MergingArts Productions
Spoiler Alert Radio
Spoiler Alert Radio features conversations on the craft of film making. We discuss film making with some of the most engaging and talented cinematographers, production designers, editors, composers, sound designers, and more. Both entertaining and informative, Spoiler Alert Radio gives you a sneak peek behind the scenes in the world of film. It is aired on Pacifica Radio Network affiliates throughout the country. Please note that due to terrestrial radio syndication, there is a 3-4 week delay in publishing podcast episodes.
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Jun 19, 2026
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Episodes
Kurt Engfehr - Documentary Filmmaker and Editor - Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, Red Army, and The Kids Menu 18.05.2016 29:01
Kurt worked on Michael Moore's films, Bowling For Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 . Some of Kurt's other film projects include Seamless , Angelina Jolie's directing debut, the documentary, A Place in Time , and the documentary Trumbo . In addition to editing, Kurt has worked as producer on projects such as the BAFTA-nominated UK documentary Taking Liberties , America the Beautiful , and Bigger Str...
Donald Grieg - Musician, Composer, and Manager of The Orlando Consort - Voices Appeared, a vocal score to Carl Dreyer's, The Passion of Joan of Arc 11.05.2016 29:01
After getting a degree in English and Film Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury followed by post-grad work in Film Theory and despite serious attempts to work in the film industry, Donald ended up in the early music scene in London. He claims he was in the right place at the right time and joined Tallis Scholars in 1985 and by 1988 when he was a founding member of The Orlando Consort ....
Chad Keith - Production Designer - Goodbye Solo, On The Ice, Restless City, Take Shelter, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, Midnight Special, and Loving 04.05.2016 29:01
Chad's projects have included: Goodbye Solo , the short film, Plastic Bag , Restless City , On the Ice , Martha Marcy May Marlene , and Take Shelter . More recent projects have included: At Any Price , Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter , and Midnight Special . Midnight Special is about father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers Chad's upcomi...
Michael Taylor - Film Editor - The Order of Myths, Freakonomics, Love Is Strange, I Believe in Unicorns, Youth in Oregon, and Elvis & Nixon 27.04.2016 29:01
Michael worked as a script supervisor for several years on films including: The Wedding Banquet , Eat Drink Man Woman , Happiness , You Can Count on Me , Monster's Ball , American Splendor , Bad Santa , Garden State , and Thumbsucker . Michael's works as editor over the years include projects like: The Order of Myths , Freakonomics , The Loneliest Planet , Hateship Loveship , Love Is Strange , and...
Meg Morman and Sunny Boling - Casting Directors - Waitress, Dear Lemon Lima, Natural Selection, and Hello, My Name Is Doris 20.04.2016 29:01
Meg and Sunny started their own casting agency in 2004, and one of their notable early efforts was the film Waitress , which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival . Over the years, Meg and Sunny have casted dozens of feature films, television, and web series, including the films Dear Lemon Lima , Natural Selection , and I Believe in Unicorns . One of Meg and Sunny's recent projects is the f...
Brian H. Kim - Composer - Hello My Name Is Doris, G.B.F., Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and Grounded 13.04.2016 29:01
Brian most recently completed scores for the film Hello, My Name Is Doris , starring Sally Field and directed by Michael Showalter , the drama Grounded , starring Aaron Paul and Jeff Daniels , and the comedy G.B.F. , starring Michael J. Willett and Megan Mullally . In addition, Brian is scoring the hit Disney animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil and Brian is known for his work over the yea...
Chris Wyatt - UK Film Editor - The Pillow Book, Shadow of the Vampire, Max, Dead Man's Shoes, Dreams of a Life, The Falling, and '71 06.04.2016 29:01
Some of Chris' earlier projects included: The Pillow Book , Shadow of the Vampire , and Max . Chris' work as editor over the years has also included the films Dead Man's Shoes , This Is England , and Dreams of a Life . More recently, Chris co-edited Partisan , and edited the The Ones Below , The Falling , and '71 .
Pater Sparrow - Hungarian Film Production Designer and Filmmaker - 1, Being Julia, The Duke Of Burgundy, and Budapest Noir 30.03.2016 29:01
After living and studying in the UK, Pater returned to Budapest where he started developing his first feature film and made several experimental films and visual projects which attracted attention to him. His first feature film 1 in 2009 made a very successful debut in Hungary and collected awards abroad. Over the years, Pater worked in several fields of professional film and television crews, as...
Matyas Fekete - Hungarian Film Editor - Delta, King of Devil's Island, Berberian Sound Studio, Katalin Varga, and The Duke of Burgundy 23.03.2016 29:01
Matyas has worked as assistant editor over the years on films including: Delta , King of Devil's Island , Berberian Sound Studio , and the upcoming The Coldest City . As editor, Matyas , has worked on two celebrated stylistics features for Peter Strickland , Katalin Varga , the more recent, The Duke of Burgundy , and the upcoming, Budapest Noir .
Michael Miller - Film Editor - Manhattan, Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Ghost World, Boys on the Side, Slipstream, Happythankyoumoreplease, and Infinitely Polar Bear 16.03.2016 29:01
Michael landed the job of assistant editor on Woody Allen's film Manhattan as well as Stardust Memories and Raging Bull and he became a sound editor on Joel and Ethan Coen's film, Blood Simple , and going onto collaborate as film editor of Raising Arizona and Miller's Crossing . Michael's many other cutting credits include I'm Gonna Git U Sucka , Boys on the Side , Swing Kids , Ghost World , Stig...
Courtney Marsh - Director and Writer - Oscar nominated documentary, Chau, Beyond the Lines 09.03.2016 29:01
Courtney is a filmmaker and activist originally from South Florida. Upon graduating UCLA with her BFA, Courtney worked extensively in the camera department under the mentorship of Salvatore Totino . Courtney's short films have screened internationally and she has participated in programs with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as well as Film Independent . Courtney currently lives in Lo...
Nicolas Bolduc - Cinematographer from Montreal - The Banquet, City of Shadows, War Witch, Enemy, Louis Cyr, Aloft, and Two Lovers And A Bear 02.03.2016 29:01
Nicolas' work over the years has included the films: Eve and the Fire Horse , The Banquet , Next Floor , City of Shadows , Before My Heart Falls , and War Witch . Nicolas' more recent projects include: Enemy , Louis Cyr , Aloft , and the upcoming feature, Two Lovers and a Bear .
Yohei Taneda - Japanese Production Designer - Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Hula Girls, The Flowers of War, When Marnie Was There, The Hateful Eight, and Monster Hunt 24.02.2016 29:01
Yohei's projects over the years include the films: Swallowtail Butterfly , Kill Bill: Vol. 1 , the animated feature, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence , Hula Girls , Air Doll , Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale , and The Flowers of War . Some of Yohei's more recent projects include: the Oscar nominated animated feature When Marnie Was There for Studio Ghibli , The Hateful Eight , for Quentin Tar...
Kahleen Crawford - Casting Director - Green Street Hooligans, Weekend, The Angel's Share, Under the Skin, God Help the Girl, Jimmy's Hall, and the Oscar nominated, 45 Years 17.02.2016 29:01
Kahleen set up KCC (Kahleen Crawford Casting) in 2006, and moved to London again in 2014. Kahleen's work over the years in casting includes: Green Street Hooligans , Hallam Foe , Looking for Eric , Donkeys , Oranges and Sunshine , Weekend , and The Angel's Share . Kahleen's more recent projects in casting include: Under the Skin , Sunshine on Leith , God Help the Girl , Jimmy's Hall , and the Osca...
Garret Elkins - Film and Television Editor - Robot Chicken, TripTank, the Oscar nominated animated feature, Anomalisa, and the upcoming The Lego Batman Movie and Movie Sequel 10.02.2016 29:01
Garret began work as an assistant editor on television projects like The Ultimate Fighter and American Hot Rod , as well as the crime-drama series, Guilty or Innocent? . Garret then moved into animation as an editor on programs like Moral Orel and the Robot Chicken series. More recent animation projects Garret has worked on include: Mary Shelley's Frankenhole and TripTank . Garret has also recen...
Laszlo Rajk - Hungarian Production Designer, Art Director, and Architect - Man From London, The Turin Horse, Mirage, The Martian, and Son of Saul 03.02.2016 29:01
Laszlo has an artistic portfolio full of striking and unconventionally-built architectural projects along with over 50 film sets as Production Designer or Art Director. Laszlo was the production designer of Bela Tarr's last two films: Man from London and The Turin Horse . He did the design for the first short film of Laszlo Nemes called With a Little Patience , and later worked on his Golden Gl...
Matyas Erdely - Hungarian Cinematographer - Delta, Tender Son, Miss Bala, Southcliffe, James White, and the Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated, Son of Saul 27.01.2016 29:01
Matyas' feature work has been screened at festivals around the world like films featured in Cannes , including Delta , Tender Son , and Miss Bala . Matyas has worked in television, known for his recent work on Southcliffe . Matyas' recent projects include Josh Mond's dramatic film, James White and he has received praise on Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated, Son of Saul . Son of Saul takes...
Joe Passarelli - Cinematographer - Oscar nominated animated feature, Anomalisa 20.01.2016 29:01
After studying with Phedon Papamichael and attending AFI , Joe has shot several short and feature films, television shows, web series, and commercials. Joe's most recent project is the stop-motion animated feature film, Anomalisa . Anomalisa is the story of a man crippled by the ordinariness of his life who then experiences something extraordinary upon meeting a young woman. Anomalisa premiered at...
Stephen Kijak - Documentary Director and Producer - Cinemania, Stones in Exile, Backstreet Boys: Show Em What You re Made Of, and We Are X 13.01.2016 29:01
Stephen has been directing fiction and non-fiction films for close to 20 years. Stephen's films include the cult documentary Cinemania , the platinum-selling Stones in Exile , about the making of the Stones classic 1972 album Exile On Main Street and the critically acclaimed BAFTA -nominated feature documentary Scott Walker , 30 Century Man , executive produced by David Bowie . In 2015, the featu...
Jesse Rosenthal - Art Director - Rocky Balboa, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Get On Up, Creed, Trumbo, and Carol 06.01.2016 29:01
Jesse's television projects included the series: Hack and Do No Harm . Jesse's film work as Art Director over the years has included: Rocky Balboa , Silver Linings Playbook , and American Hustle . More recent films with Jesse as Art Director are: Get On Up , Creed , Trumbo , and Oscar nominated film, Carol .
Haskell Wexler - Oscar Winning Cinematographer and Documentarian, 1922-2015 30.12.2015 29:01
Haskell received Oscar nominations for his work on the documentary The Living City ; the short film T Is For Tumbleweed and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and won Oscars for his work on Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf and Bound For Glory . Haskell has worked on several films with John Sayles including Matewan , The Secret of Roan Inish , Limbo , and Silver City . Haskell has dierected and filmed...
Barnaby Smyth - UK Foley Artist - Mirrormask, Senna, Arthur Christmas, Downton Abbey, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Under the Skin, Testament of Youth, Suffragette, and the upcoming A Hundred Streets and Ali and Nino 23.12.2015 29:01
Barnaby's earlier highlights in foley include: Morvern Callar , I Capture the Castle , and Mirrormask . Barnaby has worked on documentaries like Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten and Senna and animated films like Free Jimmy and Arthur Christmas . He has worked on several award winning period pieces like Brick Lane , Downton Abbey , Jane Eyre , Anna Karenina and thrillers like We Need to Talk A...
John Axelrad - Film Editor - We Own The Night, Two Lovers, Crazy Heart, The Immigrant, Rudderless, Krampus, and the upcoming, Miles Ahead 16.12.2015 29:01
John attended the USC School of Cinema-Television Production . Early on in his career, John was an assistant editor on varied projects including earlier films for Steven Soderbergh like Out of Sight and Erin Brocovich . John's projects over the years, include: We Own The Night , Two Lovers , Crazy Heart , and The Immigrant . Some of John's more recent projects include: Rudderless , a music related...
Bo Smith - Film Educator and Curator 09.12.2015 29:01
Bo currently teaches film classes at the Rhode Island School of Design and has previously taught at Boston College , Teachers as Scholars , Boston University , and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . He has directed film programming for Unifilm in San Francisco, Films in the Cities in St. Paul, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , the Denver Film Society , and currently coordinates film events at the Rhode...
Anastasia Masaro - Art Director and Production Designer - Nothing, Tideland, The Company, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Mama, Arcade Fire: Reflektor, Make Your Move, and Life by Anton Corbijn 02.12.2015 29:01
Anastasia is a Production Designer who was nominated for both an Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Production Design for the film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus . Anastasia's other projects over the years include: Nothing , Tideland , the mini-series series, The Company , Mama , Arcade Fire: Reflektor , and Make Your Move . Anastasia's more recent projects include: Life for Anton Corbijn...
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