Chris Elena's guest appearances

Chris Elena

KUCI: Get the Funk Out

Duimpjeworstelen

Another Bloody Movie Podcast

Sallie Krawcheck

Mary Higgins Clark

David Choi

Rob Paulsen

Michael Bernard Beckwith

Brad Meltzer

Kathy Najimy

Brian Scudamore

Laura Vanderkam

Eve Rodsky

Ashton Applewhite

Kate Black

Ethan Hawke

Amy Herman

Sarah Ruhl

OwlTail

Why this movie? By no stretch of the imagination is Smokin' Aces the Citizen Kane of its time. It is just an increasingly weird assortment of killers converging on a Vegas hotel to put a bullet into a piece of human trash. Bright colours, loud sounds and an overpopulated bunch of storylines converging on a farcical climax. And inbetween it suddenly gets existential on our asses. Someone gave Joe Carnahan carte blanche, and he gave it all he had. But you know what? No matter how many criticisms you throw at Smokin' Aces, it only adds to the delight of Australian filmmaker Chris Elena. It's the movie that opened his eyes to how movies are made, especially blocking, editing and color grading. And he just revels in the strangeness that is this action extravaganza.  But there's more to talk about! For instance, how this movie affected Chris's run in film school, his encounter with actor Joel Edgerton in Sydney and the deeper meaning of the head of a bunny costume. Hey, you want to support this podcast? Visit our Patreon page! Links:  Chris on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4274388/  Interview with Chris in Seventh Row about his film Audio Guide: https://seventh-row.com/2020/01/15/chris-elena-audio-guide/  Audioguide on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/audio-guide/   Extra links:  Behind the Scenes with the Tremor Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFfbNgmrK8  

Why this movie? By no stretch of the imagination is Smokin' Aces the Citizen Kane of its time. It is just an increasingly weird assortment of killers converging on a Vegas hotel to put a bullet into a piece of human trash. Bright colours, loud sounds and an overpopulated bunch of storylines converging on a farcical climax. And inbetween it suddenly gets existential on our asses. Someone gave Joe Carnahan carte blanche, and he gave it all he had. But you know what? No matter how many criticisms you throw at Smokin' Aces, it only adds to the delight of Australian filmmaker Chris Elena. It's the movie that opened his eyes to how movies are made, especially blocking, editing and color grading. And he just revels in the strangeness that is this action extravaganza.  But there's more to talk about! For instance, how this movie affected Chris's run in film school, his encounter with actor Joel Edgerton in Sydney and the deeper meaning of the head of a bunny costume. Hey, you want to support this podcast? Visit <a href="https://patreon.com/duimpjeworstelen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">our Patreon page!</a> Links: <ul> <li>Chris on IMDb: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4274388/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4274388/</a> </li> <li>Interview with Chris in Seventh Row about his film Audio Guide: <a href="https://seventh-row.com/2020/01/15/chris-elena-audio-guide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://seventh-row.com/2020/01/15/chris-elena-audio-guide/</a> </li> <li>Audioguide on Letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/audio-guide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://letterboxd.com/film/audio-guide/</a> </li> </ul> Extra links: <ul> <li>Behind the Scenes with the Tremor Brothers: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFfbNgmrK8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFfbNgmrK8</a> </li> </ul>

071 // Chris Elena ♥ Smokin' Aces // Thumb Wrestling

On this special episode of ABMP, Sydney filmmaker Chris Elena joins Sean over Zoom to chat about his fantastic new short film, Audio Guide screening online as part of the St Kilda Film Festival from June 12-20.

ABMP Ep 37 - Audio Guide with Chris Elena

Chris Elena's 'AUDIO GUIDE' to Make International Premiere at Cinequest's Film &amp; Creativity FestivalPRESS RELEASE UPDATED: JAN 31, 2020LOS ANGELES, January 31, 2020 (Newswire.com) - Cinequest announced this week that the highly acclaimed Australian short film Audio Guide will make its International Premiere as part of their Film &amp; Creativity Festival program on March 6, 2020. The thought-provoking film will screen at the Silicon Valley festival before each screening of Quinn Armstrong’s feature film, Survival Skills. Audio Guide director Chris Elena will be an international guest of the festival and will be in attendance at each screening.Directed by Elena and written by Lee Zachariah, Audio Guide takes place in an art gallery on a day that turns out like no other. A young woman is told the secrets of the world through an art gallery issued audio guide. Starring Emma Wright (Mako Mermaids) and Nyx Calder (Can You Dig It?), Audio Guide made its World Premiere late last year at the Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival, where Wright won Best Actress.

Chris Elena's 'AUDIO GUIDE' to Make International Premiere at Cinequest's Film &amp; Creativity Festival PRESS RELEASE UPDATED: JAN 31, 2020 LOS ANGELES, January 31, 2020 (<a href="http://Newswire.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newswire.com</a>) - Cinequest announced this week that the highly acclaimed Australian short film Audio Guide will make its International Premiere as part of their Film &amp; Creativity Festival program on March 6, 2020. The thought-provoking film will screen at the Silicon Valley festival before each screening of Quinn Armstrong’s feature film, Survival Skills. Audio Guide director Chris Elena will be an international guest of the festival and will be in attendance at each screening. Directed by Elena and written by Lee Zachariah, Audio Guide takes place in an art gallery on a day that turns out like no other. A young woman is told the secrets of the world through an art gallery issued audio guide. Starring Emma Wright (Mako Mermaids) and Nyx Calder (Can You Dig It?), Audio Guide made its World Premiere late last year at the Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival, where Wright won Best Actress.

5/4/20 at 9:45am pst - Writer/Director, Chris Elena, talks about his film, 