BEHIND THE LENS #300: Featuring Leslie Thomas

It's a fun episode of #BTLRadioShow this week thanks to director CRAIG BREWER and writer/director LESLIE THOMAS. First up we're taking a little trip back to Zamunda with director CRAIG BREWER as we go in-depth talking about the hilarious COMING 2 AMERICA in this prerecorded exclusive interview. Hear my review of the film and listen as Craig talks about casting, incorporating touchstones to the original film, finding the heart of the film, the comedy beats, cinematography and working with cinematographer Jody Williams to capture familial intimacy within the comedy canvas as well as staging those incredible production numbers, the production design of Jeffrey Sage, and the award-worthy costume design of Ruth E. Carter (hand her the Oscar 2022 now). And then writer/director LESLIE THOMAS is live talking about her new film, HONESTY WEEKEND, where the age-old adage of "honesty is the best policy" is put to the test with laughter and love. Leslie covers the gamut from story to casting an ensemble, location location location, using color and tone for each room in the location house and for each character, scoring - which is a huge part of the connective tissue of this film, and so much more. http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com