The Side Track

Actor/Director Max Minghella ( The Handmaid's Tale, The Social Network ) joins Actor/Producer Jamie Bell ( Billy Elliot, Rocketman, Skin ) to talk about partnering up on their 2018 Elle Fanning pop-drama  Teen Spirit , who wears which pants in their screenwriting partnership, the fact that there are no mistakes on a David Fincher movie and why  Billy Elliot continues to be the gift that keeps on g...

Screenwriter/Producer Mike Makowsky ( Bad Education, I Think We're Alone Now, Take Me ) talks Lahng Island, how to turn a film short into a screenwriting success story, the glory of Pat Healy, filming a movie with Hugh Jackman in his childhood bedroom, and finally setting to rest one the most divisive topics among Hollywood's screenwriter population. Then buckle up for his feature-length audio com...

Writer/director Hannah Fidell ( A Teacher, 6 Years, The Long Dumb Road ) and artist/radio host Jake Longstreth (Beats 1 Radio's  Time Crisis ) discuss McFlurries, the new FX series  A Teacher , how to be creative in quarantine, how the two met and a stunning reveal never before shared on an audio podcast,  ever . Then, sit back and enjoy their feature-length commentary for Brad Bird's  Mission  Im...

Writer/Director/Actor Jim Cummings ( Thunder Road, Wolf of Snow Hollow ) discusses how a Sundance Jury Prize winning film short paved the way for his feature writing and directing career, his philosophy on crying on screen, how to distribute your indie film without a Hollywood bidding war, and his new werewolf genre film  Wolf of Snow Hollow (10/9). Then he's joined by some fellow cast members to...

Writer/director Patrick Brice ( The Overnight, Creep, Creep 2,  HBO's  Room 104 ) discusses genre filmmaking, selling his first movie at Sundance, how he began his Duplassian partnership and the process around his new Netflix film  There's Someone Inside Your House . Then, we dig deep into the world of David Lynch and discuss  Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and how it forever changed Patrick's care...

Co-creator of HBO's  Animals , actor/writer/producer Phil Matarese talks Sundance, Snuggles the fabric softener bear, YouTube-assisted animation and why  Dumb and Dumber is the greatest film on the face of the Earth. To  him .

Writer/director Brett Haley ( Hearts Beat Loud, The Hero, All Together Now ) talks making movies for five-grand, getting into Sundance for the first time, how working with Netflix is different from the traditional theatrical distribution experience, and his upcoming  Grease prequel  Summer Lovin' . Oh, and there's that pesky Coen Brothers film he recorded a commentary for --  Inside Llewyn Davis .

Screenwriter Fabian Marquez ( Better Luck Tomorrow, Johnny Flynton and  Spides ) takes The Side Track into the Danger Zone to discuss his Sundance experience, his short film's Oscar nomination and the ultimate blockbuster movie from the 80's,  Top Gun .

Dylan Gelula ( Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Support the Girls, Flower ) joins writer/director Kerem Sanga ( First Girl I Loved, The Violent Heart ) as they discuss their own filmic meet-cute, their worst best experiences in Hollywood and the 1997 film (and accompanying feature-length audio commentary of) Mike Leigh's  Career Girls .

Emmy-nominated actor and co-founder of Upright Citizen's Brigade, Matt Walsh ( VEEP, Old School, Ted)  joins actor/producer Owen Burke ( Drunk History ) to talk about improv comedy, the Chicago scene, acting advice from Amy Poehler and the 1987 British comedy classic,  Withnail and I .

Oscar-nominated filmmaker and producer Eddie Schmidt ( This Film is Not Yet Rated, Chelsea Does, Ugly Delicious  and  Gilbert ) talks unscripted production, documentary filmmaking and the ultimate Al Yankovic film from the 80's,  UHF .

Writer/director Matt Spicer ( Ingrid Goes West ,  Flower ) joins The Side Track to talk about his films, experiences at Sundance, how many hours he's logged on Animal Crossing...and delivers his feature-length audio commentary of Brian DePalma's classic 1981 film,  Blow Out .

The premiere episode of The Side Track begins with a feature-length commentary of the 1987 film Three o'Clock High by Side Track host, Paul Davidson. The film, directed by Phil Joanou, is an oft-forgotten gem of the teen genre films of the 80's.

Their obsession. Their words.  Someone else's movie . Launching August 2020.