Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

Peter Marshall Pt 8 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

Richard Peterson has worked for years in the music and entertainment industry beginning in 1999, Richard worked as an independent music promoter, with his self owned company Icon Entertainment, booking regional and national touring acts in venues in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota. He took over as the booking agent for Luther’s Blues and The Annex, both prominent music venues in Madison, WI. He developed the Icon Entertainment Battle of the Bands that took place in 2003 and 2004. After the first years run in Madison, he took the show to two additional Wisconsin cities Appleton and Milwaukee. The second year featured 58 bands throughout the year. He is also the sole creator of what is now know as the Maximum Ink Halloween Spooktacular a Halloween concert that has sold out shows each year for the ten years. In 2008, Richard hung up his musical ties and began a career in the horror industry as the director of the Madison Horror Film Festival which showcases short and feature horror films. In 2009 Richard took on the roles of writer, producer and director of the late night horror television show, “Bordello of Horror”. In 2009 and part of 2010, Richard became associate producer on the well received podcast The Graveyard Show based out of L.A. The third Madison Horror Film festival is Saturday October 8th. Pre-festival activities include a live pre-party broadcast of “Bordello of Horror” on Friday October 7th.  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 Battista, Esq PT 2  has provided legal services to over 95 feature film, documentary and television projects in which he has represented either a producer/production company or an individual providing services to the project.  He has been a guest speaker at film festivals and conferences, including Slamdance Film Festival and Film Independent’s Filmmaker Forum. He lectures at film and law schools in the Los Angeles area. Paul wrote, directed and produced the low budget independent feature film Crooks (2002) which was released by Warner Home Video. His book Independent Film Producing: The Outsider’s Guide To Producing A First Low Budget Film is required or recommended reading at film, business and law schools throughout the country including:  UCLA MFA Producing Program;  NYU Film School; University of Utah Film;  Columbia College of Chicago Film; Colorado Film School;  California Institute of the Arts;  Art Center of Pasadena; NYU Stern Business School; Southwestern Law School; and Chapman University Law School.  He is licensed to practice law in California and New York

Orly Ravid, PT 3 Co-Executive Director The Film Collaborative At TFC, Orly works primarily on distribution, sales/licensing and contract/negotiation services with a focus on new media digital distribution. She also handles theatrical releases. A “big picture” thinker, Orly created TFC in response to a dominant and overarching structure that favors middlemen, not filmmakers. Her intense diligence in protecting filmmakers' rights and revenues is equally matched by her passion for art film and socio/political issue-focused documentaries. Orly is committed to helping artistically and intellectually rigorous and important films reach their respective audiences via a financial model that is sustainable for filmmakers. She is also a programming consultant at Palm Springs International Film Festival and a Programming Associate for documentaries at Sundance. Her past affiliations include Senator Entertainment (VP Acquisitions and Distribution); Wolfe Releasing (Director: Acquisitions, Theatrical, Non-Theatrical, Business Affairs and Digital Distribution); Ravid Film Consulting (Distribution and Marketing for filmmakers and distributors); Maxmedia (Development); Amazing Movies & Picture This! Entertainment (Acquisitions, Distribution and Sales); and Outfest (Board of Directors and Associate Programmer). Orly received my B.A in English Literature and with a minor in Film from Columbia University. 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

Mick Rossi actor, writer, musician & producer began his career in Manchester, England by forming the cult British Punk rock band Slaughter and the Dogs. Mick has written & produced several albums with Slaughter and the Dogs to date and they are considered to be one of the founders of the Punk Rock movement in Britain today. Mick  transition into acting under the direction of famed British actor/director Keith Allen for the BBC. Since moving to LA, Mick continues to work as an actor in independent Film. As a writer he has penned scripts with actors Gabriel Byrne, Joanne Whalley & Patrick Bergin, etc Mick is the author of several original screenplays including the Lionsgate hit PLAYED. Mick stars in the lead role of “Ray Burns” in “Played” opposite a star studded cast including Val Kilmer, Gabriel Byrne, Vinnie Jones, Anthony LaPaglia, Patrick Bergin, the late great Bruno Kirby, Joanne Whalley, and Patsy Kensit. “Played” took home awards for Best Picture at the Hollywood Film Festival & Best Original Screenplay at the Malibu International Film Festival.  Mick followed up “Played” with the dramatic heist thriller 2:22 directed by Phillip Guzman and produced by Canadian producer Lenny Bitondo. He co-wrote 2:22 with writer director Phillip Guzman. Mick also co-produced 2:22. Mick’s latest project is the dark psychological thriller “A Kiss and a Promise” which he also penned with Phillip Guzman. Mick plays the leading role of “David Beck” a sociopath opposite actress Natasha Gregson Wagner.  “A Kiss and a Promise” was directed by Phillip Guzman and produced by Lenny Bitondo. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat for other great interviews, cast and crew listings, events, premieres and more at rexsikes.com