Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

Ryan Levin, screenwriter, first job in LA was writers’ PA on the sitcom, Scrubs. Levin then spent two more seasons at Scrubs as a writers’ assistant, wrote an episode and proceeded to work as a writers’ assistant on several more shows and pilots.

Barry Bostwick, actor.  From his portrayal of Brad Majors in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to Mayor Randall Winston on ABC’s “Spin City”, Barry Bostwick has had a career spanning all genres and mediums of show business. Barry has had starring roles in many highly acclaimed television film and miniseries’. “George Washington.” He won a Golden Globe for his performance as Lieutenant “Lady” Aster in ABC’s thirty-hour presentation of “War and Remembrance.” He starred in “Moviola,” “Deceptions,” “A Woman of Substance,” “Murder by Natural Causes,” “Betrayed by Innocence,” “The Chadwicks, “ “You Can’t Take it With You,” “Once Upon a Family,” “Red Flag,” “Uncommon Love,” “Body of Evidence,” “Addicted to Love,” “Parent Trap III,” “Hawaiian Holiday,”  “ The Great Air Race,” “Captive,”  “Challenger,”  ”I’ll Take Manhattan,” “Scruples,” and “’Til We Meet Again,” “Once in a Lifetime.”  He starred in the ABC series “Foul Play,” and “Dads,” the Lifetime Special “Santa and Me” and the science fiction thriller “Tales from a Parallel Universe” for The Movie Channel.  “Men in White,” National Lampoon’s spoof of “Men in Black”  - TV shows; CougerTown, Nip/Tuck, The Forgotten, The Ghostwhisperer, T’il Death, and four pilots, “Spellbound” “The Twelfth Man” “The News” for “Secrets Of The Mountain” Stay tuned to Rex Sikes' Movie Beat for other great interviews, cast and crew listings, events, premieres and more at rexsikes.com

Pen Denshama writer, producer, director,  prefers to think of himself as a filmmaker. At nineteen he moved to Canada, where he directed commercials and documentaries, working with Marshall McLuhan. He joined John Watson and gainedAcademy Award nominations for the documentary LIFE TIMES NINE. In total the duo received over seventy international awards for their works. IF WISHES WERE HORSES, Pen wrote and directed, won fourteen awards and was reviewed by TV Guide as the best film of any length shown on Canadian Television.  It brought Densham's work to the attention of Norman Jewison who, with Telefilm, sponsored his move to Hollywood. In Hollywood, Pen and John founded the Trilogy Entertainment Group. They acted as creative consultants on ROCKY II, and FOOTLOOSE.  In 1988 Pen directed  THE KISS, for Tri-Star.  In 1990, Densham and Watson sold their spec script for ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, and produced the film for Morgan Creek and Warner Brothers. They produced BACKDRAFT with Ron Howard directing. Pen wrote and directed MOLL FLANDERS for MGM and Spelling Entertainment, starring Morgan Freeman & Robin Wright-Penn. Pen wrote and directed HOUDINI, for TNT television, which starred Johnathon Schaech, Mark Ruffalo and Emile Hirsch. Pen has been a Producer on  BLOWN AWAY, TANK GIRL, LARGER THAN LIFE, THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYSand JUST BURIED starring Rose Byrne and Jay Baruchel in 2008. In Television, Pen's wrote and supervise the re-franchising of the OUTER LIMITS and he re-introduced the branding power of THE TWILIGHT ZONE. He authored RIDING THE ALLIGATOR about screenplay writing and strategies for a career in Hollywood.  Stay tuned to Rex Sikes' Movie Beat for other great interviews, cast and crew listings, events, premieres and more at rexsikes.com

Monica Lewis (singer/actor) For almost two decades, Monica Lewis was the idealized, wholesomely sexy sound and image of apple-pie America, lending a curvaceous, dimpled smile and melodious voice of hope to thousands of U.S. troops through two of the 20th century's greatest wars. She starred on the very first "Ed Sullivan Show" telecast, had numerous hit records including "Put the Blame on Mame," "A Tree in the Meadow," "A Kiss to Build a Dream On," "Autumn Leaves" and "I Wish You Love," and provided the memorable singing voice for the popular cartoon character "Miss Chiquita Banana" Records and television led to movies, and in 1950 MGM signed Monica to an exclusive multimedia contract giving her roles in THE STRIP with Mickey Rooney, INSIDE STRAIGHT with Barry Sullivan and EXCUSE MY DUST with Red Skelton. She also co-starred in the Marge and Gower Champion musical EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS, in which she sang the title song and became the only woman other than Marge to ever dance on screen with Gower. AFFAIR WITH A STRANGER, starring Victor Mature and Jean Simmons, and THE D.I. with Jack Webb followed. She marriedJennings Lang MCA/Universal Studios production executive in 1956, and became a featured player in several of her husband's blockbuster Universal movies, including CHARLEY VARRICK, ROLLERCOASTER, AIRPORT '77, THE CONCORDE--AIRPORT '79 and the Top 100 box-office hit EARTHQUAKE. Monica recently completed her photo-filled memoir, "Hollywood Through My Eyes," which is now available from Cable Publishing. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes' Movie Beat for other great interviews, cast and crew listings, events, premieres and more at rexsikes.com

Matthew Barry, is an actor, producer, and casting