The Stephen Savage Show: Recent Episodes
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On this episode, Savage takes a call from New Jersey for an interview with singer-songwriter Maddie Hogan, who talks about her new single, "ATM Machine", as well as her years growing up with artist parents, her musical influences, playing clubs, how Covid gave her a chance to discover more about herself as songwriter, and her approuch to songwriting in general. Savage also spins not only the new single, but another song from Maddie's repertoire, a tune called "Beautiful Temporary".
The final special series of interviews with some of the Spotlight Directors from the Idywllwild International Festival of Cinema 2023. On this episode, Savage speaks with filmmakers MC Young, Jason Honeycutt, and Colin Francis Costello about their films American Prerequisite, Batman Immortal, and Storage (respectively). Savage also speaks with IIFC Chief of Volunteers, Julie Roy about her involvment with the festival.
On this Episode, Savage speaks with 3 of the Spotlight Directors from the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2023, beging with Johanna Putnam, who took home the Best Director Award at IIFC for her film Shudderbugs. Then he speaks with actor and filmmaker Moe Irvin about his film, Mad Chicken, which won the IDY Award for Best Screenplay for a Short Film. And finally, Savage takes a call from Atin and Mae Thornton, who's film "Being Michelle" took home the IIFC Humanitarian Award for documentary filmmaking.
On the episode, Savage takes a call from director and writer Faye Brenner to talk about her long career working on such blockbuster films as Stand By Me, Ghost, Clear and Present Danger and others, and her short film "Promises". After that, he welcomes into the studio for a fun chat, Sarah Hanner, writer and director of the Swedish produced featurette drama, "Blackfisk".
The first of 4 episodes featuring some of the Spotlight Directors selected for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. Savage speaks with Terry Ross about her featurette entitled Chateau In The Loire, as well as first time Feature Film Director Kellen Gibbs, who will speak about his movie, Tomorrow, and last but not least, he jumps on a call with actress turned director Jennifer Rau to chat about her amazing short film, Pretty Doesn't Hurt.
On this episode, Savage has a one on one On Stage interview and Q&A before a packed house at the Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild, California, for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema with Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress, Anne Archer. Anne talks freely about her career as an actor, her favorite directors and leading men, and she shares some personal stories about starting out in the business, and gives some timely advise to actors just starting out in the entertainment industry.
On this episode, Savage welcomes in actor Angus MacFadyen to talk about his icon role as Robert The Bruce in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, his work with such huge Hollywood stars as Kevin Costner, Christian Bale, Sandra Bullock, Scarlet Johansson, Sean Bean, and others, and how a role in a stage play kept him from accepting a role in Game of Thrones.
On this episode, Savage takes a call from actress and super model Joanna Krupa about her life's journey from Poland to America, her navigation through the world of big time international modeling, how she works around type casting in Hollywood, the differences between working in Hollywood and Europe, and her animal activism with groups like PETA and others.
On this episode Savage takes a call from French actress, poet, author and linguist Helen Cardona to talk about her acting career in Europe and America, her work as one of the most prolific voice artists worldwide, and her world renowned poetry. We also talk about her ability to speak six languages and her work in Hollywood blockbuster films such as World War Z with Brad Pitt, and her role as Fuffi in the Iconic hit movie Chocolat, in which she stars with Johnny Depp, Judy Dench, Juliette Binoche, and an Allstar international cast.
A Special Fate Gothic Edition: England, 1657. The Civil War and the beheading of King Charles I has forced many Noble families into desperate straights, as Oliver Cromwell's Round Heads, along with the radical parliament, confiscated lands and fortunes that had been secure for centuries. Into this chaos arose a phenomenon known as The Highwaymen, former titled gentlemen who took to robbing pay wagons and travelers along the country's narrow roads after dark. The worst of these was no gentleman at all, but a woman who became known as The Wicked Lady Skelton, a Royalist aristocrat's daughter who murdered over 50 innocent souls during her three year reign of terror.
On this episode Savage welcomes to the show Australian actress, singer, and songwriter, Emily Coupe to talk about her new music video for her song "One To Blame", her journey as and artist from Australia to Los Angeles, why she likes putting out singles over full albums, the ins and outs of playing gigs and the LA music scene in general, and the differences between taped auditions and reading for directors and producers in person. She and Savage also play a couple of Emily's songs, "One To Blame" and "Revolution".
On this episode, Savage talks with actress Emily Peachy about her roles in The Fault In Our Stars, Paradise Lost, America's Most Wanted, and what it was like working with Ewan McGregor on American Pastoral. She also explains her actor's journey and how she was discovered while working as a White House staffer in Washington DC. A fun conversation with an up and coming young actor living the Hollywood dream.
A Special FATAL GOTHIC Edition with your hosts Stephen Savage and Julia Parker. Bass Reeves, Charlie Next Moon, and the Indian Territory Murders. In the spring of 1881, the first black federal Marshall in US history was called upon by an old friend, Cherokee Tribal Policeman Charlie Next Moon, to help track down a man who had murdered in cold blood two Cherokee women and a white reservation school teacher in the Indian Territories of Oklahoma. Both were seasoned lawmen, but neither was prepared for what faced them out on the murder's trail. And even after witnessing first hand the brutal violence on the killing fields of the Civil War, the horrors they would encounter in their pursuit of this crazed killer would haunt them both for the rest of their lives.
On this episode, Savage welcomes multi world champion triathlete and Netflix Originals screenwriter and executive producer Lesley Paterson on her childhood in Scotland, her journey from actress to big time film producer, and her monster selling sports psychology book The Brave Athlete.
On this episode, Savage takes a call from actress and Fox and CBS Sports reporter Bonnie-Jill Laflin. Bonnie-Jill talks about her career as a Dallas Cowboy and San Francisco 49ers cheerleader, as well as her stint as a Golden State Warriors NBA cheerleader, her animal rights activism, and her many USO tours to visit US troops overseas. She also discusses her Hounds and Hooves to Heroes organization, and her journey to becoming the first and only female scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.
On this episode, Savage takes a call from France to speak with renowned french actress Nathalie Boyer about her role in hit series like Netflix "Versailles" and the super hit French show "Spiral", what it's like to be a darling of the Cannes film Festival red carpet, her life as a professional photographer, the differences between working in Europe and the US, and how she manages to reconcile acting with a law career and a certified genius level IQ.
On this episode, Savage talks to musician and film composer Geno Lenardo, about his work on such epic Hollywood blockbusters as I Frankenstein, Underworld Awakenings, and Anger Management, and his rock star life as lead guitarist with the monster alt-rock band, Filter.
On this episode, Savage welcomes actors and film directors Oscar Torre and Manny Martinez Hernandez to talk about their respective acting careers, their work behind the camera as directors, and how they've managed to move easily between mainstream Hollywood and the independent film world. The guys also discuss how there is still a lack of Latinos in positions of power in the studio and production company hierarchy.
On this episode, Savage welcomes multi world champion triathlete and Netflix Originals screenwriter and executive producer Lesley Paterson on her childhood in Scotland, her journey from actress to big time film producer, and her monster selling sports psychology book The Brave Athlete.
An All Music Edition! On this episode, Savage introduces a new, once per month format celebrating independent music artists from around the world. To launch this new component to the Stephen Savage Show, Savage plays songs from two of his feature films, Cosmic Radio and Vertical, and welcomes to the show actor/producer Jonathon Sachar, and singer-songwriters Sharon Bousquet and Courtney Jones, along with the voice of Cosmic Radio DJ KC Nighthorse (actress Irene Bedard). Enjoy the music and discover a few music artists you may not have heard of yet, but owe yourself the pleasure of getting to know.
On this episode, Savage welcomes back to the podcast actress Samantha Lockwood, to talk about Samantha's career in film and television, her famous parents and their positive influence on her art and her life, and her recent journeys into the world of Bollywood and her experiences as an outsider exploring the Indian film industry.
From Season 1! On this Episode, Savage interviews Legendary songwriter Candy Parton about her stellar career creating songs for music icons like Johnny Mathis, Dionne Warwick, Rick Springfield, and even a surprise tune for the legend himself, Frank Sinatra.
----more----Fatal Gothic, a true crime history podcast. Hosted by Stephen Savage and Julia Parker. Inverness, Scotland, 1820. The Highland Whiskey Wars are in full swing, and the revenge lynching of two agents of the Crown for the beating death of a young Bootlegger has put local law enforcement on notice. That is until a deputy from Sterling, a murderous, ax wielding maniac named Lemley Hogg, is called in to put law and order back in play. But it's revenge, and not the law, that is foremost on Hogg's mind. With special guest star, Vivien Reid.
On this episode, Savage welcomes music video director, film producer, and Idyllwild and Scotland International Festivals of Cinema executive producer Trinity Houston on her work with Alan Parsons, Joe Bonamassa, and other rock icons, her festival development company, and how to balance the artistic side of entertainment with the business side to actually make money as an independent artist.
On this episode Savage talks one on one with famed director Alan J. Levi on his career producing and directing for such iconic television series as Magnum PI, Columbo, NCIS, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman and many many more. Alan also talks about his new film, “Take My Hand”, starring his lovely wife Sondra Currie (“The Hangover Parts 1, 2 and 3”, “7th Heaven”) and Barbara Bain (“Mission Impossible”, “My So Called Life”), and what it was like directing Frank Sinatra in Hawaii.
On this episode, Savage sits down with renowned film and television actress Sondra Currie ("The Hangover 1-2 and 3", "ER", "Cheers") to talk about her amazing career, the fun she had making the blockbuster series Hangover I, II, and III, her relationship with her rockstar sister Cherie Currie, and what it was like as a teen starlet filming with legends John Wayne and Howard Hawks in the classic western, Rio Lobo.
On this episode, Savage takes a call from France to speak with renowned French actress Nathalie Boyer about her roles in hit series like Netflix "Versailles" and the super hit French television show "Spiral", what it's like to be a darling of the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, her life as a professional photographer, the differences between working in Europe and the US, and how she manages to reconcile acting with a law career and a certified genius level IQ.
On this episode, Savage talks with his long time friend, actor Oscar Torre, about acting, directing, and the overall life of a full time filmmaker. Oscar also dives in to his work on some of television's most watched series, including Queen of the South, CSI: Miami, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, Cold Case, and more. The conversation also hits on the differences between doing major studio projects and Independent film.
On this episode, Savage welcomes back to the podcast, actress and screenwriter Chuti Tiu ("Nashville", "How To Get Away With Murder", "The Internship") on her career in commercials, modeling, film and television, on the benefits of having immigrant parents, and on why soap operas are such a great training ground for actors. She also gets into the ins and outs of navigating pilot season, and how things have changed for actors in this new frontier of streaming networks and so much production being done outside of California.
On this Episode, Savage interviews Legendary songwriter Candy Parton about her stellar career creating songs for music icons like Johnny Mathis, Dionne Warwick, Rick Springfield, and even a surprise tune for the legend himself, Frank Sinatra.