Rock 'n Roll Ghost

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Richard Wong about his new film, The Valet, starring Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included), Samara Weaving (Mayhem), Max Greenfield (New Girl), Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) and the late legend Carmen Salinas.  

Wong talks about coming on to the project somewhat last minute and the chance to break into another level of filmmaking with a bigger budgeted movie. He also speaks about his days at film school and the jobs that led him to become an in-demand cinematographer.   

The Valet is on Hulu now.  

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Richard Wong on Instagram 

The Valet

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Alfonso Pineda Ulloa about his film There Are No Saints starring Jose Maria Yazpik (Narcos: Mexico), Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy) and Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction) and written by acclaimed filmmaker Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver).  

Ulloa, whose last name I butcher repeatedly (apologies to Alfonso again), discusses the making of the film, including the years it took to be released. He gets into how difficult it was to shoot Mexico (where the majority of the film was shot) to look like Texas.  

There Are No Saints is now available to rent or buy.  

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There Are No Saints on Vudu

There Are No Saints on Apple

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Gaz Alazraki (HBO MAX's Father of the Bride). Alazraki discusses his goals for the remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, including the desire to not just make a film about a Cuban family and a Mexican family coming together in marriage, but a universal film about families.   

The film, a smash hit on HBO MAX since debuting before Father's Day, surprised this viewer with both its hysterical humor and it's emotional resonance. In particular, star Andy Garcia stands out in one of his strongest performances in some time. 

Alazraki also talks about his upcoming projects, including one potential series about the days that Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera spent in the United States.  

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Father of the Bride 

Gaz Alazraki Instagram

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician/actor Omar Doom (Straight Razor) to discuss the release of the ep Straight Razor Vol. 2.   

Doom discusses making the new ep, his days in fashion design, which led to him meeting Quentin Tarantino, which in turn led to his roles in Tarantino's films (Deathproof, Inglourious Basterds), as well as his upcoming touring schedule.  

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Omar Doom Official Site

Omar Doom Instagram

Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast presents an archive interview with actor/filmmaker Eugenio Derbez from 2013 when he was promoting his hit film Instructions Not Included. His newest film, The Valet, is on Hulu now.  

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Eugenio Derbez on Instagram

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, our 100th (!!!) the Ghost speaks with musicians Brian Sullivan (Dylan in the Movies) and Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses, The Breeders, Belly) about their new collaboration, The Loyal Seas.   

Out now via American Laundromat Records, The Loyal Seas' Strange Mornings in the Garden, is an absolutely beautiful set of songs that showcase both Sullivan and Donelly's talents.   

The pair discuss how they met and began to collaborate, how the album came together during the pandemic, their influences, tour plans and Donelly hints that her band Belly may be close to getting its catalog of music away from the record label and into their possession.   

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The Loyal Seas on Bandcamp

The Loyal Seas on Instagram

Tanya Donelly on Bandcamp

Dylan in the Movies on Facebook

Tanya Donelly on Instagram

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with chef Nick Wallace (Nick Wallace Culinary, Nissan Cafe, Top Chef Houston).   

Chef Wallace discusses his time on the current season of Top Chef - including his bond with fellow cheftestant Damarr Brown (Chicago's Virtue Restaurant), his early years growing up in Mississippi that influenced him as a chef, as well as the path that got him to start Nick Wallace Culinary and how he came to open Nissan Cafe (by Nick Wallace) inside the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, MS.   

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Nick Wallace on Instagram 

Nick Wallace Culinary

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Alex Hardcastle about his feature debut Senior Year, starring Rebel Wilson and available now on Netflix.  Hardcastle discusses his love of working with the film's star, Wilson and how prepared she was every day. 

He also talks about the film's multitude of teen movie influences and how setting the beginning of the film in 2002 was a thrill to go back to.   

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Senior Year on Netflix 

Alex Hardcastle 

Alex Hardcastle on Instagram

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Naveen A. Chathapuram who discusses his film, The Last Victim, out today in select theaters and available nationwide on digital platforms.  

Naveen talks about his beginnings as a filmmaker - working behind the scenes to fully understand the process, as well as the journey it took from story concept to the film's release, including casting of the film's three leads (Ron Perlman, Ali Larter and Ralph Ineson).  

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The Last Victim on Digital 

Naveen A. Chathapuram

Rock 'n Roll Ghost Podcast presents an archive interview with rock legend Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave) from 2007 to promote his solo album, Carry On.  

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Chris & Vicky Cornell Foundation