This episode includes a conversation with City Winery's founder & CEO Michael Dorf; the cast of the currently available "Blow The Man Down" including Margo Martindale, Sophie Lowe & Morgan Saylor; and the team behind the documentary "Dosed" about one young Canadian woman's struggle with anxiety & drug addiction and how she got cured.
The filmmaker Craig Zobel discusses his new feature film, "The Hunt", which is currently available on various platforms. We also discuss the controversies that delayed the film which include a now infamous tweet from Trump. This is Craig's second appearance on the podcast.
The filmmaker Sally Potter ("Orlando", "The Party") makes her second appearance on the podcast. She discusses her latest feature film, "The Roads Not Taken", starring Javier Bardem as a man who is experiencing the alternative lives he may have taken, which appears as mental illness to those around him. The film opened last week theatrically.
James Mocowski, head of production and archives at American Zoetrope, is the guest. A restored 35mm print of "The Conversation", directed by Francis Ford Coppola, will be getting a new theatrical release across the country. In NYC the film will be at Film Forum for a two week run beginning 3/20. It will also be at Los Angeles' Landmark Nuart Theater beginning 3/20.
This episode focuses on a new documentary, the 2019 New York Film Festival hit "The Booksellers", with director D.W. Young and producers Judith Mizrachy and Dan Wechsler. The film opens at the Quad Cinema in NYC on Friday, March 6th. Filmwax Radio host Adam Schartoff will moderate the Q&A's on Saturday's 2:00 & 7:00 screenings.
Indie film distributor and founder of the streaming service Ovid, Jonathan Miller, is the guest. The streaming service is celebrating its first anniversary by appearing on the popular podcast Filmwax Radio! Also, producer/director of the new HBO documentary "We Are The Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest", Amy Schatz, and producer Julie Anderson.
"Chinatown" is ranked #21 on AFI's Top 100 Movies of all time. After reading guest Sam Wasson's book "The Big Goodbye" (Flatiron Books, 2020), it's easy to understand why. The book is a must read for any fan of the 70's classic, or any of its creators including Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Bob Towne.
The actor Louis Cancelmi ("Boardwalk Empire", "Billions") is the guest. Louis recently portrayed the character Sally Bugs in the new Martin Scorsese film "The Irishman". We discuss working on the set with Marty, Al and Bob, and more. Louis may also be seen in the recent "21 Bridges" as well as the upcoming indie "Inez & Doug & Kira". He lives north of NYC with his wife and two kids.
This episode focuses on two new indie film, both of which recently became available on streaming platforms: Segment 1 is with the filmmaking brothers Thomas & Michael Matthews with their film, "Lost Holiday"; and Segment 2 is with cinematographer Cody Stokes making his directorial debut with the film "The Ghost Who Walks".
The filmmaker Hal Hartley ("Simple Men", "Ned Rifle") returns for his 6th visit to the podcast. Hal is currently the subject of a retrospective at the Metrograph theater in New York City. The films will be shown in either 35mm or on DCP, through the next week. Hal will be there for his second appearance this Saturday, 2/1, following the 7:30 screening of "Fay Grim".
Filmmaker (and poet!) Lynne Sachs returns to the podcast for her third appearance. Lynne's new highly personal film is called "Film About A Father Who" which is indeed about her father Ira Sachs, Sr. It will have its world premiere at Slamdance with screenings on opening night, Friday, March 24th as well as two screenings at MoMA's Doc Fortnight in February.
Author Nick Flynn ("Another Bullshit Night in Suck City") returns to the podcast for his second visit. He recently published a book of poetry called "I Will Destroy You" (Graywolf Press, 2019) and will also be releasing a book of prose & poetry in the Spring called "Stay" under the imprint Ze Books.
The team behind a new series called "The Holdouts" including director & co-writer Stephen Girasuolo, co-writer Dan Menke, and actors —and returning Filmwax Radio friends— Kevin Corrigan ("Godfather of Harlem") & Jayce Bartok ("When They See Us"). The pilot is currently available for viewing at no cost on Vimeo.
The author & film historian Joseph McBride returns for his third visit on the podcast to discuss the career of Hollywood film director John Ford. For an amazing read, pick up a copy of McBride's seminal biography "Searching for John Ford". McBride also appeared on Episode 562 and Episode 572.
The guests on the last episode of 2019 include the team behind a new dramatic film about the emotional toll on one death row warden, "Clemency" director Chinonye Chhuku & actor Aldis Hodge; also the director of the new documentary "What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael", Rob Garver stops by.