Episode 116: *batteries not included (1987)

Film chosen by Patrick Oh it's them. The little guys. My little munchkins! We’re strolling back to the Amblin Entertainment heyday with Matthew Robbins’ cute, nostalgic, intergalactic robot heartwarmer *batteries not included. Elderly corner café owner Frank Riley (frequent Hitchcock collaborator Hume Cronyn) and his flighty, seemingly bewildered wife Faye (Cronyn’s real-life partner Jessica Tandy)... Continue Reading →

THE OPEN SLATE: Luke Selway

Welcome to The Open Slate! Ever sat through the credits and wondered why there needs to be a Second 2nd Assistant Director? Or what the Best Boy is supposed to be the best at? In this series, we sit down with working film industry professionals from across the departments for unvarnished, honest, practical conversations about... Continue Reading →

Episode 113: The Thing (1982)

Film chosen by listener Darren Grab a t-shirt featuring this episode's cover image (expertly coloured and finished by our very own Scarious Artists, Matt, from a sketch by Devlin) at our Teemill store! “I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of... Continue Reading →

THE OPEN SLATE: Cat Laine

Welcome to The Open Slate! Ever sat through the credits and wondered why there needs to be a Second 2nd Assistant Director? Or what the Best Boy is supposed to be the best at? In this series, we sit down with working film industry professionals from across the departments for unvarnished, honest, practical conversations about... Continue Reading →

Episode 111: Casino (1995)

Film chosen by Gali Back home, they would have put me in jail for what I'm doing. Here, they're giving me awards. We’re heading to the neon oasis in the desert for Martin Scorsese’s grandiose 1995 Vegas-set crime epic Casino.  In 1973, gambling savant Samuel “Ace” Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is dispatched by his mob... Continue Reading →

THE OPEN SLATE: Aidan Dungait

Welcome to The Open Slate! Ever sat through the credits and wondered why there needs to be a Second 2nd Assistant Director? Or what the Best Boy is supposed to be the best at? In this series, we sit down with working film industry professionals from across the departments for unvarnished, honest, practical conversations about... Continue Reading →

THE OPEN SLATE: Patrick Waggett

Welcome to The Open Slate! Ever sat through the credits and wondered why there needs to be a Second 2nd Assistant Director? Or what the Best Boy is supposed to be the best at? In this series, we sit down with working film industry professionals from across the departments for unvarnished, honest, practical conversations about... Continue Reading →

Episode 110: Prometheus (2012) LV-RMP Series

LV-RMP Series Big things have small beginnings. Our LV-RMP series, where we explore every film in the Alien and Predator universe, finds director Ridley Scott making his long-awaited return to the genre, and franchise, that launched his illustrious career with 2012’s heady quasi-prequel Prometheus.  A duo of young, ideologically divergent archeologists (Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green) believe... Continue Reading →

Episode 109: Flight of the Navigator (1986)

Compliance! We’re taking to the skies with the 1986 family sci-fi spectacular Flight of the Navigator from director Randal Kleiser. 12-year-old David Freeman (Joey Cramer) walks through the woodlands near his Florida home to bring his irritating little brother back home before it gets dark. Instead, after losing consciousness due to a fall, David returns... Continue Reading →

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