{"id":26769,"date":"2019-10-29T22:53:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T05:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/?p=26769"},"modified":"2021-02-03T09:34:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T17:34:54","slug":"behind-the-lens-radio-show-10-14-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/miscellaneous\/behind-the-lens-podcast\/behind-the-lens-radio-show-10-14-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind The Lens Radio Show – 10\/14\/2019 with special guests RANDALL BATINKOFF and NANCY GOODMAN"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s a show full of surprises on BEHIND THE LENS<\/strong><\/a> thanks to our special guests, director RANDALL BATINKOFF and writer\/director NANCY GOODMAN.<\/p>\n

First up is actor turned director, RANDALL BATINKOFF, who is back for his third appearance on #BTLRadioShow!\u00a0 This time he’s here talking about his latest film, INSIDE GAME<\/strong><\/a>, the betting scandal that rocked the NBA!\u00a0\u00a0In 2007, Tim Donaghy, James \u201cBaba\u201d Battista, and Tommy Martino, best friends since their days of shooting hoops at Cardinal O\u2019Hara High School in suburban Philadelphia, were arrested and prosecuted for one of the biggest scandals to rock the NBA. Donaghy was a respected NBA referee. Battista was a big-time bookie with mob connections in the Havertown area outside Philly. Tommy Martino was the \u201cgo-between\u201d between Battista and Donaghy, the latter who was providing coded inside info on multiple NBA games and through these schemes of Battista and Donaghy, was attempting to control the point spread of games. Ironically, the NBA was not aware of Donaghy\u2019s own betting until it came out during a widespread organized crime investigation by the FBI.\u00a0 While a documentary of this sordid tale was previously made, a narrative feature was never ventured.\u00a0 Enter writer Andy Callahan and Batinkoff who introduce us to Tim, Baba, and Tommy, perfectly played by Eric Mabius, Will Sasso, and Scott Wolf, respectively.\u00a0 We get to know them as kids on the court and as adults up to the time of trial. However, INSIDE GAME<\/strong><\/a> isn\u2019t about the trial and the legal ramifications of their actions. This is about the boys themselves; who they are, who their families are, how their bond became so strong, and what led them down this path.\u00a0 \u00a0Listen as Randall talks about his approach to the film, most notably with casting and crafting an intimate story and character study versus a legal thriller or sports film, visual design and cinematography, shooting in New Jersey, and much more.\u00a0 INSIDE GAME opens in theatres across the United States on November 1st.<\/p>\n