Chris McKenna tells us about his day job writing for Marvel, while his friend and longtime collaborator Bob Byington talks about carving his career through indie film.
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Feb 26
What These DPs Used Instead of Stills to Land Their Sundance Films
Recorded live at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, this annual Director of Photography Roundtable features No Film School’s GG Hawkins in conversation with cinematographers Lidia Nikonova, Sam Levy, and Maria Herrera. The group discusses their unconventional paths int ... Show More
57m 19s
Feb 20
‘Send Help’ Producer Zainab Azizi’s Studio Filmmaking Playbook
Producer Zainab Azizi joins GG Hawkins to break down her journey from agency mailroom to President of Raimi Productions and producing studio features like Send Help. Azizi shares how she develops original ideas, packages talent, protects projects through shifting studio mandates, ... Show More
40m 31s
Feb 19
The Quiet Throughline in This Year’s Sundance Shorts
Recorded live from the Sundance Film Festival, GG Hawkins hosts a roundtable conversation with four short film directors premiering work at the festival: Kelly McCormack (How Brief), Anna Baumgarten (Balloon Animals), Ana Alpízar (Norheimsund), and Anooya Swamy (Pankaja). The fil ... Show More
58m 41s
Jun 2019
Why Horror Is Bigger Than Ever, Plus: Gary Dauberman on ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ | The Big Picture
The horror genre spent decades as the lowbrow stepchild of the movie industry, but now it’s the vehicle for exciting young filmmakers like Ari Aster and Jordan Peele. Chris Ryan joins the show to help make sense of how we got here (1:00). Then, Gary Dauberman stops by to discuss ... Show More
49m 43s
Nov 2023
Marvel Comics editor Tom Brevoort
Marvel Comics editor Tom Brevoort discusses working on The Avengers and moving to the X-Men office, mistakes he's made, getting the best out of creatives, why he's optimistic about the industry's future, and lots more.Brevoort's substack, Man with a Hat, is the most informative a ... Show More
54m 17s
Dec 2024
‘A Complete Unknown’ Is a Bob Dylan Movie. How Does It Feel?
Sean is joined by Chris Ryan and Mallory Rubin to dig all the way into ‘A Complete Unknown,’ James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet. They discuss, among other things, the musical performances of Chalamet and his costar Monica Barbaro, the supporting performan ... Show More
1h 29m
Sep 2020
Going from Shorts to Marvel movies. Directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck on making Half Nelson, Mississippi Grind & Captain Marvel.
This week Giles interviews writing and directing team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to discuss their impressive career and body of work from the indie scene to working with Marvel.
Anna and Ryan first made an entrance with their indie hit Half Nelson, which picked up a best actor nom ... Show More
1h 6m
Aug 2024
In conversation with Rob Delaney
In a special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by actor, producer, writer and fine human being Rob Delaney.
The pair talk about Delaney's role in the smash hit Deadpool And Wolverine, while also touching on a moment in a restaurant, writing, movies, and the TV ... Show More
43m 17s
Jun 2021
Bill Camp - 'The Queen's Gambit'
The best character actor working today, according to a 2021 industry survey, reflects on how he came to acting by way of the scene shop, why he quit the profession for two years in the early 2000s and what explains his remarkable past decade — a Tony nom, an Emmy nom (with anothe ... Show More
1h 49m