Following Films Podcast

Fact is indeed sometimes stranger than fiction, and such is the case with My Old School . Despite actor Alan Cumming’s top billing, this is really a documentary—and not one about him. The actual subject agreed to be profiled, but declines to appear on camera, so Cumming stands in for him, lip-syncing the testimonial. Around 1993, a pupil known as Brandon Lee pulled an elaborate hoax at the Bearsde...

Conceived as a way to interrogate processes of neo-colonialism, and highlighting the alienating effects of technological progress, Palo Alto native Jake Wachtel's KARMALINK is a mind-bending tale of reincarnation, artificial consciousness, and the search for enlightenment. KARMALINK will be released in the US Theatrically in major cities and on VOD in the US and Canada on Friday, July 15.

Directed by Rouzbeh Heydari ( Together Again ), Dana Abraham ( Prisoner of Fear ) wrote the film and stars in the movie along with Brenna Coates (“Coroner”), Brit MacRae (“The Eden Theory”), Stephen Tracey (“Good Sam”), Rene Escobar, Jr. (“Air Crash Investigation”), Erika Swayze (“Workin’ Moms”), Lauren Howe (“Reacher”) and Kim Coates ("Sons of Anarchy").In  NEON LIGHTS , guest...

Today I'm joined by Ash Gordon to discuss her self-titled double album After 10+ years working behind the scenes as a song stylist for some of your favorite artists, tv shows, and movies, LGBTQIA+ music maven Ash Gordon is ready to take the leap into the spotlight with her debut double album, Ash Gordon & Ash Gordon II . Complete with collaborations from drag legends like Trixie Mattel, Alaska...

Today I'm joined by Sierra McCormick (“American Horror Stories”, The Vast of Night, Some Kind of Hate ) to discuss her latest film WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. Seeking Shelter from a storm, a family find themselves trapped for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls in this wildly fun horse-of-horrors thrill ride To learn more about the film, please visit: https://ww...

Obi-Wan Kenobi is a television miniseries created for the streaming service Disney+ . It is part of the Star Wars franchise and stars Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi , reprising his role from the Star Wars prequel trilogy . Set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), the series follows Kenobi as he sets out to rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia ( Vivien L...

Today I'm joined by Leni Lauritsch and Julia Franz Richter to discuss their IFC Midnight release, RUBIKON. The film is set 30 years in the future, where a mysterious cloud of toxic pollution has suddenly covered the earth. On the space station Rubikon, the three crewmembers on board with vastly differing world views must decide whether they risk their own lives to save those who may still be alive...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films podcast. Today I’m joined by Anthony Hayes. I had Anthony on the show to discuss his latest film Gold that he wrote directed and co-stars in with Zac Efron. The film is centered on two drifters traveling through the desert who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found,  then the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a p...

Cinematographer Manuel Billeter, alongside fellow DP Vanja Cernjul, ASC, HFS, recently lensed The Gilded Age, directors Julian Fellowes and Sonja Warfield’s episodic period-piece streaming on HBO Max

Fathom Events completely dropped the ball on the recent 40th anniversary rerelease of The Thing. Don't see this movie in a theatre near you

Today I'm joined by director/writer/actor Mark Schwab to discuss his latest film BROTHERLY LIES. Two estranged brothers - one recovering from a suicide attempt, the other about to be married - are forced to confront a deadly secret from their past. BROTHERLY LIES will be coming out this June 17th on the Fearless streaming service.

Elena Engel is an award winning filmmaker who has worked with Disney, Warner Brothers, Amblin, PBS, and the UN among others. Stories that instill a deeper understanding of the human condition are her passion. I had Elena on the show today to discuss her documentary short film JOHN LEGUIZAMO LIVE AT RIKERS. In the film actor, John Leguizamo performs his play Ghetto Klown at Rikers Island prison, in...

Today I’m joined by John Pogue ( The Quiet Ones , Deep Blue Sea 3 )  to discuss his latest film ERASER REBORN. ERASER REBORN is the next chapter to Eraser (1996) the Chuck Russell directed action thriller that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as a U.S. Marshall assigned to “erase” the identity of a witness he is assigned to protect. U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – fa...

Director and liquor store baby, So Yun Um and her father have never seen eye to eye on anything, especially not her career choices. Although his liquor store has provided her financial stability to dream big, there’s tension between father and daughter, and how their Korean culture and store have had a complicated past within a Black community. So goes on a journey to unpack this tension as well a...

Today I'm joined by director Josh Leong to discuss his live-action narrative short, CHICKEN. The film was inspired by the true stories of real children he first met while volunteering in NYC juvenile detention centers in the summer of 2021. This topical film will screen in competition at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, featuring a real prison chick-hatching program, that the filmmakers part...

Today I'm joined by Dan Mirvish to discuss his latest film, 18 1/2. "18½" acclaimed cast is led by stars Willa Fitzgerald (Amazon’s “Reacher”) , John Magaro (“First Cow”),  Vondie Curtis Hall (“Harriet”),   Catherine Curtin (Netflix’s “Stranger Things”), Richard Kind (“Argo”),  Sullivan Jones (“The Gilded Age”), Alanna Saunders, Claire Saunders, and the legendary voices of Ted Raimi (“Spider-Man”)...

Today I'm joined by Antonia Campbell-Hughes to discuss her latest film, Cordelia.  Cordelia meets her mysterious London neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time and quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas with Frank around, making her paranoid and dangerous.

Today I'm joined by Naveen A. Chathapuram to discuss his film THE LAST VICTIM In this stylized neo-western thriller, a group of modern-day outlaws and their terrifying leader are pursued by a local sheriff (Ron Perlman), after committing a horrific crime in a desolate southwest town. When a professor (Ali Larter) and her husband cross paths with the criminals, everyone is drawn into a spiral of vi...

Today I’m joined by Director Carey Williams and Writer KD Davila to discuss their Amazon original film EMERGENCY Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) and his best friend, Sean (RJ Cyler), are both seniors in college about to embark on an epic night of Spring Break parties. Sean has the whole night planned out, including every party they will hit on their “legendary tour.” Kunle is down, yet mostly concern...

Sara Tomko  is an actor, singer, producer & poet currently residing in Los Angeles.  She moved from the east coast in 2007 to pursue film & television.  Her most notable roles are The Cave Woman on HBO’s Season Two opener of The Leftovers, a recurring guest star as Suzanne on Amazon Prime’s Sneaky Pete and she is currently starring as Asta Twelvetrees on SyFy’s Res...

Today I'm joined by Keoni Waxman (The Hard Way) to discuss his latest film, THE RAVINE. The film stars Eric Dane (“Euphoria"), Teri Polo (Meet the Parents), Peter Facinelli (The Vanished), Byron Mann (The Big Short), Leslie Uggams (Deadpool) and Kyle Lowder (“Days of Our Live”). In THE RAVINE, when an unspeakable crime rocks a peaceful community, family and friends are left to wonder if they overl...

Today I'm joined by Michael John Warren to discuss SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU’VE KNOWN 15 years after the smash, Tony-winning Broadway run of “Spring Awakening,” the original cast and creative team reunite for a spectacular, one-night only reunion concert to benefit The Actors Fund. Chronicling their whirlwind journey back to the stage, the film follows the players as they reconnect and rediscove...

Today I'm joined by Emmy-Award Winner Keith Maitland (TOWER) to discuss his latest film DER MR. BRODY.  When hippie-millionaire Michael Brody Jr. publicly announced that he would be giving away his fortune in 1970, he and his wife became instant celebrities. They were mobbed by the public, scrutinized by the press, and overwhelmed by a crush of personal letters from across America responding...

The newly formed animation company, Spire Animation Studios has created a new way to produce animated movies that is game changing for filmmaking. Most recently, they have announced two new films in development, Century Goddess and Trouble with Danny McBride. Spire Animation has created a team of elite industry leaders to form their own ‘creative cadre’ to bring a new wave in animation. Together,...

Noah Weisberg is an actor and director, known for Super Pumped (2022), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020) and Modern Family (2009). I had Noah on the show today to discuss his role in Super Pumped. The Showtime limited series tells the “stranger than fiction” story about the rise of Uber.