The Movie Business Podcast

SECRETS OF DIY DISTRIBUTION with JON REISS

JON REISS is a filmmaker, writer, media strategist, and author of “Think Outside the Box Office.” His company, 8 Above, creates custom strategies and theatrical experienc

SECRETS OF CASTING with ALYSSA WEISBERG

ALYSSA WEISBERG is an Emmy and Artios award-winning Casting Director with over 90 credits in features and TV. These include STAR TREK BEYOND for director Justin Lin, MISS

SECRETS OF INVOKING THE COMPLETION GUARANTEE with FRED MILSTEIN

FRED MILSTEIN is CEO of Media Guarantors, a CAC Group Company, with over 30 years of independent film production, completion guarantee and financing experience. Fred was

SECRETS OF MARKETING WITH BLAIR RICH

BLAIR RICH, Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer at Legendary Entertainment, drives marketing, branding and communications, emphasizing new technologies and data analytic

SECRETS OF EDITING with MARYANN BRANDON

MARYANN BRANDON, A.C.E. is a film and television editor, best known as a frequent collaborator with director J.J. Abrams. She earned an Oscar nomination for STAR WARS: EP

SECRETS OF MAKING TV MOVIES with DAMIÁN ROMAY

DAMIÁN ROMAY is an Argentinean American film and television producer, writer, and director with some 79 producing credits on TV movies. His production company, Sunshine F

SECRETS OF EXPANDED STORYTELLING with NEVILLE SPITERI

NEVILLE SPITERI is founder and CEO of WEVR, a creative development and production studio, pioneering the field of immersive interactive experiences. Signature projects in

CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2026 with JASON E. SQUIRE and ILAN HAIMOFF

Once again, presenting our annual “Crystal Ball” episode, featuring predictions and a review of the entertainment business, with ILAN HAIMOFF, Partner and Entertainment P

SECRETS OF PRODUCING ‘HER’ with VINCENT LANDAY

VINCENT LANDAY, Oscar-nominated producer, is renowned for his collaboration with director Spike Jonze on BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, ADAPTATION, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE and H

SECRETS OF FILM PRESERVATION with JILLIAN BORDERS

JILLIAN BORDERS is head of preservation at the UCLA Film & Television Archive, a unit of UCLA Library, overseeing the restoration of a broad range of titles, including cl

SECRETS OF THE BIZ RETURNS with PETER DEKOM

PETER J. DEKOM is a lawyer, management/marketing consultant and entrepreneur in entertainment and the internet. Clients have included George Lucas, Ron Howard and JVC. As

SECRETS OF MY ‘JAWS’ JOURNEY with PETER SAPHIER

PETER SAPHIER is a veteran producer and creative executive at studios including Universal and Paramount. At Universal, he acquired JAWS, co-produced SCARFACE and supervis

SECRETS OF CO-PRODUCTIONS with ANDRE MORGAN

ANDRE MORGAN is a globe-trotting film and television producer. Fluent in Mandarin, Andre was CEO of Golden Harvest in Hong Kong, working with Raymond Chow to expand it in

SECRETS OF THE SCRIPT SUPERVISOR with ANA MARIA QUINTANA

ANA MARIA QUINTANA is a Script Supervisor with over 70 credits, working with world-class directors: ten with Steven Spielberg, four with Cameron Crowe, BLADE RUNNER with

SECRETS OF ALPHA STUDIOS with KAITLYN YANG

KAITLYN YANG is founder and Visual Effects Supervisor at Alpha Studios. She has over 70 visual effects credits, including “The Walking Dead,” “Grey's Anatomy,” and “Ameri

SECRETS OF SOUND DESIGN with JOE DZUBAN

JOE DZUBAN is a Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer who has worked his way up in key positions including Sound Engineer, Recordist, Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects Edito

SECRETS OF EMERGENCE VIA INCENTION with DAVID S. GOYER

DAVID S. GOYER has served as writer, director, producer and/or showrunner for franchises THE DARK KNIGHT, MAN OF STEEL, BLADE and FOUNDATION,  plus other movies and seri

SECRETS OF STUDIO DISTRIBUTION with DAN FELLMAN

DAN FELLMAN is Chairman & CEO of Fellman Consulting, Beverly Hills, after serving as President of Warner Bros Domestic Distribution, responsible for releasing franchises

SECRETS OF NRG – NATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP with GRADY MILLER

GRADY MILLER is Chief Marketing Officer of NRG, National Research Group, after serving as head of consumer insights for Apple TV+ where he established and  built the gro

CRYSTAL BALL: A LOOK AT 2025 with JASON E. SQUIRE and ILAN HAIMOFF

Presenting our annual “Crystal Ball” episode, featuring predictions and a review of the entertainment business, with ILAN HAIMOFF, Partner and Entertainment Practice Lead