The 2d series of conversations from the 2019 Woodstock Film Festival. This ep includes returning guest Barbara Kopple with her doc "New Homeland"; as well as two narrative features: "Imaginary Order" (now "Blush") with filmmaker Debra Eisenstadt; and the team behind the film "Inez & Doug & Kira" incurring filmmaker Julia Kots & actors Michael Chernus & Tawny Cypress.
On this episode, two filmmakers return for the respective 2nd visits: Michael Apted discusses the 9th installment of the seminal "Up" series, "63 Up" which opens in NYC on 11/27; and cinematographer/filmmaker Kirsten Johnson discusses serving as Executive Producer on recent guest Kristof Bilsen's new documentary "Mother".
Dispatches from the 2019 Woodstock Film Festival focusing on three outstanding indie films: Ben Kasulke's "Banana Split", Tom Quinn's "Colewell", and Haroula Rose's "Once Upon A River". Guests include all three filmmakers as well as actors Karen Allen, Coburn Goss, Kenadi DelaCerna as well as the musician Annie Hart.
The guest is actor Lee Grant ("In the Heat of the Night", "Shampoo"), who will be the subject of a comprehensive retrospective —of both her acting roles as well as her documentary filmmaking work— at Film Forum in NYC from November 17th through February 12th, 2020.
Dispatches from the 10th DOC NYC includes returning friend of the podcast filmmaker Martha Shane ("After Tiller") with her new film "Narrowsburg" and first time guest, the Belgian filmmaker Kristof Bilsen with his moving new documentary "Mother". Visit DOCNYC.net for tickets and details.
Isabelle Huppert is the star of Filmwax Radio friend Ira Sachs' latest film, "Frankie", which opens in NYC & LA on Friday, October 25th. They are both in the first segment. Also, filmmaker Whitney Dow returns to the podcast to discuss the Whiteness Project, an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race.
An episode devoted to this past summer's Traverse City Film Festival with guests Jeff Gibbs & Ozzie Zehner discussing the controversial environmentalism documentary "Planet of the Humans", the musical act Jim & Sam discuss making a documentary about their performing 365 days in a row; and filmmaker Dan Schechter returns with his latest, "Safe Spaces".
The final episode in a series of conversations with alumni & faculty from the Vermont College of Fine Arts Masters in Film program (vcfa.ued/film), filmmaker Brad Heck talks about how he came to attend the popular film program and his career since.
Don't miss this amazing international episode with the Korean actor Song King-ho who is fresh off a new Bong Joon-ho comedy thriller called "Parasite". The film opens Friday 10/11 in NYC & LA, the wide next week. Also, the Scottish legendary director Bill Forsyth ("Comfort & Joy', "Local Hero") who is here to show a new print of "Gregory's Girl".
Filmmaker Michael Staffieri, as well as one of its star faculty members, filmmaker & old friend of the podcast, Michel Negroponte. Negroponte & I met while at the Camden Int'l Film Festival where his latest film, "My Autonomous Neighbor" had its world premiere.
The singer-songwriter Joshua Radin whose new album "Here, Right Now" is available on Friday, October 4th. His tour begins shortly as well. For details go to joshuaradin.com. Also, the journalists Ash Carter & Sam Kashner discuss their new book, an oral biography of Mike Nichols called "Life Isn't Everything.: Mike Nichols, as Remembered by 150 of His Closest Friends" currently available for pre...
This episode is sponsored by the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Film program. The filmmaker Ian Cheney is a recent alumni. He has directed a number of documentaries including "The Search for General Tso", "Blue Space", "Picture Character", "The Most Unknown" which is on Netflix, and the upcoming "13 Ways" which I caught up with at the Camden International Film Festival.
The actor Richard Kind makes his first appearance. He is starring in a rare dramatic lead role in a new science fiction film called "Auggie" which opens Friday, September 20th in theaters and on demand. Also the great publicist Gary Springer talks about an earlier chapter in his life when he was a movie actor ("Dog Day Afternoon", "Jaws 2").
Morgan Spurlock makes his first appearance on the podcast. His new documentary, "Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!" which is opening wide and on demand & streaming on Friday, September 13. Also musician Paul Brill returns to the podcast.
Legendary actor Bruce Dern is in his second science fiction film ever, "Freaks", which co-stars Emile Hirsch and which is in theaters Friday, September 13th. Also on this episode, the co-directors behind the new documentary "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of my Voice": Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman. Their film opens Friday, September 6th.