Binge Movie Aftertaste w/ Spencer Cook; More Top Ten Directors Lists
Today is a great day, as after a half year of waiting and crying, I finally get my way and have both my co-hosts in one place for an entire show. With all three hosts finally onboard, we knew this type of show would happen, as once we started talking, we couldn’t shut up and the result is arguing, drinking (though Moreno and I question if Jason’s drinking of Corona Light counts), and learning about the film business. So grab a drink and settle in for our most epic Aftertaste yet.
We start things off with the lovely Jason Morris taking issue with some things I said in my Grumblings column about films that have not aged well. So for all fans of The Goonies and Monster Squad, Jason is in your corner. Things progress into the topic of the day, as I ask Jason what his experience has been working with visual effects artists. It is after that conversation when we get our guest Spencer Cook on the line. Having worked on all three Sam Raimi Spider-Man films and the two Matrix sequels, Spencer has stories galore that he is more than happy to share with us. The story he tells about an experience Raimi had while filming the original Evil Dead is a must listen.
After briefly talking about what Spencer is doing now -which involves working with the great Alex Proyas- and yet another block of time that sees Jason hating on the new Mad Max film, Spencer goes into detail about how he was working with director George Miller on concepts that would eventually have become his version of the Justice League film. Listening to these outlines of concepts and who Miller was planning to cast in the important roles of the heroes, I found myself looking more forward to Miller’s version of this story than whatever the hell we are going to get next year.
After a brief discussion of Peter Jackson’s King Kong, we say goodbye to Spencer and move on to what we have been building towards. With Moreno, Ammon, and Law already giving theirs, Jason and I took this time to give our lists of top ten directors. As expected, there are surprises galore, as we have almost no identical picks.
Check out Spencer’s work and demo reel on www.pezcook.com. We’d like to thank him for taking the time to speak to us.
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