Take a listen to Comscore's latest "Many Screens, Big Picture" podcast featuring Neil Turitz, writer, screenwriter, and journalist with an unapparelled passion for and knowledge of movies and pop culture. Listen in as Paul and Neil discuss their mutual love of movies, books, and box office plus enjoying martinis at Smoke House and a heated discussion about Neil’s and Paul’s differing views of director Christopher Nolan’s brilliance as a filmmaker. 

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Paul welcomes actor Matthew Jones back to the podcast. Listen in as they discuss a wide variety of topics including the implications of the WGA strike, the life of a working actor including the prep work, the on-set process and the willingness to embrace all aspects of the acting craft as well as anecdotes from the set of S.W.A.T., Yellowstone, Curb Your Enthusiasm and more!

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Take a listen to Comscore's latest "Many Screens, Big Picture" podcast featuring Marc Cohen, Paul's friend for many years as they discuss Marc's innovative marketing strategies at Warner Bros. & Disney, a very Lucky Charms moment, their bonding over the movie "Heat," breaking bread at Di Stefano's Ristorante in Westwood and their mutual admiration for "Mad Max: Fury Road" among other eclectic topics.

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Paul is joined in conversation by Josh Weiss, journalist for SYFY WIRE and published author, whose latest novel — “Sunset Empire” (set for release in March from Grand Central Publishing) — follows the continuing saga of LAPD detective Morris Baker, a Jewish Holocaust survivor who drowns his fractured memories of the unspeakable in schnapps and work. It is the follow-up to his debut novel, “Beat The Devils," an inventive, page-turning alternate history crime thriller set in a reality where the Red Scare never ended; praised by The New York Times Book Review for its "palpable emotional depth." Also, listen for a shoutout to Archie the Cavapoo!

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It’s not often that you get a chance to chat with living legends and Paul has found himself in conversation with the Oscar® winning maestro of movie sound Gary Rydstrom and cinema scholar Gianluca Sergi as they discuss their new book “The Endless End of Cinema,” early experiments with surround sound, the history of movie theaters, how you never can count out the big screen experience and much more.

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Paul Dergarabedian interviews Joe Garel, VP of Film for Cinépolis as they discuss all aspects of the industry and, with Joe's amazing movie business family history, love of movies and outside of the box thinking, there is a lot of insight and expertise that Joe brings to the table!

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Listen in as Brock and Paul discuss B&B Theatres illustrious family history, challenges their company faced during the dark days of the Pandemic, the importance of “leaving it in the board room” for the family dynamic, the film to look out for this Fall and the never-ending resilience and relevance of the movie theatre experience. 

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Paul chats with Rod "Tutti" Rinks about his new feature film "Made In Mexico" starring Lillo Brancato and Rod himself in this feature comedy film shot in just 6 days and a $20,000 budget!

The film tells the tale of a down-on-his luck father of three (Rinks) has Hollywood buzzing over his screenplay, it's a matter of time before all his dreams come true. However, his dreams are short lived when a pair of shady film makers con him out of the rights and he has no choice but to join forces with an unlikely partner, a drug lord (Brancato) who has plans of his own for this upcoming screenwriter - "Famous People want to be Wealthy and Wealthy People want to be Famous." But being rich is where it's really at.

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Paul and noted journalist Eric Francisco, the senior entertainment reporter at Inverse, discuss the importance of "Marvel's The Avengers" on the occasion of its 10th anniversary and the impact the film had on the box office, the trajectory of Marvel as a brand and the film's long-lasting impression on the notion of the movie franchise and what it means to Hollywood.

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This week host Paul Dergarabedian is again joined by Jim Orr, the President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution for Universal Pictures, a studio that has been at the forefront of film release innovation during the pandemic. Listen as Paul and Jim discuss the updated state of the industry many months after they last spoke on the podcast. Then stick around as Jim shares what he thinks the state of theatrical and streaming release strategies will look like in the latter part of 2021 and into 2022. 

This episode covers: 

• What has changed over the past Pandemic year regarding film releases? 
• How have Universal's bold release strategies paid off big for the studio and filmmakers? 
• Why does being a filmmaker-centric studio matter? 
• What made "F9" such a hit and how did the studio work with creatives to ensure its global success? 
• How has Universal's diverse slate of films been developed over the years? 
• What are the big hits that Universal promises to deliver in 2021 & 2022? 

ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

Jim Orr is President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution for Universal Pictures. Orr is responsible for the strategy and management of the studio’s North American theatrical film releases.

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