Lighting Up The Marquee Podcast

In today's episode, TIm returns behind the mic and is joined by his good friends & fellow Producers of the short film Sushi, Nick Manesiotis & Alexx Diaz! The three sit down and discuss the process of creating their short film Sushi. From the early stages of pre-production, to casting, to location scouting to finally shooting the film! And the three give you all a taste as to what's to come for future projects! Th...

In today's episode, Tim is joined once again by his good friend Haleigh McKechnie! The two sit down and discuss the films Promising Young Woman (2020), I Care A Lot (2020) & Raw (2016)! The two start the show by quickly giving their thoughts on the new film A Quiet Place II (2021)!

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In today's episode, Tim is once again joined by his good friends Kellie LaMay & Patrick Hyatt! The three discuss musicals in preparation for In The Heights (2021) and take a deep dive into the 2016 film La La Land Directed by Damien Chazelle! And once again, Tim reiterates to Kellie that she must watch Hereditary! Or The Blob (1988)!

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In today's episode, Tim is joined by his friend and sound editor Braden Creel! As well as Braden's wife and co-host of their new podcast StubSnobs, Emily Shultz! The three sit down and talk about the new Astron-6 film, PG: Psycho Goreman, now streaming on Shudder!

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In today's episode, Tim is joined once again by his good friend Arsenio J. Alvarez III to discuss the latest entry in the Saw franchise, Spiral: From The Book of Saw! Spoilers ahead! Dare to play this game? Stick around for the two to also discuss Star Wars: The Bad Batch!

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In today's episode, Tim is once again joined by the women of ONYX Films! Returning to the show is Jordan Pfeifer (Owner, Founder, Executive Producer)! Along with Jordan this time are: Hayley Nash (Co-Producer), Lizzie Keller (Co-Producer & Star of Noxious), Brittany Franke (Marketing & Outreach Coordinator & Star of Noxious), Lauren Worona (Cinematographer), Morgan Montgomery (Assistant Director), & Jenna Brewe...

In today's episode, Tim is joined once again by his good friend Nick Manesiotis of Here's My Take to introduce a brand new segment to Lighting Up The Marquee! Inspired by RedLetter Media's segment re:view & Phillip Duke II's podcast My Celluloid Heart, the two sit down and discuss Paul Verhoeven's 1997 film, Starship Troopers! Later in the episode, the two talk about new trailers, Marvel Phase 4 & o...

In today's discussion episode, Tim is joined by his good friend and former college roommate Sam Kleber! The two catch up on everything that's been going on in their lives as well as talk about the newest Mortal Kombat film streaming on HBO Max! They also discuss video games & college stories!

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In today's discussion episode, Tim is joined by his good friend Alexx Diaz! Alexx is a Chicago based screenwriter and storyteller excelling in LGBTQ+ & female driven stories! The two sit down and discuss their time at Semester in Los Angeles as well as talk about fitness, movies, music & so much more!

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In today's discussion episode, Tim is joined by his good friend Hannah Faris! Hannah is a multimedia journalist in Chicago. She has worked with In These Times, South Side Weekly, Kindling Group Films & Kartemquin Films! Tim & Hannah met at Columbia College Chicago and have worked together on numerous projects! The two sit down and catch up with one another and discuss a plethora of filmmakers and films!

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In today's discussion episode, Tim is joined by Nadia Geiger! Tim & Nadia worked together a few times while they both were at Columbia College Chicago. Since then, Nadia has been based in Los Angeles and is thriving as an actor, activist & musician! She recently just appeared on the CW's All American and is releasing her album, Wasted Art, on April 2nd!

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In today's discussion episode, Tim is joined by Tyler Dreier, the host of the horror based podcast From The Depths! The two sit down and discuss the impact & legacy of the massive horror franchise, Friday the 13th! 

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In today's episode, Tim is joined once again by his good friend Arsenio J. Alvarez III to discuss their personal favorites from 12 Directors! The films discussed are Tim and Arsenio's personal favorites from each director! These are not necessarily the most successful or critically acclaimed films.

The Directors picked for this episode include: Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Edgar Wright, Steven Spielberg, ...

In today's episode, Tim is joined once again by his good friend Nick Manesiotis of Here's My Take to discuss the Golden Globe Nominations, new films such as The Little Things & Malcolm and Marie, and the upcoming Snyder Cut of Justice League!

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In today's discussion episode, Tim is joined by Evan Kidd & Damien Elliott Bynum (aka Kamus Leonardo)! Evan wrote, produced, edited, shot and directed the feature film "Panda Bear It" which is streaming on Prime Video while Damien stars in the film! The three discuss the making of the film, music, Disney Conspiracy Theories & papas fritas! Stick around past the credit music to hear Damien's song for the ...

In today's discussion episode, Tim is once again joined by his good friend Kellie LaMay as well as Kellie's boyfriend Patrick Hyatt! The three discuss a plethora of topics from Star Wars, to current events, to film school and so much more! And Tim reiterates to Kellie that she must watch Hereditary! Or The Blob (1988)!

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In today's episode, Tim is incredibly grateful to be joined by the Directing team of Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson! The three sit down and discuss their latest film Synchronic, which released on Digital January 12th & will be out on DVD/Blu-Ray January 26th! The three also discuss the life of independent filmmaking, the future of theaters, other films and television shows and the best Creatures Features in recent cine...

Happy New Year! Season 3 of Lighting Up The Marquee has arrived! In today's episode, Tim is joined once again by his good friend Arsenio J. Alvarez III to discuss some films the two believe are either: underrated, under appreciated, forgotten about, or just not known to many people! Be sure to grab a note pad and watch all the films mentioned! The two also discuss New Year resolutions, Arsenio's big move, and what's ...

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays everyone! The Season 2 Finale of Lighting Up The Marquee has finally arrived! In today's episode, Tim is joined once again by his good friend Arsenio J. Alvarez III to discuss all things Star Wars! From The Mandalorian to The Clone Wars to Rebels! Plus the sequel trilogy, prequel trilogy, tie-in-novels, the genius of Dave Filoni & future shows set for Star Wars! It's a jammed pack ...