Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

Kevin Sorbo Pt 3 You know him as Hercules in the show that surpassed “Baywatch” as the most watched show in the world “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys” and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Gene Rodenberry’s “Andromeda” The series, based upon writings from the late “Star Trek” creator’s archives, debuted as the number one hour show in first run syndication and held that spot throughout it’s five year run from 2000-2005.? Electronics Media Magazine named Sorbo TV’s third most bankable star behind Oprah and Regis. Sorbo has guest starred on the hit shows “Just Shoot Me”, “According to Jim”, “Hope and Faith”, “Two and a Half Men, USA networks “Psych”, and had recurring appearances on “Dharma and Greg”, and on Fox’s “The OC” in 2006-2007. In 2005, he signed an unprecedented development deal with ABC/Touchstone Television that resulted in the creation of “Bobby Cannon”, a half-hour comedy pilot written by Barry Kemp of “Coach” and “Newhart” fame. In 1997, Sorbo made his feature film debut in “Kull, the Conqueror”, a prequel to “Conan, the Barbarian”. Other films include, “Walking Tall, the Payback”, “Walking Tall, Lone Justice, “The Last Chance Café”, “Something Beneath”, “Clipping Adam”, and most recently, “The Avenging Angel” which aired on Hallmark summer of 2007 and was the third highest rated movie in the history of Hallmark.  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

Roberta Marie Munroe is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, international short film festival programmer, consultant and now published author. Her book *How Not To Make A Short Film: Secrets From A Sundance Programmer *(Hyperion Books, January 2009) is a provocative and practical insider's guide to making a great short film described as the “bible” for short filmmakers. Roberta packed this “bible” with insider tips gleaned from 5 years programming short films at Sundance, interviewing successful short filmmakers worldwide and sharing the horrors and the brilliance of her own award winning short filmmaking career. From 2001-2006 Roberta Munroe programmed short films at The Sundance FilmFestival. During her tenure at Sundance, The Sundance Online Film Festival (2003-2006) was acknowledged with several highly acclaimed Webby Awards. After five very successful years at Sundance, Roberta served as their founding Artistic Director launching The Blackhouse Foundation, a live venue at Sundance, that supported African American filmmakers. For the last four years, Roberta has guided short form filmmakers, from script to screen to distribution, at her Los Angeles based independent filmmaker company, Roberta Munroe Film Consulting Los Angeles With over fifteen years experience of experience at international film festivals and after viewing over 15,000 short films during her career, Ms. Munroe is considered the go-to expert in the world of short form filmmaking. She is a sought after speaker and educator. Roberta's directorial debut Dani and Alice (a Fox Searchlight Directors Lab project) has played at over 120 festivals globally and was the recipient of the PlanetOut Best Drama Award 2006. 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

Jeffrey Goodman director PT 3 - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors. LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around the world. It won numerous awards and went on for a limited theatrical run of ten weeks. Cinemavault is currently repping the film for foreign sales and a domestic sales rep is currently pitching the film to US distributors. Goodman maintains a close relationship with MovieMaker Magazine. He kept a blog entitled "Adventures in Self-Releasing" for most of 2009 as he chronicled his experiences self-distributing THE LAST LULLABY. And now he has a new blog for MovieMaker where he discusses the films that have inspired him. As a filmmaker, Jeffrey is first and foremost a cinephile. He never went to film school but rather took the Tarantino approach, watching as many movies as he could and deciding along the way the type of films he wanted to make. “With Lullaby,” Goodman said, “I wanted to do certain things that weren’t necessarily in fashion. I wanted to make a slow, quiet genre piece that was sincere (rather than ironic) and very human. And, in many ways, I wanted to make it in the naturalistic style that I associated with some of my favorite American films from the seventies.” As the reputation of LULLABY continues to grow in stature, Goodman is now at work on PERIL, his second feature-length film. 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 PROVENZA PT 2an accomplished comedian, classically trained actor & an innovative filmmaker has worked TV, movies, theater & stand-up comedy for more than 2 decades. Paul has gone back & forth between acting & standup 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 & was a favorite on Live with Regis & Kathy Lee. He has written, produced, & starred in several comedy specials, including his own one-man show for Showtime, The Incredible Man-Boy. Paul wrote, produced, & starred in Comics Only, Pulp Comics & Lounge Lizards for Comedy Central Paul was a series regular on the NBC hit Empty Nest, & 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, & as ‘Parker Meridian’ on the Showtime hit series, Beggars & Choosers. He had a recurring role asSenate aide ‘Steve Onorato’ on NBC's The West Wing. Paul co-produced & co-wrote a series of specials for the Sci-Fi Network, Fi-Sci with Penn Jillette - a comedy/reality show that examined the real science behind science fiction. Paul directed & co-produced (with Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller) the unique and controversial documentary The Aristocrats, featuring a virtual “Who’s Who” of comedy stars. His new show The Green Room debuted June 10 on Showtime. His new book !Satirists!, was released May 11.

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Jon Keeyes Pt 5 Jon and I discuss the state of the industry & distribution. How does one get their feature to an audience? Hear what Jon has to say! With six feature films, Jon Keeyes is one of the hardest working directors in the southwest. Jon made his writing/directorial debut in 2001 with “American Nightmare.” This critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as she brings to life the fears of a group of friends. “American Nightmare” was released to North America by Monarch Home Video/Ingram Entertainment. Internationally, Horizon Motion Pictures has sold “American Nightmare” to nearly all major countries around the world. Following the success of “American Nightmare,” Jon was hired by producer Michael Raso to write and direct “Suburban Nightmare.” A satire on the disintegration of marriage, “Suburban Nightmare” spends the night with The Rosenblads as their relationship crumbles around them with violent and tragic consequences. “Suburban Nightmare” was released in June of 2004 to rave reviews including numerous “top ten” lists. Jon most recently completed “Fall Down Dead” starring Dominique Swain, Udo Kier and David Carradine. A suspense thriller combining elements of “Panic Room” and “Saw,” it was released theatrically in 2008 to the international market. Along with a constant flow of feature film work, Jon was an Academy Award finalist with his short film “Angela’s Body,” has directed episodes of the Danica McKellar show “Inspector Mom” for The Lifetime Channel, produced the web series “Exposed” for Warner Bros. and McG’s company Wonderland, sold his screenplay “The Assassination Game” to Bigfoot Entertainment and is currently producing the indie feature, “Spilt Milk.”

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Joe Wilson PT 2 is an award-winning filmmaker & comedy screenwriter, stand up comedian & private investigator. Wilson's short film "The Swear Police" won best shortie-short at the 2009 LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which can be seen at http://www.SwearPolice.com. "Vampire Mob" is a new web series created, written, directed, produced & edited by Wilson, starring John Colella ("Swear Police'), Reamy Hall (Criminal Minds), Marcia Wallace ("The Simpsons"), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Empire), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), Jim Roof ("Swear Police"), Andrea Cansler (Groundlings Sunday Company), Cris D’Annunzio ("Digging Up Dad") and Elizabeth Beckwith ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"). The series will premiere early this summer and a trailer is available at http://www.VampireMob.com. Wilson has worked on web series through three net booms, including writing for Mondo Media's "Like, News," created by Don Asmussen, directing the web series, "Lake Charles Lake," created & written by Martha Kelly & Tom Sharpe for SuperDeluxe.com (Turner Entertainment) and he was a producer and half the crew on episodes of "Powerloafing," created by Emmy-award winning writer, Mike Upchurch, including "Dept. of Doom," guest starring Neil Patrick Harris - http://vimeo.com/5817119. One of Wilson's feature screenplay comedies, "Let's Mow," won first place in the Hollywood Film Festival's screenplay competition & also won the Producer's Outreach Program run by the Scriptwriter's Network, as well as being a finalist in Scriptapalooza. Once a month, Wilson participates as a writer in "LA Cafe Plays" at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica, where five writers are handed two headshots and a theme, and in four hours, write a short play, which is performed twice that evening - 10 hours from creation to opening night. 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

Jeffrey Goodman director PT 2 - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors. LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around the world. It won numerous awards and went on for a limited theatrical run of ten weeks. Cinemavault is currently repping the film for foreign sales and a domestic sales rep is currently pitching the film to US distributors. Goodman maintains a close relationship with MovieMaker Magazine. He kept a blog entitled "Adventures in Self-Releasing" for most of 2009 as he chronicled his experiences self-distributing THE LAST LULLABY. And now he has a new blog for MovieMaker where he discusses the films that have inspired him. As a filmmaker, Jeffrey is first and foremost a cinephile. He never went to film school but rather took the Tarantino approach, watching as many movies as he could and deciding along the way the type of films he wanted to make. “With Lullaby,” Goodman said, “I wanted to do certain things that weren’t necessarily in fashion. I wanted to make a slow, quiet genre piece that was sincere (rather than ironic) and very human. And, in many ways, I wanted to make it in the naturalistic style that I associated with some of my favorite American films from the seventies.” As the reputation of LULLABY continues to grow in stature, Goodman is now at work on PERIL, his second feature-length film. 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

Joe Wilson is an award-winning filmmaker & comedy screenwriter, stand up comedian & private investigator. Wilson's short film "The Swear Police" won best shortie-short at the 2009 LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which can be seen at http://www.SwearPolice.com. "Vampire Mob" is a new web series created, written, directed, produced & edited by Wilson, starring John Colella ("Swear Police'), Reamy Hall (Criminal Minds), Marcia Wallace ("The Simpsons"), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Empire), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), Jim Roof ("Swear Police"), Andrea Cansler (Groundlings Sunday Company), Cris D’Annunzio ("Digging Up Dad") and Elizabeth Beckwith ("Curb Your Enthusiasm").

The series will premiere early this summer and a trailer is available at http://www.VampireMob.com. Wilson has worked on web series through three net booms, including writing for Mondo Media's "Like, News," created by Don Asmussen, directing the web series, "Lake Charles Lake," created & written by Martha Kelly & Tom Sharpe for SuperDeluxe.com (Turner Entertainment) and he was a producer and half the crew on episodes of "Powerloafing," created by Emmy-award winning writer, Mike Upchurch, including "Dept. of Doom," guest starring Neil Patrick Harris - http://vimeo.com/5817119.

One of Wilson's feature screenplay comedies, "Let's Mow," won first place in the Hollywood Film Festival's screenplay competition & also won the Producer's Outreach Program run by the Scriptwriter's Network, as well as being a finalist in Scriptapalooza.

Once a month, Wilson participates as a writer in "LA Cafe Plays" at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica, where five writers are handed two headshots and a theme, and in four hours, write a short play, which is performed twice that evening - 10 hours from creation to opening night.

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

Matthew’s Tompkins’, actor, producer, director, twenty year career includes starring or co-starring in over 80 television productions, 25 feature films, 60 national commercials and 75 theatre plays.

Among his extensive acting credits, he has starred in the movies Killing Down, The Fragility of Seconds and Radiant as well as co-starring in Living & Dying with Michael Madsen, Missionary Man with Dolph Lundgren, Fire Down Below with Kevin Sorbo, a reoccurring role on Fox’s Prison Break and most recently in Robert Rodriguez’s new movie Machete alongside Robert DeNiro.

In theatre, he has won the Dallas Theatre Critics Forum Award for Best Actor seven times, and has been voted best actor twice by the Dallas Observer. Most recently, he played Oberon in the Dallas theatrical event of the season for The Dallas Theater Center’s grand opening production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the new 80 million dollar Wyly Theater in the new AT&T Performing Arts District in downtown Dallas, Texas.

As a producer, Matthew has produced the feature films Killing Down (distributed by Maverick Films), as well as The Fragility of Seconds and Radiant both being released in July of 2010.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, and attended the acclaimed HB Studios for Acting in New York City.

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

Jeffrey Goodman director - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors.

LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around the world. It won numerous awards and went on for a limited theatrical run of ten weeks. Cinemavault is currently repping the film for foreign sales and a domestic sales rep is currently pitching the film to US distributors.

Goodman maintains a close relationship with MovieMaker Magazine. He kept a blog entitled "Adventures in Self-Releasing" for most of 2009 as he chronicled his experiences self-distributing THE LAST LULLABY. And now he has a new blog for MovieMaker where he discusses the films that have inspired him.

As a filmmaker, Jeffrey is first and foremost a cinephile. He never went to film school but rather took the Tarantino approach, watching as many movies as he could and deciding along the way the type of films he wanted to make.

“With Lullaby,” Goodman said, “I wanted to do certain things that weren’t necessarily in fashion. I wanted to make a slow, quiet genre piece that was sincere (rather than ironic) and very human. And, in many ways, I wanted to make it in the naturalistic style that I associated with some of my favorite American films from the seventies.”

As the reputation of LULLABY continues to grow in stature, Goodman is now at work on PERIL, his second feature-length film.

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