Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

Filmmaker Magazing Heralds director Frankie Latina as one of the new faces of independent film. “Frankie Latina's Modus Operandi is a trip. A fuzzed out ode to B-gangster films, '60s political paranoia thrillers, '80s late-night Skinemax, and raunchy underground cinema (think a Quinn Martin production directed by John Waters from a script by Jean-Pierre Melville), the picture is the 30-year-old Milwaukee writer-director's debut, an act of will shot on Super 8 (with bits of video) over the course of four years. Listen in and learn how he did it. Film includes Danny Trejo currently starring in Robert Rodriguez upcoming film "Machete". Latina, who has worked as everything from a clerk at Blockbuster to, currently, a teacher of film production to twelfth graders in the Milwaukee public school system, would buy film whenever he had the cash, purchase and paint his own sets and props and assemble whatever crew he could round up on the weekends. Things got better as he assembled a team of producers, starti

You know him as Hercules in the show that surpassed “Baywatch” as the most watched show in the world “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys” and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Gene Rodenberry’s “Andromeda” The series, based upon writings from the late “Star Trek” creator’s archives, debuted as the number one hour show in first run syndication and held that spot throughout it’s five year run from 2000-2005.? Electronics Media Magazine named Sorbo TV’s third most bankable star behind Oprah and Regis. Sorbo has guest starred on the hit shows “Just Shoot Me”, “According to Jim”, “Hope and Faith”, “Two and a Half Men, USA networks “Psych”, and had recurring appearances on “Dharma and Greg”, and on Fox’s “The OC” in 2006-2007. In 2005, he signed an unprecedented development deal with ABC/Touchstone Television that resulted in the creation of “Bobby Cannon”, a half-hour comedy pilot written by Barry Kemp of “Coach” and “Newhart” fame. In 1997, Sorbo made his feature film debut in “Kull, the Conqueror”, a prequel to “Conan, th

Producer Mark Heidelberger has produced music videos, commercials, documentaries and feature films. Mark will discuss his recent film "Man Overboard", the process of preparing the movie’s script for shooting, how they assembled the money for the shoot & marketing, casting, pre, production & post, out of the box methods of marketing, the process of DIY (do-it-yourself) distribution and more! His Treasure Entertainment company has produced at least 10 feature films including "Harsh Times" starring Christian Bale, Freddie Rodriguesz, & Eva Longoria Parker directed by David Ayer writer of "Fast and the Furious", "Training Day", "S.W.A.T.", "U-571" among others. As an Executive Producer Mark produced an independent feature called Cycles, served as a producer on NBA basketball docu-drama Flintown Kids, and developed and helped package the indie thriller Don Mckay, starring Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas), and

Bryan Michael Stoller, an award-winning filmmaker, featured on Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Dateline NBC and in many newspapers and periodicals including The Los Angeles Times, Premiere Magazine and People Magazine is my upcoming guest for Wednesday August 5. He has produced, written and directed over eighty productions that include, short comedy films, half hour television, music videos, commercials and feature films. Bryan and Michael Jackson were working together to co-direct a feature film at the time of Jackson’s recent death. In his 2001 mockumentary, “Hollywood goes to Las Vegas,” Bryan's dream of meeting actress Sandra Bullock finally came true. The program also included appearances by; Haley Joel Osment, Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, Chris Rock, Sylvestor Stallone and Academy Award winner, Russell Crowe. Bryan's work has appeared on the major U.S. networks including: NBC, ABC, HBO and DirecTV. His top rated episode of George Romero's "Tales from the Darkside" continues to run as

Part 6 Finishing our discussions with Hollywood film maker Susan Moses -film financing, & producing movies, what about a completion bond, E & O insurance, lower or higher budget, what about the score and a whole lot more. Tune in to find out what it takes to make movies. Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Part 5 Continuing our discussions with Hollywood film maker Susan Moses -film financing, finding investors, what do producers look for in a project & in a director, what are the responsibilities of a producer, how to get movies made, challenges, what it is like to shoot on location & a whole lot more. Tune in to find out what it takes to make movies. Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Part 4 Hollywood film maker Susan Moses discusses where to find FREE money, soft money, & investors, what do producers look for in a project and in a director, what are the responsibilities of a producer, how to get movies made, challenges, what it is like to shoot on location and a whole lot more. Tune in to find out what it takes to make movies. Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Part 3 Rex Sikes' Movie Beat Chats With "ER" Producer Ronald Kolman. Ron was the Chicago producer for numerous productions Warner Bros. Television; "ER," 20th Century Fox; "Chicago Hope," ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, RUDY, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE and many others. As a writer, Ron has received acclaim for numerous projects, including a syndicated newspaper column, WOODY. Currently, WOODY is being developed as a coming of age, situation comedy, featuring Woodrow W. Spoon is an extremely talented chef who happens to be of wooden spoon decent. In 2007 Ronald Kolman served as an Executive Producer, on the film GOSPEL HILL, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover, Angela Basset and Julia Stiles. As of this date, LATE TRAIN, Ron’s original screenplay, is in development as a feature film and staged production. Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Part 2 Dave West is Digital Dream Sound Studios Mixer and recordist, sound re-recording mixer, sound supervising sound editor, sound fx editor on scores of movies and television including "The X-Files", "The Practice", "Rambo" "The Centurions" and many, many more. Visit Rex SIkes' Movie Beat official site at www.rexsikes.com

Part 3 Hollywood film maker Susan Moses discusses numerous film projects, what do producers look for in a project and in a director, what are the responsibilities of a producer, how to get movies made, challenges, what it is like to shoot on location and a whole lot more. Tune in to find out what it takes to make movies. Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Part 2 Rex Sikes' Movie Beat Chats With "ER" Producer Ronald Kolman. Ron was the Chicago producer for numerous productions Warner Bros. Television; "ER," 20th Century Fox; "Chicago Hope," ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, RUDY, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE and many others. As a writer, Ron has received acclaim for numerous projects, including a syndicated newspaper column, WOODY. Currently, WOODY is being developed as a coming of age, situation comedy, featuring Woodrow W. Spoon is an extremely talented chef who happens to be of wooden spoon decent. In 2007 Ronald Kolman served as an Executive Producer, on the film GOSPEL HILL, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover, Angela Basset and Julia Stiles. As of this date, LATE TRAIN, Ron’s original screenplay, is in development as a feature film and staged production. Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Dave West is Digital Dream Sound Studios Mixer and recordist, sound re-recording mixer, sound supervising sound editor, sound fx editor on scores of movies and television including "The X-Files", "The Practice", "Rambo" "The Centurions" and many, many more. Visit Rex SIkes' Movie Beat official site at www.rexsikes.com

Part 2 A whole lot more from Clancy Troutman!!! How would you like to have worked on 358 movies and TV shows and have that credit list still growing. This is someone with experience, who is a second generation sound designer and really knows his stuff. You are going to want to listen and learn from Clancy Troutman and Digital Dreams Studio. Clancy will remind you that "There are no good movies with bad sound". Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Part 1. How would you like to have worked on 358 movies and TV shows and have that list of credits still growing. This is someone with experience, who is a second generation sound designer and really knows his stuff. You are going to want to listen and learn from Clancy Troutman and Digital Dreams Studio. Clancy will remind you that "There are no good movies with bad sound". Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Rex Sikes' Movie Beat Chats With "ER" Producer Ronald Kolman. Ron was the Chicago producer for numerous productions Warner Bros. Television; "ER," 20th Century Fox; "Chicago Hope," ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, RUDY, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE and many others. As a writer, Ron has received acclaim for numerous projects, including a syndicated newspaper column, WOODY. Currently, WOODY is being developed as a coming of age, situation comedy, featuring Woodrow W. Spoon is an extremely talented chef who happens to be of wooden spoon decent. In 2007 Ronald Kolman served as an Executive Producer, on the film GOSPEL HILL, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover, Angela Basset and Julia Stiles. As of this date, LATE TRAIN, Ron’s original screenplay, is in development as a feature film and staged production. Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

Part 2 Whether you are a successful working professional actor or just starting out you need to listen to Pt. 2. On Movie Beat you will get the secret advice you need to know to advance your career. Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat is excited to continue conversation with agent Matt Gogal about how you can work the system inside and outside of Hollywood to advance your career as an actor. Listen in as Rex and Matt discuss when and how to go about motivating & keeping your agent. The value of team work and what YOU can do. How to and how not to network. Should you work Background - yes or no? Union or non- union. Matt will share with you what you need to know. What if you decided you want to become an agent too - what can you do? Visit: MOVIE BEAT at http://www.rexsikes.com

Whether you are a successful working professional actor or just starting out you need to listen to this interview. On Movie Beat you will get the secret advice you need to know from someone on the inside. Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat is excited to converse with agent Matt Gogal about how you can work the system inside and outside of Hollywood to advance your career as an actor. Listen in as Rex and Mattl discuss when and how to go about getting an agent, understanding what agents look for, what kind of credits will stand out, and the all important headshot. Matt will share with you secrets about cultivating the agent/client relationship. You need to know how to read your agent, keep your agent and motivate your agent. Find out here. Other topics we'll share with you are what you can do if you don’t live in Hollywood and what resources are available to you. Whether or not you should do “background” work, and what about getting your SAG card or working non-union. Plus, a whole lot more! Visit: MOVIE BEAT at http://ww

In Part 2 Rex SIkes & Casting Director Michael Sonntag continue their discussion on acting & casting. Additionally, in Part 2 they discuss how directors & producers benefit from working with a casting director. This discussion is important for actors and film makers to understand & work with the casting process. Plus Michael lists online resources you can utilize to work your career! This is the interview you want to be sure to hear. For more info visit Movie Beat at http://www.rexsikes.com

Rex is delighted to have Casting Director Michael Sonntag from Studio C Artists as his guest. Michael and Rex Sikes will discuss the status of the industry now - things are changing, and times are tough for actors, - what can actors/filmmakers do about it? Insight into the casting process -- what is the biggest mistake that Michael sees actors make? What is new and different about auditions and getting the job? Plus much more - this is the interview you want to be sure to hear. Visit the official Rex Sikes's Movie Beat at www.rexsikes.com

You watched him battle SpiderMan, you know him as Guard Papajohn from “The Longest Yard” - next you will see him in “Terminator Salvation”, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and the HBO series True Blood. Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat discusses acting, film making and Michael’s career which includes over 55 professional credits. Stay tuned to MOVIE BEAT and check out the blogs at http://rexsikes.com