Tag Archives: Directing

First dates are always a little awkward.

Eric England in “Mindfreaking and Directing”

Good morning, internet. This weeks guest is the most talented writer director Eric England. I’ve been trying for months to get Eric on the show to talk about directing Madison County, Roadside, Contracted and to figure out just how he broke into this industry. Get ready for a fascinating discussion on directing, writing, maneuvering in the business, jumping from independent to studio pictures, to VIP Hollywood parties with piles of cocaine. Eric is open, honest, … Continue reading

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Gotta love first dates with Joe.

Joe Lynch in “Vomitus Directus Part Two: A New Strikes Back Return”

Good morning, internet. If you listened to last weeks episode you would know what an exciting cliffhanger we were left in with the first part of my conversation with director Joe Lynch. This week we conclude our epic conversation and shift gears a bit. Last week was all about directing with the discussion including Everly, Wrong Turn 2, and golden Troma Films anecdotes. On part 2 however, Joe goes into acting through a directors viewpoint with … Continue reading

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Random fact: Joe is contemplating science.

Joe Lynch in “Vomitus Directus” Part 1

Good morning, internet. This weeks guest, finally, is director Joe Lynch! Director of Wrong Turn 2, Knights of Badassdom, Chillerama and the soon to be shooting kick ass Kate Hudson flick Everly. And not only is Joe one of the busiest guys I know directing, he’s also co-starring in Adam Green’s sitcom Holliston! Which is now showing on Fearnet (you should definitely watch it). Joe and I sit down and chat about all these including … Continue reading

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JONATHAN LEWIS in “RATED X FOR JONATHAN LEWIS”

Good morning, internet! This weeks guest is director of Black Devil Doll, Jonathan Lewis. I really don’t know how to properly introduce this episode other than that I found it to be one of the funniest episodes we’ve had so far. Jonathan and I discuss stories of milf hunting in Dallas, the making of Black Devil Doll, his view on directing actors, working with family, and the horror movie convention circuit. Prepare yourself folks. While … Continue reading

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Thankfully Jason also uses Hipstamatic because I forgot to take a picture of him when I recorded the episode.

JASON MILLER in “JASON OF ALL TRADES”

Good morning, internet! This weeks guest is producer Jason Miller, who’s credits include Frozen, Hatchet II, and Chillerama (which is now out on BluRay). He’s also served as Second Unit Director on those projects as well as editorial duties on others. Not to mention the Ariescope Halloween shorts, including Jack Chop.  In other words, Jason is literally a jack of all trades and him and I sat down and figured out just how he has … Continue reading

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J.D. LIFTSHITZ in “THE YOUNG ONE”

Good morning, internet! It’s a brand new episode of Same Shit, Different Show! Episode 16. We’re now in our late teens! If this podcast was a person, it’d be going for it’s drivers license now. Speaking of the teen years, this weeks guest is a fun one! J.D. Liftshitz, who is an up and coming writer/director who’s already directed two professional short films, and a Feature Film. Who cares you say? Well J.D. is only … Continue reading

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That's Daniel on the right. On the left is Jesus. No seriously it is.

DANIEL FARRANDS in “CLIMBING THE LADDER TO AVOID SHIT and MAYBE THE MPAA AREN’T ALL DICKS”

Good morning, internet! This weeks guest is the wonderful producer/writer/director Daniel Farrands. Listen as we discuss his first show biz job at the MPAA, his first writing gigs including Halloween 6 and what he really wanted for casting and other little tid bits. Then we move to his move into producing and directing with the History Channel Amityville Docs, the troubled His Name was Jason, and of course Never Sleep Again. And listen closely because some where … Continue reading

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Wonder twin powers activate!

ANDREW KASCH in “IF WORK COULD KILL and NEVER GONNA SLEEP AGAIN!”

Sure Happy It’s Thursday! Good morning internet, Or should I say afternoon? Terribly sorry about the delay for SSDS. Ran into some technical difficulties and hopefully I’ve managed to work them all out. This weeks guest is one of my dearest friends, Andrew Kasch, whom I owe most of my career too (along with Jon Condit, and Steve Barton). This is another super long episode, so be prepared for a download. If it’s a big … Continue reading

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