Killer Casting

First I gotta get all literary on your collective asses ... "Saudade ( English: / ˌ s aʊ ˈ d ɑː d ə / , [1] European Portuguese:  [sɐwˈðaðɨ] , Brazilian Portuguese:  [sawˈdad(ʒ)i] , Galician:  [sawˈðaðɪ] ; plural saudades ) [2] is a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for something or someone that one cares for and/or loves. Moreover, it often carries a repressed know...

Our interview with the man himself, creator, writer, actor, star of Mr Inbetween   Scott Ryan ! Scott was very generous with his time and we covered a lot of ground digging into the details on topics such as; casting, his acting process with Chika who plays his daughter "Britt", how it was to work with FX in the US, Scott's feelings on ending the series and the role he has lived in for so long,  ...

That's right folks we turn the big FOUR OH ! … And oh what a way to do it !   We are recapping the amazing episodes 'Before I went to War and 'Ray Who ?' of our almost-done Mr Inbetween S3 deep dive. Ep 5 Before I went to War is one of this that just leaps out off the screen and makes you laugh, punch the air with righteous justice and cry .. all in 30 min. Scott, Nash and team at the top of their...

We are so psyched to welcome transformational actor DAMON HERRIMAN to the show!  Mr. In Between fans will know him as Freddy the Strip Club owner, but there rest of the world knows him for tons of other roles including playing Charles Manson (twice) in Mindhunter and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Dewey from Justified, Kim from Secret City and so many others. Damon talks about working with Scott R...

Please consider donating to research for a cure to this fatal disease. https://fightmnd.org.au/donate/  is a GLOBAL body dedicated to finding a cure for MND aka ALS aka Lou Gehrig's disease. The word 'rare' comes to mind here. You can put all of the following in that categor;. Scott Ryan, Nash Edgerton, Mr Inbetween Ray Shoesmith ... and it is impossible not to also include actor Nic Cassim's perf...

We delve deeply into these action-light, but setup, super, SUPER heavy episodes.  Ray's world is closing in around him.   Ray is pushed into a reflectivemode by the circumstances of his life ... choices and ghosts he made long ago are coming for him. How will it all end ? Maybe he really WILL see the bikie President in his dreams ... ? Tonight (at time of posting this, episode 7 goes out, so there...

Lisa sits down with the cast of the indie horror film she worked on, "Unearth" that will start streaming on Amazon July 6. Starring Adrienne Barbeau, Marc Blucas, Allison McAtee, Brooke Sorenson and PJ Marshall, the film is a very different kind of genre film. Two farming families in rural Pennsylvania struggle to survive the economic downturn. One farmer, desperate to provide for his two daughter...

We continue celebrating LGBTQ month and especially this weekend ! Here is Part 2 of our chat with H Alan which is un-turnoffable ... dont believe us ?  I dare you ....

Your intrepid pod team continue their deep dive into the awesome, yet sadly final series of Mr Inbetween. In this episode titled 'Champ' Ray finds gainful employment whilst in prison. He tries to give helpful advice to a new fish (it doesn't end well) Ray's offsider Dave (played by the great Matt Nable) proves to be a persuasive Bush Lawyer. Britt has so much teenage 'tude going on it could power...

The three of hosts had to keep a tight leash on our inner gibbering idiots today because THIS was the day we go to chat with Creator/Writer/Actor Scott Ryan about his unbelievably awesome show Mr Inbetween. This short series of out takes is just to whet your appetite for the full hour long version coming just as soon as we can. Also watch your feed for our interviews with Nic Cassim whose performa...

Hail to the Queen!! Guess who stops by to celebrate our Pride in film and tv, none other than the multi-hyphenate comedian, writer, film maker and yes Drag Queen, H. Alan Scott!!!!  (aka Sadie Pines).  Lisa, Dean and H. Alan share all their favorite movies, tv shows and individual acting performances under the big beautiful rainbow umbrella. H. Alan talks The Bird Cage and the time Robin Williams...

He's back! and more in-between than ever! That's right, the Season 3 that Lisa, Brian, and Dean have been waiting for, the FX series "Mr. Inbetween" is back and they are pumped to deep dive into each and every episode. Starting with Episode 1 called "Coulda Shoulda" we catch up with what that inscrutable, enigmatic hitman Ray Shoesmith has been up to after the tragic events of Season 2.  Lisa and...

Well look who stops by to talk to Lisa and the Sexy Beasts????? None other than Special Agent Emily Prentiss, aka Paget Brewster! Paget tells us all about what she has been doing since Criminal Minds. We talk cooking shows, Top Chef, kissing Queen Latifah, bras on or off during sex, Drunk History, should Paget dye her hair (Lisa says NO) and a million other silly silly things. Don't miss it! Pleas...

To help Lisa, Brian and Dean make sense of the much anticipated finale of the HBO Original Series, Mare of Easttown, the gang is joined by Jason Kennedy who casts the NCIS franchises and knows a thing or two about murder mysteries! We talk about the "why" of Guy Pearce, the "who" of who really killed Erin, the "wow" of Julianne Nicholson's excruciating performance...Dean is still puzzled by all th...

This week Lisa and Dean breakdown the penultimate episode of the HBO Original Series "Mare of Easttown" joined by none other than Kate Winslet's own dialect coach, the fantastic Susan Hegarty. Susan coached Kate on the now famous "Delco" accent used in "Mare".   Susan has coached so many A-List actors, it is ridiculous — and she helps us understand the way she works to make her clients sound as fl...

This week on Killer Casting we plunge ahead into the shocking episode 5 of "Mare of Easttown" titled "Illusions". Lisa was holding her breath all through the last 5 minutes of the show. Even Brian was stunned! Incredible work by Kate Winslet, Evan Peters, and all the supporting cast.  

Today on an extra special Killer Casting, Lisa, Brian and Dean sit down with "Mare of Easttown" Pennsylvania local casting directors Diane Heery and Jason Loftus.   They give us some inside scoop on the audition process for the show.   Plus we take a deep dive into Mare Ep 4 "Poor Sisyphus". 

The team continue their breakdown of the epic new HBO Max limited series Mare of Easttown. We talk the massive talent displayed by Kate Winslet and Jean Smart in their mother/daughter scenes. The brilliance of Sosie Bacon. And the best damn drunk scene ever played by Evan Peters. 

"Mare of Easttown" is on HBO MAX and Lisa is HERE for it. This is right in her wheelhouse...world weary detectives, tragic victims, and plenty of suspects.  (Lisa thinks she has already guessed who the killer is). But this show is elevated above a network procedural by the presence of Kate Winslett, Guy Pearce and a ton of fantastic supporting actors who get the Delco accent down.  Hear Lisa, Bria...

Allo, allo, allo mes amies!! The Bureau (Le Bureau des Legendes) is Lisa's latest obsession and it will be yours too -- with some of the best acting to be seen anywhere. The show combines a delicious mix of espionage, suspense, psychological thriller, love story, with an interlocking web of unforgettable characters. The series centers on a Bureau of French Intelligence where experienced agents are...

Acting is a transformative art and few do it better than the great Stanley Tucci. For years he existed in the realm of "you're that guy who was in that thing," but with his turn in Big Night , he showed he was more than just a supporting actor.   He brings an intelligence and charm to every role he brings to life and with a seeming effortlessness that is a joy to watch. And what a dapper dresser!...

Lisa, Dean and special guest Paul Sullivan wade through the detritus of the weirdest Oscars since Rob Lowe sang with Snow White 

Lisa, Brian and Dean are joined by two very special guests to discuss the amazing tour de force that is Chadwick Boseman's final performance, but which also features knockout performances from a killer ensemble cast, starring the spectacular Viola Davis, Coleman Domingo (who Lisa has cast before in the film Nothingman), Glynn Turman (who Lisa cast on Criminal Mind and adores from Fargo) and Michae...

Video Games. You might be surprised to know that some of the best roles for actors are not in Film or TV but  IN video games. Love stories, stories of adventure, stories of great emotional loss. They are all contained in these projects....and they are not just voice overs, they are performance and likeness capture. So it is the actor IN the video game, their acting, their face, their emotion, thei...

Your regular hosts are joined by legendary Casting Director Emily Schweber (Titanic, L.A. Confidential, The Matrix, The Hero) as we dissect what many are calling Frances McDormand finest performance (and THAT is saying something) in Chloe Zhao's gentle, poignant masterpiece 'Nomadland'  What an exciting prospect Chloe is, putting out a film like this at her young age. It is thrilling to wonder wha...