Best Nicholas Ryan Howard Podcasts (2025)

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The Life Of Custard (ft. guests Joaquin Phoenix; Tom Hiddleston & Chiwetel Ejiofor; Samara Weaving & Karl Glusman) 1:58:53

2h ago1:58:53

1:58:53

In one of those bumper-sized guest-filled jamborees in which we specialise, this week's Empire Podcast sees John Nugent sit down on Zoom to interview Eddington star, Joaquin Phoenix... or does Joaquin Phoenix interview John Nugent? All will be revealed. [18:52 - 35:59 approx] Elsewhere, Chris Hewitt has a lovely chat about The Life of Chuck with co…

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575. Graham High “The Housesitters” 1:17:36

7h ago1:17:36

1:17:36

TGIFF! (Film Friday) Graham High directed a film that will forever live in my heart, “The Housesitters,” because not enough people make wonderfully acerbic comedies. Written by lead actors Erin Pineda & Matt McConkey, who co-produced with Graham and his sister Brittany High, “The Housesitters” is smart and hilarious, and it makes me love its two le…

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574. 4Qs with Lindsay Nyman 16:13

2d ago16:13

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Filmmaker Lindsay Nyman returns to the podcast to chat about her new film, “They Call Me The Tattoo Witch.” This remarkable documentary, directed and produced by Lindsay, screened at Sherman Oaks Film Festival i…

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573. Lindsay Nyman “They Call Me The Tattoo Witch” 1:00:29

4d ago1:00:29

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It’s a great day today because Filmmaker Lindsay Nyman returns to the podcast! And she was zooming in from Berlin! Back in April, 2018, Lindsay appeared on Episode 57 to talk about her pilot, “The Blind Center.” That wonderful film played at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2017 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Narrative Short Film. Thanks to Instag…

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Kruegersplaining (ft. guests Celine Song, Dave Franco & Alison Brie) 1:42:37

7d ago1:42:37

1:42:37

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast will haunt your nightmares, but in a good way, as Chris Hewitt returns to the host chair, just in time to tackle, with Beth Webb and Amon Warmann, a Mount Rushmore question about the best Final Girls in horror movies. Their final choices may shock you, but that's nothing compared to the bit where Chris expl…

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572. 4Qs with Vincent Salvano 22:16

7d ago22:16

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Vincent Salvano’s film Crosby was at FI-LA 2018 and he has been such a busy young person — graduating college, working PA jobs at fantastic places like Pixar and such — that it took us SEVEN years of scheduling …

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The Shameless Plug #6: Two Days With James Cameron 42:04

8d ago42:04

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Or 42 minutes with Chris Hewitt and Nick de Semlyen. Which would you prefer? Don't answer that. Anyway, that's what you've got with the latest episode of The Shameless Plug, as Chris and Nick sit down to talk about Nick's extraordinary adventures in New Zealand, shadowing James Cameron for two days as he put the finishing touches to this month's co…

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Alien Earth: An Empire Podcast Special ft. Noah Hawley, Timothy Olyphant & Sydney Chandler 42:21

9d ago42:21

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In space, no-one can hear you pod. Thankfully, we're not on space, we're on Earth, so you will be able to hear this wonderful Empire Podcast special dedicated to Noah Hawley's excellent Alien prequel, Alien Earth, which dropped its first two episodes today on Disney+. Here, you will hear Chris Hewitt sit down with Hawley, the show's creator and sho…

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571. Vincent Salvano “Crosby” 1:10:10

9d ago1:10:10

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A Wonderful Wednesday, Friends! Vincent Salvano’s film Crosby was at FI-LA 2018 and he has been such a busy young person — graduating college, working PA jobs at fantastic places like Pixar and such — that it took us SEVEN years of scheduling and rescheduling this podcast before we managed to record this! I’m so impressed with Vincent’s filmmaking …

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Fr3deR1cK the 8th chat! 1:56:04

11d ago1:56:04

1:56:04

Happy Monday, Discover Indie Film Folk! Fr3deR1cK has been a staple guest on the podcast and when he recently came to LA for an extended visit, I obviously agreed to pick up our musings on film and the universe. LINKS THAT Fr3deR1cK mentions: tomorrowpictures.com tomorrow pictures.tv Fr3deR1cK.com jonesfoundation.com IG- @fr3der1ck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ …

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The Not-So-Difficult Second Movie (ft. guests Guy Pearce and Benedict Wong) 1:45:04

14d ago1:45:04

1:45:04

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Helen O'Hara slip into the host's chair in Chris Hewitt's absence, and use her endless reservoir of patience to corral James Dyer, Alex Godfrey and Ben Travis in a discussion of the best second movies by notable directors (and yes, we know that we didn't mention [INSERT BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS CHOICE HERE])…

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569. 4Qs with Rosalie Alspach 30:41

14d ago30:41

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. I first had Rosalie Alspach on the podcast in July of 2021 to discuss how her short film “The Hostess” rocked Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020. Rosalie has generously offered her film expertise as a juror on th…

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568. Rosalie Alspach “If We Be Friends” 1:19:33

16d ago1:19:33

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Welcome back, Listeners! I first had Rosalie Alspach on the podcast in July of 2021 to discuss how her short film “The Hostess” rocked Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2020. Rosalie has also been a rockstar juror on the FI-LA/SOFF Filmmaker’s Boards so when she asked to return to discuss her crowd sourcing campaign for her upcoming project, “If We Be F…

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Hey, It's Enrico Pazuzu! (ft. guests Akiva Schaffer and James Gunn) 1:45:49

21d ago1:45:49

1:45:49

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast adds insults to injury, as the team — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, Alex Godfrey, and Ben Travis — share their favourite movie insults. And, yes, misquote at least one of them horribly. Also, nothing on this earth will prepare you for Alex Godfrey's Pazuzu impression. We can only apologise in advance. Elsewhe…

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567. 4Qs Jon James Smith 15:11

21d ago15:11

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. I was sad I never was able to interview Jon James Smith after he wrote and directed “Last Orders,” a horror short that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in …

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566. Jon James Smith “Babushka” 1:21:57

23d ago1:21:57

1:21:57

This is a special podcast for me. Why? Jon James Smith wrote and directed “Last Orders,” a horror short that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Horror at Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2022. As a London resident, Jon was not able to attend the festival but I made a point to tell him of how well-received the film had been. I invited …

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565. Selina Ringel and Dan Levy Dagerman “You, Me & Her” 44:10

25d ago44:10

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Happy Monday, Listeners! Selina Ringel and Dan Levy Dagerman brought their feature film “You, Me & Her” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2023, taking home three awards! Those would be the Grand Jury Awards for Best Feature Film – Comedy, Best Performance by a Cast – Feature Film – Comedy, and Best Screenplay – Feature Film – Comedy for Selina. Exci…

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Movie News Mews (ft. guests, Matt Shakman and Sam Rockwell) 1:40:40

28d ago1:40:40

1:40:40

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is all kinds of fantastic. Guest-wise, Chris Hewitt sits down (in person, and on Zoom) with Matt Shakman, director of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, to discuss the FF's debut in the MCU [24:33 - 40:07 approx]; and Sam Rockwell, the cool cat who's Mr. Wolf in The Bad Guys 2. [1:07:02 - 1:19:28 approx] Then…

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564. 4Qs with Matt Mazany 25:46

28d ago25:46

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Matt Mazany wrote and directed the short film “Big Brothers,” taking home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing – Comedy at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024. After you listen to Matt’s 4 Questions I…

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563. Matt Mazany “Big Brothers” 1:30:20

1M ago1:30:20

1:30:20

Happy Humpday, Friends! Matt Mazany wrote and directed the short film “Big Brothers,” taking home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing – Comedy at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024. He was also one of the titular brothers, having fun with his performance by handling the main stunt in the film himself. It’s always the smartest move in i…

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562. 4Qs Ryan with Barton Grimley 16:30

1M ago16:30

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Ryan Barton Grimley returns to the podcast for the THIRD time! This time, to discuss “Listen Carefully,” the winner for Best Feature Film – Action/Thriller at Sherman Oaks FIlm Festival in 2024. It’s fair to say…

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Bobby Omelettes And The Dolby Rumbler (ft. guests Alex Cox and Ralph Ineson) 1:43:52

1M ago1:43:52

1:43:52

Do not adjust your speakers, or your headphones. Yes, Ralph Ineson's voice really is that deep and sonorous. And in this week's Empire Podcast, Chris Hewitt sits down with the actor who plays the planet-eating entity, Galactus, in next week's The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and talks about how his voice is his passport. [1:04:38 - 1:20:16 approx] …

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561. Ryan Barton Grimley “Listen Carefully” 1:32:39

1M ago1:32:39

1:32:39

Happy Friday, Everyone! I’m supposed to focus on Ryan Barton Grimley’s film career, right? But here’s the thing. We met in 2017 when he brought the feature film “Repatriation” the second ever Film Invasion Los Angeles. Plus, Ryan came onto this podcast in 2018 to talk “Repatriation,” then in 2022 to discuss “Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers” on episod…

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The Shameless Plug #5: Tron Ares, Light-Up Covers, And More 43:45

1M ago43:45

43:45

This month's episode of The Shameless Plug sees Chris Hewitt sit down with Empire editor, Nick de Semlyen, for a deep dive into the latest issue of Empire magazine, which just happens to have a limited edition light-up cover to commemorate our latest cover movie, Tron Ares. Together, our dynamic duo discuss the art of the cover line, their favourit…

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560. 4Qs with Ren Olivieri 40:13

1M ago40:13

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Ren Olivieri brought his film “The Trade” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. As you may have learned if you listened to Ren’s interview po…

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559. Ren Olivieri “The Trade” 1:05:03

1M ago1:05:03

1:05:03

Happy Monday, Film Friends! Ren Olivieri brought his film “The Trade” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, coming down from Canada to represent the film he wrote, produced, and starred in. This smart, funny, wonderfully produced short also took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. I also have to mention that Ren is one of t…

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Where's The Cueball Going? (ft. guests, David Corenswet and Joseph Kosinski) 1:32:25

1M ago1:32:25

1:32:25

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is dominated by bald baddies. Namely, a group discussion of the hairless horrors who have been tormenting do-gooders in all kinds of movies throughout the years. But also, our very own James Dyer, whose unexplained absence from the podbooth has Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, and Alex Godfrey speculating wildly…

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558. 4Qs with Tal Anderson 15:48

1M ago15:48

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Tal Anderson is a talented actor, writer, director and producer, whose short film “Breaking Normal” took home a Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024. I was so g…

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557. Tal Anderson “Breaking Normal” 29:33

1M ago29:33

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Welcome back, Listeners! Tal Anderson is a talented actor, writer, director and producer, whose short film “Breaking Normal” took home a Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024. Tal acted in and produced the film, but a quick look at Tal’s IMDb page will show you what a genuine multi- hyphenate she is…

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556. 4Qs with Ethan Shaftel 18:27

2M ago18:27

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Ethan Shaftel brought his Immersive film “Ajax All Powerful” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took one the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Immersive Short. If you listened to Friday’s full intervie…

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Are We The Baddies? (ft. guests Mahershala Ali & Rupert Friend, David Cronenberg, Gerard Johnstone) 1:58:21

2M ago1:58:21

1:58:21

This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down for a pre-lunch chat about dinosaurs and sandwiches with Jurassic World Rebirth stars, Mahershala Ali and Rupert Friend, [25:28 - 36:36 approx] while Mike Muncer goes deep with the legendary David Cronenberg, as the Canadian director marks the release of one of his most personal films yet, The S…

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555. Ethan Shaftel “Ajax All Powerful” 1:31:50

2M ago1:31:50

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Happy Independence Day, Everyone. And what better way to celebrate independence thank listened to a podcast about Independent film! Ethan Shaftel brought his Immersive film “Ajax All Powerful” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took one the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Immersive Short. Do I need to explain what an immersive short is?…

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554. 4Qs with Rob Neilson 15:17

2M ago15:17

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Rob Neilson’s film “The Word” was an official selection at both Film Invasion Los Angeles as well as Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, which you might know is a rare feat. I should also mention that at FI- LA …

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553. Rob Neilson “The Word” 55:56

2M ago55:56

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Welcome back and thank you for starting your week with a new installment of Discover Indie Film! Rob Neilson’s film “The Word” was an official selection at both Film Invasion Los Angeles as well as Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024, which you might know is a rare feat. I should also mention that at FI- LA “The Word” took home the Grand Jury Awards…

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The Empire Podcast: The Movie (with guests Damson Idris, and Ivanna Sakhno) 1:48:08

2M ago1:48:08

1:48:08

This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt break out the bleep machine for a particularly sweary chat with M3GAN 2.0 star, the delightful Ivanna Sakhno, [1:10:44 - 1:23:01 approx] and quietly judge the football team of Damson Idris, star of F1. [24:51 - 37:46 approx] Or F1: The Movie, to give it its full marketing moniker, which in…

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552. 4Qs with Nicholas Burns 32:34

2M ago32:34

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Nicholas Burns wrote and directed the short film “Intertitle” that took home both the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design and the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Drama at Film Invasion Los Ange…

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551. Nicholas Burns “Intertitle” 1:21:37

2M ago1:21:37

1:21:37

Welcome back listeners and a special thank you to anyone who came out to Film Invasion Los Angeles this past weekend! There are many things I love and adore about the two festivals I run, but one of them is having an exciting new crop of filmmakers to invite onto the podcast. Nicholas Burns wrote and directed the short film “Intertitle” that took h…

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550. 4Qs with Vernon Davidson 25:40

2M ago25:40

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Vernon Davidson brought the feature length documentary “SEGAL” for a World Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Documentary. Apparently I’m …

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Mona Lisa Episode IV: A New Hope (ft. guests Julianne Moore & Michael Pearce, Ralph Fiennes & Jodie Comer) 1:48:56

2M ago1:48:56

1:48:56

It's another packed episode of the Empire Podcast, the show that dares to ask the big questions: isn't the Mona Lisa just a woman sitting down? Who's the richest Northern Irish person? Can you buy stocks in Glen Powell? Join the pod team — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Amon Warmann — as they tackle those questions, discuss the origina…

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549. Vernon Davidson “SEGAL” 2:19:56

2M ago2:19:56

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TGIFF (Filmmakers Friday!) Today is not just any Friday– it’s also opening night of Film Invasion Los Angeles, one of the two festivals I run! To browse the films & screenings just click here. But back to today’s episode! Vernon Davidson brought the feature length documentary “SEGAL” for a World Premiere at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 an…

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Going Deep With Colin Trevorrow: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 32:55

2M ago32:55

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In our latest Empire Podcast interview special, Chris Hewitt sits down (in a swanky London hotel room) with Colin Trevorrow, the director of Jurassic World and Safety Not Guaranteed, to talk about Trevorrow's latest movie, the Prime Video comedy Deep Cover, which he produced and co-wrote. But that's not all — Trevorrow also talks about his choices …

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The Shameless Plug #4 45:21

2M ago45:21

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The Shameless Plug — the show in which Chris Hewitt and Empire editor Nick de Semlyen sit down and do a deep dive into the contents of the latest issue of Empire — is back, folks, and this one really is fantastic. That's because this month's cover story is The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which inspires Chris and Nick to talk about some of their se…

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547. 4Qs with David Lazaro 39:50

2M ago39:50

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. David Lazaro, or Kuya Quatro to some, showed his Immersive music video “V. – Freaky Friday” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival’s VR Pavillion and took home the Grand Jury Award – Outstanding Immersive Short. It d…

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547. David Lazaro “V. – Freaky Friday” 1:33:51

2M ago1:33:51

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Happy Monday, Everyone! David Lazaro, or Kuya Quatro to some, showed his Immersive music video “V. – Freaky Friday” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival’s VR Pavillion and took home the Grand Jury Award – Outstanding Immersive Short. If you need any of this explained, you’re not alone. The term “Immersive” basically means that instead of watching the …

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Yes, And/Yes, Andor (with guests Jack Lowden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Mohammed & Orlando Bloom) 1:44:41

2M ago1:44:41

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down in person with Deep Cover stars, Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom, and Nick Mohammed, to talk about their experiences playing improvisers who go undercover as fake cops;[1:00:00 - 1:15:52 approx] and on Zoom with Tornado and Slow Horses star, Jack Lowden. [26:15 - 39:20 approx] …

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546. 4Qs with Michael Glover Smith 21:49

2M ago21:49

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith came on to the DIF podcast to chat about his career and specially his excellent film Handle with Care that was an Official Selection: Short Film – Drama at Sherman Oaks Fil…

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Kyle MacLachlan And Mark Frost On Twin Peaks And David Lynch: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 58:00

2M ago58:00

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Here's a damn fine special episode of the Empire Podcast for you to enjoy. We're in the grip of Twin Peaks fever all over again — the seminal David Lynch/Mark Frost TV show is being celebrated this Sunday (June 15th) at the BFI Southbank in London with a special 35mm print screening of the show's pilot, and if that weren't enough, every single epis…

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545. Michael Glover Smith “Handle with Care” 52:45

2M ago52:45

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Welcome back, Listeners! Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith’s superb film Handle with Care was an Official Selection: Short Film – Drama at Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2024 and took home the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking. I was thrilled to moderate Michael’s Q & A at the festival, and even more so, to dive back in to deeper with th…

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544. 4Qs with Donato De Luca 18:03

2M ago18:03

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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. On the last episode I throughly enjoyed chatting with Donato De Luca, who I learned actually goes by Joe! Joe and his team brought their short film “Grand Romantic Gestures” to the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in …

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An Award-Losing Podcast (with guests Jai Courtney, Ian McShane, Dean DeBlois) 1:57:01

3M ago1:57:01

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This week's episode of the freshly award-losing Empire Podcast sees the podteam lick their wounds after a demoralising defeat in the Best Podcast (Consumer) category at the BSMEs earlier in the week. How do they do this? By talking about movies, of course, as they discuss the week's news (a load of trailers, and a potential new James Cameron movie)…

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