With October 21st, 2015 recently behind us, we talk about the first star of Back to the Future that never made it on screen, Eric Stoltz. We also talk about other movies that had major roles recast either right before or during filming. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

This week we try to get into the Halloween spirit by taking in writer-director Guillermo Del Toro's newest film, Crimson Peak. Does it live up to his previous creepy films? Or does it leave us wanting more? How does he use the three main actors in the film (Mia Wasikowsa, Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain) and how cool is Jim Beaver's beard? Check out the podcast to find out. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

This week we talk about an independent movie that ratchets up the tension quickly and keeps it there. The second feature by writer-director Jeremy Saulnier focuses on a man who is bent on revenge, but may not know exactly the way to go about it. We also talk about the last few episodes of Project Greenlight and how Jason Mann is progressing with making his first feature, Leisure Class. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

This week we talk about what could be considered the first big movie of awards season. Ridley Scott is back to sci-fi, and this time it has nothing to do with Aliens. We talk about Matt Damon's performance in this movie that has Cast Away qualities. We also discuss the casting choices for the supporting characters and what we think the reasoning may have been behind some of them. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

This week we talk about male and female actors who choose roles (or are chosen for roles) that are a bit out of their comfort zone. We bring up a few of our favorite filmmakers and wonder how they saw the dramatic potential in comedic actors and, to a lesser extent, picking dramatic actors for more comedic roles. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

This week we talk about the new movie starring Johnny Depp as the blue-eyed, ruthless South Boston Mob leader Whitey Bulger. Will this Scott Cooper-directed movie add to the long legacy of brilliant gangster movies? Listen up and find out! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

We spend the beginning of the episode talking about the return of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Project Greenlight to HBO and the small furor that the first episode's "Damonspaining" created. Then we talk about Skeleton Twins, a movie that came out last year starring Kristin Wiig and Bill Hader. We talk about the particular sense of humor that this movie has, our views on the main performances and the stellar supporting performances. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

This week we talk about an independent horror movie from 2014 that has been fairly devisive among critics and horror fans. We discuss how the movie uses horror tropes to its advantage and where we may have some issues with the plot and the execution of the ending. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

This week we talk about two movies that may be considered opposites, but we attempt to connect them with some creative license. City of God is a Brazilian film from 2002 that was nominated for multiple Oscars that we both just recently watched for the first time. Welcome to Me is a recently released Will Ferrell-produced Kristen Wiig movie that makes the viewer ask why they are laughing at this comedy. We talk about that and much more. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.

This week we talk about the documentary centering on one of the most influential movie critics of our time, Roger Ebert. We talk about how his criticism has affected our movie watching and his fight with jaw cancer. Paul starts off the episode quickly talking about his experience with the much maligned movie Fantastic Four. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/actorandengineer and follow us on twitter @actorengineer.