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‘Immediate Family’ – An Interview with Denny Tedesco

Denny Tedesco is a producer from Los Angeles, California, and in addition to working behind the scenes on many projects and productions around the world, he also produced and directed the excellent documentary “The Wrecking Crew,” about the musical geniuses behind the biggest hits of the 1960s and early 1970s. And his newest documentary, “Immediate Family” will be playing twice at the 2023 Florida Film Festival, and similarly covers another group of studio musicians who wrote the biggest hits of singer-songwriter era of the 1970s and 80s. In this interview I ask him about the long tail of “The Wrecking Crew,” and how he managed to secure so many big names for his new filmContinue Reading …

‘Animation is Cinema’ – An Interview with Signe Baumane

Signe Baumane is an independent artist, animator and filmmaker based out of Brooklyn, New York, and she has spent seven years working on bringing her new film “My Love Affair With Marriage” to life. And now with the film playing at the 2023 Florida Film Festival, I had an opportunity to ask a few questions about the process of making this film and how animation can be seen as a viable genre for adult storytelling.

Chris Crespo: In the seven years it took to make this movie, what were some of the biggest challenges in making sure this film got completed?

Signe Baumane: The first challenge is in the psychological realm – how do you continue work on the same film for 7 years and don’t lose motivation, inspiration and excitement? In that regard I am like a terrier who grabs a leg of a fox burrowed in a hole and keeps pulling it until the fox is pulled out of the hole. Every day I sat at my table and made 30 – 70 drawings until the film was done. The reason why I was able to do that – I felt that the film’s message was important, I felt I was serving a higher purpose, not just feeding my insatiable ego.Continue Reading …

‘Everything is Content’ – An Interview with Brian Lonano and Blake Myers

Brian Lonano is a filmmaker who has returned to the 2023 Florida Film Festival with his 8th short film to be featured in the Midnight Shorts block. This year he brings production designer and co-director Blake Myers with him as they screen “CONTENT: The Lo-Fi Man” to this year’s festival goers, and in this interview I asked them about the genesis of this wild short film, their concerns about “content” in the modern internet era, and their advice for aspiring filmmakers.Continue Reading …

‘Really Good Friends’ – An Interview with Adam Sekuler

Adam Sekuler is a filmmaker and educator based out of Detroit, and his short film “Really Good Friends” will be screening twice at the 2023 Florida Film Festival. In this quick interview, I ask him about how he came to this particular short film subject, and what his hopes are for the lifespan of this short and its abilities to be seen by larger audiences down the road.Continue Reading …

#534 – People Are Human

In episode 534, Chris and Drew do the thing and discuss The Mandalorian, Glorious, Perry Mason, Colombo, Jonathan Majors, Disney, Olivia Wilde, Megan Thee Stallion, Nic Cage, Keanu Reeves, and much more!
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Best of March 2023

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#533 – The Broadway Serial Pooper

In episode 533, Chris and Drew do the thing and review John Wick: Chapter Four, and they discuss M3gan, Agent Elvis, Jonathan Majors, Nigerian cinema, Nepo Grandbaby Romy Coppola, Cameron Diaz’s pending second retirement, and much more!
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#532 – Plant Them Seeds

In episode 532, Chris and Drew do the thing and talk about the season finale of The Last of Us and episode 23 of season 3 of The Mandalorian, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Swarm, The Legend of Vox Machina, and much more!
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2023 Oscars Recap

Time for our 2023 Oscars Recap Show! Who was the true big winner of the night? Which comedy bit stunk the worst? Would Drew be impressed by “Naatu Naatu?” Is Hugh Grant a jerk? Did Elizabeth Banks have Covid? Which movie was Roger Deakins’ choice for Best Cinematography and why wasn’t it even nominated? Who was missing from the In Memoriam this time? We answer these questions and talk about the big winners so enjoy our recapping of the 95th Academy Awards!
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#531 – Men Be Talking

In episode 531, Chris and Drew do the thing and talk about episode 8 of The Last of Us and episode 2 of season 3 of The Mandalorian, The Fablemans, Triangle of Sadness, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, and much more!
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