Show Biz Weekly with Taylor Kelsaw & Michael McCallum welcomes first time guest Marcus Cottom and Paul Vente of JiveOne5even to talk about the 3rd Annual Love Lansing Party for Lansing Schools Art Education held where it all begin @ The Green Door Bar & Grill. Hats off to Paul "MEXONE" Vetne and Marcus Cottom for keeping the arts alive in education!
Show Biz Weekly welcomes Gunnar Rohrbacheris an American acting coach, writer, director, producer, actor and comedian. He is the Founder and co-owner of Actors Comedy Studio in Los Angeles, California and is a staff writer for Backstage West. He is a graduate of the Warner Bros. Comedy Writer’s Program and is featured in Judy Kerr's Hollywood Survival Guide: Acting is Everything. First time guest Rohrbacher, talks about his second season of the streaming season of Actors Comedy Studio on ZPTV.
Segment 1: MSU College of Communications Arts and Sciences grad (‘2016) Charlie Caruso sits in for Michael McCallum as co-host today. Caruso, a first time co-host and guest, is now a filmmaker himself, and he shares some insight of his project news as a he approaches his submission into the Capital City Festival’s Forth Night event. His entry entitled “Nazi Punch” , clearly about punching Nazi’s, is an example of the type of films he would like to make. “Horror, blood, and gore” are his main staples in filmmaking right now. We wish him well on this creative journey and can’t wait to see the finished product.
Today Show Biz Weekly with Taylor Kelsaw & Michael McCallum, welcomes the return of writer/director Dave Tappan who brings fresh news and updates about his film short " Chocolate and Cigarettes! You’re gonna love hearing Taylor saying over and over again, "If you loved LaLa Land, you're going to love "Chocolate and Cigarettes". The talented Tappan, has created a film that you will leave you wanting....Please go to their page and let them know you want to see this exceptional short film that was written, directed, and in the can by Tappan before LaLa Land was even released. The film also stars SBW's own Michael McCallum, like you never seen before. #michiganfilms #filmshorts #festivals #sundancefilmfestival #sundance #worldwide #music #dance #acting #hollywood #michigan #fisherbuilding #detroit #independantproductions #films #edburns #michaelmoore #supportmichiganartists
Segment 4: From Hollywood, and on the road with his newest director and co-stars, former Lansing, MI actor/writer Dax Spanogle joins us. Spanolge, who co-starred in a McCallum Rebel Pictures vehicle “Slow Burn” has taken his newly found passion to the land of opportunity in LA. His career that started on a whim, has landed Spanogle into many films and platforms that continue to ignite his ambition in his career choice.
Show Biz Weekly welcomes back writer Jonathan Marcantoni to talk about the updates on the path he is paving towards literary freedom. The writer expresses concerns on the powerful words that streak across pages and pages of authors the world over.
This segment is an interview on location at Block Imaging following a "Learn and Lunch" workshop focusing on how the skill sets used in improvisation can be applied to the workforce.
Block Imaging recently was recognized by the Lansing Chamber of Commerce for their innovative work and global reach. They recently extended that reach to the Theater Department's Improv Troupe at DeWitt High School.
The Dewitt, MI, and Michigan Creativity groups were pleased to showcase a production of Stand and Deliver, last month. The play based on the 1988 award winning film still considered the "Rocky" of educational films. It tells the true story of a group of inner city students from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles who work to prove the skeptics wrong. It also features the relentless pursuit of their new teacher Jamie Escalante from Bolivia. His quirky sense of humor and odd teaching methods coupled with his determination to disrupt the status quo ends up saving students from becoming victims of a failed system and an ill-funded school where gangs, drugs, and dropouts are sadly the norm.
John DeMarco- The Lansing based actor/producer returns to Show Biz Weekly with news on his role in the 36 Hour Film Challenge, a part of the Grand Rapids Short Festival. This recent short, was directed by Lansing based filmmakers, Aaron GM Clark and Andrew K. Tebeau, and of course working with SBW co-host McCallum on the upcoming “Confidence of A Tall Man” from Rebel Pictures.
Bret Miller - Calling in from on the road to Detroit, the Grand Rapids based film auteur returns with fresh news on his projects, including “Red Skies”, and “Chasing A Star”.
