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ChatCast 42: Joe Kelly on 'I Kill Giants'

October marks the 10th Anniversary of the greatest movie theater in all the known and unknown universes - The Alamo Drafthouse Winchester!! As their official podcast, we reap the benefits of such amazing events like this one featuring comic book scribe/screenwriter Joe Kelly talking his deeply personal flick "I Kill Giants." We dig into the very unique process of bringing both the book and film together simultaneously and then the experience of the long wait of pre & post-production. Both formats of the narrative are currently available for purchase through all your favorite retail establishments.

Don't forget to follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the hosts @MouthDork & @sidewalksiren. You can also track down the writer on Twitter @JoeKellyMOA. If you want to learn what other rad events the Alamo Winchester will be hosting over the next couple of months, then stalk them @alamowinchester. Psssst - Matthew Modine is joining us on 11/1 - 11/3 for FULL METAL MODINE WEEKEND.

ChatCast 41: Tom Atkins on 'Trick'

Here it is, as promised - Special Bonus Episode!! This week we got a surprise phone call from none other than Mr. "It's Miller Time" himself, Tom Atkins! We didn't have a lot of time to chat with the actor, but when an opportunity like this presents itself, you do not turn it down. Atkins joins us to talk up his new movie "Trick," which is also his third collaboration with director Patrick Lussier ("My Bloody Valentine 3D" & "Drive Angry" being the other two). We discuss Lussier's gory magic touch as well as why Atkins keeps coming back for more punishment. We also get a little conversation in there about "Halloween III: Season of the Witch." TURN IT OFF!!! Wait - not yet, listen to the episode first, then TURN IT OFF!!!!

You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the host @MouthDork on all social medias. "Trick" is now playing in select theaters as well as Digital HD and VOD.

ChatCast 40: Takashi Miike on 'First Love'

Whhhaaaaaaaaaattt?????? Bong Joon-ho was on last week, and now this week, we're joined by legendary filmmaker Takashi Miike!?!?!?!?!? How did we get so lucky? The answer: Fantastic Fest. The film festival is the gift that just keeps on giving, and for the next couple of months, we're gonna drop a whole batch of rad chats that we had in Austin, Texas.

Honestly, though, never in a million years did we think we would be lucky enough to sit down and chat with Takashi Miike. The man has made some of our favorite films, and his latest movie ranks high among those. "First Love" sees Miike return to the yakuza sub-genre, but it's nothing like his previous films. The movie is a brilliant blend of action, violence, comedy, and heart. You know the saying, "We laughed, we cried, we did all that crap." Why did Miike return to gangland violence? What keeps him cranking out these films? Where does he want to go next? All will be answered in this latest ITMODChatCast.

Be sure to follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the hosts @MouthDork & @sidewalksiren. Be on the lookout, later in the week, because we're bringing you a Bonus Conversation with actor Tom Atkins. That's a big "Whoa" as well.

ChatCast 39: Bong Joon-ho on 'Parasite'

The ITMODChatCast Channel will never be the same again! This week we begin our series of conversations held in Austin, Texas, as part of the Fantastic Fest Film Festival, and we're kicking it all off with a deep thematic discussion with a legendary filmmaker - Bong Joon-ho. Of course, we're massive fans of his work. Movies like "The Host," "Snowpiercer," and "Okja" are near and dear to our hearts, but we think "Parasite" might not only be his greatest work but a culmination of everything he's had to say so far. And we're not alone in that thinking. "Parasite" won the Audience Award at Fantastic Fest, and it's the first Korean film to ever win the Palme d'Or.

You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the hosts @MouthDork & @sidewalkersiren. "Parasite" opens in select theaters on October 11th and will open much wider in the following weeks.

ChatCast 38: Max Winkler on 'Jungleland'

This week we close out our TIFF coverage with Max Winkler, the director of the new bare-knuckle brawler drama "Jungleland" starring Charlie Hunnam and Jack O'Connell. The film recalls the macho crime cinema of the 1970s, so naturally, that's where our conversation begins, but before you know it we're celebrating the great gift that is "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword." Max is a big-time movie geek, and delighted in sharing his influences with us, and was also happy to challenge our notion of likable characters. That's right, folks. You're not going to want to miss this episode.

Be sure to follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the host @MouthDork on all social medias.

ChatCast 37: Alvaro Longoria on 'Sanctuary'

The planet is on the brink of destruction. Humanity needs to wake up to the devastation they're perpetrating. Who has the power to slap us into action? The Bardem Brothers?? Documentarian Alvaro Longoria follows Javier Bardem and Carlos Bardem as they travel to the Arctic to aid Greenpeace in bringing awareness to the dwindling majesty of the globe's largest continent. "Sanctuary" explores how celebrity and social media can be weaponized, and why the world desperately needs our attention down south. We talk to Longoria right before the film screened at TIFF, and probed his optimism regarding Earth's seemingly apocalyptic fate.

Be sure to follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the hosts @MouthDork & @WBDass.

ChatCast 36: Irene Taylor Brodsky on 'Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements'

This week we return to the Sundance Film Festival to bring you this fascinating conversation with documentarian Irene Taylor Brodsky. Her new film "Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements" follows her son as he learns Beethoven's Sonata No. 14 while adjusting to a cochlear implant. The film is a deeply personal exploration of deafness as experienced by Brodsky's son as well as her two parents. Fearless and generous filmmaking at its finest.

"Moonlight Sonata" is now playing in select theaters, but will eventually air on HBO. Be sure to follow the film on Twitter @VermilionFilms, and you can follow the podcast @ITMODCast. You can also follow the hosts @MouthDork & @sidewalksiren.

ChatCast 35: Jerry G. Angelo on 'Artik'

This week we head back to the Alamo Drafthouse in Winchester, Va to partake in the annual GenreBlast Film Festival. As always, the experience offers a unique insight into the craft and selling of a film. We were very grateful to sit down with actor/producer Jerry G. Angelo to discuss his latest performance as the nightmarish serial killer at the center of "Artik." The film just landed on DVD and Blu-Ray this week, and you will not want to miss it. Angelo cuts a mean figure, but we found him to be nothing but charming, informative, and generous with his time. We discuss the headspace required to inhabit such a brute and the challenges of capturing a character with a limited budget equalling limited time.

You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the hosts @MouthDork and @theturtledork. While you're hanging out on Twitter, you can also follow Jerry @JerryGAngelo.

ChatCast 34: Clay McLeod Chapman on 'The Remaking'

From the moment we met Clay McLeod Chapman at the Chatanooga Film Festival, we knew we wanted to have him guest on the show. The man is a master storyteller cracking his way through every medium imaginable: books, children's literature, comics, podcasts, and film. We are in awe of his talent, and we're desperate to make him our new BFF. We spoke to Chapman the week after his "Absolute Carnage" spin-off comic "Separation Anxiety" hit the stands, and we dive deep into his new horror novel "The Remaking" due out on October 8th from Quirk Books. Chapman wears his influences on his sleeve, and he's all-too-happy to discuss them while we fawn at his feet. 

Please follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the hosts @MouthDork & @WBDass. You should also track Chapman and his many adventures @claymcleod, and be sure to pre-order "The Remaking" wherever fine booksellers reside. 

ChatCast 33: Bob Byington & Kaley Wheless on 'Frances Ferguson'

This week we're lucky enough to have both the director and star of "Frances Ferguson" joining us in The Dork Cave. Bob Byington and Kaley Wheless have a unique creative relationship; having workshopped the hero of their story well before having a story for her to fill. In this conversation, we explore the joys and challenges of spearheading a production, the method of balancing the comic with the tragic, and the nervous excitement of finally unleashing your story upon the world. Put this empathetic oddball character piece on your radar, and make sure to follow the film on Instagram at francesfergusonfilm.

Of course, you can also follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter @ITMODCast, and you can follow the hosts @MouthDork and @WBDass.