Neil Berkeley joins the podcast to discuss Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story, a new documentary he directed with Judd Apatow, streaming on Netflix October 23rd.

The film is a portrait of Maria Bamford, one of the greatest comediennes working today.

Berkeley breaks down his partnership with Apatow, and how he shot the film with a fly-on-the-wall cinema verité style.

He also discusses his other new documentary, Who Is Martin Mull?, streaming on Netflix now.

🎬 Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story hits Netflix October 23rd.

Who Is Martin Mull? is streaming now!

Link to Neil Berkeley's website: https://www.brkly.com/

Link to Neil Berkeley's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neilpberkeley/?hl=en

Link to Paralyzed By Hope trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36ZEt48kU7k

Link to Who Is Martin Mull? trailer: https://youtu.be/rb36KAQXIqw?si=S59F8mtlXNwvNpYL

Link to the Cinema Flow Podcast website: https://www.cinemaflowpodcast.com/

Director Ángel Gómez Hernández joins the podcast to discuss Crawlers, his new horror film starring Matilda Lutz, in theaters October 16th.

The film follows apartment building manager Serena, who must battle to survive a catastrophic infestation of venomous and deadly spiders that multiply by the second and send the building into police-mandated quarantine.

Ángel breaks down his collaboration with cinematographer Pablo Rosso, his use of color and lighting to build dread, and the practical and visual effects behind the spiders. He also discusses his work with the Madrid Horror School and his next film, Dangerous Games to Play.

🎬 Crawlers hits movie theaters October 16th. Get your tickets now!

Link to Ángel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelgomez.h/?hl=en

Link to Crawlers trailer: https://youtu.be/4DowjB87tRE?si=-I_Vrks4ry3hlPuz

Link to the Cinema Flow Podcast website: https://www.cinemaflowpodcast.com/

Author Alicia Malone joins the podcast to discuss her new novel, Murder at the Movies: A Movie Palace Mystery, available now wherever books are sold.

The story centers on a screening of an Alfred Hitchcock film that turns deadly offscreen, urging New England transplant Audrey Sullivan to find out why a murder happened on opening night at the family theater she has just inherited.

📖 Murder at the Movies is available now. Get your copy!

Link to Alicia's website: https://aliciamalone.com/

Link to Murder at the Movies: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL1TF9WX

Link to Alicia's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/aliciamalone/

Link to the Cinema Flow Podcast website: https://www.cinemaflowpodcast.com/

Writer and director Reed Van Dyk joins the podcast to discuss Atonement, his debut feature film starring Boyd Holbrook, Kenneth Branagh, and Hiam Abbass, in theaters now.

The film follows a troubled marine who seeks to reconcile with the survivors of an Iraqi family he and his unit fired on back in 2003.

🎬 Atonement is playing in movie theaters now. Get your tickets!

Reed Van Dyk's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reedvandyk/?hl=en

Link to Atonement trailer: https://youtu.be/RBhp78Xt01w?si=PmaFaJABCmlwEDfS

Link to the Cinema Flow Podcast website: https://www.cinemaflowpodcast.com/

Director Claire Scanlon joins the podcast to discuss The Love Hypothesis, her new romantic comedy film, streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.

The film follows professor Dr. Adam Carlsen and PhD student Olive Smith as they enter a fake relationship to alleviate social pressure from the university and her friends, respectively.

🎬 The Love Hypothesis is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Check it out!

Link to Claire's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairescanlon/?hl=en

Link to The Love Hypothesis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelovehypothesismovie/?hl=en

Link to The Love Hypothesis Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwdamnfS6IM

Link to the Cinema Flow Podcast website: https://www.cinemaflowpodcast.com/

Director Padraic McKinley joins the podcast to discuss The Weight, his new film starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, in theaters September 18th.

Set in Oregon in 1933, the film follows a man who is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. He is tempted by the prison warden with early release if he smuggles gold through the deadly wilderness, but betrayal festers within the crew, and he questions how far he'll go to see his child again.

McKinley breaks down his collaboration with his cinematographer on the film's shot choices and lens work, his innovative approach to editing key sequences, shooting the film's tense set pieces and car chase, and how his background as an editor shapes his approach to directing.

🎬 The Weight hits movie theaters September 18th.

Link to The Weight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweightfilm?igsi=ZWtveXFrb3oxam8y

Link to The Weight trailer: https://youtu.be/7YpuMymmiJ8?is=OSfTAkOZ3XElGDqu

Link to the Cinema Flow Podcast website: https://www.cinemaflowpodcast.com/

Director Scott Waugh joins the podcast to discuss Runner, his new action film starring Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson, in theaters September 11th.

The film follows a delivery man tasked with bringing a new healthy liver to a sick girl, forced to evade ruthless mercenaries who plan on taking the liver for themselves.

Waugh breaks down his approach to shooting action and vehicle sequences, working with stunt coordinators to bring the fight choreography to life, and his own journey from stuntman to director.

🎬 Runner hits movie theaters September 11th.

Link to Runner tickets: https://www.angel.com/movies/runner

Link to Runner trailer: https://youtu.be/m8JUmBgHejI?is=_JyOafbiUX5xX327

Link to the Cinema Flow Podcast website: https://www.cinemaflowpodcast.com/

Stephen Galloway, Dean of Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation filmed in-person at his office.

We discuss the current state of the job market, and the pros and cons of climbing the corporate ladder vs. working independently and how to stay resilient in an industry full of rejection.

It's a fascinating look at film education and the current state of Hollywood from someone shaping the next generation of filmmakers.

Link to Stephen's books:

Truly Madly https://shorturl.at/ln2WC

Leading Lady https://shorturl.at/Auy0h

Link to the Cinema Flow Podcast website:

https://www.cinemaflowpodcast.com/