XCU: The Viewfinder - The Hangover Lounge Blogcast

In this special edition guest episode of XCU: The Viewfinder, Raymond De Felitta interviews the legendary Adell Aldrich, whose illustrious career as a script supervisor spans back to 1962 and includes notable projects like Wayne’s World, Pretty Woman, The Long Goodbye, and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, on his podcast Movies ‘Til Dawn. Adell carried on the hardworking legacy in film of her father, Robert Aldrich, whose films include What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen, and Kiss Me Deadly.

Award-winning filmmaker Iman Zawahry reveals the challenges and nuances of the culture of submitting to film festivals that she worked to overcome when she began sending her feature, Americanish [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnOBRREo8zE], to festivals, the current state of hijabi female filmmaker representation, how her short films and the awards she won for them, including a Student Emmy and the Princess Grace Award, helped advance her career, and the advice she has for being authentic in your writing and art.

Filmmaker and educator Iman Zawahry, whose feature film, Americanish, won the 2021 CAAMFest Audience Award. Iman discusses her path through making short films to making her first feature, how social media has played a role in her career, and her thoughts on cancel culture.

Scott Rosenfelt, Robert Bruzio, and Raymond De Felitta discuss Scott and Robert’s work on their new screenplay about legendary jazz club owner Skinny D’Amato, how much freedom actors should be given with the script in their performance, and whether or not films and TV should be dialogue or visually-driven. They also discuss the possibility for their screenplay to be expanded into a limited series and how Scott enjoys working with up and coming talent in the entertainment industry.

Scott Rosenfelt, Robert Bruzio, and Raymond De Felitta discuss the trend of remaking movies, Scott's experience switching between the roles of writer and producer, and Scott and Robert's work together on a screenplay about legendary jazz club owner Skinny D'Amato.