With “Blockbuster”, Matt Schrader Builds a Podcast Biopic of Lucas and Spielberg’s Game-Changing Origins

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With “Blockbuster”, Matt Schrader Builds a Podcast Biopic of Lucas and Spielberg’s Game-Changing Origins

We chat with the creator of the podcast series Blockbuster about dramatizing the early creative partnership of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

Doc10 2019

Penny Lane on “Hail Satan?”, Religion in Politics, and Making Her First ‘Normal’ Documentary

Documentarian Penny Lane returns to our weekly interview podcast to talk about her deeply funny, insightful dive into The Satanic Temple.

Podcasts

Director Patrick Wang on Art, Inspiration, and the Community of “A Bread Factory, Pts. 1 & 2”

The Houston-born filmmaker talks about his latest opus, the value of arts in small communities, and the joys/challenges of self-distributing your films.

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Doc10 2019

DOC10: Jenifer Westphal and Joe Plummer of Wavelength Productions on Telling Great F**king Stories

Clint sits down with the producers of Knock Down the House, The Infiltrators and Won't You Be My Neighbor? to find out what makes a great doc.

Hall of Faces

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on “The Sopranos”?

Our monthly TV podcast debates which character from David Chase's seminal mob drama wins out over the rest.

Interviews

Director AT White on Grief, Music and the Intentional Inscrutability of “Starfish”

We interview the Starfish director about making his first feature, paying homage to a close friend, the film's Silent Hill nods, and more.

Interviews

Director Emma Tammi on the Women of “The Wind” and the Isolation of the Old West

The Wind director sits down for a podcast interview to talk about her feature debut's feminist horror deconstruction of the Western.

Festivals

C2E2: Mary Robinette Kowal on Her “Lady Astronaut” Series, “LazyTown” and More

I sit down with the Hugo award-winning author to talk about addressing female erasure in the space race and her work as a puppeteer.

Hall of Faces

Hall of Faces Minisode: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Recurring Characters (w/Danny Jolles)

Danny Jolles (George) joins us to talk about the wonderful recurring cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as it wraps up its final season this week on the CW.

Interviews

Composer Brian H. Kim (Abby’s, Star vs. the Forces of Evil) on Synths, Scoring, and Studio Audiences

The composer talks about scoring the final season of Disney’s animated adventure and crafting a theme for NBC’s outdoor multi-cam sitcom.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Welcome back to More of a Comment, Really…, a weekly interview show hosted by Clint Worthington! Every episode will feature interviews with actors, filmmakers, producers, and more, giving you the skinny on the latest films and ... Composer Brian H. Kim (Abby’s, Star vs. the Forces of Evil) on Synths, Scoring, and Studio Audiences

Interviews

More of a Comment, Really…: Relaxer’s Joel Potrykus on the Gruesome Terror of the ’90s

RELAXER's director sits down to talk about video games and the horrors of Y2K.

Interviews

More of a Comment, Really…: The Umbrella Academy’s Justin Min on Playing a Superpowered Ghost

The actor behind the most mysterious member of Netflix's Umbrella Academy talks about life as a superpowered ghost, and what might await him in season 2.

Hall of Faces

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on Battlestar Galactica?

Adama? Roslin? Starbuck? Baltar? Four TV critics hash out which character from Ronald D. Moore’s political sci-fi drama deserves a spot in our pantheon of great TV characters.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Deep in the bowels of The Spool Studios, there lies a chamber only the greatest TV characters can enter – the funniest, the ... Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on Battlestar Galactica?

Festivals

More of a Comment, Really…: Interview with SXSW Composer Carla Patullo (Porno)

The composer of the upcoming SXSW-bound horror comedy talks about her rock career, the Sundance Film Music and Sound Design Lab, and scoring with her voice.

Interviews

More of a Comment, Really…: Interview with Director Shawn Convey (Among Wolves)

Clint sits down with the documentary filmmaker to talk about his observations of post-war Bosnia and the fascinating subjects of his story.

Hall of Faces

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on 30 Rock?

In our first episode of Hall of Faces, we debate which 30 Rock character deserves a spot in our pantheon of great TV characters.

Festivals

More of a Comment, Really…: Interviews with Michael Glover Smith (Rendezvous in Chicago) and Sundance Composer Graham Reynolds (Sister Aimee)

Clint sits down with local Chicago filmmaker Michael Smith to talk about his latest indie comedy, and with regular Linklater composer Graham Reynolds about his work on Sundance darling Sister Aimee.

Festivals

More of a Comment, Really…: Interviews with Richard Dreyfuss, Sundance Composers Piers Burbrook de Vere (Little Monsters) and Roger Suen (Ms. Purple)

On the podcast, RIchard Dreyfuss talks about his career and love of civics, plus two exciting young composers talk about their latest entries in Sundance.

Interviews

More of a Comment, Really….: Jonas Akerlund and Mads Mikkelsen (POLAR); Director Jason Polevoi (F*** YOUR HAIR)

For the latest interview podcast, Clint talks to the filmmakers behind Netflix’s Polar, and the director of a local Chicago doc about a small local brewery’s efforts to fight the Trump agenda through beer. Welcome back to More of a Comment, Really…, a weekly interview show hosted by Clint Worthington! Every episode will feature interviews with actors, filmmakers, producers, and more, ... More of a Comment, Really….: Jonas Akerlund and Mads Mikkelsen (POLAR); Director Jason Polevoi (F*** YOUR HAIR)

Interviews

More of a Comment, Really…: Penny Lane Talks about Morgellons, Online Isolation, and “The Pain of Others”

Documentary filmmaker Penny Lane sits down with us to talk about her latest, THE PAIN OF OTHERS.

Interviews

More of a Comment, Really…: CAM’s Daniel Goldhaber on the Lines Between Porn, Cinema and Horror

For our first episode, we talk to the director of Netflix's camgirl thriller CAM about finding horror and empathy in online sex work.

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