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Interview with Gary W. Goldstein - Pretty Woman, Under Siege, & Networking

Episode 393This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Gary W. Goldstein. Today's guest is a movie producer of well known films such as Pretty Woman (1990) and Under Siege (1992). Topics include how Gary W. Goldstein quit his career and moved to LA. He also gives great tips about networking that can be applied to any industry.....

306 Creating Killer Roles, Produce Your Own Films w/ the Barbara Crampton

This week Liz and Alrik welcome horror legend Barbara Crampton to the show to talk about her recent jump from acting to producing/acting and to hear about how she got her latest film made Jakob’s Wife, which is in select theaters, on demand and digital April 16th. Barbara talks about how she was insp....

Lawrence Wright & Twin Peaks' Mark Frost

This week on On Story we’ll hear Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright on his new book God Save Texas and the Hulu mini-series he adapted from his 2006 book The Looming Tower. And later, we’ll hear from Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost on the cult television series return to air after 25....

Mission Log 10: Dagger of the Mind | TOS

Sometimes memories light the corners of the mind. Other times lights steal memories. This Mission Log finds the Enterprise running into another mad scientist wielding a “Dagger of the Mind”. ....

Documentary Cinematography and Cinéma Vérité with Jenna Rosher

Mike and Chris talk with documentary cinematographer Jenna Rosher about her work shooting the new Apple TV documentary, Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry. Topics include what it's like to make a living shooting documentaries, the technique of cinéma vérité and how documentary is fundamentally different than journ....

POP ART: Epissode 41, Tootsie/Some Like It Hot

GENDER BENDER. “Nobody’s perfect.” Are you sure that person sitting across from you is male? Are you sure the person sitting next to you is female? They say clothes make the man. But do they? Or do clothes make the woman? Well, whatever the answer is, it sounds like it’s time for Episode 41 of Pop Art, the podcast where my g....

Mission Log 009: Miri | TOS

Start with a planet, a plague and a group of 300 year old truants. Throw in an Enterprise away team and what have you got? You’ve got “Miri” on this week’s edition of Mission Log. ....

POP ART: Episode 39, Superbad/American Graffiti

SCHOOL DAZE: “Where were you in ‘62” We’ve all been there. And it was a nightmare of monumental proportions. A time of nihilistic and existential dread. A period of fear and trembling and sickness unto death. Or as it is better known: finishing high school and leaving for college.  Sounds like the perfect time for Episo....

305: Sustaining a Feat Directing Career w/ Slamdance Co-Founder Dan Mirvish

This week Liz and Alrik sit down with writer, director, producer, author, Slamdance film festival co-founder and all around indie film expert, Dan Mirvish, to talk about how he has managed to direct six features over his career. Dan also talks about his process of raising funds, how he reverse engineers ....

Mission Log 008: What Are Little Girls Made Of? | TOS

Ancient robot technology and a brilliant but misguided scientist leave Kirk, Chapel and the crew of the Enterprise in a lurch. “What are Little Girls Made of?” We’ll find out on this week’s Mission Log! ....

The future of video technology

Chris and Mike speculate on what innovations we might see in the near future, as well as lament missed opportunities from the past. Topics include traditional cameras, live streaming gear and 360 imaging. ....

Are FPV drones actually useful for video?

Mike and Chris talk with Brandon Bently — an FPV drone expert — about the new product from DJI. What is an FPV drone and how is it different from the drones we're all used to? This new category of video equipment will take some getting used to, and Brandon helps explain the technology and it's purpose.....

POP ART: Episode 33, Planes, Trains and Automobiles/Ballad of a Soldier

“Those aren’t pillows!” We’ve all been there. We have to be somewhere. We only have a certain amount of time to get there. And when we try…we hit nothing but obstacle after obstacle after obstacle. That’s right. It sounds like the perfect time for ....

Spider-Man, Chinatown 2 & Others Cannon Films Failed to Make in the '80s

At the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, the impresarios of Cannon Films — best known for movies like Breakin’, Superman IV and Over the Top — showed up in matching tracksuits, with a grand vision. They announced plans for 60 films — a slate far bigger than that of major studios — with actors i....

Mission Log 007: Mudd’s Women | TOS

Chicanery. Bureaucracy. Misogyny. It’s just another day on the 23rd Century frontier. This week, the Mission Log tracks the adventures of “Mudd’s Women.” ....

POP ART: Episode 29, Jurassic Park/Frankenstein/Bride & Son of Frankenstein

“It’s alive! It’s alive!” Do you think there may be just a bit too much ego out there? That there are people who think they can do no wrong? That morality doesn’t apply to them? And I’m not talking about politicians and lawyers…or film directors. Just in time for Episode 29 of Pop Art, the ....

SYS - Saturday Night Scares with Suzanne DeLaurentiis

Episode 392This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Producer Suzanne DeLaurentiis. She is the host and producer of the series Suzanne's Saturday Night Scares.They talk about production and what the future of Hulu and Netflix can mean for writers.Suzanne is a relative of movie producer Dino DeLaurentiis.In the intro, Ashley Scott Meyers annou....

SYS - Interview with Creative Team on Horror/Thriller, Digging to Death

Episode 391This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Michael P. Blevins and Actor Ford Austin.They talk about their latest movie, a Horror/Thriller called Digging To Death (2021).  Michael P. Blevins is the Writer/Director and Ford Austin is the lead actor of Digging To Death.Topics include, how they started working together and....

304: Selling Indie Films with 1091’s Sana Soni!

This week Alrik and Liz sit down with 1091 Senior Sales Manager Sana Soni who talks to us about the task of selling movies to Advertising-Based Video on Demand or AVOD companies and how the changing market has been....

Mission Log 006: The Enemy Within | TOS

Everyone’s got a dark side, except for Kirk. He’s got a living, breathing dark alter-ego. So does this episodes’s special guest, a dog in a unicorn costume. This week in the Mission Log, it’s “The Enemy Within” ....