Everybody knows about the big names. The celebrities. The A-listers. The masters of the box-office. But what about everyone else? There are hundreds of great films each year that only receive a limited theatrical run, and that's if they're lucky. It takes drive, determination and a lot of work to make a film, and not everyone who does it will make the cover of People magazine. Join Andrew a few times a month as he talks to some of the most talented and interesting people in the business whose names you might not know. Whether they're well-established veterans of the...
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Episode #11: The Cinematic States of Gareth Higgins
In this special bonus episode, Andrew and Monica have a casual interview with author, activist and film critic Gareth Higgins about life, movies and his new book, Cinematic States.…
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Episode #10: Gabriela Cowperthwaite And "Blackfish"
Everybody loves SeaWorld, but what if that's just because we're being fed a bunch of lies? In this episode, Monica sits down with Gabriela Cowperthwaite, the director of the new do…
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Episode #9: Discovering "Dirty Wars" With Richard Rowley
In this episode, Richard Rowley talks to Monica Castillo about his new documentary Dirty Wars. The film is loosely based on the book of the same name and follows investigative jour…
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Episode #8: Dancing Through "Frances Ha" With Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig started out as the so-called "queen of mumblecore," appearing in low-budget movies by people like Joe Swanberg and the Duplass Brothers. She’s now one of the most soug…
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Episode #7: Heading "Upstream Color" With Shane Carruth
It's been nearly 10 years since Shane Carruth made a splash on the filmmaking scene with the super low-budget time travel film Primer, which went on to find a cult following. He'…
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Episode #6: Harmony Korine Goes on "Spring Breakers"
Harmony Korine sometimes comes across as nervous or downright bizarre in his interviews with the press, but he was refreshingly candid in this interview with Monica Castillo about…
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Episode #5: Michael Gallagher Is All "Smiley
There’s a new independent horror film being released in select AMC theaters this weekend: the teen cyber-slasher flick Smiley. The movie’s titular villain is a serial killer who ca…
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Episode #4: Pablo Berger Adapts Snow White in "Blancanieves"
One of the crowd favorites this year at the Toronto International Film Festival was Blancanieves, a silent black-and-white adaptation of Snow White that transports the story to 192…
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Episode #3: Silje Reinåmo Has A Tail in "Thale"
One of the films playing this week at the Toronto International Film Festival this week is Thale, a low-budget dark fantasy film from Norway. Silje Reinåmo stars as the titular cha…
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Episode #2: Chris Metzler and "The Story of Fishbone"
In this episode, Andrew talks with filmmaker Chris Metzler about his latest film, Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone. The film follows members of the band Fishbone, who explo…
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Episode #1: Jim Whitaker and "Rebirth"
Welcome to Let's Get Reel! On this premiere episode, Andrew explains the types of people he'll be talking to on the show. He then calls up his first guest: Jim Whitaker, former Pre…