Elevator Pitch

Today on the pod we're possessed (joined) by writer/actor and co-host of the Almost Friday Podcast WILL ANGUS to discuss NOSFERATU as well as the man behind the madness - writer, director, lighthouse keeper, northman, and failed corn crop grower ROBERT EGGERS. First, we consider how this quite traditional gothic melodrama fits into the modern film landscape. Then, we gab about our fave flicks...

Good lord…we’re finally back and joined by writer/podcaster HARRY KRINSKY of the NOTHING BUT RESPECT pod to discuss none other than writer, director, night vision tunneler, and spice lobbyist DENIS VILLENUEVE. We chat about the many faces of Denis - the dark and violent Canadian indie darling, the Obama Era action god, and the current sci-fi king. Then…you just know we gotta PITCH (27:07). Three m...

It's time to do what we've been waiting all year to...give a thoughtful and nuanced review of The Rock's new movie, Red One. This doesn't take long. So we spend the rest of our time talking all things Christmas movies. Our favorites, the different types, and the future of the genre. Finally, we PITCH some of our own. This is an episode not to miss. Truly a pod of good tidings and great joy.

Who? You read that right . We're in the elevator with one of the greatest living directors, HOT off his latest gem...Kraven The Hunter. Ladies and gentlemen, its JC Chandor. First, we weave some Kraven talk into a larger discussion about far more notable Chandorian titles such as Margin Call, Triple Frontier, and All Is Lost. Then Matt talks way to much about Triple Frontier. And finally, before T...

We're shaking things up in the elevator today. Joining us is the writer/director of the new film, The Great Lake Bums , Jack Freiberger, along with the film's star...OUR OWN WILL PETERS. First, we talk about their experience making a micro-budget feature and run through some of our favorites in the sorta-genre. Then we all pitch micros to the only man in town crazy enough to say yes. Mr. Micro him...

Prerecorded from Santa Monica, it's a podcast about a movie that came out three months ago! We're back in the elevator with Kate Klausner, writer of Kate's Comedy Almanac, for an episode on all things Saturday Night Live. First we talk about Jason Reitman's new(ish) movie, Saturday Night. What we liked. WHAT WE DIDN'T. Then we shift gears to SNL sketches turned movies and pitch very real SNL sketc...

What we do on this podcast...will echo in eternity. Unlike what happened in Gladiator II. A movie that was fine?? To discuss, we welcome friend of the pod and host of the upcoming pod, First Features, Ben Oliphint. But that's not all. We're also joined by girly pop muse, Gaelic football player, single father on vacation, and now a Roman artist of PAIN Paul Mescal in the audio dungeon for a good ol...

We welcome Rusty Featherstone from Will and Rusty's Playdate into the elevator and he brought a friend. None other than the greatest blacksmith, elf, crusader, Trojan War homewrecker, and Nissan marketing executive - Orlando Bloom. We talk all things Bloom and just a lil' bit of Blackhawk Down before pitching three movies in the year 2007 (34:30). This episode played like a classic Orlando flick....

Our most timely podcast yet. In honor of last month's release Megalopolis, friend of the pod Logan Wells and the gents welcome sommelier, nepo pappa, avid Instagram user, and Academy Award winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola into the elevator. We talk Mega and what makes Coppola simultaneously one of the greatest but craziest to ever do it. Then we pitch to Coppola in 1993 right off the heels o...

Today on Elevator Pitch there will be absolutely no elevator pitches! Instead, we welcome Jack Tucker into the zoom room for a celebration of shame. Each year, Jack organizes a list of movies he's ashamed to have never seen and then watches all of them. The movement has spread wildly across Letterboxd, so last month we decided to join him. Now here us speak our shame for nearly two hours. I promis...

We're joined by Marc Brockwell (writer/director) for a grand ol' elevator pitch session with greenskeeper, ghostbuster, pop psychologist, and world famous actor/writer/comedian (in Japan at least) Bill Murray. First, a discussion on Bill’s early career and the type of characters he embodied. Then, a brief side discussion on Dominic Sessa’s Hotels.com commercials. But of course, then we pitch to Bi...

A pitch off you say? Today on the pod we're joined by Dan and Chris Powers from the Empty Netters Podcast for an eloquent, word perfect conversation within a pitch-off within a podcast within a play covering none other than the lord of corduroy himself, Wes Anderson. Then, the Powers bros and the Elevator fellas team up for our first ever pitch off to Wes in the year 2015 (34:11). Elevator Pit...

Your favorite podcaster's favorite podcaster, Gerry Kenah, joins us as we welcome stripper, breakdancer, half-werewolf, and undercover cop Channing Tatum into the elevator on the heels of his new movie Pussy Island…I mean Blink Twice.  None of us saw it.  BUT we do dissect Tatum’s fascinating career. Each and every one of his pops, locks, knee slides, and pelvic thrusts. THEN we pitch to Chann...

Today on the pod writer, director, and mind alterer M. Night Shyamalan joins Will in the elevator as Matt zooms in from New York. Matt tells Will and Night what he thought about his new(ish) movie Trap starring Josh Hartnett (3:33) without spoiling a thing. Then, they dig into Night's career as a whole. Then...something unexpected happens. It'll confuse you, scare you, and then probably ju...

Buckle up. Today we're joined in the elevator by collegiate baseball player, Gotham stock exchange broker, personal assistant, fighter pilot, hitman, and storm chaser/content creator Glen Powell. We sit down with Powell expert Kate Klausner for a deep dive on his new hit film Twisters co-starring Daisey Edgar Jones, Anthony Ramos, and Paul Scheer (5:27). Then we hop into a time machine and tra...

Some podcasts merely adopted the dark, this podcast was born in it. That's right, it's Tom Hardy week on Elevator Pitch. For the release of Jeff Nichols' The Bikeriders, we dig into the new film starring Hardy, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and most importantly Emory Cohen (13:30). Then a lil' bonus discussion on the current state of pop filmmaking vs. how they're marketed (27:38...

This week, we're shaking things up and taking the pod to the STREETS. Our first-ever MAILBAG episode! You asked (three of you), we kind of answered, and then we talked about our love lives for nearly 30 minutes! This episode is sure to make you question whether following this podcast was the right thing to do or the best thing you've ever done. Hop in, we're going NOWHERE!

Yup. The Juice is LOOSE and he's IN the Elevator. It's Tanner's birthday and instead of giving him a gift, we gave him some power, which he chose to wield in the most unusual way imaginable. That's right, Tanner is forcing us to pitch to former Heisman Trophy winner and Detective Nordberg himself, O.J. Simpson, fresh off his tiny, little murder trial (don't worry, we talk about...

Today is a special day on Elevator Pitch. Not only are we welcoming in our first guest pitcher, writer/actor Winston Salk, but our celebrity guest is none other than the lord of the prison yard, tennis court, US Mexican border, borough of Queens, and city of Baltimore - JON BERNTHAL. First, a discussion as colorful and wide ranging as Bernthal's own career. Then, we pitch three movies to Jon f...

This week we're traveling back to 1997 for a celebration of actor, director, mobster, notorious anti-tipper, and recent street assault victim Steve Buscemi. No new movie to discuss this week. Just public safety, 1997, and two delicious 100% organic elevator pitches for the man who puts character in character actor. So get in there already. The elevator's nice and warm. Also follow us on In...

For the release of The Fall Guy, we're joined in the elevator by none other than butterfly knife-wielding, tap dancing, notebook writing, and getaway from a bank robbery during the 4th quarter of an off-brand Clippers game driving - Ryan Gosling. First, it's an all too brief, 40 minute long conversation about Gosling's career (4:05). Then, we place our hands on the bible and speak our...

For the release of Challengers, we're getting down with all things Guadagnino. First, a tasty conversation on the fit god, vibe sommelier, and occasional director - spanning Luca's often quiet 25 year career in film (7:45). Then we talk about the #1 movie at the box office, Challengers, and what the project means for Luca, Zendaya, and of course game show host Wayne Brady (41:42). Then, we...

For the release of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - a movie we've definitely seen, we're taking a 10 G nosedive into the gloriously profitable and adrenialine filled career of producer, denim enthusiast, and certified hitmaker...Jerry Bruckheimer. First, we break down Jerry's career into three eras - covering his 80s hits such as Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun , his 90s adult act...

For the release of Civil War , we're getting in the elevator with actress, cheerleader, boardgame player, Austro-French aristocrat, and now wartime photographer Kirsten Dunst. But first, the fellas break down Civil War (2:57), what it means for A24 as well as the movie industry as a whole (22:22), and dig deep into Dunst's fascinating 30 year career in movies (31:35). We finally swing back...

Actor, tap dancer, law student, zombie hunter, human science experiment, and our current best leading actress Emma Stone gets in the elevator and it's all about the year 2019. We speak about one of the most unrelatable relatable people ever. What makes her such a presence on screen and the roles that have defined her heater of a career thus far (1:28). Then we discuss the year of film in 2019...