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Behind The Lens

JoinTomatometer-approved, veteran film critic debbie lynn elias and a line-up of talented and informed guests as she goes BEHIND THE LENS and below the line with movie reviews and interviews with an in-depth look at the filmmaking process from producing to performance to production design, directing, cinematography, costuming, scoring, editing, scripting, casting and more.

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01:03:19

BTL Radio Show - 12/11/2023 with guests TYLOR NORWOOD...

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2023/12/23

It’s mix and match on this episode of BEHIND THE LENS as we welcome filmmakers TYLOR NORWOOD talking the documentary FIRELINE while JUSTIN BEST talks about the dark horror comedy SHERYL, plus our exclusive interview with director REGINALD HUDLIN talking CANDY CANE LANE.

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01:27:16

BTL Radio Show - 12/18/2023 - It’s a wrap for year...

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2023/12/21

A very special BEHIND THE LENS this week as my pal, the incomparable musician/director/author/producer FRANK MEYER joins us LIVE in studio as we say goodbye to 2023 and wrap up Nine Years of BTL with 90-minutes of hijinks and hilarity!

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01:01:00

BTL Radio Show – 12/04/2023 with special guests LILA...

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2023/12/11

This episode of BEHIND THE LENS welcomes filmmaker SEAN McEWEN to talk about his new narrative feature film AMERICAN OUTLAWS while LILA SCHMITZ joins us to discuss her Irish music documentary THE JOB OF SONGS.

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01:02:56

BTL Radio Show - 11/20/2023 with exclusive interviews...

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2023/11/20

The holiday season is upon us and what better way to kick it off than talking all things Santa and Christmas with director/Executive Producer JASON WINER talking about Disney's THE SANTA CLAUSES Season 2, while director ALBERTO BELLI lets us in on all the fun with Disney's THE NAUGHTY NINE!

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01:27:34

BTL Radio Show – 11/13/2023 with guests AARON MURTAGH...

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2023/11/20

A jam-packed show with some wonderful guests as AARON MURTAGH talks about his short film MAN BABY while editor NICK PEZZOLLI discusses his two new films BUTCHER'S CROSSING and YOUR LUCKY DAY. Plus, my exclusive interview with director NEIL BURGER talking about his latest, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER.

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01:16:48

BTL Radio Show - 11/06/2023 with special guests...

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2023/11/14

It's a fun-filled, interesting, and enlightening episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to composer MATT HUTCHINSON talking about his new film YOUR LUCKY DAY while writer/director GERALD BRUNSKILL talks about his wild and wacky out-of-this-world gem ADVENTURES OF THE NAKED UMBRELLA MAN!

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01:24:24

BTL Radio Show- 10/30/2023 with special guest FRANK...

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2023/11/02

Tricks, treats, mischief, and the multi-hyphenate and multi-talented filmmaker, musician, singer, author FRANK MEYER. What more could one want for an episode of BEHIND THE LENS, especially on All Hallow’s Eve!That’s right folks. FRANK MEYER is back in-studio for another fun-filled extended #BTLRadioShow talking about his latest documentary FREESTYLE 101: HIP-HOP HISTORY and a few other upcoming projects. FREESTYLE 101: HIP-HOP HISTORY is a love letter to hip-hop. An eye-opening and entertaining

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01:09:32

BTL Radio Show - 10/16/2023 with special guests MARC...

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2023/10/27

A jam-packed and eclectic show for you this week as director MARC MARRIOTT talks about his new feature, the delightful fish-out-of-water tale, TOKYO COWBOY. Then we shift gears and get serious talking with writer/director JEREMY PION-BERLIN about his new documentary FAILURE TO PROTECT which takes a look at three families whose children have been taken away from them by CPS and who are now embroiled in the child welfare system and the court system.

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01:18:41

BTL Radio Show - 10/23/2023 with special guests...

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2023/10/26

Comedy ensues this week on #BTLRadioShow thanks to our very special guests and their laugh-out-loud funny productions. Writer/Director JENNIFER CRAM is on hand to discuss her laugh-out-loud funny feature directorial debut SICK GIRL, while that dynamic duo KEVIN GOOD and JENNA ST. JOHN join us once again, this time discussing their long awaited comedy series SEXPECTATIONS which is now out!

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01:09:00

BTL Radio Show – 10/09/2023 with guest KYLE WILLIAM...

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2023/10/11

This week on BEHIND THE LENS we take a look at two films that speak to redemption, finding one’s self, hope, faith, and inspiration and hear from two passionate and talented filmmakers as NADINE CROCKER talks about DESPERATION ROAD while KYLE WILLIAM ROBERTS discusses WHAT RHYMES WITH REASON.

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01:07:21

BTL Radio Show – 10/02/2023 with special guests ANDY...

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2023/10/06

It’s an enlightening, educational, and entertaining show this week on BEHIND THE LENS thanks to director ANDY PALMER and his new film, the fun-filled THE RE-EDUCATION OF MOLLY SINGER, and documentarian TRACY DROZ TRAGOS and her new film, the hot-button documentary PLAN C!

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01:07:20

BTL Radio Show - 09/18/2023 with special guests BRYAN...

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2023/09/25

We're jumping into Fall with this episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to two very special guests - singer/songwriter/baseball player BRYAN RUBY and filmmaker ROBERT MANN - talking about some of my favorite things, baseball, music, and a new horror movie just in time for Halloween!

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52:15

BTL Radio Show - 09/25/2023 with our exclusive...

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2023/09/25

This week's BEHIND THE LENS is all about action and fun thanks to our exclusive interviews with directors SCOTT WAUGH and ROBERT RODRIGUEZ as we take a look at the latest additions to two beloved franchises - EXPEND4BLES and SPY KIDS ARMAGEDDON!

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01:00:19

BTL Radio Show – 09/11/2023 with our exclusive...

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2023/09/14

The joys of live broadcasting played out on BEHIND THE LENS this week as we had to shift gears and deviate from our planned show celebrating South African filmmaking with live guests out of TIFF and “go global” with some exclusive prerecorded interviews with production designer GRANT ARMSTRONG talking MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3 and filmmaking brothers THOMAS & CHARLES GUARD talking DEAD SHOT.

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01:16:13

BTL Radio Show - 08/28/2023 with special guests...

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2023/09/05

It's a "high stakes" show today thanks to filmmakers MICHEAL BAFARO and MICHAEL MITTON talking their new horror film DON'T LOOK AWAY. Plus, my exclusive interview with director NIMROD ANTAL talking RETRIBUTION. First up you'll hear my exclusive interview with director NIMROD ANTAL talking about the high-octane white-knuckler RETRIBUTION starring Liam Neeson. This is classic Neeson and Nimrod takes us along for the ride - literally. An interesting conversation discussing the logistics and

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01:10:26

BTL Radio Show - 08/21/2023 with guests MAX GOLD and...

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2023/09/05

From comic books to fairy tales, and both laced with a bit of horror, take a listen to this episode of BEHIND THE LENS as we're joined live by writer/director RAY SPIVEY talking about his new film STORAGE LOCKER, as well as writer/director MAX GOLD talking about his latest, BELLE. First up is RAY SPIVEY talking STORAGE LOCKER. A very cool premise that opens the door for some visual storytelling creativity as he tells the story of Packer Stanley, a rabid comic book collector in search of the Holy

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01:09:13

BTL Radio Show – 08/14/2023 with guest ADAM RAY FAIR...

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2023/08/16

An episode celebrating the weird and the wonderful on #BTLRadioShow as we take a look at SUMMONING THE SPIRIT with writer/director JON GARCIA and PIGLADY with writer/director/actor ADAM RAY FAIR.

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BTL Radio Show – 08/07/2023 with exclusive interviews...

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2023/08/07

It’s an exciting mix of entertaining films and filmmakers on today’s BEHIND THE LENS as we turn our attention to two very different films, both of which I wholeheartedly enjoyed and recommend – OPERATION NAPOLEON and RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE. While both films are adapted from best-selling novels, one filmmaker is a much-lauded veteran Icelandic director while the other makes the leap from the stage as a Tony-winning playwright to the screen with his feature directorial debut. First up, take a

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01:07:16

BTL Radio Show - 07/31/2023 with guests JIM TOWNS and...

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2023/07/31

As it’s the last day in July, seems appropriate for BEHIND THE LENS to turn its attention this week to the post-apocalyptic horror film END TIMES, written and directed by JIM TOWNS and starring JAMIE BERNADETTE and CRAIG STARK. Lucky for us that Jim and Jamie were both available to speak with me this past Thursday afternoon about the film. (NOTE: END TIMES is a non-AMPTP film.) These are passionate filmmakers with a unique vision brought to fruition with quality filmmaking on every level as we find

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01:08:51

BTL Radio Show – 07/24/2023 with guests SOPHIA...

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2023/07/26

This week on BEHIND THE LENS we take a look at two films and three directors, each making their feature directorial debut. SOPHIA CASTUERA brings us the “mumblecore” female-centric narrative AUGUST AT TWENTY-TWO while GARY MATOSO and CAMERON ZOHOORI take us behind the lines of volunteer firefighting in the United States with ODD HOURS, NO PAY, COOL HAT.

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