Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

Jane Espenson, writer producer. Her early work was primarily in comedy and included stints at Dinosaurs and Ellen.  She later moved to the hour-long format where she wrote episodes for shows including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, The O.C., Gilmore Girls, The Inside, Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, A Game of Thrones, Torchwood: Miracle Day, and co-created Syfy's Warehouse 13.  Science fiction and fantasy are well represented among these titles, cementing her reputation as a genre writer. She also co-wrote and executive-produced the Emmy-nominated Battlestar webisodes, The Face of the Enemy, and has written comic books, short stories and edited books of essays.  She is currently proud be Consulting Producer on ABC's upcoming Once Upon a Time, and has executive produced (along with co-writer Brad Bell and director Jeff Greenstein) her own web series called Husbands, a marriage equality comedy.Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com

Nadine Jolson, PR, and actor Joshua Fredric Smith, discuss branding yourself for success and working with PR and marketing to create a buzz about you and your project. This is critical information for filmmakers. Jolson Creative is a group of professionals with over twenty years of extensive experience in successful publicity campaigns and image marketing for Independent Films. This talented team of publicists, writers, and designers who specialize in PR campaign development, creation of marketing and press materials, high profile media placements, red carpet events and social networking. Nadine's clients have run the gamut from major companies to emerging businesses in the corporate, fashion and entertainment industries. Her vision was to bring a new creative spin to the world of marketing and public relations. From beginning to end, Jolson Creative provides each client with unparalleled service and creativity to get their independent film the great buzz that it deserves. touch.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

Rod Lurie wrote and directed the widely praised Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated political thriller “The Contender,” starring Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman and Christian Slater. The film was also honored by the Broadcast Film Critics with the first-ever Alan J. Pakula Award.  His latest film, “Straw Dogs,” is a remake of the 1971 classic, starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, and Alexander Skarsgard, and was released in September, 2011. Lurie’s other most recent projects include “Nothing But the Truth,” starring Kate Beckinsale, Alan Alda, and Matt Dillon, “Resurrecting the Champ,” which starred Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett, the ABC drama “Commander in Chief,” a show centered on the first female President of the United States starring Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland which he created and executive produced, the military prison thriller “The Last Castle,“ which starred Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo and co-star Brian Goodman, who was part of the cast of “Line of Fire,” the one-hour FBI drama that he Executive Produced for ABC. Lurie made his film writing and directing debut in 1998 with the dramatic short “Four Second Delay,” which won the Best Short Film award at the Atlanta Film Festival and the Crested Butte Reel Fest.  The film also won the Prix du Jury at the Festival of American Cinema in Deauville, France. Lurie followed in 2000 with his first feature film “Deterrence,” a drama about America coming to the brink of nuclear war, starring Kevin Pollak and Timothy Hutton. Before he segued to filmmaking,   Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com

Stanley Livingston, actor, can  boast of a career of fifty-five years  - including a phenomenal twelve-year run as "CHIP DOUGLAS" on one of television's most popular series My Three Sons. The series is television's second longest running situation comedy and has been continuously broadcast for 50 years!  The show made its debut in 1960 and was produced for 12 years completing nearly 400 episodes.  Livingston’s career blossomed in the area of theatrical motion pictures as well.  Stanley appeared in ten feature films including RALLY 'ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS, with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward; THE BONNIE PARKER STORY, with Dorothy Provine; PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DASIES, with Doris Day and David Niven; X-15, with Charles Bronson and  Mary Tyler Moore; HOW THE WEST WAS WON (the last Cinerama movie ever made), with Debbie Reynolds and George Peppard; PRIVATE PARTS (the Paul Bartel cult classic); HOTWIRE, with James Keach and the Roger Corman produced, ATTACK OF THE 60 FOOT CENTERFOLD. He also appeared in many Television Movies including SARGE - THE BADGE OR THE CROSS, with George Kennedy, LUCAS TANNER, with David Hartmann and HIGH SCHOOL USA.  His other activities are behind the camera.  He has written, produced and directed numerous commercials, music videos, and PBS-type educational programming as well as serving as 2nd Unit Director and co-writer on two feature films, THE AFTERMATH and EMPIRE OF THE DARK. Stanley wrote, co-produced and served as a segment director for the television pilot, L.A. ROCKS!  The pilot starred Sherman Hemsley (formerly "GEORGE JEFFERSON" on THE JEFFERSONS). He is the Founder and CEO of THE ACTOR’S JOURNEY PROJECT.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

Peter Marshall Pt 9 The Director's Series - The nuts & bolts of directing film and television with Peter Marshall. Peter has had a 35-year career and has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer and director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series and features. Peter has directed over 30 TV episodes and written, directed or produced over 50 hours of documentary educational programs. His works have won, or been nominated for 14 International awards. He's worked for directors such as Zack Snyder, John Woo, Ed Wick, Phillip Noyce, John Balham, Roger Adam, Anne Wheeler, Bobby Roth & Kim Manners. He has worked with actors including Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, Mel Gibson, Kathy Bates, Adam Sandler and Peter O'Toole. Other credits inclurde scores of television series as 1st Ad & as a director. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com