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DESIGNERS ON FILM

Jason Tselentis

Every episode, host Jason Tselentis speaks with a phenomenal guest, usually a designer, about their favorite movie. It might be worth watching over and over, and over again. Maybe it left them with more questions than answers, or a lingering feeling. Learn about art direction and set design, cinematography and performance, casting and screenwriting, acting and costume design, makeup and music, as well as advertising, marketing, media, technology, unforgettable quotes, and so much more. Whether or

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00:48:32

Back to School (1986) with Mike Wirth

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/09/11

Muralist and illustrator, UX and AR designer Mike Wirth talks about why Back to School is the perfect antidote to the End of the Summer Blues, and why teachers, instructors, and professors should give it a watch, or a re-watch.-Mike Wirth is a leader in Jewish Futurism art and philosophy, using speculative design methods to reimagine Jewish culture, traditions, and technology for the future in his artwork, projects and presentations. Mike's work blends storytelling, technology, and social impact,

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00:34:25

Dead Poets Society (1989) with Bill Childs

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/09/04

Bill Childs, accomplished marketing leader, author, designer, and mentor, talks about his journey to becoming a teacher and why Dead Poets Society means so much to him.-Bill Childs is an accomplished marketing leader with a history of award-winning ideas brought to life through the skillful and creative translation of strategic business objectives, creating revenue-generating campaigns. A collaborative mentor, champion of fearless creativity, Bill celebrates and develops talent in the classroom as a

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00:01:50

Back to School this Season [Jason monologuing]

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/08/30

Upcoming episodes will feature movies all about school, with guests sharing their own memories, and talking about why they themselves became teachers. But while preparing those episodes, on Wednesday August 27th, yet another shooting stopped me in my tracks, and it's been hard to focus, hard to even articulate all the emotions coursing through my veins. It's overwhelming, scary, unsettling. Below are links to advocacy groups and non-profits, learn about them, and contribute wherever you can. -If

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00:26:00

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (2025) with Erik Wiese

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/08/23

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical is a brand new Peanuts story, released on Apple TV+ in 2025. Characters created by Charles M. Schulz that we know and love, Charlie, Snoopy, Woodstock, Sally, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, and so many more, sing and dance their way through summer camp with music by Ben Folds. Whether you're a fan of the Peanuts from way back when, or a first-time viewer, it's an incredibly moving story, directed by Erik Wiese. He joins the show to discuss how design plays a role

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00:56:36

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) with Sam Beddoes

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/08/16

Sam Beddoes of FreakZone Games talks about The Rocky Horror Show (1974), the original stage musical that became the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Going in depth, explaining the differences between each production, he also talks about how he made The Rocky Horror Show Video Game. We also discuss Brian De Palma, The Office, Dead Poets Society, Labyrinth, Sweeney Todd, Jennifer's Body, Robin Hood, Dracula, and The Naked Gun, although not in that exact order!-Sam Beddoes, FreakZone

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00:02:20

We're back for a 2nd Season!

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/08/14

We're back! Season 2! More great guests, more great movies, more great discussions. Have a question or guest recommendation? You want to be a guest? Have a movie review? Call our hotline 704-681-6880 and leave a voicemail.Remember! Subscribe AND provide a review wherever you listen to podcasts!-contact us, share your thoughts:https://www.designersonfilm.com/hollaback-more about the podcast:https://www.designersonfilm.com/frequently-asked-questions-movies we

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00:01:46

That’s a Wrap: Season 1

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/07/05

Recapping some Season 1 highlights, summer movies, and looking ahead to Season 2.-Episodes Mentionedhttps://www.designersonfilm.com/podcast/seven-days-in-may-1964-with-steven-hellerhttps://www.designersonfilm.com/podcast/all-the-presidents-men-1976-bierut https://www.designersonfilm.com/podcast/civil-war-2024-with-diane-faye-zerr

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00:03:30

Summer 2025: Superman anticipation

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/06/26

About two weeks away from the release of Gunn's Superman, we hear from Tom Muller, Giovanna Chung, and Jen Hood who are all super excited for the new movie.-Superman Official Teaser Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhUht6vAsMY-Tom Mullerhttps://www.hellomuller.com/-Giovanna Chunghttps://kindredspiritsdesign.co/-Jen Hoodhttps://hoodzpahdesign.com/

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00:08:46

Summer 2025: Superman and The Fantastic Four with...

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/06/19

In a prior episode, designer and illustrator Matt Stevens talked about why 2022's The Batman is such a great movie and how it has some elements from David Fincher's Se7en plus inspirations from various Batman sources, creating a unique vision. Matt does something similar in his own work. His latest project, Good Movies as Old Books from Chronicle Books reimagines films as vintage book covers. In that prior episode, Matt also talked about taking risks, going out on his own, leaving the agency world

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00:43:15

The Batman (2022) with Matt Stevens

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/06/13

Matt Stevens, designer and illustrator, talks about The Batman, a unique take on the Bruce Wayne and Batman mythology brought to life by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, and Andy Serkis. This 2022 version has less of the comic-y qualities that Joel Schumacher instilled in the 90s versions, but has a gritty, frightening ambiance closer to David Fincher's Se7en. In addition to The Batman, Stevens also talks about Good Movies as Old Books

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00:37:45

Jaws (1975) with Lisa Lake

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/06/07

Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, turns 50 this month. Chief Brody, played by Roy Scheider, is pulled in multiple directions after a fatal shark attack, and subsequent murders, none of which the town's local leaders take seriously. When Hooper, played by Richard Dreyfuss, comes into the picture, the two of them unite with the hope of getting to the bottom of the situation, with factual, scientific accuracy in mind. Hooper and Brody as outsiders, not locals, eventually team up with Robert Shaw's

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00:14:15

Challengers (2024) with Erin Prus [more thoughts]

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/05/30

Erin Prus, a design leader living in the heart of the Midwest, focuses on the ways words, and their systems and styles, shape design, along with UI design elements, accessibility, and more. Erin shares more thoughts about Challengers, starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor, analyzing its romance, conflicts, parenting scenes, memorable action on the tennis court, compression of time and flashbacks, sponsorships, and also, how Applebee's factors into the story.-A teacher-journalist turned

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00:02:47

Pee-wee as Himself (2025) review

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/05/23

The HBO Original two-part documentary Pee-wee as Himself, directed by Matt Wolf, debuts Friday, May 23 (8pm ET) with both parts airing back-to-back on HBO and available to stream on Max.-for more Pee-wee listen to the DESIGNERS ON FILM interview with Ben Shown, available on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon podcastshttps://www.designersonfilm.com/podcast/pee-wees-big-adventure-1985-with-ben-shown-https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000607/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14419140/

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00:36:32

Challengers (2024) with Erin Prus

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/05/17

Erin Prus is a design leader living in the heart of the Midwest, focuses on the ways words (and their systems and styles) shape design, and impact UI design elements, accessibility, and more. She returns to the show to talk about Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Justin Kuritzkes, starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor. Is Challengers the horniest tennis movies ever? What about the sweaty, rainy scenes? And how does it compare to 9 1/2 Weeks or Basic Instinct?-A

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00:28:11

Pump Up the Volume (1990) with Ian Smile [more thoughts]

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/05/06

Pump Up the Volume stars Christian Slater as a high schooler who moonlights as an underground radio personality. In addition to the movie, Ian Smile talks about music, media, craft, and the importance of messaging and content.-After over 15 years building his career in the New York City design community, Ian Smile chased his dreams of designing skateboards, following the sunset west for the skateparks and beaches of Southern California. He was welcomed into the skate world by some of his childhood

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01:17:17

Pump Up the Volume (1990) with Ian Smile

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/05/02

Throughout his career, Ian Smile has been a graphic designer, creative director, community builder, and is currently a principal UX designer building digital products for media management and distribution for pro sports & entertainment industries. Ian and I discuss Pump Up the Volume, starring Christian Slater as a high schooler who moonlights as an underground radio personality, he's a voice for the students and somebody they relate to, even look up to. We also talk about Generation X, the punk

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00:02:26

Pee-wee as Himself [Jason monologuing]

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/04/25

HBO's trailer for Pee-wee as Himself recently debuted, a walk down memory lane, full of familiar faces, funny stories, and some hard truths. The two-part TV series debuts May 2025.-https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14419140/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090500/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089791/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081915/

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00:53:27

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) with Ben Shown

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/04/19

Ben Shown is equal parts design nerd and creative mentor, bringing a playful curiosity to complex challenges and a love of user-centered everything. As Head of Design at Blink UX, he helps shape the vision for industry giants like Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft, NASA, and The New York Times. When it comes to movies, Ben considers Pee-wee's Big Adventure a North Star, a pillar, and for all the right reasons. It has comedy, drama, surprise, shock, whimsy, and even some horror, with memorable scenes and

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00:03:22

Death and Taxes [Jason monologuing]

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/04/11

Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." When it comes to movies about taxes, finance, banking, scheming, lying, cheating, and selling, here are a few of my favorites, from comedies to dramas, to the completely outrageous and obscene.-American Psycho (2000)The Big Short (2015)Boiler Room (2000)Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)The Other Guys (2010)Trading Places (1983)Wall Street (1987)The Wolf of Wall Street

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00:48:48

Midnight Run (1988) with Bill Childs

DESIGNERS ON FILM ·

2025/04/10

Accomplished marketing leader Bill Childs comes back to the show. After thirty years of working as a graphic designer, copywriter, art director, illustrator, marketing director, and creative director, Bill shares his insights in the book Childs Play which serves as a field guide for anyone who works creatively. Bill talks about why the high-octane comedy Midnight Run is a perfect movie, from Grodin's improvisations to De Niro's commitment to the character, with Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis

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