In this interview, Tom and Steve get to talk Danielle Fray, writer of all things with the latest being her graphic novel series: #GirlsonTour. She talks to the boys about her upbringing, experience in theatre, writing, and of course her Graphic Novel, #GirlsonTour, which she worked on alongside Charlie Flowers. So come along the tour with us! If you'd like to find out more about Danielle Fray, you can find her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-fray-b724b7142/ And her graphic novel can b...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 39 min
In second half, Tom and Steve finish their discussion on the 2025 Oscars, criticize an article from The New Yorker by Namwali Serpell on "The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies", the death of movie theatres. So come along with us and shit on the best movies of the year! If you would like to see the article you can find it here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/critics-notebook/the-new-literalism-plaguing-todays-biggest-movies
May 02, 2025•2 hr 6 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve discuss this years Oscars! So come along with us and shit on the best movies of the year!
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve review and discuss five films selected by Tom: A Matter of Life and Death, Yor: The Hunter from the Future, Harakiri, Les Diaboliques, and Ninja III: The Domination. That pretty much sums up the episode. There's SPOILERS! So come along with us as we spoil movies for you!
Apr 18, 2025•3 hr 45 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve get deep on their philosophy of trying your hardest to make your film or maybe not trying because that desire and goal should come of its own will. I don't know. I didn't listen to the episode! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two!
Mar 28, 2025•2 hr 43 min
In this conclusion, Tom and Steve finishes their discussion with Steven A. They discuss Tarantino wisdom, reaching out to famous filmmakers that are still accessible, and, most importantly, Steven shares his wisdom with us. You can find Steven and all that he is doing here: https://www.instagram.com/aripezfilms/ And you can find his feature, The Director's Cut here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100019561/the-director-s-cut
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 31 min
In this episode Steven Aripez joins Tom and Steve! They discuss shooting wide as in the Master shot, the difficulties of scheduling actors on a micro-budget as well as crew, the importance of rehearsals, best twists in cinema, and the how much Terrifer sucks cucks! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! You can find Steven and all that he is doing here: https://www.instagram.com/aripezfilms/ And you can find his feature, The Director's Cut here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100019561/the...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 35 min
In this episode, Tom takes a dark reflective journey on the tribulations of life and his film Dick Head. And Stephen Dies!
Mar 07, 2025•49 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve discuss their favorite films of 2024, the ultimate fear of AI in film, the dangers of temp music, and how Tom is a product of incest. So come along with us as we learn a thing or two about Tom!
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 48 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve discuss their film Dick Head and some of the issues they have run into throughout its completion. They touch on color, missed opportunities filming, continuity, happy accidents, and first time films that are masterpieces. So come along with us as we learn a thing or two!
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 22 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve conclude their discussion on more or less the same things, but they do bring up some new topics to discuss like Premiere Pro having issues with IPP2, color, and how shitty Sundance is! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two!
Jan 17, 2025•2 hr 22 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve discuss (drum roll) Dick Head some more. But! They also discuss showing or not showing actors the rough cut, working with actors, and what we will do if our feature is a failure! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two!
Jan 05, 2025•2 hr 30 min
In this return, Tom and Steve talk about the same things like AI, how bad modern movies are, how hard they try, how good Dick Head is, but at least they read a new script by Tom that's bonkers! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! R.I.P. James Earl Jones
Dec 14, 2024•3 hr 39 min
Tom and Steve return from a long hiatus to discuss their favorite topic, Dick Head. They discuss how the film is going thus far and the next steps. And then they go away again! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two!
Sep 20, 2024•2 hr 1 min
In the final part of Tom and Steve's interview of writer director Steven Aripez, they discuss some of their favorite films and the filmmakers behind them; digital vs film; and juggling family life and filmmaking. So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! You can find Steven and all that he is doing here: https://www.instagram.com/aripezfilms/ And you can find his feature, The Director's Cut here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100019561/the-director-s-cut...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 9 min
In this second half of Tom and Steve's interview of writer director Steven Aripez, they discuss how Steven found his actors for his film The Director's Cut and the film festival Steven hosts in Temcula. So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! You can find Steven and all that he is doing here: https://www.instagram.com/aripezfilms/ And you can find his feature, The Director's Cut here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100019561/the-director-s-cut...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 24 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve have some brews and talk with Steven Aripez, the director of The Director's Cut. They discuss the films that inspired Steven's filmmaking career, the Jehovah's Witness faith, and Steven's first film! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! You can find Steven and all that he is doing here: https://www.instagram.com/aripezfilms/ And you can find his feature, The Director's Cut here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100019561/the-director-s-cut...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 9 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve have a conversation about there film Dickhead, discussing the entire film, the fears of being done with editing, and the hopes of what it will be. Also, these assholes gloat through the entire episode! So come along with us and be a fellow asshole because that's a part of what it takes!
May 16, 2024•4 hr 19 min
In this second half, Tom, Steve, and Kat finish their conversation. They discuss the pros and cons on receiving feedback on their writing; Kat shares her first time on set and its benefits for future projects; and, lastly, Kat pitches her upcoming short! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! If you would like to connect with Kat, you can find her LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-rollinson-323942231?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contac...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve get to interview Kat Rollinson, a pukka filmmaker and screenwriter! (We have no idea what pukka means). The three discuss how Kat got into writing films; the future hopes and reality of filmmaking; how to write difficult topics; and they talk about her upcoming short film! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! If you would like to connect with Kat, you can find her LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-rollinson-323942231?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3...
Apr 25, 2024•54 min
In this episode, Tom, Steve, and Jared conclude their discussion of the winners from the 2024 Oscars! So come along with us as we discuss a thing or two!
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 30 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve are graced with film aficionado, Jared Reyes, and they discuss the winners that they remember. At the very least you can listen to Jared's sultry man voice! So come along with us as we discuss a thing or two!
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min
In this second half, Tom, Steve, and Josh discuss his latest short and how to navigate YouTube as a filmmaker. So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! You can find Josh's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@JoshMakesMovies1 And his latest short here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYVgERaSAEg&ab_channel=JoshMakesMovies
Mar 28, 2024•56 min
In this first half, Tom and Steve have Josh back on to discuss how to manage filmmaking with a family and about writing genre regardless of ease. So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! I f you'd like to discover more from Josh you can find his Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@JoshMakesMovies1/featured
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min
In the conclusion of the interview, Tom, Steve, and Jake go deep about photography and SFX. They finish off the interview with another script by Casper the Friendly Ghost. So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! If you would like to learn more about the Stan Winston School you can find the link here: https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 46 min
Tom and Steve interview filmmaker Jake Borowski. They discuss the life and career of Jake and the feature film he produced, Restraint, along with the avenues he and his team took to get their film out there outside of film festivals. They also discuss the Cream Colored Man and Dinosaurs! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two! If you would like to see Restraint you can find it here: https://tubitv.com/movies/496290/restraint
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 15 min
In this second half, Tom and Steve continue their discussion of Tom's short, a lot more, but they also talk about the budget, and then the battle off in another horror movie trivia game! So come along with us as we learn a thing or two!
Feb 22, 2024•2 hr 34 min
In this episode, Tom and Steve discuss the Best Picture nominations, the new rules for qualifiers of the Oscars, and Tom gets powerful discussing a short story idea he has. So come along with us as we learn a thing or two!
Feb 08, 2024•2 hr 27 min
In this second half, Tom and Steve discuss more stuff like stuff, but they do ,in fact, (lots of commas, possibly too many,) discuss a possible new project by Tom that they do a script read of, and they battle it out with another trivia game. So come along with us as we get back to it!
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Tom and Steve are back for 2024 with the first part of their first episode for the first of the year! In this episode, they discuss the future of franchisees, an AI comedy special of George Carlin, and they talk shop on their projects in this first part! So come along with us as we get back to it!
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 18 min
