David C. Lowery on Making Money by Making Music
On this episode of the Bulwark Goes to Hollywood, David C. Lowery — the singer and guitarist for the bands Camper van Beethoven and Cracker — talks to Sonny Bunch about the economics of the music busi...
31 Dec 202052min
James Emanuel Shapiro on the Epic WB/HBO Max Brouhaha
On this week’s episode, James Emanuel Shapiro, the COO of Drafthouse Films who started the analytics department at the Alamo Drafthouse and also works as a distribution consultant, talks with Sonny ab...
17 Dec 202041min
The Nelms Brothers on 'Fatman,' Casting Mel Gibson, and Sequel Plans?
Sonny talks this week to Ian and Eshom Nelms, the fraternal directorial team behind 'Fatman,' about the circuitous path to making that film, the vagaries of indie economics and budgeting, the clash be...
10 Dec 202040min
Tony Davis Returns! Why Does Your TV Look Better Than Most Theaters?
You may remember Tony Davis as the guy who explained to us why popcorn grease is destroying movie theater projectors. (He also had lots of interesting thoughts on 3D and the economics of the theater b...
3 Dec 202040min
Alison Macor on screenwriting 'Top Gun' and 'Batman'
Sonny talks to the Austin-based Alison Macor this week about the life and times of Warren Skaaren this week. Skaaren’s battles with the studios and the Writer’s Guild to get proper credit for his work...
19 Nov 202037min
Derek Dye on Family Video and saving our video stores
This week Sonny talks to Derek Dye, the Senior Brand Manager for Highland Ventures, which is the parent company of the iconic Family Video brand. The chain is spearheading the #SaveTheVideoStore campa...
12 Nov 202025min
Alyssa Rosenberg and Peter Suderman on post-Trump cultural coverage
This week, Sonny talks to Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post) and Peter Suderman (Reason Magazine), his old friends from Across the Movie Aisle, about the world of movies and movie writing post-Tru...
5 Nov 202048min
Shannon Moore on Movie PR in the Age of COVID
This week on the show, Sonny talks to Shannon Moore, the Director of Field Marketing at Allied Global Marketing’s Washington, DC office. Sonny’s been a working film critic for 15 years or so, and the ...
29 Okt 202038min
