Podcast - Picture Lock

Happy Friday my people! This week I’m switching things up and letting you hear my reviews of John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum and See You Yesterday as heard on Let’s Talk Live this past Wednesday. Always fun giving my weekly thoughts on what’s out in theaters or streaming into your home with Julie Wright and Kidd O’Shea. So you’ll hear that at the top here. I also saw A Dog’s Journey and I have my two favorite critics give their thoughts on the film. I also have Catherine Dudley-Rose, writer/producer/director of Parallel Chords on to talk about her film. Plus, I have your answers to the question of the week from a couple of weeks ago since we took a week off last week! Tons to cover, but a fun listen!

Check out Parallel Chords here: https://www.facebook.com/parallelchordsfilm

Watch See You Yesterday and listen to my interview w/ director Stefon Bristol: http://picturelockshow.com/podcast/2019/4/24/seeyouyesterday

In Theaters/Streaming This Week reviews:

Let’s Talk Live what to watch this weekend review: https://wjla.com/news/lets-talk/the-summer-movie-watchlist

A Dog’s Journey Review: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/5/17/a-dogs-journey-review-the-forrest-gump-of-dog-movies

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Happy Friday folks! Last weekend Avengers: Endgame hit theaters and I knew it would be awesome to talk about it with fellow film critics and film lovers The Epic Film Guys! So today I have a crossover episode that’s a whole lot longer than regular Picture Lock episodes, but true fans of the film will love it. The Epic Film Guys have their third annual Live Stream for the Cure coming up this month, so we’ll talk about that first and then get into Endgame. I gotta give a special shoutout to Nick Haskins who did most of the heavy lifting in editing this show! Now I keep the show pretty clean for radio and the podcast, but w/ this cross over I’ve edited the language for the radio edit but the podcast is so long I let it ride after the radio version. Fair warning. Plus, I have your answers to last week’s question of the week! 

Check out the Epic Film Guys here: http://www.epicfilmguys.com/

In Theaters/Streaming This Week reviews:

Let’s Talk Live what to watch this weekend review: https://wjla.com/news/lets-talk/kevin-sampson-tells-us-movies-we-should-watch-this-weekend

The Intruder review: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/4/30/the-intruder-stellar-suspense-dumb-decisions

UglyDolls review: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/5/3/uglydolls-review-bless-its-ugly-wittle-heart

Picture Lock Links:

Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

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Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a [email protected] to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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Happy Friday my peoples! Today I’m talking with Stefon Bristol, the director/co-writer of See You Yesterday. The film made the rounds as a short film and has now been turned into a feature that will play at the Tribeca Film Festival next week to sold out crowds and debut May 17th on Netflix. I have stalked the progress of this film with great pride as the film played during the first DC Black Film Festival and I’ve watched Stefon grind it out. So while you can’t get tickets for Tribeca, let’s support him May 17th for sure! It’s been a minute since I’ve had a trailer reaction, but with Gemini Man dropping this week I figured this would be a good time to do it. Plus, I have your answers to last week’s question of the week! 

See See You Yesterday here: https://www.netflix.com/title/80216758

In Theaters/Streaming This Week reviews:

Avengers: Endgame: https://wjla.com/news/lets-talk/avengers-end-game-bring-high-expectations

Picture Lock Links:

Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-sampsons-picture-lock/id639359584?mt=2

Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a [email protected] to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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Happy Friday folks! Today I’m talking with Ginger Gentile the director/producer of Erasing Family. It’s a documentary that takes a look at the effects of divorce on families. I also speak with writer/director/producer of the movie that starts where most Rom-Coms end, Toss It, Michele Remsen. Plus, I have your answers to last week’s question of the week! 

Check out Erasing Family here: https://erasingfamily.org/

See what happens after Happily Ever After in rom-coms here: https://www.twenty2films.com/tossit

In Theaters/Streaming This Week reviews:

Guava Island: http://picturelockshow.com/nowstreaming/2019/4/19/guava-island-a-love-letter-to-storytelling-amp-pushing-limits

Picture Lock Links:

Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-sampsons-picture-lock/id639359584?mt=2

Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a [email protected] to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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Happy Friday Folks! This weekend the DC Web Fest hits Washington, DC. I’m serving up some more of the officially selected entrants whose work you’ll be able to see this year. I have Latasha James, host of the Freelance Friday Podcast, Joey Fama, screenwriter of Townhouse of Doom, Crystal Correa producer/star of Crystal the Web Series, Darwyn Dave host of Dealing With My Grief podcast, and Kyle Getz, co-creator and co-host of the Gayish podcast. I’ve also got the answer to last week’s question of the week and you all had a lot to say.

Get DC Web Fest Info here: www.dcwebfest.org

Check out Latasha’s podcast here: https://www.ajourneyeast.com/podcast

Find out more about Joey here: https://www.joeyfamawriting.com

See Crystal star as Crystal here on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Z9KPIf

Listen to Darwyn’s podcast: http://www.dealingwithmygrief.com/

Check out Gayish here: http://gayishpodcast.com

In Theaters This Week reviews:

Missing Link: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/4/9/missing-link-review-somethings-missing-alright

Little: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/4/11/little-review

Picture Lock Links:

Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-sampsons-picture-lock/id639359584?mt=2

Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a [email protected] to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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Happy Friday fam! Today on the show I’m finally putting out my Fall Back Spring Forward Spring 2019 episode. I had Douglas Davidson of Elements of Madness join me to talk about our most and least anticipated films of the spring of this year. We recorded this March 13th, but I’ve had so many time sensitive interviews I haven’t been able to put it out. So some of our picks have already hit theaters but the majority have not. Did we pick some of your favorites? Agree or disagree with our list? Let me know on social! Sit back, relax, press play and enjoy!

Check out Douglas here: https://elementsofmadness.com/

In Theaters This Week reviews:

The Best of Enemies: http://picturelockshow.com/new-releases/2019/4/5/the-best-of-enemies-review-another-been-there-seen-that-blockbuster-on-race-relations

Picture Lock Links:

Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-sampsons-picture-lock/id639359584?mt=2

Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a [email protected] to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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Happy Monday folks! I’ve got another great After Show for you with Eric Pzena and Dani Hanks of Fake News Writer. We talk about using analytics to engage the right audience with your work, how to navigate the festival circuit for optimization, and more. Let me know what you think below or on social! Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode! Thanks for listening.

The after show is where I ask my guests two questions that cut straight to great takeaways for how to improve the PR and marketing for your production and they throw one at me. Definitely worth the time to listen #indiefilmmakers!

Check out Fake News Writer here: https://fakenewswriter.com/

Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kevin-sampsons-picture-lock/id639359584?mt=2

Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a [email protected] to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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Happy Friday my peoples! Filmmakers, be sure to get your films in to the DC Black Film Festival as the regular deadline period ends on Sunday. Visit dcbff.org for more information!

Today on the show I’m talking with Seth Gadsden, director of the Indie Grits Festival. The fest, now in its 13th year is going on now in my hometown of Columbia, SC and they have a lot of stuff cooking you’ll want to know about. I also talk with director and founder of DC Web Fest, Otessa Ghadar. The fest hits the nation’s capital April 12th and 13th so you have a little time to get ready, but over the next couple of weeks I’ll be releasing interviews with some of the officially selected entrants of the festival. So I also have writer/producer and director/producer of Fake News Writer, Eric Pzena and Dani Hanks; writer/director/producer of Guess I’m a Ghost web series, Christopher Sullivan, and co-creator/director of Shangri-LA web series, Drew Rosas, all on today’s podcast!

Finally, Us hit theaters and destroyed records this past weekend. You can find my breakdown of the film at Youtube.com/picturelockshow for an in depth look at some of the things you may have missed, but I’ve got your answers to the Picture Lock question of the week about the film from last week!

Get tix for Indie Grits here: http://indiegrits.org/

Find more info on DC Web Fest here: https://dcwebfest.org/

Binge Fake News Writer here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXWtXSxbkro3_KccLz2BfKg

Keep up w/ Guess I’m A Ghost here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/guess-i-m-a-ghost#/

Watch Shangri-LA here: http://www.shangri-lashow.com/

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Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

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Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a [email protected] to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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Happy Monday folks! I’ve got another great After Show for you with Patrick Shepherd. Typically, the after show is where I ask my guests two questions that cuts straight to great takeaways for how to improve the PR and marketing for your production and they throw one at me. However, since Patrick is more on the film festival side as you heard in Friday’s show, I decided to keep this conversation more focused on how filmmakers can get the most out of film festivals. He gave some great answers. Let me know what you think below or on social! Enjoy!

Check out CIFF here: https://www.clevelandfilm.org/

Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com

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Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a [email protected] to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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Happy Friday folks! Filmmakers be sure to get your films in to the DC Black Film Festival as we’re still in the regular call for entries period until the end of this month. I can tell you first hand that you’ll want to be a part of this year’s showcase and we’re cooking up some great stuff for you!

Today on the show I’m talking with Patrick Shepherd, the Associate Director of the Cleveland International Film Festival about what we can expect to see at this year’s festival. The fest takes place March 27th through April 7th and I have a feeling you’ll want to put it on your radar after this interview. I also talk with Sara Zandieh, writer/director of Simple Wedding. We talk about how her mixed heritage influences the films she makes and how it makes a universal impact for film viewers. Fun fact: I recorded with Sara and Patrick at least a month a part and her film will be playing at CIFF. So you’re getting a double preview!

Check out the Cleveland International Film Festival here: https://www.clevelandfilm.org/

See Sara’s work here: http://www.sarazandieh.com/

Picture Lock Links:

Take my PR For The Indie Filmmaker online course here: https://indiefilmpr.thinkific.com/

Get a partner as passionate as you in your film or film event's publicity: www.picturelockpr.com

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Be sure to visit www.picturelockshow.com for everything Picture Lock! Please give us a review on whatever platform you listen to this podcast on. Thanks so much for your continued support. Drop a line a picturelockshow[at]gmail.com to say hi and let us know what you think of the show.

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