The Next Reel Film Podcast

“They weren’t eating him. They were killing him.”
A Harrowing Tale of Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness

In 2011, director Joe Carnahan set out to create a film that would push the boundaries of the su…

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Talking About Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with our guest, dialect coach William Conacher

In this episode of …

“It'll be just like in the movies. We'll pretend to be someone else.”
A Winding Road to Production

David Lynch's Mulholland Dr. started life as a television pilot for ABC, but when the network passed o…

"You can’t trust a man’s life to your little notes and pictures.”
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Christopher Nolan’s second film, Memento from 2001, caught a lot of attention on its release. The clever screenplay structu…

“It’s what I have to work with.”
Adapted from the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch tells the story of an East German rock star on a journey of self-discovery. Direc…

“Make a sound and I’m going to drown you in the lake.”
A Sundance Standout That Earned Cinematography Honors

Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the directing duo behind The Deep End, began developing the …

“I’ve never understood this joke, but then I’ve never been to Earth.”
Shooting for the Stars on a Shoestring Budget

In 1996, writer/director Cory McAbee set out to make a wholly unique film that blende…

In this inaugural episode of Cinema Scope, host Andy Nelson is joined by professors Leon Hunt and Chris Hamm to explore the captivating world of wuxia, a Chinese film genre that blends philosophy, ac…

“You call it luck. I call it destiny.”
Talking About John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King with our guest, actor Patrick Fabian

In this engaging episode of Movies We Like, hosts Andy Nelson and Pete …

“My grandma always said, ‘Family pulling together in times of need will make it strong.’”
The Family That Eats Together: A Discussion of Soul Food

Before Soul Food hit theaters in 1997, writer and dire…

“Romance is about the possibility of the thing.”
Love Jones hit theaters in 1997 as writer/director Theodore Witcher’s acclaimed debut. With an eclectic jazz soundtrack and romantic story filled with …

“Let’s be realistic. Now, sooner or later, they’re going to get around to offering me a plea deal, and you know that. That’s why you are here to kill me.”
Jackie Brown Rides High in Tarantino’s Homage…

“Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others imprinted indelibly in the brain. The summer I killed my father, I was ten years old.”
Exploring the Layers of Eve's Bayou

With her moody director…

Talking About Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie with our guest, Costume Designer Antoinette Messam

On this episode of Movies We Like, we speak with costume designer Antoinette Messam about her incredible ca…

“He’s a wily one, that ichthy-demon.”
Waterworld: Sinking Budgets and Soaring Spectacle

In the early 1990s, Kevin Costner was riding high after hits like Dances with Wolves and Robin Hood: Prince of Th…

"Thrust it! Thrust it!”
Before the sequins and controversy hit the screen, Showgirls was a script that sparked excitement for its bold take on the glitz and grunge of Las Vegas life. Helmed by Paul Ve…

“Why do you wait? Put it on for it is not a badge of my shame, but your own.”
Roland Joffé took on the challenge of adapting Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter for the big scr…

“Congratulations, Morgan. There’s another town you’ve destroyed.”
After the success of Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger, director Renny Harlin wanted to establish his wife Geena Davis as an action star. He …

“Are you serving that ape a martini?”
In the early 1990s, following the massive success of Jurassic Park, studios were eager to adapt more of Michael Crichton’s popular novels to film. Congo had been …

“Life isn't like in the movies. Life... is much harder.”
Talking About Cinema Paradiso with our guest, Special Effects Supervisor Chris Reynolds

In this magical episode, we chat with veteran special ef…