Hollywood New Jersey

GC and Rocco debate whether filmmaker meetups are worth more than the cheese platter and map out their next steps toward getting their films made. GC weighs in on Rocco’s finished short, Un BEAR able, as they discuss performances, poster ideas, and Rocco’s betrayal, with plenty of ball-busting along the way. Plus, a quick verdict on the new Street Fighter. Contains minor Street Fighter spoilers.

Rocco and GC attend a creative industry mixer hosted by Future Bright Productions, meet some peeps, drop by The Edison Diner (Pizza BURGER!), and James "J" Sullivan steals the podcast with the performance of a lifetime, and Rocco might get a physical this decade. 

Reviewing a movie when only one of us has actually seen it. Supergirl ramble, Spider-Man web talk, and a dude playing a dude, playing a dude, disguised as that same dude, who probably could’ve been The Crow. Just another completely focused episode of  Hollywood New Jersey .

GC and Rocco decide to revive the podcast with a minor life and movie update, while fumbling through thoughts of the critically acclaimed Obsession and Nolan's Odyssey.  Manny and Coop are missing, but It's only because there's a new web-slinger in town, and it's not Tom Holland. Oh, and Coop? No one ever knows where he is. 

Former Apple boss/friend turned actor Steve “Bogo” Bogosian (aka the Dark Rider from 28 Minute Epic) joins GC & Rocco to talk surviving the modern casting gauntlet, self-tapes vs in-person, why prep beats panic, and how resume “stretching” can nuke a gig. We dig into post-strike trickle-down (why name actors are taking smaller jobs), the rise of vertical “soap-operas,” and what actually makes...

From Sopranos diners to Ninja Turtles wisdom, the crew unpacks how New Jersey raised them and D.I.Y. filmmaking nearly killed them. Coop shares his Sopranos story, Rocco watches GianCarlo bleed like Superman, Manny refuses to watch new movies, and everyone relives the train wreck of their first feature. Spoiler: it didn’t make them famous… but it did make them believe captivity was a career path....

We tried to pitch Kevin Smith a movie… a few times. This is our origin story. And maybe our villain arc.

Welcome back to  Hollywood, New Jersey  — the only podcast bold enough to try and fund a $1 million indie Christmas horror Comedy movie  without actually having the money yet … but with plenty of opinions, old scripts, and emotional damage. This week: We fire Coop and Manny (don’t worry, they’ll be back… probably) We accidentally attend a film networking event full of drunk strangers and no money...

Welcome to the first episode of  Hollywood, New Jersey  — a podcast, a documentary, a variety show, and a creative experiment rolled into one. We’re four indie filmmakers from Jersey striving to make our second feature film… while the biggest player in entertainment (Netflix) sets up shop in our backyard. We talk filmmaking, failure, friendship, and the fire that keeps us creating — even when the...