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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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00:19:23

Ep. 243 - Erik Winquist "Kingdom of the Planet of the...

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2025/02/18

Erik Winquist is an Academy Award- and BAFTA Award-nominated visual effects supervisor. His film credits include The Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers & Return of the King, King Kong, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Avatar, Rampage, and the Planet of the Apes trilogy. His contribution to “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” (2014) was recognized with an Academy Award® nomination for best achievement in visual effects and a BAFTA nomination for best special visual effects. He is now

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00:11:06

Ep. 242 - Michael Fabisch, Bre Cade “Dear Evan Hansen”

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2025/02/13

Michael & Bre are currently starring in the national touring production of DEAR EVAN HANSEN. The show will be stopping at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on Feb 14 at 8pm, Feb 15 at 2p & 8p, and Feb 16 at 2p.For tickets, please visit the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts' website athttps://ccpa.cerritos.gov/

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00:22:22

Ep. 241 - Calvin Leon Smith "Cabaret at the Kit Kat...

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2025/02/13

Calvin Leon Smith is currently on Broadway as Clifford Bradshaw in the hit musical revival Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club now playing at the August Wilson Theater in New York.He previously co-starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fat Ham on Broadway, following an acclaimed run at the Public Theater. Television credits include Barry Jenkins’ award-winning Amazon series “The Underground Railroad,” HBO’s “The Deuce,” and the acclaimed anthology series “High Maintenance.”

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00:19:29

Ep. 240 - Ruka Johnson “Get Millie Back”

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2025/01/11

Ruka Johnson is the costume designer of the new HBO crime drama series GET MILLIE BACK, which is about a former Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black who returns to Kingston to work on missing persons cases. The series is now streaming on Max.

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00:23:08

Ep. 239 - Werner Pretorius "Longlegs"

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2025/01/02

Werner Pretorius is the special effects makeup designer of Osgood Perkins' LONGLEGS, the NEON indie horror hit from this last summer starring Nicolas Cage. Werner's previous credits include ELYSIUM, ROBOCOP, STAR TREK BEYOND, SWAN SONG, YELLOWJACKETS, THE ADAM PROJECT, BATWOMAN, SUPERMAN & LOIS, GOOSEBUMPS, and SNOWPIERCER. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:16:38

Ep. 238 - Batu Sener “Better Man”

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2024/12/31

Composer Batu Sener discusses his latest project - Michael Gracey’s highly anticipated Robbie Williams music biopic titled BETTER MAN. Better Man is a satirical musical based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams who is portrayed as a chimpanzee in the film. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:15:58

Ep. 237 - Brian Donovan “The Sticky”

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2024/12/12

Writer and producer Brian Donovan has debut his latest project, the new Amazon/Blumhouse true-crime inspired TV series THE STICKY, starring Emmy winner Margo Martindale, which he co-created, writes and executive produces. This darkly comedic thriller—executive produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum and Jonathan Levine—is now streaming on Amazon Prime. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:22:28

Ep. 236 - Jess Gonchor “Saturday Night”

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2024/12/11

Two-time Oscar nominated production designer Jess Gonchor was nominated for his work in two Coen Brothers films: True Grit and Hail Caesar. His other film credits include Capote, The Devil Wears Prada, No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, Moneyball, Inside Llewyn Davis, Foxcatcher, Little Women, A Quiet Place Part II and so much more. He’s now out with his latest film, SATURDAY NIGHT, about the chaotic & stressful 90 minutes that led up to the series premiere episode of

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00:25:52

Ep. 235 - Kristin Hanggi, Ben Decter "It's All Your...

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2024/12/09

I’m so excited to be joined by Tony-nominated director/co-writer Kristin Hanggi and Emmy-winning composer/lyricist/co-bookwriter Ben Decter who have recently debuted their new musical IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT, TYLER PRICE!, which is now running at the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles through Dec 15. The show follows Jackson, a middle school boy who gets in trouble after punching his bullying classmate, Tyler Price, for mocking Jackson's sister, Lucy who has epilepsy. To avoid expulsion, Jackson's principal

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00:09:50

Ep. 234 - Lincoln Jones "The Nutcracker Suite"

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2024/12/04

Lincoln Jones is the artistic director and choreographer of the American Contemporary Ballet. He discusses the innovative, immersive and popular Nutcracker Suite show that ACB has put on during the holiday season.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:15:20

Ep. 233 - Dash Mihok "Armor"

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2024/11/29

Actor Dash Mihok is known for films and TV series over the years such as Ray Donovan, Romeo + Juliet, The Thin Red Line, The Day After Tomorrow, I Am Legend, Silver Linings Playbook, Before I Wake and now he’s out with his latest film ARMOR which is about a father-and-son duo of armored truck drivers tasked with delivering a suspicious package who must outwit and outgun a team of thieves while trapped on a bridge. The film, which co-stars Sylvester Stallone, is now available to rent/own on all

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00:17:26

Ep. 232 - Wendell Potter on the depiction of...

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2024/11/19

Whistleblower, health-care advocate and NYT Best-Selling author, Wendell Potter, is the leading national advocate for major reforms of the health insurance industry.After having a “crisis of conscience” in 2008, Potter left his executive position at CIGNA, to blow the whistle on the insurance industry’s unfair and corrupt business practices. He’s testified multipel times before the House & Senate and played an integral role in making huge advances in our country’s health care system, primarly with

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00:30:27

Ep. 231 - Gabriel Mann “Emily is Paris”

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2024/11/11

Gabriel Mann is the composer of season 4 of the hit Netflix series Emily In Paris, starring Lily Collins. Mann’s notable television and film credits include ABC's award-winning hit comedy series Modern Family; ABC/Hulu’s A Million Little Things; Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series; and Cheryl Strayed/Hulu’s limited series Tiny Beautiful Things. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:16:44

Ep. 230 - Daniel Franzese “Blood/Love” & “Mean Girls”

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2024/11/02

Known for his iconic breakout role as Damian in the film MEAN GIRLS, Daniel Franzese recently starred in “Blood/Love” a vampire rock popera musical experience at the Crimson Club in Hollywood which tells a tale of love, friendship, heartbreak, and redemption centering on a vampire on the brink of despair who falls in love with a mortal rock superstar. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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00:20:59

Ep. 229 - Emily Koch “Kimberly Akimbo”

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2024/10/25

Emily Koch is currently starting as Aunt Debra in the national touring production of the Tony-winning Broadway musical “Kimberly Akimbo”. Previously, Emily was on Broadway in hit musicals such as Wicked, Waitress, as well as Kimbely Akimbo.Kimberly Akimbo is currently playing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through November 3rd. The show will be in Costa Mesa next year at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts starting January 21st. --- Support this podcast:

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00:18:00

Ep. 228 - Anand Tucker “The Critic”

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2024/10/21

Anand Tucker is the director of the British period thriller THE CRITIC, starring Sir Ian McKellen. Written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Patrick Marber (NOTES ON A SCANDAL, CLOSER), the film is about a powerful London theatre critic who lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme that has deadly consequences. Tucker’s previous directing credits include LEAP YEAR, SHOPGIRL, and HILARY & JACKIE. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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Ep. 227 - Justin Fix, JT Swierczek, Stephanie Turek...

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2024/10/08

Over the last few years, the immersive theatrical production company, JFI Productions, has quickly risen to prominence in producing one of the must-do haunted experiences in LA during Halloween time. This year, JFI is bringing back their iconic CREEP show, this time collaborating with CBS to theme the experience to the world of the network’s hit series GHOSTS. During the hour-long journey through the GHOSTS mansion, guests explore various ghost stories, spirits, & representations of the afterlife

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00:23:32

Ep. 226 - Daril Fannin, co-founder of KINO

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2024/10/01

Daril Fannin is the co-founder of the interactive streaming service KINO, a new innovative app that is revolutionizing how consumers and filmmakers experience film, providing an interactive digital cinema experience.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/max-geschwind/support

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Ep. 225 - Debbie De Villa “Trap”

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2024/09/21

Debbie De Villa is the production designer of M. Night Shyamalan’s newest thriller TRAP, starring Josh Hartnett. TRAP is about Cooper (Josh Hartnett) and his teen daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) who attend a pop concert only to realize they've entered the center of a dark and sinister event. When Cooper notices and inquires about the heightened police presence at the concert, a venue employee informs him that the entire concert was put together as one enormous trap to catch a serial killer dubbed

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00:12:45

Ep. 224 - David Arquette “The Good Half”

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2024/09/06

Best known for his performances in films such as ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, ‘Never Been Kissed’ and, of course, the bumbling police deputy Dewey Riley in the ‘Scream’ franchise, David Arquette is now out with his latest film ‘The Goof Half’ directed by Robert Schwartzman. The film is about Renn Wheeland (Nick Jonas) who returns home to Cleveland, Ohio, for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his

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