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Film Freaks Forever!Episode 53: The Film Freaks Watching the Detectives!Your Film Freaks, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan, take you down an alley, up a creaky staircase and into an old, worn-down office with Venetian blinds as they discuss one of their favorite genres, the detective flick! The Film Freaks highlight six of their favorites—some famous, some obscure, but all damn good movies. Everyone from Bogart to Denzel Washington to Val Kilmer to Paul Newman are part of the episode. Fascinating, fun facts are shared alongside entertaining audio clips. So as we take a slug of bourbon and tell you our fee (plus expenses), we ho...2025-05-301h 26
As Told ToEpisode 86: Salwa Emerson“Sometimes our own stories get snatched from us, hidden in darkness for years,” writes podcast guest Salwa Emerson, “until it’s time to reclaim them.” Salwa is well-known to publishers as an author, editor and ghostwriter, specializing in memoirs, thought-leadership books, and book proposals. To hear her clients tell it, she has a way of bringing those stories out of hiding and into the light. She has collaborated with world-renowned chefs, professional athletes, reality television personalities, Oscar-winning actors, and Pulitzer Prize winners. Before turning to ghostwriting, she worked on the other side of the desk, for publishers such as St...2025-04-081h 11
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 52: The Film Freaks Honor Gene HackmanThe terrific multiple Oscar-winning actor passed away recently and Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan wanted to pay tribute to this incredible performer—a five-decade career filled with critically acclaimed box office hits like “The French Connection”, “Bonnie & Clyde,” “The Poseidon Adventure,” “The Conversation,” “Unforgiven,” “Get Shorty,” and the list goes on and on. The Film Freaks take you on a fascinating tour through his early days as a TV guest star to Academy Award-winning work. The episode is filled with some unique and rare audio clips. So come join us and enjoy many compelling highlights of Mr. Hackman...2025-03-231h 20
As Told ToEpisode 83: Cynthia DiTiberio“We all have to figure out our own ways to carve out our own creativity,” says New York Times best-selling ghostwriter Cynthia DiTiberio about finding time to do her own writing alongside her collaborative work. “Not that our creativity doesn’t go into our ghostwritten books, but you can’t claim it in the same way.” Cynthia knows what it takes to create a successful book. She started her publishing career as a senior editor at HarperCollins, where she worked with a number of authors, including NIH director Francis Collins and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Jeffrey Marx. From there s...2025-02-251h 03
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 51: The Film Freaks Meet Cute!With February being the month of Valentine’s Day, your Film Freaks Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan decided to take a moonlit stroll at the beach and fall madly in love…with the romantic comedy genre! Six wonderful, sexy, witty comedies are discussed, starting with the very first American romantic comedy from 1932 all the way up to now. Everyone from Claudette Colbert to Jack Lemmon to Hugh Grant to Ali Wong to Maya Erskine are part of the cavalcade of cuties that shine in these charming, whimsical rom-coms. Give it a listen and laugh and...2025-02-081h 23
As Told ToEpisode 81: Laura Morton“The work that we do is actually very difficult to detach from when you’re writing in somebody’s voice,” notes veteran collaborator Laura Morton on the emotional connection she often feels when channeling her clients’ stories. Laura comes by this observation honestly, after spending more than thirty years helping to tell other people’s stories. In that time, she has written more than 60 books, including 22 New York Times bestsellers. Her most recent bestseller Fire in the Hole: The Untold Story of My Traumatic Life and Explosive Success, written with GoDaddy and PXG Golf founder Bob Parsons—was a publicatio...2025-01-281h 33
As Told ToEpisode 80: Benjamin Dreyer“You’d be amazed at how far you can get in life having no idea what the subjunctive mood is,” writes Benjamin Dreyer, retired managing editor and copy chief of the Random House division of Penguin Random House. “As if it’s not bad enough that English has rules, it also has moods.” Yes, it does. Happily, the mood of the room for writers in Benjamin’s good hands as a copyeditor was cheerful and patient and winning… and, for the most part, grammatically correct. Over the course of his 30+ years in publishing, he helped to shepherd the work of writ...2025-01-141h 13
As Told ToEpisode 79: Seth Rogoff ReturnsHere at the podcast factory, we’re thrilled to welcome back novelist, translator, collaborator and cultural critic Seth Rogoff to talk about his new novel—a thrilling and unsettling coda to Franz Kafka’s unfinished masterwork The Castle. Seth joined us in Season 2 (Ep. #35) to talk about the also thrilling and decidedly unconventional memoir he helped to write with ESPN basketball analyst and former NBA star Kendrick Perkins, The Education of Kendrick Perkins, which took a critical look at racism in America, and in professional sports, and sounded a call for justice and social change—a book hailed by...2024-12-171h 14
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 50: The Film Freaks Get Rushed to the Hospital!In this entertaining episode, the Film Freaks put a stethoscope up to the hospital movies genre and luckily have found a very healthy heartbeat! Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan discuss six films—covering four different decades. Everyone from Laurel & Hardy to George C. Scott to Michael Douglas to Robert Mitchum come along a fun ambulance ride. Comedies, melodramas, searing satire, thrillers, and even a slasher movie are highlighted. Fascinating films with terrific audio clips and the usual amazing Film Freaks trivia are featured. So, turn your head, cough, and give this new episode a listen! ...2024-12-101h 10
As Told ToSecond Printing: Winnie HolzmanThis episode originally aired on Feb. 14, 2023 “I moved on to the next thing I was going to write,” says the noted dramatist and television writer Winnie Holzman, recalling the cancellation of her critically-acclaimed series “My So-Called Life,” after just one season. “That’s what we do as writers. We move on to the next thing.” Indeed. In Winnie Holzman’s case, one of those “next things” turned out to be the book for the hit Broadway musical “Wicked,” with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz—one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. The collaboration earned her a p...2024-11-261h 16
As Told ToEpisode 76: Aaron Philip ClarkWhat does it take to help channel one of the most singular voices in rap in an entirely new medium? Join us as we chat with novelist and screenwriter Aaron Philip Clark, co-author of the just-published thriller The Accomplice, written in collaboration with rapper and entertainment mogul Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Aaron is perhaps best known for his International Thriller Writers Award-nominated crime fiction series featuring Detective Trevor Finnegan (Blue Like Me, Under Color of Law), as well as for his standalone novels. His first book with 50 Cent introduces readers to Nia Adams, a New York-born, Texas-bred detective who always dreamed of becomi...2024-11-051h 11
Writer's BoneAs Told To: Jeff DanielsAs you’re about to discover, we’re doing something a little different on our channel today. We've been looking for ways to highlight and promote shows across the Writer’s Bone universe and don’t you know it, we’ve got a passionate, informed, and engaged audience right here on our airwaves, why not share stand out episodes like the one you’re about to hear. Daniel Paisner has been on quite the heater on his show As Told To: The Ghostwriting Podcast. The conceit of his show is talking to ghosts like him about how th...2024-09-261h 25
As Told ToEpisode 72: Nancy FrenchBest-selling author, investigative journalist, political commentator and memoirist Nancy French is a storyteller at heart. She’s helped to write more than a dozen books, including five New York Times best-sellers, with a variety of collaborators from conservative politicians to Olympic athletes to reality television stars. Her latest memoir—Ghosted: An American Story—was published in Spring 2024 to wide critical acclaim. CNN’s Jake Tapper hailed the book prior to publication as “a great read for anyone trying to make sense of cultural whiplash over the last few years,” and went on to write that “Nancy French’s journey from poverty-stri...2024-09-101h 16
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 49: The Film Freaks Get Naughty With Pre-Code Hollywood!The Film Freaks gladly go back to the hard-boiled and raunchy 1930s when Hollywood was making movies that adults flocked to see—gritty films full of violence, sex, drug abuse, questioning religion, and giving it to the system…you know, like college. But as talkies came in, the studio writers decided to have fun with this new thing called dialogue so these flicks crackle with quips, come ons, and frank talk about infidelity and breaking the law. The Great Depression was happening so audiences looking for escape embraced these bawdy, raw movies and enjoyed the wild, reckless ride...2024-09-051h 46
As Told ToSecond Printing: Frank SantopadreOriginally aired Dec. 6, 2022. Frank Santopadre is a veteran comedy writer and the longtime co-host of “Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast,” with the late, great Gilbert Gottfried. Prior to working with Gilbert, Frank helped to write jokes and supporting material for numerous awards shows (including the Daytime Emmys, the TV Land Awards, and the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize). He has also written comics for Bazooka Joe bubble gum, and mock ad copy, concepts, and character profiles for the Topps Company’s popular Wacky Packs and Garbage Pail Kids trading cards series. Oh, and did we menti...2024-08-271h 27
As Told ToEpisode 71: Gathering of the GhostsJoin podcast host Daniel Paisner as he moderates the keynote panel discussion at the inaugural “Gathering of the Ghosts” ghostwriting conference earlier this year—an event jointly sponsored by Gotham Ghostwriters and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Dan is joined by music journalist Holly Gleason and former As Told To guests Seth Davis and Jodi Lipper for a spirited discussion on their ghostwriting journeys, and a reflection on the many ways authors and journalists are writing in collaboration. Learn more about our guests: Follow Seth Daviss on X | Episode 61 Holly Gleason Website Jodi Lipp...2024-08-131h 10
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 48: The Film Freaks Meet Jim Beaver!The Film Freaks are honored and thrilled to interview film historian, writer and incredible actor, Jim Beaver to the podcast. Beaver has been so good in so many things - especially as Ellsworth in the amazing series “Deadwood,” Bobby Singer on “Supernatural,” Shelby Parlow on “Justified,” Lawson the Gun Dealer on “Breaking Bad,” and more recently as “Dakota Bob” on “The Boys.” Listen to Jim tell us tales from his fascinating life and career. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, Jim starts his acting career and discusses working with everyone from Bruce Willis to Chris Cooper to Norman J...2024-08-021h 21
As Told ToEpisode 69: Adam NimoyTelevision director, filmmaker and author Adam Nimoy, the son of actor Leonard Nimoy, knows what it means to grow up in the chilling shadow of a famous father. He also knows what it means to tell a helluva story, and he does so in the pages of his new memoir The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy. The book explores the author’s complicated relationship with his father and reflects on how it informed his views on marriage, parenting, addiction and recovery. A graduate of Loyola Law School, Adam Nimoy started his career wor...2024-07-161h 13
As Told ToEpisode 68: Michael FranklinMichael Franklin is the co-founder and executive director of Speechwriters of Color, a community of expert and aspiring communicators helping to give voice to leaders at every level of the public, private and non-profit sectors. As a proud partner of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, the organization has placed dozens of candidates in both full-time and contract roles as speechwriters across the Biden-Harris administration. “We are definitely understanding and realizing the power of words to make a difference,” Michael says. As the founder and chief thought leadership officer of Words Normalize Behavior, a Black...2024-07-021h 06
As Told ToEpisode 66: Chelsea Devantez“Celebrity memoirs have always been my favorite book genre,” reflects podcast guest Chelsea Devantez, the Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, director, and host of the celebrity book club podcast “Glamorous Trash.” “That is what happens when your nearest bookstore growing up is a Wal-Mart. That was my fate.” Chelsea is just out with a celebrity-adjacent memoir of her own, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway), from Hanover Square Press. It’s a book that might surprise her loyal podcast listeners, or viewers who know her from her work as a television writer for shows like “Not...2024-06-041h 17
As Told ToEpisode 65: Maria Burns Ortiz“You gotta be the best on your worst day.” Words to live by from the mother of Ronda Rousey, the mixed-martial-artist-turned-professional wrestler known as “the baddest woman on the planet.” Rousey’s mother happens to be first American to win a gold medal at the World Judo Championships, and she also happens to be the mother of podcast guest Maria Burns Ortiz, co-author of Rousey’s just-published memoir Our Fight. The book is a follow-up to the sisters’ previous collaboration—the New York Times best-selling My Fight/Your Fight. Maria has taken her mother’s hard-won...2024-05-211h 16
As Told ToEpisode 64: Zibby Owens“Reading to me is like breathing,” notes Zibby Owens, the creator and host of the Webby Award- winning podcast “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books,” who joins us on the podcast to discuss her lifelong love of reading and writing and her commitment to championing books and authors. Indeed, Zibby has built on the success of her podcast to become the publishing industry’s “most powerful book-fluencer,” according to New York magazine. A frequent contributor to “Good Morning America” and other media outlets, she is the co-founder and CEO of Zibby Books, an independent book publisher, and the ow...2024-05-0747 min
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 47: The Film Freaks Take to the Skies - Window or Aisle?Yes, your Film Freaks Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton fly straight into the Airline Disaster Movies genre and have a thrilling time. Come join us in First Class as we highlight six fun, fascinating, and freaky films—everyone from Jimmy Stewart to Lucille Ball to John Wayne to Samuel L. Jackson are discussed along with many others. We dive deep into the history of the genre that starts all the way back into the 1930s and we soar through the decades sharing with you amazing fun facts and beguiling behind the scenes stories along with entertaining au...2024-04-261h 35
As Told ToEpisode 63: Todd Strasser“This is an author who really has his finger on the way kids think,” The New York Times says of podcast guest Todd Strasser, the author of over 150 books, including the award-winning young adult and middle-grade novels The Wave, Give a Boy a Gun, and Fallout. He is also the author of the wildly popular Help! I’m Trapped series of books for young readers, as well as several other best-selling series and movie tie-in books and novelizations. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and several have been adapted for film and television. Many of...2024-04-231h 04
As Told ToEpisode 61: Seth DavisSeth Davis is a veteran sports journalist and broadcaster, and The New York Times best-selling author of Wooden: A Coach’s Life and When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball. He is the co-author of the just-published memoir It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me, written with NBA veteran and University of Kentucky basketball legend Rex Chapman—a book that transcends (and upends!) the sports memoir genre and stands as a devasting and inspiring story about the human struggle for self-acceptance. Over the course of his career, Seth has written for The Athletic and Spo...2024-03-261h 11
As Told ToEpisode 60: Mark DagostinoVeteran journalist and collaborator Mark Dagostino is the author of more than two dozen books written with some of our most compelling public figures. He has helped to write seven New York Times best-sellers, including the #1 best-selling The Magnolia Story, with Chip & Joanna Gaines, co-stars of the hit HGTV show “Fixer Upper.” Mark began his career at The Boston Globe, as a general assignment news reporter, before moving on to a ten-year stint at People, where he turned his focus to popular culture as a correspondent, columnist, and senior writer. While at People, he conducted interviews with such ce...2024-03-121h 11
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 46: The Film Freaks Meet Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski!Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan, your Film Freaks have the honor of sitting down and interviewing the terrific writing team of Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (“Ed Wood,” “The People v. Larry Flynt,” “Man on the Moon,” “1408,” “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” “Dolemite Is My Name,” etc.). Scott and Larry are also true Film Freaks and we hope you enjoy this free-wheeling, fun, fascinating discussion where they discuss how they met as college freshmen at USC. The four of us share weird and wild cinema and pop culture trivia—everyone from Mel Brooks to Dom DeLuise to Kaypro computer...2024-03-111h 31
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 45: The Film Freaks Go Long - Pro Athletes Who Tried Acting!In this exciting, last-minute, long-touchdown-pass-to-win-the-game-type of episode, your Film Freak hosts, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan, guzzle Gatorade, draw up some plays, and take the field to shine stadium lights on a wonderful, fun, interesting topic: pro athletes who went into acting. Some crashed and burned, but others showed real talent and became successful box office/TV ratings stars! Everyone from Babe Ruth to Jim Brown to Alex Karras to the late, great Carl Weathers are discussed as your Film Freaks bring you in-depth trivia and, of course, many terrific and entertaining audio clips from the...2024-02-151h 23
As Told ToEpisode 58: Sarah Tomlinson“Sometimes the truth is just too much, and sometimes it’s not enough.” That’s a line from Sarah Tomlinson’s new novel, The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers, the story of a young ghostwriter scratching at the truth that threatens the legend of the fictional rock band of the title. A veteran journalist, essayist, music critic, ghostwriter, and memoirist, Sarah’s work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Review of Books, Marie Claire, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, and Huffington Post. Her new novel puts an exclamation point on the maxim that says write...2024-02-131h 19
As Told ToEpisode 56: Kevin AndersonKevin Anderson is one of the publishing industry’s leading authorities on ghostwriting and editorial development. As the founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Kevin Anderson & Associates, a Manhattan-based firm that specializes in developing collaborative projects, he is uniquely positioned to weigh in on what it takes to write a best-selling book. His firm represents over 200 widely-published writers, and relies on the editorial and publishing expertise of more than a dozen former Big 5 acquisitions editors. “A client who hires a ghostwriter is still the author of their book,” Anderson once told The Washington Post. “With the exception of some res...2024-01-161h 09
As Told ToEpisode 55: Andrew Crofts“I’m quite good at detaching and passing the tissues and just listening,” says Andrew Crofts, one of the world’s most prolific ghostwriters, on his ability to help his clients share their most intimate, most harrowing, most traumatic experiences in the pages of their memoirs. As the author or co-author of more than eighty books, including a dozen Sunday Times best-sellers, Andrew is well-known in England for his work behind-the-scenes with top television personalities, footballers, politicians, and ordinary individuals caught in extraordinary circumstances. He is also well-known among publishers for his willingness to take on any sub...2024-01-021h 06
As Told ToEpisode 54: Rebecca Shaw & Ben Kronengold“Voices of their generation. Except for Greta Thunberg. And Malala. Amanda Gorman . . .you know what, I take it back.” — Jimmy Fallon That’s high praise for the comedy writing duo of Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, from their former boss at NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” where our podcast guests became the two youngest writers in that program’s storied history and earned a shared spot on Variety’s “Power of Young Hollywood Impact List” in 2021. Shaw and Kronengold began dating and writing together as freshmen at Yale University and capped their undergraduate career with a 2018 commencement ad...2023-12-191h 04
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 44: The Film Freaks Hide in the Shadows of Noir!Your Film Freaks put their feet up on their private eye desk, slip a gat in their pocket, and light a Chesterfield, see? Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton discuss six of their favorite crime noirs—some well known and some rather obscure—the films cover the time period of 1940 through 1959. Everyone from Peter Lorre to Ida Lupino to Robert Ryan to Lucille Ball show up in these tough, fast-talking flicks where bad guys and dangerous dames stay back in the shadows and plan their next moves. Directors like Henry Hathaway, Richard Fleischer, Nicholas Ray, and even prod...2023-12-021h 47
As Told ToEpisode 52: Adeena Sussman“If I’m developing a recipe for a client, or for my own books, I’m all about people telling me what they think about it, what it invokes for them, what they would do differently,” notes New York Times best-selling cookbook author Adeena Sussman about the collaborative nature of preparing recipes for readers. If there’s anybody who knows what it means work in partnership in the kitchen, it’s Adeena Sussman—the co-author of 15 books, including the best-selling Cravings series written in collaboration with model and television personality Chrissy Teigen. Adeena is also the co-author of The Sprinkl...2023-11-211h 03
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 43: The Film Freaks Get Groovy Scary With 70's Horror!Your Film Freaks Forever! hosts, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan shine a harvest moon on some of their favorite 1970s horror films. It makes for a fun, fascinating, frightening witches brew! They discuss the decade itself, share some terrific drive-in trailer clips, and then take deep dives into six wonderful flicks. Everyone from Shelley Winters to Vincent Price to Gregory Peck to Sir Ralph Richardson join in the freaky fun! Have a funky, nifty Halloween and we'll see ya on the flip side. This episode is sponsored by: Libro.fm (FILMFREAKSFOREVER) | 2...2023-10-282h 05
As Told ToEpisode 50: Dani Shapiro“I’ve been obsessed with the corrosive power of secrets since my first novel,” reflects the best-selling novelist and memoirist Dani Shapiro, a writer who has been mining her own secrets since she first put pen to paper. In a far-ranging, free-wheeling interview with host Daniel Paisner, pulled from a “Book & Author Luncheon” program sponsored by the Friends of the Port Washington (N.Y.) Library in May, 2023, she reflects on her inspirations for her most recent novel Signal Fires, New York Times best-seller and National Jewish Book Award-winner now out in paperback, and for her gripping 2019 memoir Inheritanc...2023-10-241h 08
As Told ToEpisode 47: Dina KraftDina Kraft is a veteran foreign correspondent based in Tel Aviv, where she co-hosts the influential podcast “Groundwork,” sharing stories about Palestinians and Israelis working to change the status quo. She began her overseas career in the Jerusalem bureau of the Associated Press and has written and reported for a number of publications, including The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Los Angeles Times. She currently works as the opinion editor for the English-language edition of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. A 2012 Neiman Fellow at Harvard University, and a 2015 Ochberg Fellow at the Dart...2023-09-261h 10
As Told ToEpisode 46: Lee Goldberg Novelist, screenwriter, producer and publisher Lee Goldberg knows what it is to work in collaboration. He has helped to write and produce a number of television shows, including “seaQuest” and “Monk,” and he also served as a supervising producer and executive producer of the long-running series “Diagnosis Murder,” starring Dick Van Dyke. While working on “Monk” and “Diagnosis Murder,” he wrote several original tie-in novels based on those series. Lee is also an accomplished storyteller in his own right—the author of nearly 40 novels, including Lost Hills, True Fiction, and the first five books in the Fox & O’Hare series, written...2023-09-121h 16
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 42: The Film Freaks Honor Their Friend, Treat WilliamsIn a special episode of the podcast, Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton honor their dear friend, the terrific actor Treat Williams who sadly passed away this summer. Gone too soon, Phoef and Mark share memories of getting to work with him for two seasons of the family drama “Chesapeake Shores,” where Treat played the patriarch Mick O'Brien. They also cover his five-decade career, highlighting some of the wonderful films, TV series and TV movies he appeared in. Treat worked with some of the truly great film directors, such as Sidney Lumet, Milos Forman, Steven Spielberg, John Stur...2023-09-071h 22
As Told ToSecond Printing: Amy FerrisThis episode originally aired February 1, 2022. Amy Ferris writes like a dream. About love. Also: strength, humanity, depression, aging, inspiration, resilience. But mostly about love. It's kind of her thing—a thing that led her to her first gig as a collaborator, a dual memoir from Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons and Justine Simmons called Old School Love. Amy's worked primarily as an essayist, an editor, a screenwriter and playwright. She's even published a young adult novel called A Greater Goode. She made a whole bunch of noise with the publication of her 2009 breakout book, Marrying George Clo...2023-08-151h 13
As Told ToSecond Printing: Eugene PackThis episode originally aired March 15, 2022. Eugene Pack knows a thing or two about what it takes to write a compelling celebrity memoir – and yet he’s never actually written one. As the creator and co-producer of the hit theatrical revue “Celebrity Autobiography,” developed with Dayle Reyfel, he has pushed audiences to consider what it means to live a book-worthy life and how it is that readers have come to accept the wit and wisdom and worldviews of our most celebrated personalities when they are presented on the page. The show has been staged in theaters all over...2023-08-011h 23
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 41: Good Evening, The Film Freaks Honor Alfred Hitchcock!In this fascinating episode, your Film Freaks Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton dive deep into the filmography of the great British master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. With fun and engrossing trivia about the behind-the-scenes productions and all the talented actors Hitch worked with, we look at six of our favorite movies from his 50-year career. With so many good films to choose from, everything from “Strangers on a Train” to “Rear Window” are analyzed, along with other classics. Talents like Raymond Chandler, Jimmy Stewart, Janet Leigh, Patricia Highsmith, Joseph Cotton are discussed along with entertaining audio clips fr...2023-07-301h 58
As Told ToEpisode 45: Debra Ollivier“I love the process, and the craft of writing, and helping people who have a real deep yearning to put their own story on the page,” reflects best-selling author and collaborator Debra Ollivier, who has helped to develop, ghostwrite, and edit more than 20 titles, with a broad and eclectic mix of authors. Debra, who lived and worked in Paris at the front end of her writing career, is the author of two enlightening and engaging guides on what it means to be a French woman and why it matters—What French Women Know and Entre Nous—as well as bo...2023-07-181h 23
As Told ToEpisode 44: Arthur Smith“The more you try, the luckier you get…” Words to live by, from podcast guest Arthur Smith, the pioneering television producer behind some of the longest-running unscripted series in history, and author of the just-published motivational memoir Reach: Hard Lessons and Learned Truths from a Lifetime in Television. Arthur’s long-running hit “Hell’s Kitchen,” with Gordon Ramsey, helped to forge the modern food competition reality genre, while his Emmy-nominated “American Ninja Warrior” has spawned a cultural movement and inspired millions to push themselves to next-level successes in their own lives and careers. As the founder and chairma...2023-07-041h 24
As Told ToEpisode 43: Peter Asher and David JacksFirst-time author David Jacks, a veteran video editor and music supervisor, ran into legendary music producer Peter Asher at a Santa Monica taco joint in 2003 and asked if he could interview him. Jacks, a long-time admirer of the man said to be the inspiration for Mike Myers’ “shagadelic” Austin Powers character, who first came to prominence as one-half of the hit-making British pop vocal duo Peter and Gordon and would go on to produce generation-defining albums for artists such as James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Randy Newman, and Diana Ross, immediately asked Asher if he would sit for an int...2023-06-201h 18
As Told ToEpisode 42: Madeleine MorelLiterary agent Madeleine Morel has made a career out of representing ghostwriters and collaborators—and only ghostwriters and collaborators. Through her Manhattan-based agency 2M Communications, she has successfully paired her clients with top celebrities, thought leaders, health and fitness experts, business executives and change agents on hundreds of book projects, including more than 60 New York Times bestsellers. She sees herself as a kind of “literary matchmaker,” and publishers are inclined to agree. They regularly seek her out when they’re looking for the “right” writer to capture a celebrity author’s voice or vision. “It’s the best of times and...2023-06-061h 02
As Told ToEpisode 41: Tara Trudel“Songwriting is kind of where my heart is,” says former Second City music director Tara Trudel, a versatile songwriter and composer based in Los Angeles. Tara’s unique talents popped on podcast host Daniel Paisner’s admittedly limited radar during the launch of Post in Fall 2022, when she created a mini-musical based on the early days and growing pains of the new social media site. Tara started her career teaching early childhood and elementary school music for Chicago’s The Merit School of Music and the city’s public school system, before pivoting to comedy and theater—a natural extension of he...2023-05-2357 min
As Told ToEpisode 40: Gregory Collins & Carolyn Pfeiffer“The idea of ‘chasing the panther’ is that the panther serves as this metaphor for art, and so it’s something that you chase after even thought it is in some ways very, very dangerous, and I think Carolyn would say that is one hundred percent the story of her life, chasing art.” That’s writer and filmmaker Gregory Collins explaining the title to his very first collaboration, Chasing the Panther: Adventures & Misadventures of a Cinematic Life, written with the noted independent film producer Carolyn Pfeiffer, who as a young woman found herself swept up in the roiling wate...2023-05-091h 22
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 40: The Film Freaks Mid-Life Crisis!In honor of episode #40 (!!), the Film Freaks have decided to trade in their respectable automobiles for cherry red Porches, dye their hair, go to a tanning salon, drive to Vegas, baby, and finally start to live, man! Come join us as we get cozy with some of the best and eclectic Mid-Life Crisis movies. From decades as far back as the 1930s right up to today, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan highlight and discuss six terrific, entertaining flicks—everyone from Walter Huston to Bill Murray to Rock Hudson to Julianne Moore to Shirley Valentine herself, Pauline Col...2023-05-011h 46
As Told ToEpisode 38: Nell Scovell“Writing is not what you start,” writes podcast guest Nell Scovell in her scathingly funny memoir Just the Funny Parts. “It’s not even what you finish. It’s what you start, finish, and put out there for the world to see.” Indeed, Nell offers this observation from a place of hard-won experience. A veteran television writer (“Newhart,” “The Simpsons,” “Late Night with David Letterman,” “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” “Murphy Brown,” “Coach,” and on and on), Nell understands what it means to get an idea on its feet and out in front of an audience. As Sheryl Sandberg’s collaborator on th...2023-04-111h 13
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 39: The Film Freaks Favorite Five!Because you asked us for it, in this episode your Film Freaks share their personal five favorite films of all time. As Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton explain, lists like this can be fluid, but they put on their FFF Thinking Caps and came up with their picks. Everyone from Ingrid Bergman to Sidney Lumet to Hitchcock to Robert Mitchum are discussed. Engrossing backstories and powerful audio clips are shared as these intriguing films cover six different decades. Come join us for a fun and fascinating podcast from your Film Freaks. Today’s...2023-04-032h 24
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 38: The Film Freaks Get Animated!Come join your Film Freaks, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan, as they discuss some of their favorite animated feature films. Like all FFF! episodes, it's packed with fun and fascinating trivia and back stories, plus you'll learn some engrossing facts about such legendary animation giants like Walt Disney, Hiyao Miyazaki, Brad Bird, etc. Everyone from Snow White to the Iron Giant to Forky are discussed and many, many more. So if you love animation as much as the Film Freaks do, come listen to the latest lively, entertaining episode of Film Freaks Forever! Today’s...2022-11-301h 45
Hallmarkies PodcastCHESAPEAKE SHORES Writers Phoef Sutton & Mark Jordan Legan S6 Interview (Chesapeake Chats)Today Kaycee and Kari talk with Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan writers of s6 of Chesapeake ShoresFollow Mark on twitter https://twitter.com/MJLegan Follow Kaycee on twitter https://twitter.com/kaycee__simpsonCheck out Phoef's website at https://www.phoefsutton.com/Follow Phoef on twitter https://twitter.com/phoefsuttonCheck out Phoef's Film Freaks podcast https://spoti.fi/3uOgJKBFollow Kari on instagram https://www.instagram.com/hallmark_comics/?hl=enCheck out all our content on Chesapeake Shores https://www.youtube.com/playlist...2022-11-051h 09
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 37: The Film Freaks Feast on ‘40s Fright Fest!Just in time for Halloween, your ghoulish hosts share with you six of their favorite fright flicks from the 1940s. Horror movies got their second wind in this decade and your Film Freaks discuss some classics and some underrated gems. Everyone from Val Lewton to Boris Karloff to Ray Milland to Lon Chaney Jr. are featured, as well as all the behind the scenes crew who help make the movie magic. So listen..if you dare. Chew on your candy corn as werewolves, satanists, vampires, and ghosts surround you! Oh, and Happy Halloween! Today’s ep...2022-10-301h 59
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 36: The Film Freaks Attack All Monsters!In this fun, fascinating episode your Film Freaks are back from the wilds of Canada and happy to bring you an in-depth look at the big giant monster movie genre. We take you through the very early days to the 1953 classic “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” the first giant creature awakened by man and boy is he cranky movie. Quick to follow was the Japanese classic “Gojira” and the Americanized version “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.” That was the beginning of one of the most impressive film franchises ever! Interesting and hilarious sound clips from all the films—ev...2022-08-081h 21
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 35: The Film Freaks Mic Drop – Singers Who Tried Acting!Your Film Freaks invite you to enjoy the latest podcast—where we shine a spotlight on this unique niche—singers who tried to be film actors. And there are a'plenty! Now some absolutely proved they were more than capable—with a few even winning Oscars—like Frank Sinatra and Cher. But so many others quickly showed that standing in front of a microphone isn't the same as standing in front of a movie camera and emoting. We will take you through many fun and fascinating examples where it worked and when it really didn't. (We also have some fun...2022-02-221h 21
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 34: The Film Freaks Focus on Zero to Hero: Box Office Bombs That Became Classics!In the latest episode, the Film Freaks discuss the fascinating phenomenon of movies that bombed at the box office on their initial release and then later found adoring audiences and now are acclaimed classics. Films from “The Princess Bride” to “It's a Wonderful Life” and “Brazil” to “Heathers” have suffered this way. Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan focus on four films that are now beloved classics that certainly laid a box office egg back in the day. These films cover the 1930s, the 1950s, and then a fascinating year in cinema, 1999. Everyone from Brad Pitt, Howard Hawks, Katherine...2021-12-061h 39
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 33: The Film Freaks Bring You the TV Mini-Series!Way before streaming services came along and could easily show "limited series" like “The Queen's Gambit,” “Godless,” or “Mare of Easttown,” broadcast television back in the day excitedly came up with a new special way to present longer programs. Thus, the mini-series exploded in the 1970s and was a popular form of television entertainment for decades. Social phenomenon like “Roots” were hugely popular, as was “The Thorn Birds,” but your Film Freaks highlight four terrific TV mini-series that helped set the mold and deliver fabulous entertainment you could enjoy from the comfort of your very own home. These programs helpe...2021-10-072h 05
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 32: The Film Freaks Get Gritty With the ‘70s!The Film Freaks are back! And they are here to turn you onto some of the best, underrated gritty flicks from that crazy decade…the 1970s, man! A time of social change, bell bottoms, and lava lamps! Plus, the country was dealing with the Vietnam War, Watergate, the oil crisis, and rising costs of Hamburger Helper! Six terrific movies are discussed—most of them have sort of slipped under the radar, but still pack quite a punch and definitely influenced future filmmakers. Directors, writers, and performers like Dustin Hoffman, Tuesday Weld, Nick Nolte, Don Siegel, Elmore Leonard, Charl...2021-08-282h 12
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 31: The Film Freaks Honor Fallen FavoritesEarly in this new year of 2021, some truly great talents have passed away and we were particularly moved and yet pleased to see the incredibly long lives and distinguished careers of four favorite performers—Cicely Tyson, Hal Holbrook, Cloris Leachman, and Christopher Plummer. All lived into their 90s and worked right up to the end, and along the way created some memorable and iconic characters, both onstage and in front of the camera. They won Oscars, Tonys, and Emmys. They played everybody from Mark Twain to Leo Tolstoy to Coretta Scott King. We take you through their am...2021-03-071h 27
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 30: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Podcast!2020 was a dumpster fire in so many ways, so we figured everyone could use a good laugh. So, in Episode #30 of Film Freaks Forever!, we shine a light on six of our favorite film comedies. Hilarious movies that are guaranteed to make you chuckle, guffaw, belly laugh, chortle, roll in the aisles…you get the idea. We take you from the 1930's through the 1960's/1970's, into the new millennium, and then we end with a very recent comedy from 2019. Everyone from W.C. Fields to Carole Lombard to Peter Cook to Elaine May to Eugene Levy to...2021-01-291h 48
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 29: The Film Freaks Plan A Heist!Just like they do in heist movies, your Film Freaks quietly and meticulously planned this podcast, wearing masks, gloves, speaking in code, all the while planning the ultimate heist episode. Enjoy the thrills and chills of staying one step ahead of the authorities as Phoef and Mark take you through some of the best heist movies ever made - from the 1950's all the way through to today. Everyone from Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe, Alec Guinness, Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Robert Redford, and Jeremy Renner show up to prove that crime doesn't pay (well, most of the time). 2020-12-161h 35
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 28: Film Freaks Forgotten Favorites!In this episode, your fellow Film Freaks Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan share six of their favorite forgotten films. Phoef and Mark discuss good movies that fell through the cracks or were well received, but have since faded in memory—some real gems that deserve to be discovered or re-discovered by a wider audience. As you know, film buffs love to turn someone onto an obscure goodie that they’ve never heard of, and this episode has a fascinating menagerie of film talent—everyone from Buck Henry to Nicole Kidman to Gus Van Sant to Kurt Russel...2020-11-261h 27
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 27: The Film Freaks Drink Witches’ Brew!For Halloween, your fellow Film Freaks approach the cauldron with some wolf's bane, an eye of newt (so yummy) and some of the best witch movies ever! Phoef and Mark take you through the beginnings of the genre and then discuss six films about witches that they love and enjoy watching over and over. So grab your broom, your black cat, pull up a large toadstool, and listen in as the Film Freaks shine a full moon on their top picks. Everyone from Veronica Lake to Christopher Lee to Anjelica Huston to Richard Matheson to Paul Frees...2020-10-271h 37
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 26: Film Freaks Best of the Decade (2010-2019)!Yes, the Film Freaks look back at the past decade (2010-19) and share their individual Top 10 lists. From their Top 10, each Film Freak then picked two favorite films to discuss and highlight. So enjoy as these four gems are analyzed and fascinating fun facts are shared. Some of the stars in these marvelous movies include Jeff Bridges, Anna Paquin, Chris Hemsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Mark Ruffalo & Chris Pine! Plus, at the end of the podcast, the Film Freaks also share their individual picks for the Worst of the Decade! Warning: Parts of the podcast includes strong...2020-10-011h 46
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 25: The Film Freaks Go West!Hey you bushwhackers, mosey on up and listen in as the Film Freaks discuss some great, rather underrated Westerns flicks. The Film Freaks love them some Westerns, but classics like “High Noon,” “Shane,” “The Searchers,” etc. have been discussed to death, so we light a campfire, cook up a mess of beans, and discuss some truly wonderful Westerns. Films featured in this episode include “Destry Rides Again” (1939), “Ride Lonesome” (1959), “Day of the Outlaw” (1959), “Hombre” (1967), “The Long Riders” (1980) and “The Sisters Brothers” (2018). Everyone from Paul Newman to Marlene Dietrich to Randolph Scott to Joaquin Phoenix are part of this fun episode. So belly u...2020-09-022h 16
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 24: The Film Freaks Meet Little Stevie Spielberg!Way before Steven Spielberg changed movies and box office numbers forever with the summer smash, “Jaws,” he had already established quite a reputation and resume working in television in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Film Freaks dive deep into Spielberg's very first television job ever (where he got to work with legends like Rod Serling and Joan Crawford) and then take you through a lot of his fascinating, off beat and edgy TV work. It all leads up to what many consider the best TV movie ever made and then his underrated very first major stud...2020-08-011h 45
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 23: Film Freaks Keep on Truckin'!In the latest entertaining podcast episode, the Film Freaks tip their trucker hats to a wonderful genre, the trucker movies! The long-haul truckers truly keep this country going and there are dozens of fun, weird, and fantastic flicks about these dedicated drivers delivering us everything we need! The Film Freaks take you through the history of the genre and many marvelous actors and directors are discussed—Humphrey Bogart, Roy Scheider, Sean Connery, Ida Lupino, William Friedkin, Sam Peckinpah, Yves Montand, and many more. So fill up the tank, grab your sunglasses, turn on the CB radio, and le...2020-06-211h 37
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 22: Film Freak Favorites!In the latest episode of the Film Freaks Forever! podcast, Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton provide yet another quarantine edition, recorded from their individual lairs during this unusual time. And though we couldn't record in our regular recording studio, we hope with even a different audio system and a few glitches, you'll enjoy this one. The Film Freaks each picked three of their favorite films that happen to be currently streaming. So sit back and relax, or take the dog for a walk, and enjoy as we discuss and highlight some classic comedies, engrossing dramas, and...2020-05-062h 37
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 21: Stay at Home With the Film Freaks!In a special episode of the Film Freaks Forever! podcast, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan try and record a new episode with both of them isolated in their respective homes during these unusual and abnormal times. Fans wrote in requesting a special podcast suggesting some perfect streaming films to view, entertainment that could provide escape (comfort food movies). And so that's what we've tried to do. Even though we couldn't record in our regular recording studio, we hope with even a different audio system and a few glitches, you'll enjoy this one. We highlight...2020-04-122h 09
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 20: Film Freaks of the Living Dead!In the latest, exciting edition of Film Freaks Forever!, your hosts Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton take you through the harrowing, haunted history of the zombie movie! Very few know it all began with a 1929 book and then what is considered the very first "official" zombie movie that came out in 1932. Your Film Freaks shine a light on many of the famous and many of the forgotten zombie flicks—everyone from George Romero, Richard Matheson, Bela Lugosi, Val Lewton, Danny Boyle and Simon Pegg are discussed. Some rare, classic ‘70s trailers are played, along with your film...2020-03-141h 26
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 19: Film Freaks Fight Oscar Fever!Yes, it's that time of the year where the motion picture industry congratulates itself and hands out little gold statues that drive people crazy! Your Film Freaks, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan, take a fun and fascinating dive deep into the ocean of Oscar history. From the very first ceremony of 1929 all the way up to 2019, the Film Freaks discuss some of the worst films and performances to be honored to also some of the greatest snubs. The gang's all here—everyone from Frederic March to Frances McDormand to George C. Scott to Diane Keaton. Rare, ha...2020-02-031h 12
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 18: A Film Freaks Christmas!Happy holidays from your Film Freaks, Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton! ‘Tis the season, but if you are tired of the same old holiday movies like “White Christmas,” “Miracle on 34th Street,” and "It’s A Wonderful Life,” your Film Freaks shine some twinkling lights on four terrific Christmas films that you might not even think of as Christmas films. Everything from hilarious screwball comedies to taut bank heist thrillers to a kick-ass action flicks—all with Christmastime settings! So pour yourself some eggnog, throw another log on the yuletide fire, and enjoy yet another fun epis...2019-12-161h 22
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 17: The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Film Freaks!In this entertaining new episode of Film Freaks Forever!, your hosts Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan shine a stage light on the genre of films about show business! It's always fascinating when the entertainment industry looks inward and the Film Freaks shout "Action!" with four captivating, engaging movies about this biz we call show are discussed and analyzed. Everyone from Ben Hecht to Rita Hayworth to Martin Short to Christopher Plummer are part of the "cast of characters" who highlight how the bright lights of Broadway and the hard luck streets of Hollywood either make you a...2019-11-221h 48
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 16: Film Freaks Go Trick or Treating!Happy Halloween, fellow Film Freaks! Your hosts Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton have returned from their trick or treating and—as they fight over trading Skittles for Kit Kats (or maybe a Baby Ruth)—they’re thrilled to share with you four fantastic, scary, maybe you know them, maybe you don't 1960s horror films! 1960 started with a bang as Norman Bates brought new meaning to "room service" at the Bates Motel. “Psycho” lead off a decade of eclectic, creepy, spooky horror movies from all over the world. We feature some Italian, British, and American horror fli...2019-10-241h 39
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 15: The Film Freaks Time Travel!In the latest edition of the podcast that has been called "cool" and "gives me something to do when walking the dog," your Film Freaks jump through the Fourth Dimension to bring you some of the best, fascinating films on those who have dared to mess with Einstein's theories, H.G. Wells' diaries, and cosmic strings. Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan discuss the whole genre and then shine a light on three of the best movies about the subject, plus one of the most successful franchises ever that popularized Crispin Glover, a DeLorean, and a pissed...2019-09-271h 52
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 14: Film Freaks Go to College!In this episode, your loyal hosts Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton don their caps and gowns and march to "Pomp & Circumstance" to receive their Film Freak diplomas. They're ready to guide you around the coolest campus and find the greatest parties as they educate you on four superb college themed movies—from one of the most popular college comedies ever made to a real obscure, yet clever and compelling, 1970s TV movie. Everyone from Groucho Marx to John Belushi to Dean Stockwell to James McAvoy to a very young Pre-Sherlock Benedict Cumberbatch are along for your tutorial.2019-09-031h 19
The Hidden History of Los AngelesLesser-Known L.A. Movies and an Interview with Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan HHLA46This episode explores the lesser-known Los Angeles movies and features an interview with Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan of the podcast Film Freaks Forever. 2019-08-0150 min
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 13: Film Freaks Fight Mother Nature!In the latest Film Freaks Forever! episode, Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton throw a net over the whole "When Animals Attack" genre, which really took off during the anti-pollution/ecology movements of the 1970s. It's a fascinating, frightening and unintentionally funny genre and your loyal Film Freaks guide you through scary swamps, treacherous mountains, and basically anywhere outdoors where this genre warns you that all animals want to kill you! From the early days of Hitchcock's 1963 “The Birds” all the way through the gritty ‘70s and even into the dark 1980s, the Film Freaks discuss some real ob...2019-07-221h 41
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 12: Film Freaks Frolic in the Sun!In the latest edition of Film Freaks Forever!, we head to the beach and to the swimming pools for summer fun! Slather on some sunscreen, grab your surfboards, and jump in your dune buggy as the Film Freaks, Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton, shine a light on four eclectic summertime films. They discuss the origins of the whole subgenre with “Gidget” and the Frankie and Annette Beach movies to John Milius' cult surfer's film “Big Wednesday.” They also head to the trippy late 1960s Burt Lancaster flick “The Swimmer” and an amazing, campy 1980s horror film, “Blood Beach,”...2019-06-021h 18
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 11: Film Freaks in a Foxhole!In the latest edition of every cinephile's favorite podcast, the Film Freaks march you to four of the best World War II films out there—four terrific, yet rather underrated war movies. There are so many famous ones out there, but your hosts, Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton will shine a light on some gritty, muddy, bloody, exciting pieces of cinema that deserve bigger audiences and admirers. Brilliant directors like William Wellman,(“Battleground”), Robert Aldrich (“Attack”), and John Frankenheimer (“The Train”) helmed some of the combat flicks we will examine. And actor/director Stuart Cooper's passion project “Overl...2019-05-081h 19
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 10: The Film Freaks Present the Worst Movie Musicals Ever Made!In the tenth episode of Film Freaks Forever!, our hosts Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton dared to watch and listen to some truly dreadful modern film musicals—so much so that all the wildlife around our place, ran for the hills and have never returned. With so much to choose from, the Film Freaks narrowed it down to four modern film musicals that are truly so bizarre and strange that they'll end up wildly entertaining you and your friends (especially if booze & buds are being passed around, dig?) Everything from a 20-year-old unknown Olivia Newton-John singing her...2019-04-081h 22
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 9: Film Freaks of the Week!In this latest edition of Film Freaks Forever!, co-hosts Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton sit you down in front of a 1970s’ television set and turn you on to the amazing program that was ABC TV Movie of the Week. Launched in 1969, The ABC TV MOW quickly became a ratings juggernaut and week in, week out, would provide some of the grittiest, well-made TV movies ever seen. Such seminal TV films such as Duel, Tribes, The Night Stalker, and Brian's Song thrilled home audiences. In this new FFF! Podcast, your loyal Film Freaks highlight three terrifically ent...2019-03-041h 14
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 8: Film Freaks Get Scary!Have you ever wanted to rule the world? Of course you have. Have you ever wanted to graft the hands of a murderer onto your rival and steal away his girl? No doubt. Have you ever wanted to escape from prison, cross dress as a sweet old lady and plan the murder of your arch enemies? We all have. Well, in this month's segment of Film Freaks Forever!, Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton shine a light on the cobweb-covered 1930s horror film genre. So many classics to choose from, but we grabbed three of our favorites—"Th...2019-01-241h 33
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 7: Film Freaks Meet Sweaty Dudes From the ‘80s!Gary Busey, Lorenzo Lamas, and the ghost of Bruce Lee walk into a bar...well, sorta, kinda… In this exciting edition of Film Freaks Forever!, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan tackle the crazy world of 1980s action flicks. They explore those campy, cheesy, batshit crazy films with lots of sweaty guys, villains who cackle and do evil things, scrappy underdogs fighting back, power ballads, faded jeans, feathered hair, and lots of synth music! Come join them, dear listeners, as you'll learn many fascinating offbeat facts that you can dazzle your fellow film freak friends wit...2018-12-081h 03
Pop LiteracyEpisode 10: Should We Still Care About Movies?2018 has brought a few glimmers of hope for disaffected moviegoers sick of superheroes, explosions, and special effects: A Star Is Born, Crazy Rich Asians, Eighth Grade, Boy Erased. But many of us (your hosts included) are much more excited about the seemingly infinite great TV offerings these days than by the prospect of schlepping to the movies to see the latest in high-budget forgettableness. Are we wrong to cross movies off our pop culture to-do lists? Our guests this week are here to persuade us to care about film again. Our Writer's Bone Podcast Network siblings at...2018-12-0357 min
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 6: A Film Freak Is Born!In the latest edition of Film Freaks Forever!, Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton embrace the history of the “A Star Is Born” film franchise. The Film Freaks take you, the listener, all the way back to the very beginning to the great 1932 film that started it all and isn't even called “A Star Is Born.” In honor of the latest 2018 remake starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, Mark and Phoef guide you through the many versions of this fabled story. And like all our episodes, FFFI shares with you fun, fascinating facts about the various stars, writers...2018-10-051h 46
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 5: Film Freaks the Remake!In the latest episode of Film Freaks Forever, Mark & Phoef present three examples where they actually got a remake right. The Film Freaks shine a light on “The Fly,” “The Thing,” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” And like all our episodes, FFF shares with you fun, fascinating facts about the various directors, writers, stars, and special effects crew that made the originals and remakes of these classic sci-fi/horror films. Even Mark & Phoef's pod people like this episode. So join us...or else! Today’s episode is sponsored by Final Draft. Buy a Film Freaks Forever! pin for just $2018-09-131h 55
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 4: Film Freaks Go Down A Dark Alley!In Episode 4, the Film Freaks don trench coats, hats, and .45 calibers as they slowly make their way down a rain-soaked alleyway to introduce you to some of the best, underrated crime noir gems. Yes, in this episode the tough, chain-smoking, whiskey-swilling tough guys Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton shine a police patrol light on three terrific examples of the film noir genre that are crackling good crime flicks that have fallen through the cracks but totally deserve a bigger audience. Films full of dangerous dames, missing moolah, hateful hitmen, and greedy guys. Come join the Film...2018-08-061h 13
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 3: Film Freaks to the Rescue!In Episode 3, the Film Freaks don tights and a cape and fly through strange and bizarre cinema and television to bring you some of the weirdest, off-beat, and not-so-super superhero entertainment out there. These brave lads take you through the 1960s, ‘70s, ‘80's, and even the ‘90s. They live to tell about it because of their super strength and their ability to withstand lame Captain America television movies, crazy Italian and Turkish attempts at super hero films, and even David Hasselhoff—yes, the Hoffster!—showing Samuel L. Jackson a thing or two about how to kick ass as Nick Fu...2018-06-111h 12
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 2: Film Freaks for Dummies!In this episode, the Film Freaks, Phoef and Mark, slowly creep backstage into the creepy, eerie and just plain strange sub-genre of evil ventriloquist dummy films! Man, oh man, it's surprising how many there are plus once television got going they too embraced these wooden, warped, and weird dummies as well. The Film Freaks introduce you to the Great Gabbo, Hugo, Goofy Goggles, and nearly every single homicidal evil ventriloquist dummy to ever sit on a lap! Today’s episode is brought to you by Final Draft.2018-04-301h 11
Film Freaks Forever!Episode 1: Film Freaks in Space!Episode 1 takes the Film Freaks deep into space—past far off galaxies and successful sci-fi franchises into the black hole of some the craziest, weirdest, and fun "space operas" ever made! These are low budget, B-movie "Star Wars" wannabes that shine just as bright from sheer willpower! Come blast off with the Film Freaks as they discuss and honor “Starcrash,” “Battle Beyond the Stars,” and “Space Mutiny!” Bring some popcorn and Tang! Watch the trailer for "Starcrash!" Follow the Film Freaks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Writer's Bone. This episode is sponsored by Final Draft.2018-04-011h 05
Film Freaks Forever!Introducing Film Freaks Forever!A long time ago, two like-minded writers (Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan) met in college, discovered they were both "film freaks" and a lifelong friendship was born. While both having successful careers in television & film, they made sure that they get together every weekend and devour all the strange & bizarre cinema that is out there - biker flicks, goofy monster movies, Filipino jungle adventures, Turkish sci-fi rip-offs, you name it, they've probably seen it. Plus they have always kept a record of what they have watched and this journal lists them all—in order—and it covers decades. 2018-03-2801 min