Mark, Maddy, and Ryan hold an Ouija seance in the graveyard before calling up Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn, who advises the hosts on how to recognize a great idea and coaches them on two tenants of great horror: suspense and twists. Back in the writers’ room, Mark, Maddy, and Ryan pitch each other their horror movie concepts and pick their winning idea.
Oct 2023
Episode 3: How to Scare an Audience (feat. Matt Gourley)
Film idea in hand, it’s time for the hosts to study the art of scares—with a horror film fest sleepover! Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend co-host Matt Gourley gives Mark, Maddy, and Ryan’s sleepover its spine-tingling syllabus. After exploring the genre, indie horror director Gary Mi ... Show More
30m 46s
Oct 2023
Bonus: Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud | The Exorcist's Staying Power
Although critics are slamming the new Exorcist movie, it's still number one at the box office. Horror fans Jen Sookfong Lee and Matt Hart make the case for the original Exorcist, and weigh in on why we love to be scared at the movies. Every day, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud ... Show More
16m 25s
Oct 2023
Episode 4: Comedy and Horror (feat. Ronny Chieng)
After spooky stories disintegrate into laughs, the hosts explore the thin boundary between horror and hilarity with Daily Show correspondent and comedian Ronny Chieng, who also shares what it was like to be murdered by AI doll M3GAN. Mark, Maddy, and Ryan also put on their produc ... Show More
37m 39s
Jan 2021
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’s Pregnancy Crisis Center Scene
This week, host Jesse David Fox is joined by Borat Subsequent Moviefilm's director, Jason Woliner! Jason is a comedy director and writer, known for his work on MTV's Human Giant and Adult Swim's Eagleheart, to name a few; but today, he sat down with Jesse to chat about all the cr ... Show More
1h 32m
Mar 2023
Turning "You're Not Gonna Make It" into Emmys with Director-Editor Kabir Akhtar
Kabir Akhtar is an Emmy award winner who has worked on a long list of TV shows, such as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Never Have I Ever, and The Sex Lives of College Girls. This accomplished director-editor-producer has directed 45 episodes of TV as of today.
In this episode, No Film Scho ... Show More
1h 12m
Sep 2018
How Do You Know What to Cut on the Editing Floor? The First Short: THE GUY [Episode 3]
It seems that many short films even after they wrap a successful shoot never end up seeing the light of day. And why is that? Because they dry up in the post-production process.
Whether it's for lack of money, lack of inspiration, lack of enthusiasm, or just plain destitution at ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 2021
8 Mile (2002) and To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that each came together quickly, and each topped the US box office Hollywood was keen at the start of the 2000s to lure Eminem to a movie project. Thus, 8 Mile came together - a film where he was in pretty much ... Show More
54m 48s
Jul 2023
Vera Drew, Tim Baltz, Casey Feigh
Writer/director Vera Drew joins Scott to talk about her new film The People’s Joker, being an editor on the Comedy Bang! Bang! TV show, and Scott’s role as Mr. Freeze in her film. Then, Randy Snutz returns to talk about his new endeavor operating a traveling karaoke station. Plus ... Show More
1h 23m