In this episode of An Alien in Hollywood, co-hosts Harry Duran best-selling author Robin Maxwell broach the topics of both the screening and release of Alien with creator Ron Shusett. Ron stresses the important roles that editing, pacing and mood all played in the filming of Alien. Finally, Ron recounts some unbelievable moments including scaring Jack Nichol ... Show More
Jan 2024
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s New Hollywood Framework
Over the past 15 years, filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, Queen Sugar) has become something of an institution in Hollywood. As a writer, director, and producer she’s worked to make our industry more just and diverse—creating opportunities for voices that have historically been under ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2024
Oscar Nominations with Wesley Morris (The New York Times)
Wesley Morris has served as critic at large at The New York Times since 2015, covering film, politics, and pop culture. He joins this week to discuss this year’s Academy Award nominations. At the top, we discuss the omission of Greta Gerwig from the Best Director category (6:07), ... Show More
1h 16m
Jun 2024
Hollywood Is Broken. Let’s Start a Movie Studio.
With no new movies hitting the box office this weekend, Sean and Amanda are instead building their own fantasy movie studio from scratch—directors, stars, writers, IP, studio locations, and more (1:00). Later in the show, Chris Ryan joins to help explain the uniqueness of ‘In a V ... Show More
2h 5m
Nov 2022
456 Remembering Kevin Conroy
<p>This week we pay tribute to Kevin Conroy, a man many consider to be the definitive voice of Batman across multiple mediums. Plus the first look at Indiana Jones 5, Fast & Furious X's enormous budget, more SPUMM and more! Thanks for listening.</p><br><p>Visit bigsandwich.c ... Show More
1h 50m
Jun 2024
‘The Bikeriders’ and the ‘Dudes Rock’ Movie Canon, Plus ‘Kinds of Kindness’
Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss ‘The Bikeriders,’ a new Jeff Nichols movie starring Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Jodie Comer (1:00). They discuss the film’s successes, its influences, and more, before building a partial canon for movies in the “dudes rock” ge ... Show More
1h 53m
Feb 2024
513 Argylle (from the Twisted Mind of Matthew Vaughn)
<p>We're back with another episode to talk about Matthew Vaughn's latest, Argylle. But on the way there we talk the passing of Carl Weathers, 28 Years Later moves ahead, casting for Supergirl, the terrible reacion to Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, trailers for Ghostbuste ... Show More
1h 28m