Jam-packed is an understatement when it comes to this episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to special guests writer/director RICK ALVERSON, actor KIRBY BLISS BLANTON, and producer DRAKE DOREMUS!
Kicking off #BTLRadioShow we’re talking about ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD, truly Quentin Tarantino’s love letter to Hollywood and specifically, the memorable year 1969. Hands down my fave Tarantino film, he has truly outdone himself on every level to deliver a masterpiece. And what about casting? Brad Pitt’s best role and best performance in many a year, and possibly the best of his career. But be on the lookout for scene-stealing Julia Butters who is truly cinematic gold. Take a listen as I discuss the movie at length paying attention to cinematography, color, some fun action sequences, the integral importance of the beloved Musso & Frank’s, and more.
Shifting gears from the glory and fun of Tarantino, how about the glory of a film starring Jeff Goldblum and Tye Sheridan? Writer/Director RICK ALVERSON is live talking THE MOUNTAIN. Spellbinding, thought-provoking, and compelling, Rick discusses in rich detailed analysis, the narrative of film and breaking the traditional narrative through story construct, visuals, and performance; and what better film to explore this with than THE MOUNTAIN which is loosely based on Dr. Walter Freeman, a doctor who travelled the country promoting and performing lobotomies (Freeman famously performed the lobotomy on Rosemary Kennedy). And talk about performance? Goldblum is solid gold as the doctor. As comes as no surprise with any film of Rick’s, the cinematography is also “non-traditional”. Listen as we talk about the visual design and bandwidth of the film. Rick Alverson is as fascinating a filmmaker as the films he makes.
And then actor KIRBY BLISS BLANTON joins us talking about her two current films – RING RING and WISH MAN. Last week we heard from RING RING writer/director Adam Marino, and a few weeks ago actor Andrew Steel was with us talking about his starring role in WISH MAN. Now we get to hear from Kirby. Take a listen as we talk about both films (even a little bit on her early tv work on “Hannah Montana”), the respective characters and the similarities and differences between not only the characters but with Kirby herself, tapping into attitude of a character, physical demands of certain roles like that in RING RING, and so much more. Kirby is an absolute joy and I can’t wait to have her back on #BTLRadioShow!
Rounding out the show is DRAKE DOREMUS. Normally we’d be talking with Drake about his work as a writer/director, but this time he’s here in his capacity as producer of the documentary LOVE, ANTOSHA. A loving tribute and look at the life of Anton Yelchin, whose life was cut short too soon, LOVE, ANTOSHA makes your heart smile as we move through Anton’s life and hear from him and about him through his many written diaries, his films, home movies, photographs, cards and letters, interviews with friends and family alike (particularly his mother whose love for her son just fills the film). A longtime friend of Anton’s, Drake felt he was too close to direct the documentary objectively and so after the family came to him about making the film, Drake went to filmmaker Garret Price to tackle this project. It’s heartwarming to hear what Drake has to say, not only about his friend Anton, but the making of this documentary, the editing process, and the willingness of almost all who were approached to become involved.
Unfortunately, because of our full slate of live guests, we were only able to include a small snippet of our exclusive interview with SKIN writer/director GUY NATTIV, but you’ll get a taste of how he came to write and direct SKIN with the interview section we were able to air.
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