The Movie Crypt

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmakers Philip Gelatt (LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS, EUROPA REPORT) and Morgan Galen King discuss their new animated feature THE SPINE OF NIGHT with Adam, Joe, and Arwen. Starting with an in-depth look at their painstaking decade long process of shooting live action reference and then rotoscoping beautiful 2D animation to create the fantastic look of THE SPINE OF NIGHT (now available!)…...

PUBLIC VERSION. In this special 2.5 hour episode ( for our Patrons ) filmmaker Adam Marcus (JASON GOES TO HELL: The Final Friday, CONSPIRACY, SECRET SANTA, co-writer TEXAS CHAINSAW 2013) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen in the ArieScope studio for a conversion about his career journey that winds up being one of the very best episodes of this podcast that you'll hear this year. From Adam's childhood grow...

Filmmaker Lowell Dean (WOLF COP, ANOTHER WOLFCOP, 13 EERIE, SUPERGRID) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey to date. From graduating film school and starting out at a local Canadian TV station… to making the frightening choice of stepping away from the financial security of his full time local TV station gig in order to gamble on himself and shoot his first short film on 16mm s...

PUBLIC VERSION. Known by many as "Jill Sixx," filmmaker Jill Gervargizian (THE STYLIST) has one of the most relatable and encouraging career stories that aspiring artists could hope to hear. Much like the majority of up and coming filmmakers who listen to THE MOVIE CRYPT religiously, Jill doesn't live near Los Angeles or NYC… she didn't go to film school… and she had to hold down a "real" job (she...

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Elza Kephart (SLAXX, GRAVEYARD ALIVE) joins Adam Joe, and Arwen to discuss her career journey and the making of her latest feature film SLAXX. From realizing that she wanted to be a filmmaker at age 10… to leaving Canada to attend Emerson College in Massachusetts… to returning to Canada and writing/directing her first feature film GRAVEYARD ALIVE (2003)… to assisting in t...

PUBLIC VERSION. Comedy writer Mike Scollins (LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey so far. From his post-college days taking sketch and improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB)… to the importance of finding his "people" and how those early relationships ultimately provided him with an opportunity to prove himself… to his...

PUBLIC VERSION. Actor, writer, director, and #1 best selling author William Butler (FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD, LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990), MADHOUSE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey so far. From his early exposure to show business growing up working at a venue that hosted huge concerts like PRINCE and massive events l...

PUBLIC VERSION. Director Marcos Siega (CHAOS THEORY, PRETTY PERSUASION, TV's DEXTER, THE FOLLOWING, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, THE PASSAGE, BATWOMAN) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey so far. From breaking in as a music video director and working with acts like WEEZER, PAPA ROACH, BLINK 182, and SYSTEM OF A DOWN… to becoming one of the most in-demand TV directors working today st...

PUBLIC VERSION. Editor Fred Raskin (ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THE SUICIDE SQUAD) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey so far. From an NYU student considering directing as a career… to his realization that his love of editing was a better and more realistic fit… to paying his dues (like many of this podcast's previous guests) at...

PUBLIC VERSION. Writer, producer, and creator Ryan Silbert (Stan Lee's ALLIANCES: A TRICK OF LIGHT, ALLIANCES: A NEW REALITY, THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE, the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King's THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey so far. From his start producing, writing, and directing countless short films… to producing features like the Wilmer...

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Alex Proyas (THE CROW, DARK CITY, I ROBOT, KNOWING, GODS OF EGYPT) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen for this extra special super-sized episode! From Alex's early days as part of the talent lineup at Propaganda Films directing music videos for acts like INXS, FLEETWOOD MAC, and CROWDED HOUSE… to his fateful step into studio feature films with the beautifully haunting THE CROW (1...

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Prano Bailey-Bond (CENSOR) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen from across the pond to share her career journey. From originally wanting to be an actress… to discovering that directing encompassed all of the aspects of story telling that she loved… to putting on an original theater production inspired by THE EVIL DEAD and THE COMPANY OF WOLVES that incorporated cameras on stage… t...

PUBLIC VERSION. Writer Grady Hendrix (SATANIC PANIC, MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM, PAPERBACKS FROM HELL, THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES, HORRORSTÖR, WE SOLD OUR SOULS) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey as a journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. From originally wanting to be a director… to realizing that writing was the only outlet where he would only have to...

PUBLIC VERSION. In episode 35 of THE MOVIE CRYPT (January 27, 2014) filmmaker Brea Grant shared her journey as an actress (TV's DEXTER and HEROES, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN 2, and more). Now, 7 years later and just 48 hours before starting principal photography on her latest directorial effort TATTERED HEARTS, Brea returns to discuss her experiences writing and directing with Adam, Joe, and Arwen! Fr...

PUBLIC VERSION. Actor Emile Hirsch (INTO THE WILD, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, SPEED RACER, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to share his career journey. From a child actor that couldn't take commercial auditions seriously… to guest star roles on TV series like KINDRED: THE EMBRACED, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN, and NYPD BLUE… to his break out roles in THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS...

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Chad Ferrin (H.P. LOVECRAFT'S THE DEEP ONES, UNSPEAKABLE, THE GHOULS, EASTER BUNNY KILL KILL!) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From growing up on a farm… to his move out West where he worked as a PA on films like HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS and HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE… to his brief time with Troma Entertainment… to selling his house to fi...

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Martin Wilson (GREAT WHITE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen all the way from Australia to discuss his career journey. From changing his major to film studies while at University… to becoming a runner/PA for a commercial production company… to his twenty years of experience directing commercials and short films… to finally having his feature filmmaking moment arrive in the form...

PUBLIC VERSION. Actor Devon Sawa (FINAL DESTINATION, IDLE HANDS, HUNTER HUNTER) joined Adam, Joe, and Arwen for a full interview in the final hours of last Christmas' YORKIETHON 5. Since we're now over halfway to YORKIETHON 6 (July is usually when we start putting together each year's 48-hour marathon charity event) we figured now is the perfect time to make this terrific conversation available as...

PUBLIC VERSION. Writer Clark Collis (Entertainment Weekly Magazine, YOU'VE GOT RED ON YOU: HOW SHAUN OF THE DEAD WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From writing reviews for money while pursuing his dream of becoming a famous rock star… to his realization that the combination of writing and his passion for film amounted to his true career path… to all of...

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Justin G. Dyck (ANYTHING FOR JACKSON, A CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From starting out as a cinematographer… to directing 30 different "made for television" Christmas movies… to the making of his satanic exorcism horror ANYTHING FOR JACKSON (now available)… Justin's path has been as unique as it has been incredible. Dr. Arw...

PUBLIC VERSION. Actor and filmmaker Matt Mercer (BLISS, CONTRACTED, DEMENTIA: PART II) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From feeling like an outcast being in film school and wanting to make genre films… to making the move from NYC to LA and building his "film family"… to the importance of continuing to make short films around the bigger feature film projects… to the absolu...

PUBLIC VERSION. Actor and filmmaker Josh Ruben (SCARE ME, WEREWOLVES WITHIN) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From making a name for himself with his hilarious COLLEGE HUMOR videos and dozens and dozens of short films… to his debut feature film with last year's SCARE ME… to helming the adaptation of a video game with his latest WEREWOLVES WITHIN… to navigating the horror/c...

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Craig Brewer (COMING 2 AMERICA, HUSTLE & FLOW, BLACK SNAKE MOAN, FOOTLOOSE 2011, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen IN STUDIO to discuss his career journey. In this fascinating conversation Craig discusses everything from John Singleton mentoring him… to the many lessons he's learned from directing both feature films and episodic television… to which of his m...

PUBLIC VERSION. Legendary actor Alfred Molina (PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, SPIDER-MAN 2, MAGNOLIA, FRIDA, BOOGIE NIGHTS) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his craft and share his career journey! From the improv moment on stage that set him on his way… to his transition from the stage to the big screen… to shooting the classic opening sequence to RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK… to...

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker William Brent Bell (THE DEVIL INSIDE, STAY ALIVE, THE BOY) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From getting hip pocketed by an agent at ICM off of his first short film… to focusing on writing the kinds of movies he wanted to see without the safety net of a fallback… to the joy of making his first major script sale (SPARKLE AND CHARM) right when thing...