Author: A L Katz
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S2E55 Scares & Scores
Would scary movies be as scary without scary scores? Of course not! Our guest NICK PIKE has composed scores for tons of movies and TV shows but SCORING HORROR has always been a sweet spot. Nick wrote the theme for FREDDY’S NIGHTMARES: THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TV SERIES, ten episodes of HBO’s TALES FROM…
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S2E55: It’s A Crypt Keeper Spook-tacular!
JOHN KASSIR – the voice of THE CRYPT KEEPER – discusses the Crypt Keeper’s birthing process. It took FOUR PEOPLE to turn the CK from a great puppet into an iconic character. Are there Crypt Keeper segments the CK’s creators like best? Are there any they hate? There ae no secrets in this Crypt! With…
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S2E52 Grim Reaper V Crypt Keeper
Welcome to the fright of the century – The Grim Reaper v The Crypt Keeper. It’s not at all unusual for writers and directors to forge long creative bonds with certain actors. Scorsese and De Niro… Hitchcock and James Stewart… Tarantino and Samuel L. Jackson. At Tales From The Crypt, we fell in love with…
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S2 Bonus Episode: Killer Talent/Talented Killer
We “met” Francisco Lacerda – a very, very talented Portuguese-American moviemaker – at this year’s Chattanooga Film Festival. That is, we met a short Francisco made called “They call it… Red Cemetery“. Red Cemetery is both an homage to Sergio Leone and his brand of exploitation moviemaking and a statement of moviemaking talent all by…
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S2E44: “Hot Shots”
Want to have a G R E A T weekend? Spend it being feted by the incredible folks (led by Chris Dortch) at the Chattanooga Film Festival. Nothing beats good people treating you like a couple of hot shots. We hope we gave half as good as we got! The Chattanooga Film Festival (named one…
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S2E40 “Caligula: How NOT To Make A (Porno) Movie”
One of our big themes on this podcast is what happens when talented movie makers lose their minds… or their taste… or control over their movies. You get a “Bordello of Blood” when big name, talented people make a movie none of them really wants to make. Plus an insane producer. Caligula had the opposite…
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S2E39 Crypt And Crypt Again
In this episode, we’ll be singing “Chattanooga Choo Choo” because this year’s Chattanooga Film Festival is going to be singing “Tales From The Crypt”, “Bordello of Blood” and “The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast“! Gil and Alan will be IN Chattanooga from June 23 – 25 as part of this year’s live events.…
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S2E37: The Primus Directive
In the Star Trek universe, there’s the Prime Directive. In the acting universe, there’s the Primus Directive! Barry Primus can do it all: write, direct, act, sing and dance. He came up through the New York theater world where huge talents like Anna Sokolow, Jerome Robbins and Jose Quintero took a young Barry under their…
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S2E36: It’s FORBIDDEN!
Bill Malone fell in love with Robby The Robot the moment Robby entered the classic sci fi movie “Forbidden Planet“. Characters like Robby and the Creature From The Black Lagoon completely captivated Bill. They piqued something deep inside him. Like a lot of burgeoning movie-makers, Bill spent time with a super 8 movie camera as…
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S2E34: Roger Nygard Knows Practically Everything
Filmmaker, video editor and documentarian Roger Nygard knows practically everything important that there is to know. Seriously, It all started with “Trekkies”, Roger’s first documentary. With “Trekkies”, his celebration of “Star Trek” fans, Roger created the fan documentary. What made it easy was that Roger himself was a fan of the series. And a fan…
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S2E33: “Malcolm McDowell Sings In The Rain”
For a film buff, Malcolm McDowell is a kind of movie god. He played Alex Delarge, “hero” of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece “Clockwork Orange”. Critics pretty much agree that Clockwork is one of the one hundred best movies ever made. Malcolm’s portrayal of Alex is iconic. So are the stories from behind the scenes. Kubrick wasn’t…
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S2E30: “Joel-A-Palooza”
Joel Silver a/k/a “The Pajamanator” There are movie producers and then there’s Joel Silver. Hollywood’s famous for its larger-than-life personalities. Joel is larger than larger-than-life. Working for Joel can be challenging. Rewarding, too, but challenging especially. There’s not much margin for error but plenty for terror. In Season One, we told lots of great Joel…
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S2E22: “Let’s Get Lit!”
Ross Emery is both a director of photography and a cinematographer (we’ll discuss the differences). He and Gil worked together on two features – “Superman Returns” and “Valkyrie“. – both times as second unit director of photography. That’s another difference we’ll discuss during the podcast – the one between a “first unit” and a “second…
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S2 Bonus Episode – Our Visit To CreepIE-Con
Welcome to a special, bonus episode of the How Not To Make A Movie Podcast: Alan & Jason visit the CreepIE-Con horror convention! This past weekend was the Creepie-con horror convention in Ontario just outside Los Angeles. It’s not one of the big horror conventions, but being as it’s here in Southern California, it still…
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S2E20: “Charlie Fleischer Is In ‘Toon’ With The Universe”
If you don’t know Charlie Flesicher’s name, you know his voice. He’s the voice of Roger Rabbit. He’s appeared – in human form – on TV and in movies since the 70’s. We worked with Charlie on “Demon Knight” – the first “Tales From The Crypt” branded horror movie. He plays Wally Enfield. It’s been…
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S2E17: “Castle Of Horror”
The movie biz attracts all kinds. The horror biz attracts the most unusual among the movie biz. And those who succeed in the horror biz? They’re a truly special breed. The House On Haunted Hill… The Tingler… 13 Ghosts… These were all competently made horror movies. What made them noteworthy and keeps them noteworthy is…
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The LIVE DEAD EASY Table Read For Charity!
Coming Saturday, December 17 AT NOON PACIFIC TIME! The Charity – The Motion Picture Home (the MPTF). They’re a great organization that takes care of film and TV people in need. Our Stellar Cast: SEAN ASTIN JAKE BUSEY TIA CARRERE BRETT CULLEN JOHN KASSIR CHELSEA REBECCA LESLIE ZEMECKIS To Make Your Donation (it’s how you’ll…