Silver Screen Social

On this episode, I spoke to BAFTA-nominated composer Anthony Willis about his work on Saltburn.  Willis is a BAFTA nominee for his work on Promising Young Woman.  The film was written, directed, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell. The film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, and Carey Mulligan. 

On this episode, I spoke to production designer James Price, where we chat about his work on Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. The film stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael. 

On this episode, I spoke to composer Jerskin Fendrix, where we chat about his work on Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things. The film stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael. 

On this episode, I spoke to Emmy-nominated composer Marcelo Zarvos, whose latest work can be heard in Todd Haynes’ newest film May December. The film stars Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton. 

On this episode, I spoke to production designer François Audouy, where we talk about his work on Air. Audouy is a 3x ADG winner for: -Excellence in Production Design Award - Commercial - Apple Music: Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever in Spatial Audio -Excellence in Production Design Award - Short Format - Web Series, Music Video or Commercial - Harry Styles: Falling -Excellence in Production Desig...

On this episode, I spoke to Oscar-winning editor William Goldenberg, ACE where we talk about his work on Air. Goldenberg has also been nominated for four more Oscars (The Imitation Game, Zero Dark Thirty, Seabiscuit and The Insider). He won for his work on Ben Affleck’s Argo.  Other accolades include: -5x ACE Eddie nominee (1x winner for Argo) -3x BAFTA nominee (1x winner for Argo) -2x Critics Cho...

In the first of our newest series, “The Making of Oppenheimer”, I spoke to the head of prosthetic department and makeup department head Luisa Abel and hair department head Jaime Leigh McIntosh. Abel is a Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards nominee for Best Contemporary Makeup - Feature Films for Interstellar. McIntosh is an Emmy nominee for The First Lady and a Hollywood Makeup A...

On this episode, I spoke to the writer and director of Passages, IRA SACHS. Passages, one of my favorite films of 2023, stars Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos It’s a movie that I’m relishing as an adult, and yearned for as a kid. I can imagine some queer teenager telling their mom they were seeing the latest latest summer blockbuster, only to actually be sneaking into this hyper...

On this episode, we welcome the costume designer of David Fincher’s The Killer, Cate Adams!  She rejoins Fincher after being an assistant costume designer on the Emmy-nominated series, Mindhunter.  The film stars Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton.

On this episode, I spoke to the composer of The Holdovers, Mark Orton! He rejoins Alexander Payne after scoring the Academy Award-nominated film Nebraska.  The Holdovers stars Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa. The critically acclaimed film showcases a 70s themed score using vintage instruments and techniques reflecting Orton’s authentic approach to music and captures the true...

On this episode, I spoke to hair department head for Priscilla, Cliona Furey. Furey is an Emmy and Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award nominee.  You can listen to our previous episode with Cliona and Jo-Ann MacNeil where we chatted about Nightmare Alley back in the archives.  Priscilla stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi. 

On this episode, I spoke to makeup department head for Killers of the Flower Moon, Thomas Nellen. Nellen is a Critics Choice Award nominee for True Grit. He is also a Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award winner for The Patriot and a nominee for Seabiscuit.

On this episode, I spoke to production sound mixer for Killers of the Flower Moon, Mark Ulano.  In 1998, Ulano won the Oscar for Best Sound for his work on Titanic.  He was also nominated for a BAFTA and won a Cinema Audio Society Award for the film.  Since then, Ulano has been nominated for 3 more Oscars (Inglorious Bastards, Ad Astra and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), 2 more BAFTAs (Kill Bill:...

On this episode, I spoke to producer Howard Gertler about his prolific career.  Gertler is a 2x Oscar nominee for his work on How to Survive a Plague and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.  In 2007, Gertler won the Producers Award for the Film Independent Spirit Awards. For How to Survive a Plague, Gertler won a Gotham Award for Best Documentary and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.  F...

On this episode, I present JV Club’s first panel, THE SOUNDS OF THE 61st ANNUAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, featuring the following panelists:  Priscilla: Stephen Barden (Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer) Nelson Ferreira (Supervising Sound Editor)  Ferrari: Tony Lamberti (Re-recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor) The Zone of Interest/Poor Things: Johnnie Burn (Sound Designer*, Supervising Sound...

On this episode, I spoke to director Garth Davis about his work on Foe. Davis is a DGA-winning, Emmy-nominated and BAFTA-nominated director.  He is most known for his work on Lion, which received six Oscar nominations including, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography. Foe stars Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal...

Welcome back listeners! On this episode, I spoke to K.K. Barrett about his decades-long career as a production designer. Barrett is an Oscar nominee for his work on Her and a BAFTA nominee for his work on Marie Antoinette. He is also a 5x ADG nominee and 1x winner for Her. A note: The Production Designers Collective is pleased to announce their new initiative: International Production Design Week....

On this episode we welcome an icon - Evan Ross Katz.  Evan is the host of the insightful and delightful podcast Shut Up Evan and author of Into Every Generation A Slayer Is Born: How ‘Buffy’ Staked Our Hearts. It was the true honor of a lifetime to speak to a pop culture and journalism hero of mine. 

On this episode, I spoke to Emmy nominated production designer Paul Cripps and set decorator Kate Goodman about their work on Ted Lasso! Cripps is a 3x Emmy nominee and ADG nominee. Goodman, in addition to her Emmy nomination, is an ADG nominee. 

On this episode, I spoke to Emmy nominated editors Mohamed El Manasterly, Curtis McConnell, Michael Anthony Brown & Charles Little, ACE about their work on Welcome to Wrexham! 

On this episode, I spoke to Emmy nominated casting directors Tiffany Little Canfield and Destiny Lilly about their work on Only Murders in the Building. 

On this episode, I spoke to Emmy nominated editor Jamie Martin about her work on RuPaul's Drag Race! Martin is 5x Emmy nominee and 2x winner for her work on RuPaul's Drag Race. 

On this episode, I spoke to Emmy nominated editors Paul Peltekian, Ramin Mortazavi, and Sax Eno about their work on Vanderpump Rules! 

On this episode, I spoke cinematographer Maria Rusche about her work on Bottoms! 

On this episode, I spoke to Emmy nominated editor Matthew D. Miller about his work on RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!  Matthew is 2x Emmy winner for his work on Queer Eye. Check out Matthew below:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-miller-32b3254/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10926709/