No Rest for the Weekend

On this episode Eric McClanahan (Ain't It Cool News/Collider) and host Jason Godbey breakdown the feature film selections for this year's Tribeca Festival including: the opening night film, Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, BRATS about the 80s Brat Pack films, Group Therapy, Linda Perry: Let It Die Here, The Thinking Game, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution featuring Eddie Izzard, LIZA...

On this episode Screen Actors Guild Executive Vice President Linda Powell talks about the aftermath of the SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes, their effect on the entertainment industry and the state of the actors union. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Hosted & Created by Jason Godbey

On this episode film writer Eric McClanahan and Jason Godbey review films from this year's Overlook Film Festival including: All You Need Is Death, Arcadian starring Nicolas Cage, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, and Things Will Be Different. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Featuring Eric McClanahan Created & Hosted by Jason Godbey

On this episode director Rod Blackhurst talks about his latest feature, Blood for Dust starring Scoot McNairy, Kit Harrington, and Nora Zehetner. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Created & Hosted by Jason Godbey

On this episode filmmaker and host of the They Came From Outer Space podcast, Cameron Kit and host Jason Godbey breakdown this year's summer movie slate including: The Idea of You starring Anne Hathaway, The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, Wild Cat starring Maya Hawke, Back to Black, IF starring Ryan Reynolds, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Furiosa- A Mad Max Story starring...

On this episode we break down some of our favorite streaming series with Jackie Hanzl, host of the Homebodies Only and Made with Jackie Hanzl podcasts. Including: Gilmore Girls, Somebody Somewhere, Sex Lives of College Girls, Poker Face, True Detective: Night Country, Slow Horses, Shogun, and more... Show theme by Christopher Gillard Created & Hosted by Jason Godbey

On this episode, we take you to the red carpet of the 44th Annual Muse Awards presented by New York Women in Film and Television. Featuring interviews with Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon), Raney Aronson-Rath (Editor-in-Chief FRONTLINE), Alex Borstein (Marvelous Mrs. Mazel, Family Guy), Filmmaker/Actor Kyra Sedgwick, Linda Powell (EVP SAG-AFTRA), and Filmmaker/Actor Jennifer Esposito....

On this episode Maribeth Thueson, William J. Hammon, and Jason Godbey bring you an in-depth review of Dune Part II directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Austin Butler. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Created and Hosted by Jason Godbey Sponsored by JMR Rentals This is a movie review containing copyrighted material u...

On this episode director Phil Allocco talks about his latest feature 5lbs of Pressure starring Luke Evans and Rory Culkin. 5lbs of Pressure is the story of an ex-con who is trying to start over. As searches for redemption he returns to his old neighborhood to put to rest his demons while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge. 5lbs of Pressure footage and photos courtesy of Lionsgate Show...

On this episode, director Nenad Cincin-Sain talks about Kiss the Future, "the critically acclaimed documentary about the creative community amid the siege of Sarajevo, and the resilience of its people through art, and the tale of a post-war concert by U2." Last year Kiss the Future opened the Tribeca Film Festival. It's produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Crea...

On this episode we'll bring you some updates on films we first discovered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival including: Somewhere Quiet starring Jennifer Kim and Marin Ireland, The Listener directed by Steve Buscemi and starring Tessa Thompson, Blood for Dust, the new crime drama starring Kit Harrington and Scoot McNairy, Fresh Kills directed by Jennifer Esposito and starring Emily Bader, and Choir...

On this episode we bring you the 2nd Annual No Rest for the Weekend Awards where we celebrate our favorite movies from 2023. Hosted by Emmeline Prior and featuring: Aislinn Evans, Danny Mendes, Maribeth Thueson, William J. Hammon, and Bil-Bot 22 with special guests Lauren Atkins, Stefanie Bloom, James Oxford and Allison Siko. Sponsored by: JMR Rentals: https://www.jmrny.com The Tonkawa Film Festiv...

On this episode, director Ravit Marcus talks about her latest documentary, Nina Is an Athlete which premiered at Slamdance 2024. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Created & Hosted by Jason Godbey Sponsored by: Sponsored by Blackmagic Design and JMR Rentalshttps://www.blackmagicdesign.comwww. JMRNY.com Movie Synopsis: Nina is an Athlete takes us on the moving journey of Russian immigrant Nina G...

On this episode we review some of the films from this year's Sundance Film Festival including: A Real Pain, directed by Jesse Eisenberg- Little Death - starring David Schwimmer, Thelma, Love Me starring Kristen Stewart and more... Sponsored by Blackmagic Design, Western Digital, Tonkawa Film Festival and JMR Rentalshttps://www.blackmagicdesign.comhttps://www.westerndigital.comhttp://tonkawafil...

On this episode director Lina Soualem talks about her new documentary, Bye Bye Tiberias. Movie Synopsis: In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her filmmaker daughter Lina returns with her to the village and questions for the first tim...

On this episode, first we'll take you to the Museum of Modern Art for the opening of the newly restored Spirit to Spirit: Nikki Giovanni as part of the To Save and Project film festival made possible by New York Women in Film and Television's Women's Film Preservation Fund where director Mirra Bank talks about the making of the film and its restoration. Grammy winning recording artist...

On this episode directors Stephan Peterson and Sonya Ballantyne talk about their new documentary, The Death Tour and their world premiere at Slamdance Film Festival. Synopsis of the movie: The DeathTour follows wrestling hopefuls as they travel across remote Indigenous communities in Canada’s far North on ‘the most grueling tour in indie wrestling’. This test of strength and grit will show how far...

On this episode William J. Hammon, Eric McClanahan and host Jason Godbey talk about their heir favorite film from 2023 and their most anticipated movies of 2024 including: Dune Part II, The Fall Guy, Nosferatu, Deadpool 3, Argyle, Mickey 17, Ghostbusters Afterlife, The Community Movie, Challengers, Inside Out 2, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Featuring Eric McClanahan, William J. Hammon Show theme b...

On this episode we bring you an update on upcoming film festivals: Sundance, Slamdance, Berlin, Atlanta. Plus we'll give you a rundown on movies releases for 2024 including: Madame Web, Kraven the Hunter, and Venom 3 along with Dune Part II, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, The Fall Guy and more... Show theme by Christopher Gillard Created & Hosted by Jason Godbey

Here's a look at some of the films we reviewed in 2023 including: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, American Fiction, Asteroid City, Barbie, The Bikeriders, Ferrari, Foe, Living with Chucky, Last Voyage of the Demeter, Maestro, Oppenheimer, The Promised Land, Scream VI, The Teachers' Lounge, Theater Camp and more... We'll be back with new episodes star...

On this episode director James Camali and actors Alison Thornton and William R. Moses talk about their latest feature film, The Mental State which was released this week on VOD via Gravitas Ventures. This is our last episode of 2023, but we'll be back with more podcast episodes on 1/17/24. We'll also have more content on our website: NoRestfortheWeekendPodcast.com and YouTube channel: YouT...

On this episode William J. Hammon of ActuallyPaid.com reviews some of the films from this year's AFI Fest including: American Fiction starring Jeffrey Wright, Poland's submission to the Academy Awards, Peasants, Perfect Days directed by Wim Wenders, and The Bikeriders starring Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Hosted and Created by Jason Godbey Sponsored by: Sponsored by...

For our episode on this year's Bushwick Film Festival, we captured so many great interviews, we couldn't fit them all into one episode, so here's more from the pink carpet. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Hosted by Lisa King Produced by Btrayed Oliver & Jason Godbey Directed & Created by Jason Godbey Sponsored by Blackmagic Design and JMR Rentals https://www.blackmagicdesign....

On this episode No Rest for the Weekend takes you to the red carpet of the Bushwick Film Festival where host Lisa King interviews the filmmakers and stars of the festival. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Produced by Btrayed Oliver & Jason Godbey Directed & Created by Jason Godbey Sponsored by Blackmagic Design and JMR Rentals https://www.blackmagicdesign.com www. JMRNY.com

On this episode Eric McClanahan (Collider/Ain't It Cool News) and Danny Mendes (TheCinebuff.com) review the films from the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2023 including: Property, Booger, Breathing In, T-Bockers, and Blackout. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Hosted & Created by Jason Godbey Sponsored by Blackmagic Design and JMR Rentals https://www.blackmagicdesign.com www. JMRNY.com