HOLLYWOOD GREG Hollywood Greg

When I met Top Crime TV Writer and Producer Craig Gore (S.W.A.T., Chicago, P.D., Cult) 20 years ago he was a screenwritting instructor for Columbia College's Semester in L.A. Program.  Little did I know at the time about his rough past using crime as a means for survival growing up in the Carolinas. Reformed, rehabilitated and ready to write about his experiences, Gore proved that writing crime does pay by optioning books, writing pilots and doing his time behind the typewriter to have a successful Hollywood career.  He also became an educator and mentor to many screenwriters. Over the years of friendship I heard bits and pieces of his wild past, but now he finally sits down with me, Hollywood Greg, to tell the whole story.

THIS IS A REPOST OF A PREVIOUS EPISODE: A TRIBUTE TO ADOLFO "SHABBA-DOO" QUINONES

Movie Maniac Greg Reifsteck hosts a street dance movie themed show.  Live on the phone will be 

ADOLFO "SHABBA-DOO" QUINONES talking about his award-winning career as a choreographer including the BREAKIN' movies. 

He will then give his expert critique to the new martial arts-dance spectacular BATTLE B-BOY. 

We will have on the line BATTLE-B-BOY's director FRANK LIN, producer JEFF LAM, as well as fight choreographer/star JOHN KRENG, RICKY COLE and RICHIE GREENFIELD.

Pop it and lock it and make it, but don't break it, this week on MOVIE MANIAC!

Retro Experts HOLLYWOOD GREG and TRISTA THE VIDEO VIXEN show off their mad CREATURE FEATURES knowledge as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. C.H.U.D., THE HUNGER, XTRO, THE KEEP, CAT PEOPLE and WAVELENGTH are featured.

Retro Experts HOLLYWOOD GREG and TRISTA THE VIDEO VIXEN show off their mad SEX COMEDIES of the 80s knowledge as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. SPRING BREAK, SCHOOL SPIRIT, PORKY'S, UP THE CREEK, LOSIN' IT, & HARDBODIES are featured.

SEASON 2 begins with Retro Experts GREG HOLLYWOOD and TRISTA THE VIDEO VIXEN as they both show off their mad End of the World flicks knowledge as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. TRANCERS, CHERRY 2000, THE QUIET MAN, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, WARLORDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, ARMAGEDDON, 12 MONKEYS, THEY LIVE, BRAZIL, HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, 2012 & V FOR VENDETTA are featured.

You never know who you are going to meet at a Hollywood Job, and what kind of unexpected path you are going to take after a chance meeting. I started working at Disney in the mid 2000s and that is where I met JOHN KRENG

JOHN KRENG was real character, mild mannered office person at work, but just like me was a wise ass off the clock. Little did I know there was a reason for that turn it on after work spirit. John was a black Belt karate fighter, an up and coming Stunt Coordinator- but above all was a world class comedian who came up through the world famous Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip. He also has a comedy special on MTV.

Everyone wears many hats in Hollywood and he had tried on about as many as I had, so we went to lunch and got along really well.

Soon I was taking a comedy class with Amy Poelher’s Upright Citizens Brigade and John was mentoring me as I tried to find my voice and my persona at the comedy clubs around LA.