The Screening Room

In the latest episode, I got to speak to Actor, Bodybuilder, Confidence Coach and all round good guy Choon Tan.  Choon has appeared on Ninja Warrior UK,  Little Britons and Artemis Fowl to name but 3. As well as his varied career in entertainment, which includes 'nightlife' (listen to learn what that entails), we talked about bullying, overcoming our fears in order to succeed, and how the story Ye...

In this week's episode, I got to catch up with one of my oldest actor chums, Sreedevi Mina.  Sreedevi is an American actress who worked in London for a brief period and it was here, on London's fringe theatre circuit that we met.  As well as theatre, she's worked in mainstream tv such as CW's Walker series. We talk about her career, her travels - that's seen her move from New Jersey to LA to Londo...

In the latest episode, we return to 'regular' (ish) programming with an interview with British Malaysian actor Patrick Loh.  Patrick has worked in film and television for over 4 decades, from Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom (1984) to The Old Guard (2020) - which is where we met - to the recent Netflix adaptation of The Sandman (2022).   Patrick shares stories from his varied career and more...

In my final 'FanCast' episode (originally recorded in 2021), I spoke with old chum Jessica Odell.  Jessica is a fan, cosplayer and has also dabbled working in front of as well as behind the camera on shows such as Game of Thrones and the short lived, Superman prequel Syfy series Krypton.   We recall how we first met (at the Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016 'afterparty') and chat all things about...

Another episode from the FanCast series, originally recorded in 2021, I (Rutvig) catch up with decades old chum Tin Tin Sum - not the Herge character!  We chat about all things Star Wars and The Tin Man's fandom.  I also divulges some 'behind the scenes secrets' and stories from the The Last Jedi wrap party amongst other things, in what is our longest episode EVER! Oh, and the weird Paul Sun-Hyung...

The second episode of the 'Fancast' series sees host Rutvig talking to Star Wars collector and Star Wars 'knowledge bin' Liam Ball, of starwarsplaces.com.  Liam shares stories from his fandom, ranging from his amazing collection, and travelling to LA to watch The Phantom Menace in 1999, to his extremely insightful website Star Wars Places which looks at the filming locations from the franchise. En...

In this, the first of a series of interviews with fan friends of Rutvig's - aptly yet not aptly - titled 'FanCast', host Rutvig speaks with long time friend, collaborator and all round good guy, Rinaldo Somaini from Switzerland.   Originally recorded in 2021, Rinaldo talks about his collection, his fandom and some of the many movie themes events he's hosted over the years across various cities and...

In this first episode of a series that was recorded back in early 2021, Rutvig goes through his best of list from 2020.   The episode also features an exclusive interview with a very special guest, so enjoy!  

A Tale of Two Tims!  Rutvig's May convention appearances continue, this time in sunny Folkestone for a Star Wars event.  Rutvig spoke to fellow Topps artist (and 'booth buddy') Jamie Richards about his recent, exclusive Star Wars Celebration Topps cards, as well as convention scene newcomer, artist Dustine West.  Dustine talks candidly about a life changing accident that lead him to become an arti...

Host Rutvig Vaid recently appeared as a guest artist at a small Transformers Convention called TFUKCon in Birmingham, England and the headline guests were Transformers comics legends Simon Furman (writer) and Andrew Wildman (artist).  Rutvig got to speak to them about their work in comics, film and television.  Listen as they talk about their varied careers and find out what advice they have for a...

In this week's episode, host Rutvig Vaid has a chat with LA based CFX performer Leilani Shiu.  Leilani talks all things Star Wars television, including her work on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, and what it's been like working alongside some of the biggest directing talent working in television today. Do consider giving the Facebook and Instagram pages a follow.  And don't forget to su...

In this week's episode, host Rutvig speaks with legendary film sculptor Brian Muir. Brian's work has ranged from Star Wars, to Indiana Jones, to James Bond and then back to Star Wars!   They discuss Brian's varied career of 4 decades in the film industry and how he got his start in the business.  Do consider giving the Facebook and Instagram pages a follow.  And don't forget to subscribe and hit t...

In this special episode (originally intended to be an episode of host Rutvig Vaid's upcoming Toy Review Channel My Toy Stuff) Rutvig talks to old convention pal and fellow Star Wars fan Jay Fear.  Jay has been splashed across media this past week as he was granted his dying wish of meeting Hollywood A-Lister Ryan Reynolds at the recent Wrexham football game.  Jay talks about his condition, the exp...

The Screening Room is finally back and we kick off this new season with a raw recording of Lucasfilm artist Doug Chiang's Saturday panel from Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023.  Chiang is an Academy Award winning artist who has worked extensively in film over the last few decades as a Concept Artist, Head of Design and now VP and Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm.

In this festive edition of The Screening Room, Rutvig talks with singer, songwriter, actor and producer Elroy 'Spoonface' Powell.  Elroy talks about his time as the voice behind the dance hit, Barry White cover "You See the Trouble With Me" with group Italian group Black Legend, as well as his acting career with roles in Star Wars The Force Awakens, Fighting With My Family and most recently, the N...

In this week's episode host Rutvig talks to entertainment industry choreographer and movement director Lucy Hind.  Lucy has worked on a number of projects across her extensive career including the  Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics Games, theatre work from Broadway to the West End, and television projects like CBEEBIES Christmas shows, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jimmy...

Last weekend brought the sad news of the passing of a Star Wars legend:  Dave Prowse.  The British actor and weightlifting champion portrayed numerous characters during the 60s and 70s, but is perhaps best known for playing the iconic villain Darth Vader, as well as the children's safety advocate The Green Cross Code Man. In this episode, Rutvig remembers his many encounters with Dave over the yea...

John Higgins is a British comics artist renowned for his work on 2000AD, Watchmen and Batman:  The Killing Joke.  Rutvig discusses with Higgins his incredible decades long career in comics.   Whilst this interview was originally recorded mid 2018, it leads us into Rutvig's new From Page to Screen series, where he will examine books and their film counterparts in real time, starting next week with...

This week, Rutvig chats with Hollywood stuntman, actor and magician Matthew Stirling.  Matthew has worked on some of the biggest films to date, including the more recent Disney Star Wars films, and has also appeared on Britain's Got Talent.   Listen to Matt talk about his incredibly varied work in the industry. You can view Matt's filmography here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1946831/   and here:...

In this impromptu episode, Rutvig reacts (sort of) to the recent Kanye West appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, and West's comments about Star Wars and the Hero's Journey.   Amongst the various ramblings, Rutvig recounts some early fancy dress costumes, as well as reciting passages from Joseph Campbell's book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (with little understanding of much of it).  He also tries t...

In this week's episode, Rutvig talks to long time theatre buddy and actor, Charan Singh.  The two discuss how they first met in London (at Rutvig's first ever audition no less), their starts on stage and later, with Charan (now a resident of Singapore) speaking specifically about his evolution from stage to screen actor, to his directorial debut and more. We apologise for the slightly poor audio o...

In our Halloween Special, host Rutvig Vaid talks to actress Patricia Tallman.  With an incredible filmography under her belt both as man actress and stunt performer, Tallman is perhaps known to most fans for her work on the 90s Star Trek series' and films, and Babylon 5, as well as playing the updated version of Barbara in the 1990 Night of the Living Dead remake.   She also talks a little about h...

The Screening Room returns next week with a host of new guests including Patricia Tallman, Charan Singh and Matthew Stirling to name but 3.  And Rutvig will also be recording some special episodes titled From Page to Screen, starting with the Batman graphic novel, The Killing Joke where he will look at the source material and go through it in real time whilst watching the filmed version.   Enjoy!

In this week's episode, Rutvig chats to old college chum and film and TV graphic designer, Jenn Moye. Jenn talks about her career and how she evolved from her fine arts background, to working on some of the largest franchises in the world as a graphic designer.  Some of her credits include The Walking Dead and the MCU films Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: End Game. If...

Host Rutvig Vaid chats with British Actor Richard Cunningham, who talks about his start in acting (you may be surprised where Richard first starting performing) and overcoming his fears performing, through to his education at LAMDA, the beginnings of his professional career in Theatre, TV and film and of course, no conversation with Richard would be complete without some stories about his time on...