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Chris Mulkey (actor) is a long time Hollywood actor with a careers spanning almost 40 years. Chris started on stage with the Children Theater Company and U of  Minnesota. He then  produced two award winning indie films and moved to Hollywood. He was hired by Universal Studios "Land of 1000 Faces" to do their monster show. Chris hosted the show and Frankenstein make ups. He left there after three years and concentrated on acting. Chris' credits range from "Rambo First Blood" to this summer's hit, "The Purge" And SunDance winner, "Patti Rocks".His television credits go from "Broken Trail" to "Baratta", "24", Twin Peaks, Charlie's Angels, to "Boardwalk Empire". And the new Tom Hanks release, "Capt. Philips". Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com

Art HIndle, Actor, Director, Host, Narrator has been involved in iconic productions in the U S and Canada. He is best remembered as the star of the Award-winning TV series E.N.G. but he has made his mark in movies with the blockbuster hit Porky’s, 3 classic movies David Cronenberg’s The Brood, Black Christmas, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and in Canada’s first million dollar movie Faceoff. He grew up in Toronto’s and didn’t catch the acting bug until he was in his 20’s whene left a successful stockbroking career to try acting. By 1971 talent and good looks landed him a lead in Faceoff. This hockey romance made Art a star and American offers poured in. Two more movies followed, one, Black Christmas became a Classic. By this time Art, a father of 4, moved to L. A, The move paid off and for the next 30 years he worked on dozens of movies, series and mini-series including Dallas and Beverly Hills 90210. He returned to Canada in the 90’s to be the lead in E.N.G for 5 years, winning Best Actor. He started directing at this time too. A few years later he followed that up with the award-winning series Paradise Falls, both starring and directing. In 2004, Art married his home-town sweetheart and moved back to Canada. They settled in horse country outside Toronto and Art picks and choses where and when he wants to work, happy to hang out in the country, attend to the grandchildren or play golf. One thing that has kept his interest in is his advocacy for the arts. He is Vice President of ACTRA Toronto and spends as much time as his family will allow lobbying Provincial and Federal Governments for precious tax credits for the Film and TV Industry. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

Joseph Pepitone, director, producer,  is a two-time New York Emmy Award winning writer. He has worked in television for the past 17 years and has written four films with his brother Billy.  The first film, “Stuck in the Middle” which Joe co-directed won three awards at the Downbeach Film Festival in Atlantic City including Best Comedy Feature. The film received a distribution deal from R-Squared Films. Joseph and Billy then segued into horror films, writing “The Meat Puppet” and “Gravedigger.” Both won several awards and are currently in negotiations with distribution companies. They returned to their comedy roots with “The Jersey Devil” which recently finished shooting and is currently in post-production. Joseph directed the film, which stars Chris Mulkey (“Captain Phillips” “Boardwalk Empire”), David Chokachi (“Baywatch”) and Jack Mulcahy (“Porky’s” Brothers McMullen”). It was filmed in Jersey City, New Jersey in City Hall and at the legendary Loews Landmark Theater. The movie reunites several actors from “Stuck in the Middle” including Keith Collins, Stephen Fontana and Penelope Lagos. Joseph has written several episodes for the new series “The Beauty of Decay” which begins shooting in June. (beautyofdecay.org). The brothers are also working on their next film project, “The Phoenix” which has been several years in the making and their first venture into action/drama. Joseph resides in New Jersey where all of his films have been shot. He is married to Christine and together they have two children. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

Greydon Clark, director, producer, writer, author, actor. During four decades, Greydon Clark worked in front of and behind the camera, bringing some of the most memorable movies to life. From the sexy pep squad of Satan's Cheerleaders to the dirty dancing of The Forbidden Dance, Clark excelled at exploitation and helmed twenty diverse films such as Without Warning, Joysticks, Wacko and Black Shampoo. "On the Cheap" is a valuable tool for anyone interested in films or becoming a filmmaker. Greydon tells the story of his days on the fringes of Hollywood, struggling to make films in one of the most cut-throat businesses around. Reading his autobiography is like sitting down with a face-to-face discussion of the low budget film industry. His movies boast Oscar winners - Martin Landau, George Kennedy, Jack Palance and stars who were at the beginning of their careers - Andrew Dice Clay, David Caruso, Julia Duffy, Laura Harring, etc. Greydon breaks down each of his films into easily understood categories - screenplay, financing, preproduction, production, postproduction and distribution allowing the reader a true behind the scenes look at low budget filmmaking. Clark also appeared in  Hell's Bloody Devils and Dracula vs Frankenstein He has directed low-budget and straight-to-video movies for 20 years. Some of these are Tom, Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleaders, Without Warning, Wacko, Joysticks, Univited, and Skinheads. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

Paul Caplan-Bennett, Talent Manager, started his career at The Roundabout Theatre in NYC. In L A  he co-founded the highly acclaimed New Artef Players. He then became Chief Financial Officer for Dupree Dance Academy. In Florida he served as Producing/Managing Director of The Hippodrome State Theatre. NY called and he went back to open East Coast Arts, performing arts center in New Rochelle. He's acted, directed and produced. He returned to L A to use his talents in film & TV. He became Director of Promotions/Corporate Relations for Comic Relief. During his 6 ½ years there he created corporate promotions and produced special events raising millions of dollars for Healthcare for the Homeless. He worked with, discovered and developed up-and-coming comics to be part of Comic Relief. In 1995 he formed his own talent management/production company; PB Management. His clients have appeared in numerous TV shows and films. He has a first look deal with HBO Original Programming and a consulting agreement STARZ. He is involved in developing many projects under consideration by networks, studios and production companies. He's been listed in “Who’s Who in the West.” He has received commendations from the Governor of Florida, The Mayor of L A and numerous non-profit organizations for outstanding work in helping charitable causes. Paul was elected President of The Talent Managers Association in 1999 and served in that capacity till 2001. He was the President Emeritus of The Talent Managers Association from 2003-2007 and is a two time recipient of the prestigious Seymour Heller Manager of the Year Award. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com