Jason Mewes: Now a Super Groovy Cartoon
Actor Jason Mewes is best known as one half of Jay and Silent Bob, and you’ve seen him in so many great movies like “Clerks”, “Mallrats”, “Dogma”, “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” just to name a few. He’s also got a successful podcast, “Jay and Silent Bob Get Old,” which airs weekly. He recently stopped by the SiriusXM studios to talk with Ron Bennington about his new cartoon movie, “Jay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie” which is on tour now....
read moreFrom Jersey to LA with David Chase
David Chase is a director, a producer, and a writer but he is best known as the creator, showrunner and head writer for HBO’s The Sopranos. Chase recently stopped by the SiriusXM studios to sit down with Ron Bennington and talk about his new film “Not Fade Away,” which he wrote and directed. Excerpts of the interview appear below. * * * David Chase on Why The Concept of ‘Hip’ is Over Ron Bennington: I really enjoyed your film and love the fact of being able to take this step back and look at that one period...
read moreSebastian Junger Tells Tim Heatherington’s Story
Sebastian Junger is an award winning journalist, a best-selling author and filmmaker. His first book, The Perfect Storm was an international bestseller and was made into a film starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg. He made his first film which documented the Afghanistan war, Restrepo, along with his friend and colleague Tim Heatherington. Restrepo won the grand jury prize for best domestic documentary at Sundance, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2011. Sebastian recently stopped in the SiriusXM studios to talk with...
read moreMolly Shannon: The Corner of Too Nice and Too Funny
You first got to know Molly Shannon for her great characters on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. She’s also given memorable performances in movies like “Superstar”, “Talladega Nights”, “Year of the Dog” and of course on the HBO series, “Enlightened”. This week she stopped by the SiriusXM studios to talk with Ron Bennington about Scary Movie 5. Excerpts from the interview appear below. * * * Molly Shannon Talks About Appearing on “Enlightened” Ron Bennington: I...
read moreDavid Cross and The End of the World
Actor and comedian David Cross is especially well-known for his roles in smart, funny tv comedies like “Mr. Show”, “Arrested Development” and “The Increasing Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret”. He’s also appeared in dozens of movies, released three comedy albums and is also loved for his stand up. Recently David stopped by the SiriusXM studios to talk with Ron Bennington about his latest project, the film “It’s a Disaster.” Excerpts of the interviews appear below. * * * Ron...
read moreKubrick’s Shining: What Really Happened in Rm 237
Stanley Kubrick is one of the greatest film directors the world has ever known. Films like “Full Metal Jacket,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “A Clockwork Orange” and “Dr Strangelove” are not only in the top 10 lists of countless filmmakers, critics and fans, but they are studied in film schools worldwide. For decades now, Kubrick’s “The Shining,” has also been the subject of lengthy debate and analysis. The new documentary, “Room 237″ examines a series of theories...
read moreShane Carruth’s Upstream Color
Writer, director, composer and actor Shane Carruth is about as independent as film gets. He wrote, directed and co-starred in his first film, “Primer”, nine years ago. ”Primer” won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with its complicated and mind bending time-travel-based storyline and won over audiences soon after. If it’s possible to be more independent than that, he’s done it with his new film, “Upstream Color”. In addition to writing, directing, and co-starring in...
read moreJane Lynch Loves Doing Voices
Jane Lynch, a brilliant comedic actress, became known for her roles in the Christopher Guest films, like “Best in Show” and “A Mighty Wind” and her role in the Starz series “Party Down” helped to generate the series hardcore following. She left “Party Down” to play Sue Sylvester in the tv show “Glee” which became a huge hit, and brought her mainstream fame and numerous awards. Jane stopped by the SiriusXM studios last month to talk with Ron Bennington about “Escape...
read moreBobcat Goldthwait Goes Back on the Road
Bobcat Goldthwait may still be known to a lot of people as the screamy guy in the Police Academy movies, or for his unconventional stand up act that first made him famous, but a lot has changed since America first met Bob. Now he’s directed a number of great independent films, including “Sleeping Dogs Lie”, “World’s Greatest Dad”, and “God Bless America.” He’s also going back on the road and has a new special out “You Don’t Look the Same Either.” He stopped by the...
read moreNYC Hosts the First Time Fest for Directors
The first annual First Time Fest is set to begin March 1st and run through March 4th in New York City and its a tremendous salute to the independent film spirit and the importance of diversity in film and helping new artists to get their start. The mission is to showcase the work of first time filmmakers both locally and globally. The work of 12 finalists will be judged by a panel of 4 experts, as well as the audience, and the winner will receive theatrical distribution from Cinema Libre. In addition to showcasing the work of these twelve...
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