January 9th - This Day in History

1926 - NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) begins.

1986 - The Late Show with Joan Rivers premieres on Fox, first woman to host a US late-night TV talk show

2020 - Matthew Toffolo interviews the winning screenwriter of “ReView”, Jonathan Zarantonello

Watch the screenplay reading here: https://youtu.be/dvkStad_IW0

In a video message, a girl invites other women to have sex with her boyfriend, but only if they leave her a review after.

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CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf

Taylor: Kyana Teresa

Denise: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

This podcast is edited and produced by Kimberly Villarruel

This date in history October 8 2020

1927 - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy film THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS premieres. The first film for the comedy duo.

1942 - The comedy duo Abbott and Costello launch their weekly radio show, marking the beginning for another iconic comedy duo.

2020 - Matthew Toffolo chats with David Sabbath : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3543330/

The WILDsound organization has performed two of David’s screenplays through the years.

Just recently, 53 Hours In Harpers Ferry: https://youtu.be/uneh9P2Zyrk

And last year, Dancing in the White Room: https://youtu.be/pxs4GvRTTmM

This podcast was produced and edited by Kimberly Villarruel

Watch & Listen Podcast:

First - WATCH the amazing Dance Short film EGO, presented by the Northern Ballet

https://vimeo.com/397946138

Then come back and listen to the podcast interview with director Dan Lowenstein.

October 7th this date in history:

1971 - The French Connection premieres. (Best Picture winner 1971 )

2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California

2008 - Spotify launches.

2020 - Matthew Toffolo interviews the talented filmmaker Dan Lowenstein

Summary of EGO:

Most of us have an alter ego hiding under the surface. We try our best to keep it in, but sometimes it escapes.

Take a front row seat into the psyche of a relationship. Using world class ballet, krump, popping & bboying we witness different moments played out in pure contrast by four incredible dancers. 

This is EGO, a Northern Ballet original dance film.

Directed & Developed by
Dan Lowenstein

Creative Director & Choreographer
Kenneth Tindall

Dancers
Antoinette Brooks-Daw
Kevin Poeung
Sam Amos
Jonadette Carpio 

This podcast is produced & edited

by Kimberly Villarruel

This day in history October 6th

1927 - The Jazz Singer premieres to the world. The first “talkie” film on screen that would forever change the history of film forever.

2020 - Matthew Toffolo interviews writer Kristen Anderson. Listen to the audio recording of her short story KISSING FISH, then hear the conversation between Kristen and Matthew.

Kissing Fish is about an intense connection with nature, one’s mother, and deep feelings of love, joy, and confidence. It is based-on a dream memory of mine and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did dreaming it! Visual Design & Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Produced by Matthew Toffolo Voice Over Artist: Allison Kampf

First: WATCH the Batman Fan Fiction Short Film CONFESSIONS OF THE BAT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmMRtDG8JGc&t=6s

Then come back and LISTEN to the podcast interview with the director Ronnie Henry

This Day in History October 5th:

1962 - DR. NO, the first ever James Bond film premieres.

1969 - MONTY PYTHON airs for the first time on BBC.

The birth of two iconic British franchises.

And in 2020, Matthew Toffolo interviewed the director of the Batman Fan Fiction Short Film Ronnie Henry

Watch the Film. Listen to the Interview.

Today is Television Day. This day in history:

1957 - "Leave It to Beaver" debuts on CBS

1990 - “Beverly Hills: 90210” debuts on the new TV network FOX

2000 - The highly anticipated season 2 premiere of The West Wing: In the Shadow of Two Gunman, two hour special takes place.

This is today’s focus. The West Wing Season 2 Episode 1. There were gunshot fires during a President Bartlett rally as Season 1 faded to black. All summer long the question was - who was shot? A very network TV cliffhanger cliche on a very non-network television show.

Bradley Whitford (playing Josh Lyman) would go on to win the Best Supporting Actor Emmy for this season, plus The West Wing would beat the powerhouse HBO show “The Sopranos” and win the Emmy for Best Television series.

20 years ago the TV landscape in comparison to today’s television world is completely different.

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This day in history on October 3rd

1941 - The Maltese Falcon" directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart, premieres

1952 - The 1st video recording on magnetic tape occurs.

2020 - Matthew Toffolo interviews Annika Freese, winning screenwriter of THE DETOUR. A recorded best scene of the script occurs after the interview

Watch the video screenplay reading here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXsF4-cBwSQ

When her boyfriend unexpectedly proposes, Accaila MacLochlann realizes she has no idea what she wants from her life. So, when the opportunity to drive across country to sell her parents’ truck and trailer in San Francisco arises, Accaila takes it.

CAST LIST:
Narration: Allison Kampf
SPENCER : Allan Michael Brunet
ACCAILA : Hannah Ehman

Read the blog interview with Annika here: https://matthewtoffolo.com/2020/09/22/interview-with-screenwriter-annika-freese-the-detour/

Weekly WILDsound Film Festival events stream online every single Saturday night. Plus, submit to our upcoming festivals at www.wildsoundfestival.com

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