2-Bit Horror
By Kelly Hughes
www.grungesploitation.com
2-Bit HorrorNov 15, 2020
Paul Sinacore Casting
Casting director Paul Sinacore talks about his new agency and the need for continued diversity in Hollywood.
Michael DiPaolo - Black Cat Cinema
https://www.blackcatcinema.com
Transgressive filmmaker Michael DiPaolo shares his rants.
1981 w/ Eric Morris Eskenazi
Eric Morris Eskenazi [writer, filmmaker, music creator, and master of his own podcast Erratic Dispatches] discusses the films, music, and events that made 1981 so very special.
You can learn more about Eric and his work at his website: http://www.brooklyndigitalmediainc.com/
and buy his book An Insignificant Man at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3atUeC9
JD Ellenberger - Noctambulist
https://www.facebook.com/TheNoctambulist
Filmmaker JD Ellenberger talks about his silent movie Noctambulist and his evolution as a multi-faceted creator.
Ron Fitzgerald - Dark Sticky Fun
Goth illusionist Ron Fitzgerald talks about his acting career, including his magic-filled performance in the cult classic Dark Realm.
Michael Leo Centi - Glamboy Productions
Writer/director/actor Michael Leo Centi takes about his growing body of outrageous horror-comedy films.
His titles include: Easter Holocaust (2020), My Deadly Playmate (2018), All Hallow's Eve (2017), and the just-released documentary Dollmaker: The Anatoly Moskvin Story (2021).
You can check out Centi's work at Glamboy Productions: https://glamboyproductions.vhx.tv/products
and on Amazon: https://amzn.to/36JiiyH
Roman Chimienti - Documentarian Rising
Sound engineer Roman Chimienti takes time out from promoting Scream, Queen! My Nightmare On Elm Street, the popular documentary he co-directed with Tyler Jensen, to talk about celebrities, pop culture, and his salad days spinning vinyl in San Francisco.
Rebecca Love - Hangin' Out With The Skinemax BQueen of Late-Nite TV
Rebecca Love shares stories from her career in erotic cinema, explains why she loves horror movies, and ponders whatever happened to her blind date Scott.
J. Horton - Making Movies That Make Money
Filmmaker J. Horton talks about his prolific career in feature films and documentaries, as well as his YouTube channel that teaches indie moguls how to make a living off their videos.
Shane Stanley - What You Don't Learn In Film School
Emmy award winning director and producer Shane Stanley talks about his latest film Break Even and the film industry insights that led to the writing of his book What You Don't Learn In Film School.
Gino Payne - Filmmaker Spotlight
Director/producer Gino Payne talks about his upcoming features Dark Offerings and Psychosis, as well as previous projects, and his stints working on the popular TV hits Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead, and Game of Thrones.
Jeff Lieberman - Adventures of a Subversive Cult Filmmaker
http://www.jeffliebermandirector.com Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/2M5BEXp
Jeff Lieberman talks about his new book Day of the Living Me: Adventures of a Subversive Cult Filmmaker from the Golden Age, and shares stories about his films Blue Sunshine, Squirm, Just Before Dawn, Satan's Little Helper, Remote Control (and more!)
Chase Stanley - A Filmmaker's Ascent
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmJhatOW8Zx8WefghFOBilQ/
Self-taught filmmaker Chase Stanley talks about the journey from his early short films to inking his first deal as director of the upcoming multi-million dollar production Ascend.
Dahlia Schweitzer - Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer
Pop culture critic, writer, and professor Dahlia Schweitzer talks about her book Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer: Another Kind of Monster, plus her other books Going Viral and L.A. Private Eyes, and also discusses performance art in Berlin as rite of passage.
George Heftler - The Best Little Horror House in Philly
George Heftler, host of the Best Little Horror House in Philly podcast, talks about horror movies (mostly his favorites), and much much more.
Ethan Minsker - Zine Film Punk Art
Filmmaker/artist/writer/publisher/provocateur Ethan Minsker talks about his work, including the creation of his newly-released documentary Man in Camo.
Spanky Was A Punk Rocker
https://www.thedeadvampires.com
Spanky, the drummer from horror-punk band Dead Vampires, talks about being the subject of the new documentary Spanky Was A Punk Rocker, and shares anecdotes about his creative influences and collecting passions.
Galen Howard is the New Normal
Galen Howard is the guy who steals the scenes in music videos. He's appeared in nearly 50 of them, including Justin Timberlake's billion-views YouTube staple Can't Stop The Feeling, Elle King's wall of man-flesh Ex's and Oh's, and Disclosure's Woody Allen-esque retrofuture epic Energy (where he plays a proletarian spermatozoon) to name just a few. But he's also making a name for himself as the quirky character actor who pops up in TV shows such as The Middle, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He also acts in indie dramas, comedies, and even holiday horror movies (Deathcember). In this interview, he talks about life in L.A. as a working actor and ponders the possibilities of cult stardom.
Chris Regan - Paintball Massacre
http://www.paintballmassacremovie.com/
English screenwriter Chris Regan talks about writing the upcoming action-slasher horror flick Paintball Massacre!
Steven Shaviro - A Cinematic Reunion
Steven Shaviro, PhD talks about film, critical theory, and the days when Seattle was the white-hot center of the universe.
Josh Schafer - Eternal Sunshine of the VHS Mind
Josh Schafer, Editor-in-Chief of Lunchmeat Magazine, talks about the current state of VHS collecting (and why stickers are so damn cool.)
Michael Haberfelner - [re]Search my Trash
Screenwriter and prolific movie reviewer Michael Haberfelner talks about his website [re]Search my Trash, and gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of his films.
Dale Fall - Look What The Devil Made Him Do: Declarations of a Dead Vampire
https://dalefall.bandcamp.com/
Dale "Doc" Fall talks about being the lead singer of Seattle horror-punk band Dead Vampires, as well as the pervasive threat of Skynet, and so much more.
Scott Kraynak - The He[art] of Cleveland
https://clevelandranger.wixsite.com/mysite
Multi-media artist Scott Kraynak talks about his recent exhibit at Gallery + titled THE MINUTIAE OF HUMANITY SHALL OVERCOME THE BEAST, as well as the inspirations behind his vintage photo desecration series, his colored pencil portraits, his political nudes, and his doll deconstruction sculptures. He also has a few things to say about his distaste for cats who kill birds, his undying love for his hometown Cleveland, and that time he gave Barack and Michelle Obama a tour of the Grand Canyon.
CJ Walley is Starting a Script Revolution!
https://cjwalley.com https://www.scriptrevolution.com
Screenwriter/producer CJ Walley talks about the journey that led to the production of his screenplay Break Even, as well as the creation of his popular online screenwriting resource Script Revolution.
Dan Kinem - Adjust Your Tracking's 7 Year Itch...a VHS Horror Love Letter
https://www.adjustyourtracking.com/
Dan Kinem talks about the enduring impact in the VHS collecting community of his 2013 documentary Adjust Your Tracking, plus his undying love for shot-on-video horror movies from the 1980s and '90s, as well as a sneak peak at potential new projects at VHShitfest and Tape Mold 'Zine.
Eric Morris Eskenazi - An Insignificant Man
Renaissance man Eric Morris Eskenazi talks about his new book An Insignificant Man, his podcast Erratic Dispatches, and his love for horror movies.
LINKS
Erratic Dispatches podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/erratic-dispatches/id1475304963
An Insignificant Man (on Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Insignificant-Man-Eric-Morris-Eskenazi/dp/1005273987/
Brooklyn Digital Media: http://www.brooklyndigitalmediainc.com/
The Voluptuous Horror of Steve Buscemi
Kelly Hughes talks admiringly with guest co-host JZ Murdock about actor Steve Buscemi (with many sidebars along the way.)
Steven Wishnoff - Oz Interrupted
For five seasons, Steven Wishnoff played inmate Tony Masters on the groundbreaking HBO series Oz. In this interview with host Kelly Hughes, Wishnoff shares memories of Oz, plus other career highlights including musical theater in New York, regular appearances on the cult TV series The Richard Bey Show, his self-scripted and produced web series Life Interrupted, his role on Ryan Murphy's upcoming Netflix series Hollywood (and he even indulges Hughes' fascination with fan conventions and autograph signings.)
You can learn more about Wishnoff on his website at stevenwishnoff.com.
JZ Murdock - Anthology of Evil 2
Writer/filmmaker JZ Murdock talks about his new book Anthology of Evil 2.
Learn more about JZ and his work at: https://jzmurdock.com.
Anthology of Evil 2 is available at Amazon.
Stuart Land - Sculpting Sigourney Weaver and Other Tales of a Creative Life
Stuart Land has a unique perspective on the Hollywood moviemaking machine. He sculpted SFX props and models for James Cameron's Aliens and The Abyss, as well as other genre favorites such as Predator, Poltergeist 2, and even Tobe Hooper's Invaders From Mars to name just a few. In this chat with host Kelly Hughes, Land speaks candidly about his creative philosophy, and a career that spans the Vietnam War, adventures in the art world, screenwriting, and his current incarnation as a creator of compelling ebook fiction.
JZ Murdock: Pennies From Heaven; Gumdrops From Hell
Novelist, screenwriter (and now film director) JZ Murdock talks about adapting his short story Gumdrop City into a movie (as well as other adventures in low-budget filmmaking) with host Kelly Hughes.
[Learn more about Murdock and his work at https://jzmurdock.com.]
Jeffrey W. Sass: Lessons Learned From Lloyd Kaufman (and Why Troma Studios is the Ultimate Business School)
Marketer and Troma Entertainment alumnus Jeffrey W. Sass talks about his book Everything I Know about Business and Marketing I Learned from The Toxic Avenger (One Man's Journey to Hell's Kitchen and Back) with host Kelly Hughes.
[Learn more about Sass and his films at https://www.jeffreysass.com/.]
Edward Payson: Anti-Hero!
Filmmaker and film festival director Edward Payson gives the inside scoop on low-budget moviemaking with host Kelly Hughes.
[Learn more about Payson and his films on his IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3078850/]