AFM Week: Mockingbird Pictures' Bonnie Curtis & Julie Lynn
The Producer's Guide: Todd Garner and the Future of HollywoodShow Notes
In honor of AFM this week, we want to celebrate independent cinema by releasing three episodes with expert filmmakers and storytellers. Sometimes you have to believe in the little green chutes of possibility. Mockingbird Pictures partners Bonnie Curtis & Julie Lynn share what brought them together, Julie's career as an independent producer, Bonnie's time working with Steven Spielberg, how they struck an overall deal with Skydance Media, AND an incredible Best Day on Set story about the making of Saving Private Ryan! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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What is premium pulp? JD Lifshitz and Raphael Margules discuss their childhood love of genre films, filming while fearing arrest, taking a chance on Barbarian when everyone else in Hollywood passed, as well as their current work as the new heads of Paramount Primal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Imagine knowing every detail of the 100 greatest movies and never seeing ANY of them. From a lonesome upbringing, to learning how to write spec scripts, to shooting large scale movies, writer / director Brian Duffield discusses the obstacles he encountered making No One Will Save You, Spontaneous, and Jane Got a Gun. PLUS the tremendous lengths he went to directing the survival thriller WHALEFALL. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Today we explore the intersection between art and technology. From a family of academics to becoming president of production at Disney, Sean Bailey discusses his working relationship with Ben Affleck, the importance of getting A-list actors for live action adaptations during the 2010s, and the parallels between modern AI and how Disney used technology to make ground breaking animated films in the 90s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Is the action genre in trouble? Powerhouse producer and Thunder Road Film founder Basil Iwanyk returns to the pod to discuss how he got John Wick made, the unique way he structures his company, his work on The Surgeon with Michelle Yeoh and Day Drinker with Johnny Depp, and his take on the future of action films. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Are you a good neighbor? Emmy-winning makeup artist, LA native, and industry activist Cale Thomas discusses with Todd the obstacles driving movie jobs out of Los Angeles and why community engagement is imperative to keep them here. Keep up with Cale's great work on Instagram @stayinla2025 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.