NOTE: Episode recorded on December 7th after a screening of "Song Sung Blue" at the Director's Guild of America in Los Angeles. "Song Sung Blue" is based on a true story following Mike and Claire Sardina, also known as "Lightning & Thunder", who form a Neil Diamond tribute band. Mike Sardina is played by Hugh Jackman. Claire Sardina is played by Kate Hudson. Craig Brewer wrote, produced and directed the film. The film opens Christmas Day in theaters!
Episode 21 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Craig Brewer - Recorded live at the DGA in Los Angeles talking Song Sung Blue, Almost Famous, Les Misérables, Cameron Crowe, Hustle & Flow, Cinematography, Legacy
Photo Credit: Alberto Rodriguez/Getty Images
#hughjackman #katehudson #craigbrewer #songsungblue #filmmaking #music #score #legacy #almostfamous #lesmiserables #cameroncrowe #cinematography
NOTE: Interview starts at 21:44! Prior is the story that lead me to spending 3 days at the Manhattan Beach Studios, where James Cameron filmed Avatar: The Way of Water & Avatar: Fire and Ash. The story is worth listening to, if you have time. It gives context for the interview with James Cameron.
Episode 20 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.James Cameron talks Avatar, Performance-Capture, Terminator 2, Titanic, Filmmaking, Score, Cinematography, Physical Media, Catharsis in cinema, legacy, visual effects, and more! Jon Landau's "The Bigger Picture: My Blockbuster Life & Lessons Learned Along The Way" - Link to buy the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/789618/the-bigger-picture-by-jon-landau/#jamescameron #avatar #filmmaking #performancecapture #terminator2 #theabyss #titanic #3d #cinematography #movies #directing #director
Episode 19 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
NOTE: This interview took place on Wednesday 11/19/25.
Sam Worthington talks Avatar, Performance-Capture, James Cameron, Filmmaking, Score, Cinematography, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Irreversible, Physical Media, Childhood, and more!
#samworthington #avatar #filmmaking #jamescameron #terminator
Episode 18 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
NOTE: Autumn Durald Arkapaw was the cinematographer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is the sequel to Black Panther.
Jamie Lee Curtis talks legacy, filmmaking, cinematography, film score, Ella McCay, James L. Brooks, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners, Halloween, Freakier Friday, Movies, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis and more!
#jamieleecurtis #ellamccay
Episode 17 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
Rian and Nathan Johnson talk Knives Out, Wake Up Dead Man, Star Wars, The Last Jedi, Looper, Brick, Filmmaking, Digital, Score, The Brother's Bloom, Netflix, Theatrical Releases & more.
#knivesout #rianjohnson #nathanjohnson #filmmaking #glassonion #wakeupdeadman #movies #netflix #streaming #theatricalrelease #movietheaters #terminator2 #christophernolan
Episode 16 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, Patrick Wilson talks Jay Kelly, The Conjuring, Insidious, Hard Candy, The A-Team, Little Children, Joel Schumacher, Ghost, Filmmaking, Music, Directing, Fargo, and more!
#patrickwilson #theconjuring #insidious #horrormovies #jaykelly #hardcandy #theateam #littlechildren #joelschumacher
Episode 15 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, Ep. 15, Wicked director Jon M. Chu takes me behind-the-scenes on the Universal lot where we talk Wicked, Wicked: For Good, Cinematography, Score, Performance, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Alice Brooks, and so much more. This conversation does contain spoilers. #UniversalPartner
#jonmchu #wicked #wickedforgood #directing #cinematography #arianagrande #cynthiaerivo #defyinggravity #forgood
Episode 14 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
Note: The interview also features Justin Maurer, who is an American Sign Language Interpreter. In this episode, Troy Kotsur talks Black Rabbit, CODA, Winning Best Supporting Actor Oscar, Jim Carrey, Filmmaking, Blocking, Cinematography, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and more!#troykotsur #CODA #filmmaking #movies #jimcarrey #joelschumacher
Episode 13 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, Shawn Levy talks Star War Starfighter , Stranger Things 5, Thomas Newman, Filmmaking, Night at the Museum, Date Night, Real Steel, Big Fat Liar and more!
#shawnlevy #strangerthings #starwars #starfighter #returnofthejedi #movies #filmmaking #cinematography #thomasnewman #score
Episode 12 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
NOTE/CORRECTION: At the 54-min marker, I accidentally mixed up Dean Cundy with Don Burgess. Dean Cundy was the cinematographer for "Back To The Future". You can see how I mixed it up because Don Burgess did become Robert Zemeckis' cinemetographer for many of Zemeckis' future films. Just my wires getting crossed. Either way, Don Burgess did shoot "Richie Rich" and you can also see how it was mixed up since Alan Silvestri did score "Back To The Future" and "Richie Rich".
In this episode, Macaulay Culkin talks Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich, The Good Son, Zootopia 2, Fallout, Filmmaking, John Williams, John Candy, John Hughes, Kieran Culkin, Childhood, Bees & more!
Link to Macaulay Culkin's Home Alone tour: https://www.homealonetour.com/
#macaulayculkin #homealone #johncandy #unclebuck #mygirl
#filmmaking #childhood #nostalgia
Episode 11 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, Ethan Hawke talks Blue Moon, The Before Trilogy, Training Day, Richard Linklater, White Fang, Filmmaking, Cinematography, Film Score, Favorite Movies and more!
#ethanhawke #bluemoon #beforesunrise #beforesunset #beforemidnight #trainingday #whitefang #deadpoetssociety
Episode 10 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, director Edgar Wright talks The Running Man, Shaun of the Dead, Filmmaking, Music, Stephen King, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Film Score, Cinematography, Movie posters and more.
#edgarwright #therunningman #glenpowell #filmmaking #cinematography
Episode 9 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw talks Sinners, Cinematography, IMAX, Ultra Panavision, Aspect Ratios, Visual Effects, Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler, Favorite Films, Making History.
#sinners #autumnduraldarkapaw #ryancoogler #michaelbjordan #filmmaking #cinematography
Episode 8 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, Kevin moderated a very special Q&A, following a sold-out screening of the new film Christy. The Q&A features Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster and Christy Martin talking about their new film Christy, Physical and Emotional Transformations, Filmmaking Choices, Process, Dogs and The Film's Uplifting Message.
#christy #christymartin #sydneysweeney #benfoster #movies #dogs #filmmaking
Episode 7 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, Robert Englund talks star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Freddy Krueger, Wes Craven, Favorite Films, Practical Effects, Finding The Freddy Krueger character and more!
#robertenglund #freddykreuger #wescraven #anightmareonelmstreet
Episode 6 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.
In this episode, writer, director and film critic Chris Stuckmann joins the show to talk Shelby Oaks, Collecting Ticket Stubs, Movie Reviews, Catharsis in Filmmaking, Sound Design and more!
NOTE: The total number of Kickstarter backers ended up being: 14,720. In the episode, I said 11,000, which was the number when the campaign crossed $1 million.
#chrisstuckmann #shelbyoaks #filmmaking #ticketstubs
Episode 5 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. In this episode, Dave Franco and Mason Thames join the show to talk about Regretting You, favorite theatrical experiences, favorite movies, favorite music, upcoming projects, Mason wanting to play Kurt Cobain in a film and more.
#regrettingyou #davefranco #masonthames
On this week's episode of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy", Lili Reinhart joins the show for an incredible conversation surrounding her new series, "Hal & Harper". Kevin and Lili discuss mental health, Riverdale, The Love Hypothesis, favorite movies and so much more. "Hal & Harper" premieres on Mubi starting October 19th.
Episode 3 of "On Film...with Kevin McCarthy". New film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. In this episode, Ryan Reynolds joins Kevin McCarty to talk about producing his new documentary "John Candy: I Like Me". Ryan and Kevin cover a wide range of topics including John Candy, favorite movies, Deadpool, Deadpool & Wolverine, Just Friends, Safe House, mental health, and so much more. This is a 65-minute filmmaking and life conversation. Note for the "True Romance" discussion where Ryan asks for a chyron. The two names that came up in the search were Carl Orff and Hans Neusiedler. If you get a chance, take a listen to their versions of that incredible song.#ryanreynolds #johncandy #movies #deadpool #deadpoolwolverine #planestrainsautomobiles #conanobrien #billmurray #danaykroyd