Youtube personality, turned stand-up comedian, turned Writer/Director, Bo Burnham, has crafted a coming-of-age story about an 8th Grade girl struggling with defining her identity. There are many "coming-of-age" films out there, but "Eighth Grade" stands apart. Its insight not only into the life of a middle-schooler but the impact social media plays in their lives. [...]
Header image credit: Impact24 PR Greetings and happy Friday! This week I was able to interview composer Mateo Messina, who recently worked on John Cena's new film, "Blockers." Mateo is best known for his Grammy-winning music for Jason Reitman’s “Juno.” He is currently working on season four of Reitman’s Hulu comedy series “Casual,” season three of NBC comedy “Superstore,” starring America Ferrera, [...]
Dominic Lewis is a British-born composer with sensational talents that have catapulted him to the forefront of music in television and film. Dominic is currently scoring the third season of Amazon’s Emmy-winning series "The Man in the High Castle." Additionally, Dominic scores Disney XD’s revitalized "DuckTales," Sony's "Rough Night" and "First Fight," and several other films [...]
A few years back we interviewed writer/director David Bruckner regarding his part in the horror anthology film “SOUTHBOUND” David’s latest feature film, “The Ritual” which premiered at the Toronto Int Film Festival in late 2017 is now available for streaming on Netflix. Days before the premiere we had the chance to talk to a few [...]
“12 Strong” is based on the TRUE story, of a 12-man team sent to Afghanistan mere WEEKS after 9/11. We sat down and talked with the two, real life, ex-special forces, whom the lead characters are based on, Bob Pennington and Mark Nutsch. It's always a special treat talking to the individuals at the source [...]
Actor, Academy Nominated writer and now director, Jason Hall was in Phoenix last week promoting his upcoming film “Thank you for Your Service” While here, we spoke with him about his process as a screenwriter, why he felt the importance of making this film, and his particular attention to detail as a director. An excerpt [...]
"Step" is an inspiring documentary that follows a group of students at the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women who are part of a competitive Step Dance team. The movie is reminiscent of both a high school sports film and a coming of age story, but the characters and events in their lives are all [...]
Last week I sat down with NYT bestselling author, Jeannette Walls to chat about “The Glass Castle”, a new film based on a book she penned about her experiences growing up in poverty. While her story is quite engaging, it pales in comparison to the enchanting presence Jeannette has in person. It’s not a word [...]
In April we caught up with the multi-talented comedian, Demetri Martin, at a small cafe, just outside of the Phoenix Film Festival. That night, his film, "Dean," which he wrote, directed and starred in, would be screening at the festival. We chatted about his experiences as a first time Director and some of the more [...]
On the night of March 13th, 1997 two major UFO sightings occurred over Phoenix. Collectively they have been known has “The Phoenix Lights” became the most widely seen and documented UFO sighting in history. A new film is coming out that tells a fictional story framed against these events. We had the chance to talk [...]
