Michael L. Fink's guest appearances

Michael L. Fink

Shock Waves

The RETROZEST Podcast

Jordan Peele

Peter Block

Elijah Wood

Daniel Noah

John Landis

Dee Snider

Mike Flanagan

George Romero

Cullen Bunn

Stephen King

Brian Collins

Paul Tremblay

Clive Barker

Jonah Ray

Tobias Forge

OwlTail

On Episode 135 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis concludes RetroZest's celebration of the 40th anniversary of WARGAMES; the first mass-consumed, visual media with the central theme of remote computing as well as hacking! The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin.   Assisting Curtis in this final part 4 episode is the Visual Effects Supervisor for the film; MICHAEL L. FINK! Michael shares the amazing story about how he was in the right place at the right time in order to contribute to the success of WarGames. In addition to a wonderful behind-the-scenes discussion about the film (wherein he was actually INSIDE the WOPR Computer prop), he also discusses other key points of his career in SPFX including Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition, Blade Runner, Tron: Legacy, etc. Michael recently retired and became a Professor Emeritus at the School of Cinematic Arts at USC.   If you’ve really been enjoying the content here at RetroZest, please do us a favor by July 31, 2023; take a moment and nominate us for the People’s Choice Podcast Awards.  Simply go to podcastawards.com/app/signup, complete the short registration form, and then nominate THE RETROZEST PODCAST in the Adam Curry People’s Choice Category and the TV/Film Category. All you need to do is click on the dropdown menus for those two categories, select THE RETROZEST PODCAST, and then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on SAVE NOMINATIONS. That’s all there is to it! Thank you!   Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest podcast by purchasing a unique WARGAMES T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/wargames.   You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!   Contact Curtis at podcast@retrozest.com, or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 135 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis concludes RetroZest's celebration of the 40th anniversary of WARGAMES; the first mass-consumed, visual media with the central theme of remote computing as well as hacking! The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin. Assisting Curtis in this final part 4 episode is the Visual Effects Supervisor for the film; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277842/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MICHAEL L. FINK</a>! Michael shares the amazing story about how he was in the right place at the right time in order to contribute to the success of WarGames. In addition to a wonderful behind-the-scenes discussion about the film (wherein he was actually INSIDE the WOPR Computer prop), he also discusses other key points of his career in SPFX including Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition, Blade Runner, Tron: Legacy, etc. Michael recently retired and became a <a href="https://cinema.usc.edu/directories/profile.cfm?id=33666&amp;first" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Professor Emeritus at the School of Cinematic Arts at USC</a>. If you’ve really been enjoying the content here at RetroZest, please do us a favor by July 31, 2023; take a moment and nominate us for the <a href="https://www.podcastawards.com/app/nominations/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">People’s Choice Podcast Awards</a>.  Simply go to <a href="https://www.podcastawards.com/app/nominations/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">podcastawards.com/app/signup</a>, complete the short registration form, and then nominate THE RETROZEST PODCAST in the Adam Curry People’s Choice Category and the TV/Film Category. All you need to do is click on the dropdown menus for those two categories, select THE RETROZEST PODCAST, and then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on SAVE NOMINATIONS. That’s all there is to it! Thank you! Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest podcast by purchasing a unique WARGAMES T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at <a href="https://store.retrozest.com/wargames" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">store.retrozest.com/wargames</a>. You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal <a href="https://store.retrozest.com/celebvm" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">store.retrozest.com/celebvm</a>, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all! Contact Curtis at <a href="mailto:podcast@retrozest.com" rel="noreferrer noopener">podcast@retrozest.com</a>, or via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zestretro" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/RetroZest" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zestretro/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Also, check us out on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@zestretro" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a>!

135: WarGames - 40th Anniversary Part 4 - With Special Guest MICHAEL L. FINK!

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Ryan Turek, and Rebekah McKendry as they discuss all the latest horrors! The gang discuss Jordan Peele's US, pay their respects to Larry Cohen. Also: CRITTERS: A NEW BINGE, KNIFE+HEART, HONEYMOON HORROR, LOVE OBJECT, and more! They're then joined by special guest Michael L. Fink, visual effects supervisor on such films as BLADE RUNNER, THE BLOB 1988, CONSTANTINE, WARGAMES, THIR13EEN GHOSTS, X-MEN, AVATAR and more! The delve into his early career, working with Terrence Malick, the monumental task of post-converting THE WIZARD OF OZ into 3D, and much more.

Join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane, Ryan Turek, and Rebekah McKendry as they discuss all the latest horrors! The gang discuss Jordan Peele's US, pay their respects to Larry Cohen. Also: CRITTERS: A NEW BINGE, KNIFE+HEART, HONEYMOON HORROR, LOVE OBJECT, and more! They're then joined by special guest Michael L. Fink, visual effects supervisor on such films as BLADE RUNNER, THE BLOB 1988, CONSTANTINE, WARGAMES, THIR13EEN GHOSTS, X-MEN, AVATAR and more! The delve into his early career, working with Terrence Malick, the monumental task of post-converting THE WIZARD OF OZ into 3D, and much more.

Episode 138: Talking Visual Effects with Michael L. Fink