Touchy Feely – Podcasting Them Softly

PTS Presents Actor’s Spotlight with JOSH PAIS

January 29, 2016January 28, 2016 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Film Review, Podcast

PAIS POWERCAST

P2190032-L Podcasting Them Softly is honored to present a chat with actor Josh Pais! Josh is one of those great performers who has quietly amassed an insanely rich body of work, and if you don’t immediately recognize his name, you more than likely know his face from something you’ve seen, or 10 things that you’ve seen, as he punctuates everything he appears in with humor and intelligence and a great sense of craft. Some of his fabulous big screen credits include Synechdoche, NY, Adventureland, Year of the Dog, Teeth, Rounders, A Beautiful Mind, Phone Booth, A Civil Action, Scream 3, Arbitrage, the wildly underrated dark comedy Leaves of Grass, the excellent social comedy Please Give, and of course, one of his most memorable big screen performances came in Lynn Shelton’s Touchy Feely, who of course is one of the original friends of Podcasting Them Softly. Josh‘s work in TV is beyond reproach, having made appearances on Ray Donovan, Law and Order SVU, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, The Good Wife, Sex and the City, Rescue Me, and dozens more. Upcoming projects include the remake of the classic Martin Brest comedy Going in Style, the Hank Williams musical biopic I Saw the Light, and a new film from Jason Bateman called The Family Fang. Josh is also the founder and director of Committed Impulse, high performance training for actors, artists, and entrepreneurs. We hope you enjoy this informative and extremely entertaining discussion!

PTS Cinematographer’s Corner with Ben Kasulke

August 16, 2015August 16, 2015 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Podcast

KASULKE POWER

Podcasting Them Softly is honored to present a chat with cinematographer Ben Kasulke. Over the last 10 years, Ben has amassed close to 60 credits, and has become one of the leading independent stylists of his generation, having created intense collaborations with filmmakers Lynn Shelton and Guy Maddin, shooting for them such titles as TOUCHY FEELY, YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, HUMPDAY, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM, SEANCES, and KEYHOLE. His work stretches various genres and filmmakers with other big-screen credits including SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED, THE FREEBIE, and TREATMENT. He’s also no stranger to television, having shot the first season of the hilarious and critically acclaimed FX comedy MARRIED starring Judy Greer and Nat Faxon, and Adult Swim’s horror comedy THE HEART, SHE HOLLAR with John Lee and Vernon Chatman. Ben has also worked on documentaries and short films, and his most recent project is the upcoming Amazon series RED OAKS for executive producer Steven Soderbergh and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS director David Gordon Green. We hope you enjoy our latest entry in the PTS Cinematographer’s Corner series!

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!