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THE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST

Welcome to THE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST, hosted by Max Geschwind. THP covers the latest in film, television, streaming and social media while featuring interviews with actors, directors, screenwriters, social media content creators and more to offer a retrospective on their careers while discussing specific and significant events in their lives that led them to where they are today.

tv & film

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00:17:11

Ep. 207 - Max Burkholder "Ted"

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2024/03/16

Max Burkholder stars as the lead of Peacock’s new series TED, which premiered on January 11. It’s a prequel series to the Seth MacFarlane films, and he portrays the character that Mark Wahlberg played. Most fans know Max from his role on PARENTHOOD, in which he raised awareness while portraying a young boy with Aspergers. He has now ascended into his first leading role.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:09:52

Ep. 206 - GMCLA's Ernest H. Harrison

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2024/03/13

Dr. Ernest H. Harrison is the music director and conductor of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles.Now in its' 45th year, the GMCLA is putting on their annual spring concert which this year is entitled WE LOVE BOY BANDS!, a pop music extravaganza featuring hits from charting-topper boy bands who melted the hearts of countless fans from The Jackson 5 and *NSYNC to the Backstreet Boys and One Direction. There will be two performances of the show, on Mar 23 and 24, at the Saban Theater in

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00:22:42

Ep. 205 - Sean Albertson "Imaginary"

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2024/03/12

Sean Albertson is the editor and co-producer of the supernatural horror film IMAGINARY produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse and directed by Jeff Wadlow. IMAGINARY is about a woman who returns to her childhood home only to discover that the imaginary friend teddy bear Chauncey that she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him.Sean’s previous credits include FANTASY ISLAND, TRUTH OR DARE, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE EXPENDABLES 3, ROCKY BALBOA, and RAMBO. --- Support this podcast:

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00:38:07

Ep. 204 - 2024 Oscar Predictions with IndieWire's...

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2024/03/08

The 96th Oscars are just days away, meaning it's time for our now-traditional chat with IndieWire's Anne Thompson as we prognosticate what will win on Hollywood's biggest night.One of the top Oscars prognosticators in film journalism, Anne is the editor-at-large of IndieWire and the founder of the Thompson on Hollywood blog. She's previously written for publications such as Entertainment Weekly, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and the LA Weekly. She co-hosts IndieWire's Screen

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00:27:51

Ep. 203 - Kris Bowers & Ben Proudfoot "The Last...

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2024/03/07

Filmmakers Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot are Oscar-nominated this year for their short documentary The Last Repair Shop, which showcases a few devoted craftspeople tasked with keeping over 80,000 student instruments in good repair for kids going to school in the LA public school system. They’ve previously been nominated for A Concerto is a Conversation, with Proudfoot winning in 2022 for directing The Queen of Basketball. Bowers is noted for composing the scores for film and TV series including

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00:32:42

Ep. 202 - Chris Burdon, James Mather, Chris Munro,...

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2024/03/07

Chris Burdon, James Mather, Chris Munro, and Mark Taylor make up the sound team behind Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. The team is Oscar nominated for their work in the film for Best Sound. Sound mixer/engineer Chris Munro is a 2-time Oscar winner for Black Hawk Down and Gravity in addition to his nominations for The Mummy and Captain Phillips. Sound mixer/engineer Chris Burdon won the Oscar for Best Sound last year for Top Gun: Maverick and was previously nominated for Captain

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00:25:37

Ep. 201 - Nicky Bentham "The After"

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2024/03/07

Nicky Bentham is the producer of the Netflix short film The After, directed by Misan Harriman and starring David Oyelowo. Nicky is nominated in the category of Best Live Action Short Film for her work on the film. The After tells the story of a grieving rideshare driver (played by David Oyelowo) who. after losing family members to a violent crime. picks up a passenger who helps him confront the past. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:24:50

Ep. 200 - David Hemingson "The Holdovers"

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2024/03/05

David Hemingson is the screenwriter and producer of the Oscar-nominated film The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne. This film is about a curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school who remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War. The Holdovers is nominated for 5 Academy Awards,

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00:26:40

Ep. 199 - Michelle Mizner "20 Days in Mariupol"

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2024/03/05

Michelle Mizner is the Oscar-nominated producer and editor of the documentary feature 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL. The film tells the story of the twenty days that Mistyslav Chernov spent with his colleagues in besieged Mariupol after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. Chernov compiled footage that he collected in Mariupol together with the team from Frontline and the Associated Press (AP). 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL is nominated for Best Documentary Feature at this year's Academy Awards. --- Support

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00:17:53

Ep. 198 - Neil Corbould, Jeff Sutherland "Mission:...

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2024/02/29

Neil Corbould is a two-time Oscar winning visual effects artist who previously won for Gladiator and Gravity and also nominated for Superman Returns, Snow White and the Huntsman, Rogue One. This year, he has the unique and historic distinction of receiving three nominations in the Visual Effects category. Along with Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1", he is also nominated for The Creator and Napoleon.Joining Neil is fellow visual effects artist Jeff Sutherland who has finally earned

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00:17:35

Ep. 197 - Lasse Noer "Knight of Fortune"

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2024/02/28

Lasse Noer is the director and writer of the short film KNIGHT OF FORTUNE which has now been nominated at the Oscars for Best Live Action Short Film. The film tells the story of a man who arrives at a chapel to say goodbye to his recently deceased wife, but has trouble bringing himself to open the casket and acknowledge his loss.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:30:01

Ep. 196 - Stéphane Ceretti "Guardians of the Galaxy...

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2024/02/27

Stéphane Ceretti is the visual effects supervisor of the Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the last installment of the popular trilogy within the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ceretti has received his third Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects for his work in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. His previous nominations were for Doctor Strange and the first Guardians of the Galaxy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:23:32

Ep. 195 - Erik Aadahl "The Creator"

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2024/02/27

Sound editor Erik Aadahl discusses his work on his latest film, the futuristic sci-fi action thriller The Creator, directed by Gareth Edwards. Set in 2070, 15 years after artificial intelligence (AI) set off a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles, which started a war of humans against AI, an ex-special forces agent is recruited to hunt down and kill the "Creator," who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war. Erik's work in The Creator has earned him his fourth

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Ep. 194 - Peter Sohn "Elemental"

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2024/02/27

Peter Sohn is the director of Pixar's latest animated film Elemental. Set in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic elements of nature, the story follows fire element Ember and water element Wade, who spend time together in the city while trying to save a convenience store owned by Ember's father, Bernie. Elemental has earned Sohn his first Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. Peter’s been with Pixar dating back to Finding Nemo over 20 years ago and has previously directed the

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00:19:41

Ep. 193 - Sean Wang, Sam Davis "Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó"

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2024/02/24

For this episode, we are joined by director Sean Wang and producer Sam Davis, who just received their first Oscar nomination for the film Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó. The film is nominated for Best Documentary Short. The film features Wang's elderly grandmothers as he films them going about their daily lives. Yi Yan Fuei, Wang's paternal grandmother (nǎi nai), is 94 years old, while Chang Li Hua, his maternal grandmother (wài pó), is 83. They are both Chinese immigrants who live together in their

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00:37:55

Ep. 192 - Dave Karger "50 Oscar Nights"

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2024/02/23

Dave Karger is an award-winning TV host, interviewer, journalist, and film expert. He is a host on Turner Classic Movies and has been the Oscars expert on NBC’s TODAY since 2000. He's now out with his new book "50 Oscar Nights" which includes Karger's interviews with 50 Academy Award winners as they take us behind-the-scenes of their Oscar wins and tell never-before-told stories of Hollywood's biggest night. Some of the interviewees include Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Nicole

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00:31:03

Ep. 191 - Laurent Sénéchal "Anatomy of a Fall"

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2024/02/22

Laurent Sénéchal is the editor of the 5-time Oscar nominated legal drama Anatomy of a Fall. In addition to Sénéchal's nomination for Best Film Editing, ANATOMY OF A FALL is also nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller, Best Director for Justine Triet, and Best Picture of the Year. The film is about a woman who is suspected of her husband's murder, with their blind son facing a moral dilemma as the sole witness. --- Support this podcast:

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00:23:13

Ep. 190 - Vincent René-Lortie "Invincible"

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2024/02/21

Vincent René-Lortie is the writer and director of the Oscar-nominated short INVINCIBLE. Inspired by a true story, INVINCIBLE recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:24:39

Ep. 189 - Sean Ono Lennon, Dave Mullins, Brad Booker...

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2024/02/20

Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, co-wrote and executive produced an animated short film "War is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko" featuring the iconic peace anthem "Happy Xmas (War is Over)". The film has now been Oscar nominated for Best Animated Short Film. Dave Mullins is the director of the film, as well as a co-screenwriter with Ono Lennon. Brad Booker served as the film's producer. Set in an alternative WWI reality where a senseless war

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00:19:52

Ep. 188 - Vera Chow “The Brothers Sun”

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2024/02/17

Costume designer Vera Chow's latest project, the action comedy series THE BROTHERS SUN starring Michelle Yeoh, is now streaming on Netflix. The series follows a Taipei gangster, Charles Sun (Justin Chien), who's settled into his life as a ruthless killer. But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin, Charles must go to L.A. to protect his mother (Michelle Yeoh) and utterly-unaware younger brother Bruce (Sam Song Li). Vera previously worked on The Walking Dead and The Many Saints of

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