All Episodes

Ep 151 | Ian Hunter - VFX Supervisor on Cameron, Burton and more

Ep 150 | David Dozoretz - Pre-vis Pioneer, VFX Supervisor and Director

Ep 149 | Craig Caton-Largent — Jurassic Park Raptors, ET & Digital Domain

Ep 148 | Jim Davidson — Model Maker on Terminator 2 & Batman Returns

Ep 147 | John Duncan — ILM Model Maker (Star Wars, Star Trek, Pirates)

Ep 146 | Don Bies — Inside the Lucasfilm Archives (R2-D2 Operator)

Ep 145 | Alec Gillis — Creature FX Artist (Aliens, Predator, Tremors)

Ep 144 | Randy Thom — Oscar-Winning Director of Sound at Skywalker Sound

BONUS - Crowdfunding for the LA Trip

Ep 143 | The Farmer and the Shark — John Campopiano & Jim Beller (Jaws Doc)

Ep 142 | Jon Spira — New Mike Hodges Book (Get Carter, Flash Gordon)

Ep 141 | Rob Spera — The Film/TV Director's Field Manual

Ep 140 | Lucas Wars — Laurent Hopman & Renaud Roche on the Star Wars Graphic Novel

139 - Art Directing from Titanic to House of the Dragon with Dominic Masters

138 - Jay Glennie on "The Making of Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time ...In Hollywood"

BONUS - John Walsh on Writing The Art And Making of Gladiator 2 Book

137 - The Long Road to "Cleanin’ Up the Town" with Claire and Anthony Bueno

136 - Martha's Vineyard - Special Report

135 - Inside the Carlton Cinema with historian Nigel Smith

134 - Inside the Movie Novelizations of the ’80s with James Kahn — Jedi, Goonies & Poltergeist

133 - From The Blob to Pan’s Labyrinth: Tommy Williamson Talks VFX, Guillermo del Toro and Making Movie Magic

132 - Dave Barclay - My Life With Animatronics. Movies, Puppets and Beyond

BONUS - Propstore's Stephen Lane and Tim Lawes on some iconic props!

131 - Phil Hawkins - From Fan Films to Features.

130 - Jaws @ 50 with Director Laurent Bouzereau

129 – The Star Wars Influence: Live at the BFI’s Film on Film Festival

128 - Anthony Forrest - "Move Along" Star Wars Actor

BONUS - Director Paul King on Beneath London - The Story of Alien War

127 – Max Evry on A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune – An Oral History.

126 - Inside the BFI National Archives - Film on Film Festival - Special Episode

125 - "Suddenly Something Clicked" - With Walter Murch

BONUS - Star Wars Celebration Japan - Day 3 Report from Rachel Pearson

BONUS - Star Wars Celebration Japan - Day 1 and 2 Report from Rachel Pearson

BONUS EPISODE - Vickie Sampson on those stolen Return of the Jedi Tapes

124 - Push the Button - The Curious Career of Jeff Okun

123 - The Art of Dialogue Editing - With Vickie Sampson

122 - "Her Name Was Moviola" - With Director Howard Berry

121 - Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops with Jim Fredrick

120 - The Only Female VFX Camera Operator - With Maryan Infield

119 - The Saga Museum with Gus Lopez

118 - Director Paul King on his new film "Shine On"

117 - Colin Cantwell - Concept Artist - My chat with Sierra Dall, his long term partner.

116 - Nigel Smith - Cinema Historian and Tour Guide

115 - John Bell - Concept Designer and Art Director - BTTF II, Jurassic Park, Antz etc

114 - Laurent Bouzereau - Director of "Music By John Williams"

113 - Kevin Jenkins - Production Designer - Star Wars - Jurassic World

112 - Jon Spira - Director of "The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee"

111 - TyRuben Ellingson - VFX Art Director and Educator - Star Wars and Avatar

110 - Andrew Whitehurst - VFX Supervisor - Ex Machina, Indiana Jones

BONUS - Kelly Knox - Co-author of "Return of the Jedi - A Visual Archive"

109 - King Kong - 35mm BFI Screening - Doug Weir and Kieron Webb

108 - Jett Green - Matte Painter / Artist - Labyrinth, Willow, Temple of Doom

107 - Steve Sansweet - Rancho Obi-Wan

106 - Nilo Rodis Jamero - Legendary Designer - Part 2/2

105 - Nilo Rodis Jamero - Legendary Designer - Part 1/2

BONUS EP - Krista Perry - Stunt Coordinator on Reservation Dogs

104 - Ahsoka VFX and Sound - With Richard Bluff and Matthew Wood

103 - Nathan Crowley - Production Designer and Chris Nolan collaborator

102 - Master of the Air - VFX masters Xavier Bernasconi & Steve Jelley

101 - Skywalker Ranch, Lucasfilm and Rancho Obi Wan Visit - April 2024

100 - Phil Tippett - VFX Legend

99 - David Whiteley - Presenter, Filmmaker (The Galaxy that Britain Built & Toy Empire)

98 - The Empire Strikes Back Commentary - With Giles Terera

97 - Fred North - Helicopter Stunt Pilot - "Flying Sideways"

96 - The Creator - With Director Gareth Edwards and his Effects Team

95 - Garrick Hagon - Star Wars Actor

94 - Robert Watts - Legendary Producer

93 - Mission Impossible 7 - VFX Supervisors - Jeff Sutherland & Simone Coco

92 - Tom Spina - Sculptor / FX Artist - Regal Robot, Tom Spina Designs

91 - Jeremy Coon - Director/Editor of A Disturbance in the Force

90! - Robodoc - The Creation of Robocop - With Gary Smart, Eastwood Allen and Chris Griffiths

89 - Vic Pratt & Doug Weir - BFI Halloween Special

88 - Mac Smith - Supervising Sound Editor - Skywalker Sound

87 - Doug Weir - Technical and Remastering Lead at BFI

86 - Charmaine Chan - ILM Supervisor on "The Creator"

85 - Pablo Helman - VFX Supervisor for Spielberg, Scorsese and Fincher

84 - Mandalorian / Obi Wan Kenobi Emmy Sound Special - Matthew Wood, David W Collins and Danielle Dupre

83 - Mandalorian VFX Emmy Special - Grady Cofer and Hal Hickel

82 - Andor VFX Emmy Special - Mohen Leo, TJ Falls, Scott Pritchard

81 - Kevin McTurk - Puppet Film Director and Creature Effects Artist

80 - Richard Van Den Bergh - Special Effects Supervisor

79 - Miki Herman - Lucasfilm Production Manager

78 - Stu Phillips - Composer - Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider etc

77 - Co-Producer Jim Bloom - Return Jedi Unauthorized Timeline Book

76 - Michael Harte - Editor of "Still: A Michael J Fox Movie"

75 - Peter Kuran - VFX Artist and Director

74 - Todd Vaziri - ILM VFX Artist

73 - Mike Dawson - Special Effects (Supervisor) - Superman, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones

72 - Van Ling "DVD Extra" - Banned from the Ranch Entertainment

71 - Van Ling - VFX Supervisor, DVD Creator, Cameron Collaborator

70 - Patrick Read Johnson - Director of 5-25-77

69 - Ken Ralston - VFX Legend - Star Wars, Star Trek, BTTF

68 - Hal Hickel - ILM VFX Animator - Toy Story, Rango, The Phantom Menace, Rogue One etc

67 - Jean Bolte - ILM Digital Texture Artist

66 - Lee Unkrich - Author of "Stanley Kubrick's The Shining" Book from Taschen

65 - Rose Duignan - ILM Production Supervisor

64 - Steve Williams & Scott Leberecht - Jurassic Punk Documentary

63 - Dennis Muren - ILM VFX Legend - Star Wars Trilogy, Jurassic Park, T2 etc

62 - Jim Bloom - ILM Producer, Luke Skywalker "Actor", 2/2

61 - Jim Bloom - Producer at Lucasfilm / ILM - Part 1/2

60 - John Walsh - Author of "Dr Who And The Daleks - The Official Story Of The Films"

59 - Ryan Condal - Showrunner on House of The Dragon

58 - Alexandre Poncet - Tippet and Harryhausen Documentarian

57 - David Mandel - Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

56 - Gino Acevedo - Make-up and Special Effects expert - LOTR, POTA etc

55 - Daniel Pemberton - Film Composer

54 - T.Dan Hofstedt - Bluth and Disney Animator

53 - Jon Spira - Reel Britannia - BritBox

52 - Book Announcement With Justin Berger

51 - Michael Pangrazio - ILM Matte Painter and Weta Art Director

50 - Lorne Peterson - Part Two - ILM Chief Model Maker

49 - Lorne Peterson - Part One - ILM Chief Model Maker

48 - Paul Franklin - Senior Visual Effects Consultant at DNEG

47 - Sarah Virani - Regent Street Cinema, London

46 - Craig Barron - VFX Guru - Ex ILM and Matte World

45 - Garrett Brown - Steadicam Inventor

44 - Frank Pavich - Director of "Jodorowsky's Dune"

43 - Jon Spira - Director of Elstree 1976 and Hollywood Bulldogs

42 - Turning The Tables - Host Jamie Benning interviewed by Dan Lanigan!

41 - John Walsh - Author of Escape from New York - The Official Story of the Film

40 - Jay Glennie - Author of amazing movie books on Raging Bull and Trainspotting

39 - The $3M Dune Book Sale - With Frank Pavich, Soby and Dan Lanigan

38 - Howard Kazanjian - Producer of Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Return Of The Jedi

37 - Dune Sound Designers Mark Mangini and Theo Green

36 - Sean Barton - Editor of Return of the Jedi, Quadrophenia, Jagged Edge

35 - Colin Goudie - Editor of Monsters and Rogue One

34 - Gabriel Hardman - Comic Book and Storyboard Artist - Logan, Interstellar, Inception, Aliens Dust to Dust

33 - Gary Rydstrom - Oscar Winning Sound Designer - Jurassic Park, T2, Saving Private Ryan

32 - John Patrick Shanley - Writer / Director - Joe Vs The Volcano, Moonstruck, Doubt

31 - Walter Murch on Return to Oz

30 - Walter Murch - Sound Designer / Editor / Director / Legend of Film

29 - Dan Perri - Titles Designer - Star Wars, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Exorcist

28 - Roger Christian - Set Decorator / Art Director - Star Wars, Alien

27 - Jon Lefkovitz - Walter Murch Documentarian

26 - Jim Maxwell - Digital Matte Artist - ILM, Vikings, Wolverine

25 - Helen O'Hara - Film Journalist And Author of Women Vs Hollywood

24 - Peter Macdonald - Second Unit Director, Cinematographer, Director - TESB, Superman

23 - Madelyn Most - Second Assistant Camera - Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back...

22 - Ivor Powell - Associate Producer of Alien and Blade Runner

21 - Pat McClung - Visual Effects Supervisor - TESB, Aliens, Ghostbusters, The Abyss

20 - Gavin Rothery - Director of Archive (2020). VFX on Moon (2009)

19 - Joe Alves - Legendary Production Designer on Jaws and Close Encounters

18 - The Blade Runner Workprint Chat - With Charles de Lauzirika and Bruce Wright

17 - Nilo Rodis-Jamero - Industrial Designer of Star Wars and Star Trek

16 - Mark Mangini - Supervising Sound Editor

15 - Martin Meunier - Animation and Effects

14 - Ben Dimmock - Movie Stunt Performer / Coordinator

13 - Paul Blake - AKA Greedo from Star Wars

12 - Marty Brenneis - Aka Marty the Droid - ILM Veteran

11 - Jonathan Rinzler - Author of THE best "making of" books

10 - Sylvain Despretz - Storyboard Artist for Ridley Scott et al

9 - Kenneth George Godwin - DUNE (David Lynch) behind the scenes

8 - Charles de Lauzirika - Ridley Scott's goto behind the scenes professional

7 - Team Jabba - Dave Barclay, Toby Philpott and John Coppinger

6 - Dan Lanigan - Movie Props Collector / Presenter fo Disney+ Prop Culture show

5 - Kevin Pike - Special Effects Supervisor - JAWS, Return of the Jedi, Back to the Future

4 - Paul Hirsch - Oscar Winning Film Editor (Star Wars, Empire, Ferris Bueller, Carrie))

3 - Tim Rose - Puppeteer of Admiral Ackbar, Salacious Crumb etc

2 - Giles Terera - Star of Hamilton and fellow Star Wars obsessive