THE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST

Wayne Pashley is the re-recording mixer, sound designer and supervising sound editor of the new Baz Luhrmann biopic ELVIS, depicting the life and career of Elvis Presley. ELVIS is an epic, big-screen spectacle directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Elvis’s story is seen through the prism of his com...

halfsies  tells the story of five half-brothers, who come together after their sibling's mysterious death and are inadvertently launched on a quest to find the truth behind his murder when his ghost shows up at the wake. In addition to Des, it stars Wade Allain-Marcus (INSECURE) and Devere Rogers (HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL), among many other talented folks. Des Moran is a Produ...

Starring Golden Globe nominee Sarah Hay ( Flesh and Bone ) and Matthew August Jeffers ( New Amsterdam ), the Outfest Centerpiece feature Unidentified Objects is surreal sci-fi tinged comedy that follows a curmudgeonly gay dwarf (Jeffers) and his free-spirited neighbor (Hay) who hit the road in search of an alien abduction on a trip that will alter their relationship—and their sense of reality—fore...

As Director of Festival Programming Mike is in charge of programming Outfest Los Angeles and ensuring the highest experience of filmmakers and audiences at all Outfest festivals. He has over a decade of experience in the finance, production and distribution aspects of the industry. Mike joins Outfest after five years as Acquisitions and Distribution Executive at Radiant Films I...

Ximena García Lecuona is the screenwriter of the upcoming Amazon Prime original film Anything's Possible . Serving as the directorial debut of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy-winning actor Billy Porter, Anything's Possible tells a modern Gen Z coming-of-age story of a trans high school student, Kelsa, as she navigates her senior year.

BAFTA-nominated make-up and hair designer Lynda Armstrong chats with THE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST on her latest work in the Hulu original movie, THE PRINCESS, starring Joey King. Armstrong discusses how she created the characters'' medieval looks and her sources of inspiration in doing so. She also touches on the symbolism behind Joey King's fiery red hair and the challenges of styling hair and make-up f...

Production designer Liz Toonkel discusses the fictional, miniature world she created within our own in the newly released A24 film MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON. Based on the viral YouTube videos from several years ago, Marcel is an adorable, 1-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother, Connie, and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, th...

The coming-of-age teen dramedy Hulu series Love, Victor comes to a sweet and satisfying conclusion with the release of its’ third season this past week. Serving as a spin-off television series to Love, Simon , Hulu’s Love, Victor has tackled a few of the many issues teens face, especially young LGBT people. From coming to terms with your sexual identity to having your first romantic relationship,...

Oscar-nominated production designer Laurence Bennett (THE ARTIST, IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, SHOW ME A HERO, THE WIZARD OF LIES, BILLIONS) discusses how he designed the never-before-seen story of making one of the greatest films in cinematic history, The Godfather , in Paramount+’s new series, THE OFFER. THE OFFER follows Oscar-winning producer, Albert S. Ruddy (Miles Teller), throughout his journey t...

Emmy-winning production designer Todd Fjelsted, whose past work you may know from series such as LOOKING, NOW APOCALYPSE, GLOW and HELSTROM, is kicking off 2022 with a bang with two already-popular series now streaming. The first, Showtime's THE FIRST LADY, chronicles the lives of three influential first ladies; Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gi...

It's likely that cinematographer Simon Dennis, BSC has shot some of your favorite shows over the last several years. From the popular British crime drama PEAKY BLINDERS to his deep portfolio of work on Ryan Murphy projects including POSE, AMERICAN CRIME STORY, RATCHED, THE POLITICIAN, and HOLLYWOOD, Simon has delighted, entertained, and frightened audiences with his camera work over the several po...

Executive produced by Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix and Oscar-nominated actress Rooney Mara, The End of Medicine exposes the link between emerging health threats, such as pandemics and antibiotic resistance, and the role of animal exploitation. Told through the lens of industry whistleblowers, government advisors, medical experts, and leading scientists, The End of Medicine sounds the alarm...

In this episode, cinematographer Eric Koretz discusses his work on the final season of the popular Netflix drama series "Ozark" starring Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, and Julia Garner. Eric shares how he joined the Ozark team during the final season and how he maintained the look and aesthetic of the series while also tailoring it to his own unique style of filmmaking. Additionally, Eric discusses...

Gigi Gaston is the director and writer of the new crime thriller 9 BULLETS. This film is about a former burlesque dancer turned author (Lena Headey) who discovers a second chance at life and redemption when she risks everything to rescue her young neighbor after he witnesses his parents murder. Now on the run from the local crime boss (Sam Worthington), who happens to be her longtime ex, she makes...

In this episode, Max chats with make-up artist of the new Showtime anthology drama series "The First Lady," Carol Rasheed. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, and Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, "The First Lady" tells the stories of these three First Ladies through personal & political lenses and the obstacles they confronted on their way to the Whit...

In this week's episode, Max chats with Ireland-based actor Ryan McParland who stars in the new sci-fi action series HALO from the Microsoft video game franchise of the same name. HALO premiered on Paramount+ on March 24th. In this episode, Ryan shares how he got involved in the project, what it was like working with show creators Kyle Killen and Steven Kane, and his process in developing his chara...

With the 94th Oscars just two days away, it's time to make final predictions for who will win on Hollywood's biggest night! To help me out, I'm happy to have Anne Thompson of IndieWire join me. One of the top Oscars prognosticators in film journalism, Anne is the editor-at-large of IndieWire and the founder of the Thompson on Hollywood blog. She's previously written for entertainment publications...

Newly-minted Oscar-nominated production designer Tamara Deverell (NIGHTMARE ALLEY) chats with Max on how she was first approached by acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro to work with him on this neo-noir psychological thriller based on the 1947 film and novel of the same name. Tamara also shares the unique difficulty she faced in designing the sets in the midst of the COVID pandemic, where she we...

The Tragedy of MacBeth production designer Stefan Dechant shares how he was approached by writer/director Joel Coen to work on this film, the time crunch he had in designing the sets as he was brought on just two months before shooting commenced, and his masterful collaboration with multi-Oscar nominated cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel ( Amelie , Inside Llewyn Davis , Darkest Hour ) in creating th...

Emmy-nominated songwriters Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore are an accomplished composing and storytelling team whose work has appeared on stages and screens around the world. Most recently, they returned for another season as official songwriters for the Amazon Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — composing three new original songs (and a few other surprises) featured in the fourth year of...

Production designer Michael Perry is starting the new year off with a bang with two big films: Texas Chainsaw Massacre now streaming on Netflix and I Want You Back now streaming on Amazon Prime. In this interview, Michael discusses how he designed Leatherface’s gruesome return by building the fictitious town of Harlow, Texas in Bulgaria for Texas Chainsaw Massacre . He also shares how much he drew...

In this episode, Max chats with costume designer Luis Sequeira on his visually dazzling work in the recent Guillermo del Toro-directed neo-noir psychological thriller Nightmare Alley , nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture. Luis is nominated for the Best Costume Design Oscar, his second nomination following his work in The Shape of Water , also directed by del Toro. Luis shares how...

On this episode, cinematographer Shawn Peters discusses how he captured the aesthetic of the new Apple TV+ series, THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY, premiering March 11th. Based on the novel of the same name, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey follows Ptolemy Grey (Samuel L. Jackson), a 91-year-old man forgotten by his family, by his friends, by even himself. Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker an...

In this episode, newly-minted Academy Award nominated make-up artist and hairstylist Nadia Stacey shares what it was like working on the Disney live-action film Cruella , starring Emma Stone and Emma Thompson. Nadia discusses the research she undertook into 1970s London punk scene in bringing a culturally accurate mood to the the film, collaborating with director Craig Gillespie in bringing his vi...

In this episode, Tick, Tick...Boom! editors Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum discuss how they worked together to incorporate a theatrical, but naturalistic editing style throughout the film, based on the musical written by the late Jonathan Larson. Kerstein and Weisblum share their experiences worked with Lin-Manuel Miranda on his feature directorial debut, the challenges of working during the p...