True Film Fan

Mar 06 2025 11 ep. 17 mins 44
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A weekly deep dive for passionate film fans, including reviews, interviews and commentary on film topics.

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Gun Safety on Film Sets - How it's handled and what went wrong on RUST and THE CROW

Mar 06 2025 63 mins  
On October 21, 2021, at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Bonanza City, New Mexico, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot and director Joel Souza was injured on the set of the film Rust when a live round was discharged from a prop revolver that actor Alec Baldwin was using. - WikipediaThis film set tragedy ignited a discussion in the world of film and video production on the ha

TRUE FILM FAN interviews documentary filmmaker on RUNAWAY RADIO about legendary radio station KLOL

Oct 25 2024 51 mins  
in this lengthy, in depth interview host John Wesley Downey interviews documentary filmmakerMike McGuff about his movie RUNAWAY RADIO which focuses on Houston's rock station KLOL which for decades was Houston's feisty, unvonventional radio rogue complee with a cast of distinctive personalities who brokes the rules and gained a loyal audience. Stevens and Pruett, Colonel St. James,

Actor James Earl Jones dead at 93 star of movies, TV, stage and animation

Sep 09 2024 1 mins  
He voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in the Lion King. He appeared in over 80 movies including Field of Dreams, Conan\, The Hunt for Red October, Dr. Strangelove, Coming to America and more. He had a Broadway career too. He won all lthe big show biz awards, Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Grammy. The podcast contains an interesting story about how James Earl Jones' family will benef

TRUE FILM FAN Tim Burton doubles the fun in BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE sequel

Sep 07 2024 12 mins  
This podcasts focuses on The Wizard of Odd, American film director Tim Burton,the filmmaker who launched the modern era super hero blockbuster with Batmanin 1989, has created such memorable characters as Edward Scissorhands andJack Skellington in his Halloween/Christmas stop motion animated classic THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and brought the Broadway musicalSWEENEY TODD to cine

Rob Saucedo talks about the re-opening of iconic River Oaks Movie Theatre

Aug 04 2024 35 mins  
Cinephile Rob Saucedo is already well known to movie fans in Texas for his 13 year tenure as Manager, booker and creative director at the popular upscale Alamo Drafthouse Theater chain.Now Rob has taken on a new challenge. When the effects of covid shut down the legendaryRicer Oaks theater, passionate Houston film fans were devastated. This landmark venue had been playing movies in

Memorial Day Salute to Saving Private Ryan

May 26 2024 5 mins  
Memorial Day is when we remember and pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed in the U.S. military in order for us to be free. In the film world, no movie does that better than SAVING PRIVATE RYAN . Director Steven Spielberg has said he made Schindler's List for his m other and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN for his father. His father Arnold served in India and the Pacific in World

An epic film starting shooting 63 years ago today

May 15 2024 2 mins  
On May 15th, 1961 the cameras rolled for the first time on one of the greatest achievements in movie hitosry, the epic LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Get the basics on this landmark film and it's incredible influence on today's filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg. Listen to the podcast and use the share button to ciculate it among your fellow film fans. John Wesley Downey TRUE FILM FAN

Gollum gets his own Lord of the Rings movie!

May 12 2024 7 mins  
Warner Brothers has announced a new Lord of the Rings movie will bemade called "The Hunt for Gollum." You'll never guess who directs it.It's a few years away, but the irony is, a bunch of fans already did thisyears ago. Huh? Listen to the podcast for all the details from your hostJohn Wesley Downey as well as a glimpse into the EXCITING future of the True Film Fan FULL LENGTH episo

The Latest Movie News UPDATE

May 06 2024 6 mins  
John Wesley Downey updates True Film Fans on this past weekend's box office results, which include a movie from 1999 (!), the Star Wars prequel the Phantom Meance due to the May Fourth Be with You weekend. Ryan Gosling is # 1 but did the movie cost too much? We'll salute to a fan favorite Bernard Hilll RIP who played iconic roles in Lord of the Rings (Theoden) and Titanic (The C

Why Christopher Nolan is a Superstar Director

Apr 01 2024 4 mins