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]]> true boynhisdog@att.net 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/feed serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6263382ab9e5570014c826dc/1742313842556-6b874f80-aea5-4ffa-9490-98de78d2f09a.jpeg https://wordpress.com/view/how-not-to-make-a-movie.com The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6263382ab9e5570014c826dc <![CDATA[S4E14: It Isn't Goodbye]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT 39:07 67fb0cde629a2f36363a7105 true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s4e14-it-isnt-goodbye 67fb0cde629a2f36363a7105 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s4e14-it-isnt-goodbye full 4 14 I’ve been making this podcast for going on four years now. A hundred sixty plus episodes – one a week ever since they first started dropping. It’s been a joy…


A pleasure…


A challenge…


A non-stop revelation…


And a mission.  A mission that goes beyond this podcast.


It's because of this podcast that I ended up plunging completely into podcasting. Costard and Touchstone makes this podcast and three others currently available wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts - with a dozen or so more on the way!


There's THE DONOR: A DNA HORROR STORY, THE HALL CLOSET and SAGE WELLNESS WITHIIN.


In the months ahead, please look out for more Costard & Touchstone podcasts including "JUST THE PHOTOGRAPHER" (where photojournalist DAVID SWANSON puts you right beside him in war zones, 9-11 and at the Oscars), "A SECRET WAR" (journalist MANILA CHAN'S deep dive into a story she's fought to tell for 25 years about America's Secret War on Laos, "I NEED TO TELL YOU", journalist TOM LOWENSTEIN's explorations into stories like criminal mastermind JOHN HALL and "JOHN KIRIAKOU'S DEAD DROP" (a deep, under cover look at life deep under cover by a former CIA officer).


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]]> I’ve been making this podcast for going on four years now. A hundred sixty plus episodes – one a week ever since they first started dropping. It’s been a joy…


A pleasure…


A challenge…


A non-stop revelation…


And a mission.  A mission that goes beyond this podcast.


It's because of this podcast that I ended up plunging completely into podcasting. Costard and Touchstone makes this podcast and three others currently available wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts - with a dozen or so more on the way!


There's THE DONOR: A DNA HORROR STORY, THE HALL CLOSET and SAGE WELLNESS WITHIIN.


In the months ahead, please look out for more Costard & Touchstone podcasts including "JUST THE PHOTOGRAPHER" (where photojournalist DAVID SWANSON puts you right beside him in war zones, 9-11 and at the Oscars), "A SECRET WAR" (journalist MANILA CHAN'S deep dive into a story she's fought to tell for 25 years about America's Secret War on Laos, "I NEED TO TELL YOU", journalist TOM LOWENSTEIN's explorations into stories like criminal mastermind JOHN HALL and "JOHN KIRIAKOU'S DEAD DROP" (a deep, under cover look at life deep under cover by a former CIA officer).


Please stay in touch via our PATREON PAGE -



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]]> S4E4: Best v Worst S4E4: Best v Worst Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT 42:43 67e876c15fb59eadfc3be21a true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s4e12-best-v-worst 67e876c15fb59eadfc3be21a 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s4e12-best-v-worst The Return Of Super Agent Nick Mechanic full 4 4 THE BLURB: NICK MECHANIC returns to give us a LIST of his BEST V WORST - BEST FOOD in LA, best clients, WORST DEAL he ever made, best executive he worked with, WORST DAY OF HIS LIFE. If you've heard Nick in previous episodes, you know: he was both a HOLLYWOOD SUPER AGENT and a HOLLYWOOD DRUG DEALER. He spent time in prison after getting caught doing the latter. Nick really has seen the best and worst of LA, of Hollywood - maybe even of LIFE itself! Buckle in for another slice of Nick's Hollywood!


SHOW NOTES:

My longtime friend – and former agent – Nick Mechanic is back for another visit.


Nick really has seen the very best and the very worst aspects of show business. He’s made great deals and deals that weren’t so great. He’s had great clients… and clients who weren’t. He’s dealt with great studio executives. And executives who were nothing more than giant wastes of otherwise good carbon. He’s had bosses and co-workers in the agenting business who were really good and plenty who were so bad at it, you’d be complementing them by saying “they sucked”.


If you’ve already experienced Nick Mechanic on this podcast, you know: he’s been to the wars. Not only was Nick a successful Hollywood agent, he was a successful Hollywood drug dealer, too. Well, that is, until he got caught - and got sentenced to 12 years in prison (Nick being Nick, he got out after six months - a story unto itself!).


Nick really has seen the best of it and the worst of it. As you’re about to experience…


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]]> THE BLURB: NICK MECHANIC returns to give us a LIST of his BEST V WORST - BEST FOOD in LA, best clients, WORST DEAL he ever made, best executive he worked with, WORST DAY OF HIS LIFE. If you've heard Nick in previous episodes, you know: he was both a HOLLYWOOD SUPER AGENT and a HOLLYWOOD DRUG DEALER. He spent time in prison after getting caught doing the latter. Nick really has seen the best and worst of LA, of Hollywood - maybe even of LIFE itself! Buckle in for another slice of Nick's Hollywood!


SHOW NOTES:

My longtime friend – and former agent – Nick Mechanic is back for another visit.


Nick really has seen the very best and the very worst aspects of show business. He’s made great deals and deals that weren’t so great. He’s had great clients… and clients who weren’t. He’s dealt with great studio executives. And executives who were nothing more than giant wastes of otherwise good carbon. He’s had bosses and co-workers in the agenting business who were really good and plenty who were so bad at it, you’d be complementing them by saying “they sucked”.


If you’ve already experienced Nick Mechanic on this podcast, you know: he’s been to the wars. Not only was Nick a successful Hollywood agent, he was a successful Hollywood drug dealer, too. Well, that is, until he got caught - and got sentenced to 12 years in prison (Nick being Nick, he got out after six months - a story unto itself!).


Nick really has seen the best of it and the worst of it. As you’re about to experience…


For more great podcasts, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com.

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]]> <![CDATA[S4E3: It's Magic?]]> Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT 56:58 67df449eec9837e25ee1d88c true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s4e11-its-magic 67df449eec9837e25ee1d88c 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s4e11-its-magic Magician Wes Iseli full 4 3 THE BLURB: MAGICIAN WES ISELI talks about the evolution of his craft - how integrating his (now) wife NATALIE ISELI into the act kicked it to new heights. How one MAGIC TRICK beat master illusionists PENN & TELLER. How does one even become a magician? More than anything else, creating illusions is a craft. And, as for happiness? Wes has that trick covered, too!



SHOW NOTES:

I met Wes Iseli via podcasting connections, but we have another connection, too. We’ve both worked with Penn & Teller. Teller co-wrote a superb episode of Tales From The Crypt with recent guest Colman DeKay called Staired In Horror.


Subsequent to that I developed a show at HBO with Penn And Teller that died in development – as most projects do.


Wes Iseli introduced himself to P&T via their show Fool Us where magicians are invited to confound these two master illusionists with tricks they can’t figure out.


Wes did that. Fooled Penn & Teller. And not only did Wes get the prize money promised, P&T paid Wes directly for the knowledge of how he’d fooled them.

As Wes will tell you, there’s no “magic” involved. There’s a ton of craft though. Which is why we’re talking about it here.


Now, Wes insists – as you’ll hear – that there’s nothing supernatural about magic. In fact, he hates the idea of supernatural magic. But there’s something about magic and creating the illusions of it that can spark a little – let’s call it “transcendent” – kind of magic.


There’s a ton of love in this story. Wes AND his wife NATHALIE sat and talked to me.


What Wes and Nathalie have created – along with their three kids – is a kind of great magic trick.


And that’s with the caveat that there’s no magic. There’s craft. Hard work and lots of repetition. But, I think you’ll find that the effect – the story itself - is magical. 


SOCIAL MEDIA:


INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/hownottomakeamoviepodcast/


PATREON: patreon.com/TheHowNOTToMakeAMoviePodcastFanPage

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]]> THE BLURB: MAGICIAN WES ISELI talks about the evolution of his craft - how integrating his (now) wife NATALIE ISELI into the act kicked it to new heights. How one MAGIC TRICK beat master illusionists PENN & TELLER. How does one even become a magician? More than anything else, creating illusions is a craft. And, as for happiness? Wes has that trick covered, too!



SHOW NOTES:

I met Wes Iseli via podcasting connections, but we have another connection, too. We’ve both worked with Penn & Teller. Teller co-wrote a superb episode of Tales From The Crypt with recent guest Colman DeKay called Staired In Horror.


Subsequent to that I developed a show at HBO with Penn And Teller that died in development – as most projects do.


Wes Iseli introduced himself to P&T via their show Fool Us where magicians are invited to confound these two master illusionists with tricks they can’t figure out.


Wes did that. Fooled Penn & Teller. And not only did Wes get the prize money promised, P&T paid Wes directly for the knowledge of how he’d fooled them.

As Wes will tell you, there’s no “magic” involved. There’s a ton of craft though. Which is why we’re talking about it here.


Now, Wes insists – as you’ll hear – that there’s nothing supernatural about magic. In fact, he hates the idea of supernatural magic. But there’s something about magic and creating the illusions of it that can spark a little – let’s call it “transcendent” – kind of magic.


There’s a ton of love in this story. Wes AND his wife NATHALIE sat and talked to me.


What Wes and Nathalie have created – along with their three kids – is a kind of great magic trick.


And that’s with the caveat that there’s no magic. There’s craft. Hard work and lots of repetition. But, I think you’ll find that the effect – the story itself - is magical. 


SOCIAL MEDIA:


INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/hownottomakeamoviepodcast/


PATREON: patreon.com/TheHowNOTToMakeAMoviePodcastFanPage

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]]> S4E2: Colman DeKay Knows EVERYBODY! S4E2: Colman DeKay Knows EVERYBODY! Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT 1:02:02 67d9a0dad79e9e1991f9b898 true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s4e8-colman-dekay-knows-everybody 67d9a0dad79e9e1991f9b898 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s4e8-colman-dekay-knows-everybody full 4 2 THE BLURB: My friend COLMAN DEKAY knows everybody. And if he doesn't, he knows almost everybody. It's always been that way. The son of a publisher, Colman got used to writers like DONALD WESTLAKE, JAMES BALDWIN and NORMAN MAILER just "hanging out" at their apartment in NYC. A terrific writer himself, Colman would go on to write several episodes of TALES FROM THE CRYPT and the feature BULLETS OVER BROADWAY and NINE LIVES: A MUSICAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS. He's also worked extensively with PENN & TELLER. I meant what I said: Colman DeKay knows EVERYBODY!


SHOW NOTES:

So – why do I say my friend Colman DeKay knows everybody? Because, as you’ll hear, HE KNOWS EVERYBODY! And, he’s so used to knowing everybody that he doesn’t even realize that he knows everybody. As you’ll also hear, Colman doesn’t drop names. But names - ones you recognize cos lots and lots of people know who they are - they come up in conversation because Colman was having a conversation with that person just last week. You know, like he’s having a conversation with you right now.



An A List Literary Salon

It’s been like that since Colman was a kid. His family was involved in publishing in New York. His family’s Manhattan living room was a non-stop, A-List literary salon.

A very, very, VERY scant sampling of the people Colman's rubbed elbows with since he was a kid: Donald Westlake, James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, Penn & Teller, Ken Kwapis, Steven Soderbergh.


Colman became a talented writer himself - of screens small and large and of the stage. I first got to know Colman when he wrote a handful of episodes for us at Tales From The Crypt.


Among Colman’s episodes - “In The Groove” and “Fatal Caper” and an absolute classic - “Staired In Horror” - which Colman wrote with occasional writing partner Teller from Penn & Teller.


It’s a great episode because of the writing – and because we somehow put a whole Louisiana swamp on our stage in Los Angeles.



New Orleans


Something about that part of the world – southern Louisiana, the swamps around there, New Orleans especially – has a powerful hold on Colman. Along with the musician PAUL SANCHEZ, Colman put together "NINE LIVES: AN ORAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS", a 40 song cycle that tells The Big Easy's story via its music.


Personally? I think Colman's ripe for a podcast of his own. A conversation just with his friends would be, in essence, a conversation with everybody. Everybody interesting. 

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]]> THE BLURB: My friend COLMAN DEKAY knows everybody. And if he doesn't, he knows almost everybody. It's always been that way. The son of a publisher, Colman got used to writers like DONALD WESTLAKE, JAMES BALDWIN and NORMAN MAILER just "hanging out" at their apartment in NYC. A terrific writer himself, Colman would go on to write several episodes of TALES FROM THE CRYPT and the feature BULLETS OVER BROADWAY and NINE LIVES: A MUSICAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS. He's also worked extensively with PENN & TELLER. I meant what I said: Colman DeKay knows EVERYBODY!


SHOW NOTES:

So – why do I say my friend Colman DeKay knows everybody? Because, as you’ll hear, HE KNOWS EVERYBODY! And, he’s so used to knowing everybody that he doesn’t even realize that he knows everybody. As you’ll also hear, Colman doesn’t drop names. But names - ones you recognize cos lots and lots of people know who they are - they come up in conversation because Colman was having a conversation with that person just last week. You know, like he’s having a conversation with you right now.



An A List Literary Salon

It’s been like that since Colman was a kid. His family was involved in publishing in New York. His family’s Manhattan living room was a non-stop, A-List literary salon.

A very, very, VERY scant sampling of the people Colman's rubbed elbows with since he was a kid: Donald Westlake, James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, Penn & Teller, Ken Kwapis, Steven Soderbergh.


Colman became a talented writer himself - of screens small and large and of the stage. I first got to know Colman when he wrote a handful of episodes for us at Tales From The Crypt.


Among Colman’s episodes - “In The Groove” and “Fatal Caper” and an absolute classic - “Staired In Horror” - which Colman wrote with occasional writing partner Teller from Penn & Teller.


It’s a great episode because of the writing – and because we somehow put a whole Louisiana swamp on our stage in Los Angeles.



New Orleans


Something about that part of the world – southern Louisiana, the swamps around there, New Orleans especially – has a powerful hold on Colman. Along with the musician PAUL SANCHEZ, Colman put together "NINE LIVES: AN ORAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS", a 40 song cycle that tells The Big Easy's story via its music.


Personally? I think Colman's ripe for a podcast of his own. A conversation just with his friends would be, in essence, a conversation with everybody. Everybody interesting. 

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]]> S4E1: Field Of Dreams S4E1: Field Of Dreams Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT 1:00:50 67d99cb1d79e9e1991f872df true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s4e7-field-of-dreams 67d99cb1d79e9e1991f872df 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s4e7-field-of-dreams full 4 1 THE BLURB: If ever there was a metaphorical “FIELD OF DREAMS”, it’s HOLLYWOOD. And, in order to get anywhere near that field of dreams, you’re gonna need either an AGENT, a MANAGER or a PRODUCER. Hey – what if you could get all three in one person! In this episode I chat with JEFF FIELD – the man who manages my entertainment career. As you’ll hear, “manager” describes only one of the three Hollywood jobs Jeff’s held. Before he became a manager (mostly of writers, producers and directors), he was a topflight agent at THE WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY (which became William Morris Endeavor – WME).

SHOW NOTES:

In addition to managing careers for clients, Jeff has also produced work for his clients. What that really means is vital. It means that, as a producer, Jeff was essential in putting his clients’ vision on the screen.


Even under the best of circumstances, getting anything made in Hollywood is stunningly hard. Having a producer who understands how creatives think can make a huge difference as they – the producer – navigates the minefield of production.


It demands tact and diplomacy when necessary, but also a good sense of when to be aggressive and how to recognize that you hold all the good cards in a negotiation. Taste is important, too. And emotional honesty.


It’s not an easy cocktail to make or maintain. That’s why only a handful of people have successfully travelled from agency to management to producer-of-quality. Lots of former agents are now producers. It’s the stop in between that’s handcuffing them.


If you like hearing how Hollywood Deal-Making Sausage gets made – at the grinder level – this episode is in your sweet spot! Jeff’s a terrific storyteller. And wait till you hear what some of these sausages became!



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]]> THE BLURB: If ever there was a metaphorical “FIELD OF DREAMS”, it’s HOLLYWOOD. And, in order to get anywhere near that field of dreams, you’re gonna need either an AGENT, a MANAGER or a PRODUCER. Hey – what if you could get all three in one person! In this episode I chat with JEFF FIELD – the man who manages my entertainment career. As you’ll hear, “manager” describes only one of the three Hollywood jobs Jeff’s held. Before he became a manager (mostly of writers, producers and directors), he was a topflight agent at THE WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY (which became William Morris Endeavor – WME).

SHOW NOTES:

In addition to managing careers for clients, Jeff has also produced work for his clients. What that really means is vital. It means that, as a producer, Jeff was essential in putting his clients’ vision on the screen.


Even under the best of circumstances, getting anything made in Hollywood is stunningly hard. Having a producer who understands how creatives think can make a huge difference as they – the producer – navigates the minefield of production.


It demands tact and diplomacy when necessary, but also a good sense of when to be aggressive and how to recognize that you hold all the good cards in a negotiation. Taste is important, too. And emotional honesty.


It’s not an easy cocktail to make or maintain. That’s why only a handful of people have successfully travelled from agency to management to producer-of-quality. Lots of former agents are now producers. It’s the stop in between that’s handcuffing them.


If you like hearing how Hollywood Deal-Making Sausage gets made – at the grinder level – this episode is in your sweet spot! Jeff’s a terrific storyteller. And wait till you hear what some of these sausages became!



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]]> S3E5 Dirty Laundry S3E5 Dirty Laundry Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT 49:08 69f7e0018466468ab0fa866b true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s3e5-dirty-laundry 69f7e0018466468ab0fa866b 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s3e5-dirty-laundry Movie Set Secrets full 3 5 THE BLURB: Want top know what's really happening on any film or TV set? Don't ask the executives, they don't know anything. The director also is (or should be) oblivious. But, one thing's for certain about most every film set - it has secrets. Who's sleeping with whom? Who's got weird habits? Who needs better personal hygiene? If you want to the answers to those questions, you have to talk to either hair and makeup ("the pretties") or to anyone in the wardrobe department. Today's guest, Randall Thropp, oversaw wardrobe for several seasons of Tales From The Crypt. And he's ready to tell you everything he saw!


SHOW NOTES

For more great podcasts, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com!

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]]> THE BLURB: Want top know what's really happening on any film or TV set? Don't ask the executives, they don't know anything. The director also is (or should be) oblivious. But, one thing's for certain about most every film set - it has secrets. Who's sleeping with whom? Who's got weird habits? Who needs better personal hygiene? If you want to the answers to those questions, you have to talk to either hair and makeup ("the pretties") or to anyone in the wardrobe department. Today's guest, Randall Thropp, oversaw wardrobe for several seasons of Tales From The Crypt. And he's ready to tell you everything he saw!


SHOW NOTES

For more great podcasts, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com!

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]]> S3E4 Peter Iliff S3E4 Peter Iliff Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT 1:06:21 69f7de43417b02e93809e5ae true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s3e4-peter-iliff 69f7de43417b02e93809e5ae 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s3e4-peter-iliff full 3 4 THE BLURB: In this episode meet Tales From The Crypt alum, writer, director, producer and script doctor extraordinaire Peter Iliff. Peter wrote and directed Crypt's season 5 episode "Till Death Do We Part" with Kate Vernon and John Stamos. Peter will share war stories from some of his other projects including Point Break.


SHOW NOTES

If you enjoy this podcast, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com and check out our other podcasts (we have lots!). Who knows, your next favorite podcast may be just a click away!

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]]> THE BLURB: In this episode meet Tales From The Crypt alum, writer, director, producer and script doctor extraordinaire Peter Iliff. Peter wrote and directed Crypt's season 5 episode "Till Death Do We Part" with Kate Vernon and John Stamos. Peter will share war stories from some of his other projects including Point Break.


SHOW NOTES

If you enjoy this podcast, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com and check out our other podcasts (we have lots!). Who knows, your next favorite podcast may be just a click away!

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]]> <![CDATA[S3E3 It's Forbidden]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:36:18 GMT 1:25:55 69f7dbf38beeba531016b714 true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s3e3-its-forbidden 69f7dbf38beeba531016b714 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s3e3-its-forbidden full 3 3 THE BLURB: Among the incredibly talented directors we got to work with on Crypt (the lst included EP's Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill and Richard Donner, William Friedkin, John Frankenheimer, Tobe Hooper, Tom Hanks and Michael J. Fox), was horror meister William Malone. Bill directed two episoides including one considered by the people making Crypt as one of its best - Skin Deep. The title of this episode refers to the fact that, movie devotee Bill managed to buy Robby The Robot - from the classic sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet - for almost nothing and then sell it years later (though he loved having it in his house!) for literally millions of dollars.



SHOW NOTES

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out our others at https://costardandtouchstone.com.

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]]> THE BLURB: Among the incredibly talented directors we got to work with on Crypt (the lst included EP's Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill and Richard Donner, William Friedkin, John Frankenheimer, Tobe Hooper, Tom Hanks and Michael J. Fox), was horror meister William Malone. Bill directed two episoides including one considered by the people making Crypt as one of its best - Skin Deep. The title of this episode refers to the fact that, movie devotee Bill managed to buy Robby The Robot - from the classic sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet - for almost nothing and then sell it years later (though he loved having it in his house!) for literally millions of dollars.



SHOW NOTES

If you enjoy this podcast, please check out our others at https://costardandtouchstone.com.

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]]> S3E2 The Importance Of Being Ernest S3E2 The Importance Of Being Ernest Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:20:31 GMT 1:33:12 69f7d83f8dd960ac61b795e1 true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s3e2-the-importance-of-being-ernest 69f7d83f8dd960ac61b795e1 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s3e2-the-importance-of-being-ernest Ernest Dickerson, That Is full 3 2 THE BLURB: Ernest Dickerson is a great filmmaker, a great DP (director of photography/cinematographer) and a truly lovely person. We had the pleasure of working together on the first Crypt branded feature film that we put out as part of our Universal 3 picture deal. Ernest was an inspired choice. His talent and vision are a given. But, it was Ernest's love for and encyclopaedic knowledge of horror movies that truly shows up in every frame. But, there's more to Ernest than just his relationship with Tales From The Crypt. There are all his projects with Spike Lee and his own growing body of work as a director.


SHOW NOTES

If you enjoyed this podcast, you might enjoy one of our other podcasts - we make lots! Please visit us at https://costardandtouchstone.com.



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]]> THE BLURB: Ernest Dickerson is a great filmmaker, a great DP (director of photography/cinematographer) and a truly lovely person. We had the pleasure of working together on the first Crypt branded feature film that we put out as part of our Universal 3 picture deal. Ernest was an inspired choice. His talent and vision are a given. But, it was Ernest's love for and encyclopaedic knowledge of horror movies that truly shows up in every frame. But, there's more to Ernest than just his relationship with Tales From The Crypt. There are all his projects with Spike Lee and his own growing body of work as a director.


SHOW NOTES

If you enjoyed this podcast, you might enjoy one of our other podcasts - we make lots! Please visit us at https://costardandtouchstone.com.



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]]> S3E1 Crypt In London S3E1 Crypt In London Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT 1:10:29 69f639f18dd960ac6165c43d true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s3e1-crypt-in-london 69f639f18dd960ac6165c43d 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s3e1-crypt-in-london full 3 1 THE BLURB: In its final season - and for various reasons, some good, some not-so-good, we produced the last season of Crypt in London. All the good reasons were really, really good: locations we couldn't get in LA, cast we couldn't get in LA, and, hey - just the pleasures of living in London on the company's dime. But the not-so-good had to do with being American fishes in English water and the continuiing ripple effect Bordello Of Blood was having on the whole Tales From The Crypt creative team.


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]]> THE BLURB: In its final season - and for various reasons, some good, some not-so-good, we produced the last season of Crypt in London. All the good reasons were really, really good: locations we couldn't get in LA, cast we couldn't get in LA, and, hey - just the pleasures of living in London on the company's dime. But the not-so-good had to do with being American fishes in English water and the continuiing ripple effect Bordello Of Blood was having on the whole Tales From The Crypt creative team.


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]]> S2E11 Is Charly Fleischer Nuts S2E11 Is Charly Fleischer Nuts Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:00:17 GMT 1:00:08 6686ffb2453c109b967c2bce true https://how-not-to-make-a-movie.com/2024/07/02/smarter/ 6686ffb2453c109b967c2bce 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast (Or Just Smarter Than Everyone else)? full 2 11 THE BLURB: You know how you meet someone – on the set of a movie – say TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT, and the first thought that hits you (after “wow, he’s a nice guy”) is “Wow – that guy is smart, too!”? That’s Charlie Fleischer! Being smart – especially that smart – has a lot of the same hallmarks as being nuts. Those kinda people tend to focus with manic intensity on things. And when they do, they kinda look like they know things no one else does. Yeah – that, too, is what it’s like meeting and knowing Charlie Fleischer.


Most people know Charlie as THE VOICE OF ROGER RABBIT. But that was hardly Charlie’s first time at the rodeo.


Since the 1970’s, he’s appeared regularly in human form as an actor and standup, on TV and movies. He was a regular on “Welcome Back Kotter” and “Laverne & Shirley”. He appeared on “Laugh-In” and “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson”. The second time Charlie did the Carson show, he did panel. Sitting beside Johnny was the point of the exercise. Charlie had – and has – a solid body of acting work to his name and credit.


But, Charlie Fleischer is way , waaaaay more than just an actor and comedian. He’s a Renaissance Person who paints, creates music – and writes scientific papers.

We’ll get into all of it as we try and answer the question we posed in the episode’s title.


Is Charlie nuts? Or is he just smarter than everyone else? You be the judge…

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]]> THE BLURB: You know how you meet someone – on the set of a movie – say TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT, and the first thought that hits you (after “wow, he’s a nice guy”) is “Wow – that guy is smart, too!”? That’s Charlie Fleischer! Being smart – especially that smart – has a lot of the same hallmarks as being nuts. Those kinda people tend to focus with manic intensity on things. And when they do, they kinda look like they know things no one else does. Yeah – that, too, is what it’s like meeting and knowing Charlie Fleischer.


Most people know Charlie as THE VOICE OF ROGER RABBIT. But that was hardly Charlie’s first time at the rodeo.


Since the 1970’s, he’s appeared regularly in human form as an actor and standup, on TV and movies. He was a regular on “Welcome Back Kotter” and “Laverne & Shirley”. He appeared on “Laugh-In” and “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson”. The second time Charlie did the Carson show, he did panel. Sitting beside Johnny was the point of the exercise. Charlie had – and has – a solid body of acting work to his name and credit.


But, Charlie Fleischer is way , waaaaay more than just an actor and comedian. He’s a Renaissance Person who paints, creates music – and writes scientific papers.

We’ll get into all of it as we try and answer the question we posed in the episode’s title.


Is Charlie nuts? Or is he just smarter than everyone else? You be the judge…

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]]> <![CDATA[S2E10 It's Forbidden]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT 1:25:55 697d6ead65c54ec919c6abab true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e10-its-forbidden 697d6ead65c54ec919c6abab 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e10-its-forbidden A Chat With Bill Malone full 2 10 THE BLURB: Director William Malone directed (among other things including feature films and TV shows) one of the very best episodes of "Tales From The Crypt" ever - "Only Skin Deep" which features an amazing performance by Sherrie Rose. In this episode, Bill talks about shooting that episode and about his feature work and about buying the iconic movie prop "Robbie The Robot" and then selling it for a multi-millioin dollar profit.


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]]> THE BLURB: Director William Malone directed (among other things including feature films and TV shows) one of the very best episodes of "Tales From The Crypt" ever - "Only Skin Deep" which features an amazing performance by Sherrie Rose. In this episode, Bill talks about shooting that episode and about his feature work and about buying the iconic movie prop "Robbie The Robot" and then selling it for a multi-millioin dollar profit.


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]]> S2E9 A Crypt Tribute To Billy Friedkin S2E9 A Crypt Tribute To Billy Friedkin Tue, 18 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT 1:00:00 697d6c074b1113c2c8190200 true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e9-a-crypt-tribute-to-billy-friekin 697d6c074b1113c2c8190200 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e9-a-crypt-tribute-to-billy-friekin full 2 9 THE BLURB: When Gil and Alan first suggested to their boss, Joel Silver, that Academy Award winning director William Friedkin ("The Exorcist", "French Connection", Sorcerer") direct an episode of Tales From The Crypt, Joel told them that Billy (a guy with a rep for intense behavior) would eat them alive. That didn't happen. Instead, Alan and Gil and the entire Crypt creative team embarked on one of their most challenging but rewarding Crypt experiences. In this episode, Alan and Gil are joined by some of the creative team to celebrate Billy - and the joys of working with a true master.



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]]> THE BLURB: When Gil and Alan first suggested to their boss, Joel Silver, that Academy Award winning director William Friedkin ("The Exorcist", "French Connection", Sorcerer") direct an episode of Tales From The Crypt, Joel told them that Billy (a guy with a rep for intense behavior) would eat them alive. That didn't happen. Instead, Alan and Gil and the entire Crypt creative team embarked on one of their most challenging but rewarding Crypt experiences. In this episode, Alan and Gil are joined by some of the creative team to celebrate Billy - and the joys of working with a true master.



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]]> S2E8 Castle Of Horror S2E8 Castle Of Horror Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT 55:26 697d690bf1dd68ab3666116d true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e8-castle-of-horror 697d690bf1dd68ab3666116d 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e8-castle-of-horror full 2 8 THE BLURB: After producing Crypt, Gil went on to produce several horror movies for Dark Castle Films - another Joel Silver company. The Dark Castle films began with a series of remakes of classic horror movies made by showman par excellence, William Castle. In this episode, Castle's daughter Terry Castle sits in with Gil and Alan to discuss not just her dad's iconic work but also what it was like to grow up with a dad who could be as outside the box with his parenting as he could be with his moviemaking.


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]]> THE BLURB: After producing Crypt, Gil went on to produce several horror movies for Dark Castle Films - another Joel Silver company. The Dark Castle films began with a series of remakes of classic horror movies made by showman par excellence, William Castle. In this episode, Castle's daughter Terry Castle sits in with Gil and Alan to discuss not just her dad's iconic work but also what it was like to grow up with a dad who could be as outside the box with his parenting as he could be with his moviemaking.


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]]> S1E7 How NOT To Make A Porno S1E7 How NOT To Make A Porno Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT 29:59 6976c49d8ebd49e511291ead true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s1e7-how-not-to-make-a-porno 6976c49d8ebd49e511291ead 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s1e7-how-not-to-make-a-porno The Making Of Caligula full 2 7 THE BLURB: Caligula is one of the most notorious movies ever produced. The movie that "they" set out to make was not the movie they ultimately made. The actors had no idea that the producer - Bob Guccione - would turn the lavishly produced, boldly sexual take on Roman emperor Caligula into an outright skin flick. Included - an interview with actor Malcolm McDowell about his work on the movie and some remarkable behind-the-scenes stories from the set.


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]]> THE BLURB: Caligula is one of the most notorious movies ever produced. The movie that "they" set out to make was not the movie they ultimately made. The actors had no idea that the producer - Bob Guccione - would turn the lavishly produced, boldly sexual take on Roman emperor Caligula into an outright skin flick. Included - an interview with actor Malcolm McDowell about his work on the movie and some remarkable behind-the-scenes stories from the set.


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]]> S2E6 Tobe Or Not Tobe S2E6 Tobe Or Not Tobe Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT 1:01:25 6976c1a58ebd49e51128cb75 true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e6-tobe-or-not-tobe 6976c1a58ebd49e51128cb75 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e6-tobe-or-not-tobe A Tribute To Our Friend Tobe Hooper full 2 6 THE BLURB: We had the great pleasure of not only knowing director, screenwriter, producer Tobe Hooper, but of getting to work with him on multiple occasions. In this episode, Gil and I share some stories about those experiences and we sit down with Kim Henkel (co-writer with Tobe of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre screenplay) and cinematographer Levie Isaaks; Levie shot Spontaneos Combustion and Texas Chainsw Massacre: Next Generation for Tobe, among lots of other projects.


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]]> THE BLURB: We had the great pleasure of not only knowing director, screenwriter, producer Tobe Hooper, but of getting to work with him on multiple occasions. In this episode, Gil and I share some stories about those experiences and we sit down with Kim Henkel (co-writer with Tobe of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre screenplay) and cinematographer Levie Isaaks; Levie shot Spontaneos Combustion and Texas Chainsw Massacre: Next Generation for Tobe, among lots of other projects.


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]]> S2E5 A Reluctant Vampire: Malcolm McDowell S2E5 A Reluctant Vampire: Malcolm McDowell Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT 1:25:36 6976bc9f7396c6aa986c0c7f true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e5-a-reluctant-vampire-malcolm-mcdowell 6976bc9f7396c6aa986c0c7f 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e5-a-reluctant-vampire-malcolm-mcdowell full 2 5 THE BLURB: Malcolm McDowell is another member of the Crypt family. He acted in the episode "The Reluctant Vampire". In this episode we reminisce about working together on a fan favorite episode, and we talk some shop about working with Kubrick, shooting "If..." with Lindsey Anderson and Caligula - the textbook for how NOT to make a porno.



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]]> THE BLURB: Malcolm McDowell is another member of the Crypt family. He acted in the episode "The Reluctant Vampire". In this episode we reminisce about working together on a fan favorite episode, and we talk some shop about working with Kubrick, shooting "If..." with Lindsey Anderson and Caligula - the textbook for how NOT to make a porno.



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]]> S2E4 Steve DeSouza, Part 2 S2E4 Steve DeSouza, Part 2 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT 1:54:32 6976b8257396c6aa986b8696 true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e4-steve-desouza-part-2 6976b8257396c6aa986b8696 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e4-steve-desouza-part-2 full 2 4 THE BLURB: In this episode, Steve DeSouza tells more war stories from the show biz trenches - and makes a very convincing argument that Die Hard is, in fact, a better Christmas Movie than White Christmas.



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]]> THE BLURB: In this episode, Steve DeSouza tells more war stories from the show biz trenches - and makes a very convincing argument that Die Hard is, in fact, a better Christmas Movie than White Christmas.



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]]> S2E3 Die Hard With A Vengance S2E3 Die Hard With A Vengance Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT 1:08:19 6976b51d1f18d4661c32fa65 true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e3-die-hard-with-a-vengance 6976b51d1f18d4661c32fa65 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e3-die-hard-with-a-vengance Steve DeSouza, Part 1 full 2 3 THE BLURB: Steve DeSouza isn't just a good screenwriter, he's a great one. He's written some iconic action movies including the Die Hard movies, Commando, Ricochet and Hudson Hawk among many others.


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]]> THE BLURB: Steve DeSouza isn't just a good screenwriter, he's a great one. He's written some iconic action movies including the Die Hard movies, Commando, Ricochet and Hudson Hawk among many others.


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]]> S2E2 Casting About S2E2 Casting About Tue, 30 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT 48:11 6976b2b26e90c2a55d531307 false https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e2-casting-about 6976b2b26e90c2a55d531307 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e2-casting-about full 2 2 THE BLURB: Casting director VICTORIA BURROWS cast most of the episodes of Crypt that Gil and I produced. Casting will have a huge impact on whether or not a movie/TV show/play succeeds as intended. That makes the work of any casting director essential. With Vic, the challenge was even more challenging. She was tasked with getting movie stars to appear on a TV series back in a time when movie stars simply didn't do that. And yet, as you'll hear - they did!



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]]> THE BLURB: Casting director VICTORIA BURROWS cast most of the episodes of Crypt that Gil and I produced. Casting will have a huge impact on whether or not a movie/TV show/play succeeds as intended. That makes the work of any casting director essential. With Vic, the challenge was even more challenging. She was tasked with getting movie stars to appear on a TV series back in a time when movie stars simply didn't do that. And yet, as you'll hear - they did!



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]]> S2E1 How To Make A Crypt Keeper S2E1 How To Make A Crypt Keeper Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT 1:16:02 6976ae98925283069947934b true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/s2e1-how-to-make-a-crypt-keeper 6976ae98925283069947934b 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s2e1-how-to-make-a-crypt-keeper full 2 1 THE BLURB: World famous horror icons don't just fall from the sky fully formed. The Crypt Keeper epitomizes that. In this first ever conversation between the four co-creators (makeup special effects master KEVIN YAGHER, actor JOHN KASSIR, writer/producer A L KATZ and writer/producer/director GIL ADLER) of The Crypt Keeper, you'll hear how this iconic character evolved.



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]]> THE BLURB: World famous horror icons don't just fall from the sky fully formed. The Crypt Keeper epitomizes that. In this first ever conversation between the four co-creators (makeup special effects master KEVIN YAGHER, actor JOHN KASSIR, writer/producer A L KATZ and writer/producer/director GIL ADLER) of The Crypt Keeper, you'll hear how this iconic character evolved.



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]]> S1E6 The Cutting Room Floor S1E6 The Cutting Room Floor Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:00:00 GMT 59:13 67ce0c00baaeff02dc75b08a true https://shows.acast.com/the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast/episodes/the-cutting-room-floor 67ce0c00baaeff02dc75b08a 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc the-cutting-room-floor The Making Of Bordello Of Blood Saga full 1 6 THE BLURB: You've heard the Frankenstein's monster story, now stick around for a look at all the spare body parts that didn't make the cut (as it were). There's even MORE to the Bordello Of Blood saga!


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The Cutting Room Floor is legendary in Hollywood. Whole careers have happened there. In fact, there's a whole weird history in Hollywood of scenes and actors who famously never made "the cut". Kevin Costner, for instance, was entirely cut out of "The Big Chill".


Video and DVD's changed everything. One could rent or buy the studio's cut or "The Director's Cut". Finally, the director could put out the extended movie they envisioned with all the scenes the studio cut out. Often that was great. Sometimes though you saw the studio's wisdom.


Film v Video

Back then, we shot on film, cut on digital then transferred back to film for the release. Digital editing began in 1985 when Quantel produced its limited "Harry" compositor. Things got rolling two years later (1987) when Avid released its Avid/1 Media Composer. Cutting on video was revolutionary of course. You could see dissolves and freeze frames in real time. Before, you'd see dissolves laid out in yellow grease paint drawn across the literal film.

Filming the movie gets all the attention. But, it won't be until we deliver all the filmed footage to the editing suite - and the editor performs their magic - that it will become "a movie". Or a TV show.


And it can blow your mind what exactly can happen in an editing suite. There's a story in this episode about executive producer Bob Zemeckis cobbling together a scene we never shot. He took scraps from the cutting room floor to imply a lesbian sexual encounter between Angie's character and Erika's. One pickup shot was all it took to marry it all together in the audience's head.


That simple cross (filmed using two extras instead of the actors) ties it together perfectly. It really is like seeing how magic tricks work. And at the hands of a magician - our boss Bob Zemeckis.


In a sense, this episode really is a monster made up of spare parts - rescued from the cutting room floor But, don't be afraid! It won't hurt you. Much..



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]]> THE BLURB: You've heard the Frankenstein's monster story, now stick around for a look at all the spare body parts that didn't make the cut (as it were). There's even MORE to the Bordello Of Blood saga!


SHOW NOTES

The Cutting Room Floor is legendary in Hollywood. Whole careers have happened there. In fact, there's a whole weird history in Hollywood of scenes and actors who famously never made "the cut". Kevin Costner, for instance, was entirely cut out of "The Big Chill".


Video and DVD's changed everything. One could rent or buy the studio's cut or "The Director's Cut". Finally, the director could put out the extended movie they envisioned with all the scenes the studio cut out. Often that was great. Sometimes though you saw the studio's wisdom.


Film v Video

Back then, we shot on film, cut on digital then transferred back to film for the release. Digital editing began in 1985 when Quantel produced its limited "Harry" compositor. Things got rolling two years later (1987) when Avid released its Avid/1 Media Composer. Cutting on video was revolutionary of course. You could see dissolves and freeze frames in real time. Before, you'd see dissolves laid out in yellow grease paint drawn across the literal film.

Filming the movie gets all the attention. But, it won't be until we deliver all the filmed footage to the editing suite - and the editor performs their magic - that it will become "a movie". Or a TV show.


And it can blow your mind what exactly can happen in an editing suite. There's a story in this episode about executive producer Bob Zemeckis cobbling together a scene we never shot. He took scraps from the cutting room floor to imply a lesbian sexual encounter between Angie's character and Erika's. One pickup shot was all it took to marry it all together in the audience's head.


That simple cross (filmed using two extras instead of the actors) ties it together perfectly. It really is like seeing how magic tricks work. And at the hands of a magician - our boss Bob Zemeckis.


In a sense, this episode really is a monster made up of spare parts - rescued from the cutting room floor But, don't be afraid! It won't hurt you. Much..



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]]> S1E5 Endings Are Never Pretty S1E5 Endings Are Never Pretty Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:00:44 GMT 58:59 https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/podcasts/39385/episodes/episode-5-endings-are-never-pretty true https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/episodes/episode-5-endings-are-never-pretty 6263383070a5ad001402770f 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s1e5-endings-are-never-pretty The Making of Bordello Of Blood Saga full 1 5 really important. It was pretty much a given that a production as tortured, challenged and just plain stupid as Bordello's would stumble to its conclusion (which is exactly what it did). We headed back to LA with an unfinished movie and a future that had gone from certain to fraught.

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]]> really important. It was pretty much a given that a production as tortured, challenged and just plain stupid as Bordello's would stumble to its conclusion (which is exactly what it did). We headed back to LA with an unfinished movie and a future that had gone from certain to fraught.

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]]> S1E3 Special Effects S1E3 Special Effects Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:00:44 GMT 33:03 https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/podcasts/39385/episodes/episode-4-special-effects true https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/episodes/episode-4-special-effects 6263383070a5ad0014027710 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s1e3-special-effects The Making Of Bordello Of Blood Saga full 1 4 THE BLURB: Nothing is more important to a horror movie than its makeup special effects. Ironically, we live and die by the quality, the craftsmanship, the authenticity and the sheer OMG-ness of how well we re-create the illusion of gore. We should have been able to pull off Bordello's special effects in our sleep. Instead, we made more idiotic choices that challenged our inexperienced crew and guaranteed more chaos.



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]]> THE BLURB: Nothing is more important to a horror movie than its makeup special effects. Ironically, we live and die by the quality, the craftsmanship, the authenticity and the sheer OMG-ness of how well we re-create the illusion of gore. We should have been able to pull off Bordello's special effects in our sleep. Instead, we made more idiotic choices that challenged our inexperienced crew and guaranteed more chaos.



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]]> S1E3 Welcome To Vancouver/Yankee Go Home! S1E3 Welcome To Vancouver/Yankee Go Home! Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:46:02 GMT 47:40 https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/podcasts/39385/episodes/episode-3-welcome-to-vancouveryankee-go-home true https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/episodes/episode-3-welcome-to-vancouveryankee-go-home 6263383070a5ad0014027711 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s1e3-welcome-to-vancouveryankee-go-home The Making Of Bordello Of Blood Saga full 1 3 THE BLURB: There's something inherently hopeful about starting a feature film or TV show. A team of strangers comes together to make something they all believe in. And then there's "Bordello Of Blood". Where a team of strangers got together - and simply got "strange


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]]> THE BLURB: There's something inherently hopeful about starting a feature film or TV show. A team of strangers comes together to make something they all believe in. And then there's "Bordello Of Blood". Where a team of strangers got together - and simply got "strange


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]]> S1E2 How Not To CAST A Movie S1E2 How Not To CAST A Movie Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:05:09 GMT 26:05 https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/podcasts/39385/episodes/episode-2-how-not-to-cast-a-movie true https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/episodes/episode-2-how-not-to-cast-a-movie 6263383070a5ad0014027712 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s1e2-how-not-to-cast-a-movie The Making Of Bordello Of Blood Saga full 1 2 THE BLURB: Casting, it’s been said, is ninety percent of any director’s work. Get the casting right and life is easy. Get it wrong though and even “Citizen Kane” can turn into “Plan 9 From Outer Space”. In this episode, we experience both casting highs and casting.


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]]> THE BLURB: Casting, it’s been said, is ninety percent of any director’s work. Get the casting right and life is easy. Get it wrong though and even “Citizen Kane” can turn into “Plan 9 From Outer Space”. In this episode, we experience both casting highs and casting.


SHOW NOTES:

 


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]]> S1E1 Fade In S1E1 Fade In Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:24:08 GMT 35:39 https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/podcasts/39385/episodes/episode-1-fade-in true https://the-how-not-to-make-a-movie-podcast.castos.com/episodes/episode-1-fade-in 6263383070a5ad0014027713 6263382ab9e5570014c826dc s1e1-fade-in The Making of Bordello Of Blood Saga full 1 1 THE BLURB: What happens when you make a movie that literally nobody making it wants to make? From the audience's POV, you get a mediocre horror movie from a world class horror franchise (Tales From The Crypt). From the creator's POV however you get complete and total catastrophe. How the creative team behind Crypt went from catering to their craft to surrendering to corporate cynicism. It's a deeply personal, intensely honest peek behind the scenes at Hollywood movie-making; in fact, that honesty caused Entertainment Weekly to call Season 1 of The How Not To Make A Movie Podcast "the best movie podcast of 2022". In episode one, you'll meet Alan Katz, Gil Adler and much of the creative team that made HBO's "Tales From The Crypt" iconic. You'll experience the incredible highs of Hollywood success, but also one of those moments where corporate cynicism overwhelms creative integrity. What do you do when a passion project becomes a sell out - and walking away would mean the end of the career you just started?


SHOW NOTES:

The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast started as a story podcast - about (as its season on subtitle said) "the making of Bordello Of Blood". I had no battle plan - or plan to do a podcast beyond telling the Bordello story.


But, as most every podcaster will tell you, this medium is both addictive and deeply satisfying creatively. I didn't want to stop telling stories - and there were soooooo many show biz stories yet to tell that didn't make the cut into season one.


So, throwing lots of guests into the mix - with lots of Gil into the mix as well - I made three additional seasons. Some of those episodes have been brought forward here. What started with this podcast - with this very episode, in fact - mushroom clouded into (now) ten different podcasts covering a host of topics. It all started here with the telling of this deeply personal story told with total honesty.


How NOT to make a horror movie for sure. In fact, how NEVER to make a movie..


If you enjoy this podcast, check out some of our others! You can find them (and link to or listen to them) at www.costardandtouchstone.com.

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]]> THE BLURB: What happens when you make a movie that literally nobody making it wants to make? From the audience's POV, you get a mediocre horror movie from a world class horror franchise (Tales From The Crypt). From the creator's POV however you get complete and total catastrophe. How the creative team behind Crypt went from catering to their craft to surrendering to corporate cynicism. It's a deeply personal, intensely honest peek behind the scenes at Hollywood movie-making; in fact, that honesty caused Entertainment Weekly to call Season 1 of The How Not To Make A Movie Podcast "the best movie podcast of 2022". In episode one, you'll meet Alan Katz, Gil Adler and much of the creative team that made HBO's "Tales From The Crypt" iconic. You'll experience the incredible highs of Hollywood success, but also one of those moments where corporate cynicism overwhelms creative integrity. What do you do when a passion project becomes a sell out - and walking away would mean the end of the career you just started?


SHOW NOTES:

The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast started as a story podcast - about (as its season on subtitle said) "the making of Bordello Of Blood". I had no battle plan - or plan to do a podcast beyond telling the Bordello story.


But, as most every podcaster will tell you, this medium is both addictive and deeply satisfying creatively. I didn't want to stop telling stories - and there were soooooo many show biz stories yet to tell that didn't make the cut into season one.


So, throwing lots of guests into the mix - with lots of Gil into the mix as well - I made three additional seasons. Some of those episodes have been brought forward here. What started with this podcast - with this very episode, in fact - mushroom clouded into (now) ten different podcasts covering a host of topics. It all started here with the telling of this deeply personal story told with total honesty.


How NOT to make a horror movie for sure. In fact, how NEVER to make a movie..


If you enjoy this podcast, check out some of our others! You can find them (and link to or listen to them) at www.costardandtouchstone.com.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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