A miscellany of inspiration, tools, tips, prompts and talks with experts, for writers, community leaders and others working in the spiritual field. Brought to you by Lucía Moreno-Velo and Gwyneth Box of the Grounded Spirit Project.Join us each week as we choose a text to read – as writers – and discuss it, paying attention not just to the content, but to the techniques and tools the author has used. Every fourth week, we’ll invite a guest writer to talk to us about their experience, successe ...
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Welcome to The B-Side, a podcast for The Film Stage! Here we talk about movie stars and directors. Not the movies that made them famous, or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. From box office fiascos, to interesting curios, and hidden gems, we examine the also-rans of Hollywood and beyond.
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Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (feat. Murtada Elfadl)
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1:59:34Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about the great Debra Winger! Our B-Sides include Legal Eagles, Betrayed, The Sheltering Sky, and Forget Paris. Our guest is the inestimable Murtada Elfadl, Culture Writer, Critic, and…
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Ep. 159 – The Coen Brothers (feat. Stephen Sajdak)
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1:56:27Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about two American icons: Joel and Ethan Coen. Our guest is an icon all his own: Stephen Sajdak from the We Hate Movies podcast!We discuss the B-Sides The Hudsucker Proxy, The Man …
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Ep. 158 – Powell and Pressburger (feat. Katie Walsh)
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1:53:22Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about two legends: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger! Our B-Sides include I Know Where I’m Going!, The Small Back Room, Gone to Earth, and The Elusive Pimpernel. Our guest is t…
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Ep. 157 – In Conversation with: Amy Irving & Peter Riegert
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1:15:47Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk to movie stars! About a movie that people love and the hidden gems they've also made!We were lucky enough to speak with Amy Irving and Peter Riegert, on the occasion of the Criterion release of Joan Micklin Silver’s Crossing Delancey. We discuss the legacy of the film nearly forty years later. With Irving we touc…
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Ep. 156 – 2025 Oscars Special (feat. This Had Oscar Buzz)
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2:03:03Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. Today, however, we talk about Oscar movies (!), or better yet, movies that remind us of Oscar movies!Conor and I welcome back the lovely Joe Reid (co-host of This Had Osc…
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Ep. 155 – Peter Hyams (feat. Mike Ryan)
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1:48:49Happy Valentine’s Day from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we appreciate one of the great, under-appreciated Hollywood directors: Peter Hyams! Our B-Sides include Peeper, Hanover Street, The Star Chamber, 2010: The Year We Make Con…
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Ep. 154 – Queen Latifah (feat. KT from "For Your Reference")
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2:13:27Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we talk about someone who is one of the most well-liked celebrities alive: Queen Latifah! Our guest today is KT from the great podcast "For Your Reference." Our B-Sides today are: Living Out …
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Ep. 153 – In Conversation with: Julia Stiles
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1:06:06Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars and move directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Sometimes we are lucky enough to even speak with them about their work. And sometimes, they are both a movie star and a movie director. Today that’s Julia Stiles, director of Wis…
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BONUS Ep. – Adrien Brody On "The Brutalist"
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24:01Giving the performance of his career as László Tóth, Adrien Brody is the magnificent center of Brady Corbet’s intimate yet sprawling epic The Brutalist. Emigrating from Hungary following the Holocaust to restart his architectural ambitions in America under the patronage of Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), Brody’s layered performance is one of p…
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Ep. 152 – Al Pacino (feat. Mitchell Beaupre)
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2:14:51Happy Holidays from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we discuss the incomparable Al Pacino with the returning Mitchell Beaupre! Our B-Sides today include Bobby Deerfield, Revolution, Frankie & Johnny, and Danny Collins. We discuss Pacin…
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BONUS Ep. – Guy Pearce on "The Brutalist"
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18:34A benefactor to Adrien Brody’s architect character László Tóth, the patronage of Guy Pearce’s wealthy Harrison Lee Van Buren eventually metastasizes into something far darker as Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist examines balances of power and privilege. Giving one of the best performances of his career, Pearce initially brings a boisterous levity before…
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BONUS Ep. – Alessandro Nivola on "The Brutalist"
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24:44BONUS Ep. – Alessandro Nivola on "The Brutalist" by The Film StageBy The Film Stage
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Ep. 151 – Jack Lemmon (feat. Mitchell Beaupre)
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1:57:35Happy Holidays from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we discuss the great Jack Lemmon with the great Mitchell Beaupre! Our B-Sides today include Cowboy, The April Fools, Tribute, and Out to Sea. There’s also a lengthy appreciation of Sa…
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Ep. 150 – Ridley Scott (feat. Maria Lewis)
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2:30:40Happy Thanksgiving from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today, for our 150th(!) episode, we are thankful for Ridley Scott! As Gladiator II reigns supreme at the box office, our B-Sides today include Legend, Matchstick Men, Exodus: Gods a…
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Ep. 149 – Gwyneth Paltrow (feat. Cory Everett)
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2:08:17Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we gush (and hush) over Gwyneth Paltrow with our past, present, and future guest Cory Everett, creator of Cinephile: A Card Game and the ever-expanding My First Movie books!Our B-Sides today a…
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Ep. 148 – Vincent Price (feat. Gavin Mevius)
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1:23:12Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about one of the greats––Vincent Price! Our guest this episode––as with every Halloween episode––is Gavin Mevius, co-host of The Mixed Reviews Podcast of The Glitterjaw Queer…
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Ep. 147 – Tim Burton (feat. Maria Lewis)
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1:58:23Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about Tim Burton! The man! The brand! The artist! The director! The lothario (complimentary)! The B-Sides today include Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Planet of the Apes, …
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Ep. 146 – Barbra Streisand (feat. Chris Feil)
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1:49:02Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today is Barbra Streisand day! And what a day it is. Just one day after Babs herself announced the start to production of her approved documentary film, in which she plans to un…
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Ep. 145 – Kevin Costner: Part II (feat. Chadd Harbold)
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2:18:46Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we return to discuss a living legend with a big, new, ambitious project. Perhaps his most ambitious project yet! Our subject is Kevin Costner, the great American filmmaker…
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Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about the best Chris - Chris Pine of course! Our B-Sides include Small Town Saturday Night, People Like Us, The Finest Hours, Outlaw King, All The Old Knives, and …
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Ep. 143 – In Conversation with: Screenwriter Daniel Waters
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1:00:33Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about filmmakers! Not the films that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today, as a sort of B-Side to our own recent Bruce Willis B-Side episode, Dan speaks to screenwriter Daniel Waters about Hudson Hawk! And much, much, much more! Daniel and Dan tal…
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Ep. 142 – Bruce Willis (feat. Jen Johans)
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2:05:08Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about Bruce Willis, one of our great American movie stars. A man with perfect angles and a perfectly imperfect hairline. The man who spoke up for Seagram’s Golden …
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Ep. 141 – Martin Scorsese (feat. Jake Kring-Schreifels)
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2:50:41Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about one of the great ones: Martin Scorsese. Who’s better than Marty? Dan, Conor, and guest Jake Kring-Schreifels. Our B-Sides today include Italianamerican, …
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Ep. 140 – In Conversation with: Eric Bana
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1:15:18Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. And sometimes if we’re lucky we talk to movie stars about their B-Sides!Today we talk to the great Eric Bana about Eric Bana B-Sides on the occasion of the release of his new f…
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Ep. 139 – In Conversation with: Nancy Savoca
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33:17Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we speak to Nancy Savoca, the great filmmaker whose sophomore feature Dogfight is now available via Criterion. The digitally-restored, director-approved Blu-Ray includ…
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Ep. 138 – Robert Redford (feat. Blake Howard)
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2:23:14Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about the movie star. The person who if you looked up “movie star” in the dictionary there would be a picture of him. Robert Redford! Today we talk the esteemed ca…
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Ep. 137 – In Conversation with: Larry Fessenden
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46:57Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk to an independent film legend. Some have called him the “East Coast Roger Corman,” though that’s short-changing Larry Fessenden a bit. Though his production co…
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Ep. 136 – Don Cheadle (feat. Mitchell Beaupre)
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2:11:35Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we have a conversation about what it means to be underappreciated. Not underrated necessarily. But underappreciated. And boy is Don Cheadle underappreciated. The Oscar-nom…
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Ep. 135 – 2024 Oscars Special (feat. This Had Oscar Buzz)
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1:44:08Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between. Today, however, we talk about Oscar movies (!), or better yet, movies that remind us of Oscar movies!Conor and I welcome back the lovely Joe Reid & Chris Feil of the This…
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Ep. 134 – Sigourney Weaver (feat. Joe Reid)
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2:06:58Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we chat about the action heroine: Sigourney Weaver! But what were the films she made in between Alien and Aliens? Other than A-sides The Year of Living Dangerously and Gho…
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Ep. 133 – Jodie Foster (feat. Katie Clark Gray)
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1:52:25Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we chat about one of our best artists: Jodie Foster! Our B-Sides are Bugsy Malone, Catchfire (Backtrack), Nim’s Island, and The Beaver. Our esteemed guest (returning!) tod…
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Ep. 132 – In Conversation with: John Sayles
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1:03:43Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we’re honored to chat with iconic director John Sayles, whose essential crime epic Lone Star is now available from The Criterion Collection in both 4K UHD + Blu-ray.Ou…
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Ep. 131 – Sam O'Steen (feat. Darrin Navarro, ACE)
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2:20:06Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here - today - we talk about movie EDITORS! Not the movies they edited that were legendary but the less legendary ones in between.Today we speak with the great editor Darrin Navarro (the recent, incredible The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial) about the lauded editor Sam O’Steen, who worked on such masterpieces…
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Ep. 130 – Daniel Day-Lewis (feat. Fiona Underhill)
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1:38:37Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between.We discuss everyone's favorite method man: Daniel Day-Lewis. Our B-Sides are 1988’s Stars and Bars, Eversmile, New Jersey (1989), Jim Sheridan's The Boxer, and Rebecca Miller's The B…
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Ep. 129 – In Conversation with: Andrew Davis
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1:03:23Ep. 129 – In Conversation with: Andrew Davis by The Film StageBy The Film Stage
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Ep. 128 – Vietnam War Movies (feat. Brian Raftery)
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1:05:24Welcome to The B-Side from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today, we talk to a great film writer about a great film sub-genre! Brian Raftery! Vietnam War Movie B-Sides!Brian (author of the wonderful Best. Movie. Year. Ever. How …
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Ep. 127 – In Conversation with: Music Supervisor Randall Poster
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33:16Welcome to The B-Side from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today, we talk to a music supervisor! And one of the great music supervisors! Randall Poster!We discuss his new film Priscilla, how working with Sofia Coppola compares t…
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Ep. 126 – Roger Corman (feat. Gavin Mevius)
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1:37:31Welcome to The B-Side from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Happy Halloween! This year we discuss a legend: Roger Corman! As is tradition, our dear friend Gavin Mevius, talented editor and co-host of the incredible The Mixed Reviews Podca…
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Ep. 125 – The First Frame: Vol. I (feat. Andrew Adams)
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1:52:40Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. But sometimes we talk to filmmakers! About filmmakers!Today we talk to up-and-coming writer/director Andrew Adams whose debut feature American Meltdown is making a robust festi…
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Ep. 124 – Michael Keaton: Part II (feat. Cory Everett)
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1:58:13Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in between.Today we go back to celebrate Pittsburgh’s first son - Michael Keaton. Our B-Sides today are: Clean and Sober, The Dream Team, One Good Cop, and My Life. Our guest is official five-t…
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BONUS Ep. – In Conversation with: Dustin Guy Defa
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43:48Having long admired the work of Dustin Guy Defa, I was glad to speak with him on the occasion of two major moments: a Criterion Channel retrospective boasting nearly all his shorts- and feature-directing work, and the release of his excellent new film The Adults. Although we had a conversation with him and star Michael Cera at Berlinale earlier thi…
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Ep. 123 – In Conversation with: Wayne Wang
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43:23Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Surprise! Here’s a bonus episode in which we speak to the talented, prolific, and dynamic director Wayne Wang. Our main B-Side is Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart, whose Direc…
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Ep. 122 – In Conversation with: Carl Franklin
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1:01:38Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we’re honored to chat with director Carl Franklin, whose seminal noir One False Move is now available from The Criterion Collection as a Director-Approved Special Edit…
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Ep. 121 – Kathy Bates (feat. Billy Ray Brewton)
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2:09:52Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we discuss a character actress, multiple Oscar nominee (and winner) and living legend who is still somehow underrated: Kathy “Bobo” Bates!Our B-Sides today are: A Home of …
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Ep. 120 – Orlando Bloom (feat. Roxana Hadadi)
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2:16:02Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about one of the prettiest actors in the world: Orlando Bloom!Our guest is Roxana Hadadi, TV Critic for Vulture and fellow lover of Kingdom of Heaven: The Director…
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Ep. 119 – In Conversation with: Mark Pellington – Part II
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50:35Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we have the return of the great Mark Pellington! The filmmaker is back to talk about his new film Survive, now available on VOD. We also discuss his recent, experimental d…
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Ep. 118 – Tilda Swinton (feat. Dan Walber)
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2:06:38Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk about one of the best actresses working today: Tilda Swinton!Our guest is the great Dan Walber, public historian and recovering (!) film critic. Walber is also par…
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Ep. 117 – Billy Bob Thornton (feat. Nicholas Gray)
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2:29:59Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we go down south to talk about Billy Bob Thornton! To do this, we bring in devoted Billy Bob fan, friend, writer, director, and producer Nicholas Gray of Uncompromised Cre…
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Ep. 116 – Russell Crowe (feat. Blake Howard)
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1:45:50Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.Today we talk with a legend (Blake Howard of One Heat Minute Productions) about a legend: Russell Crowe. Born in New Zealand and settled in Australia, Crowe had starred in a doz…
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Ep. 115 – In Conversation with: Richard Dreyfuss
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1:16:35Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.And today we talk to the legend Richard Dreyfuss, currently starring in the film Sweetwater, in theaters now. Written and directed by Martin Guigui, the film tells the true stor…
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