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Luke Bittel -“Some Assembly Required”(Success&Failure)

We discuss the success and failures of filmmaker/crew member Luke Bittel behind the scenes in LA and his doc on a failed film Help Wanted called Some Assembly Required.It is rare for a filmmaker to actually admit that their film is a failure – a poorly produced, written, and directed film. Luke did this [...]

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Actor, Writer, Teacher, Counselor, philosopher, “renaissance man”… T.J. Paolino travels from L.A. to Providence, RI and discusses the process of casting for the role of former Providence mayor and “renaissance man” Buddy Cianci for the upcoming film “The Prince of Providence”. How did he get here and where is he going?

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The renowned experimental band Cul de Sac joins us to discuss their work on live film composition, which includes currently focusing on F.W. Murnau’s “Faust” and starting an annual winter tradition of performing a live original score to Raymond Brigg’s “The Snowman”.

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Part One of the Oscar Short Film features the Oscar Animated Short nominees as well as the “Short-listed” films which almost were nominated. Animated nominee films include The Danish Poet, Maestro, The Little Matchgirl, No Time For Nuts, and Lifted.

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Part Two of the Oscar Short Film discussions features the live-action short nominees. Films include The Saviour, Helmer and Son, One Too Many (Eramos Pocos), Binta and The Great Idea, and West Bank Story.

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We discuss the success and failures of filmmaker/crew member Luke Bittel behind the scenes in LA and his doc on a failed film Help Wanted called Some Assembly Required. It is rare for a filmmaker to actually admit that their film is a failure – a poorly produced, written, and directed film. Luke did this [...]

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What does it take to make a movie in Rhode Island and why should a filmmaker ply their craft in the Ocean State? These questions were discussed on March 9th at Borders in Cranston, RI. Recorded guests included: Jonathan Raben, Producer/Director of the documentary film Italian Americans and Federal Hill. George T. Marshall, Executive Director of the Rhode [...]

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Valerie Weiss, filmmaker and BioPhysics PhD, discusses her AFI Women’s Fellowship, the Dudley Film program she created at Harvard, and her film projects Dance by Design, Transgressions, Losing Control, and more. Transgressions has been described as A Clockwork Orange meets Pleasantville. It takes place in the not-so-distant future, in a society combining the worst elements [...]

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Director Skye Fitzgerald discusses his documentary Bombhunters and his work with his production company spinfilm. In 1969, the US launched secret bombing raids into Cambodia in pursuit of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam war. Until suspension as part of peace agreements in 1973, over one billion pounds of ordnance were dropped on Cambodia. Over [...]

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We speak with actor, writer, and director David Dean Bottrell, who has recently written and directed an award winning comedy short film Available Men, representing his first effort as both writer and director. David Dean Bottrell has appeared on a number of television series, most recently with a recurring role as the creepy Lincoln Meyer on [...]

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J.L. Aronson has written, directed, and produced Danielson: A Family Movie and discusses this and other documentary work of his. Danielson: A Family Movie follows Daniel Smith, an eccentric musician and visual artist, as he leads his four siblings and best friend Chris to indie-rock stardom, while mentoring a then-unknown Sufjan Stevens along the way. The film [...]

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On Spoiler Alert Radio’s hour long Mother’s Day Special, we explore the theme of motherhood with Mary Mazzio of 50 Eggs Productions, who discusses her three documentary films: A Hero For Daisy, Apple Pie, and Lemonade Stories and her unique approach to documentary filmmaking. A Hero For Daisy is a film about Title [...]

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May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. On this special episode of Spoiler Alert Radio, we talk with Barbara Silvestro. Barbara Silvestro is a 41 year old mother of three a who lost 65 pounds through diet and exercise, including using Leslie Sansone’s and other fitness DVDs. She was eventually invited to be a participant in [...]

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We speak with Giovanna Chesler. Giovanna is an Assistant Professor in Communication at the University of California San Diego, and works professionally as a cinematographer and film/video curator and juror. She is the director and producer of internationally exhibited documentary and narrative films including BeauteouS: The Trilogy and hand-some. Her most recent film is Period: The End [...]

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Today’s guest is Alex Merkin. Alex Merkin is the president of Production and Development of FiveLion Films, a music video, commercial, and film production company in New York City. He is also the director, creator, and editor of the award-winning short suspense thriller Across The Hall.

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Our guest this week is Nicholas Mason, the founding director of the Manhattan Short Film Festival. The Manhattan Short Film Festival is a unique film festival which presents twelve short films from several countries, all screened during one week, in venues across the globe. Audiences at each venue then vote on their favorites, and the winner is [...]

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We are joined by Dana Dorian, founder and director at the Glasgow, Scotland–based studio Axis Animation, where he has directed several award-winning commercials and broadcast projects. Dana recently made his first short film Fetch, winner of the BAFTA Scotland award for best animation. Fetch and another short film of Dana’s, Hip Hip Hurray!, both screened recently at [...]

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NEWS: Winner - 2nd place for Best Experimental Film at RIIFF! We speak with Montreal director Luc Beauchamp - writer, director, and producer of the film Arthur’s Paradise, which had its U.S. premiere at the 11th annual Rhode Island International Film Festival. Arthur’s Paradise is a unique film, a blend of documentary and fiction, with almost no [...]

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NEWS: Winner - Grand Prize for Best Editing at RIIFF! On this episode, we talk with Brett Harvey. Brett Harvey is President and founder of BKS Crew Productions, a Vancouver based multimedia production company and has worked as a director of photography on a number of film and television projects including two recent projects for the [...]

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NEWS: Winner - 2nd place for Best Editing at RIIFF! On this episode we speak with writer George Harrar. George Harrar’s works have appeared in a number of literary magazines, and his 1999 work The 5:22 was selected for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories 1999, edited by Amy Tan. The film was recently made into [...]

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