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The Side Track
by Paul Davidson
Their obsession. Their words. Someone else's movie.Filmmakers, producers, writers, actors and film fanatics present their own personal feature-length audio commentaries of the movies that move them, shaped their lives and made them who they are today. Hosted by Paul Davidson.
Episodes
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Teaser Trailer: Keith David Keith
The Season Two Premiere (dropping 8/26) of What Are We Talking About? delivers something the Internet has asked for incessantly. Namely: bringing two iconic film actors (Keith David and David Keith) together for the first time ever. Ben, Mitch and Paul dig deep into their iconic films like An...
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What-a Speed Round (What Are We Talking About?)
Episode 117 of Paul Davidson's new podcast WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT with Mitch and Ben. If you enjoy this episode, subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast service. Find us @wawtacast on Instagram.
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Trailer: What Are We Talking About?
The trailer for Paul Davidson's brand new podcast, What Are We Talking About? Now available everywhere. You know him as the host of The Side Track, but Paul Davidson is now joined by co-hosts Benjamin Raab (co-EP of NBC's Quantum Leap) and Mitch Graham (head of Unscripted for a major television...
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Alex Blagg: The Interview
Writer/Producer Alex Blagg (@Midnight, Workaholics) joins to discuss how he went from being a ghost writer for the Kardashian's blogs and turning down a job at TMZ to writing for TV and creating a Comedy Central game show that ended up filming more than five-hundred episodes. Then, listen…
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Alex Blagg Watches: MacGruber (Audio Commentary)
Writer/Producer Alex Blagg (@Midnight, Workaholics) delivers his feature length audio commentary for the 2010 comedy cult classic MacGruber. Starring Will Forte, Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph and directed by The Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone.
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Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio Watch: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Audio Commentary)
Writer/Producers Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me trilogy, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who) deliver a feature length audio commentary for the 1971 not-so-child-friendly Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Starring Gene Wilder and at least a dozen or more Oompa Loompas, this hilarious...
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Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio: The Interview
Screenwriter/Producers Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me trilogy, Secret Life of Pets 1 & 2, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who) discuss the art of screenwriting for feature length animated movies, their first cult-favorite bomb Bubble Boy, their upcoming Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon and all…
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Ed Burns Watches: Tender Mercies (Audio Commentary)
Writer/Director/Producer Ed Burns (The Brothers McMullen, She's the One, Sidewalks of New York) delivers his own feature-length audio commentary for the 1983 Academy Award winning Robert Duvall film, Tender Mercies. One of three movies that Burns considers to be a "Texas Trilogy" of films that...
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Ed Burns: The Interview
Writer/Director/Producer Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen, She's the One, Saving Private Ryan) does an entertaining deep dive into how he broke into Hollywood via a micro-budget indie smash, how working with Spielberg gave him insight on how to be a better Director and insight into the dozens…
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John Hughes Watches: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Audio Commentary)
In 1999, über Writer/Director John Hughes recorded his first and only commentary for the 1986 classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It would appear on that year's DVD release, then per Hughes would be removed going forward. Hard to find, this commentary treasure is our gift to you on this Christmas...
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Jay Duplass Watches: Rocky (Audio Commentary)
Writer, Producer and Actor Jay Duplass (Transparent, Room 104, Togetherness) delivers a passionate feature length audio commentary for the 1976 Academy Award Best Picture winner, Rocky. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and Directed by John G. Avildsen (The Karate Kid).
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Jay Duplass: The Interview
Writer, Producer and Actor Jay Duplass (Transparent, Room 104, Togetherness) discusses guerrilla filmmaking on a budget, his partnership with brother Mark Duplass (The Morning Show), why he hates writing, abhors producing, yet can't stop the creative train for the life of him. Plus, the four…
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach Watches: Time Bandits (Audio Commentary)
Writer and Producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Middleman) travels through time with Director Terry Gilliam to revisit one of two movies that inspired his career in Hollywood -- Time Bandits. The 1981 film was produced by Beatle George Harrison and...
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Javier Grillo-Marxuach: The Interview
Writer/Producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, The Dark Crystal: Resistance, The Middleman) talks about that Star Wars moment when he knew he wanted to write, how his first gig as an NBC Development Executive turned into his first job on Seaquest DSV, and how being at his lowest point in his…
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Sarah Megan Thomas Watches: The Social Network (Audio Commentary)
Writer, Producer & Actor Sarah Megan Thomas delivers her feature-length audio commentary for the 2010 David Fincher masterclass The Social Network. Written by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones and The Side Track podcast acquaintance Max Minghella.
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Sarah Megan Thomas: The Interview
Writer, Producer & Actor Sarah Megan Thomas (Equity, A Call To Spy) discusses her Philly origins, her aspirations to become the female M. Night, how a cold call to Sundance put her Wall Street Anna Gunn-starring Equity in a solid position for a sweet distribution deal, and the years of research...
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Moisés Zamora Watches: The Others (Audio Commentary)
Producer, Writer and Showrunner Moisés Zamora (Netflix's Selena) delves into the spooky afterlife as he delivers his feature-length audio commentary for the Alejandro Amenábar, Nicole Kidman-starring The Others.
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Moisés Zamora: The Interview
Writer and Producer Moisés Zamora (American Crime, Star) joins the 'cast to discuss his newest creation, the Netflix limited drama series, Selena. We discuss how a transplant from Guadalajara, Mexico turned a passion for writing into an actual, money-making career; what it takes to break into the...
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Kevin Phillips & Ben Collins Watch: The Master (Audio Commentary)
Director Kevin Phillips and screenwriter Ben Collins (Super Dark Times) join forces to deliver their feature-length audio commentary for the Paul Thomas Anderson 2012 film The Master, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.
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Kevin Phillips & Ben Collins: The Interview
Director Kevin Phillips (Super Dark Times, Hulu's Monsterland) and screenwriter Ben Collins (Super Dark Times, The Night House) discuss their own origin story, how the nostalgic 90's era thriller Super Dark Times came to be, why napping is the ultimate weapon of the professional screenwriter and...
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Frank Oz Watches: Touch of Evil (Audio Commentary)
Director Frank Oz (Bowfinger, What About Bob?, The Dark Crystal) delivers a feature-length audio commentary for the Orson Welle's classic film noir Touch of Evil.
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Frank Oz: The Interview
Director Frank Oz (Bowfinger, What About Bob?, In & Out, The Dark Crystal) discusses his over-50 year history as a Director and Performer working with the likes of Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Scott Rudin, Jim Henson, Nicole Kidman, George Lucas, Orson Welles, Marlon Brando and more. Plus, why he...
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Melissa Maerz Watches: Dazed and Confused (Audio Commentary)
Author and journalist Melissa Maerz (Alright, Alright, Alright) delivers her feature length audio commentary for the Richard Linklater classic; incorporating amazing easter eggs and dramatic details that came from hundreds of hours of interviews with the movie's cast.
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Melissa Maerz: The Interview
Music journalist and author Melissa Maerz of Spin Magazine, Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly walks The Side Track through the Herculean effort necessary to interview hundreds of key cast and crew members from Richard Linklater's classic comedy film Dazed and Confused for her upcoming book...
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Piya Sinha-Roy / 500 Days of Summer
Entertainment journalist Piya Sinha-Roy (Reuters, Entertainment Weekly and THR) discusses how Mulder & Scully made her a good investigative reporter, what makes a good writer, best interviews, worst experiences and why How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is nothing like working at a real-life magazine…
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Max Minghella & Jamie Bell / Four Weddings and a Funeral
Actor/Director Max Minghella (The Handmaid's Tale, The Social Network) joins Actor/Producer Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, Rocketman, Skin) to talk about partnering up on their 2018 Elle Fanning pop-drama Teen Spirit, who wears which pants in their screenwriting partnership, the fact that there are no...
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Mike Makowsky / Up in the Air
Screenwriter/Producer Mike Makowsky (Bad Education, I Think We're Alone Now, Take Me) talks Lahng Island, how to turn a film short into a screenwriting success story, the glory of Pat Healy, filming a movie with Hugh Jackman in his childhood bedroom, and finally setting to rest one the most...
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Hannah Fidell & Jake Longstreth / Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Writer/director Hannah Fidell (A Teacher, 6 Years, The Long Dumb Road) and artist/radio host Jake Longstreth (Beats 1 Radio's Time Crisis) discuss McFlurries, the new FX series A Teacher, how to be creative in quarantine, how the two met and a stunning reveal never before shared on an audio...
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Jim Cummings / The Silence of the Lambs
Writer/Director/Actor Jim Cummings (Thunder Road, Wolf of Snow Hollow) discusses how a Sundance Jury Prize winning film short paved the way for his feature writing and directing career, his philosophy on crying on screen, how to distribute your indie film without a Hollywood bidding war, and his...
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Patrick Brice / Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Writer/director Patrick Brice (The Overnight, Creep, Creep 2, HBO's Room 104) discusses genre filmmaking, selling his first movie at Sundance, how he began his Duplassian partnership and the process around his new Netflix film There's Someone Inside Your House. Then, we dig deep into the world of...
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Phil Matarese / Dumb and Dumber
Co-creator of HBO's Animals, actor/writer/producer Phil Matarese talks Sundance, Snuggles the fabric softener bear, YouTube-assisted animation and why Dumb and Dumber is the greatest film on the face of the Earth. To him.
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Brett Haley / Inside Llewyn Davis
Writer/director Brett Haley (Hearts Beat Loud, The Hero, All Together Now) talks making movies for five-grand, getting into Sundance for the first time, how working with Netflix is different from the traditional theatrical distribution experience, and his upcoming Grease prequel Summer Lovin'.…
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Fabian Marquez / Top Gun
Screenwriter Fabian Marquez (Better Luck Tomorrow, Johnny Flynton and Spides) takes The Side Track into the Danger Zone to discuss his Sundance experience, his short film's Oscar nomination and the ultimate blockbuster movie from the 80's, Top Gun.
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Dylan Gelula & Kerem Sanga / Career Girls
Dylan Gelula (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Support the Girls, Flower) joins writer/director Kerem Sanga (First Girl I Loved, The Violent Heart) as they discuss their own filmic meet-cute, their worst best experiences in Hollywood and the 1997 film (and accompanying feature-length audio commentary…
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Matt Walsh & Owen Burke / Withnail and I
Emmy-nominated actor and co-founder of Upright Citizen's Brigade, Matt Walsh (VEEP, Old School, Ted) joins actor/producer Owen Burke (Drunk History) to talk about improv comedy, the Chicago scene, acting advice from Amy Poehler and the 1987 British comedy classic, Withnail and I.
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Eddie Schmidt / UHF
Oscar-nominated filmmaker and producer Eddie Schmidt (This Film is Not Yet Rated, Chelsea Does, Ugly Delicious and Gilbert) talks unscripted production, documentary filmmaking and the ultimate Al Yankovic film from the 80's, UHF.
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Matt Spicer / Blow Out
Writer/director Matt Spicer (Ingrid Goes West, Flower) joins The Side Track to talk about his films, experiences at Sundance, how many hours he's logged on Animal Crossing...and delivers his feature-length audio commentary of Brian DePalma's classic 1981 film, Blow Out.
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Paul Davidson / Three O'Clock High
The premiere episode of The Side Track begins with a feature-length commentary of the 1987 film Three o'Clock High by Side Track host, Paul Davidson. The film, directed by Phil Joanou, is an oft-forgotten gem of the teen genre films of the 80's.
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Welcome to The Side Track
Their obsession. Their words. Someone else's movie. Launching August 2020.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Their obsession. Their words. Someone else's movie.Filmmakers, producers, writers, actors and film fanatics present their own personal feature-length audio commentaries of the movies that move them, shaped their lives and made them who they are today. Hosted by Paul Davidson.
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Their obsession. Their words. Someone else's movie.Filmmakers, producers, writers, actors and film fanatics present their own personal feature-length audio commentaries of the movies that move them, shaped their lives and made them who they are today. Hosted by Paul Davidson.
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The Side Track is created and hosted by Paul Davidson.
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