Screen Jocks: Recent Episodes
James Christopher
The podcast formally known as Movie Bark, A wide ranging podcast about filmmaking, writing and film festivals from the perspective of the TRULY independent filmmaker. wide ranging podcast about filmmaking, writing and film festivals from the perspective of the TRULY independent filmmaker.
We're talking:
The tragedy in Uvalde and gun control
Memorial Day
Interview with ARFF award winner Budro Partida on his filmmaking start and what drives him.
https://www.pennyrockproductions.com/
ARFF and programming strategies.
Jim discovered Harry Potter a little late AND got a super cool 4K collection.
Director Daniel Florio is here to talk his wonderful, award winning film THE IMPROVISER. We even talk a little Joy Shatz.
In the closing, we're talking waivers.
We have seen THE BATMAN.
OPENING: My SPOILER FREE reaction to The Batman
0:06:01: Gary C. Warren joins the show for a spoiler filled discussion on The Batman.
0:30:12: Filmmaker Lisa Reznik joins the show to talk about her documentary, A Holocaust Journey: Lessons We Learned.
https://www.aholocaustjourneyfilm.com/
0:44:45: Closing: Some advice for filmmakers on how to communicate with festivals when you get accepted.
Open: ARFF "Homecoming" is in the books. Jim talks about how it felt to be back, what the fest means to him. He also answers a question about ARFF attendance and the public.
0:13:36: Not Nothingfilmmakers Suzanne Schmidt and Christie Maturo.
0:33:06: 1883. Nuff said.
Austin Revolution Film Festival
www.austinrevolution.com
We're talking Ghostbusters!
We're visited by filmmakers from the Austin Revolution Film Festival.
Check them out:
0:11:46 - Aaron & Brigitte Hose
0:29:34 - Jacob Shelton
0:43:14 - Philip Cooney
0:55:30 - Jordan O'Neal
1:09:18 - Tim O'Bryhim
1:26:30 - We're giving out the ARFF Director's Choice awards!
We've seen SCREAM and man, we dug it!
0:06:23: Daniel Baldwin joins us to continue talking SCREAM. Spoilers in this segment.
0:26:35: David Reyes of X HORN productions is here to talk TEXAS AF and the world premiere on February 15, 2022 at the Austin Revolution Film Festival.
0:39:09: Submissions to ARFF 2023 are open now!
It's Halloween!
I give a quick review and then rank all 12 movies in the Halloween franchise! Some great, most pretty good and a few stinkers.
0:23:20 CINEMA SHOWDOWN: The Horror Edition: Emy, Daniel and Jaysen join Jim for a new regularly appearing segment: the Cinema Showdown. Watch their picks for the perfect horror movie marathon then tune in to see who won.
0:47:41 TOMMY FAIRCLOTH joins us to talk filmmaking, horror films and his film festivals. Find them here:
OPEN: I talk about the Craig movies in scope...where do they fit?
HEAVY SPOILERS IN THE DANIEL BALDWIN SEGMENT
10:46: Daniel Baldwin then joins the show to talk NO TIME TO DIE and the future of the franchise.
The Austin Student Film Festival presented by the Austin Revolution Film Festival invites Cedric Thomas Smith, Scott McEntire and Hoyt Richards to join James Christopher to talk filmmaking and film festivals with students.
Submissions for the Austin Revolution Film Festival:
https://filmfreeway.com/austinrevolutionfilmfest
Our 4th of July episode with a special focus of one of the greatest films of all time: JAWS. In the open, I talk about one thing that really makes the film a work of genius.
4:41 The Daily Jaws: We’re joined by Ross Williams of the Daily Jaws, one of the most prominent Jaws accounts out there, to discuss our favorite movie.
Follow them here:
https://twitter.com/thedailyjaws
https://t.co/8VNJ58M3bq?amp=1
31:29 Binge Worthy: Carlo and I talk OTHER shark movies.
40:07 Classics With The Canuck: Mike and I are doing a retrospective of Harrison Ford films that maybe went a little under the weather.
47:32 And That Is A Wrap: Might be unpopular to express in this industry sometimes, but,I love this country, for all its problems. It’s given me a lot of gifts and proud to have served her.
SCREEN JOCKS
OPEN: Memorial Day means a lot of things to a lot of people. Jim gives a veteran’s perspective. 0:07:22 Classics With The Canuck: Mike and Jim discuss the ultimate summer blockbuster: Independence Day
0:17:01 Auteurs On The Air: Bob Celli and Laura Delano discuss working together, the pandemic and The Keeper.0:40:34 Binge Worth: Carlo has a real with Jupiter’s Legacy.
0:59:37 The 3rd Rail: No, remaking a movie doesn’t kill your childhood. If you think it does, seek help.
1:03:12 And. That. Is. A. Wrap: The 2022 festival is going to be a blowout. Submissions are open.
OPEN: It’s baseball season and who doesn’t love a great baseball film. I talk some under the radar baseball flicks including Summer Catch, Fever Pitch and 50 Summers.
(0:04:12) Lights, Camera, Playball: An excerpt from the baseball show Let’s Get Two featuring the head of the Field of Dreams Movie Site, Roman Weinberg
(0:14:12) Classics With The Canuck: We’re talking Field of Dreams.
(0:28:20) Auteurs on the Air: ARFF Hall of Famer Cedric Thomas Smith is here to talk new projects and filmmaking in the pandemic.
(0:039:28) Binge Worthy: Carlo and I saw Snyder’s ‘opus’, Justice League.
(0:56:07) The Third Rail: We have to be careful when we start viewing relationships as transactional.
(01:17:06) And That’s. A. Wrap: Excited to be back. Excited to the top reviewed festival on Film Freeway and excited for 2022.
Open: I have scene “The Godfather Code: The Death Of Michael Corleone.”
0:04:40 Emily Joseph of the Austin Revolution Film Festival stops back to talk about the changes to the Austin Revolution Film Festival.
0:11:06 Binge Worthy: Carlo Rodriguez and I talk about the Hulu original Happiest Season.
0:21:04 Classics with the Canuck: Mike has seen the 1970s Star Wars Holliday Special
0:30:21 David Reyes talks “First Day In Hell”
0:37:48 Jay Pennington talks about his script “Vinegar To Honey”
0:48: 30 Venita Ozols-Graham talks her short “Who Wants Desert”
0:59:00 Wrap: I’m talking “ A Chance of Snow” and the relationship with Texas Renegade. Find them on iTunes and Spotify.
We've got two episodes until Christmas!
OPEN: I saw Fatman. It was honestly, a blast.
(0:02:52) CHRISTMAS MOVIE COUNTDOWN: Here are my top 12 Christmas movies.
(0:08:43) BINGE WORTHY: Carlo and I go on a mission. Operation: Christmas Drop.
(0:20:43) CLASSICS WITH THE CANUCK: DIe Hard. Is a Christmas movie. But does Mike Donis agree?
(0:29:23) RYAN BINSE: We. talk to the producer about the short A Rodeo Film.
(0:39:45) SAV RODGERS: Sav is here to talk about his work with Transgender Film Center. Follow them on twitter:
(0:54:43) CLOSING IT OUT: Check out our Christmas flick A CHANCE OF SNOW on Amazon Prime.
Open: I talk 2020, things to be Thankful for and how to move on.
It’s great to be the top reviewed festival. It’s better to have the people in your life that make it special.
Shout outs to:
Jessica Bybee Dziedzic
Jourdan Cole
Jason Tostevin
Mike Donis
Cedric Thomas Smith
Lukas Hassel
Scott McEntire
Hoyt Richards
Billy and Elizabeth Kring
Sav Rodgers
(0:17:40) Binge Worthy: Carlo and I are finally getting a little Psycho as we discuss Psych.
(0:38:47) Classics With The Canuck: Planes, Trains and Automobiles is THE classic Thanksgiving movie. Made by and starring some Canadians. Mike’s reveal will shock you.
(0:50:14) Thankful for. Arff: Our festival is ran on the heart, sweat and love of these people:
Nathan Bybee
Emily Joseph
Alyssia Rivera
Grace Hathaway
Emily Reyna
Brendan Johnson
Mike Donis
Bella Marco
Tim and Maddy
Thanks to:The Marcos
Melissa and Roel at the Crowne Plaza
(0:55:58) Drew Dammron talks FRUIT LOOPS
(1:02:15) Jaysen Buterin kills clowns for fun.
(1:18:45) Lisa Belcher went on a Javelina Run
(1:28:28) Closing In Out On Turkey Day. Ten year’s ago we made it and we’re giving into you for free this week. Hopefully makes you laughs we close out the year.
Watch it here.
Use code: DonorOnly for a free week long rental.
OPEN: It’s Devil’s Night: The Crow and how it’s influenced me.
(0:03:33) Binge Worthy: Carlo and I take a look at some Shudder Originals including:
“The Shed”
“Belzebuth”
“Z”
“Blood Quantum”
(0:20:04) Classics With the Canuck: We're talking about THE THING.
(0:26:20) J. Budro Partida - “Bewere”
(0:35:56) Mike Gallant - The Duchess of Cancun”
(0:45:22) Derek Carl and Hank Huffman - “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die”
(0:55:35) Charlie Neal - “Out of Character”
(01:02:23) Jess Paul - “Galatea”
(01:17:06) My GO TO Horror movie list. (Franchises only allowed to be on the list once)
- Halloween (all but 5,Resurrection, H2)
- The Exoricist (1 and 3)
- Scream
- The Omen
- Trick or Treat
- Rosemary’s Baby
- Psycho
- Poltergeist
- A Nightmare On Elm Street (1,3)
- Christine/The Thing/Fog
OPEN: The ‘Laurie Strode’ arc. I talk Halloween 6 and H20, both underrated entries in the most impactful horror franchise of all time. We also talk Halloween 2018, a movie we love, but a movie that, without the narrative connections to Halloween II and H20, it leaves Laurie Strode’s character situation in 2018 lacking narrative depth.
(0:09:22) Binge Worthy: Carlo and I watched The Haunting Of Bly Manor and we discuss some Gothic horror.
(0:26:24) Classics With the Canuck: Mike saw House based on Jason Tostevin’s recommendation. We talk about it here.
(0:30:35) Hudson Phillips- Screenwriter
(0:40:04) Eric Zoa- Screenwriter
(0:49:58) Heather McPhaul - Screenwriter
(0:57:05) Trish Dotson - Screenwriter
(1:02:59) Sam Platizky - Screenwriter
(1:11:42) Fade Out: Let’s talk fest relationships.More importantly, the relationship between the festival and the filmmaker.
Halloween Movie Ranking
- Halloween
- Halloween 2
- Halloween H20
- Halloween 2018
- Halloween 4
- Halloween (Zombie)
- Halloween 6: Curse of Michael Meyers
- Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
- Halloween Resurrection
- Halloween 5
- Halloween 2 (Zombie)
Open: It’s getting close to Halloween! Check out indie horror. Nightmare’s Masquerade for one.
We also offer our thoughts and prayers to ARFF Hall of Famer and family member, Tommy Faircloth. He’s strong and he will beat this.
Check out his work for some Halloween fun.
A Nuns Curse
https://buff.ly/3k9Vihb
Family Possessions
https://buff.ly/2ILR2GV
Dollface:
https://buff.ly/3k9VrBf
(0:04:36) Binge Worthy: Carlo and I watched The Exorcist tv show because the power of Christ compelled us.
(0:16:40) Classics With the Canuck: Mike and I discuss the first horror movie he remembers seeing.
(0:28:02) Greg Cuoco- Screenwriter
(0:35:50) Mike Messier- Screenwriter
(0:42:58) Ron Clemons - Screenwriter
(0:50:15) Jenness Rouse - Creator, The Shannon O'Brian Chronicles
(0:59:28) Fade Out: Let’s talk Psychhorror.
(0:02:08) Jason Tostevin: The cofounder of the Nightmares Film Festival joins us to talk all things “Masquerade” presented by the Nightmares Film Festival.
For a chance to attend, LISTEN to this segment. Then LISTEN to the last segment of the show.
(0:16:41) Classics With The Canuck: Mike Donis is back and talking a film that he grew up with.
(0:22:40) Jeanine Bartel: We talk to the Prodigals’ Road actress about the film and why it’s important for actors to go to film festivals.
(0:33:19) Erin Keefer: We talk to the How to Be DysFunctional After Divorce writer about her script.
(0:41:31) Binge Worthy: Don’t let the horrific segment design fool ya, Carlo and I found the most delightful show.
(0:52:41) Closing: Tune it to find out how to win the passes to the Masquerade. Put your answer in the ORIGINAL Facebook post on the Screen Jocks page. I also make some folks mad with my ranking of the Nightmare On Elm Street series. And a little fun at Daniel Baldwin’s expense.
SCREEN JOKES Episode 1 “Everybody Is Karate Fighting”
Open: Daniel is not the villain of Karate Kid and Karate Kid 2 is a great follow up.
(0:07:30) Binge Worthy: Carlo and I have finished Cobra Kai Seasons 1 & 2
(023:43) Classics With The Canuck: Mike and I have related the original Karate Kid.
(0:35:29) Aimiende Negbenebor Sela joins us to talk about her film HERMIT.
(0:51:28) Trey Hugley visits to talk quarantine filmmaking.
(1:06:27) Kasio Violet Drake is here to talk her new script GUARDIAN ANGEL.
(1:15:34) Lauen Cox visits with me about her script and future feature, TRAVELING SOLDIER.
(1:26:05) Closing it out with news from both the Austin Revolution Film Festival and exciting word from the Nightmares Film Festival.
Welcome to the show formally known as Movie Bark, Screen Jocks!
We're welcoming members of the Austin Revolution Film Festival family to the inaugural episode.
(0:02:20) Rachel Thomas-Medwin, creator of THE SQUIRRELS IN THE ATTIC
(0:13:26) Mike Donis, creator of SCATTERED
(0:23:25) Mackenzie Edmondson, creator of STAGEFRIGHT
(0:33:05) Cedric Hill, creator of NOISY
(0:45:45) Chris White, creator of ELECTRIC JESUS
(1:02:06) Binge Worthy with Carlo Rodriguez
Full episode! Honored to be joined by great friend and talented actor, Alejandro Patino. (0:02:48)
Carlo and I draft you into watching Space Force because well...its great. (0:40:26)
And in the 3rd Rail, some tips for submitting to the Austin Revolution Film Festival. (0:58:52)
Jim reflects on the meaning of Memorial Day, his time in the Army as a 13Fox and movies in the Army.
(0:14:13) Filmmaker of the Week: Army buddy Eric Adair joins the show to talk service and some great military comedies in this time of Memorial Day coronavirus.
(0:25:45) Binge Worthy: Carlo and I are all over some good military TV shows.
(0:45:35) Third Rail:
01:58: Filmmaker of the Week: Ivan Klousia and I talk movie musicals, both musicals that became movies and movies that became musicals.
28:21: Binge Worthy Carlo and I are diving into our favorite 'small screen' musicals.
Also, he's helping to save some cats. Check out his venmo if you want to help him feed some of the cats left homeless when the Sam Houston State kids left for Covid.
Venmo - @Carlo-Rodriguez-10
and via PayPal - carlo@cyberclone.net
52:22: The 3rd Rail: For the love of all things holy, let people like things.
We're going back to the 70s, 80s and 90s
(0:02:19) - Nathan on Vacation: Austin Revolution Film Festival Co-Founder Nathan Bybee and I settle an old family score!
(0:24:27) - Binge Worthy: Carlo Rodriguez and I look at some of our favorite raunchy comedies of the 70s. 80s and 90s.
(0:57:35) - The Third Rail: Friend and collaborator Elena Weinberg joins me to talk her new film A Room Full Of Nothing. See it here.
new Movie Bark!
Open: I talk briefly about the HBO mini doc that wasn't brief enough, McMillions.0:02:40 - Filmmaker of the Week: Christopher Watkins III talks his short film and feature script Hats and his love of baseball.
0:22:15 - Binge Worthy: Carlo and I suggest some great sports movies to watch on the break.
0:48:14 - Thrid Rail. Mr Ds Movie Club. A new club I started to assist families with kids trying to get through the pandemic. If we're gonna watch TV, we might as well make it purposeful.
We look at the most iconic genre in American cinema: the western.
0:03:26: Writer/Actor/Filmmaker Billy Kring joins us to talk favorite Western movies.
0:30:29 Carlo Rodriguez and I talk Western inspired movies and TV.
0:50:22 3rd Rail
This week, we get a little reading done.
0:03:49: Daniel Cano joins us to talk some of his favorite book recommendations. They include:
Stephen King:
- It
- The Stand
Emily St. John Mandell
- Station Eleven
Chuck Wendig
- Wanderers
Brandon Sanderson
- The Way of Kings
Robin Sloan
- Mr. Penubra's 24 Hour Book Store
Ian Doescher
- William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- The Shadow of the Wind
0:28:29: Carlo and I binged some movies based on books and put together lists of books that don't measure up to their cinematic counterpart.
0:51:39 Jason Tostevin joins us to talk about his short, Born Again, being the New York Times pick of the day! He also leaves some suggestions of books we should dive into.
Paul Tremblay- Head Full of Ghosts
- Disappearance at Devil's Rock
Nathan Ballingrud- North American Lake Monsters
- Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell
Peter Straub- Ghost Story
We're back on Movie Bark as we start into a quarantine.
We're looking for a hero and for some us, those heroes are found in comic!
Andy Tomczeszyn is here to talk some of our favorite stories. They include:
1) Batman: Death In The Family
2) GI Joe
3) X Men: Dark Phoenix
4) The Dark Knight Returns
5) Batman: The Long Halloween
6) Superman: For All Seasons
7) Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
8) Daredevil: Death of Electra
9) X Men: Days of Future Past
10) Spider-Man: Alien Costume
Carlo Rodriguez and I dive into some comic movies PRE Batman Begins and their mark on the current status of comic adaptations.
Cedric Thomas Smith and Rachael Waxler (Miss Snake Charmer) join me to help support the Austin Student Film Festival.
Carlo Rodriguez is here for Binge Worthy to talk Brockmire.
Daniel Baldwin has signed up for more 007 chatter! And some sad news about MI6.
3:54 - Daniel Baldwin
14:32 - Binge Worthy: Carlo Rodriguez on Brockmire
30:25 - ASFF: Rachael Waxler & Cedric Thomas Smith
1:04:32 Closing
Fun show with some really random stuff to talk about:
Dylan Pacelli joins me to talk Rocky Balboa: 6:30
Binge Worthy on Fleabag: 20:08
Daniel Baldwin on Bond 34:25
Song: "Angel in the Moonlight" by Texas Renegade
Full episode of Movie Bark!
I talk finally saw PARASITE. My thoughts on it and the Oscars in the open.
Cedric Thomas Smith talks Oscars!
Daniel Baldwin and I dive into 007 and the beginning of Roger Moore's run.
Carlo and I binge BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.
RJ Nevens his here to talk his new short film, Walking Point.
And the 3rd RAIL is back. I talk Jason Tostevin's 'controversial' view that filmmakers should....ya know....cast actors. Come for that and stay for the story of how Jess and I first met!
"St Christopher' by Texas Renegade.
Packed episode!
Filmmaker and UT film professor Ya'ke Smith is here to talk his career, his influences and race, representation and cinema.
Daniel Baldwin is helping us get ready for NO TIME TO DIE with our continuing countdown of 007 films.
Carlo Rodriquez and I talk LOST IN SPACE and why I've never made a movie about my relationship with my wife.
And Mike Donis joins us for some Bayhem!
Daniel Baldwin: 0:08:42
Mike Donis: 0:27:46
Binge Worthy: 0:41:47
Ya’Ke Smith: 0:55:53
Closing: 1:27:20
We're back for Season 2.
We're starting out countdown to the new Bond Film NO TIME TO DIE. Daniel Baldwin joins us for the first of several visits.
Cedric Thomas Smith is back on the show to talk Oscar Noms
Carlo Rodriguez and I binged the CW Adaptation of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS.
Special guest, writer for the Athletic Jake Kaplan joins the show to talk movies instead of sports.
And I give my breakdown of my top 5 films from 2019.
Daniel Baldwin: 0:05:26
Cedric Thomas Smith: 21:27
Carlo Rodriguez: 37:48
Jake Kaplan: 58:56
Closing: 1:41:13
The team has seen RISE OF SKYWALKER and its a unanimous YES.
We all have varying and different opinions on the sequel trilogy as a whole, but we dug the final installment.
Take a listen to what we thought:
James Christopher's Star Wars ranking
STAR WARS RANKINGS
- The Empire Strikes Back
- A New Hope
- Rogue 1
- Solo
- Rise of Skywalker
- The Force Awakens
- The Last Jedi
- Return of the Jedi
- Revenge of the Sith
- Taking a poo and I run out of toilet paper and all that is there is a rabid porcupine
- Phantom Menace
- Attack of the Clones
James Christopher . - Open
Nathan Bybee (7:53)
Mike Donis (35:00)
Carlo Rodriguez (1:01:19)
It's Christmas! Our first season comes to a close with some Christmas fun!
Christy Tostevin, our Christmas expert talks Christmas movies, Hallmark and why Love Actually is her fav.
Carlo Rodriguez stops by to talk Netflix Christmas originals.
Alyssia Rivera, star of A Chance of Snow tells you why it should be part of your Christmas movie routine.
James is breaking down his top ten Christmas movies.
Special thanks to Texas Renegade for providing the opening song, "A Chance of Snow."
Alyssia Rivera on A Chance Of Snow:0:11:10
Carlo Rodriguez - Binge Worthy: 20:09
Christy Tostevin on Christmas Flicks: 0:34:54
James Christopher wrap up: 01:03:09
CHRISTMAS MOVIE RANKINGS
- Christmas Vacation
- A Christmas Story
- White Christmas
- Elf
- Four Christmas
- Die Hard
- The Santa Clause
- Scrooged
- A Christmas Carol (1951)
- Gremlins
- Noelle
- The Santa Clause 2
- Last Christmas
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- A Christmas Carol (1984)
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2: Lost IN New York
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- A Christmas Carol (1999)
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- A Harold and Kumar Christmas
- Office Christmas Party
- Just Friends
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas
- Babes In Toyland
- Miracle on 34th Street
- Die Hard 2
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Frost the Snowman
- The Bishop’s Wife
- A Christmas Carol (1938)
- Holiday Rush
- Mixed Nuts
- A Christmas Prince
- Deck the Halls
- Mickey’s Christmas Carol
- The Christmas Chronicles
- Bad Santa
- Rudolph
- Love Actually
- Jingle All. The Way
- Prancer
- The Night Before
- The Santa Clause. 3
- Bad Santa 2
Happy Thanksgiving from the Movie Bark team!
Shameless plug: check our James Christopher's 2011 Thanksgiving movie Turkey Day! It's a little racy, a cornucopia of fun and a lot of heart! Find it here.
Gary C. Warren joins us to talk about his favorite movie of all time, BACK TO THE FUTURE. (3:08)
Carlo Rodriguez and James Christopher help you navigate the dreary days of fall with some lost TV shows you might have missed. (28:58)
We're gonna make you an offer you can't refuse...listen to this podcast!
Nathan Bybee, Mike Donis and James Christopher talk about why the think the Godfather series is one of the best examples of filmmaking and how Godfather 3 is a worthy final chapter.
And as promised in the episode, a fun clip.
Music by Texas Renegade
Special Halloween episode!
Jim breaks down my favorite horror flicks!
- The Exoricist
- Halloween
- Scream
- The Omen
- Trick or Treat
- Rosemary’s Baby
- Psycho
- Poltergeist
- A Nightmare On Elm Street (1, 3, New Nightmare)
- Christine
Carlo Rodriguez joins us to find some screams to stream. (12:18)
Jim breaks down the Halloween movie franchise! (29:59)
Music by Texas Renegade.
Check out these amazing writers and filmmakers from ARFF2019!
0:00:48 Wojciech Lorenc
0:10:37. Rachel Thomas-Medwid
0:15:56. James Fox
0:22:09 Frances de Larminat
0:29:35. Cedric Hill
0:33:56. Spencer Mead and Corwin Loach
0:41:28. Daisy Weaver
0:48:15 Valerie Schwartfigure
0:53:24 Timothy Troy and Dan McGuire
Great pieces with some incredible writers and filmmakers.
Thank you to Texas Renegade for letting us use "More Than I Deserve".
0:01:10 Amy Morse
0:07:43 . Tami Magaro
0:12:54 Caitlin Norton Wyatt
0:22:48 Ryan O Leary
0:29:48 Jennifer Nash
0:36:31 Patrick Gibney
0:41:43 Haley Snowden
0:48:13 Melanie Wilderman
ARFF2019 was a great success! Excited to continue visiting with the filmmakers that made it all happen!
0:01:54 Dani Fiondella
0:07:18 Marion McDowell
0:16:27 Eric White
0:22:57 Jordan Wilson
0:29:15 Kaleigh Spencer
0:46:30 Paulina Manseau
0:55:15 Jacob Shelton
1:02:13 Diana Rose
The festival starts today! We visit with these amazing writers and filmmakers.
Michelle Muldoon (0:01:02)
Foster Wilson: (0:10:19)
Glenn Glissner (0:17:22)
Tamala Baldwin (0:27:54)
Greg Mania (0:34:47)
Jo-Ann Wilhelm (0:39:31)
Lara Mamoun (0:47:19)
Colin Mulligan (0:55:04)
Spencer McCall (1:01:45)
Tasha Hardy (1:09:42)
Vincent O'Neil (1:20:05)
Eric Zoa (1:27:26)
Harlan Whaley (1:31:30)
Drew Dammron: (1:39:36)
Scott Boxenbaum (1:47:29)
Another great week of #ARFF2019 filmmakers and writers and a special 007 chat!
MEG SWERTLOW Double Scoop (0:00:58)
SUSANNAH NOLAN How Do You Type A Broken Heart (0:08:14)
AUSTIN KOCH Slaughter Lane (0:16:30)
GREGORY FISHWICK Death and the Widow (0:28:50)
VITALIY STROKOUS/DAVID OCHS Higher Space (0:37:00 )
JAMES LEE The Knockabout Artist (0:048:30)
ELIAZ RODRIGUEZ Mid 30s Martyr (0:53:50)
DANIEL BALDWIN On Bond (1:02:00)
The Austin Revolution Film Festival is getting closer!
RICHARD ROWNTREE Nefarious (0:00:43)
JEREMY HERBERT . The Thing About Beecher’s Gate (0:09:34)
JESSE PITZLER The Switches On Her Dashboard (0:15:56)
KYLE MARTELLACCI She Must Vanish .(0:24:30)
RYAN POLLY Pizza Time (0:00:43)
SCOTT LANGFORD Damsel (0:41:45)
REMINGTON SMITH The Derby (0:52:08)
C. MICHAEL WHALEY Killer Assistant (1:00:35)
JESSIE GILL & WYLIE RUSH Three Strikes and You’re Dead (1:08:54)
ALISON EVE HAMMERSLEY You'll Only Have Each Other (01:17:08)
music by Texas Renegade.
Can't wait for ARFF2019! Dive in and listen to these screenwriters, filmmakers and a special guest from the Austin Film Commission.
SCOTT SIMPSON - Rideshare (0:00:58)
MONICA AMMERMAN - Someone New (0:11:53)
DAVID JURNEY - Assisted Living (0:23:16)
CHRIS ETHRIDGE - Haven’s End (0:29:44)
ADAM KNAPP - Ball High (0:40:34)
RONALD SHORT - Good Feels on Wheels (0:50:02)
ALLEN HAHN - Apache Warrior (1:00:03)
DALLAS BURGESS - Hyde (1:11:48)
EDWARD SANTIAGO - The Badge, the Gun, and the Hangman's Noose (1:24:09)
CRIS GRAVES - It’s Big (1:30:28)
JOY SHATZ - Karen (1:39:10)
BRIAN GANNON - Austin Film Commission (1:49:10)
Check out these filmmakers and writers from #ARFF2019
SAVANNAH POWER - Rideshare (0:00:47)
JEFF KAMINSKI & DIEGO MARTINEZ - The Pentagram of New York City (0:05:36)
RAKEFET ABERGEL - Boo (0:12:29)
BENJAMIN WILSON - Barney Kills The Sun (0:23:52)
C.M. LANDRUS - Astral Quest (0:29:00)
MICHAEL CHARRON - Random Knowledge (0:38:04)
HEATHER HALSTEAD - Blur (0:45:23)
JUSTIN JAYNE - Knock, Knock, Knockin’ (0:51:43)
STEVIE JACKSON - Honestly Charlotte (0:57:58)
DEREK FURY - Lion Killer (1:06:55)
Some of our writers and filmmakers join me to talk about their projects as we get ready for the 2019 festival.
0:00:57 Jeff Bassetti - F-Stops
0:10:39. EmaLee Arroyo - Miss Snake Charmer
0:23:17. Hoyt Richards - Screenwriter
0:36:39 Julius B. Kelly - One Shot
0:30:31 JoAnn Hess - Screenwriter
0:50:07 Scott McEntier - Pop
0:57:01 Erin Laine - I Just Want You To Be Happy
1:06:00 Jeff Kaminski & Diego Martinez - The Pentagram of NYC
1:12:54 Mike Jacobsen & Brian Ogden - Beef Impact
1:20:37 David Willis - Cicada!
1:26:54 Cat Papadimitriou - Nia on Vacation
We take a first peek at some of the filmmakers behind our epic #ARFF2019 slate!
Savannah Rodgers - Queen for a Day
(1:19)
Jonah Saesan - The Sweatshirt
(12:17)
Ian Buckley
(22:15)
Venit Ozols-Graham - Chicken
(22:15)
Bryan Ricke - The Sound of Settling
(44:10)
Filmmaker of the Week: Lukas Hassel
(51:21)
Welcome back to Movie Bark!
We talk a little Star Trek with dedicated fans of the property, Carlo Rodriguez and Hannah Hass.
Indie film festival pioneer Bill Hass joins us to talk about the upcoming Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase.
Don't want to miss it.
"Waiting on Time" by Texas Renegade
CHAPTERS3:21: Carlo on Star Trek
46:27: Hannah on Star Trek
55:01: Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase Director Bill Hass
01:14:32: Wrap Up
Our special memorial day episode.
James talks about the meaning of the day, seeing the movies in the military and some ways to help vets keep seeing movies even when deployed.
We hope you will check out 22 Kill and consider supporting so many vets that need our help.
We're joined by CW4 (Ret) Eric Adair. He and James served together and they reminisce while talking war movies and the meaning of service.
Carlo Rodriguez is back for Binge Worthy and we talk about our favorite Band of Brothers.
Chapters
The Austin Revolution Film Festival is near its regular deadline! Submit here.
Jason Tostevin is back with a jam packed #BetterFesting. What do you do when you get accepted to a fest? It's more complicated than you think and you need to prepare for it.
Chip Chase (Teacher/Coach/ Lead Streamer and Producer for Real Talk Gaming & Sports) joins us for some Star Wars Talk. You can find him here:
Twitch Stream
YouTube
AND, James gives you his thoughts on these petitions fans are launching to have their favorite properties re-made. Yeah. He's not into it.
00:03:02: #BetterFesting w Jason Tostevin: Festival Acceptance
00:45:57. Chip Chase Chasin’ Star Wars
01:06:15. Closing Out Petitions
Thanks to Texas Renegade for the tunes!
Alyssia Rivera hosts a directing panel at the Austin Student Film Festival.
Cedric Thomas Smith, David Reyes and James Christopher talk about their processes, the best and worst parts of making films, their own work (what they love and hate) and how they get their writing done.
They talk their favorite movies of the last 5 years, how to direct actors and even a little bit on Avengers: Endgame.
We visit with OKC filmmaker Trevor Lee Rodgers about his film Driven, his efforts to raise the filmmaking opportunities in Oklahoma, and his love of sports and sports movies.
Jason Tostevin of the Nightmares Film Festival is back with #BetterFesting to talk about the thing no one likes: rejection.
Carlo Rodriguez is binging DEAD TO ME and you should too.
Savannah Rodgers is badass and the 3rd Rail is back.
The Austin Revolution Film Festival is closing in on its regular deadline. Submit here.
CHAPTERS
00:00:24: Opening on IT and Cameron
00:04:50: #BetterFesting w Jason Tostevin: Rejections
00:27:39: Bing Worthy with Carlo Rodriguez (Dead to Me)
00:41:16: Meet Trevor Lee Rodgers
01:18:46: Savannah is Awesome and ARFF is Too
May the 4th be with you!
We spend some time talking about Star Wars in our first of a few Star Wars episodes. Mike Donis pops in and we reflect, with Carlo Rodriguez on his new Binge Worthy segment, on the passing of Peter Mayhew.
Jason Tostevin talks laurels on #BetterFesting.
Lisa Belcher talks ARFF.
AND....I SAW ENDGAME! My spoiler (sadly) review is in the episode. if you haven't seen it, check the timecode to make sure you skip past it.
CHAPTER LIST
00:00:41: James Christopher on Star Wars
00:11:30: ARFF: Meet Lisa Belcher
00:17:15: #BetterFesting with Jason Tostevin (Laurels)
00:43:33: (Spoilers) Jim and Jess at the Movies (Endgame #1)
00:56:43: Binge Worthy w/ Carlo Rodriguez
01:16:16: Mike Donis on Star Wars
01:52:31: On Peter Mayhew
STAR WARS RANKING:
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Solo
- A New Hope
- Rogue 1
- The Force Awakens
- The Last Jedi
- Return of the Jedi
- Revenge of the Sith
- Attack of the Clones
- Taking a poo and I run out of toilet paper and all that is there is a rabid porcupine
- Phantom Menace
MARVEL COUNTDOWN
- Captain America: Winter Soldier
- vengers Endgaee
- Avengers Infinity War.
- Captain America
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Civil War
- Thor : Ragnarok
- Ant Man
- Spider-man Homecoming
- Iron Man
- Avengers
- Black Panther
- Guardians of the Galaxy 2
- Ant Man and the Wasp
- The Incredible Hulk
- Doctor Strange
- Captain Marvel
- Thor
- Iron Man 3
- Iron Man 2
- Avengers 2
- Thor 2
Fun TENTH episode! With the next Bond film a year away, we’re dedicating this episode to the suave secret agent, none other than 007.
Jason Tostevin joins us for a new segment, #BetterFesting.
Bond, Game of Thrones and spoilers! All packed into this episode.
Thanks to Andy Bertelsen for the tunes!
Submit to ARFF2019 here:
Chapters:
0:00: Opening/The Best Bonds
17:12: #BetterFesting
42:42: Meet Mike Donis
49:01: Bottom Bonds
52:43: 3rd Rail on Spoilers
54:00: Jim and Jess (Not) at the Movies
01:01:29: Final Sequence
Jim is solo for the majority of Episode 9! So what does he do? Movies and baseball. He talks about the importance of the movie Blade and talks about his top ten baseball movies. Full list at the bottom.
For the 3rd Rail, Jim congratulates and offers some advice to the newly accepted filmmakers for the Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival.
We're excited to welcome Emily Kincaid, producer for the amazing Abducted in Plain Sight!
Before she left for Daytona, Jim and Jess went to the movies a whole bunch!
Thanks to Jon English for lending us his voice!
Submit to the Austin Revolution Film Festival.
Jim's Full Baseball Movie List
- Major League
- Field of Dreams
- Bull Durham
- Fever Pitch
- Moneyball
- For Love of the Game
- Trouble With The Curve
- 42
- The Natural
- Summer Catch
- Mr. Baseball
- 8 Men Out
- 61*
- The Rookie
- Sugar
- Fear Strikes Out
- A League of Their Own
- The Stratton Story
- Pride of the Yankees
- Brewster’s Millions
- Major League: Back to the Minors
- Bad News Bears
- Mr. 3000
- Mr Destiny
- The Scout
- The Sandlot
- The Babe
- Bang the Drum Slowly
- Cobb
- Major League 2
DOCS
- Ken Burns Baseball
- The Battered Bastards of Baseball
- Fastball
CHAPTERS
18:08 - Jim and Jessica At the Movies (Shazam! And Pet Semetary)
37:16 - 3rd Rail: Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival
41:27 - Filmmaker of the Week: Emily Kincaid
01:03:42 - Closing
Alyssia Rivera is back for her 8th episode. She and Jim talk a little beer league softball, that time Jim kissed a girl with dip in her mouth, Pluckers and drinking spit. Yes. It's random.
The festival makes a rare early acceptance of the movie 50 Summers.
Jim and Jessica have seen Dumbo and The Highwaymen.We are introduced to the Director of Operations for the Austin Revolution Film Festival, Emily Joseph.
Jim's 3rd Rail is all about what you do and DON'T do if you're a film festival runner and you play your own film at the festival.
Check out more Jon English music here.
Submit to the Austin Revolution Film Festival here.
Jim's Movie List:
- On The Basis of Sex
- Us
- The Highwaymen
- Apollo 11
- Happy Death Day to You
- Dumbo
- Captain Marvel
Lucky number 7!
Jessica and I have seen Us! AND...we dug the heck out of it. Somehow we end up Battlestar Galactica, Black Sails, Ken Burns Baseball, my hatred of Jimmy Fallon and the time I (kind of) went Tonya Harding on someone.
We're joined by Stephanie Tobey, producer of the smash hit Abducted in Plain Sight.Chip Hale, the director of the Reel East Texas Film Festival talks about his great festival and James talks about another 'festival', the Cannes Short Film Corner.
As promised, the Key and Peele sketch.
White Zombies
Thank you Jon English for the tunes! Listen to him here.
Jessica joins Jim again for a fun discussion of TRUE DETECTIVE Season 3, CAPTAIN MARVEL, OZARK, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT and how she broke his heart on Valentine's Day! (GASP!)
Director of the Netflix sensation ABDUCTED IN PLAIN SIGHT comes Skye Borgman comes to talk about the movie that has the whole nation talking! (note: there is some electronic interference for about a minute of her interview. It will pass. Well worth the listen.)
We talk to Louis Hunter of the Deep In The Heart Film Festival and Jim uses the 3RD RAIL segment to...congratulate someone for doing it right.
Check out ONE ACT PLAY by Landry Gideon.
Jim's Marvel Rankings:
MARVEL COUNTDOWN
- Captain America: Winter Soldier
- Avengers Infinity War.
- Captain America
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Civil War
- Thor : Ragnarok
- Ant Man
- Spider-man Homecoming
- Iron Man
- Avengers
- Black Panther
- Guardians of the Galaxy 2
- Ant Man and the Wasp
- Captain Marvel
- The Incredible Hulk
- Doctor Strange
- Thor
- Iron Man 3
- Iron Man 2
- Avengers 2
- Thor: Dark World
Tracey and James are joined by David Reyes of X Horn productions to talk about the new film he and his wife Lisa are working on. You can find out more about it here. We also cover all things including his disapproval of how I rank Rocky movies.
The show is thrilled to be joined by Lela Meadow-Conner, the head of the Film Festival Alliance.
Surrounding that, James and Tracey chat about the passing of Luke Perry, the anniversary of the loss of John Candy, the Oscars, Happy Death Day To You and why the heck people can't just scroll past stuff they don't like on social media.
Thank you to Texas Renegade for serenading us.
Jim's Rocky Movie List:
Rocky Balboa
Rocky
Creed
Rocky II
Rocky IV
Creed II
Cuddling with a Rabid Badger
Rocky V
Movie Bark host James Christopher was invited to the Prison City Film Festival to talk about screenwriting and he took his microphone...
James Christopher and co-host Alyssia Rivera talk Netflix shows, not love for editors and cinematography at the Oscars and ARFF2019's 80s theme.
James talks about BIG fests taking BIG fees from under-budgeted filmmakers.
Yusuf Khan pops in to talk movies and Vanessa Wright checks in and updates us on the Women in Horror Film Festival.
note: the Oscars changed their stance after we recorded this episode. They were totes nervous
Thanks to Texas Renegade for providing the tunes!
https://www.txrenegade.com/
Austin Revolution Film Festival:
https://filmfreeway.com/austinrevolutionfilmfest
InFlight Entertainment PodCast
https://inflightentertainment.podbean.com/
Women in Horror Film Festival
https://filmfreeway.com/WIHFF
In this episode, James Christopher and co-host Jessica Bybee sit down and talk with documentary filmmaker Tracey Anarella.
Crimson Screen horror film festival Tommy Faircloth joins us to talk about this year's festival.
The third rail directly addresses the idea of fee waivers and how they relate to our festival.
We discuss Lukas Hassel and his love of queso, the plans for ARFF2019, Chris Copple's feelings about Say Anything and the key to not upsetting your wife when she co-hosts.
Austin Revolution Film Festival: https://filmfreeway.com/austinrevolutionfilmfest
Discount code: ARFFestD
Crimson Screen Film Festival: https://filmfreeway.com/CrimsonScreenHorrorFilmFest
Texas Renegade "Angel in the Moonlight" www.txreneegade.com
Cohost Tracey Naumann and I had a great time this week talking about what's coming out in 2019!
Jason Tostevin joined us for a fun chat about all kinds of things including: horror filmmaking, Save the Cat, film festivals, Creepshow 2, lost horror movie gemsand we try to answer the question 'is film art?' You can learn more about the Nightmares Film Festival here.
Bill Hass shared some great information on our festival in focus this week, the great Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase! You can find them here.
We chatted about some film festival practices and shared some updates on our ARFF alums! All brought in and out by one of the best Texas Renegade songs "Walkin Away'
If you have any stories you think we'd be interested in covering, email us here: moviebark@austinrevolution.com
Austin Revolution Film Festival president James Christopher launches Movie Bark, the official ARFF podcast. Alyssia Rivera joined him as they began their journey of discovering and supporting the world of TRUE indie film, who we refer to as Blue Collar Filmmakers.
This episode, they chatted about 2018 movies and had some fun interviewing Cedric Thomas Smith. They also will introduce you to the Nightmares Film Festival, the best genre festival on the circuit. The episode is peppered with our takes on indie film, some updates from Austin Revolution Film Festival alums and the sounds of Texas from the official band of ARFF, Texas Renegade.
Nightmares Film Festival: https://filmfreeway.com/NightmaresFilmFest
Texas Renegade: https://www.txrenegade.com/