The 20/20 Awards

06/29/2021

On our final episode, we talk with someone who has been an inspiration to myself, and so many other filmmakers that I know. We are joined by the editor of GOODFELLAS, and almost all of Martin Scorsese's filmography, the great Thelma Schoonmaker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WD_3f0jj1c

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06/22/2021

On our penultimate episode, I've got a few questions for filmmaker Brian McDonald about QUIZ SHOW. Tune in to find out whether or not he cheats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKXphL-X44

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06/15/2021

Today on the podcast we're going to the chapel for Muriel's Wedding. Guests; filmmakers Megan Griffiths and Lacey Leavitt.
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06/08/2021

Are you willing to kill for your art? Are you willing to die for your art? Join filmmaker Brian McDonald and I as we revisit Woody Allen's BULLETS OVER BROADWAY.
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06/01/2021

What would a sweet little girl from Brooklyn have in common with THE WARRIORS? You'd be surprised. Come out to play with us as I delve into Walter Hill's cult classic with producer Diana Dotter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ_LkSL6oSw

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05/25/2021

On this episode of the podcast, filmmaker John Jeffcoat breaks down how to make a feature film with a crew of three people... in Japan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G22xcYzR_Ho

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05/18/2021

Today on the podcast, master composer Erik Aho explains a music idiom to a film idiot as we breakdown the score to the movie PATTON. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sENr7AVUJ8

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05/11/2021

Why would a married man invite a handsome young buck to join him and his wife on an intimate sailboat? Only Roman Polanski truly has the answer. Join us on the podcast with director Scott Cohen as we discuss KNIFE IN THE WATER.
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05/04/2021

Director Bradley King and I exchange dueling Jimmy Stewart impressions as we gaze through Alfred Hitchcock's REAR WINDOW.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-FiabZtobo&t=6s

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04/27/2021

Can you care about a movie if you don't care about the characters? On the podcast, producer B.P. Cooper digs a SHALLOW GRAVE for us to crawl into as we debate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q59NDMISriU

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04/20/2021

Is CASABLANCA a greater film than CITIZEN KANE? We discuss on the podcast with filmmaker Joshua Caldwell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJnA1nWuGNU&t=9s

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04/13/2021

How did an obscure Russian war film influence the director of one of my favorite films of the past decade? Join us on the podcast with director Sean Mullin.
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04/07/2021

Today on the podcast, filmmaker Lise Raven talks Cowboys n Engines with me, and how LONELY ARE THE BRAVE influenced her own film KINDERWALD.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOX0vL3g1E8&t=4s

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03/30/2021

What happens if you take the Odd Couple, throw in a bunch of F-bombs, gangsters, feds, and a cross country chase? You get one of the most underrated films of all time. Join filmmaker, Megan Griffiths as we do a MIDNIGHT RUN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a534x1bW5kY

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03/24/2021

If Giallo is Italian for yellow, then why is this film called DEEP RED? Join me as director Jason Bognacki talks about Dario Argento's influence on Jason's film ANOTHER. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yncXmuJ_NtU

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03/16/2021

Sandwiches, cars, and the way you sit; what does that say about you? Join us on the podcast with guest filmmaker, Ryan Worsley, as we discuss THE BREAKFAST CLUB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCq3C92qtFM

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03/09/2021

On the podcast, Filmmaker Stewart Schill shares his passion for cinema, and how it has lead to a love/hate relationship with the creative process. Coincidentally, today is his birthday so hop on over to his page and give him some love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCVrza7kcEI

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03/02/2021

In a rare instance, our host changes his opinion on a film, courtesy of director Dan Gildark's example about great directing in Roman Polanski's CHINATOWN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5kPjcBzJ-8

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02/23/2021

While trying to impress a date, director John Jeffcoat stumbled onto philosopher angels, and found a new passion... filmmaking.
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02/16/2021

Today on the podcast, screenwriter Brad Wilke shares one of the greatest "How I broke into show business" stories of all time, and then died twice and lived to tell about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvmhl_J1rGc

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02/09/2021

Filmmaker Dan Gildark joins us today to share his thoughts on what it takes to retain your own vision while making a film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-v3Hyc2iU

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02/02/2021

BONUS PODCAST: Why not revisit GROUNDHOG DAY again... and again... and again.
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02/02/2021

How is an editor like a Terminator? Tune in to today's podcast with our guest, editor, Tracy Dethlefs to find out what he means. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_tpRvL2qB8

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01/27/2021

One might think that watching SCHINDLER'S LIST more than once a year would be depressing, but not so for our guest, filmmaker Brian McDonald, and myself. Tune in to find out why.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWt5H0xwxk

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01/21/2021

Part two of our podcast with filmmaker Rich Phelps, where we discuss what we think should take top honors for best actress, actor, director and picture for 1993. Who are your favorites? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY8YdcTKvvw

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01/12/2021

On today's podcast, we are joined by the man who seeded the 2020 Award, filmmaker Rich Phelps. He and I sit down and discuss who was overlooked from the original Oscars for '93. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S319DQvH7bI

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01/05/2021

What do a short film, a survivor, a weatherman, an accountant, and chess piece have in common? They all add up to screenwriter Stewart Schill's top 5 scripts of 1993. Join us today on the podcast.
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01/03/2021

Happy Birthday to editor extraordinaries. We will be uploading our podcast with her here in the coming months. Be on the lookout for it.

12/29/2020

What do a mail order bride, a third of a French flag, a high school in Austin, an Irish prison, and a German industrialist have in common? On the eve of a new year, we look back at the films that made filmmaker Daniel Gildark's best director list of 1993.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCig_3zOV98

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12/22/2020

Just in time for the holidays, we revisit IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE with our guest Brian McDonald and discuss why only a fool (me) would avoid this brilliant piece of filmmaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnUfTD68AS4

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