MOVIES
Sean Becker, Director of The Guild
Sean Becker, director of The Guild was the guest tonight and we covered everything from how they shoot webisodes of the show to working with Felicia Day, Sandeep Parikh, Jeff Lewis and the whole gang. What is Sean’s favorite episode? Most challenging? Who reads with actors when the other actors aren’t there? How long does more »
Read MoreA Look Back: 100th Episode
A look back at 100 episodes of Filmnut the above and below the line show where since January 24th 2007 we have been talking about the making, marketing and distribution of film, television and new media. We have been very fortunate to have great guests like Emmy winning director Michael Lembeck, actors, Jonathan Bennett, Cristine more »
Read MoreActor Johann Urb interview
Actor Johann Urb of the ABC show Eastwick and the new Roland Emmerich film 2012 was the 100th guest on Filmnut! Yes we covered those projects. In addition, Urb is originally from Estonia and having grown up in Finland, Urb shared some rich life experiences and philoshophy that form the foundation of his acting work more »
Read MoreKate Levering of Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva
Kate Levering, who plays Kim Kaswell from the Lifetime show Drop Dead Diva was a great guest tonight. Kim is a Tony nominated actress who won the Fred Astaire award for dancing in the broadway revival of 42nd Street. On Filmnut we got into her character on Diva, how great I think her acting is more »
Read MoreActor Zoe Bell
Zoe Bell is a unique type of triple threat. An amazing multiple Taurus award winning stunt double with credits for doubling Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess, Uma Thurman in Kill Bill and more recently Inglorious Bastards. As an actress, Bell has starred in Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse: Death Proof and the on-line series Angel of more »
Read MoreJack Coleman Interview
Actor Jack Coleman, Noah Bennett from NBC’s ‘Heroes’, really got into the mechanics of ‘Heroes’. From the subtext of his character to working with some of the other actors on the show like Zachery Quinto, Hayden Panettierie, Ashly Crow and more. He talked about the relationship dynamics he has with some of those characters, as more »
Read MoreJonathan 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 »
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