Behind The Lens
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BTL Radio Show - 11/02/2026 with director MARK VANSELOW discussing…
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JoinTomatometer-approved, veteran film critic debbie lynn elias and a line-up of talented and informed guests as she goes BEHIND THE LENS and below the line with movie reviews and interviews with an in-depth look at the filmmaking process from producing to performance to production design, directing, cinematography, costuming, scoring, editing, scripting, casting and more.
Episodes
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- BTL Radio Show - 11/02/2026 with director MARK VANSELOW discussing THE MONGOOOSE · 42 min · Episode 166As promised, this week BEHIND THE LENS is all about THE MONGOOSE. A terrific action film starring Liam Neeson that is directed by his longtime stunt double, MARK VANSELOW, who…
- BTL Radio Show - 10/26/2026 with writer/director/editor MATT STUERTZ discussing HUMAN · 43 min · Episode 165It’s not only the last Monday in October, but it’s Halloween week, and that means BEHIND THE LENS is celebrating the holiday with blood and gore and fun. I’ve had quite a few…
- BTL Radio Show - 10/19/2026 with writer/director JOSH LOEB discussing IN SPITE OF OURSELVES · 52 min · Episode 164Introducing you to a new filmmaker this week on BEHIND THE LENS - writer/director JOSH LOEB - who makes his feature film directorial debut IN SPITE OF OURSELVES, after a 20-year…
- BTL Radio Show - 10/12/2026 with director & editor DAVID FERINO talking ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES: ORGANIC INTELLIGENCE · 44 min · Episode 163As promised, we’ve got a fun BEHIND THE LENS today as we explore ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES: ORGANIC INTELLIGENCE with director and editor DAVID FERINO. How many of you have…
- BTL Radio Show - 10/05/2026 with special guest RENNY HARLIN talking about THE BEAST · 1 h 0 min · Episode 162I’ve got a terrific BEHIND THE LENS for you this week thanks to the incomparable RENNY HARLIN, who joins me to talk about THE BEAST, his new podcast Harlin House, his next film…
- BTL Radio Show - 09/28/2026 with DELILAH NAPIER & LUCY POWERS talking FLOATING CAROUSEL and CLAIRE SCANLON talking THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS · 46 min · Episode 161I’ve got a fun show for you today as we’re talking comedy. Laugh-out-loud funny comedy, dark comedy, and screwball comedies, thanks to DELILAH NAPIER and LUCY POWERS as they talk…
- BTL Radio Show - 09/21/2026 with guest GEOFFREY MOORE talking KNIGHTFALL...and "The Old Man" · 39 min · Episode 160I am thrilled to bring you this week’s BEHIND THE LENS and this week’s featured interview because we’re talking with Moore. Geoffrey Moore. There is an inevitability to Geoffrey…
- BTL Radio Show - 09/14/2026 with director PADRAIC "PAT" McKINLEY talking THE WEIGHT · 40 min · Episode 159Welcome back to another week of BEHIND THE LENS! Hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. I was going to air director Scott Waugh’s interview on RUNNER starring Owen Wilson…
- BTL Radio Show - 08/31/2026 with director KEVIN MACDONALD discussing THE RUNNER · 29 min · Episode 158This week on BEHIND THE LENS, I've got an interesting and fun interview for you as I talk with director KEVIN MACDONALD about his new film, the psychological thriller THE RUNNER…
- BTL Radio Show - 08/24/2026 with ALICIA MacDONALD talking FINDING EMILY and CASPER KELLY talking BUDDY · 52 min · Episode 157It’s a fun show this week on BEHIND THE LENS, thanks to director ALICIA MacDONALD talking about her new film opening on Friday, FINDING EMILY, and writer/director CASPER KELLY…
- BTL Radio Show - 08/17/2026 with director BEN GREGOR talking THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE · 41 min · Episode 156I’m very excited to bring you this week’s BEHIND THE LENS Radio Show and my exclusive conversation with director BEN GREGOR talking about THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE, a film, like the…
- BTL Radio Show - 08/10/2026 with writer/director/actor REED ARNOLD talking DO US PART · 38 min · Episode 155Sorry we didn't have a BEHIND THE LENS show for you last week, but some unforeseen circumstances prevented it. But I'm back this week with a fun interview with a very affable…
- BTL Radio Show - 07/27/2026 with director JESSE V. JOHNSON discussing ABOVE & BELOW · 1 h 0 min · Episode 154It’s finally here! It’s SHARK WEEK 2026! And who doesn’t love SHARK WEEK? I know I do! To celebrate this time-honored tradition, this week we're talking sharks and shark movies…
- BTL Radio Show - 07/20.2026 with writer/director/composer ERIC OWEN dissecting IN A COLD VEIN · 58 min · Episode 153Get ready for a fun interview today on BEHIND THE LENS as I talk with writer/director and composer ERIC OWEN about his latest film IN A COLD VEIN. While we dig into the making of…
- BTL Radio Show - 07/13/2026 with director/writer/actor BRITT BANKHEAD talking THE TOWN THAT TAKES · 1 h 5 min · Episode 152A new filmmaker for you today on BEHIND THE LENS! BRITT BANKHEAD - director, co-writer, producer, and lead actor joins me talking about his narrative feature directorial debut…
- BTL Radio Show - 07/06/2026 with writer/director ANTHONY FRITH talking MOCKBUSTER · 56 min · Episode 151It’s another entertaining and enlightening episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to director/co-writer ANTHONY FRITH and his documentary MOCKBUSTER. Now, MOCKBUSTER isn’t your…
- BTL Radio Show - 07/01/2026 Bonus! with JOSH DRAGOTTA and DOUG "FINI" FINICAL talking CABALI AND THE TIKI MUG OBSESSION · 1 h 17 min · Episode 150Surprise! It’s a bonus edition of BEHIND THE LENS! So many terrific interviews of late with some very energetic and enthusiastic filmmakers, and all rather lengthy, that I can’t…
- BTL Radio Show - 06/29/2026 with director DERRICK BORTE talking about THE GET OUT · 45 min · Episode 149Another fun week on BEHIND THE LENS! Another terrific film and filmmaker! That's right! This week, it's all about THE GET OUT with director/co-writer DERRICK BORTE. But first…
- BTL Radio Show - 06/22/2026 with MICHAEL GLOVER SMITH talking HEKLA and DOUG BREMNER discussing THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG · 1 h 42 min · Episode 148It’s another week of BEHIND THE LENS shining a spotlight on DANCES WITH FILMS and a couple of the wonderful films and filmmakers in this year’s festival, namely HEKLA and w/d…
- BTL Radio Show - 06/15/2026 with special guest director JAY SILVERMAN discussing YALE · 1 h 1 min · Episode 147Last week was all about Tribeca Film Festival and some wonderful animated short films that had their premieres there. This week it’s all about Dances With Films, which starts…







