The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
Sonny Bunch hosts The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood, a new podcast featuring interviews with folks who have their finger on the pulse of the entertainment industry during this dynamic—and difficult—time.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 249
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
We're All 'Theatre Kids'
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by John DeVore, author of Theatre Kids: A True Tale of Off-Off Broadway. In addition to discussing his life in the arts and the different species of theatre childre…
00:44:38 |
Sat 22 Jun 2024
Celebrating Bruce Willis
On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by Sean O’Connell to discuss his new book, Bruce Willis: Celebrating the Cinematic Legacy of an Unbreakable Hollywood Icon. Breaking down Willis’s career—which ha…
00:35:53 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Don't Panic About Movie Theaters (Yet)
On this week’s episode, I invited David Poland on so he could talk us all of the ledge about the state of theatrical exhibition. And while he didn’t quite do that—his opening words: “It’s, it’s bad! …
00:55:05 |
Sat 08 Jun 2024
Bobby Miller on his film, 'The Cleanse,' finally getting a Blu-ray release.
This week, I’m joined by Bobby Miller, the writer/director of The Cleanse, to talk about the film’s long and winding path to a Blu-ray release. (You can buy it at Amazon or for five bucks less at the…
00:35:00 |
Fri 24 May 2024
Documenting January 6
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix-Fine to discuss their searing look at the assault on the Capitol on January 6 perpetrated by supporters of Donald Trump attempting to di…
00:51:16 |
Sat 18 May 2024
On the Great Albert Brooks
I’m thrilled to have Adrienne LaFrance of The Atlantic on the show this week to discuss her profile of Albert Brooks and more generally celebrate his greatness. From movies like Broadcast News and De…
00:33:41 |
Sat 11 May 2024
The Fall and Rise of 'Scarface'
This week, I’m rejoined by Glenn Kenny to discuss his new book The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface. Among the topics discussed: What a Scarface directed by Sidney Lumet might have looked like; …
00:47:56 |
Sat 04 May 2024
Is David Ellison Hollywood's Great Hope?
On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by the Los Angeles Times’s Ryan Faughnder (read and sign up for his newsletter here!) to discuss Netflix’s big data change, why some in Hollywood are hoping for D…
00:30:04 |
Sat 27 Apr 2024
The Art of Costume Design
As readers may remember, The Beekeeper has been one of my favorite movies of the year thus far. One thing in particular I loved about it was the costume design: It’s an underappreciated artform, conv…
00:40:26 |
Sat 20 Apr 2024
From 'Funny or Die' to Western Neo-Noirs
On this week’s show I talked to Rod Blackhurst, the director of the new film Blood for Dust, about … well, a whole bunch of stuff. From his early shorts on the comedy website Funny or Die starring Da…
01:04:51 |
Sat 13 Apr 2024
The Best and the Worst of Streaming 2023
I’m very excited to be rejoined by the Entertainment Strategy Guy (subscribe to his newsletter!) to discuss the year in streaming. What were the biggest hits in TV and film? What were the biggest mis…
01:04:22 |
Sat 06 Apr 2024
Bringing 'Lousy Carter' to Life
This week I was thrilled to chat with star David Krumholtz and writer-director Bob Byington about their new movie, Lousy Carter. It’s a wide-ranging conversation, touching on topics from shooting dur…
00:36:58 |
Sat 30 Mar 2024
The 2024 Stunt Awards!
On this week’s episode I’m thrilled to be rejoined by Brandon Struessnig and Bilge Ebiri, who spearhead Vulture’s annual Stunt Awards. We talked about the year’s big winner, John Wick Chapter 4, how …
01:00:45 |
Sat 23 Mar 2024
What Does a Film Commissioner Do?
This week I’m honored to be joined by Dallas Film Commissioner Tony Armer to discuss what, precisely, a film commissioner does. On this episode he discusses his own path to getting involved in the fi…
00:49:19 |
Sat 16 Mar 2024
'Beetlejuice: The Musical,' Indie Film, and Life on the Road
This week I’m pleased to be joined by Abe Goldfarb, who is currently playing Otho for the touring company of Beetlejuice: The Musical and both starred in and co-directed First Time Caller (which I re…
00:57:18 |
Sat 09 Mar 2024
The Nelms Brothers Talk 'Red Right Hand'
A couple years back I had Ian and Eshom Nelms on the show to talk about their new Christmas classic, Fatman. We had a great talk, so I was thrilled when their people reached out to see if I’d like to…
00:31:54 |
Sat 02 Mar 2024
Richard Rushfield's Hollywood Field Guide
On this week’s episode, we have the original Bulwark Goes to Hollywood guest, Richard Rushfield of The Ankler, returning to discuss his fabulous Hollywood Field Guide. How do you assuage actors, reas…
00:40:49 |
Sat 24 Feb 2024
Julian Schlossberg Returns to Tell More Hollywood Tales!
This week Julian Schlossberg returns to tell more tales of life in the arts. From reading his life story as the narrator of the new audiobook version of his memoir, Try Not to Hold It Against Me, to …
00:45:53 |
Sat 17 Feb 2024
How Piracy Persists on the Internet
This week I’m joined by Karyn Temple, Senior Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association, to discuss how the trade group wages the global war on intellectua…
00:41:40 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
What Did Peak TV Let Escape from 'Pandora's Box'?
This week I’m thrilled to be joined by Peter Biskind to discuss his new book, Pandora’s Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV. From the rise of HBO to the streaming boom, how we watch TV—and wha…
00:45:00 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
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