Following Films Podcast

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I’m joined by Teri Hatcher and David C. Smith I had Teri on the show to discuss her new Apple TV+ show “WondLa.” The series centers around Eva a curious, enthusiastic, and spirited teenager raised in a state-of-the-art underground bunker by Muthr, a robot caretaker, voiced by Teri Hatcher. On her 16th birthday, an attack on Eva’s bunker...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I’m joined by Marc Singer and Josh Rosenbaum I had Marc on the show to discuss his latest film AGENT RECON.  In the film, a covert military task force tracks a mysterious energy disturbance at a secret base in New Mexico that is suspected of experimenting on alien technology. The trio must fight through seemingly unstoppable hordes of m...

Avy Kaufman is an American casting director for film and television. Since 1987, she has worked in casting more than 150 film and television productions. Kaufman has worked with directors including Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee and Wes Craven. Her casting credits include the psychological thriller film The Sixth Sense , the romantic drama film Brokeback Mountain , and the crime drama film Public Enemi...

Directed by award-winning filmmaker and production designer  Ariel Vida , TRIM SEASON stars  Bethlehem Million  ( Sick , "And Just Like That...") as Emma, an adrift, jobless, 20-something seeking purpose. Along with a group of young people from Los Angeles, she drives up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California. Cut off from the rest of th...

Krzysztof Trojnar is a director of photography who sat down with me today to discuss his work on the first 4 episodes of the breakout Netflix hit series BABY REINDEER. We discuss the show's impact, his approach to material, and our shared love of Paul Thomas Andersons Magnolia. BABY REINDEER has become Netfilix’s most-watched show of all time, if you haven’t already do yourself a favor and che...

Initially considered "just another slasher film" during its 1983 release, Sleepaway Camp has since emerged as a cult classic due to its talented young cast, remarkable practical effects, and notorious ending. But although the queer themes explored in its memorable final moments were initially intended to shock and unsettle audiences, Sleepaway Camp's empathetic portrayal of its unlik...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I’m joined by actor Rob Schnider and director Peter Byck. I had Rob on the show to discuss his latest film DEAD WRONG. The film is a story of greed, envy, sex, and murder. Centered on a narcissistic husband who is not satisfied with his life and wants more. He devises a psychotic, get-rich-quick scheme with his new, gambling-addicted at...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I’m joined by Jenna Kanell and Courtney Dixon. I had Jenna on the show to discuss FACELESS AFTER DARK a film she co-wrote and stars in. Following her breakout success as the star of a killer clown horror flick, Bowie now finds herself struggling to capitalize on its success. But when she is suddenly held hostage by an unhinged fan posin...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today we have two interviews on the show. First up we have producer Jessamine Burgmun and after the break, we are Joined by Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons .  Jessamine Burgum is the founder and CEO of Pinky Promise, a production and financing company founded in 2020. Jesse has raised over $23m in private equity funds and leads a team of women focu...

Thank you for listening to the FOLLOWING FILMS Podcast. Today we have two interviews for you. First I’m joined by Michael Showalter director of THE IDEA OF YOU and after the break I’m joined by  Simon Cellan Jones director of ARTHUR THE KING.  Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an...

Thank you for listening to the FOLLOWING FILMS Podcast. Today, we have one news item, a weekend box office wrap-up, and an interview with Stefon Bristol, the director of the new film BREATHE. The film is a heart-pounding thriller set in the future with incredible performances from Jennifer Hudson, Milla Jovovich, Common, and Sam Worthington After Earth is left uninhabitable due to lack of oxygen,...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I am joined by legendary comic book creator Jimmy Palmiotti. Jimmy has worked on several iconic characters and runs. He inked titles like the Punisher, and Ghost Rider and often inked the work of his friend and collaborator Joe Quesada. Together, they created Ash and Painkiller Jane. He also worked on Daredevil, a run especially known f...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I have two interviews. Up first I’m joined by Jaden Martell and Maxwell Jenkins to discuss their work on the new Nicholas Cage starring film ARCADIAN. The film is set in the near future, where normal life on Earth has been decimated. Paul and his two sons, Thomas and Joseph, have been living a half-life – tranquility by day and torment...

Today I'm joined by GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE DP Eric Steelberg. The supernatural comedy is the fifth installment of the Ghostbusters franchise starring Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Ernie Hudson, and Mckenna Grace and is i n theaters now. We also chat about his upcoming film SNL 75.

Michael Mendelsohn, the CEO of Patriot Pictures, packages film production, financing, and distribution elements including the upcoming: LOST IN WONDERLAND written and directed by Daniela Amavia, starring Ella Bleu Travolta, Edouard Philipponnat, Sasha Luss, James Cromwell, and Terrence Howard; and GHOST SHIPS, an underwater dive shipwreck documentary directed by Markus Blunder, and many more proje...

Thank you for listening to the FOLLOWING FILMS podcast. Today I am joined by director Brett Harvey.  Brett is a Canadian documentarian best known for Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, which holds a coveted 100% Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. I had Brett on the show to discuss his latest film BREAKING OLYMPIA. The documentary is the definitive, never-before-told told story of Phil Heath – perhap...

Today I'm joined by Benjamin China and Paul China to discuss their film NIGHT SHIFT. While working her first night shift at a remote motel, a woman begins to suspect that the property is haunted. NIGHT SHIFT is currently available on VOD. Then after the break, I chat with Adam Cooper about the Russell Crowe thriller SLEEPING DOGS. An ex-homicide detective (Russell Crowe) with memory loss is fo...

Thank you for listening to The Following Films Podcast. Today, I’m joined by Directors Josiah Allen and Indianna Bell to discuss their film YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME In the Australian outback, a lonely, paranoid man, Patrick (played by Brendan Rock) gets a knock on his door during a torrential storm. He finds a woman, only known as "The Visitor" (played by Jordan Cowan, who also produces) in...

Today I'm joined by Mario Van Peebles to discuss his film OUTLAW POSSE. 1908. CHIEF (Mario Van Peebles) returns from years of hiding in Mexico to claim stolen gold hidden in the hills of Montana. In his quest, he reunites an ensemble of fresh & familiar faces - together they fight off ANGEL, whose rationale to the gold leaves a trail of deception and dead bodies. OUTLAW POSSE is in theatre...

Inspired by actual events, the film takes place over the course of 24 hours and recounts the grisly murders that occurred over winter of 1978, when a serial killer attacked multiple victims on an undisclosed college campus. The film, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, marks the directorial debut of award-winning actor/producer  Devanny Pinn  ( Frost ,  The Dawn ).    A brutal and un...

Thank you for listening to The Following Films Podcast. Today, I’m joined by Dawn Mikkelson, Keri Pickett, and Jennifer Weir, the co-directors and subject of the new documentary film FINDING HER BEAT. In the midst of a frozen Minnesota winter, a Japanese drum master and a Korean adoptee from North Dakota join forces to assemble the world’s greatest Taiko drummers in a bold effort to claim a cultur...

Thank you for listening to The Following Films Podcast. Today, I’m joined by Carlson Young to discuss her latest film UPGRADED. In the film, Ana Santos (Camila Mendes) is a smart and ambitious art enthusiast with dreams of running her own gallery. She is currently paying dues as an unpaid trainee at a premiere NYC auction house, run by the influential and demanding Claire Dupont (Marisa Tomei). Wh...

Welcome to the Following Films podcast! I'm Chris Maynard, your host. Today, I’m joined by the stars of LIFE AND BETH, Amy Schumer and Michael Cera. As Beth and John’s relationship grows more serious, Beth begins to examine the possibilities of marriage and having a family as she and John seek answers for their communication problems. Is Beth’s traumatic history with men, and people she trusted fr...

Thank you for listening to The Following Films Podcast. Today, I’m joined by John Shevchenko better known by his online moniker, Hyphonix. Known for pushing the boundaries of live streaming with his hilarious and unpredictable content, Hyphonix has garnered a massive following of millions on his YouTube channel and significantly impacted the live-streaming community. (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) ...

Thank you for listening to the Following Films Podcast. Today I'm joined by horror legend Daniel Harris to discuss her latest film DARK OBSESSION.  In the film, aspiring painter Anne ( Blaine Morris ) is haunted by the sudden—and unexplained—departure of her husband. Sinking deeper into her self-imposed isolation, Anne finds support in Maya ( Mena Suvari ), her closest confidant. While their f...