Talking Pictures with Paul Booth

Hosts Paul Booth and Kai Lovell discuss and review Netflix's THE SOCIAL DILEMMA.

A haunting and intense look at what social media has done to the world. A must see for anyone with a FB account, phone or computer. We assume everyone must see this, not anyone!

A must listen disscuasion from our hosts Paul and Kai discuse the netflix seires Cobra Kai - The Karate Kid's continuting story of some beloved or love to hate charaters.

Hosts Paul Booth and Kai Lovell will review the film WAIKIKI, premiered at The Urbanworld Film Festival sponsored by HBO.

THE FILM

Waikiki is written and directed by a Kanaka Māoli (Native Hawaiian). 

 “The Hawaiʻi of my childhood is a world far different than the glossy misrepresentation presented in Hollywood film. The repercussions of colonialism and Statehood have left people severed from ancestral land and culture. This has had a profound effect on Hawaiian psychology and self-image. Filmmaking has been my means to process these realities” said writer-director Kahunahana.

Leaving behind the touristic image of paradise and island culture, WAIKIKI tackles the often-unspeakable generational trauma of postcolonial cultures through a mixing of genre conventions, experimental storytelling, and perspectives. 

When a Native Hawaiian hula dancer escaping her abusive boyfriend crashes her beat-up van into a mysterious homeless man, she finds herself flung into a surrealistic journey of self-exploration and enlightenment. Director Christopher Kahunahana’s eagerly awaited feature debut breaks down the enduring, stereotypical image of paradise we have of Waikiki to reveal a vulnerable and authentic portrait of indigeneity.

Hosts Paul Booth and Kai Lovell dive into the latest Bruce Dern movie The Artist's Wife.

Available on iTunes, Amazon Prime Video and Laemmle Virtual Cinemas on Friday September 25​.

Synopsis: Claire (Lena Olin) lives a domestic life in the Hamptons as the wife of celebrated artist Richard Smythson (Bruce Dern). Once a promising painter herself, Claire now lives in the shadow of her husband’s illustrious career. While preparing work for his final show, Richard’s moods become increasingly erratic, and he is diagnosed with dementia. As his memory and behavior deteriorate, she shields his condition from the art community while trying to reconnect him with his estranged daughter and grandson from a previous marriage. Challenged by the loss of her world as she knew it, Claire must now decide whether to stand with Richard on the sidelines or step into the spotlight herself.

Runtime: 95 mins | MPAA Rating: R

**Official Selection**

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Mill Valley Film Festival Hamptons Film Festival

Whistler Film Festival

Host Paul Booth and Co-Host Kai Lovell interview multi-Award Winning Director April Wright about her new documentary STUNTWOMEN: THE UNTOLD HOLLYWOOD STORY, coming to VOD and Apple TV 9/22. Released by Shout and Shout Factory.

Host Paul Booth and Co-Host Kai Lovell review this "Nothing less than Epic" documentary about Stuntwomen in Film.

Hosts Paul Booth and Kai Lovell will discus the Oscar-Winning La La Land. It picked up Golden Statues for Cinematography, Directing, Actress-Emma Stone, Original Song, Music (Score) and Production Design. This Film had a total of 14 Nominations including Best Picture.

Host Paul Booth will be joined by Cinematographer Robert Yeoman A.S.C. Yeoman has shot all of Wes Anderson's film's for which he earned an Oscar-nod for The Grand Budapest Hotel. He lensed wonderful gems like Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy, Drew Barrymore's Directorial debut Whip It and a sleu of other superb films. Check him out on imdb.com.

Host Paul Booth interviews Cinematographer Jim Denault A.S.C. about his work on Boy's Don't Cry (Hillary Swank), Trumbo (Brian Cranston), HBO's Six Feet Under (Michael C. Hall) and whatever else arises on the journey of Real Talk with Today's Filmmaker's.

Host Paul Booth with be joined by our new Co-Host Kai Lovell to discuss the 1989 Classic Say Anything. This film is the directorial debut of Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous). Starring John Cusack, Ione Skye and John Mahoney (Frasier). Keep an eye out for Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold in Entourage), Eric Stoltz (Mask) and Joan Cusack (School of Rock) in smaller roles.