Today’s Film of the Day

63 years ago today the David Lean directed classic premiered.. The first of Lean’s “epic” movie series (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago the other two).

Matthew talks about his experience watching the War film without and battles. How if effected him.

A masterpiece of filmmaker. The film still hold up today.

Bridge on the River Kwai was the winner of 7 Academy Award Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (David Lean), Best Actor (Alec Guinness), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Music Score. It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sessue Hayakawa)

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CLOWN OF THE DEAD is a recent winning short screenplay written by Matthew Goudie.

Matthew and Matthew converse about Comedy/Horror Films and his future in the entertainment industry.

Watch the screening reading of CLOWN OF THE DEAD: https://youtu.be/P_d5FPKmZEQ

In a world of clowns, the zombie apocalypse cuts short Bozo's funeral.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf

Father Chuckles : Allan Michael Brunet

Bozo Junior : Scott Beaudin

Klumpo : Steve Rizzo

Read the written interview with Matthew Goudie: https://matthewtoffolo.com/2020/09/22/interview-with-screenwriter-matthew-goudie-clown-of-the-dead/

First Off: Watch the Short Film Millennials Throughout History: A Titanic Following: https://vimeo.com/385629704

Then listen to the Interview with Writer / Producer / Creator: Deanna Director

Starring real-life Influencer: Max Emerson (@Maxisms)

An Influencer from 2020 wins the sponsored trip of a lifetime...in 1912.

Shot aboard The Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, CA.

Episode sponsored by the 1 Page Story Contest. Get your story performed by a professional actor: https://novelwritingfestival.com/onepage

First off, watch the 6min. Short Film “Cigarette Lips”: https://vimeo.com/310992362

Then come back and listen to the interview with director/writer Katherine Castellaw on the process of making her first short film.

BONUS: Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video of the film: https://youtu.be/J4H-9yxKy68

BIO of Katherine:

Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She has a background in dance and is now a New York based actor. Currently, she is finishing her last year at the William Esper Studio conservatory and has a passion for telling female driven stories through film. Katherine wrote, directed, and produced her first film “Cigarette Lips”, and is excited to begin her filmmaking journey.

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Episode sponsored by the 1 Page Story Contest. Get your story performed by a professional actor: https://novelwritingfestival.com/onepage

Watch the 5 minute dance short film LOOK OUT before you listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGIvsof1BFw

Look Out is a driving and precarious choreographic voyage through rooftops, a parking lot, and a construction site filmed entirely by drone camera on location during LUMBERYARD Under Construction Summer Festival 2018 (Catskill, NY), it features Bridgman|Packer choreography and performance, cinematography by Gavin Preuss, and sound score by Jeff Cook.

For more info on Bridgman|Packer Dance: www.bridgmanpacker.org

Episode sponsored by the 1 Page Story Contest. Get your story performed by a professional actor: https://novelwritingfestival.com/onepage

An episode so strong there is an entire website about it: http://seventeenpeople.com/

Called a “BOTTLE” episode. Is produced cheaply and restricted in scope to use as few non-regular cast members, effects, and sets as possible. Occurs when the show is over-budget and they need to shoot a cost saving episode.

Opened Dec. 16, 1995. The anticipation of the premiere of this film 25 years old. How the film really hold up, minus the Pacino “great behind” scene with Hank Azaria.

Episode sponsored by the 1 Page Story Contest. Get your story performed by a professional actor: https://novelwritingfestival.com/onepage

And the WILDsound Weekly Film & Screenplay Festival (still happening  despite the COVID-19 virus). Submit your short film or script via Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival

Or submit via Coverfly: https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/wildsound

Watch the Award Winning 5 Minute Short Film WORD ON THE STREET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Zt0JMch68

Then come and listen to the podcast interview with the filmmakers Austin Hillebrecht & Sean Parker

You can also watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video of the short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I3aZ-HmmI&t=2s

Episode sponsored by the 1 Page Story Contest. Get your story performed by a professional actor: https://novelwritingfestival.com/onepage

And the WILDsound Weekly Film & Screenplay Festival (still happening  despite the COVID-19 virus). Submit your short film or script via Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival

Or submit via Coverfly: https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/wildsound

Today’s TV Episode of the Day comes to you from March 28, 2004.

The season about Tony and his relationship with his “friends”.

Episode about how you can’t be a boss and a friend at the same time.

Episode sponsored by the 1 Page Story Contest. Get your story performed by a professional actor: https://novelwritingfestival.com/onepage

And the WILDsound Weekly Film & Screenplay Festival (still happening  despite the COVID-19 virus). Submit your short film or script via Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival

Or submit via Coverfly: https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/wildsound

New series begins. The Movie of the Day.

First film the box office smash TWINS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096320/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

The film that Reitman, DeVito, and Schwarzenegger took ZERO movie to make the film. And they asked was for a combined 35% take of the box office. A decision that made each of them $10s of millions.

Today’s sponsor is the 1st page short story contest: https://novelwritingfestival.com/onepage/

Watch the Reading of the Winning LGBT Screenplay CIRCLE OF ILLUMINATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hTX82xID34

Simon, a shy introvert, and Rosie, a bon vivant, have been best friends since Kindergarten. After Rosie dies, Simon receives e-mails from Rosie’s account with detailed instructions as to how to spread her ashes throughout Europe. The problem is: Simon only has two weeks to visit four countries. Will Simon overcome his fears and carry out his best friend’s wishes in time? We follow Simon on an epic quest that turns out to be as challenging as it is illuminating.

CAST LIST:

Molly/Dayonare: Jennifer Lieberman
Adele/Mrs. Murphy: Esther Thibault
Narration: Geoff Mays
Simon: Max Ackerman
Rosie: Maiza Dubhe
Various: Russell Batcher

Watch the Short Film LIFT: https://vimeo.com/335456057/b51f946fd6

Then listen to the interview with the writer and co-director of the short film Juliet Johnson.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video from the festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM79cY6CHcE

Watch the Short Film SHIFT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrcWlkxjs8A&

Winner of BEST FILM at the February 2020 Experimental/Music/Dance Festival in Los Angeles

Then press play and listen to this podcast as we interview Director Kasey Poracky & Producer/Writer Robert Mack about the process of making this film at Indiana University.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video from the festival in February: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGvj5iw157A

Watch the Short film MY NAME WAS JANUARY: https://www.nsi-canada.ca/2019/02/my-name-was-january/

Then listen to this podcast with Producer Alex Sangha.

BIO of Short Film:

When a trans sister, January Marie Lapuz, is brutally murdered in her own home, a community reacts and her friends and other trans women of colour come to share and voice their issues, concerns, and challenges. January was seen as a bright light in the lives of many. This is the story of January, a friend, a daughter, a person. This film will not only bring justice to January, but to all the women who have lost their lives. January had a beautiful soul, and now part of her soul rests in each and every one of us.

Watch the THE WEB OPERA Now: https://www.thewebopera.com/

Then come back and listen to the podcast with Composer Michael Roth.

Short Film played at the February 2020 Experimental & Music Festival in Los Angeles.

Michael chats with Matthew about what inspired him to make this “epic” short film. He also talks about his relationship with his friend & mentor Randy Newman, the Social Distancing world we are currently living in, and what he learned making this independent film.

Learn more about Michael by visiting the website.

Watch the Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTnlNhmn4qc

Then listen to the PODCAST with the Producer & Star. Matthew Toffolo chats with Frank Schlichting about this passion, the YouTube experience, and making a video every week.

Film played at the March 2020 DOCUMENTARY Shorts Film Festival in Toronto.

Frank’s YouTube channel has over 100,000 subscribers as he posted a video every single week that explores Mines from around the world.

Facebook Channel: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1925046341068974/

If there was a theme to this festival it would be “Innovation.”

Great chatting with the creator of this amazing festival outside of Seattle. .An itty bitty film fest in the spooky backwoods of the Pacific Northwest. Twin Peaks ain't got nothin' on Gorst! This is the real shizzle.

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The theme of this episode is “PASSION BUCKET”

Great conversation with the Festival Director of a great Female Film Festival. Year 2 of the Festival starts on Thursday September 12th. Go to https://www.detroitshetownfilmfestival.com/

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Established in 2018, the Detroit Shetown Film Festival screens short films in the following genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Documentary, LGBTIQA+, Music Video, Short Episodic, and Thriller/Horror.

Our emphasis is female-driven independent cinema in performances, stories and key filmmaking production positions. We showcase important creative works of female filmmakers from Michigan and around the world, using state-of-the-art digital projection provided by our host venue, Cinema Detroit in midtown Detroit, Michigan.

This episode was sponsored by the 1 page short story contest.

Before you listen to this podcast, WATCH the short film BUCKETHEADS: A STAR WARS STORY

Then come back and listen to the interview with the directors of the short film Marco Bossow & Andy Brown

♫ Credits Song: https://youtu.be/t4UOU7sWpfo

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BUCKETHEADS is a Star Wars Fan Film from the Stormtroopers' perspective. Shot in September 2017 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, it was a wonderful journey, with over 76 people directly involved in this effort to tell a Star Wars Story from the Imperial point of view.

♫ Get the soundtrack: iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/y8qz5qy7 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ycnqg9od

►Contact the production: transmutepictures@gmail.com ►Credits sequence created by itsgotstealth: http://www.itsgotstealth.com "Into The Coals" written and performed by Buffalo Jones. Used under license.

This episode was sponsored by the 1 page short story contest.

Before you listen to this podacst, WATCH the short film LOVE & FEAR

Then come back and listen to the interview with the director of the short film Catriona Ni Chadhain.

Great podcast on the art of making a documentary short film.

Grá & Eagla is a short documentary examining Irish people’s attitudes towards our native language.

The story follows comedian Áine Gallagher as she prepares material for her bilingual stand-up comedy show, giving her an opportunity to explore why so many Irish people feel passionately about the Irish language but lack the confidence to speak it.

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