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  • April 18, 2023

    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”. Most critics agree: Clockwork is one of the hundred best movies ever made. Malcolm’s portrayal of Alex is iconic. So are the stories from behind the scenes. Kubrick wasn’t known for being…

  • April 11, 2023

    S2E32: “THAT Guy”

    This week’s guest on the podcast is a world famous character actor who works all over the world in TV, film and video games from Thailand to South Africa to Berlin to Israel to good ol’ Los Angeles. Mark Ivanir works everywhere in between, too. Movies! TV! Video Games! Among Mark’s feature films – Schindler’s…

  • April 11, 2023

    S2E32: “THAT Guy”

    This week’s guest on the podcast is a world famous character actor who works all over the world in TV, film and video games from Thailand to South Africa to Berlin to Israel to good ol’ Los Angeles. Mark Ivanir works everywhere in between, too. Movies! TV! Video Games! Among Mark’s feature films – Schindler’s…

  • April 4, 2023

    S2E31: “Who’s The Boss, Part 2”

    A bunch of episodes back (Season Two, Episode 18), we asked “Who’s really the boss on any movie or TV set?” One of the answers: why, it’s the first assistant director, of course! On a TV set, that’s pretty true. There, the first AD works for the producers. On a movie set, by contrast, the…

  • April 4, 2023

    S2E31: “Who’s The Boss, Part 2”

    A bunch of episodes back (Season Two, Episode 18), we asked “Who’s really the boss on any movie or TV set?” One of the answers: why, it’s the first assistant director, of course! On a TV set, that’s pretty true. There, the first AD works for the producers. On a movie set, by contrast, the…

  • March 28, 2023

    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…

  • March 28, 2023

    S2E30: “Joel-A-Palooza”

    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 stories. We’ll re-tell some of…

  • March 21, 2023

    S2E29: “The Director’s Director”

    You might not know the name Elliot Silverstein but you should. He directed a couple of very big movies (Cat Ballou and A Man Called Horse). He also helped invent TV directing back in the 1950’s and 1960’s (directing Naked City, Have Gun Will Travel and The Twilight Zone. Elliot was always an artist’s rights…

  • March 21, 2023

    S2E29: “The Director’s Director”

    You might not know the name Elliot Silverstein but you should. He directed a couple of very big movies (Cat Ballou and A Man Called Horse). He also helped invent TV directing back in the 1950’s and 1960’s (directing Naked City, Have Gun Will Travel and The Twilight Zone. Elliot was always an artist’s rights…

  • March 15, 2023

    S2E28: “Crypt In London”

    For it’s last season, HBO sent “Tales From The Crypt” to London. It was an amazing adventure. How could it not be? But (if we’re honest – and that is our stock in trade here) the Crypt team didn’t go to London strictly to refresh the franchise (which needed it, frankly). Crossing the pond helped…

  • March 15, 2023

    S2E28: “Crypt In London”

    S2E28: “Crypt In London”

    For it’s last season, HBO sent “Tales From The Crypt” to London. It was an amazing adventure. How could it not be? But (if we’re honest – and that is our stock in trade here) the Crypt team didn’t go to London strictly to refresh the franchise (which needed it, frankly). Crossing the pond helped…

  • March 7, 2023

    S2E27: “A Taste Of Sherrie”

    One of the great things about doing “Tales From The Crypt” was the actors we got to work with. Kirk Douglass, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael J Fox, Isabella Rossellini, Daniel Craig among many, many others. We also got to work with an actor named Sherrie Rose. Hell, we liked working with Sherrie so much…

  • March 7, 2023

    S2E27: “A Taste Of Sherrie”

    One of the great things about doing “Tales From The Crypt” was the actors we got to work with. Kirk Douglass, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael J Fox, Isabella Rossellini, Daniel Craig among many, many others. We also got to work with an actor named Sherrie Rose. Hell, we liked working with Sherrie so much…

  • February 28, 2023

    S2E26: “Tobe Or Not Tobe – A Tribute To Our Friend Tobe Hooper

    There’s no data to back this up, but most of the people making horror movies – like horror movie fans – are some of the nicest people on the planet. Our friend Tobe Hooper (along with his writing partner Kim Henkel) created one of the most iconic horror characters of all time: Leatherface from The…

  • February 28, 2023

    S2E26: “Tobe Or Not Tobe – A Tribute To Our Friend Tobe Hooper

    There’s no data to back this up, but most of the people making horror movies – like horror movie fans – are some of the nicest people on the planet. Our friend Tobe Hooper (along with his writing partner Kim Henkel) created one of the most iconic horror characters of all time: Leatherface from The…

  • February 21, 2023

    S2E25: “TV Or Not TV”

    Sam Egan’s been writing TV shows (and the occasional feature film) for fifty plus years. His first big break was writing and producing the show “Quincy ME” with Jack Klugman. TV was very different back then. How we watched it was different. Strange but true: there used to be only three broadcast networks putting out…

  • February 21, 2023

    S2E25: “TV Or Not TV”

    Sam Egan’s been writing TV shows (and the occasional feature film) for fifty plus years. His first big break was writing and producing the show “Quincy ME” with Jack Klugman. TV was very different back then. How we watched it was different. Strange but true: there used to be only three broadcast networks putting out…

  • February 15, 2023

    S2E24: “Bordello Schmear, Part 2”

    This episode/post is a continuation of S2E23 – Bordello of Blood: The Whole Schmear. I guess that makes this “the rest of the schmear”. Spoiler alert: this story has a happy ending. At its core, our podcast is the story of a creative relationship. How making a dumb horror movie destroyed that relationship. And how…

  • February 15, 2023

    S2E24: “Bordello Schmear, Part 2”

    This episode/post is a continuation of S2E23 – Bordello of Blood: The Whole Schmear. I guess that makes this “the rest of the schmear”. Spoiler alert: this story has a happy ending. At its core, our podcast is the story of a creative relationship. How making a dumb horror movie destroyed that relationship. And how…

  • February 15, 2023

    S2E23: “Bordello Of Blood – The Whole Schmear (Part 1)”

    Spoiler alert: this story has a happy ending. At its core, our podcast is the story of a creative relationship. How making a dumb horror movie destroyed that relationship. And how doing a podcast about making that dumb horror movie healed the wounds and reignited the relationship. That’s after not speaking to each other for…

  • February 15, 2023

    S2E23: “Bordello – The Whole Schmear (Part 1)”

    Spoiler alert: this story has a happy ending. At its core, our podcast is the story of a creative relationship. How making a dumb horror movie destroyed that relationship. And how doing a podcast about making that dumb horror movie healed the wounds and reignited the relationship. That’s after not speaking to each other for…

  • February 8, 2023

    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…

  • February 8, 2023

    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…

  • February 6, 2023

    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…

  • February 6, 2023

    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…

  • January 31, 2023

    S2E21: Mike Vosburg Is Drawn To The Dark Side

    If you’ve ever seen an episode of Tales From The Crypt, you’ve enjoyed the work of artist and comic book creator Mike Vosburg. When you sit and talk to Mike – aka Voz – you can’t help thinking “Wow, what a terrific person!” And then you look at his comic book art and you can’t…

  • January 31, 2023

    S2E21: Mike Vosburg Is Drawn To The Dark Side

    If you’ve ever seen an episode of Tales From The Crypt, you’ve enjoyed the work of artist and comic book creator Mike Vosburg. When you sit and talk to Mike – aka Voz – you can’t help thinking “Wow, what a terrific person!” And then you look at his comic book art and you can’t…

  • January 25, 2023

    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…

  • January 25, 2023

    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…

  • January 21, 2023

    S2E19: “Rust Makes Our Heads Explode”

    Nobody should ever die on a film or TV set. No one should ever get injured either but physical things happen (stunts, for instance). Injuries should should be rare. Death should be a complete stranger. With hundreds of hours of produced film and TV content under our belts, Gil Adler and I had the exact…

  • January 20, 2023

    S2E19: “Rust Makes Our Heads Explode”

    Nobody should ever die on a film or TV set. No one should ever get injured either but physical things happen (stunts, for instance). Injuries should should be rare. Death should be a complete stranger. With hundreds of hours of produced film and TV content under our belts, Gil Adler and I had the exact…

  • January 17, 2023

    S2E18: “Who’s The Boss?”

    Film sets are a fascinating place to work. They definitely reflect the nature of the people working on them – especially at the top. But who’s really in charge of any set? Who’s the boss? Most sets are like bee hives. And, while everyone thinks the director is queen bee, on the set itself, it’s…

  • January 17, 2023

    S2E18: “Who’s The Boss?”

    Film sets are a fascinating place to work. They definitely reflect the nature of the people working on them – especially at the top. But who’s really in charge of any set? Who’s the boss? Most sets are like bee hives. And, while everyone thinks the director is queen bee, on the set itself, it’s…

  • January 13, 2023

    S2E17: “Castle Of Horror”!

    Welcome to The Castle Of Horror – the latest episode of the How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast! In it, we talk to Terry Castle daughter of film legend WILLIAM CASTLE – producer of Rosemary’s Baby but more importantly producer AND director of iconic Hollywood horror movies  THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL… 13 GHOSTS……

  • January 10, 2023

    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…

  • January 10, 2023

    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…

  • January 3, 2023

    S2E16: Car Ride To Hell

    Welcome to our first new episode of 2023! We’re dropping a Joel Silver story we’ve been threatening to tell since we started this podcast last year. The Car Ride To Hell! How do we know it ended up in Hell? Well, for starters, Donald Trump makes an appearance – two actually! Here’s the setting. As…

  • January 3, 2023

    S2E16: Car Ride To Hell

    Welcome to our first new episode of 2023! We’re dropping a Joel Silver story we’ve been threatening to tell since we started this podcast last year. The Car Ride To Hell! How do we know it ended up in Hell? Well, for starters, Donald Trump makes an appearance – two actually! Here’s the setting. As…

  • December 28, 2022

    S2E15: “Best Bits”

    For a lot of people, 2022 was an outright annus horribilus. One to forget. That wasn’t the case for us here at the How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast. For starters, we came into being this year. That was a good thing (all things considered). We found a growing audience – that’s been even…

  • December 28, 2022

    S2E15: “Best Bits”

    For a lot of people, 2022 was an outright annus horribilus. One to forget. That wasn’t the case for us here at the How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast. For starters, we came into being this year. That was a good thing (all things considered). We found a growing audience – that’s been even…

  • December 22, 2022

    Bonus Episode: “Is “Die Hard” A Christmas Movie?

    Tis the season to ask this essential question: Is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie?

  • December 22, 2022

    Bonus Episode: “Is “Die Hard” A Christmas Movie?

    Tis the season to ask this essential question: Is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie?

  • December 20, 2022

    S2E14: “Post Mortem” (Featuring Chelsea Rebecca & Jason Stein)

    The body’s on the slab now. Let’s do the post mortem. This past Saturday, our little Podcast held a benefit for the Motion Picture Home – the MPTF. They’re a great organization that takes care of film folk in need. We performed a live table read of “Dead Easy“. That’s the “Crypt” film we never…

  • December 20, 2022

    S2E14: “Post Mortem” (Featuring Chelsea Rebecca & Jason Stein)

    The body’s on the slab now. Let’s do the post mortem. This past Saturday, our little Podcast held a benefit for the Motion Picture Home – the MPTF. They’re a great organization that takes care of film folk in need. We performed a live table read of “Dead Easy“. That’s the “Crypt” film we never…

  • December 15, 2022

    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…

  • December 13, 2022

    S2E13: “(James) Bonding With Peter Iliff”

    Peter Iliff‘s passion for movies started with James Bond. He was six and his dad took him to see “Goldfinger” on the day it opened. They watched it twice. Now, it may seem strange – a dad taking his six year old to see a Bond film – but, strangely, something happened there in that…

  • December 13, 2022

    S2E13: “(James) Bonding With Peter Iliff”

    Peter Iliff‘s passion for movies started with James Bond. He was six and his dad took him to see “Goldfinger” on the day it opened. They watched it twice. Now, it may seem strange – a dad taking his six year old to see a Bond film – but, strangely, something happened there in that…

  • December 7, 2022

    The LIVE Table Read For Charity

    Please join us & THE CRYPT KEEPER at NOON PACIFIC TIME on SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 for a LIVE TABLE READ FOR CHARITY! Some movie projects become legend without ever getting made. “Tales From The Crypt Presents Dead Easy” is one of them. We’ll be reading “DEAD EASY” – the “Tales From The Crypt” feature film…

  • December 6, 2022

    S2E12: “Buried Bodies”

    Wanna know how to break into the move and TV biz? Know where all the bodies are buried. In order to do that, you have to be in on the burying process. If you’re not leading the body-burying op, you must be assisting. In Hollywood, those people – the ones willing to bury the bodies…

  • December 6, 2022

    S2E12: “Buried Bodies”

    S2E12: “Buried Bodies”

    A great Hollywood assistant is someone who knows where all the bodies are buried because THEY helped bury em.

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