Best Cinematography for Actors Podcasts (2025)

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Oscar Season 2025-2026: TIFF Crowns A Winner; the State of the Oscar Race After the Fall Festivals 2:05:58

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Visit us at FramesAndFlicker.com View Our Oscar Predictions Follow us: @AcademyAnon On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: Icon of Cinema Robert Redford passes away Recapping results from the Toronto International Film Festival Will TIFF's new dual People's Choice Award categories create more crossover with Best Picture at the Oscars? Or sow more ch…

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Why We Need Stories in Times of Crisis: ETGAR KERET on Healing, Connection & Creativity in the Age of AI - Highlights 19:13

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“I feel that when you don't tell your story, it's as if you have a limited existence. We can always have some kind of choice, but I'm saying that the story we choose may be the most crucial choice that we make, because this story will affect all the other choices.” Etgar Keret is one of the most inventive and celebrated short story writers of his g…

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Finding Humanity Through Storytelling with Author & Filmmaker ETGAR KERET 1:08:23

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“When I write my stories, I don't want to solve things in life. I just want to persuade myself that there is a way out. Maybe I am in a cell, maybe I'm trapped. Maybe I won't make it, but if I can imagine a plan for escape, then I'll be less trapped because at least in my mind, there is a way. I think that my parents are survivors. They always talk…

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Oscar Season 2025-2026: Recapping TELLURIDE; Forecasting the Toronto International Film Festival; De-coding the TIFF People's Choice Award 2:31:16

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Visit us at https://framesandflicker.com/ View our OSCAR PREDICTIONS Follow us: @AcademyAnon On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: A Frontrunner is Born with Chloé Zhao's HAMNET premiere at the Telluride Film Festival Jessie Buckley becomes the Best Actress favorite, can Paul Mescal join her in Best Actor? Can Jeremy Allen White win for SPRINGSTEEN…

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Oscar Season 2025-2026: Recap of All the Oscar Contenders from the Venice Film Festival; We Predict the Winners 2:55:16

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On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: Can an unlikeable George Clooney still squeeze into a very competitive Best Actor race with mixed JAY KELLY Who's the real scene-stealer of Netflix's JAY KELLY - Adam Sandler vs. Billy Crudup Can Emma Stone really get into Best Actress AGAIN for newest collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos? Is BUGONIA Jesse Plemo…

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The Starving Artist Fallacy: Redefining Success in Independent Film 35:24

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The conventional wisdom that creative careers and steady jobs are mutually exclusive gets thoroughly debunked in this illuminating conversation with Julia Steyer, a multi-hyphenate talent making waves in independent film. As an actor, producer, playwright, screenwriter, and head of development at Cold Iron Pictures (the production company behind in…

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The Struggles of Screenwriting: Overcoming Blocks, Errors, and Obstacles 33:02

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What happens when the words on the page become both prison and playground? Julia Stier, an actor, writer, and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in Hollywood and Entertainment, takes us deep into the creative tension between acting and writing, revealing how each craft fundamentally transforms the other. For creators facing similar struggles, this discussi…

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Oscar Season 2025-2026: Forecasting Venice Film Festival, Predicting Telluride Film Festival Lineup 1:48:48

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On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: Unlocking the connection between the Venice Film Festival and the Oscars Alexander Payne brings his unique sensibility to the Venice Jury Yorgos Lanthimos ditches Searchlight for Focus Features with BUGONIA Netflix Triple Threat - JAY KELLY vs A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE vs FRANKENSTEIN Can A24 afford a poor showing at…

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Oscar Season 2025-2026: We're Back!!; Cannes Recap (We Went!!!); All The Films We Saw 38:59

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On this episode of ACADEMY ANONYMOUS: We recap our first ever Cannes experience! We've seen big Oscar players: SENTIMENTAL VALUE; IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT; DIE MY LOVE; THE SECRET AGENT; NOUVELLE VAGUE; and more (THE MASTERMIND; THE PLAGUE; CHRONOLOGY OF WATER; SOUND OF FALLING; PILLION; YES!; THE HISTORY OF SOUND....); our thoughts! We also went to…

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From Theater Kid to Forbes 30 Under 30: Julia Steyer's Creative Journey 34:58

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What does it really take to forge a successful path in independent filmmaking when there's no ladder to climb? In this captivating conversation with Julia Steyer – actor, producer, screenwriter, playwright, and recent Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree – we discover how creative persistence can evolve into industry recognition. Whether you're just starting…

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Alien Parasites, Antarctic Booze, and the King of PR Chaos: Bo Shurling on The Thing! 1:16:19

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On this frosty episode of the Adult Beverage Film Podcast, we crack open our survival rations (a.k.a. adult beverages) and thaw out one of cinema’s chilliest horror masterpieces — John Carpenter’s The Thing. Joining us in the frozen tundra of our recording session is the legendary Bo Shurling — unit publicist, award-winner, celebrity wrangler, and …

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Film School Pros and Cons: An Inside Look From Student and Professor 38:17

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Film School Pros and Cons: An Inside Look From Student and Professor Is film school worth thousands of dollars and two years of your life? Screenwriter, director, and UCLA professor George Huang doesn't have a simple answer – but he does have some hard-earned wisdom worth hearing. Drawing from his experiences as both a graduate of USC's prestigious…

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From 'Bee: Wild' to the 'Kiss the Ground' Regenerative Agriculture Documentary Trilogy - Highlights 15:03

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"For the last two decades, I've made over 20 films about the environment, starting with oil and carbon emissions. Those films, Kiss the Ground and now Common Ground, talk about how we can stabilize the climate, reverse climate change, grow nutrient-dense food, and help farmers make a profit through biodiversity and regenerative practices and princi…

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All About Bees, Soil & Regeneration with Documentary Filmmaker REBECCA TICKELL 1:00:46

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“I didn't really appreciate bees until I became a farmer, and then I started to understand how essential bees are for our food. They pollinate 70% of our food, and that feeds 90% of the world. There's a whole world of insects that creates the color in our food; it's what creates the flavor in our food. It's part of our biodiversity, and it's essent…

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Unconventional Writing Techniques: A Filmmaker's Guide to Storytelling 30:50

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In this episode of the Indiewood podcast, host Yaroslav Altunin welcomes back writer/director George Huang for a conversation about unconventional creative storytelling techniques. From how physical objects can transform boring scenes into compelling story moments to using "scaffolding writing,” to build original stories by studying successful stru…

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Art, Empathy & Resilience with CADY McCLAIN, Actor, Director, Writer, Artist, Musician - Highlights 11:20

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“I had to become the father of my family very young because my parents divorced when I was 12. My situation was a little bit unusual in that my father kind of disappeared, and I had been making a fair amount of money as a kid, doing commercials and television and film. We needed money, and I kind of became the breadwinner. But I had this amazing wo…

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Love, Vodka, and Oligarch Drama — Nicholas Brown Joins Us for Sean Baker’s Anora! 1:21:19

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Get ready to uncork some serious conversation (and maybe pop a few questionable champagne corks), because this episode of the Adult Beverage Film Podcast is hopping on a private jet straight into Sean Baker’s wild, heartfelt, and occasionally vodka-soaked Anora. Helping us navigate this whirlwind of love, chaos, and Russian family drama is special …

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A Life in Acting with Emmy Award-winning Actor, Director, Writer CADY McCLAIN 1:06:02

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“I won my first Emmy when I was 21, which was the result of absolutely devoting myself day and night for two years to doing all the scene work. I attended classes simultaneously and did plays until my mother died. I studied with Michael Howard for eight years. Even when I was so tired I couldn't get up to do a scene, he would say, "Get up and do a …

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Watch List Jul 2025: Law and the City, Head Over Heels & S-Line 55:08

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Today Jen talks about 3 dramas on her current watch list for July. We discuss the beauty and depth of 'Law and the City,' a slice of life drama that follows the friendship and lives of 5 lawyers working in the Seocho law offices. We talk about how this series focuses not on episodic cases, but on the lawyers' experiences and feelings of working in …

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Superman (2025) Movie Review & Superman and DCU Refresh Discussion 1:44:32

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Join us for an in-depth review of James Gunn's highly anticipated Superman (2025) film! Can you believe it is finally here?! We discuss what we bring to our viewing of this film, emotionally and more. Then we break down everything you need to know about the latest Superman movie that's reshaping the DC Universe. Look Up. What We Cover: Superman 202…

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The Evolution of Independent Filmmaking: A Behind-the-Scenes Look 34:26

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Explore the fascinating evolution of independent filmmaking with veteran writer/director George Huang as he shares insider stories from his 30+ year career. From shooting his first film, Swimming With Sharks, to his most recent work, Weekend in Taipei, our conversation reveals how the business of making movies has undergone a dramatic transformatio…

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Breaking Through: George Huang’s Rise from Assistant to Director 34:08

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Join us for an intimate conversation with writer, directer, and producer (and UCLA Professor) George Huang as he shares his remarkable journey from being a studio assistant to directing his own films and writing for some of the biggest producers in the industry. From a chance encounter with Star Wars at age nine that sparked a passion for filmmakin…

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Exploring The Sympathizer, America's Forever Wars & Challenging Power w/ Author VIET THANH NGUYEN 1:02:34

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“What I've discovered as a writer is that fear is a good indicator that there is a truth. To speak the truth in a society is oftentimes an act that requires some courage. Those processes of being an other for me in the United States were obviously very fundamental to shaping who I am as a person and as a writer. It was very difficult to undergo, bu…

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On Borges, Gore Vidal, Robert Frost & The Writing Life with Author & Filmmaker JAY PARINI 30:47

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“Poetry is the prince of the literary arts to me. It's at the very top because it's language refined to its apex of memorability. I am interested in poetry as memorability and poetry as something you live by. These are the words you live by. These words stay in your brain and guide your life. That's what I am interested in. My memoir slash autofict…

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F1: The Movie + M3GAN 2.0 Movie Review and Discuss Summer Blockbuster Season 47:20

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This week, we're diving deep into two wildly different cinematic experiences that have audiences fired up! First up, we break down F1: The Movie in a spoiler free fashion– the high-octane racing drama that's been burning rubber at the box office. Does this Formula 1 feature deliver the adrenaline rush it promises by being the greatest dad movie eve…

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Lights, Camera… Vampires? Steve Saxon Joins Us for a Bloody Good Time with Sinners! 1:30:04

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This week on the Adult Beverage Film Podcast, we’re sharpening our fangs, pouring something strong, and sinking our teeth into Ryan Coogler’s electrifying vampire thriller Sinners. Helping us navigate this dark, soulful ride is none other than Steve Saxon — Director of Photography, camera operator, and all-around visual wizard whose credits range f…

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28 Years Later Review & 28 Days Later + 28 Weeks Later Discussion and Rank 53:37

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28 Years Later is finally out! 28 Days Later is one of the greatest films in history, a truly remarkable triumph in revitalizing the zombie genre and creating its own path.. now comes 28 Years Later from our same beloved Boyle and Garland! Horror fans, we are eating gooood! We keep our review of 28 Years Later spoiler free, and announce when we spo…

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Can the John Wick Expanded Universe Work: Ballerina Revew + The Ugly Stepsister and The Apartment (1960) Deep Dive 1:19:36

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The Boogeyman returns, sort of, in the latest entry into the John Wick universe: From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. We review this film, talk about the John Wick franchise, and explore if Ballerina gives enough juice to continue to make John Wick movies with minimal John Wick. We then review and discuss the latest original Shudder horror pictu…

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An Actor Prepares - SHARON LAWRENCE on Crafting Complex Characters - Highlights 20:42

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“I would encourage you, as I do if you're an actor, to know your own equipment, know your own psychology, and use the great teachers that are synthesized in my favorite teacher's book, Moss, who I studied with later. There is a book called Intent to Live that distills down Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Bobby Lewis, and Stanislavski. The great teachers a…

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Cartels, Courtrooms & Catchy Choruses — We’re Talking Emilia Pérez! 1:13:02

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This week on the Adult Beverage Film Podcast, we’re shaking up our cocktails and our genres with Jacques Audiard’s bold, bonkers, and beautiful Emilia Pérez. Part musical, part crime thriller, and part “wait, did they just break into song during a cartel shootout?”, this Cannes sensation tells the story of Rita — a burned-out lawyer who’s roped int…

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SHARON LAWRENCE on Acting, Activism & The Art of Transformation 1:02:31

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“That transformation was key to my next step as an artist, to knowing that's what acting is. It isn't just posing; it isn't just being a version of yourself in a way that was free. Performing wasn't just performing; it was transforming. I think that artists find that in many different ways, and as actors, there are many ways into that. I would enco…

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Movie Review 26:43

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Tom Cruise returns.. for the last time? We review Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning! We also discuss the scene stealer and true star, Severance's Tramell Tillman + all of the other stars that fill America's answer to James Bond throughout the Mission Impossible films going all the way back to the goat- Brian De Palma's Mission Impossible (199…

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Childhood, Creativity & the Stories that Define Who We Are with MEGAN ABBOTT - Highlights 16:23

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“I think that it all goes back to childhood. I’ve always really been writing about family. I suppose we always are. I do think that it is the original wound, and it's where we are kind of wired and built from those early years. So I think every other relationship just replicates that. It's very natural for me to go there, I suppose because the feel…

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Exploring Family Dynamics & Fierce Female Friendships with Novelist MEGAN ABBOTT 49:59

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“I always say to young writers, you need to put your heart on the page. Don't worry about being like anyone else. I would say that foremost, in any of the arts, it is self-expression at its core. I don't buy rules or a set criteria or a static criteria. I don't believe in any of that. I think the most exciting talents are kind of inexplicable. You …

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Acting, Writing, Directing: Unique Perspective From Actor Wayne T. Carr 30:16

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Join us for our final episode with with actor, writer, and teacher Wayne T. Carr as he shares valuable lessons from his creative journey. Whether you're an aspiring performer or filmmaker, this episode offers practical advice on maintaining motivation, mastering your craft, and finding success in the entertainment industry. Wayne discusses the impo…

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Building Bridges, Breaking Cycles: Personal Stories of Healing, Social Justice & Activism 12:59

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How do our personal relationships affect political movements and activism? What can we learn from Native American tradition to restore ecological balance? How can transforming capitalism help address global inequality and the environmental crisis? DEAN SPADE (Author of Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell T…

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Focus on Lee Jae Wook: Dear Hong Rang, Alchemy of Souls, Extraordinary You & more 1:28:42

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Since it's Lee Jae Wook's birthday month, Jen is talking all thing Lee Jae Wook! We introduce him as a person and look closely at all his projects, including his debut project 'Memories of the Alhambra', our favourite series, 'Dodosolsollalasol' & 'Move to Heaven' and fan favourites such as 'Extraordinary You' and 'Alchemy of Souls.' Jen dissects a…

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