Podcasts by Michael Patrick Jann Cant Direct Traffic
A podcast about directing by a director talking with other directors! Not about business, or promotion, or money or fame or awards. Its a deep dive into the art and craft decision making process and most importantly, it's about directing as a vocation, as a way of life. Its also pretty funny. Sometimes.
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Louis Fantasia/Shakespeare Movies: Episode 6 from 2021-02-04T00:53:27
Great artists steal. So why not steal from the greatest playwright in the english language, William Shakespeare? Too old fashioned? Too hard to understand? Too dull/misogynist/racist? Combo pla...
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Thomas Lennon: Episode 5 from 2020-10-15T21:54:17
Thomas Lennon is so successful and talented, that if he wasn't so damn likable, you'd probably want to hit him with a rock. REN0 911, THE STATE, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, his work is hilarious and or...
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Seth Gordon: Episode 4 from 2020-08-14T21:26:37
Seth Gordon's directorial debut was small and personal and quirky and absurd and a masterpiece. How his doc, THE KING OF KONG, became hugely popular is a great story. How he transferred his pers...
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Patricia Riggen: Episode 3 from 2020-06-13T00:21:34
How many Latina directors, other than PATRICIA RIGGEN, have made a movie that sits in the top 1,000 box office earners of the past decade? NONE. WHY IS THAT?!? As the director o...
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David Wain: Episode 2 from 2020-04-23T01:17:29
David Wain is a Pantheon Level Comedy Director. Hilarious. Original. Totally unique. Why? He's spent his life doing the most important thing any great director can do: developin...
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Phil Johnston: Episode One from 2020-03-24T20:43:57
Wreck-it Ralph 2 is partially inspired by what French New Wave classic? How do you make a personal film inside the Disney Behemo...
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