Articles by filmumentaries

I love movie books. I own a lot of them. I have owned more than I now have. Some favourites include Alan Arnold’s Once Upon a Galaxy – The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, […]

This is the second episode in a matter of two days. I only just released episode 38 with Howard Kazanjian yesterday.  BUT I felt the need to get this episode and it’s story out there […]

For this episode I’ve got well known producer Howard Kazanjian. Its name I’ve been familiar with for many decades now having seen it on the credits of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of […]

For this episode, number 37, November 2021, I have a real treat.  You will not have failed to notice that Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has finally arrived.  Back on episode 16 interview sound designer Mark Mangini […]

So for this episode, I went out into the wide world and actually did an in-person interview. I reached out to editor Sean Barton via IMDB Pro. Actually my first time using the site. So […]

So… for this episode I have the pleasure of talking to the editor of Monsters and Rogue One, the always great Colin Goudie.  We speak at some length (I think it was 2.5 hours) which […]

For this episode I have Gabriel Hardman.  Now Gabriel and I got in touch over Twitter, thanks to good guy Duncan Fegredo. I didn’t actually know much about Gabriel, but after some  searching online I […]

For this episode I was fortunate enought to  have a  conversation with Oscar winning sound designer Gary Ridstrom, he of Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park fame. I hope you enjoy the podcast. Please share to […]

Back in June 2021 I had the pleasure of speaking to prolific playwright, film writer and director John Patrick Shanley. Thanks to former guest Jim Maxwell (digital matte artist) for putting me in touch with […]

After chatting with Walter for Episode 30 he asked me if I was happy with what I’d got. I replied saying I wish I had asked him about Return to Oz. He kindly offered another […]

I feel super lucky to have had the opportunity to speak with Walter Murch. One of my movie heroes. Sound editor and editor of some of the most well regarded films of the past 50 […]

For this episode I spoke to another legend in in the industry. Dan Perri is a titles designer and has been in the game for decades. You would have seen his work on films as […]