Episodes

Thursday May 16, 2024
035 -Alex Darke & Trevor L. Nelson
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Alex & Trevor used to host one of my favorite podcasts which was called 'No-Budget Filmmaking'. We discussed everything from the emergence of A.I. in moviemaking, to their past work with the late Larry King on his series 'Larry King Now'.
Then of course we talked about some of their favorite movie scenes from AMERICAN PSYCHO, CHILDREN OF MEN, JURRASIC PARK, & REQUIEM FOR A DREAM.
Trevor L. Nelson: @TrevorLNelson
Alex Darke: https://filmmakingcentral.com/
Hosted by Zef Cota

Thursday Apr 25, 2024
034 -Hilary Duncanson - Actor
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Hilary Duncanson is an actor known for MR HARRIGAN's PHONE (2022), TALES OF A SCORPIO SINGER, and HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
We talk about filmmaking, working as a background actor, and some of his favorite movies including THE WIZARD OF OZ & 5 EASY PIECES.

Sunday Mar 31, 2024
033- OSCARS Recap 2024 w/Jon Difilippo
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Recorded the week following the Academy Awards with Jon Difilippo from Almigos Podcast.
Hosted by Zef Cota

Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
032 -Caroline Keene & Dan Kennedy - MERRY GOOD ENOUGH
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Dan Kennedy & Caroline Keene directed a nice heartfelt indie film called MERRY GOOD ENOUGH. It's a comedy about a dysfunctional family whose mom disappears on Christmas Eve, and the lengths one daughter must go to bring her family back together again.
At once funny, intense and hopeful, MGE is led by the indelible Raye Levine and Joel Murray, and features a stand-out ensemble cast that includes Susan Gallagher, Comfort Clinton, Sawyer Spielberg, Daniel Desmarais, Neil Casey, Sophie von Haselberg, Margaret Curry, Kevin O. Peterson and Marcia DeBonis.
https://www.merrygoodenough.com/
Hosted by Zef Cota

Friday Jan 12, 2024
031 - Xochi Blymer - 1st AD / Producer / Director
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Xochi grew up in the movie business with parents who were well known in the industry. In 1987, she joined the business working with the assistant directors. In 1991, she joined the DGA and has worked on such films as (TERMINATOR 2, DEMOLITION MAN, & LETHAL WEAPON 4) and tv show primarily as a 1st AD. She has a documentary feature in the works called RED DOG & BATES.
Throwback episode - first recorded in August of 2020
Hosted by Zef Cota

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
030 - Recap of 2023 w/John Manna & Zef Cota
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Filmmaker John Manna joins the podcast for a 2023 recap of the movie industry and to discuss various films that were released last year.
Hosted by Zef Cota
Produced by Andy Price
Post Production by Theodora Harrington

Friday Jan 05, 2024
029 - Amos Poe - Filmmaker
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Amos Poe is an American New York City-based director and screenwriter, described by The New York Times as a "pioneering indie filmmaker".
Amos Poe is one of the first punk filmmakers and his film The Blank Generation[2] (1976)—co-directed with Ivan Král— is one of the earliest punk films. The film features performances by Richard Hell, Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith, and Wayne County. Rolling Stone named it number 6 on its list of 25 Greatest Punk Rock Movies of All Time.[3]
He is also associated with the birth of No Wave Cinema due to films such as The Foreigner (1978), featuring Eric Mitchell, Debbie Harry, Anya Phillips; and Subway Riders (1981),[4] starring Susan Tyrrell, Robbie Coltrane, and Cookie Mueller.[5] During this time he was also the director of the public-access television cable TV show TV Party hosted by Glenn O'Brien and Chris Stein.
Hosted by Zef Cota

Sunday Dec 31, 2023
028 - Tone Tank - Actor & Street Artist
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Tone Tank is a Brooklyn based actor and street artist that has been featured in such films as JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (2021), THE BIRTHDAY CAKE (2021), and NEWLYWEEDS (2013).

Sunday Oct 22, 2023
027 - The 61st New York Film Festival 2023 recap w/Dara Naficy
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Zef Cota speaks with Dara Naficy of GlobeScreen about the various films that played at 61st annual New York Film Festival.

Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
026 - Mathew Rudenberg - Cinematographer
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
LA based Director of Photography. Movies and TV including Die Hart 2, Blue Mountain State, Kroll Show, and Ultrasound. www.mrudenberg.com @rudenberg_dp

