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September 21, 2020
Podcast interview with the Social Psychic: Chadwick Boseman’s Legacy
I had the pleasure and the honor of an interview with a friend of mine, Jason Zuk the Social Psychic on his podcast. We discussed Chadwick Boseman and his legacy as both an actor and a humanitarian. We also discussed the impact of Boseman’s breakout film, Marvel’s Black Panther, and what it meant to the […]
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September 17, 2020
Mark made a short horror film
Back in 2018, I shot a short horror film. Flash forward and that film spent some time on Amazon Prime but got pulled because reasons. Fine. This is the digital age. Here it is. First, the short horror film trailer Shout out to James Bennet for editing that trailer! A brief history of this short […]
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August 23, 2020
Mark Wooden writes for Comic Book Resources
Author Mark Wooden now writes for the website Comic Book Resources in their movie and TV features department. Here are links to his articles. The Boys and Stormfront: A Villain for the Social Media Age My first feature at CBR.com had me running a marathon on the Amazon Prime TV show The Boys. I also […]
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August 4, 2020
Denis Villeneuve discusses his filmmaking experiences that led to “Dune” (2 of 2)
Director Denis Villeneuve sat down with his “Blade Runner 2049” cinematographer Roger Deakins for the “Team Deakins” podcast. In part two of my coverage, the filmmakers discuss the challenges fo CG work, watching movies on a variety of screens, and I list info on the remaking of “Dune.” Follow the link for part one of […]
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August 3, 2020
Denis Villeneuve discusses his filmmaking experiences that led to “Dune” (1 of 2)
With a December release date, Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” may be one of the few movies we can (hopefully) say is a safe bet for release despite the mounting worries of a global pandemic. On the “Team Deakins” podcast, Villeneuve reunites with Roger and James Deakins, who served as the director’s cinematography team on “Prisoners,” “Sicario,” […]
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July 30, 2020
“Fleabag” team presents a master class in building a scene
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, some cast members and creative leads of her show “Fleabag” had a video chat with BAFTA. They discussed many aspects of the show’s second season. One compelling and informative section took us on a masterclass in how to construct a scene. Phoebe Waller-Bridge: where you know her Waller-Bridge had performed in theater and […]
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July 25, 2020
Charlize Theron talks to Comic-Con@Home
Comic-con at Home continues with a Charlize Theron Interview. In this thirty-minute segment, the star of hits Aeon Flux, Mad Max: Fury Road and, most recently, Netflix’s The Old Guard, discusses her many roles in the action genre. Here are some highlights. I don’t remember a specific moment when I decided to do action movies; […]
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July 23, 2020
Comic-Con@Home: GeekEd featuring HBO’s “Watchmen”
Comic-Con@Home is the online version of the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con. The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the world-famous con this year. However, the ubiquitous video chat provides the means for us to still get our geek on in July. From Day One, I took a look at their GeekEd panel on HBO’s “Watchmen” […]
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July 22, 2020
Gael Garcia Bernal continues working with classic directors
Actor Gael Garcia Bernal continues his trend of working with directors who have created classic movies by signing on to M Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller for Universal. Shyamalan hit the big leagues with his classic horror movie “The Sixth Sense” (yes, it’s a horror movie and I will die on that hill!). Shyamalan made some […]
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July 13, 2020
Spike Lee, Delroy Lindo give an interview for BAFTA Guru
Spike Lee and Delroy Lindo gave an interview back in June to BAFTA Guru. For my filmmaker peeps, this is as good as we’ll get as a commentary track for their Netflix movie, Da 5 Bloods. Spike Lee and Delroy Lindo I always refer to Lee as a filmmaker. He’s not JUST an Oscar-winning writer, […]
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