The Film Situation

030 - Recap of 2023 w/John Manna & Zef Cota

Filmmaker John Manna joins the podcast for a 2023 recap of the movie industry and to discuss various films that were released last year.

Hosted by Zef Cota

Produced by Andy Price

Post Production by Theodora Harrington 

029 - Amos Poe - Filmmaker

Amos Poe is an American New York City-based director and screenwriter, described by The New York Times as a "pioneering indie filmmaker".

Amos Poe is one of the first punk filmmakers and his film The Blank Generation[2] (1976)—co-directed with Ivan Král— is one of the earliest punk films. The film features performances by Richard Hell, Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith, and Wayne County. Rolling Stone named it number 6 on its list of 25 Greatest Punk Rock Movies of All Time.[3]

He is also associated with the birth of No Wave Cinema due to films such as The Foreigner (1978), featuring Eric Mitchell, Debbie Harry, Anya Phillips; and Subway Riders (1981),[4] starring Susan Tyrrell, Robbie Coltrane, and Cookie Mueller.[5] During this time he was also the director of the public-access television cable TV show TV Party hosted by Glenn O'Brien and Chris Stein.

Hosted by Zef Cota

028 - Tone Tank - Actor & Street Artist

Tone Tank is a Brooklyn based actor and street artist that has been featured in such films as JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (2021), THE BIRTHDAY CAKE (2021), and NEWLYWEEDS (2013).

 

 

027 - The 61st New York Film Festival 2023 recap w/Dara Naficy

Zef Cota speaks with Dara Naficy of GlobeScreen about the various films that played at 61st annual New York Film Festival.

026 - Mathew Rudenberg - Cinematographer

LA based Director of Photography. Movies and TV including Die Hart 2, Blue Mountain State, Kroll Show, and Ultrasound. www.mrudenberg.com @rudenberg_dp

025 - Nicholas Maggio- Director, MOB LAND

Born in New Orleans, LA and raised in Bakersfield, CA, Nicholas Maggio now lives in Los Angeles. His directorial debut, MOB LAND (2023) starring John Travolta, Shiloh Fernandez, Ashley Benson, Stephen Dorff, & Kevin Dillon, is a homage to the classic American Neo-Noir genre.

We discussed the making of his debut feature film, the DIY nature of making indie movies, hardcore music, and then discussed two of his all time favorites the John Hughs classic THE BREAKFAST CLUB and Andrew Dominik's THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD.

Check out MOB LAND released by Lions Gate - streaming now on Digital and On Demand. Also, Available on Blu-ray and DVD.

Follow along with Nicholas Maggio at www.nicholasmaggio.com and on INSTAGRAM @nicholasmaggio.

024 - Jessica Sherr - Actress/Writer/Producer

Jessica Sherr is an award-winning Actress/Writer/Producer. Jessica appears on 'Claws' (TNT), 'Cloak and Dagger' (ABC FreeForm) and on 'Blue Bloods'(CBS). Jessica produced and stars in the award-winning series, Scratch This. Jessica's dark comedy short, WICKED IMAGE, screened at Lighthouse Film Festival 2021.  Jessica is the actress and writer of the acclaimed one-woman show, 'Bette Davis Aint For Sissies' directed by Drama Desk Award Winning Karen Carpenter. She had her international debut at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was offered a run at St. James Theater in London.

https://www.jessicasherr.com/

IG: @jessica_sherr

Hosted by Zef Cota

 

 

023 - Luke Bryant - Cinematographer

Luke Bryant is a UK based cinematographer who DP'd THE LAST KINGDOM: SEVEN KINGS MUST DIE (2023), THE LAIR (2022), BUDDY GAMES (2019) as well as series such as Dr. Who, Grace, and Ramash.

IG: @lukebryantdop

website: https://www.lukebryant.co.uk/

Hosted by Zef Cota

022 - Erick Freitas & Derick Jones - Comic Books, Movies, FIGHT CLUB & John Carpenter’s THE THING

Erick Freitas is union location scout and has worked on such films THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, HUSTLERS, and THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY amongst many others. Derick jones comic book artist currently living in Chicago. He's worked for z2, boom! and Idw and has been self publishing his latest batch of books!

They teamed up to create a comic book called Urges.

 

On this episode of the Film Situation podcast they joined to discuss comics, movies, the impact of the movie FIGHT CLUB and John Carpenter's THE THING.

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Derick Jones @skudsink on instagram and on twitter.

Erick Freitas @ecfreits on instagram.

 

Here is a link to support their comic Urges:

http://kck.st/3nYgHB8 link to the kickstarter 

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Hosted by Zef Cota

021 - Ondi Timoner -Interloper Films

Acclaimed filmmaker Ondi Timoner and founder of Interloper Films– who’s known for her documentaries 2004’s DIG, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance the year and has been selected  by the Museum of Modern Art for their permanent collection – the 2009 film WE LIVE IN PUBLIC which also won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance the year it came out. Also for the films MAPLETHORPE, BRAND: A SECOND COMING, 2022’s LAST FLIGHT HOME and her recent film THE NEW AMERICANS: GAMING A REVOLUTION which premiered at SXSW.