No Rest for the Weekend

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

On this episode we take you to the red carpet of the 35th Edition of NewFest, the largest presenter of LGBTQ+ film & media, for the premiere of Rustin, the new biopic about Bayard Rustin, the architect of the March on Washington in 1963 along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the World Premiere of Queen of New York, the documentary about Marti Cummings historic run for city council in New York...

On this episode film critic, William J. Hammon (ActuallyPaid.com) and host Jason Godbey review episodes from this year's Mill Valley and New York Film Festivals. Including: Maestro, Foe, Ferrari, The Promised Land, The Teacher's Lounge, Patrol, and They Shot the Piano Player. Show theme by Christopher Gillard Created by Jason Godbey Sponsored by Blackmagic Design and JMR Rentals https://ww...

On this episode award winning producer and media map cartographer Evan Shapiro breaks down the recent trends happening in the entertainment industry. He discusses the long-term effects of the WGA and SAG strikes and gives you his report card for streaming channels including: Amazon, Disney/Hulu/ESPN+, Max, Peacock, Netflix and more. If you want to know what's happening in the entertainment industr...

On this episode we'll take you to the red carpet of this year's Documentary Emmy Awards featuring interviews with Ronan Farrow (Endangered), Elvis Mitchell (Is That Black Enough for You?), Bradley Whitford (Not Going Quietly), Christopher White (America Reframed, POV), Jon Alpert (DCTV), Patricia Gillespie (The Fire That Took Her), Ryan White and Mark Mangini (Emmy Winners for Goodnight Op...

On this episode we'll recap this year's Soho International Film Festival and bring you an interview with Executive Director Sibyl Santiago and Festival Founder Jorge Ballos. Then we'll take you back to the studio for an interview with Law & Order: SVU/Organized Crime star Allison Siko. Featuring Samantha Casesa Created and Directed by Jason Godbey Music & Show Theme by Christopher Gillard

On this episode we'll take you to the red carpet of the Soho International Film Festival for the premieres of Scrap starring Anthony Rapp, Queen of Knives starring Gene Pope, Mel Harris, and Tara Westwood, and Asian Persuasion starring KC Concepcion and Dante Basco. Hosted by Samantha Casesa Sponsored by Blackmagic Design, and JMR Rentals www.blackmagicdesign.com www. JMRNY.com Now you the pro...

This week we take you to opening night of the Soho International Film Festival. Hosts Aislinn Evans and Samantha Casesa interview some of the filmmakers and stars of the festival including Robin Givens who opens the festival with her latest feature, The Nana Project starring Mercedes Sponsored by Blackmagic Design, Tonkawa Film Festival and JMR Rentals blackmagicdesign.com www. JMRNY.com www.tonka...

On this episode we bring you a preview of upcoming film festivals including: New York Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Bushwick Film Festival, AFI Film Festival plus an exclusive interview with the women behind NYC Webfest, Founder Lauren Atkins, and Sales Director Samantha Casesa. We'll also take a look at some upcoming films this fall including: Saw X, The...

On this episode we give your our favorite movies from Summer 2023. Including reviews for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Asteroid City, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I and more... Featuring William J. Hammon & Maribeth ThuesonCreated & Hosted by Jason GodbeyShow theme by Christopher Gillard