They Came From Outer Space

Comedy writer and director Becky Prosky shares the TRIUMPHANT joy that is "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure". Along with host Cameron Kit, they discuss phone booths, how to write a good midpoint and the tantalizing sliver of Alex Winter's navel. --- You can follow Becky at @MyLifeWithHelga on Instagram! ---- Released in 1989, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure was directed by Stephen Herek (who...

ARRIVAL RULES! 👽🐙 This 21st episode of TCFOS features Director Brandon Kelley, an RVA native like myself living in New York City. We both fangirl about Denis Villeneuve's 2016 masterpiece, covering topics like casting, film language, sound and cinematography. Brandon Kelley is a director who gets to scuba for pay as one half of the underwater videography team “as above, so below”. They were born...

Released in1975 for United Artists, Rollerball is a tale of skating, killing and standing up to a violent culture- where wars no longer exist, but rollerball does, Directed by Norman Jewison (Moonlight, Jesus Christ Superstar).  Cameron is joined by  Brian Stillman: a prolific collector and filmmaker, Brian is known for his hand in producing Netflix’s “Movies that Made Us” and “toys that...

We're back with more face-melting, stabby goodness! Victor Koressel breaks down why Girder is actually his fave character. Tune in and prepare for gore talk and feminism!

Cameron and screenwriter Victor Koressel discuss Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi horror film from 2020, and it's SO GOOD they recorded a part 2, coming soon! Yes, this is by the son of David Cronenberg and it's wildly good. Tune in. -- Victor Koressel is a screenwriter, film buff, a jeopardy auditionist and a good chunk of the reason WRIR’s 48 hour film team “face for radio” won best picture runner up...

Can you call from the afterlife? Andy Towe joins Cameron to discuss this dark episode of the Twilight Zone.  Released in 1961, "Long Distance Call: was written by Charles Beaumont and Bill Idleson, and directed by James Sheldon that follows a young boy named Billy (played by the 7 year old Bill Mumy) who maintains a connection to his grandmother (Played by Lili Darvas) after her passing on th...

“Script reading is like speed dating, it doesn’t take more than a few minutes or pages to tell if you’re talking to a real person.” In Part 2 of my interview with script analyst Dan Hoffmann, we dive deep into story, truth and the elements of genre. What makes a great story regardless of genre? The answer is knowing what you are really trying to say. “You need not to know your deep intention in th...

“Science Fiction is a genre that elevates the idea in its most pure form, it puts ideas at the center. No other genre really does that.” Script Counselor and industry veteran Dan Hoffmann takes us through Asimov, Jules Verne, Arthur C. Clarke and a host of modern films like Interstellar, Passengers, Star Wars,  and more, charting what makes an effective entry in the science fiction genre. Dan...

"This is a story about a robot who becomes a girl" - Alex Garland “Ex Machina”, released in 2014 by Universal and Film 4, shot in Norway and at Pinewood Studios in London, is a sci fi thriller set “10 minutes from now”, written and directed by Alex Garland (who you also wrote 28 days later, sunshine, Dredd and more recently wrote and directed “annihilation”). We follow Caleb, a young lonely coder...

Tom and Kendra return to TCFOS to crack wise about the HILARIOUS dark house spoof "Dark and Stormy Night" by Larry Blamire, chatting about everything from Gorillas to fast talking journalists to wild set breakdowns,

Cameron is joined by animator and project manager Ese Oteze from the Nigerian animation studio Sporedust and Will Mattimoe, local RVA filmmaker to discuss the 2000 classic Titan AE! Released in 2000 by Fox Animation Studios, Titan A.E. (Ae meaning After Earth) starts, as one does, with the earth being totally blown to pieces. Co-directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (who also worked on All Dogs g...

Renamed in the DVD release as “LIVE, DIE, REPEAT”, “Edge of Tomorrow” is a time-bending Humans Vs Aliens popcorn feature directed by Doug Liman, who you may know as the director of the Bourne Identity. It was released in 2014 for Warner Brothers to only a lukewarm opening weekend. Considered one of the most underrated action films made in the 2010s, the story is based on a Japanese “light novel” (...

"If I wanted a safe life, I wouldn't have married a man who studies rocks." Join us on an episode full of hearty belly laughs and fun facts about set design, art direction and props buying as we discuss Larry Blamire's b-movie send up "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra" from 2001. Cameron is joined by the amazing Kendra Mamula, object obsessor, photographer and many more things, to discuss why the prop...

Cameron sits down (virtually) with Richmond based photojournalist, documentarian, photographer, and occasional DP, Senon Davis to discuss the action-packed "Equilibrium". Written and Directed by Kurt Wimmer, the story is set in a world following World War 3 where a Facist regime in the land of Libria” keeps the peace by suppressing human emotions through a drug called Prozium. We follow Christian...