Behind The Lens

If you missed this episode of BEHIND THE LENS live, catch up now as it's a fun-filled upbeat rom-commish show that's just out of this world with everything from Willie Nelson to a multi-year galactic romance. First up is my exclusive interview with the delightful and engaging writer/director EVA HASSMANN who makes her feature film directorial debut with WILLIE AND ME, a film that not onl...

Catch up now with this exciting episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to MIKE TAYLOR and his new film THERE IS A MONSTER, plus our exclusive interview with ROXINE HELBERG talking COLD COPY. First up, take a listen to my exclusive interview with writer/director ROXINE HELBERG talking about her feature directorial debut, the powerful and fascinating, COLD COPY. And then get ready as writer/director MIKE...

It's all about tension and drama on this episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to writer/director JOE MAGGIO talking about his new film BLISS while director GABRIELA COWPERTHWAITE talks I.S.S. First up take a listen to my exclusive interview with GABRIELA COWPERTHWAITE discussing her new nail-biting narrative feature I.S.S. And then JOE MAGGIO joins us live fresh off the Slamdance world premiere...

Catch up now and take a listen to this week's episode of BEHIND THE LENS as we welcome director ANDREW Baird talking about his new film SUNRISE. Plus, my exclusive interview with director RENNY HARLIN discussing his latest, THE BRICKLAYER. First up, listen as director RENNY HARLIN talks about THE BRICKLAYER, an honest-to-goodness old school action spy thriller starring Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dob...

#BTLRadioShow kicks off YEAR TEN with a very special guest – Academy Award winner TOM SCHULMAN who joins us live discussing his new film which he wrote and directed, the pot-boiling DOUBLE DOWN SOUTH. Plus, you'll hear my exclusive interview with writer/director BILL OLIVER talking about his emotionally powerful film OUR SON. First up, take a listen as writer/director BILL OLIVER talks about...

A very special BEHIND THE LENS this week as my pal, the incomparable musician/director/author/producer FRANK MEYER joins us LIVE in studio as we say goodbye to 2023 and wrap up Nine Years of BTL with 90-minutes of hijinks and hilarity! With FRANK MEYER in the house, fun is the watchword of the day and what a fun show this is as we hear three original Christmas songs written by Frank and performed...

It's a mix and match on this episode of BEHIND THE LENS as we welcome filmmakers TYLOR NORWOOD talking FIRELINE and JUSTIN BEST talking about SHERYL, plus our exclusive interview with director REGINALD HUDLIN talking CANDY CANE LANE. Thanks to having to juggle some "missing" talent while live on-air, you get the added bonus of our prerecorded exclusive interview with director REGINA...

This week BEHIND THE LENS welcomes SEAN McEWEN to talk about his new narrative feature film AMERICAN OUTLAWS while LILA SCHMITZ joins us to discuss her Irish music documentary THE JOB OF SONGS. First up, writer/director SEAN McEWEN joins us at the top of the show to talk about his latest feature, AMERICAN OUTLAWS, based on the true story of the Dougherty siblings and their cross-country crime spre...

HO, HO, HO! The holiday season is upon us and what better way to kick it off on BEHIND THE LENS than talking all things Santa and Christmas with JASON WINER and THE SANTA CLAUSES Season 2, and ALBERTO BELLI and THE NAUGHTY NINE! You loved the films. You loved Season 1 of THE SANTA CLAUSES, and now we've got Season 2! And what a season it is as we follow the ongoing adventures of Scott Calvin...

After much live on-air jiggering and juggling due to studio technical issues, BEHIND THE LENS came together with our wonderful guests AARON MURTAGH talking about his short film MAN BABY and editor NICK PEZZOLLI discussing his two new films BUTCHER'S CROSSING and YOUR LUCKY DAY. And because of the studio technical issues, you also get my exclusive interview with director NEIL BURGER talking ab...

It's a fun-filled, interesting, and enlightening episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to composer MATT HUTCHINSON talking about his new film YOUR LUCKY DAY while writer/director GERALD BRUNSKILL talks about his wild and wacky out-of-this-world gem ADVENTURES OF THE NAKED UMBRELLA MAN! First up, MATT HUTCHINSON joins us live discussing his new film, YOUR LUCKY DAY. Always a treat for me to speak...

Tricks, treats, mischief, and the multi-hyphenate and multi-talented filmmaker, musician, singer, author FRANK MEYER. What more could one want for an episode of BEHIND THE LENS, especially on All Hallow's Eve! That's right folks. FRANK MEYER is back in-studio for another fun-filled extended #BTLRadioShow talking about his latest documentary FREESTYLE 101: HIP-HOP HISTORY and a few other...

Comedy ensues on this episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to our very special guests as Writer/Director JENNIFER CRAM discusses her laugh-out-loud funny feature directorial debut SICK GIRL, while that dynamic duo KEVIN GOOD and JENNA ST. JOHN join us once again, this time discussing their long awaited riotous and sexy comedy series SEXPECTATIONS! First up, take a listen to my fellow Philadelphian wr...

A jam-packed and eclectic show on this episode of BEHIND THE LENS as director MARC MARRIOTT talks about his new feature, the delightful fish-out-of-water tale, TOKYO COWBOY. Then we shift gears and get serious talking with writer/director JEREMY PION-BERLIN about his new documentary FAILURE TO PROTECT which takes a look at three families whose children have been taken away from them by CPS and who...

On this episode of BEHIND THE LENS we take a look at two films that speak to redemption, finding one's self, hope, faith, and inspiration and hear from two passionate and talented filmmakers as NADINE CROCKER talks about DESPERATION ROAD while KYLE WILLIAM ROBERTS discusses WHAT RHYMES WITH REASON. First up is my prerecorded exclusive interview with director NADINE CROCKER talking about her n...

It's an enlightening, educational, and entertaining show this week on BEHIND THE LENS thanks to director ANDY PALMER and his new film THE RE-EDUCATION OF MOLLY SINGER, and documentarian TRACY DROZ TRAGOS and her new film PLAN C! Take a listen as we kick off the show with director ANDY PALMER who is with us live chatting about his new comedy THE RE-EDUCATION OF MOLLY SINGER! Sweet, funny, fill...

This week's BEHIND THE LENS is all about action and fun thanks to our exclusive interviews with directors SCOTT WAUGH and ROBERT RODRIGUEZ as we take a look at the latest additions to two beloved franchises – EXPEND4BLES and SPY KIDS ARMAGEDDON! First up, take a listen to my exclusive interview with director SCOTT WAUGH talking all things EXPEND4BLES! A lot of talking about the action, martia...

We're jumping into Fall with this episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to two very special guests – BRYAN RUBY and ROBERT MANN – talking about some of my favorite things, baseball, music, and a new horror movie just in time for Halloween! Batting first this week is professional ballplayer turned country singer/songwriter, BRYAN RUBY talking about his new single "Centerfield", his music...

The joys of live broadcasting played out on BEHIND THE LENS this week as we had to shift gears and deviate from our planned show celebrating South African filmmaking with live guests out of TIFF and "go global" with some exclusive prerecorded interviews with production designer GRANT ARMSTRONG talking MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3 and filmmaking brothers THOMAS & CHARLES GUARD talking D...

It's a "high stakes" episode of BTL Radio Show thanks to filmmakers MICHEAL BAFARO and MICHAEL MITTON (aka THE MICHAELS) talking their new horror film DON'T LOOK AWAY. Plus, my exclusive interview with director NIMROD ANTAL talking RETRIBUTION. First up take a listen to my exclusive interview with director NIMROD ANTAL talking about the high-octane white-knuckler RETRIBUTION st...

From comic books to fairy tales, and both laced with a bit of horror, take a listen to this episode of BEHIND THE LENS as we're joined live by writer/director RAY SPIVEY talking about his new film STORAGE LOCKER, as well as writer/director MAX GOLD talking about his latest, BELLE. First up this week, RAY SPIVEY joins us talking about STORAGE LOCKER. What happens when comic books, the supernat...

Miss BEHIND THE LENS live? Catch up now as it's an episode celebrating the weird and the wonderful on #BTLRadioShow as we take a look at SUMMONING THE SPIRIT with writer/director JON GARCIA and PIGLADY with writer/director/actor ADAM RAY FAIR. First up take a listen to my exclusive interview with writer/director JON GARCIA talking about SUMMONING THE SPIRIT; a fresh and refreshing tale of Big...

It's an exciting mix of entertaining films and filmmakers on today's BEHIND THE LENS as we turn our attention to two very different films, both of which I wholeheartedly enjoyed and recommend – OPERATION NAPOLEON and RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE. While both films are adapted from best-selling novels, one filmmaker is a much-lauded veteran Icelandic director while the other makes the leap...

As it's the last day in July, seems appropriate for BEHIND THE LENS to turn its attention this week to the post-apocalyptic horror film END TIMES, written and directed by JIM TOWNS and starring JAMIE BERNADETTE and CRAIG STARK. Lucky for us that Jim and Jamie were both available to speak with me this past Thursday afternoon about the film. Already long known for his work in the horror realm,...

This week on BEHIND THE LENS we take a look at two films and three directors, each making their feature directorial debut. SOPHIA CASTUERA brings us the "mumblecore" narrative AUGUST AT TWENTY-TWO while GARY MATOSO and CAMERON ZOHOORI take us behind the lines of volunteer firefighting in the United States with ODD HOURS, NO PAY, COOL HAT. First up is SOPHIA CASTUERA talking about her deb...