Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

Peter Marshall Pt 7 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

Peter Pastorelli grew up in show business. His father, Peter Pastorelli Senior, was a major presence in the film community, location managing films shot in New York City, titles like Sea of Love and Presumed Innocent and production managing Stephen King’s The Stand for television.   Being surrounded by the excitement of film making at such a young, impressionable age, Peter realized that there was nowhere else he wanted to be than on a movie set.  Starting in the location department, managing a variety of projects from the independent classic Garden State to the FX hit show, Rescue Me with Dennis Leary, Peter quickly moved into production managing and, most currently, producing.  His credits include New York I Love You, Salvation Boulevard, and 2011 winner at Sundance for the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Another Happy Day, written and directed by Sam Levinson.  Peter is currently developing projects for major studios, as well as for his own production company, Long Road Films.

Jack Perez, PT 3, is a 20-year veteran of the motion picture and television industry. He has directed nine feature films, is the recipient of awards for both writing and directing, and has received the critical praise of Roger Ebert, Harry Knowles from Ain’t It Cool News, drive-in critic Joe Bob Briggs,Fangoria, Film Threat, The LA Weekly, The Austin Chronicleand The New York Times.

Helen McCready, PT 2, casting director, C.S.A., began working as an actor in 1985 in British Columbia. as an extra on 21 Jump Street. She assisted in extra casting at Denise Love Talent Agency. In 1999, Helen launched Helen Wheels Productions, LLC in Arizona. Now in Burbank  Helen’s success as a casting director has continued with projects such as Director Sam Mendes’s Away We Go, Nancy Meyer’s - Meryl Streep’s and Alec Balwdwin’s It’s Complicated. McCready is casting director for a number of films Margarine Wars with Doris Roberts, Robert Loggia, Terri Moore, Dee Wallace, Zombie Drugs and Suspicion. She is currently casting two SAG web series The Resolve and “Writers Block”. She is casting Just Like Me, starring Chris Kattan and location casting for Sleeping Around  along with eight other feature films in 2011. She is VP of casting for two inde production companies, Bengal Pictures and DB Rich Productions. Helen will executive produce  and cast her screenpla Racetrack in 2012. Helen uncovers everything an actor needs to know from the audition to booking the role in her book for actors, “Audition & Book It!” Stay tuned to Rex Sikes' Movie Beat for other great interviews, cast and crew listings, events, premieres and more at rexsikes.com

Paul Provenza, PT 3, an accomplished comedian, classically trained actor and an innovative filmmaker has worked TV, movies, theater and stand-up comedy for more than 2 decades. Paul has gone back and forth between acting and stand up comedy in every medium from TV to theater to film. He has been a guest on every major talk show from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson to The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and was a favorite on Live with Regis and Kathy Lee.  Paul was a series regular on the NBC hit Empty Nest, and starred in his own ABC series, The Pursuit of Happiness, was a series regular on The Facts of Life. He co-starred with Keanu Reeves & Andy Griffith in the critically acclaimed CBS feature Under The Influence, receiving rave notices for his dramatic performance. He starred as ‘Doc Capra’ on CBS’s Northern Exposure, and as ‘Parker Meridian’ on the Showtime hit series, Beggars and Choosers. He had a recurring role as Senate aide ‘Steve Onorato’ on NBC's The West Wing. Paul co-produced and co-wrote a series of specials for the Sci-Fi Network, SYFY with Penn Jillette (Penn And Teller)  - a comedy/reality show that examined the real science behind science fiction. Paul directed and co-produced with Penn the unique and controversial documentary The Aristocrats, featuring a virtual “Who’s Who” of comedy stars. His show The Green Room returns for season 2 on Showtime. His book !Satirists!, was released 2010. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at rexsikes.com