The Actor and The Engineer Podcast
This is a film podcast by two people that come at movies from different angles. Paul is a trained actor and Josh is a broadcast engineer. They have lively conversations about all aspects of old and new films: technical, emotional, acting, directing, writing, music, special effects, and more. Check out the website at www.actorandengineer.com and email [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 74 minutes
- Episodes
- 408
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Top 5 Sports Movies
Paul and Josh count down their top 5 favorite sports movies. We also review the football-centric 2011 Oscar winner for best documentary, Undefeated. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itun.es/i6gB67Y. F…
Grab Bag
Paul and Josh catch up and talk about a variety of subjects including Grand Budapest Hotel, a documentary based on the "boxes" of Stanley Kubrick, the original Transformers, Pat Healy, Ben Affleck Os…
Old, New, "Boring" and Blue 2
Paul and Josh discuss one movie from each of these four categories. Old - Bringing Up Baby, New - Transformers: Age of Extinction, “Boring” - Punch Drunk Love, Blue - Eyes Wide Shut. The “Boring” c…
Actors Who Make Good Choices
Paul and Josh discuss actors and actresses who choose projects that may not be considered mainstream, but are challenging. These are usually actors or actresses that are established enough to have t…
Top 10 Sci Fi Movies
Paul and Josh each count down their favorite top 10 Science Fiction movies of all time. Ridley Scott makes more than one appearance. So does Harrison Ford. Where is 2001 on their lists? Listen to…
Best Use of Music in Film
Paul and Josh talk about the best uses of music in movies. Specifically, songs that were not created for movies, but used to great effect in them. Where can you hear a discussion that ranges from "…
Her - An Actor and Engineer Review
Paul and Josh discuss the Spike Jonze film Her. Spike Jonze won an Academy Award for Original Screenplay. Hear how Spike Jonze reached out to his friend, Steven Soderbergh for some advice. Also, w…
Old, New, "Boring" and Blue
In the introductory episode, Paul and Josh discuss one movie from each of these four categories. A “boring” movie being a quality film that other people may have considered boring subject matter.