Filmnut – Season 3
Jonathan Bennett
Jonathan Bennett, star of ‘Van Wilder: Freshman Year’, was the guest tonight; and, all I can say is I don’t know who is funnier, Bennett as Van Wilder or as himself! From how he got into acting charging relatives a buck to see him perform tricks, to ‘Mean Girls’ and his screen test with Lindsey more »
Read MoreDavid Maples
David Maples is a Creator/Executive Producer/Writer of “In Plain Sight”, a great one hour dramedy on the USA network about the witness protection program, which is just finishing up it’s second season, and was recently picked up for a third. Maples talked about the genesis of how the show came about, the challenge of blending more »
Read MoreVik Sahay of NBC’s Chuck
Vik Sahay from NBC’s Chuck was a great guest tonight… When he wasn’t making fun of me and being sarcastic in general (he was very funny), he shared a lot of information about his proccess and how he goes about the craft of acting. His thoughts on his character Lester Petal, and many other matters more »
Read MoreComedian Gary Valentine
Gary Valentine, best known for his role as Danny Heffernan on ‘King of Queens’, came on to talk about his hilarious new web series ‘Dusty Peacock’ on Crackle.com. Peacock thinks he is the next great daredevil, a la Chris Angel or David Blaine, but he is really more like Homer Simpson, when he tried to more »
Read MorePilar Alessandra: the Craft of Writing
Pilar Alessandra (script consultant) talked about what else? The craft of writing. Dialogue, writers bloc, three act structure, what writers need more of, habits of good writers, and a lot more. I really enjoy watching her DVD ‘On The page’. I think it is a great tool for writers. After watching the episode, you can more »
Read MoreActor/Producer Paul J. Alessi
Award winning Actor/Producer Paul J. Alessi came on to talk about his romantic comedy Knuckle Draggers. I felt like I was talking to an actor from the Sorpranos! Paul was a lot of fun with his New York attitude and telling stories about how his film came together, working with his cast and crew. He more »
Read MoreRobbie Consing: Storyboards
Robbie Consing, storyboard artist. Credits include: Transformers, Jumper, The Island, Terminator 3, Minority Report, X2, Mission Impossible II, Bab Boys II, Pearl Harbor, and more. Robbie broke down the creative and technical aspects of being a storyboard artist. We showed samples of his work from ‘Transformers’, as he explained what they were about. Consing has more »
Read MoreJosh Gomez of NBC’s Chuck
Josh Gomez who plays Morgan Grimes on the NBC show “Chuck”, was the guest tonight on Filmnut. In addition to a lot of laughs, we covered a lot material, Chuck related and otherwise. How he broke into acting, the audition process for Chuck and how he and Zachary Levi did their own improvisation for it. His more »
Read MoreSag Board Member Ned Vaughn
SAG board member Ned Vaughn was the guest on a special Tuesday edition of Filmnut. Did the contract vote with for an agreement with the AMPTP pass? We get right to that in the beginning of the show. ***Spoiler alert*** The vote passed. Ned gave the local and national percentages… Beyond that we talked about more »
Read MoreActor Seymour Cassel Says Vote No!
Seymour Cassel was the guest tonight on Filmnut and we explored the reasons why sag actors should vote No on the proposed agreement with the AMPTP… Personally, while I agree with some of the reasoning, I haven’t made up my mind yet as I also see the other point of view. If you asked me more »
Read MoreGary Goldman, 1st A.D. Entourage
Gary Goldman, 1st A.D./Associate Producer for the HBO show Entourage, covered a lot of material tonight. One of the things that was special for me about this episode was Gary was kind enough to let me come down to the Entourage set prior to the interview to watch him work. It made for some extra more »
Read MoreProducer Andrew Paquin
Producer Andrew Paquin started his career in the world of finance before transitioning to film production. Hooking up with a college friend, writer/director Marshall Lewy, Paquin produced a short film Balkanization. The two later teamed up for the romantic comedy feature “Blue State” starring Breckin Meyer and Andrew’s sister, Oscar winner Anna Paquin. We talked more »
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