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Join Mike Axe, Robert Zappia, and Derek Kedell on their podcast, Can We Be Frank? These three friends have worked in entertainment for years and have lots of cool stories and some advice to share.
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They're Making That?! (opens the original)
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Can you tell from a trailer whether a movie is going to be great, terrible, or so ridiculous you have to see it? Mike, Robert, Derek, and Ruby watch upcoming movie and TV trailers together and give their completely unfiltered first reactions. Some trailers leave everyone confused. Some spark arguments about remakes, recycled ideas, gratuitous violence, tired comedy, and whether Hollywood has officially run out of things to make. And then one comes along that reminds everyone exactly why a great
Creativity on Demand! (opens the original)
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Can you actually be creative on demand, or do your best ideas show up when you stop forcing them? Derek, Ruby, Robert, and Mike compare how they get unstuck, find ideas, and do creative work when deadlines do not care whether inspiration has arrived. From blank pages, writers' rooms, editing, problem solving, and collaboration to showers, driving, music, dog walks, and simply starting before you feel ready, we explore why creativity looks completely different from one person to the next. Robert
How Did These Movies Flop? (opens the original)
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Why do some great movies flop at the box office, only to become cult classics years later? Mike, Robert, Derek, and Ruby debate underrated movies, box office failures, forgotten films, and the movies audiences eventually realized deserved a lot more love. Robert makes the case for Watcher , Derek defends The Prestige , and Mike goes to bat for Donnie Darko and Adventureland , including what it was actually like being an extra on the movie. We also get into Blade Runner , Fight Club , The Big Leb
Does Sex, Violence and Gore Serve the Story? (opens the original)
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When do sex, nudity, violence, gore, and profanity make a story better, and when are they just there for shock value? Robert, Derek, Ruby, and Mike debate how far movies and TV should go, asking one question throughout: Does it serve the story? From the suspense of Halloween and Jaws to the violence of Saving Private Ryan and Pulp Fiction , we explore when showing more strengthens a story and when restraint can be far more effective. We also get into sex and nudity in Game of Thrones , Twilight
What Makes a Great Story Unforgettable? (opens the original)
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What makes a story unforgettable, and why do some movies, TV shows, and characters stay with us for decades? Mike, Derek, Ruby, and Robert break down what makes great storytelling work, from emotion, structure, surprise, performance, and world building to the deceptively simple question behind countless memorable ideas: What if? Using E.T. , Star Wars , Breaking Bad , The Twilight Zone , and more, we explore why familiar stories can still feel original, why some ideas connect more deeply than ot
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