BEHIND THE LENS #233: Featuring Randall Batinkoff and Nancy Goodman

It's a day full of surprises on BEHIND THE LENS thanks to our special guests, director RANDALL BATINKOFF and writer/director NANCY GOODMAN. First up is actor turned director, RANDALL BATINKOFF, who is back for his third appearance on #BTLRadioShow! This time he's here talking about his latest film, INSIDE GAME, the betting scandal that rocked the NBA! In 2007, Tim Donaghy, James "Baba" Battista, and Tommy Martino, best friends since their days of shooting hoops at Cardinal O'Hara High School in suburban Philadelphia, were arrested and prosecuted for one of the biggest scandals to rock the NBA. Donaghy was a respected NBA referee. Battista was a big-time bookie with mob connections in the Havertown area outside Philly. Tommy Martino was the "go-between" between Battista and Donaghy, the latter who was providing coded inside info on multiple NBA games and through these schemes of Battista and Donaghy, was attempting to control the point spread of games. Ironically, the NBA was not aware of Donaghy's own betting until it came out during a widespread organized crime investigation by the FBI. While a documentary of this sordid tale was previously made, a narrative feature was never ventured. Enter writer Andy Callahan and Batinkoff who introduce us to Tim, Baba, and Tommy, perfectly played by Eric Mabius, Will Sasso, and Scott Wolf, respectively. Then writer/director NANCY GOODMAN joins us talking about her new film SURPRISE ME!. Inspired by Nancy's own life, SURPRISE ME! is the story of Genie Burns, surprise party planner extraordinaire. And while her business may be going swimmingly and always has her thinking outside the box, her personal life is calculated, safe, and sheltered. . .that is until she meets Jeff and throws away her "rule book". Madness and mayhem result along with wonderful life lessons about the surprises that life hands you. http://behindthelensonline.net http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com