Behind The Lens

BEHIND THE LENS gets the party started this week with some highlights of LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL, plus writer/director ADAM REEVES talks MY BROTHER'S SHOES, while BERT MARCUS & CYRUS SAIDI talk EDM and WHAT WE STARTED! http://behindthelensonline.net http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

BEHIND THE LENS revs up its engines this week with CARS 3 and LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL! Take a listen now to special guest, horror icon BARBARA CRAMPTON, as we talk her new film REPLACE, premiering at LAFF, as well as what makes LA Film Festival such a great film fest! And director LORENZO DeSTEFANO is on hand to take us behind the lens into the world of Rachel Flowers with his new documentary HE...

Gotta say, the audio levels on this week's show are spot on with Pam in the booth. None of that erratic crap we normally see. Fingers crossed about the video. It's a jam-packed edition of BEHIND THE LENS as we talk films and film festival with filmmakers and festival founders. Take a listen now to director Greg Barker talking LEGION OF BROTHERS, DANCES WITH FILMS founders Leslee Scallon...

An entertaining, enlightening and fun BEHIND THE LENS with producer/talent manager BYRON BEANE in town from NY to co-pilot the show. And what a show! Always a delight to have Byron on board, his industry expertise as a producer and talent manager adds a great dynamic to every interview and discussion and does so with this episode. Joining us live at the mid-point of the show is STANLEY JACOBS, wri...

A powerhouse BEHIND THE LENS this week as we take a look at two intense documentaries - DANGER CLOSE and WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS - A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. Take a listen now to special guests: two-time Edward R. Murrow Award-winner ALEX QUADE, and directors/producers DAVID SALZBERG and CHRISTIAN TUREAUD, as they talk about the riveting document DANGER CLOSE. Plus, writer/director J...

It's a showstopping BEHIND THE LENS with legend of stage and screen, CAROLE COOK, as she talks the 33rd annual S.T.A.G.E. Los Angeles benefit, TCM, Robert Osborne, Ann Miller, Lucille Ball, Ethel Merman and more! Plus, hear an excerpt of film critic debbie elias' exclusive interview with Oren Moverman talking THE DINNER. And yes, with GOTGVol2 now in theatres, you can bet there's so...

Miss BEHIND THE LENS​ live this week? Take a listen now as we welcome special guest, Tony nominee BILL HUTTON who talks about the upcoming finale performance of S.T.A.G.E. Los Angeles​ on May 13th. A powerful documentary, a powerful interview, listen to film critic debbie elias' exclusive interview with Oscar winner JOHN RIDLEY talking LET IT FALL​. And on a lighter side, how about a chat wit...

It's a full house on BTLRadioShow this week as song stylist Jake Simpson talks S.T.A.G.E. LA's 33rd annual gala, directors/producers Christian Tureaud and David Salzberg talk their new documentary DANGER CLOSE, and John Shea talks his new directorial feature GREY LADY. Take a listen! http://behindthelensonline.net http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

BEHIND THE LENS welcomes back a very special guest this week, JOSHUA RUSH, now one of the stars of the new Disney Channel hit ANDI MACK. Listen as Joshua talks all things "Andi Mack" and more! Hear some snippets from experts at TCMFF talking nitrate films, and we've got breaking news on the 33rd annual S.T.A.G.E. Los Angeles benefit being held on May 13th at the Saban Theatre. . . h...

A truly "classic" BEHIND THE LENS as we talk TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL with special guests Kellee Pratt, Aurora Desmond, Kristen Lopez and Paula Guthat! Plus hear what RAQUEL WELCH has to say about "Old Hollywood" along with a Jimmy Stewart anecdote, while the iconic NORMAN LLOYD tells us what he's up to at this year's TCMFF. And take a trip down memory lane as we rem...

It's Morphin Monday on BEHIND THE LENS this week with POWER RANGERS and THE BELKO EXPERIMENT! Take a listen to exclusive interviews with screenwriter JOHN GATINS and director DEAN ISRAELITE as they talk about bringing the POWER RANGERS into the 21st Century from story concept and character development to visual design. Filmmakers will appreciate Israelite's thoughts and experiences on us...

BTLRadioShow digs deep into DIG TWO GRAVES this week with guests SAMANTHA ISLER, and w/d HUNTER ADAMS! WALTER IUZZOLINO talks about WALTER PRESENTS and debbie talks about a new fave film - THEY CALL ME JEEG! http://behindthelensonline.net http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

We all know about death and taxes, but what about LOVE & TAXES? Thanks to brothers Jacob and Josh Kornbluth that's exactly what we're talking about on BEHIND THE LENS. A fun and fascinating discussion on the meld of Josh's autobiographical comedy stage show with dramatized scenes under Jacob's direction and the challenges of making this now timely and topical laugh-out-loud...

Let's just "cut to the chase", literally and figuratively, when it comes to this episode of BEHIND THE LENS as we welcome special guests, actor PATRICK DAY and writer/director/actor BLAYNE WEAVER from Weaver's latest film, CUT TO THE CHASE. And we follow-up last week's show with a clip of film critic debbie elias' exclusive interview DON'T KILL IT star, Dolph Lun...

A fun and fascinating BEHIND THE LENS this week with special guests director MIKE MENDEZ talking his new horror film DON'T KILL IT, while documentarian STEVEN KOCHONES talks the beautiful (and educational) COUNTRY: PORTRAITS OF AN AMERICAN SOUND. Plus, film critic debbie elias talks with some of the winners for MOONLIGHT at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. http://behindthelensonline.net ht...

It's always an enlightening, educational and entertaining BEHIND THE LENS when Formosa Group is in the house which is what makes this week's show so exciting as we welcome Music Editor KEN KARMAN! So just what does a music editor do? And how integral is a music editor to a film? Take a listen as 38-year veteran Ken Karman (with no signs of stopping) talks about working on multiple films...

This week on BEHIND THE LENS it's all about what's hot! And what's hot is the box office and the Oscar race. So sit back and relax and take a listen to some exclusive interviews from film critic debbie elias that cover the gamut from sound to Technicolor to music to cinematography to stunts to action to editing and more with LA LA LAND writer/director (and Oscar nominee) DAMIEN CHAZ...

PARTY ON listeners! This week on BEHIND THE LENS we're celebrating the 25th Birthday Bash of WAYNE'S WORLD! Get ready to rock 'n roll with WAYNE'S WORLD director PENELOPE SPHEERIS who talks about "the making of" as well as the worlds of indie versus studio filmmaking. Things get really wild when MARK EHRENKRANZ joins in at the midpoint as the decades old friends talk...

It's all about awards on BEHIND THE LENS this week! Take a listen now as SWISS ARMY MAN producer Miranda Bailey gives us insight not only into the Spirit Award Nominated SWISS ARMY MAN, but her approach to producing. And hear extensive excerpts of film critic debbie elias' exclusive interview with Oscar-nominated cinematographer GREIG FRASER talking Lion Movie! http://behindthelensonline...

We're taking a little "DETOUR" and getting "LOST IN FLORENCE" on BEHIND THE LENS this week thanks to our special guests, writer/director EVAN OPPENHEIMER and writer/director CHRISTOPHER SMITH. Talking LOST IN FLORENCE, Oppenheimer gives some insight into story and location shooting abroad. Beyond a beautiful travelogue for the more intimate aspects of Florence, Italy, LOST...

Timely and topical, enlightening and educational, and even a bit political, are just a few words to describe this week's Behind The Lens. Documentarian VANESSA HOPE talks her documentary ALL EYES AND EARS, the making of, and what may lie ahead for the US and China, while writer/director ANDREW WAGNER talks BREAKABLE YOU fresh off its world premiere at PSIFF! http://behindthelensonline.net htt...

Take a listen now as BEHIND THE LENS kicks off its third year with musical guests RACHELE ROYALE and ERIC WALKER!! Hear how you can be part of the launch party on Friday the 13th for Rachele's new single "Circus Life", and find out how to win a copy of Eric's new CD, "Brand New Day"! http://behindthelensonline.net http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

It's all about song and sound on this episode of BEHIND THE LENS with Formosa Group's Dolby Atmos re-recording mixer specialist TIM HOOGENAKKER and Music Producer HARVEY MASON JR. Filmmakers and cinephiles alike with find Tim's discussion of Atmos, re-recording mixing and restoration of film and audio recordings interesting and educational, while he gives us some audio tips for the...

The yuletide is in full swing on BEHIND THE LENS this week with actor/singer/dancer/ songwriter BEN RAUCH who treats us to his latest single, JERSEY CHRISTMAS! (Not to mention talking about lessons learned working with Clint Eastwood on JERSEY BOYS!) Plus, hear excerpts of film critic debbie elias' exclusive interviews with LION composers Voelker Bertelmann and Dustin O'Halloran, while c...

To borrow from Bette Davis's Margo Channing, fasten your seatbelts listeners, it's an unsettling – but jaw-dropping and interesting – BEHIND THE LENS as director and author SHELDON RENAN talks about his chilling and unflinchingly graphic 1981 documentary THE KILLING OF AMERICA. You'll be as fascinated, and chilled to the bone, listening to Sheldon talk about interviewing the "C...