Pop Culture Tonight with Patrick Phillips

Chris Saint moved to Hollywood in 2007 to restart his piercing career. He splits his time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and is always trying to reach new heights through his work. One of the most straight-laced of the bunch, he is professional with his clients and takes great pride in his work. An expert in his field, Chris focuses on precision, creativity and presentation.

Canadian composer Christophe Beck scored the second season of WB Network’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer“ and received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for his score to the “Buffy” episode, “Becoming, Part 1.” More recently, he scored the Oscar and Grammy-winning animated film Frozen, and both of Marvel’s Ant-Man films.

We’re celebrating July 4th with Boston Pops Conductor, Keith Lockhart as they prepare for THE BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR! Author, and Expert Jon Stebbins talks about his book “The Beach Boys FAQ“, fireworks safety tips from Dr. Eugene Izsak, and Amber Sager from Offers.com explores the hottest trends in this weekend’s shopping culture!

Go inside SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE with Author (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: FAQ) and expert, Stephen Tropiano! What goes on behind the scenes of everyone’s favorite sketch comedy show? We’ll find out!

President, co-founder and composer of Immediate Music: Yoav Goren is also here as we go “Behind the Score” of HOLLYWOOD TRAILER music!

Everyone’s favorite narrator, Brooks Moore (How It’s Made) stops by to talk about his career, and how the show itself… Is made!

Brooks T. Moore’s distinctive voice ranges from warm and friendly to serious and convincing.  A strong announcer and narrator, his voice is regularly featured on Discovery and National Geographic channel documentaries.

Glee Composer James S. Levine is also here as we go BEHIND THE SCORE of the popular series!

Dominique Schilling‘s films have screened in festivals all over the world, receiving best film, best documentary, and best director nominations. She also directs international commercials and music videos. Dominique Schilling’s latest work is the feature film A Reason (2014) which she wrote and directed. She is co-owner of ‘Risberg Schilling Productions’, a production company which she runs with her business partner Caroline Risberg. Her father is record producer Dieter Dierks (Scorpions, Twisted Sister), her half-siblings are Michael Dierks and Michaela Dierks.

In her post-“Happy Days” years, Marion Ross reinvigorated her career on the stage. As a result, she earned renewed acclaim and respect for her roles in “Arsenic and Old Lace” (which brought her back to Broadway), “Steel Magnolias”, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”, “The Glass Menagerie”, “Pippin” and “Barefoot in the Park”, among others. She also toured with her one-woman show as poet Edna St. Vincent Millay entitled “A Lovely Light”. On TV, Marion found recurring flinty-like roles on Touched by an Angel (1994) (a fifth Emmy nomination), That ’70s Show (1998), The Drew Carey Show (1995), Gilmore Girls (2000) and Brothers & Sisters (2006) and also provided a voice in the cartoon “Spongebob Squarepants” as Spongebob’s grandmother.

John Ottman holds dual distinctions as a leading film composer and an award winning film editor. Ottman has often completed both monumental tasks on the same films. Such remarkable double duties have included The Usual Suspects, X-Men 2, Superman Returns, Valkyrie, Jack the Giant Killer and X-Men: Days of Future Past in which he also scored.

This hybrid performance takes the audience on a thrill ride of Acrobatic Feats and Live Music – following several SOULS as they journey “From Darkness Into The Light” led by the high powered vocals of a SHAMAN – Shakers front-woman Jodie Schell.

This turbulent production completely surrounds the audience, with aerial daredevils dazzling directly overhead on silks, hammocks, straps and hoop, while one of LA’s hardest rocking bands tears through their songs mere inches from the crowd.

Composer Stephen Endelman discusses his score for Rob the Mob!

BACK IN TIME with “Back to the Future” Expert & Author Rich Handley! Rich takes us inside the popular franchise, as we explore the unforgettable film and a case of the film being in the right place at the right ‘time’.

“A Perfect Storm of Brilliance!” A Matter of Time: The Back to the Future Lexicon brings fans the entire franchise: every character, place and object ever featured in the BTTF mythos, from not only the films, but also the screenplays, cartoons, novels, video games, card game, amusement-park ride, music videos and more.

Television and Film Composer Tyler Traband chats about writing music for commercial television, getting a musical message across in just a few seconds, quality of work and his score to a new IMAX film, “Chasing Ghost Particle: From the South Pole to the Edge of the Universe”.

El Rey Network is taking viewers on a wild ride with the supernatural crime saga, “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.” Created and executive produced by cable network Founder and Chairman, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, and based on the cult classic film of the same name, the 10-episode, hour-long series is El Rey Network’s first scripted original.

Rodriguez, who directed multiple episodes, including the premiere, enlisted award-winning filmmaker Eduardo Sánchez (“The Blair Witch Project”) to direct the third episode of the series titled “Mistress” I caught up with the talented filmmaker for some insight into his direction on the hit television series.

Actress Madison Davenport also stops by to discuss he role in the series and starring role in the Epic film NOAH.

Junkie XL stops by to chat about his scores to 300: Rise of an Empire and Divergent and more!

Author Scott Von Doviak joins me to chat about horror writer Stephen King. Composer Peter McConnell is also here to discuss his scores to recent video games Broken Age, and Sly Cooper!

Stephen King Films FAQ is the most comprehensive overview of this body of work to date, encompassing well-known hits as well as forgotten obscurities, critical darlings and reviled flops, films that influenced King as well as those that have followed in his footsteps, upcoming and unmade projects, and selected works in other media (including comic books, radio dramas, and the infamous Carrie musical).

Author Scott Von Doviak provides background information, analysis, and trivia regarding the various films and television productions, including “Bloodlines” sections on related works and “Deep Cuts” sections collecting additional odd facts and ephemera. All you ever wanted to know about the king of horror onscreen can be found here.

Charles Krimstock, inventor of The World’s First Wearable Communicator With Voice Command “Speak, Listen, and Access Your Smartphone Handsfree” also joins me!

Peter McConnell has composed award-winning scores in the Interactive Entertainment Industry for nearly two decades. His credits include Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Broken Age, the Sly Cooper Series, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, The Sims, Indiana Jones, Grim Fandango and Monkey Island. Peter is fluent in classic film-scoring styles ranging from the whimsical to the epic. His influences include Bernard Herrmann, Raymond Scott, Carl Stalling, Duke Ellington, Lalo Schifrin, and Danny Elfman.

Director Jim Wilson & Cast (Christian Kane, Todd Lowe, Madelyn Deutch) join Patrick for an in-depth look at bringing the real-life story to the big screen!

Featuring original broadcast (on location in Austin, TX) audio, and find below 5 EXCLUSIVE never aired clips! About 50 to 1: A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their crooked-footed racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby.

Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys face a series of mishaps on their way to Churchill Downs, becoming the ultimate underdogs in a final showdown with the world’s racing elite.

TAKE A LISTEN TO THESE “EXTRAS” from the cast of 50 to 1 that are un-edited and un-aired below (Due to airtime length)

Rapper/Pop Singer Songwriter LANCIFER joins me to chat about his tour, love of sweets, and the struggle to be the talented musician he is today!

Talented video game composer Winifred Phillips stops by to discuss her new book “A Composer’s Guide to Game Music“ and more!