Because We Love Making Movies

Today we have two very special guests. 

Michael Sarnoski, a writer/Director whose debut film is none other than PIG — starring Nicolas Cage playing a culinary Buddha in a beautifully restrained performance alongside a frenetically ambitious Alex Wolff—it’s co-written by Vanessa Block and I think it’s the first in a sub-genre I like to call Chef-Noir. 

My other guest is PIG's editor Brett Bachman (who also edited MANDY & THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE). He’s seen more sides of Nicolas Cage than most of us can comprehend. 

This is a great conversation that lets you in on the key collaboration between director and editor, and in this case, the result was a fantastic film.

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Today I talk with legendary Music Editor, Suzana Peric. 

She’s worked on some of my favorite films with some of my favorite directors and composers! 

She talks about her amazing life, and how she found her way into the arts. 

We talk about her lifelong relationship with the incomparable Jonathan Demme, working with Ennio Morricone in Rome, and how she still has an insatiable passion for music and films and life itself. 

It’s a beautiful conversation with a truly beautiful artist and woman. 

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Very excited about today’s episode, because it’s with one of the most talented and inventive Costume Designers working today: Malgosia Turzanska

She helped re-imagine the world of Arthurian legend with her incredible work on David Lowery’s THE GREEN KNIGHT (which is what we mostly discuss). She also worked on STRANGER THINGS, AINT THEM BODIES SAINTS, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE, and HELL OR HIGH WATER.

And since I spoke to her, she designed the alternate universes of Ti West’s X and PEARL.

This is a really emotional talk where Malgosia talks about her Polish roots, being mentored by Agnieszka Holland, and what her life in the arts has been like.

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This episode is truly special, because I was lucky enough to speak to one of the industry’s up and coming stars,

Charlese Antoinette Jones.

If there is a new wave of talent helping to re-shape films and filmmaking, Charlese is at its peak.

She designed one of my very favorite films…the Oscar-Nominated JUDAS & THE BLACK MESSIAH (which is what we mostly discuss in this episode) but in the meantime, she also designed WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY, Sundance darling NANNY, and one of the most talked about films this year, Ben Affleck’s AIR.

We talk about her process, where fashion and film meet, and how against all odds, Charlese rose from humble beginnings to become one of the top artists in her field.

And hopefully she’ll come back to talk about AIR! 

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Today, I’m sitting down with Wayne Pashley, the Oscar-Nominated Sound Editor & Sound Designer best known for Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS. We talk about the immense technical undertaking of re-creating Elvis’s iconic music and voice, and why this ELVIS wasn’t a biopic, but an opera.

He’s had a legendary career with Director Baz Luhrmann, but he also created the sonic chaos of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD.

Wayne tells us how he got his start in the business, about being a part of the Australian New Wave of Movies, and what it means to create sonic glue! 

This is a great talk with a fabulous artist, so please listen, share, and enjoy. 

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Today we’re talking to Liz Toonkel.

She’s a production designer who helped create what I think is an truly profound film…it’s A24’s Marcell the Shell with Shoes On.

When I saw this film, my heart exploded. We discuss this incredible handmade film, and all the artists behind it. So if you’re a fan you’re going to love it.

We talk about the power of cinema, finding your way as an artist, and why the best films are made by families of artists and how that love shows up on the screen.

It’s an amazing talk so please listen, share, and enjoy!

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New Podcast Episode!

There are a few filmmakers for me, when they make a new movie, it’s an event. 

Spielberg…Scorsese…Tarantino…PTA...Guillermo Del Toro...And now Jordan Peele. 

He’s made three films and each one of them are beautiful personal mystery boxes. His latest film NOPE might be my favorite of his so far, and today we’re talking with two of his most important collaborators. 

The very talented film editor Nicholas Monsour (who’s been with Jordan since Key & Peele).

And the legendary Sound Designer Johnnie Burn, who is best known for his work on the sci-fi masterpiece UNDER THE SKIN.

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Today we’re talking to two very exciting filmmakers — the writer/director(Zach Cregger) & the cinematographer(Zach Kuperstein) of the wildly inventive horror film, BARBARIAN.

I grew up on horror movies, it’s the reason I wanted to make movies…movies like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Evil Dead 2…movies that are perfect because of how terrifying they are, but also how original they are — and BARBARIAN sits in the same class as those films. It’s scary, it’s disturbing, it’s surprising and in its own beautiful batshit way, it’s hysterical…so without further adieu, the real landlords of 476 Barbary Lane — Zach Cregger & Zach Kuperstein.

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Today we welcome back one of my favorite guests, Film Editor BRETT BACHMAN. Last time he was on we spoke about his entire career including MANDY & PIG! But today is a special Halloween episode, and I wanted to do a deep dive into a film he edited…called THE VIGIL. It’s a masterful folk-horror tale — written & directed by Keith Thomas , photographed by Zach Kuperstein with amazing performances by Dave Davis & the late, great Lynn Cohen. 

It’s a wonderfully unique movie and if you love horror movies like I do, please go check it out.

We talk about how Brett approached cutting scenes in Yiddish when he didn’t speak it, how he worked with Keith Thomas to build tension and dread, and how horror should always be about people and emotions if it’s going to work.

It’s a great conversation about the joys and pains of making a film and how every single movie is a custom job and a life experience unto itself. Dig it!

RECOMMENDED VIEWING: The Vigil, Jaws, Don’t Look Now, The Exorcist, Rosemary’s Baby, and oh, the movie that pulled Brett kicking and screaming into the genre: Drag me to Hell.

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Today we welcome back the legendary ERIC ROTH. An Oscar-Winning Screenwriter & Producer. 

We talk about how he writes, and blends craft with pure inspiration. He talks about working with Robert Redford. We re-visit MUNICH & THE GOOD SHEPARD. He talks about being re-written, and his unique creative partnership with Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga on A STAR IS BORN. And last but not least, we talk about writing the new DUNE film which he thinks just might be something very special.

It’s a wonderful conversation with one of the very best working in Hollywood today, whose generous not only with his talent, but his spirit. Dig it!

RECOMMENDED VIEWING: The Horse Whisperer, Munich, The Good Shepard, A Star is Born (2018), and DUNE (See it in IMAX on 10.22.21)

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