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PUBLIC VERSION. Screenwriter Dennis Paoli (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, CASTLE FREAK, DAGON, BODY SNATCHERS) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his incredible career. From fatefully meeting the great Stuart Gordon all the way back in High School and discovering just how much their artistic sensibilities overlapped… to his theater work as part of “The Human Race” satire group touring coffee houses in Chicago… to how performing “naked theater” wound up getting Stuart Gordon thrown in jail… to how producer Charles Band helped launch his, Stuart’s, and so many other’s careers… to how 1995’s CASTLE FREAK was truly a “labor of lust”… to the method behind his madness in tackling adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s work and how he separates the art from such a controversial and complicated artist… to his many years teaching Gothic literature… to working with our own Joe Lynch on their latest feature SUITABLE FLESH (now in theaters and on-demand!)… Dennis pulls the curtain back on his long screenwriting career.

Dr. Arwen provides “Hollywood Therapy” for an industry professional who’s at his breaking point with having to “give them what they want,” Joe has a wicked bad accident, and Adam goes behind the (smelly) scenes of this year’s ArieScope Halloween short HALLOWEEN SOCKS.

PUBLIC VERSION. Reality TV casting director Renee Egan (FBOY ISLAND, THE PROFIT, FARMER WANTS A WIFE, JOE MILLIONAIRE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen in the ArieScope Studio to discuss her career journey. From dropping out of college on medical leave and realizing it just wasn’t for her… to writing her own stories about animals and her very own Jonas Brothers fan fiction (no, really!) and getting ghosted by Kevin Jonas… to briefly spending time on the wild side and working in the Las Vegas nightlife industry bartending, doing bottle service and dabbling in modeling… to making her way to Los Angeles with her eyes on “something in entertainment”… to the friend that convinced her to try being an assistant in reality TV casting and then finding that she loved the job… to almost immediately getting promoted to an Associate position and then moving her way up by claiming she had been a Producer and “faking it til she made it”… to explaining how reality shows are cast, why the characters are indeed real, and just how much producing goes into the storytelling… Renee provides a peek behind the curtain of one of the most popular genres of television. 

Dr. Arwen provides “Hollywood Therapy” for a filmmaker who’s family refuses to recognize his career choice as legitimate despite the progress he is making and who feels that his family's lack of support is holding him back, Renee shares her personal journey to developing better mental health, and Adam explains a huge problem that he has with a major decision that producers made on the most recent version of the television phenomenon that is MTV’s JERSEY SHORE.

PUBLIC VERSION. Documentary filmmaker Danny Wu (SQUARE ONE, AMERICAN: AN ODYSSEY TO 1947) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From an aspiring basketball player living in Canada… to the injury that shattered his original dream… to becoming a YouTube vlogger with a decent sized audience… to the injustice he was witnessing that inspired him to pick up a camera and make a documentary (SQUARE ONE) about one of the most controversial topics in popular culture (the original 1993 Michael Jackson molestation allegation)… to teaching himself how to make a documentary film by MAKING A DOCUMENTARY FILM… to the terrific reception that SQUARE ONE received worldwide… to tackling a whole different kind of injustice with his new documentary AMERICAN: AN ODYSSEY TO 1947… to how he was able to secure interviews with pivotal resources such as the various Orson Welles scholars who appeared in AMERICAN and some of the resources who appeared in SQUARE ONE that had never shared their stories publicly before… to learning how to navigate the film festival circuit the hardest way possible… to the crazy way that a film’s trajectory can suddenly change by simply having the right person see and champion it… Danny’s story is incredibly inspiring to hear and his two DIY films so far have been absolutely exceptional! Stop waiting for permission to make your movie and just DO IT!

Adam shares the story of how Danny initially came on his radar by doing something that he himself didn’t have the confidence to do and Danny shares a personal story about the SQUARE ONE premiere that Adam and Joe had no idea was coming. (You're gonna love it!) This phenomenal conversation is THE MOVIE CRYPT at its best and most inspirational. Check out SQUARE ONE on Amazon Prime (free with ads) and AMERICAN: AN ODYSSEY TO 1947 - currently available for rental on VOD.

PUBLIC VERSION. Author and games writer Bonnie Burton (Lucasfilm/StarWars.com, GEEK DIY, STAR WARS CRAFT BOOK, HUNT A KILLER GAMES, GIRLS AGAINST GIRLS) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen in the ArieScope Studio to discuss her career journey. From growing up in Kansas and feeling “like an alien” out of place… to becoming a published author at age 7… to going to college in Boulder, Colorado (in the same graduating class as Trey Parker and Matt Stone of SOUTH PARK fame) with the goal of becoming a writer… to working at LucasFilm as the senior editor of StarWars.com… to how George Lucas predicted today’s current a la carte streaming services way back in 2001… to her efforts to show some fan love for the infamous STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL… to bumping into celebrities at Skywalker Ranch and marrying R2D2 at San Diego Comic Con… to creating her various STAR WARS craft books and drawing books… to what it means to be “lazy sexual” … to the importance of Joe Bob Briggs… to the way that the community of horror fans holds each other up… to what it was like being a “Death Rocker” before it was cool to be “Goth”… to the importance of being willing to pivot in a career journey and TONS more, this fantastic extended length episode ends with a heartfelt pep talk from Bonnie that every aspiring artist needs to hear!

Also, Bonnie explains why you need to be willing to fail A LOT without giving up and Adam shares a story about working for a Hollywood heavyweight and the evil genius dog who made his life hell.

Filmmakers Mike Mendez (TALES OF HALLOWEEN, BIG ASS SPIDER) and Alejandro Brugués (JUAN OF THE DEAD,  NIGHTMARE CINEMA) return to the podcast to discuss the making of their new anthology film SATANIC HISPANICS. From the genesis of the idea for a horror anthology based in Hispanic heritage… to applying the lessons they learned from working on previous anthologies… to the tonal shifts between stories that make for a well rounded viewing experience and the amount of trust and creative control that needs to be given to the other filmmakers on the project… Mike and Alejandro go through the process of bringing their idea to the big screen. Also, Mike shares his joy in being recognized as the “corpse f**ker” from CHILLERAMA, Alejandro thinks Adam’s rabbits look delicious, and Joe finds out how the production went on a project that he didn’t land. 

With double guests comes a double shot of“Hollywood Therapy!” Dr. Arwen advises a listener who is looking to properly obtain exhibition rights for their film club’s programming and then leads the group through an extremely touching grief counseling session focused on enjoying life guilt-free after enduring a crushing loss. It’s a roller coaster of a conversation as four friends share big laughs and deeply personal life experiences.

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Lewis Teague (CUJO, ALLIGATOR, CAT’S EYE, THE JEWEL OF THE NILE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen in the ArieScope studio to discuss his 60 year career so far! From the Sam Fuller war film that inspired his curiosity in filmmaking… to starting an underground Cinema on the Sunset strip in the 60’s… to working in various capacities on films like George Roy Hill’s HAWAII (1966) and the seminal documentary WOODSTOCK (1970)… to working with the legendary Roger Corman… to how he brought realism to genre films like ALLIGATOR (1980) and working on back to back Stephen King adaptations with CUJO (1983) and CAT’S EYE (1985)… to getting the call from Michael Douglas to join the big leagues and direct 1985’s THE JEWEL OF THE NILE (the ROMANCING THE STONE sequel)… and how a fateful lunch with a certain PSYCHO star changed his entire outlook on the filmmaking business. At 85 years old, Lewis has tons of incredible stories about his Hollywood journey!

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Laura Moss (BIRTH/REBIRTH) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss their career journey. From starting out after college as a general production assistant where they naturally found themselves gravitating towards the art department and eventually becoming a production designer… to working on shorts, television, and theater for well over a decade in positions such as editor, gaffer, special FX makeup, production manager, sound mixer, script supervisor, and more before making the jump into the writer/director chair with their first feature film BIRTH/REBIRTH (currently in select theaters and coming soon to Shudder)… to Laura’s decision to shoot the film with anamorphic lenses and why the creative aesthetic was worth the strain that it added to the production’s already limited time schedule… the importance of grounding a science based fantasy story with just enough logic to be believable as opposed to adding so much explanation and rationalization that a story’s mechanics wind up challenging the audience’s suspension of disbelief… to the clinical preparation that filmmakers now implement when approaching sexually explicit scenes and how such efforts are helping actors feel less exposed and vulnerable… to facing the reality that independent films are rarely afforded the luxury of shooting on a schedule that is creatively conducive and instead have to shoot on whatever schedule your limited budget can afford… to what it was like directing a pig and the fun of working with animals… to the stress that shooting “wide and tight” puts on your boom operator and the frightening but triumphant moment of world premiering BIRTH/REBIRTH at the Sundance Film Festival… Laura’s experience is a terrific overview of the modern indie filmmaking process!

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Stewart Thorndike (BAD THINGS, LYLE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss the making of her new feature BAD THINGS (available on Shudder). From discovering her passion for the cinematic arts while traveling the country as a child… to the David Cronenberg film that changed the way she saw genre movies… to performing in front of the camera in the late Stanley Kubrick’s EYES WIDE SHUT… to the trials and tribulations of writing and bringing her new film BAD THINGS to life… to directing the indie ensemble in an abandoned hotel in snowy Ithaca, NY… to how her production survived the craziest and most frustrating COVID-19 setback that we’ve heard about filming during the pandemic yet… to BAD THINGS’ world premiere at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival (where Joe’s new film SUITABLE FLESH also premiered this year) and the process that it took to finally be able to think of herself as an “artist”… Stewart’s journey over the last 3 years has been a tumultuous one that many will be able to relate to and draw inspiration from!

Also, the group reflects on the stress of film festival premieres, Joe’s kitchen sink vomits up a demon, and the boys prepare for their appearance together at Silver Scream Con in Danvers, MA this coming weekend (9/8 - 9/10)!

PUBLIC VERSION. Documentary filmmaker Sam Lipman-Stern (TELEMARKETERS, Vice, Rolling Stone) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his unique career journey and the making of his new doc-series TELEMARKETERS (currently streaming on MAX). From dropping out of High School in 9th grade and going to work full time as a telemarketer when he was just 14 years old… to being gifted a SONY handi-cam that would ultimately set him on his career path… to beginning to develop his storytelling voice during the pre-Youtube era of posting short videos on-line (remember eBaum’s World??)… to interning at Vice and becoming part of their video team as the magazine began evolving into a journalistic powerhouse… to his work as a video producer for Rolling Stone Magazine… to producing, directing, and shooting documentaries and interviews for PBS, MTV, Esquire, Adidas, Apple, The NBA, The New York Times, and more… to teaming up with the Safdie Brothers (UNCUT GEMS) and Rough House Pictures (Danny McBride, Jody Hill, and David Gordon Green’s company) and turning the countless hours of footage from his telemarketing job into the incredibly compelling docu-series TELEMARKETERS… Sam’s journey is one of the most unique and fascinating stories you’ll hear this year!

The guys also geek out over early digital video cameras, Sam tells some of his favorite stories from his time as a telemarketer, Adam discovers his balls at age 25, and Joe shares more details about his upcoming screening of MAYHEM (2017) at the Landmark Nuart Theater in Los Angeles on September 1st!

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Stephen Scarlata (BEYOND THE GATES, JODOROWSKY’S DUNE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen in the ArieScope studio to discuss his career journey. From Stephen’s start working for the legendary Roger Corman back in the 90’s… to working almost every position and in every facet of production over the next three decades… to writing and producing 2016’s fantastic BEYOND THE GATES…to the making of his new documentary (and directorial debut) SHARKSPLOITATION (now streaming on Shudder)… Stephen and the boys take a deep dive (pun intended) into the process of making a great documentary. The group also discusses the craft of finding and building the best narrative story arc out of hours and hours (and hours) of interview footage, Stephen explains why a good lawyer makes all of the difference when it comes to licensing clips from movies and TV series both bog and small, and the boys rank the films of the JAWS franchise from their favorite to their not-so-favorite. This time… it’s personal. “Roar.”

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PUBLIC VERSION. French filmmaker Samuel Bodin (COBWEB, MARIANNE) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From his hit 2019 Netflix horror series MARIANNE… to making the jump to features and working with producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on the new horror chiller COBWEB (in US theaters July 21st!)… to how Stephen King was a major influence on his work… to how he approaches violence on screen… to what it was like working on a film in a language secondary to his own… to how acting himself in the past helped with directing… to what it takes to get a great performance out of a child lead… to the art of picking the perfect creepy wallpaper for your film… Samuel is most definitely a filmmaker to watch right now! Interestingly enough, Samuel and Joe have kinda sorta collaborated before which is also covered in this conversation.

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Meko Winbush (GRAY MATTER, Winner of PROJECT GREENLIGHT Season 5) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen in the ArieScope Studio to discuss directing her debut feature film! From how James Cameron and the SciFi genre shaped her passion for storytelling as a child… to how she transitioned from working on trailers for movies to directing her own movies… to how she communicates with and leads her cast/crew through all phases of production… to how she stayed cool under pressure directing GRAY MATTER while cameras documented her every move for the PROJECT GREENLIGHT reality show… Meko’s talent is undeniably evident on-screen in the finished product and we can’t wait to see whatever she tackles next! 

Season 5 of PROJECT GREENLIGHT and Meko’s finished film GRAY MATTER are both streaming now on MAX!

PUBLIC VERSION. Actress Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN 1 & 2, THE RUNAWAYS, WICKED LITTLE THINGS, NASHVILLE, BURY THE BRIDE, and more) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen in the ArieScope Studio for a lively, laugh filled, and extremely NSFW conversation about her career journey. From growing up around a mortuary where she caught her first glimpse of… well, you’ll hear… to how wanting to meet Mario Lopez played a role in her becoming a child actress… to the Uncle who used to scare her with a Michael Myers mask… to how sex is depicted in modern day cinema and television and the precautions that Hollywood has been implementing to try and make sets feel safer… to why the industry could greatly benefit from offering actors some sort of assistance in coming back OUT of especially traumatizing roles that they have just spent weeks or months immersing themselves in…  to why method actors can sometimes go too far with their process and the drag that they can sometimes be on a production… to the audition process she went through in landing the role of “Lita Ford” in THE RUNAWAYS… to her experience playing “Laurie Strode” and how she dealt with the initial comparisons to Jamie Lee Curtis that HALLOWEEN franchise fans began making before she had even shot a frame of the film… to some of the major roles that got away and how she learned to roll with the many rejections that every actor faces over the course of their career… to whether or not she plans to step into the director’s chair and SO MUCH MORE… this personal and brutally honest conversation between three friends is one that will surely have you laughing just as much you’re learning about Scout’s experiences in front of the camera (so far)! 

Dr. Arwen hears from a listener who took years of MOVIE CRYPT advice to heart and pivoted to find themselves living their best creative life in a heart warming and inspiring “Hollywood Therapy” segment, Adam meets his Mom’s biggest fan in Sacramento, and Joe tests the boundaries of his friendship with Adam in an effort to save himself 95 cents in this incredibly entertaining (and sometimes raunchy) conversation.

PUBLIC VERSION. Legendary actor and horror icon Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, V: THE FINAL BATTLE, STRANGER THINGS, HATCHET, BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen for a wonderful conversation about his 50 year journey through Hollywood and his lifelong love affair with cinema. From the importance of film festivals and why every filmmaker needs to experience seeing their work with an audience whenever possible… to why he thinks Montreal is the best city to visit in the summer… to shooting by international candlelight… to why he adores Lance Henriksen… to how he considers taking on new projects and how he’s held on to his love of acting for half a century… to why he believes a director’s ability to command a room with their unabashed passion is the very key to securing a production’s budget… to why the modern deluge of streaming content is giving today’s audiences “entertainment fatigue”… to what he felt went wrong behind the scenes of his directorial effort 976-EVIL… to his process behind becoming “Victor Creel” and his season stealing performance in Netflix’s monster hit STRANGER THINGS… to the emotional experience of seeing the new documentary HOLLYWOOD DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES: THE ROBERT ENGLUND STORY (now on Screambox and available for digital rental/purchase) for the very first time at the Sitges International Film festival in Spain… to deeply personal stories about how Robert has been one of Adam’s cinematic angels in his journey as a filmmaker… this is an extremely candid conversation with Robert Englund that you simply won’t hear anywhere else. 

You can hear all of Robert’s greatest hits and “Freddy” stories in the awesome new documentary, in his 2009 autobiography HOLLYWOOD MONSTER, and in the phenomenally comprehensive NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET documentary NEVER SLEEP AGAIN… but this truly special fly on the wall conversation between three filmmakers (who are still just movie fans themselves) is something you can only get from THE MOVIE CRYPT.

PUBLIC VERSION. Capetown based filmmaker/actor Ryan Kruger (FRIED BARRY, WARRIOR) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his career journey. From his humble beginnings as an actor and a music video director working with bands like SLIPKNOT, BOWLING FOR SOUP, and BLACK FLAG… to how desperate times and depression fueled him to make a film as soon as he possibly could… how acting in films in South Africa helped make his dream happen… to how an experimental short film became the award winning feature FRIED BARRY… to finding the right actor to inhabit such a unique role… to making such a wild film in such a conservative country… to FRIED BARRY’s breakout night on Joe Bob Brigg’s THE LAST DRIVE IN… to some exciting news about his proposed STREET TRASH remake…  Ryan’s story is one that you’re not going to forget any time soon!

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaking duo Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote (HYPNOTIC, THE OPEN HOUSE) join Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss their career journeys together and the making of their latest film THE WRATH OF BECKY (now in theaters and available digitally)! In this terrific conversation Matt and Suzanne discuss the serendipitous way they met and began working together… the challenges of making a film that addresses our extremely divisive times while keeping the fun and violent mayhem accessible to as broad of an audience as possible… casting the spectacular Seann William Scott (GOON, AMERICAN PIE) as the film’s villain… the misconceptions about sequels and their budgets… and in the incredible second hour things get brutally honest as the conversation turns to finding good producers, the duos real reaction to the amazing news that their film had been accepted into the prestigious SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST film festival, the importance of having impeccable communication, and how they recovered from their first film’s disappointing reception and rose from the ashes stronger and more in love with their craft than before! 

The second hour of this one is AMAZING, Patrons! Aspiring filmmakers- pay close attention!

PUBLIC VERSION. Actor Seann William Scott (the AMERICAN PIE franchise, FINAL DESTINATION, ICE AGE, GOON, THE RUNDOWN, ROLE MODELS, JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, SOUTHLAND TALES, ROAD TRIP, DUDE WHERE’S MY CAR?, and more) joins Adam and Arwen to discuss his career journey and the making of his latest film THE WRATH OF BECKY (now in US theaters and available soon on digital)! From a high school athlete in Minnesota who loved movies… to the local talent agency that helped him get started and find a manager in Los Angeles… to the struggle of simply getting himself to auditions all over LA when he didn’t own a car… to booking commercials, small speaking parts, and a role in an AEROSMITH video… to landing the role of “Stifler” in what would become the hugely successful AMERICAN PIE series… to being beheaded in FINAL DESTINATION, fighting The Rock and swimming in frigid waterfalls in THE RUNDOWN, learning how to ice skate AFTER landing the lead role in GOON, portraying an ex-military, alt-right militia leader in THE WRATH OF BECKY, and everything in between… Seann has been keeping the world entertained for over 2 decades. Best of all, he’s remained the same down to earth, small town guy despite the awe inspiring 6 BILLION + that his filmography has generated at the box office so far. 

Joe unfortunately had to miss this one but Adam and Seann become BFFs by the end of this candid conversation with a surprising revelation at the end! If you didn’t already adore Seann William Scott you certainly will after you get to know the real guy in this absolutely fantastic episode!

Don’t miss THE MOVIE CRYPT’s annual FREE live event on Sunday July 16, 2023! Normally our monthly “Movie Crypt Live” episodes are exclusively for Patrons in the appropriate tier(s), but once a year we open it up for everyone to check out and see what they’ve been missing! The party kicks off at 8am PST/ 11am EST with “Arwen & Mr. Bunny’s Awesome Spandex and Aqua-nat Pre-Show” featuring 2-hours of music videos, stories, and trivia from the Hair Metal era! We’re on LIVE at 10am PST / 1pm EST for our monthly interactive episode that includes games like “What Won’t Shaq Sell?”, “Disgusting Statement or Cannibal Corpse Song?”, “Ruin An Activity,” and more! The link to the LIVE event will be posted about 30 minutes before the fun begins on www.Patreon.com/TheMovieCrypt. (So around 7:30am PST / 10:30am EST.) The link will be available for ALL to see and click on! You don’t need to be a Patron to come rock out with Arwen and Mr. Bunny and then share some LIVE laughs with Adam, Joe, and the greatest podcast audience on the internet!