Every episode of Josh Olson and Joe Dante‘s podcast The Movies That Made Me is excellent, but this week’s installment is extra special because it guests stars Bill S. Preston Esq. himself, Alex Winter. The writer, actor and director, best…
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Ethan Hawke Discusses His Cinematic Influences on “The Movies That Made Me”
One of the many reasons that Josh Olson and Joe Dante‘s The Movies That Made Me is a perennial podcast favorite is how it lands some truly astonishing guests. Case in point, this week’s appearance by Ethan Hawke. Fresh off…
Read more →Mick Garris Is Featured on the New Episode of “The Movies That Made Me”
On the brand new episode of The Movies That Made Me, hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante welcome visionary actor, screenwriter and director Mick Garris. From writing Hocus Pocus to directing the 1994 miniseries of The Stand, Garris has established…
Read more →Allan Arkush Discusses the Films of 1975 on “The Movies That Made Me”
On the just-released episode of The Movies That Made Me, film and TV director Allan Arkush (Rock ‘N’ Roll High School) discusses his favorite year: 1975. For cinema, it was a golden age that gave us enduring classics ranging from…
Read more →“The Movies That Made Me” Welcomes Animation Great Genndy Tartakovsky
With works to his name like Star Wars: Clone Wars, Hotel Transylvania, Samurai Jack, and Primal, Genndy Tartakovsky has established himself as a dynamic force in animation. In fact, Tartakovsky is so popular that even his unrealized projects — such…
Read more →“The Movies That Made Me” Welcomes Actress/Writer/Director Halina Reijn
A24’s latest headline-grabbing film is Bodies Bodies Bodies, a horror-comedy that subverts tropes to offer up one of this year’s most surprisingly original offerings. Helming this film, her English-language debut feature, is hugely successful Dutch Actress/Writer/Director Halina Reijn. Given her…
Read more →The Films of 1992 Are Discussed on the Latest Episode of “The Movies That Made Me”
What’s your favorite year for films? If you’re Josh Olson of The Movies That Made Me podcast, that answer is 1992. As impossible as it may seem, 1992 was 30 years ago, which has Olson in a reflective mood as…
Read more →Writer and Showrunner Eric Kripke Visits “The Movies That Made Me”
The best place for insightful chat about motion pictures is The Movies That Made Me, Josh Olson and Joe Dante‘s podcast about cinema that showcases a dazzling array of special guests whom talk about their film influences. On the latest…
Read more →“RRR” Writer/Director S.S. Rajamouli Visits “The Movies That Made Me”
One of this summer’s most unexpected hits is the Indian box office sensation RRR. The co-writer/director of that epic is S.S. Rajamouli, and in the brand new episode of The Movies That Made Me he discusses the acclaimed work and…
Read more →Stuntman/Director J.J. Perry Is Featured on “The Movies That Made Me”
On the latest episode of The Movies That Made Me, hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante welcome stuntman and director J.J. Perry — a Hollywood staple who has been providing amazing martial arts stunts to a variety of films since…
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