Two non-fiction filmmakers on this episode: first Reed Harkness and his highly personal documentary "Sam Now" about his half-brothers search for his long estranged mother; and Philip Shane returns to discuss his short film "Jade Doskow: Photographer of Lost Utopias".
Susan Ray is a writer and the president and creative director of The Nicholas Ray Foundation.
The filmmaker Stephen Frears ("The Queen") discusses his latest film, "The Lost King" which opens Friday, March 24th in theaters. Also, the director John Clayton Doyle and film's subject Doug McCorkle with their hybrid fiction/non-fiction film "I'm An Electric Lampshade". That film is currently on demand and on digital platforms.
The filmmaker Paul Weitz ("American Pie") discusses his latest film "Moving On" which stars Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin and which opens in theaters Friday, March 17th. Also, the documentary filmmaker April Wright who brings some drive-in owners to discuss her new film, "Back to the Drive-In".
NYU Film Professor Dana Polan makes his first appearance on Filmwax to discuss this Sunday's nominees and make some predictions. We also discuss Polan's books, of which he has published more than 10.
The actor Tim Roth ("Pulp Fiction", "Bergman Island") returns to Filmwax to discuss his new film, shot in New Zealand, called "Punch". Also filmmaker Matthew Newton returns to discuss his latest film, "Among The Beasts". Both films are available on demand.
Actors Mia Wasikowska and Eric Bana have a new movie called "Blueback" which is currently in theaters. Also, documentary filmmaker R. J. Cutler ("Belushi", "The War Room") stops by to discuss his new docu-series "Murf the Surf" which is currently streaming on MGM+.
The Executive Director of The Bardavon in Poughkeepsie and UPAC (The Ulster Performing Arts Center) in Kingston, Chris Silva, is the guest. Chris discusses his long history in running theaters in San Francisco and in New York before relocating to the Hudson Valley back in the mid-1990's.
Co-founder and Executive Director of the Woodstock Film Festival, Meira Blaustein, is the guest. The Festival was launched in 2000 and has quickly become one of the most respected and influential regional film festivals in the US. Blaustein has been running it ever since.
The iconic actor Judd Hirsch ("Taxi", "The Fablemans") is in a new indie comedy called "iMordecai" which opened on Friday, February 10th. Also, documentary filmmaker Colin Askey discusses his documentary "Love in the Time of Fentanyl" which premieres on PBS's Independent Lens on February 13th.
Two of the co-founders of HUDSY, Laura Kandel and Jesse Brown, are my guests. HUDSY is a community-inspired platform with a mission to bring Hudson Valley creatives closer together online and in-person, fostering connection in innovative, collaborative, and unique ways in order to counteract the disconnection rampant in this digital world.
The actor James Urbaniak ("The Fabelmans") makes his first appearance on Filmwax. We discuss his history with Hal Hartley as well as a new movie he is in where he plays Nazi Heinrich Himmler, called "Condor's Nest". The film opens Friday, January 27h in theaters, on digital and on demand.
A new documentary about the Laemmle family and their chain of arthouse cinemas opens this weekend in NYC. It's called "Only in Theaters" and we have Greg Laemmle & filmmaker Raphael Sbarge. Also, the programmer of DCTV's new documentary theater called the Firehouse Cinema, Dara Messinger.
The filmmaker GIa Coppola makes her first appearance. She is one of 7 directors on a new experimental anthology film called "The Seven Faces of Jane." Also, actor William Mapother stops by to discuss a new dramatic feature he acts in and has also produced called "On Sacred Ground." Both films open in select theaters and on demand on Friday, January 13th.
French American documentary filmmakers & brothers, Jules & Gédéon Naudet, have made a documentary about January 6th currently on the Discovery+ streaming service; also, filmmaker Lizzie Gottlieb has a new documentary about her father, editor/publisher Robert Gottlieb's 50 year plus professional relationship with the historian/author Robert Caro called "Turn Every Page".