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PTS Presents Bradford May POWERCAST

July 29, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

Podcasting Them Softly recently had a terrific chat with Bradford May, longtime TV and feature film producer, cinematographer, and director, who famously shot the classic 80’s favorite THE MONSTER SQUAD for director Fred Dekker from a script by Shane Black. His most recent endeavor is working with the Dish exclusive movie channel Pixltv.com and directing many of their films and TV shows. Listen to May recount his amazing career, tell stories about legendary director Peter Hyams (who also executive produced THE MONSTER SQUAD), and Nick and Frank get all sentimental on one of the key collaborators on one of their favorite childhood films! Enjoy!

PTS Presents The Gary Young Special Episode 2: CHINATOWN, LA CONFIDENTIAL and TRUE DETECTIVE

July 27, 2015July 28, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

For our second episode in the Gary Young Series, we sat down and discussed Roman Polanski’s CHINATOWN, Curtis Hanson’s LA CONFIDENTIAL and both of those films influences on the second season of TRUE DETECTIVE. We had a blast, hope you guys enjoy!

PTS Commentary on Joe Carnahan’s THE GREY

July 25, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

Cue up your copy of THE GREY and watch it with us!

PTS PRESENTS ERIC RED POWERCAST

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

Podcasting Them Softly is proud to present a chat with cinematic horror/thriller icon Eric Red, as he chats about his eclectic career, his future projects, and his love for movies in general! Eric is famous for having written THE HITCHER, NEAR DARK, and BLUE STEEL, as well as writing and directing the incredible action thriller COHEN & TATE, BODY PARTS and BAD MOON. His most recent effort was the psychological horror thriller 100 FEET which features a gripping lead performance from Famke Janssen. Eric also writes novels, and his latest, WHITE KNUCKLE, is now available on Amazon. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Episode 14: Steven Spielberg’s MINORITY REPORT with Guest Joel Copling

July 18, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

We are pleased to be joined by Joel Copling of Joel on Film, who is a great friend of Podcasting Them Softly’s. We discuss Steven Spielberg’s masterful MINORITY REPORT as well as the top five performances of Tom Cruise and Samantha Morton!

PTS Proudly Presents Lynn Shelton POWERCAST

July 17, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

Podcasting Them Softly is extremely excited to present a chat with independent filmmaker Lynn Shelton, as she discusses her fantastic and eclectic body of work and singular filmmaking style. Over the last 10 years, she’s made six films, all of which have taken on a deep desire to explore people and emotions and the complexities of the human heart and mind. We Go Way Back, My Effortless Brilliance, Humpday, Your Sister’s Sister, Touchy Feely and Laggies have all demonstrated a fantastic ear for the way people speak with an observational shooting style that allows for the expansion of the visual language of cinema. She’s worked with big name actors and little known talents, and no matter the project, her unique voice has been heard loud and clear. We’re honored to have had the chance to talk with Lynn and we hope you enjoy the Lynn Shelton POWERCAST!

Episode 13: John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Top Five Kurt Russell and John Carpenter films

July 12, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

This week we’re back to our regularly scheduled podcast, discussing John Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and the top five films of both Kurt Russell and John Carpenter!

PTS Proudly Presents Marcus Nispel POWERCAST

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

We were honored to have filmmaker Marcus Nispel as our featured guest. Marcus started his career like Mark Pellington, David Fincher and others directing commercials and music videos until he was tapped by Michael Bay to direct the frightening 2003 remake of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Marcus then went on to make the Martin

Scorsese produced miniseries FRANKENSTEIN, PATHFINDER, the remake of FRIDAY THE 13TH and CONAN THE BARBARIAN. Marcus’ latest film is EXETER which is now a Direct TV exclusive until it hits theaters in August. He also teases his next project, STOWAWAY, a deep sea monster film that is co-written by our mutual friend, Juhani Nurmi. We would like to thank Marcus for how gracious he was with his time.

PTS Present’s Commentary for David Fincher’s THE GAME

July 3, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

We did something new this time, the first installment of a new series where we sit down and do feature length commentary for a film. For our first one we did our favorite David Fincher film, THE GAME. So cue up your copy of the film and sit down and watch it with us!

Enjoy!

PTS Proudly Presents Jake Macapagal POWERCAST

July 1, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

Podcasting Them Softly is honored to present a chat with actor Jake Macapagal, the break-out star of Sean Ellis’ hard-hitting action drama METRO MANILA. A British Independent Film Award nominee for his work in this ambitious and searing film, Jake brought an intense magnetism to his role of a father and husband willing to go the extra mile for love and the possibility of a better future for his family. METRO MANILA is available to stream on Netflix and for rental/purchase via Amazon, Vudu, and Region 2 Blu-ray and DVD. It’s one of the best films that’s received next to no buzz in the United States over the last few years, and we can’t wait to see where this smashing success takes Macapagal in the future! Thanks for your time, Jake — and good luck with all future projects!