On Film…With Kevin McCarthy

Episode 72 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Actor Tom Rhys Harries and director James Watkins join the podcast to discuss their new DC Comics body horror film CLAYFACE. This conversation contains very minor spoilers for the film but largely focuses on filmmaking craft, practical effects, favorite childhood films, Tom's evolution of emotionally connecting to characters, Speak No Evil, The Matrix, DC, Gotham, Batman, favorite theatrical experiences and more.Please like and subscribe to the show and spread the word to all your friends/family. #tomrhysharries #clayface #jameswatkins #dccomics...

Episode 71 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Tom Hiddleston joins the show to discuss his Apple TV film, Tenzing, along with his incredible career including Loki, Avengers, Steven Spielberg, Jim Jarmusch, Kenneth Branagh, Family, Favorite Films, Cinematography, Score, Filmmaking, Theater, Much Ado About Nothing and more.Please like and subscribe to the show and spread the word to all your friends/family. #tomhiddleston #loki #tenzing #avengers #stevenspielberg #jimjarmusch #kennethbranagh #jurassicpark #theshawshankredemption #shakespeare #muchadoaboutnothing #bridesmaids #filmmaking #theater #stage #edmundhillary #tenzingnorgay #mounteverest #theodyssey #mattdamon

Episode 70 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. The cast and director of STREET FIGHTER joined my filmmaking podcast including Noah Centineo, Callina Liang, Andrew Koji and Kitao Sakurai. The conversation covers filmmaking, cinematography, music, physicality, Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and more!Please like and subscribe to the show and spread the word to all your friends/family. #streetfighter #ryu #ken #chunli #noahcentineo #andrewkoji #callinaliang #kitaosakurai #filmmaking #cinematography

Episode 69 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. PART TWO of my hour-long filmmaking conversation with Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for DIGGER. This part of the conversation dives into spoilers surrounding the film's twists. We talk about the different aspect ratios that Emmanuel Lubezki used to bring the world of Digger to life. We also discuss Tom Cruise's incredible career and ability to juggle multiple films at once. Cruise tells a story about a time where he was prepping for Rain Main in the mornings, Born on...

Episode 68 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Academy Award Winner Guillermo Del Toro joins the podcast to talk about the 20th anniversary of "Pan's Labyrinth", 3D conversion, Blade 2, Pacific Rim, Filmmaking, AI, Favorite films, sneaking into R-Rated films, Gaspar Noé, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Jaws, Lawrence of Arabia, Irreversible and so much more.Please like and subscribe to the show and spread the word to all your friends/family. #guillermodeltoro #panslabyrinth #blade2 #filmmaking #jamescameron #pacificrim #movies #cinematic #artificialintelligence #ai #3d #avatar #cronos #thedevilsbackbone #mimic #coenbrothers #digger #j...

Episode 67 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. "Stranglehold" director and co-writer, Clark Duke, joins the podcast alongside actor Chris Candy to talk about the independently produced film and so much more. This conversation covers Clark's incredible career from "Clark & Michael" to films like "Sex Drive", "Hot Tub Time Machine", "Kick-Ass", directing "Arkansas" and now "Stranglehold". Chris Candy talks about meeting Clark in college and how their friendship has lasted in such an artistic way. We talk about physical media, R-Rated comedies, finding the grey area for characters and...

Episode 66 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Academy Award Winner Aaron Sorkin joins my podcast to discuss The Social Reckoning and his incredible career including A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Writing for the stage and screen, Rob Reiner, Jack Nicholson, Ariana Grande, Film Score, Cinematography and the importance of the theatrical experience. Please like and subscribe to the show and spread the word to all your friends/family. #aaronsorkin #thesocialnetwork #thesocialreckoning #facebook #afewgoodmen #americanpresident #filmmaking #jacknicholson #mikeymadison #jeremystrong #jeremyallenwhite #markzuckerberg #jesseeisenberg #davidfincher #walkandtalk<...

Episode 65 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

PART ONE - Spoiler-Free podcast conversation with Tom Cruise and Alejandro G. Iñárritu for DIGGER. This is part of an hour long podcast chat we had surrounding Digger and both of their incredible careers including Amores Perros, Eyes Wide Shut, Born of the Fourth of July, Magnolia and more. I split the hour long chat up into two parts. This one is completely spoiler-free. The second, which will release next week, will contain a spoiler-filled conversation about the su...

Episode 64 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Dave Franco joins the show to discuss the new DreamWorks Animation film, Forgotten Island, along with Pixar's Hoppers, Idiots, Now You See Me, If Beale Street Could Talk, Childhood, Favorite Films, R-Rated Films, Memory, Childhood Friendship and more. "Forgotten Island" is now playing in theaters. #davefranco #forgottenisland #nowyouseeme #thedisasterartist #paulthomasanderson #quentintarantino #martinscorsese #stevenspielberg #phantomthread #jordanpeele #getout #ladybird #gretagerwig #ryancoogler #sinners #jamescameron #terminator2 #terminator

Episode 64 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Johnny Knoxville and Writer/Director Michael Lewen join the podcast to discuss their new film, Tiny Fugitives. We also discuss R-Rated comedies, Jackass, Movie Theaters, Test Audiences and more. "Tiny Fugitives" is now playing in theaters.Note: This interview took place at studio where the set was made to look like a camp fire. Therefore, you'll notice lighting shifting during the interview from the lights designed to look like a camp fire. #johnnyknoxville #tinyfugitives #jackass #michaellewen #movies #comedy #badnewsbears #filmmaking
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Episode 63 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Zach Cregger and Austin Abrams join the show to discuss their latest film, RESIDENT EVIL. We also talk Weapons, Irreversible, Filmmaking, Cinematography, Score, David Fincher, Multiple Takes, Josh Brolin, Steven Spielberg, Sony, and more!Note: Prior to this interview, I was shown the first 30-minutes of RESIDENT EVIL. We do explore more of the film beyond that 30-minutes but this is relatively spoiler-free. Still, if you don't want to know anything going in, come back and watch after you've seen the...

Episode 62 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Mason Gooding joins the podcast to discuss 72 Hours, Heart Eyes, Scream, Scream 6, childhood, favorite films, anime, friendship, I Want Your Sex and more! #masongooding #scream #72hours #hearteyes #scream6 #childhood #filmmaking #anime

Episode 61 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh and writers/directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley join the podcast to discuss their new Apple TV film, MAYDAY. This conversation covers Mayday, Tenet, Deadpool & Wolverine, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Nolan, Game Night, Dungeons and Dragons, Filmmaking, Score, Cinematography, Canted Angels, Thor and so much more!#ryanreynolds #kennethbranagh #mayday #jonathangoldstein #johnfrancisdaley #gamenight #thor #marvel #deadpool #wolverine #jesseplemons #dungeonsanddragons #appletv #filmmaking #cinematography #score #filmscore #hughjackman #tenet

Episode 60 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Oscar Nominated Actor Elliot Page joins the podcast to discuss his incredible performance in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Elliot discusses the incredible reception to The Odyssey and discusses great behind-the-scenes details of filming the stunt sequence at the Trojan horse and Sinon's iconic monologue in Hades.

Page also discusses his incredible career including Hard Candy, Juno, Inception, film scores, cinematography, IMAX cameras, the mirror system used in the Hades scene, stunt work, working with Christopher Nolan and...

Episode 59 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Note: This episode was recorded on June 26th, 2026.

In this episode, actor Jack Martin joins the podcast to discuss Pizza Movie, Not Suitable For Work, childhood auditions for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Blind Side, animal work in finding physicality for characters, life perspective brought on from acting and more!

You can see Jack on Hulu/Disney+ in Pizza Movie and Not Suitable For Work. Both are streaming now.

#jackmartin #pizzamovie...

Episode 58 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Note: This episode was recorded live in Seattle, WA for the Super Troopers 3 "Behind The Badge" Tour.

Warning: Strong language.

The episode features a conversation with Broken Lizard including Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske.

Because the live show featured clips from the "Super Troopers" films, I removed them for legal reasons. Therefore, you will hear moments where we introduce a clip from the films and then discuss...

Episode 57 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

- Interview with Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland from 2:13 to 7:00

- Interview with Zendaya and John Leguizamo from 7:00 to 13:36

- Interview with Himesh Patel and Lupita Nyong'o from 13:37 to 21:32

This is part 2/3 of my podcast series for the The Odyssey. This episode features my conversations with Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, John Leguizamo, Lupita Nyong'o and Himesh Patel. Episode 3 will feature a very special conversation and review of the film.

Note...

Episode 56 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

For timing:

Interview with Christopher Nolan from 4:45 to 16:48

Interview with Matt Damon from 18:11 to 26:54

Christopher Nolan and Matt Damon join the show to talk all about their incredible new, THE ODYSSEY. In the interview, we cover the filmmaking craft behind The Odyssey, IMAX, Interstellar, Bill Irwin, Cyclops, David & Patricia Keighley, the mirror system, the blimp for the IMAX camera, Sound Design, Cinematography, Framing for multiple formats and...

This is a 30-min conversation I had with Ari Aster, from July 10th 2025, which is just over a month before I officially started this podcast as "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy".

Therefore, this is technically not a podcast episode but just a 30-min filmmaking conversation that I still wanted to share, as you can see how the podcast was forming based on this conversation. A little over a month later, I'd launch my first official podcast episode with Josh Brolin on August 18th, 2025.

For more context of this conversation, Ari Aster and I are sitting...

Interview conducted May 19th, 2026 while Emile Hirsch was promoting, along with Warner Brothers Home Video, the 4K Blu-Ray release of "Speed Racer". Emile stopped by my show along his tour to talk about the 4K release and his career.Episode 56 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Emile Hirsch joined the show to celebrate the 4K Blu-Ray release of Speed Racer and talk about his career from The Girl Next Door, Milk, Into The Wild, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Lords of Dogtown and more.

#emilehirsh...

Episode 55 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Jeff Bridges, Allison Janney, Zoey Deutch, Jesse Eisenberg and Bobby Moynihan join the podcast to talk Minions & Monsters, Film History, Babylon, Legacy, Classic Movie Sets, Pivotal Theatrical Experiences, Funny physicalities in the voice acting booths, and more.#minions #minionsandmonsters #jeffbridges #allisonjanney #jesseeisenberg #bobbymoynihan #zoeydeutch #filmmaking

Episode 54 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Note: This episode contains minor spoilers about the Invite.

Olivia Wilde on The Invite, Booksmart, Catharsis, Diane Keaton, Sidney Lumet, Filmmaking, Score, Cinematography, Shooting on Film, Film Projection, Oners, Jurassic Park, Theatrical Experience & more!

#oliviawilde #theinvite #booksmart #dontworrydarling #catharsis #dianekeaton #filmmaking #cinematography #filmscore #movies #jurassicpark

Episode 53 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note: This episode contains minor spoilers.Samara Weaving joined the show to talk about Carolina Caroline, Ready or Not, Ready or Not 2, Over Your Dead Body, Eenie Meanie, Filmmaking, Cinematography, Score, Lord of the Rings, Hugo Weaving, Film Club, and so much more!#samaraweaving #carolinacaroline #readyornot #readyornot2 #lordoftherings #hugoweaving #eeniemeanie #horror #comedy #movies #babylon

Episode 52 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note/Warning: This episode contains conversation about mental health that could be triggering. 3x Emmy-winner Lee Sung Jin (Sonny) joins the show to talk about Beef Season 2, Filmmaking, Directing, Music, Catharsis in art, Childhood, Favorite Movies and so much more.#leesungjin #beef #ocd #mentalhealth #beef #therapy #catharsis #cinema #netflix #careymulligan #charlesmelton #caileespaeny #oscarisaac

Episode 51 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note/Warning: This episode contains conversation about mental health that could be triggering. Mikaela Hoover ("Beef", "One Piece", "Superman") joins the podcast to discuss her incredible work in Beef Season 2, One Piece, Guardians of the Galaxy, and so much more. This conversation took a turn to mental health as we discuss the struggles of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), ADHD and more. I loved this conversation so much. #mikaelahoover #beef #ocd #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #mentalhealth #onepiece #manoftomorrow #superman #scream #wescraven #filmmaking #movies #netflix #guardiansofthegalaxy...

Episode 50 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Note: Minor spoilers for the 2nd act.Legendary screenwriter David Koepp joins the podcast to give a masterclass in screenwriting and discusses his incredible career working with Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Steven Soderbergh, David Fincher, Sam Raimi. Koepp's latest screenplay is for Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day. We also discuss his writing process, Jurassic Park, Snake Eyes, Spider-Man and so much more!#davidkoepp #stevenspielberg #disclosureday #jurassicpark #snakeeyes #briandepalma #stevensoderbergh #screenwriting #filmmaking #raidersofthelostark #indianajones #cinema

Episode 49 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

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Academy Award Winning Director Steven Spielberg joins my film podcast to discuss Disclosure Day, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saving Private Ryan, Jaws, E.T., Schindler's List, Minority Report, War of the Worlds, Duel, The Sugarland Express, Gremlins, the PG-13 rating, Janusz Kamiński, John Willians, Michael Kahn, Editing, Cinematography, Score, Filmmaking, Empathy, Movies, Cinema, 2001, movie ticke...

Episode 49 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Academy Award Winning Director Steven Spielberg joins my film podcast to discuss Disclosure Day, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saving Private Ryan, Jaws, E.T., Schindler's List, Minority Report, War of the Worlds, Duel, The Sugarland Express, Gremlins, the PG-13 rating, Janusz Kamiński, John Willians, Michael Kahn, Editing, Cinematography, Score, Filmmaking, Empathy, Movies, Cinema, 2001, movie tickets, collections, and so much more!

#stevenspielberg #disclosureday #schindlerslist #savingprivateryan #jaws #et #closeencountersofthethirdkind #closeencounters #m...

Episode 47 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft. Academy Award Winner Brendan Fraser joins the podcast to talk Pressure, The Mummy, Encino Man, Blast From The Past, The Whale, The Mummy Returns, The Scout, Childhood, Physicality, Filmmaking, Film Score, Rob Simonsen, Cinema.

Official PRESSURE Synopsis from Focus: Focus Features’ PRESSURE is a historical thriller set in the 72 hours leading up to D-Day, following General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Fraser) and Captain James Stagg (Scott) as they face the divisive decision of launching the largest seaborne inva...

Episode 47 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

20-year-old filmmaker and VFX artist, Kane Parsons, joins the podcast to discuss his incredible story from making short films on YouTube to now directing the feature film, Backrooms, for A24. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. Kane joins the podcast to breakdown his history with Backrooms, filmmaking craft, score, cinematography, VFX, clues to look for in the film, mental health and so much more.

Kane was only 16-years-old when he made his first Backrooms short, "...

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Episode 46 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

NOTE: This interview does contains SPOILERS for Beef Season 2.

NOTE #2: When I was talking about "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", I accidentally called the David Bowie song "Space Odyssey" instead of "Space Oddity".

Oscar, Grammy & Golden Globe Winning singer, songwriter, comp...

Episode 45 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.Note: We only had a limited amount of time to do this interview, which is why the ending may seem a bit rushed along. Jack Reynor ("Midsommar", "Sing Street") and Writer/Director Lee Cronin ("Evil Dead Rise", "The Hole in the Ground") join the podcast to talk about Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Favorite Films, David Lynch, Lost Highway, Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarantino, Midsommar, Sing Street and so much more!#leecronin #leecroninsthemummy #jackreynor #horror #evildeadrise #filmmaking #cinematography #singstreet #midsommar #davidlynch #stanleykubrick #2001 #drstrangelove...

TWO IMPORTANT NOTES: Since this interview was done via Zoom, in two different countries, there are some expected connection issues. Greig Fraser was nice enough to record solo audio on his end so that, in the event that the connection dropped, we could fill that audio in. Therefore, there will be times where you will hear his audio change slightly as I take his solo audio to cover the connection drop. It's only a few times during the episode but I wanted to point that out. You will also notice times where Greig's image freezes, slightly, while his audio...

Episode 43 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Pizza Movie Writers & Directors Nick Kocher & Brian McElhaney talk Pizza Movie, Over Your Dead Body, Comedy, SNL, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, BriTANicK, Sketch Comedy, Terminator 2.

#pizzamovie #comedy #nickkocher #brianmcelhaney #snl #saturdaynightlive #tomhanks #movies #tv #television #sketchcomedy #filmmaking #overyourdeadbody #jasonsegal #samaraweaving #improv #lornemichaels

Warning: Strong language! I mean, it's Kevin Smith, so I imagine you already knew that!

Episode 42 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

One of my all-time favorite filmmakers, Kevin Smith, joins the podcast to talk Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob, Ben Affleck, Filmmaking, Soundtracks, Bill Pullman, Quentin Tarantino, Legacy, Dogma, Red State, John Goodman, Tusk, Clerks II, Clerks III, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot & more.

#kevinsmith #clerks #mallrats #dogma #chasingamy #soundtracks #benaffleck #movies #christophernolan #stanlee #cinema #legacy #silentbob #jayandsilentbob...

Episode 41 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.Actor Charlie Cox joins the show to discuss Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Boardwalk Empire, Stardust, Physical Media, DVDs, Favorite Films, Cinematography, Fight Choreography, Oners, Physicality, American Beauty, Heat, Accents, Childhood, and more!#charliecox #daredevil #daredevilbornagain #cinematography #filmmaking #movies #mattmurdock #jessicajones #stardust #boardwalkempire #television #streaming #physicalmedia #dvd #childhood #accents

NOTE: There are some spoilers in the Phil Lord & Chris Miller interview. While the spoilers are relatively vague, I'd recommend listening to that section after you've seen the film.

Interviews with Ryan Gosling, Chris Miller and Phil Lord: Conducted February 25th, 2026.

Interview with James Ortiz: Conducted on March 17th, 2026.

This episode features three interviews for Project Hail Mary. Starting with Ryan Gosling, then Phil Lord & Chris Miller & ending with James Ortiz, who is the voice and puppeteer behind the character of Rocky.

We talk favorite theatrical experiences, filmmaking, Greig Fraser, cinematography...

NOTE: Recorded on Friday March 13th, 2026.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE: If you missed my interview with the brilliant cinematographer, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, please check out my previous episodes.

Episode 39 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Oscar-nominee Ryan Coogler joined the show to talk Sinners, Oscars, Ending Credits, Filmmaking, IMAX, 1.43 aspect ratio, 2.76 aspect ratio, Score, Cinematography, Zinzi Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Editing, Wunmi Mosaku, Guitars, Blues & so much more!

#sinners #ryancoogler #michaelbjordan #filmmaking

#score #ludwiggoransson #zinzicoogler #imax #e...

NOTE: This interview was recorded on February 27th.

Episode 38 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

The incredible Amelia Dimoldenberg joins the podcast this week to Chicken Shop Date, Oscars (Amelia is this year's Social Media Ambassador and Red Carpet Correspondent), Interview Process, Social Media process, Red Carpets, Romantic Comedies, Kate Hudson, Spice Girls, Childhood memories, Timothee Chalamet, and more!

#ameliadimoldenberg #chickenshopdate #oscars #socialmedia #tiktok #spicegirls #movies #entertainment #comedy

Episode 37 of "On Film...With Kevin McCarthy". A film podcast featuring longer form interviews with filmmakers discussing craft.

Actor Stephen Lang joins the show to talk Avatar, The Optimist, James Cameron, Method Acting, Michael Mann, Don't Breathe, Sidney Lumet, Amy Madigan, Quaritch, Cinematography, Music, Theater.

Stephen's new movie, "The Optimist: The Bravest Act is Truth" is in theaters starting Wednesday March 11th. Check your local listings for showtimes.

⁠#stephenlang #theoptimist #avatar #quaritch #movies #cinematography #filmmaking #michaelmann #publicenemies #thehardway #michaeljfox #jamescameron #sidneylumet #michaeljfox