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A very extended BEHIND THE LENS this week thanks to special guests CHARLEY and VLAS PARLAPANIDES who joined us live for an hour discussing Season 2 of BLOOD OF ZEUS. Plus my exclusive interview with MASTERS OF THE AIR Supervising Stunt Coordinator LEE MORRISON, and we remember ROGER CORMAN.

I've been teasing this week's show for a while now and the movie gods have finally aligned. The Jersey boys are finally back with more BLOOD OF ZEUS!! Brothers, executive producers, and writers CHARLEY AND VLAS PARLAPANIDES are on hand discussing the long-awaited Season 2 of the Netflix animated hit, BLOOD OF ZEUS which dropped on Netflix on May 10th! And what a Season 2 this is as we continue the story of Heron, Zeus' demigod son, in the waging wars over Zeus' throne on Olympus. Executive Producers and writers of the entire series (Seasons 1 and 2).

But first, you'll hear my exclusive interview with stunt coordinator LEE MORRISON talking about the masterful MASTERS OF THE AIR and the challenges faced (and mastered) that go beyond what you might consider "typical" stunt work.

And we kick off the show with a remembrance of the legendary ROGER CORMAN, who regular listeners will recall appearing on #BTLRadioShow as a holiday surprise in December 2022. I pulled excerpts of that appearance with Roger's thoughts on filmmaking, streaming, his personal Corman favorites, and more that you'll hear again here.

It's a mixed bag this week on BEHIND THE LENS thanks to director DANNY LEE talking about his new documentary WHO IS STAN SMITH? and our exclusive interview with VFX Supervisor MARCUS TAORMINA discussing REBEL MOON-PART 2: THE SCARGIVER.

First up, take a listen as we dive into visual effects and my exclusive interview with VFX Supervisor MARCUS TAORMINA going in-depth about the visual effects work in REBEL MOON-PART 2: THE SCARGIVER. An interesting conversation as we delve into heat signatures and color, shooting ground battles in California where no pyro is permitted due to fire concerns thus putting more on the shoulders of VFX, working with Weta (aerial battles) and Scanline (ground battles), and more.

Then one of the most insightful documentary discussions ever on #BTLRadioShow comes courtesy of director DANNY LEE as he talks about his new documentary WHO IS STAN SMITH?. Do you know who Stan Smith is? Some of you may know Stan Smith as a former tennis champion, not to mention having his own Adidas sneaker complete with his face and name on the shoe (long before Michael Jordan's deal with Nike). But how many know anything about the man behind the racket and the shoe; his life, his innate goodness? It's not often one can describe a documentary as "uplifting", but that's exactly what Danny Lee brings us with WHO IS STAN SMITH?.

It's a mixed bag of creativity on this episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to writer/director/editor PATRICK MEANEY and his new film THE BRINK OF, and MOON KNIGHT costume designer MEGHAN KASPERLIK.

First up, take a listen to my exclusive interview with PATRICK MEANEY discussing his latest film, the sweetly charming "integrated musical", THE BRINK OF. This is a film that will have you smiling from beginning to end while filling you up with wonderful original songs written and performed by lead actors Nicolette Norgaard and Tim Hoffman.

Then you'll hear costume designer MEGHAN KASPERLIK talk about her extensive research and design process for the costume design of MOON KNIGHT just in time for the new 4K UHD and Blu-ray Steebook (complete with plenty of extras) release on April 30. Listen as Meghan dives into the minutiae of the details with everything from the environs and how that influenced costume and color, fabrications, buttons, 3D printing on fabric and more.

He's baaaaaack! That's right! Musician/singer/director/author FRANK MEYER is back for the fourth time on BEHIND THE LENS. Frank was initially scheduled to be in-studio for the entire hour, but due to a last-minute emergent situation, was unable to be here in person but still joined us via phone for the majority of the show. Fresh off his whirlwind tour with The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs in Spain and with more fun surprises in the offing, Frank talks about it all. Upcoming LP and EP releases, band merchandise (and boy did the fans in Spain love the merch!!), more touring for Frank, some great advice for creatives and particularly musicians/bands/singers about where to place your music for audience consumption so you get more of the money versus an entity like Spotify. Some very helpful insights from Frank.

And if you think Frank was on a whirlwind, how about a short recap of some of my highlights from this past week's TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood celebrating the 15th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival AND the 30th Anniversary of Turner Classic Movies! Plus, hear what John Travolta had to tell me about the importance of TCM.

This week on BEHIND THE LENS we have a wonderful new filmmaker joining us live, DAMIAN HURLEY, discussing his new film STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, plus our exclusive interview with screenwriter ALESSANDRO CAMON talking about his latest film, the emotionally powerful, THE LISTENER.

Slow and steady wins the race with the films we're showcasing on this episode of #BTLRadioShow as we welcome writer/director DAMIAN HURLEY live to discuss his feature directorial debut of the slo-burn mystery STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Damian is a filmmaker to put on your radar now. Thoughtful, insightful, and skilled, Damian "sees" his vision and executes it utilizing all the tools in the cinematic toolbox to create emotionally and visually evocative storytelling. And just how is it to direct one's mother but have her as your producer? Damian tells all! And dare I say, he is one of the nicest individuals with whom I have ever spoken.

But first, we kick off the show with my exclusive interview with screenwriter ALESSANDRO CAMON talking about his latest film, the emotionally powerful THE LISTENER starring Tessa Thompson.

A mix-and-match episode of BEHIND THE LENS this week as w/d/e/actor RICHARD RYAN joins us talking about ART OF DECEPTION. Plus, my exclusive interview with director THEA SHARROCK discussing the wickedly delicious WICKED LITTLE LETTERS.

First up is my prerecorded exclusive interview with director THEA SHARROCK go in-depth on one of the most hilarious films you will see all year – WICKED LITTLE LETTERS. I laughed so hard that I had to watch the film twice to hear all of the dialogue. Boasting a first-rate cast with Olivia Coleman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones, Eileen Atkins, Joanna Scanlon, and Anjana Vasan, with a script by Jonny Sweet, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS is quite simply, perfection.

Based on a true event from the 1920's United Kingdom, foul language itself becomes a character thanks to the verbatim verbiage of the profane letters at the heart of this tale, which is then punctuated with outstanding production values and performances while also addressing themes as topical today as in 1920 – freedom of speech, oppression, workplace discrimination, socio-economic discrimination, discrimination against women, and overall misogyny.

Then take a listen as the man wearing all the hats, RICHARD RYAN, joins us talking about his latest film, the action-packed thriller ART OF DECEPTION. Talking about choosing collaborators, developing the script, a prolonged "part-time" shooting schedule, post-production, and more, Richard covers his roles as producer, writer, director, actor, editor, line producer, post-production supervisor, VFX, and the inherent challenges he faced in bringing ART OF DECEPTION to life.