Hollywood!) From shooting music videos and concert films for artists like Guns N Roses, U2, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, George Michael, Bon Jovi, Shania Twain, Jennifer Lopez, P...
Mar 02, 2020•2 hr 27 min
Filmmaker J.D. Dillard (SLEIGHT, SWEETHEART) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his journey through Hollywood so far. From the decision to not finish film school and instead round himself out by studying a potentially more useful skill set… to all he learned by working as an assistant/receptionist at Bad Robot while continuing to write and direct shorts… to his feature film directorial debut with SLEIGHT… to the importance of knowing how to keep a story tight and not overstay its welcome… to ...
Feb 24, 2020•2 hr 41 min
Austrian filmmaking team Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz (GOODNIGHT MOMMY, THE LODGE) sits down with Adam, Joe, and Arwen for a hilarious and extremely honest conversation about their career journey and the reality of financing films in this day and age. The unlikely filmmaking duo share the incredible story of how they met and began working together… the major differences/similarities between getting a film financed in Austria and in America… their approach to equally sharing the helm on each ...
Feb 17, 2020•2 hr 39 min
Actor Stephen Lang (AVATAR, DON’T BREATHE, MANHUNTER) sits down with Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey. From answering “the calling” to become a performer… to working on Broadway alongside such greats as Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich… to Stephen’s process behind becoming the characters he embodies with each new role… to constantly adapting to each different directors’ unique style… to the story behind “Miles Quaritch’s” coffee cup in AVATAR… to how he feels about his children ...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min
On Saturday January 25, 2020 the Panic Film Festival in Kansas City, MO presented a special 10th anniversary screening of Adam Green’s FROZEN followed by a live performance of THE MOVIE CRYPT podcast. For the first time ever, Joe Lynch interviews Adam Green in the most candid filmmaker on filmmaker conversation about the making of FROZEN that you’ll ever hear. From Green turning down an offer that would have doubled the production’s budget had he been willing to concede to the producer’s demands...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Filmmaker Sam Wineman (DEATHCEMBER, THE QUIET ROOM, Attack Of The Queerwolf Podcast) shares his journey with Adam, Joe, and Arwen in this absolutely fantastic episode! From growing up feeling different and forming a cinematic kinship with the horror genre and its monsters… to recognizing that he was drowning his confusion in alcohol as a young teen and taking action to change the path he was heading down… to bravely coming out as queer to a family that wasn’t immediately ready to embrace his rea...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Filmmaker Rodman Flender (IDLE HANDS, LEPRECHAUN 2, TV’s THE OFFICE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his cinematic journey. From starting out as an actor… to always saying “yes” to new and sudden opportunities… to finding himself all but running the day to day operations for Roger Corman’s company… to the pros and cons of not being “pigeonholed” as an artist… to IDLE HANDS being targeted by politicians in the wake of the Columbine tragedy… to the making of his latest film EAT BRAINS LOVE (“a...
Jan 20, 2020•2 hr 6 min
Filmmaker Kyra Gardner may have only just graduated film school a few months ago but she’s already one of the best examples we know of an emerging young talent making huge strides in the world of cinema today! From trying to decide between a career as a veterinarian or an army nurse and instead choosing filmmaking as her calling… to observing her father at work on sets (Tony Gardner is an FX legend – check out our conversation with him in Ep 246)… to having her first short film selected for the ...
Jan 13, 2020•2 hr 36 min
He’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma and a living hero to every artist who’s ever been trampled over by the system. Filmmaker Richard Stanley (HARDWARE, DUST DEVIL, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) sits down with Adam Green, Joe Lynch, and Arwen for a long awaited and fascinating discussion about his career journey. From seeing the original ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU in 1977 and determinedly deciding that he would one day tell H.G. Wells’ fantastical story his own way... to making a name for himself with 1990...
Jan 06, 2020•2 hr 46 min
Adam, Joe, and Arwen bid farewell to 2019 with a look back at the highs and lows from this past year. From the most memorable MOVIE CRYPT conversations, their favorite movies and TV shows, and this year’s record breaking “Yorkiethon" … to the heartbreaks of loved ones lost, the career frustrations they’ve endured, and the guys’ extremely candid and personal resolutions for 2020… Adam and Joe hold nothing back as they purge their hearts of the “old” and make room for all the wonderful “new” that ...
Dec 30, 2019•2 hr 12 min
Comedian Brian Posehn (THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM, SEX DRIVE, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, KNIGHTS OF BADASSDOM, HOLLISTON, THE BIG BANG THEORY) joined Adam and Joe as a surprise guest during the first night of “Yorkiethon 4.” In this extremely candid conversation the guys discuss Brian’s new book FOREVER NERDY, Brian’s guest star role on THE MADALORIAN, visiting Rick Baker’s house, dealing with fans, Halloween, and much more! Dr. Arwen was at home sleeping yet still managed to provide “Hollywood Thera...
Dec 23, 2019•2 hr 46 min
Our final "Hall Of Fame" episode features the most famous guest in the history of THE MOVIE CRYPT! Yes, Father Christmas himself - the one and only Santa Claus - took time out of his busy schedule to spread holiday cheer with us back in December of 2015... and it remains one of the most important episodes of this podcast that we'll ever record. If you're feeling like you've lost the "Christmas magic" that you hear about in commercials every year- don't worry! By the end of this truly magical epi...
Dec 20, 2019•3 hr 31 min
With GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY writer/director James Gunn cemented himself as one of the greatest filmmakers working in Hollywood. (We called it with SLITHER many years earlier but hey- sometimes it takes people a few years to realize that we're always right!) Recorded way back in December of 2014 and released on January 5, 2015, this "Hall Of Fame" episode truly features one of the best conversations you'll ever hear with the now super star director. There is only 1 more "Hall Of Fame" episode le...
Dec 13, 2019•2 hr 57 min
Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger (DANIEL ISN’T REAL, SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, GROWN UPS 2) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From visiting Hollywood sets with his father Arnold as a small child… to the rush that he felt his first time performing … to learning the business side of the industry… to the importance of having interests and endeavors in addition to acting… to a deep dive into the process of making DANIEL ISN’T REAL (out now!)… Patrick and the boys get...
Dec 09, 2019•2 hr 34 min
In what may be the most important conversation you'll ever hear on THE MOVIE CRYPT, addiction counselor Terry Kirkman (A.I.R. Support) sat down with us to get real about the subject of addiction. After meeting so many artists who have struggled with substance abuse in their own lifetimes and after losing our dear friend and brother Dave Brockie to heroin in 2014, we wanted to speak with an expert in the field and gain a better understanding of the illness. We also hoped to help our audience memb...
Dec 06, 2019•2 hr 20 min
Actress Claudia Christian (THE HIDDEN, BABYLON 5, CLEAN AND SOBER, 9-1-1) sits down with Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss her career. From getting the acting bug as a young child after being cast in a school play… to getting her GED at 16 and becoming the only one of her siblings to not pursue a higher education… to her extremely realistic and refreshingly honest take on the industry having survived over 30 years working in it… to having the strength to get her addictions under control when they ...
Dec 02, 2019•2 hr 33 min
GREMLINS, THE 'BURBS, THE HOWLING, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE... director Joe Dante is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time! In this "Hall Of Fame" episode from the summer of 2015, Joe shares his career journey with us including stories from the making of GREMLINS and LOONEY TOONS BACK IN ACTION that blew our cinema-geek minds! Listen to this one without any bright lights on, don't get it wet, and whatever you do... no matter how much Arwen cries... no matter how much she begs... NEVER feed ...
Nov 29, 2019•2 hr 21 min
Filmmaker Jennifer Reeder (KNIVES AND SKIN, ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AT HOME AND HOW THEY HAPPEN) discusses her craft with Adam, Joe, and Arwen. From a sculpting class that helped her fall in love with visual storytelling… to making her visionary first film WHITE TRASH GIRL… to consistently making short after short after short… to the making of her latest (KNIVES AND SKIN - out 12/6)… Jennifer shares her journey as a true indie filmmaker. Dr. Arwen provides “Hollywood Therapy” for a patient considering ...
Nov 25, 2019•2 hr 55 min
THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES, 3 FROM HELL, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2, TV's HOLLISTON... horror icon Bill Moseley is one of the most versatile performers in cinema and one of the most humble and down to earth human beings you could ever hope to meet. As you'll learn in Bill's first visit to THE MOVIE CRYPT, his success did not happen overnight. In fact, after an incident on the set of ARMY OF DARKNESS his career almost didn't happen at all! This episode isn't just "Hall Of Fam...
Nov 22, 2019•2 hr 17 min
Screenwriter Ed Neumeier (ROBOCOP, STARSHIP TROOPERS) sits down to talk his career and craft with Adam, Joe, and Arwen. From seeing 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY at age 10… to having his life changed by STAR WARS… to briefly working as a studio executive… to co-writing his first screenplay (ROBOCOP) and having it actually get made… to stories from the sets of both ROBOCOP and STARSHIP TROOPERS… Ed shares his experiences from the front lines of two of the most popular science fiction franchises in cinema...
Nov 18, 2019•2 hr 56 min
X-MEN, FROZEN, THE RUINS, TV's THE FOLLOWING... actor Shawn Ashmore may have been born with good looks and amazing talent but it's his work ethic and incredible good nature that have kept him working so consistently on so many high profile projects. In one of our earliest episodes (way back in June of 2013!) Shawn stopped by to discuss his career journey and how it all began when his twin brother Aaron was too sick to perform in a commercial he had booked. You're going to love this "Hall Of Fame...
Nov 15, 2019•2 hr 51 min
Filmmaker Riley Stearns (FAULTS, THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE) shares his career journey with Adam, Joe, and Arwen. From his intense childhood fear of “Chucky” (without actually having seen a CHILD’S PLAY movie)… to falling in love with the concept of making movies… to his days as a PA/assistant/writer’s assistant (the differences are defined)… to experiencing the politics behind the scenes of a TV series firsthand… to the making of his first two feature films… Riley details how he’s making it happen...
Nov 11, 2019•2 hr 24 min
You know her from HOLLISTON, THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006), VICTOR CROWLEY, and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY but actress Laura Ortiz is also one of our very dearest of friends. She's Joe's on-screen girlfriend in HOLLISTON, Adam's non-biological little sister, and she's even guest co-hosted on THE MOVIE CRYPT several times over the last 6.5 years. We love Laura so much we can hardly stand it and she isn't just a "Hall Of Fame" episode of this podcast- she's a "Hall Of Fame" human being! Head back with u...
Nov 08, 2019•2 hr 52 min
Filmmaker Floria Sigismondi (THE RUNAWAYS, THE HANDMAID’S TALE, DAREDEVIL) shares her career journey with Adam, Joe, and Arwen. From taking an avid interest in art as a young child… to her painting and sculpting leading to picking up a camera for the first time… to directing some of the most iconic music videos ever made (Marilyn Manson, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, David Bowie, and SO MANY MORE)… to her incredible career directing episodic television… to the making of her latest feature THE T...
Nov 04, 2019•2 hr 43 min
"Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candy- " What are you crazy?! We're not saying it 5 times! The iconic Tony Todd (CANDYMAN, HATCHET 2, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, PLATOON, STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE) isn't just a legend of stage and screen, he's also a beloved member of our ArieScope family and his episode of THE MOVIE CRYPT is as "Hall Of Fame" worthy as they come. Head back with us to Halloween 2014 and check out this amazing conversation with one of Hollywood's hardest workin...
Nov 01, 2019•2 hr 15 min
Comedian/actor Jamie Kennedy (SCREAM, MALIBU’S MOST WANTED, BOWFINGER, ROMEO + JULIET) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen for one of the liveliest conversations of the year. From navigating between the “creators” and the “destroyers”… to the risks that artists take whenever they put their creations out into the world… to the many legends Jamie has worked with on his long career journey so far… to the making of his latest film TRICK (out now!) … this candid and brutally honest dialogue is THE MOVIE CRYPT...
Oct 28, 2019•2 hr 55 min
MONSTER SQUAD. NIGHT OF THE CREEPS. ROBOCOP 3. Filmmaker Fred Dekker is an absolute legend and one of Adam Green and Joe Lynch's heroes. Fred's episode of THE MOVIE CRYPT quickly became a fan favorite due to his incredible honesty and humility. Whether you're an aspiring filmmaker, an industry professional, or just a fan who appreciates hearing the real deal... if you're not inspired by the end of this "Hall of Fame" episode then you weren't listening. Episode 158 originally premiered on May 30,...
Oct 25, 2019•2 hr 51 min
Writer/director BenDavid Grabinski (ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK, SKIPTRACE) sits down with Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey thus far. From a young boy growing up in a religious home where he wasn’t allowed to watch PG-13 or R-rated films… to enduring over 10 years of selling script after script only to have his work go unmade for one random reason or another… to striking gold with Nickelodeon’s ARE YOU AFRIAD OF THE DARK… to the pressures of writing/show-running a reboot of such a...
Oct 21, 2019•2 hr 49 min
LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe is an absolute legend in the metal world but he also happens to be one of the greatest human beings you'll ever meet. His book DARK DAYS chronicling his unjust imprisonment in a Prague jail is one of the most harrowing and inspiring stories you'l ever read/hear and his episode of THE MOVIE CRYPT is truly "Hall of Fame" worthy. You want candor, honesty, and humility? Look no further than this incredible episode from August 2015. Get your ears on our first 300 episo...
Oct 18, 2019•2 hr 9 min
Presley Alexander and Bryson Robinson sit down with Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss their career journeys as young performers. 14 year-old Presley (joined by her father Brian) started her own YouTube channel when she was only 7 years old - never missing a single day without a new vlog post for 5 years straight! She has also hosted numerous children’s shows and was even featured on 60 MINUTES! 13 year-old Bryson (joined in studio by his mother Dee) has appeared in a number of commercials, print a...
Oct 14, 2019•2 hr 38 min
