Writer / Actor / Producer Joseph Mancuso | THE METHOD: HOW THE 20th CENTURY LEARNED TO ACT

Oscar Predictions 2026

Michael and Hank Owl are back again to give their “shoulds” and “wills” for the 2026 Oscar Ceremony.

The Owls on Culture Podcast | Our Favorite Movies from 2025

Happy New Year!! It’s Hank and Michael’s annual year end episode where they make their communal top ten list of movies they saw released in 2025!

Writer / Actor / Producer Joseph Mancuso | THE METHOD: HOW THE 20th CENTURY LEARNED TO ACT

Joseph Mancuso is a Los Angeles based actor, writer, and editor. He spent 20 years in theater, performing on renowned NYC stages like The Cherry Lane and The Public, starring in Hanoch Levin’s American debut, Retzach. His TV and film credits include The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Shades of Blue, and Pee Wee’s Big Holiday. As a producer and editor, Joseph has worked on projects for A&E, National Geographic, and Netflix, including the docuseries Against the Odds, which has over 8 million YouTube views. His writing earned recognition at La Femme International Film Festival, winning “Best Series” for Life, Coached and his first written feature film, Smile… The Worst is Yet to Come is set to premiere in New york City in January 2026. Joseph’s Socials: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mancusojoseph/] The Most Human of Things (Joseph’s Substack) [https://josephmancuso.substack.com/] Links T. Schreiber Studio [https://tschreiber.org/] SMILE, THE WORST IS YET TO COME [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28445263/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm] Chloe Lenihan [https://www.sevensirens.com/] Life, Coached [https://vimeo.com/339689059?fl=pl&fe=vl] Geographer [https://www.geographermusic.com/] Jim Cummings [https://www.instagram.com/jimmycthatsme/reels/] THE METHOD: HOW THE 20th CENTURY LEARNED TO ACT [https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/method-9781635574784/] Kristen Stewart Interview [https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000010575526/kristen-stewart-on-men-and-method-acting.html] Lee Strasburg [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Strasberg] Sandford Meisner [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_Meisner] Stella Adler [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Adler] Shauna Kanter [https://voicetheatre.org/artistic-director/] InViolet Theater Company [http://inviolettheater.com/] The Late Henry Moss movie mentioned, THIS SO CALLED DISASTER [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308488/] THE FERVENT YEARS [https://www.dacapopress.com/titles/harold-clurman/the-fervent-years/9780306801860/] REAL LIFE DRAMA [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/169594/real-life-drama-by-wendy-smith/]ON WRITING [https://stephenking.com/works/nonfiction/on-writing-a-memoir-of-the-craft.html] INTENT TO LIVE [https://larrymoss.org/acting-coach-larry-moss-book-author.html] SORRY, BABY [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorry,_Baby_(2025_film)] THE SECRET AGENT [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mastermind_(2025_film)] THE MASTERMIND [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mastermind_(2025_film)] MARTYR [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr!]

Halloween Fun with Jennifer Lee | Stephen King’s ‘SALEM’S LOT

We wrap up our annual Halloween podcasts with Jennifer Lee and King’s second book . . . and pledge to do a follow up on the film adaptations in December.

Halloween Fun with Matt and Stan | Damien: Omen 2

Next week: ‘SALEM’S LOT by Stephen King with Jennifer Lee.