by James Rocchi | Jan 21, 2014 | Festivals, Interviews, Podcast, What's Hot
A year ago, Shane Carruth was debuting his mind-bending, heartbreaking Upstream Color at Sundance; in this episode of The Lunch, host James Rocchi and Carruth talk about filmmaking, self-doubt, subtlety vs. over-explanation, time-travel, mind-worms and silence …...
by James Rocchi | Jan 16, 2014 | Interviews, Podcast
Michael Rosenbaum joins The Lunch Podcast this week talking about the new film Back In The Day, which not only features him in the lead as part of a talented cast (including Morena Baccarin, Harland Williams, Isiah Mustafa and many more) but also marks his debut as a...
by James Rocchi | Jan 13, 2014 | Interviews, Podcast
James Ponsoldt, the director of The Spectacular Now, joins The Lunch Podcast this week, concurrent with the film’s release to DVD and Blu-Ray this Tuesday the 14th. After dining on Miracle Mile, Ponsoldt and I talked about everything — filming in his...
by James Rocchi | Jan 7, 2014 | Interviews, Podcast
Eric Singer, the co-writer of American Hustle (alongside director David O. Russell) joins The Lunch Podcast this week; after dining at Hugo’s in West Hollywood, Singer and host James Rocchi discussed everything from his childhood cinema ‘gateway...
by James Rocchi | Dec 9, 2013 | Interviews, Podcast
In a special The Lunch Podcast recorded literally right after Sunday’s L.A. Film Critic’s Awards Voting Meeting, James is joined by fellow LAFCA members Alonso Duralde (The Wrap), Amy Nicholson (L.A. Weekly and Karina Longworth (Freelance) to talk not only about the...