In this episode, Joe and Sam talk with Oscar-nominated Catholic filmmaker Tim Reckart about his new studio, Sycamore Studios, and his journey spanning from England to New York all the way to L.A. It's a great talk with Reckart giving insight on the state of the industry and a vision for Catholic filmmakers to rally behind.

Check out his work below!

timreckart.com

sycamorestudios.com

https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/theology-body-shop-mad-max-fury-road-2015/

In this episode, Sam and Joe talk about two very different but surprisingly similar movies from this year, 'Megalopolis' and 'Gladiator II'. They discuss their different takes on the film and the filmographies of both Francis Ford Coppola and Ridley Scott.

On this episode, Sam and Cameron speak with voice actor and television writer Paul Rugg, who has worked on many shows over the years including 'Freakazoid,' in which he voiced the titular beloved character. He talks about being Catholic in Hollywood and finding other Catholics, his time working with the Jim Henson Company, and his favorite films! We had a blast talking with him, come for the animation stories, stay for the hilarious voices he does!

This is where the fun begins. Somehow this ended up going from one to two hours, but we loved every second of the conversation as we dove headfirst into ranking these from the original to the controversial Episode IX. You might be surprised by the end results! We conclude by talking about whether or not Star Wars has a future under Disney.

At long last, we have finally had the chance to sit down with one of the directors of our 100 films! (#64- Metropolitan) Whit is an acclaimed filmmaker and writer who wrote and directed the “Yuppie Trilogy” consisting of “Metropolitan”, which scored him an Oscar nomination, “Barcelona” and “Last Days of Disco”, and more recently “Damsels in Distress” and “Love & Friendship”. We’re so thrilled he was able to take some time out of his day to talk with us!

On this episode, Joe and Sam interview Brian Shields, the founder of Lumen Entertainment and a producer on Leonardo Defilippis’ 'Thérèse' (2004). In the episode, he talks about how the Eucharist inspired a renewal of his Faith, how he almost ended up on 'Dawson’s Creek', and what inspired him to found a Catholic entertainment company. He also talks about the Film Camp he started for young adults in his home state of Florida, which has produced several alumni including Isaac Buono who we interviewed! We hope you have as much fun listening to our conversation as we did in chatting with him, and we definitely hope to have him on again in the future.

Links:

Lumen Entertainment

Film Camp

We are very excited to bring you this special episode with none other than veteran animator Tony Bancroft! Tony has brought to life some of Disney’s most beloved characters, from Cogsworth to Iago to Pumbaa, and he was the youngest director ever at the studio when he co-directed 1998’s “Mulan”. We had a great time talking with him, especially about his upcoming film, “Light of the World”.

Check out the links below for more!

Tony’s Website

The Bancroft Brothers Podcast

“Light of the World” Official Page

On this very special episode, Cameron and Sam talk to Isaac Buono, a local VFX artist who has worked on a multitude of big-budget films including Ant-Man and the Wasp, Terminator: Dark Fate, and, most recently, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. He talks about how he got to where he is today, what it’s like to work for Marvel, and much, much more!

Check out his work at his ⁠website⁠ and ⁠IMDb⁠!