Behind The Lens

Movie reviews and interviews with movie makers and shakers of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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BTL Radio Show - 08/10/2026 with writer/director/actor REED ARNOLD talking DO US PART

BTL Radio Show - 08/10/2026 with writer/director/actor REED ARNOLD talking DO US PART

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From Ashes to Breakaways: Inside RYAN JOHNSON's Practical Magic at NewRuleFX - Exclusive Interview

What NewRuleFX creates isn't simply a collection of props—it's the invisible craftsmanship that allows filmmakers to tell stories safely and convincingly. Johnson refers to the company's work broadly as "special effects props,".

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ABOVE & BELOW is Deliciously SHARKTASTIC!

ABOVE & BELOW delivers exactly what audiences want from a modern aquatic thriller—strong performances and characters you become invested in, excellent technical craftsmanship, genuinely nerve-racking underwater suspense, spectacular practical and digital effects, and sharks that look and behave like sharks instead of CGI cartoons.

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BTL Radio Show - 07/27/2026 with director JESSE V. JOHNSON discussing ABOVE & BELOW

BTL Radio Show - 07/27/2026 with director JESSE V. JOHNSON discussing ABOVE & BELOW

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Director JESSE V. JOHNSON Faces His Fears with ABOVE & BELOW - Exclusive Interview

"You have to go where you're scared to do anything interesting. To move anywhere with your life, you have to venture out of your comfort zone now and then. This was very much out of mine."

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Cinematographer JAMES KNIEST dives into THE DEVIL’S MOUTH - Exclusive Interview

For cinematographer JAMES KNIEST, making THE DEVIL'S MOUTH was "fascinating, challenging, and I think very fruitful."

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BTL Radio Show - 07/20.2026 with writer/director/composer ERIC OWEN dissecting IN A COLD VEIN

BTL Radio Show - 07/20.2026 with writer/director/composer ERIC OWEN dissecting IN A COLD VEIN

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Watch this Explosive, Pulse-Pounding Trailer for THE RUNNER starring Gal Gadot now! See the film on Prime Video September 2nd!

One word for this trailer for THE RUNNER - WOW! A few more would be Intense, Heart-Pounding, Nail-Biting. You don't want to miss this trailer OR the film!

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NICK TAYLOR Brings the Life, Monsters, Madness, and Mayhem of Steve Johnson to the Screen with RUBBERHEAD - Exclusive Interview

An endlessly fascinating, wildly entertaining, often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, and ultimately moving portrait of acclaimed creature creator and special effects master Steve Johnson.

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THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH is a testament to the power of human determination in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds

A compelling portrait of interconnected survival and of the extraordinary people who refuse to surrender one of the planet's last irreplaceable wildernesses.

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BTL Radio Show - 07/13/2026 with director/writer/actor BRITT BANKHEAD talking THE TOWN THAT TAKES

BTL Radio Show - 07/13/2026 with director/writer/actor BRITT BANKHEAD talking THE TOWN THAT TAKES

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TYLER SHIELDS: Experiencing Cinema through CHAPTER 51 - Exclusive Interview

Curiosity is contagious. As Shields himself put it: "Everybody on this movie learned everything."

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BTL Radio Show - 07/06/2026 with writer/director ANTHONY FRITH talking MOCKBUSTER

BTL Radio Show - 07/06/2026 with writer/director ANTHONY FRITH talking MOCKBUSTER

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LOCKBOX is Unnervingly Effective

LOCKBOX is an unsettling psychological puzzle that quietly worms its way under your skin.

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BTL Radio Show - 07/01/2026 Bonus! with JOSH DRAGOTTA and DOUG "FINI" FINICAL talking CABALI AND THE TIKI MUG OBSESSION

BTL Radio Show - 07/01/2026 Bonus! with JOSH DRAGOTTA and DOUG "FINI" FINICAL talking CABALI AND THE TIKI MUG OBSESSION

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BTL Radio Show - 06/29/2026 with director DERRICK BORTE talking about THE GET OUT

BTL Radio Show - 06/29/2026 with director DERRICK BORTE talking about THE GET OUT

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TOMMY JACKSON builds a world from the ground up with LAND OF WOLVES - Exclusive Interview

TOMMY JACKSON's LAND OF WOLVES comes from an unfiltered voice fueled by ambition.