December 6, 2025 • 25 mins
This week on The Hollywood in Toto Podcast, we break down the cultural and political fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s one-week suspension — and the controversial narrative surrounding it. In this episode, we explore how Kimmel’s misinformation, and the media response that followed, may be fueling real-world consequences across the country. Why do late-night hosts keep pushing divisive narratives, and what does it mean for a nation already struggling to trust its institutions? We unpack the shocking new poll that illustrates why misinformation from major media voices truly matters.
Then, we shift to an emotional and deeply personal conversation with filmmakers Marc Aramian and Veronica DiPippo, the creative team behind the upcoming film He Named Him Adam. This powerful project confronts abortion, its human impact, and the ripple effects often left unspoken. Aramian and DiPippo reveal how a major Hollywood star came aboard the film — and why that endorsement could elevate this story to audiences worldwide. We dig into the film’s message, the challenges of bringing such a delicate subject to the screen, and the hope that He Named Him Adam can spark honest conversations about life, choice, and consequence.
If you care about media bias, cultural discourse, faith-driven storytelling, and the future of Hollywood, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
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Then, we shift to an emotional and deeply personal conversation with filmmakers Marc Aramian and Veronica DiPippo, the creative team behind the upcoming film He Named Him Adam. This powerful project confronts abortion, its human impact, and the ripple effects often left unspoken. Aramian and DiPippo reveal how a major Hollywood star came aboard the film — and why that endorsement could elevate this story to audiences worldwide. We dig into the film’s message, the challenges of bringing such a delicate subject to the screen, and the hope that He Named Him Adam can spark honest conversations about life, choice, and consequence.
If you care about media bias, cultural discourse, faith-driven storytelling, and the future of Hollywood, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This week on the Hollywood and Total Podcast, Jimmy Kimmel's
big lie couldn't get him kicked off the air permanently,
but in a way, it helped shape public opinion on
a critical issue. And we all got it wrong. And
we talked to the filmmakers behind an upcoming pro life
film and how one major star changed everything for their film.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Welcome to the Hollywood and Toto Podcast. Entertainment news and
reviews without the woke Hollywood narrative. Free speech, free expression.
Now that's entertainment, and here's your host, Award winning film critic,
Christian Toto.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Late night lines are no laughing matter. Now, look at
Stephen Colbert. For weeks and weeks, I think years and years,
he pushed the Russian collusion Oaks lie. It told me
nothing but lies. He told us that President Trump was
a puppet of Putin. Of course that wasn't true, but
he lied about it again and again, just for some
(01:08):
chuckles and of course the propaganda push. Did he apologize
for those lies? Did he say, oh my goodness, I
got that story one hundred percent wrong. No, he just
kept on keeping on. That's what he does. And then,
of course a few years ago when he was dancing
with vaccine needles. He wanted us all to get the
COVID nineteen shot, but he didn't tell us that the
(01:30):
shot didn't prevent us from getting COVID nineteen, nor did
it stop us from spreading COVID nineteen. This seems like
an important detail to leave out. Don't you think he
just danced away again? No apologies, no maya Culpa's nothing.
That's late night lies and it's not remotely funny. Clown
knows on, clown knows off. You know, the drill, which
(01:53):
leads us, of course to Jimmy Kimmel. Now, Jimmy Kimmel
is no stranger to well stretching the truth beyond reckoning,
let's just put it that way, to put it mildly.
But also he got into a bit of trouble recently,
self inflicted, of course, when he told his audience that
Charlie Kirk's murder was basically done by someone in the
MAGA nation group, and of course that was completely untrue.
(02:16):
Stop bling, but he said it. He didn't pack bettle
the next night, and of course you know what happened next.
He got booted off the air for a week by ABC.
Some stations recoiled at putting him back on the air.
Then of course the smoke settled and he went back
on the air as if nothing happened. But the most
important part of that whole journey, it whole cycle, was
that he never really apologized. Oh he weeped a little bit,
(02:39):
because that's what he does. He's very teary eyed these days.
Maybe he should be a start of the Woman's show
at this point.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Oh sick burn.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
But he didn't really correct the record on what he said. Amazing, right,
you get busted for saying something untrue. You tried to
mislead people about a really significant issue, the assassination of Kirk,
and no, no real genuine apology, no real attempt to
correct the record. I mean, looking back at it, it's
(03:07):
really staggering and doesn't speak well with him as a person, honestly,
whatever you think about him as a broadcaster, if that's
another issue. But these are the kind of late night
lies that sometimes stick around. And I'll show example why.
There's a new study made by the Media Research Center,
which is a right leaning alphab but they do great work,
and it showed that only twenty four percent of respondents
(03:28):
likely voters. That is understood that the killer, the alleged
killer of Charlie Kirk, was a person on the left,
and he is. I'm not going to say his name,
but the alleged killer is a man of the left.
We've got all the evidence we need beyond debate. But
only twenty four percent of likely voters think that. Shouldn't
(03:49):
it be eighty percent, ninety percent maybe more? No, I
don't want to pin this all on Jim mckimmel. Just
one dude. Doesn't get huge ratings. Maybe one point five
to two million in the last few weeks. That's not
the worst in the world. Keeps you on the air,
but doesn't mean he's got a wide audience. But you know,
I got a wide audience. His suspension that whole news
(04:11):
cycle was pretty massive. We all talked about it. Everyone
wihd in on it. A lot of Hollywood actors said,
you can't take him off the air. It's about free speech. Yeah,
the same guys and gals who said nothing about free
speech for the last decade, all of a sudden they
found their voice. It's just a prely coincidence. Where have
you been, That's what happened, And you know along the journey.
(04:33):
Along the coverage of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, the media didn't
do their job either. They didn't say, hey, like him
or not, Jimmy Kimmel misled his public when he said
what he said. They didn't do that. In fact, some
media outlets actually said, you know, he didn't really say
what you think you said, which is so dominant, so orwellian,
(04:56):
it's staggering. But listen, this is the same media complex
that said, hey, look at your eyes and ears, Joe
Biden is perfectly fine, sharp as attack.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You've got to be kidding me.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Same media complex. So it's not really surprising that they
would cover for Jimmy Kimmel, who's one of their own.
It's not surprising they wouldn't correct the record they should have.
It's not surprising they didn't hold him accountable again they
should have. So what happens next, Well, that twenty four number,
it kind of sticks in your crawd, isn't it. It
does for me? So there you have it. A late
(05:27):
nine clown goes on TV spreads misinformation. This time he
actually does get suspended. It's just for a week, but
that was sort of a big deal for sure, and
then nothing really changes. Jimmy kimmelll goes back on the air,
spreads more misinformation night after night. It's just what he does.
And then, of course the public at large has less information,
even though we have more access to information than ever before.
(05:49):
That's partly in the media, but it's partly in Jimmy Kimmel,
who has really just basically taken his job for granted
and said, hey, I'm a propagandist. Now I don't have
to make it laugh and I don't have to tell
the truth. Well, Late ITV is no longer funny, with
some exceptions for mister Gutfeld, but now it's just playing sad.
Speaker 5 (06:19):
Well.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
It's not breaking news. But the era of the movie
star is fading. There's been lots of headlines about it.
I've written about it for years. Big stars don't always
move the needle on projects. You could have a Brad Pitt,
a Tom Hanks, a Denzel Washington. It's not a guarantee
you're gonna bring fannies to the theaters. It's just not
the way it works now. Living in a whole new ecosystem,
(06:40):
the game has changed, and a lot of reasons why
We've talked about that before. You know, overexposure politically charge
actors who push away half the country. Things like that.
We get it. But when it comes to indie films, well,
that's store value, that recognition. It still matters. It's a
big deal. If you're indie film director an indie film
(07:01):
producer and you can get a name to join your project,
it could be the game changer. It could be the
difference between yeah, we're not going to fund your project,
or yeah, we'll throw some money your way and we'll
get it in some theaters because audiences see that name
and they'll give that indie film a little bit more credence,
and of course the studios will give them a little
more money just the way it goes. So the star
(07:22):
sism is failing, but it still does matter to a
certain extent. And that's certainly the case with a new film,
an upcoming film that tells the true herring story of
a woman who had an abortion deeply regretted it. And
I'm gonna put the brakes there because there's a lot
more to the story. I don't want to share. The
name of the film is he called him Adam, and
it's coming soon not in production quite yet, but it's
on the way. But the filmmakers behind it were able
(07:45):
to nap a pretty big star to join the project
and of course give it that bump, that emphasis, that
little nudge that they need to make it all a reality.
That star is doctor Frasier Crane, who probably better known
to everyone as Kelsey Grammar. H So, how did Mark
Ramingen and Veronica to Pippo Land Kelsey Grammar? Well, you're
(08:05):
about to find out and this week's Hollywood and Toto
podcast interview.
Speaker 5 (08:10):
So thank you show.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
I think it at the beginning and you heard about story,
obviously your filmmakermakers, it was a natural.
Speaker 5 (08:22):
How did you think.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
You want to do it?
Speaker 5 (08:26):
Sure?
Speaker 7 (08:27):
We uh, Well, when we left Hollywood and moved to
the South, we started offering our services to nonprofits UH
pro life organizations, and when we were covering a March
for Life in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the featured speaker was Regina
(08:48):
and her story was so compelling that we looked at
each other and we said, this is a movie, and
we immediately got together with her. We got the rights
to her life story, and then we raised enough money
to through crowdfunding to film twelve scenes from the screenplay,
(09:14):
and then we took that and we edited into a
trailer and that's what we presented to Angel Studio's Angel Guild.
Now seen.
Speaker 5 (09:28):
Ya talk about the Angel.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
Yeah, what's interesting. Unlike a regular studio, the executives don't
sit around in the conference room talking about what picture
they want to distribute. What they do is they test
it with their audience. First. They have like one point
five million subscribers now and they call them the Guild,
the Angel Guild. What they do is they post on
(09:57):
their app stories that they think that their audience will like.
Are over one thousand that are submitted every year, and
they have a screening process. They throw out some, but
then select few they put on the website and then
their audience subscribers view it and then answer questions at
(10:21):
the end of it. And there's also a chat function
so they can give comments about it. But they by
answering those questions, have an algorithm that calculates a score,
and if you get anything over seventy, you qualify for streaming.
They'll give you distribution deal for that. Ours got I
(10:42):
think maybe the third or fourth highest score of all time,
one point below sound of free ninety three and you
have to get over eighty five for theatrical. So it
was it's one of the most most compelling films that
they've ever had on their screen.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
Now, now why the whole process, this is like marketing,
this is this is just.
Speaker 5 (11:13):
Like you. It's about angels and really aren't.
Speaker 4 (11:23):
You're exactly right, and that's why they're successful.
Speaker 7 (11:27):
The response was really overwhelming, and also the responses that
we got from the chat function. We had just so
many hundreds of women and men saying, this story really
needs to be told because it either touched them personally,
or it touched somebody that they knew because we're living
(11:48):
in a nation now, or almost everybody has either been
touched directly by or indirectly by abortion.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
So this really resonated with the audience.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
Admark no, that's okay, okay, okay.
Speaker 5 (12:04):
You know, you know when.
Speaker 6 (12:08):
More movies movies, it's almost always correction. And then when
when it was a year years ago, it was different
and it faces room, which was typically.
Speaker 5 (12:27):
I know, is not not finished fa any unusual way.
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I would say, not really because we're not that we're
not on the radar yet, but we will be. I'm
quite sure of it. You know, anything that goes contrary
to the Hollywood zeitgeist, they're going to go after it,
and in particular, you know, particular anything against abortion. And
really our story is not focused on can theming abortion
(13:01):
so much is showing a path to forgiveness and healing
that comes from recon and silly reconciling with God. So
it's a story of hope and healing and it's an
inspiring story. And of course it has that magical element
of having a vision from heaven, and we know that
people love movies that have a vision of heaven.
Speaker 7 (13:24):
And I actually would say there have been a little
bit of obstacles in that.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
As you mentioned the movie Unplanned.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
Well, our casting director cast the movie Unplanned, and Susie Sachs.
So we reached out to get the same casting director
because we knew that most casting directors would not participate
in a project like this. So she actually cast the
trailer and was in the process of casting the movie.
(13:51):
Unfortunately she passed away. She passed away last spring. She
was battling an illness which then could turn for the
worst too, you know, to everybody's surprise. And yeah, we're
still dealing with that because it's hard to lose.
Speaker 3 (14:08):
A member of your team.
Speaker 7 (14:12):
And also in terms of when we were doing looking
for dps and cast crew members to work on the project,
there were people, there were directors of photography that we
went to and said, we don't want to touch this project.
So there are those obstacles and we know we're going
to And also there were probably actors who were reticent
(14:35):
to reply to the audition notice. So we know that
we are going to continue to face obstacles, but it
doesn't deter.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
Us at all.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Yeah, and there are people that are passionate about it
and who have a name. I mean, Kelsey Grammer is attached,
Vivica Fox is attached, Sam Sorbo, Karen Manning. So yeah,
So I don't know if you ever heard the story,
but Kelsey Grammer, uh, his girlfriend in college had an
(15:08):
abortion and he said it troubles him every day. So
he I think he was passionate about the project for
that reason.
Speaker 5 (15:17):
That connection lead project what what? What?
Speaker 8 (15:24):
What did? That?
Speaker 7 (15:26):
That was our casting director, Susie Sachs reached out to.
Speaker 9 (15:29):
Him and that's why, you know, she had a very
high level reputation and it was something that he connected
with the material was something that he connected with.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
So yeah, that's how he came on board.
Speaker 5 (15:50):
You know, you know, you think you think about I
think that matters.
Speaker 8 (15:54):
I think, uh, you know, you know, but it.
Speaker 5 (16:06):
Can't talk about as filmailmakers an a great, great wheel.
Speaker 3 (16:11):
Well, we believe that Hollywood.
Speaker 7 (16:14):
We know that Hollywood has been a primary cultural influence
for decades now, and I.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
Really believe that.
Speaker 7 (16:25):
Hollywood's influence on the culture has been in terms of
certainly this issue has been profound, and it has dehumanized.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
The child in the womb.
Speaker 7 (16:36):
It has also almost made it something that is not
only okay and acceptable, but embraced and celebrated. And you
never hear about the other flip side, which is of
course Regina's story that there are hundreds of thousands, probably
millions of men and women who are negatively impacted after
(17:00):
abortion and also negatively impacted not maybe.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
Even immediately, but years later.
Speaker 7 (17:08):
And some people they turn to places like Choices that
has a program, it's a local pregnancy resource center, and
they have places to turn to for post a board
of counseling and care.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
It can even hit you decades later.
Speaker 7 (17:27):
So it's something that it's not even something that's necessarily immediate.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
But this is something that Hollywood never shows you.
Speaker 7 (17:37):
They never show you this, and that's had an enormous,
I think cultural impact on people so much so that
they feel that and we hear about this all the
time from our friends who are working on behalf of
the pro life cause that they almost feel embarrassed or
there's something wrong with them because they have these feelings.
(17:58):
And this is also something that came up after our
angel Torch in the chat that we had women who
were coming to us and saying, we didn't even know
there was post a board of counseling.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
Where do I go for this? So how do I
find this?
Speaker 7 (18:14):
And we actually got them connected with some of the
resources in their communities. So I really blay that on
the blame of the shoulders of Hollywood.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Yeah, one thing we noticed is that half the people
in this country do not respond to logic and science
when it comes to something like abortion. They're influenced by
emotional stories and Hollywood has been churning these out for
fifty years. I mean, look back at cider House Rules.
I think there was an episode maybe fifty sixty years
(18:45):
ago on MAUD where they sat around and talked about
how we going to let's do this story about abortion,
and she went ahead and had an abortion, and it
was the first time on TV that that subject was broached.
And the way Hollywood does that, as you know, is
that they create these sympathetic characters as their protagonists, and
(19:06):
the bad guy is somebody who believes in traditional values
of Judeo Christian values. So like the movie Unpregnant that
the girl in that got pregnant, she's underage, they don't
allow abortion in her stage. They're set her up as
a sympathetic character right at the beginning, and she's cute
and she's clever, and there's a road trip involved, and
(19:29):
she finally gets to another state where she has an abortion.
They don't mention. And by the way, it's like she's
going into a spa and they celebrate afterwards. They don't
even mention that somebody was just murdered, you know. So, yeah,
it's a big on the list of what Hollywood wants
people to think, and we have to fight it on
their turf.
Speaker 3 (19:50):
Yeah, it's also been so heavily politicized. It's such a
heavy political issue. It's almost like the litmus test for
you know.
Speaker 7 (20:00):
Particular political party now and uh, it didn't used to
be that way, and I think that that's uh and
anybody who doesn't go along with the party line has
to be condemned and canceled, and I don't think that's
a healthy political system.
Speaker 5 (20:22):
Now.
Speaker 8 (20:22):
When it happened next to the product, you got pretty
gay actors had.
Speaker 5 (20:27):
Waiting to come in for the continues or what what's
that matter right now? Yeah, So.
Speaker 4 (20:35):
When when Angel signs a contract to distribute, they agreed
to put up money for distribution, assuming that the their
guild again approves the final picture. And they've committed up
to five million dollars for distribution, so it's up to us. However,
(20:58):
they don't fund movies, you know, film production, so it's
up to us. So we are now in the process
of raising that money on our website. If somebody goes
to he named him Adam dot com, they can see
the trailer and they can they can make a tax
deductible donation. And if somebody is interested in a profit
(21:20):
participating shares in the income stream, we are selling those now.
So that's a preferred shares in the movie itself.
Speaker 5 (21:31):
Now the latter their own system, the which system you
dropped out, we can participate in the projects potentially.
Speaker 3 (21:44):
That's our that's our company.
Speaker 7 (21:46):
We've basically reformed an LLC, and then we're selling preferred shares.
Speaker 4 (21:50):
Yeah, which is our attorney set it up. It's not
connected to Angel. Yeah, they used to.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
System it.
Speaker 5 (21:58):
Sure is.
Speaker 4 (21:59):
Yeah, and there are lots of.
Speaker 5 (22:03):
There is.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
Well, I hope you show the trailer on on this
particular podcast. If you would, I think people would understand
how powerful a story it is and how how enriching
it is to discover that it's actually possible to heal
from abortion regret. Yeah, we.
Speaker 5 (22:38):
Get it attributed Marchecking.
Speaker 4 (22:49):
Thank you so much, so.
Speaker 1 (22:51):
Much your character after the week is and out. Well,
that's all for this week's show. A couple of quick notes. One,
I do highly recommend a film. I don't do a
lot of film reviews here, but I want to mention
this one in particular. It's called Marty Supreme. It's coming
out December twenty fifth, a Christmas Day, and it stars
everyone's favorite actor Timothy Challamy as a ping pong prodigy
(23:15):
going through the motions in nineteen fifties New York and elsewhere. Now,
this is a long film. It sounds like every film
I see these days is just over two hours, just
when it's certainly in that category. But you're not going
to mind the running time. I promise. This is a
brilliant film. It is original, it is beautifully acted, the
production design was just sumptuous, and as someone who grew
(23:36):
up in New York, the accents in the beginning of
the film are just priceless in all the right ways.
And Tella May is just flat out terrific here. I
think this is going to give him the Oscar for
Best Performance. I could be wrong, and they may give
it to Leonardo DiCaprio because of his one battle after
another connection and all the politics are on that story
for another day. But this is a wonderful film. I
was able to kind of sneak past the embargo and
(23:58):
share a little bit about it with you right now. Again,
doesn't come out to Chrismas Day, but I want to
kind of give you the heads up. Marty Supreme coming soon.
Definitely check it out, well worth a while. One of
the few films I felt was special, and ironically, I
don't think I'm the biggest Timothy Chala May fan, but
my favorite film is the last two years of both
Chalome Productions, A Complete Unknown last year from the Bob
(24:20):
Dylan Story, and now Marty Supreme. Well, the show is
now officially over. So I do hope you check out
Hollywood in Toto. It is the website that I've been
marking on for the last eleven years. Like the show,
It's the right ticket entertainment. I do hope you'll like
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Tell a friend or two if you're enjoying it. If not,
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(24:42):
go do other things. I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
Doctor's Orders
This week on the Hollywood and Total Podcast, Jimmy Kimmel's
big lie couldn't get him kicked off the air permanently,
but in a way, it helped shape public opinion on
a critical issue. And we all got it wrong. And
we talked to the filmmakers behind an upcoming pro life
film and how one major star changed everything for their film.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Welcome to the Hollywood and Toto Podcast. Entertainment news and
reviews without the woke Hollywood narrative. Free speech, free expression.
Now that's entertainment, and here's your host, Award winning film critic,
Christian Toto.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Late night lines are no laughing matter. Now, look at
Stephen Colbert. For weeks and weeks, I think years and years,
he pushed the Russian collusion Oaks lie. It told me
nothing but lies. He told us that President Trump was
a puppet of Putin. Of course that wasn't true, but
he lied about it again and again, just for some
(01:08):
chuckles and of course the propaganda push. Did he apologize
for those lies? Did he say, oh my goodness, I
got that story one hundred percent wrong. No, he just
kept on keeping on. That's what he does. And then,
of course a few years ago when he was dancing
with vaccine needles. He wanted us all to get the
COVID nineteen shot, but he didn't tell us that the
(01:30):
shot didn't prevent us from getting COVID nineteen, nor did
it stop us from spreading COVID nineteen. This seems like
an important detail to leave out. Don't you think he
just danced away again? No apologies, no maya Culpa's nothing.
That's late night lies and it's not remotely funny. Clown
knows on, clown knows off. You know, the drill, which
(01:53):
leads us, of course to Jimmy Kimmel. Now, Jimmy Kimmel
is no stranger to well stretching the truth beyond reckoning,
let's just put it that way, to put it mildly.
But also he got into a bit of trouble recently,
self inflicted, of course, when he told his audience that
Charlie Kirk's murder was basically done by someone in the
MAGA nation group, and of course that was completely untrue.
(02:16):
Stop bling, but he said it. He didn't pack bettle
the next night, and of course you know what happened next.
He got booted off the air for a week by ABC.
Some stations recoiled at putting him back on the air.
Then of course the smoke settled and he went back
on the air as if nothing happened. But the most
important part of that whole journey, it whole cycle, was
that he never really apologized. Oh he weeped a little bit,
(02:39):
because that's what he does. He's very teary eyed these days.
Maybe he should be a start of the Woman's show
at this point.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Oh sick burn.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
But he didn't really correct the record on what he said. Amazing, right,
you get busted for saying something untrue. You tried to
mislead people about a really significant issue, the assassination of Kirk,
and no, no real genuine apology, no real attempt to
correct the record. I mean, looking back at it, it's
(03:07):
really staggering and doesn't speak well with him as a person, honestly,
whatever you think about him as a broadcaster, if that's
another issue. But these are the kind of late night
lies that sometimes stick around. And I'll show example why.
There's a new study made by the Media Research Center,
which is a right leaning alphab but they do great work,
and it showed that only twenty four percent of respondents
(03:28):
likely voters. That is understood that the killer, the alleged
killer of Charlie Kirk, was a person on the left,
and he is. I'm not going to say his name,
but the alleged killer is a man of the left.
We've got all the evidence we need beyond debate. But
only twenty four percent of likely voters think that. Shouldn't
(03:49):
it be eighty percent, ninety percent maybe more? No, I
don't want to pin this all on Jim mckimmel. Just
one dude. Doesn't get huge ratings. Maybe one point five
to two million in the last few weeks. That's not
the worst in the world. Keeps you on the air,
but doesn't mean he's got a wide audience. But you know,
I got a wide audience. His suspension that whole news
(04:11):
cycle was pretty massive. We all talked about it. Everyone
wihd in on it. A lot of Hollywood actors said,
you can't take him off the air. It's about free speech. Yeah,
the same guys and gals who said nothing about free
speech for the last decade, all of a sudden they
found their voice. It's just a prely coincidence. Where have
you been, That's what happened, And you know along the journey.
(04:33):
Along the coverage of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, the media didn't
do their job either. They didn't say, hey, like him
or not, Jimmy Kimmel misled his public when he said
what he said. They didn't do that. In fact, some
media outlets actually said, you know, he didn't really say
what you think you said, which is so dominant, so orwellian,
(04:56):
it's staggering. But listen, this is the same media complex
that said, hey, look at your eyes and ears, Joe
Biden is perfectly fine, sharp as attack.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You've got to be kidding me.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Same media complex. So it's not really surprising that they
would cover for Jimmy Kimmel, who's one of their own.
It's not surprising they wouldn't correct the record they should have.
It's not surprising they didn't hold him accountable again they
should have. So what happens next, Well, that twenty four number,
it kind of sticks in your crawd, isn't it. It
does for me? So there you have it. A late
(05:27):
nine clown goes on TV spreads misinformation. This time he
actually does get suspended. It's just for a week, but
that was sort of a big deal for sure, and
then nothing really changes. Jimmy kimmelll goes back on the air,
spreads more misinformation night after night. It's just what he does.
And then, of course the public at large has less information,
even though we have more access to information than ever before.
(05:49):
That's partly in the media, but it's partly in Jimmy Kimmel,
who has really just basically taken his job for granted
and said, hey, I'm a propagandist. Now I don't have
to make it laugh and I don't have to tell
the truth. Well, Late ITV is no longer funny, with
some exceptions for mister Gutfeld, but now it's just playing sad.
Speaker 5 (06:19):
Well.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
It's not breaking news. But the era of the movie
star is fading. There's been lots of headlines about it.
I've written about it for years. Big stars don't always
move the needle on projects. You could have a Brad Pitt,
a Tom Hanks, a Denzel Washington. It's not a guarantee
you're gonna bring fannies to the theaters. It's just not
the way it works now. Living in a whole new ecosystem,
(06:40):
the game has changed, and a lot of reasons why
We've talked about that before. You know, overexposure politically charge
actors who push away half the country. Things like that.
We get it. But when it comes to indie films, well,
that's store value, that recognition. It still matters. It's a
big deal. If you're indie film director an indie film
(07:01):
producer and you can get a name to join your project,
it could be the game changer. It could be the
difference between yeah, we're not going to fund your project,
or yeah, we'll throw some money your way and we'll
get it in some theaters because audiences see that name
and they'll give that indie film a little bit more credence,
and of course the studios will give them a little
more money just the way it goes. So the star
(07:22):
sism is failing, but it still does matter to a
certain extent. And that's certainly the case with a new film,
an upcoming film that tells the true herring story of
a woman who had an abortion deeply regretted it. And
I'm gonna put the brakes there because there's a lot
more to the story. I don't want to share. The
name of the film is he called him Adam, and
it's coming soon not in production quite yet, but it's
on the way. But the filmmakers behind it were able
(07:45):
to nap a pretty big star to join the project
and of course give it that bump, that emphasis, that
little nudge that they need to make it all a reality.
That star is doctor Frasier Crane, who probably better known
to everyone as Kelsey Grammar. H So, how did Mark
Ramingen and Veronica to Pippo Land Kelsey Grammar? Well, you're
(08:05):
about to find out and this week's Hollywood and Toto
podcast interview.
Speaker 5 (08:10):
So thank you show.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
I think it at the beginning and you heard about story,
obviously your filmmakermakers, it was a natural.
Speaker 5 (08:22):
How did you think.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
You want to do it?
Speaker 5 (08:26):
Sure?
Speaker 7 (08:27):
We uh, Well, when we left Hollywood and moved to
the South, we started offering our services to nonprofits UH
pro life organizations, and when we were covering a March
for Life in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the featured speaker was Regina
(08:48):
and her story was so compelling that we looked at
each other and we said, this is a movie, and
we immediately got together with her. We got the rights
to her life story, and then we raised enough money
to through crowdfunding to film twelve scenes from the screenplay,
(09:14):
and then we took that and we edited into a
trailer and that's what we presented to Angel Studio's Angel Guild.
Now seen.
Speaker 5 (09:28):
Ya talk about the Angel.
Speaker 4 (09:35):
Yeah, what's interesting. Unlike a regular studio, the executives don't
sit around in the conference room talking about what picture
they want to distribute. What they do is they test
it with their audience. First. They have like one point
five million subscribers now and they call them the Guild,
the Angel Guild. What they do is they post on
(09:57):
their app stories that they think that their audience will like.
Are over one thousand that are submitted every year, and
they have a screening process. They throw out some, but
then select few they put on the website and then
their audience subscribers view it and then answer questions at
(10:21):
the end of it. And there's also a chat function
so they can give comments about it. But they by
answering those questions, have an algorithm that calculates a score,
and if you get anything over seventy, you qualify for streaming.
They'll give you distribution deal for that. Ours got I
(10:42):
think maybe the third or fourth highest score of all time,
one point below sound of free ninety three and you
have to get over eighty five for theatrical. So it
was it's one of the most most compelling films that
they've ever had on their screen.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
Now, now why the whole process, this is like marketing,
this is this is just.
Speaker 5 (11:13):
Like you. It's about angels and really aren't.
Speaker 4 (11:23):
You're exactly right, and that's why they're successful.
Speaker 7 (11:27):
The response was really overwhelming, and also the responses that
we got from the chat function. We had just so
many hundreds of women and men saying, this story really
needs to be told because it either touched them personally,
or it touched somebody that they knew because we're living
(11:48):
in a nation now, or almost everybody has either been
touched directly by or indirectly by abortion.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
So this really resonated with the audience.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
Admark no, that's okay, okay, okay.
Speaker 5 (12:04):
You know, you know when.
Speaker 6 (12:08):
More movies movies, it's almost always correction. And then when
when it was a year years ago, it was different
and it faces room, which was typically.
Speaker 5 (12:27):
I know, is not not finished fa any unusual way.
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I would say, not really because we're not that we're
not on the radar yet, but we will be. I'm
quite sure of it. You know, anything that goes contrary
to the Hollywood zeitgeist, they're going to go after it,
and in particular, you know, particular anything against abortion. And
really our story is not focused on can theming abortion
(13:01):
so much is showing a path to forgiveness and healing
that comes from recon and silly reconciling with God. So
it's a story of hope and healing and it's an
inspiring story. And of course it has that magical element
of having a vision from heaven, and we know that
people love movies that have a vision of heaven.
Speaker 7 (13:24):
And I actually would say there have been a little
bit of obstacles in that.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
As you mentioned the movie Unplanned.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
Well, our casting director cast the movie Unplanned, and Susie Sachs.
So we reached out to get the same casting director
because we knew that most casting directors would not participate
in a project like this. So she actually cast the
trailer and was in the process of casting the movie.
(13:51):
Unfortunately she passed away. She passed away last spring. She
was battling an illness which then could turn for the
worst too, you know, to everybody's surprise. And yeah, we're
still dealing with that because it's hard to lose.
Speaker 3 (14:08):
A member of your team.
Speaker 7 (14:12):
And also in terms of when we were doing looking
for dps and cast crew members to work on the project,
there were people, there were directors of photography that we
went to and said, we don't want to touch this project.
So there are those obstacles and we know we're going
to And also there were probably actors who were reticent
(14:35):
to reply to the audition notice. So we know that
we are going to continue to face obstacles, but it
doesn't deter.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
Us at all.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Yeah, and there are people that are passionate about it
and who have a name. I mean, Kelsey Grammer is attached,
Vivica Fox is attached, Sam Sorbo, Karen Manning. So yeah,
So I don't know if you ever heard the story,
but Kelsey Grammer, uh, his girlfriend in college had an
(15:08):
abortion and he said it troubles him every day. So
he I think he was passionate about the project for
that reason.
Speaker 5 (15:17):
That connection lead project what what? What?
Speaker 8 (15:24):
What did? That?
Speaker 7 (15:26):
That was our casting director, Susie Sachs reached out to.
Speaker 9 (15:29):
Him and that's why, you know, she had a very
high level reputation and it was something that he connected
with the material was something that he connected with.
Speaker 3 (15:45):
So yeah, that's how he came on board.
Speaker 5 (15:50):
You know, you know, you think you think about I
think that matters.
Speaker 8 (15:54):
I think, uh, you know, you know, but it.
Speaker 5 (16:06):
Can't talk about as filmailmakers an a great, great wheel.
Speaker 3 (16:11):
Well, we believe that Hollywood.
Speaker 7 (16:14):
We know that Hollywood has been a primary cultural influence
for decades now, and I.
Speaker 3 (16:22):
Really believe that.
Speaker 7 (16:25):
Hollywood's influence on the culture has been in terms of
certainly this issue has been profound, and it has dehumanized.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
The child in the womb.
Speaker 7 (16:36):
It has also almost made it something that is not
only okay and acceptable, but embraced and celebrated. And you
never hear about the other flip side, which is of
course Regina's story that there are hundreds of thousands, probably
millions of men and women who are negatively impacted after
(17:00):
abortion and also negatively impacted not maybe.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
Even immediately, but years later.
Speaker 7 (17:08):
And some people they turn to places like Choices that
has a program, it's a local pregnancy resource center, and
they have places to turn to for post a board
of counseling and care.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
It can even hit you decades later.
Speaker 7 (17:27):
So it's something that it's not even something that's necessarily immediate.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
But this is something that Hollywood never shows you.
Speaker 7 (17:37):
They never show you this, and that's had an enormous,
I think cultural impact on people so much so that
they feel that and we hear about this all the
time from our friends who are working on behalf of
the pro life cause that they almost feel embarrassed or
there's something wrong with them because they have these feelings.
(17:58):
And this is also something that came up after our
angel Torch in the chat that we had women who
were coming to us and saying, we didn't even know
there was post a board of counseling.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
Where do I go for this? So how do I
find this?
Speaker 7 (18:14):
And we actually got them connected with some of the
resources in their communities. So I really blay that on
the blame of the shoulders of Hollywood.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Yeah, one thing we noticed is that half the people
in this country do not respond to logic and science
when it comes to something like abortion. They're influenced by
emotional stories and Hollywood has been churning these out for
fifty years. I mean, look back at cider House Rules.
I think there was an episode maybe fifty sixty years
(18:45):
ago on MAUD where they sat around and talked about
how we going to let's do this story about abortion,
and she went ahead and had an abortion, and it
was the first time on TV that that subject was broached.
And the way Hollywood does that, as you know, is
that they create these sympathetic characters as their protagonists, and
(19:06):
the bad guy is somebody who believes in traditional values
of Judeo Christian values. So like the movie Unpregnant that
the girl in that got pregnant, she's underage, they don't
allow abortion in her stage. They're set her up as
a sympathetic character right at the beginning, and she's cute
and she's clever, and there's a road trip involved, and
(19:29):
she finally gets to another state where she has an abortion.
They don't mention. And by the way, it's like she's
going into a spa and they celebrate afterwards. They don't
even mention that somebody was just murdered, you know. So, yeah,
it's a big on the list of what Hollywood wants
people to think, and we have to fight it on
their turf.
Speaker 3 (19:50):
Yeah, it's also been so heavily politicized. It's such a
heavy political issue. It's almost like the litmus test for
you know.
Speaker 7 (20:00):
Particular political party now and uh, it didn't used to
be that way, and I think that that's uh and
anybody who doesn't go along with the party line has
to be condemned and canceled, and I don't think that's
a healthy political system.
Speaker 5 (20:22):
Now.
Speaker 8 (20:22):
When it happened next to the product, you got pretty
gay actors had.
Speaker 5 (20:27):
Waiting to come in for the continues or what what's
that matter right now? Yeah, So.
Speaker 4 (20:35):
When when Angel signs a contract to distribute, they agreed
to put up money for distribution, assuming that the their
guild again approves the final picture. And they've committed up
to five million dollars for distribution, so it's up to us. However,
(20:58):
they don't fund movies, you know, film production, so it's
up to us. So we are now in the process
of raising that money on our website. If somebody goes
to he named him Adam dot com, they can see
the trailer and they can they can make a tax
deductible donation. And if somebody is interested in a profit
(21:20):
participating shares in the income stream, we are selling those now.
So that's a preferred shares in the movie itself.
Speaker 5 (21:31):
Now the latter their own system, the which system you
dropped out, we can participate in the projects potentially.
Speaker 3 (21:44):
That's our that's our company.
Speaker 7 (21:46):
We've basically reformed an LLC, and then we're selling preferred shares.
Speaker 4 (21:50):
Yeah, which is our attorney set it up. It's not
connected to Angel. Yeah, they used to.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
System it.
Speaker 5 (21:58):
Sure is.
Speaker 4 (21:59):
Yeah, and there are lots of.
Speaker 5 (22:03):
There is.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
Well, I hope you show the trailer on on this
particular podcast. If you would, I think people would understand
how powerful a story it is and how how enriching
it is to discover that it's actually possible to heal
from abortion regret. Yeah, we.
Speaker 5 (22:38):
Get it attributed Marchecking.
Speaker 4 (22:49):
Thank you so much, so.
Speaker 1 (22:51):
Much your character after the week is and out. Well,
that's all for this week's show. A couple of quick notes. One,
I do highly recommend a film. I don't do a
lot of film reviews here, but I want to mention
this one in particular. It's called Marty Supreme. It's coming
out December twenty fifth, a Christmas Day, and it stars
everyone's favorite actor Timothy Challamy as a ping pong prodigy
(23:15):
going through the motions in nineteen fifties New York and elsewhere. Now,
this is a long film. It sounds like every film
I see these days is just over two hours, just
when it's certainly in that category. But you're not going
to mind the running time. I promise. This is a
brilliant film. It is original, it is beautifully acted, the
production design was just sumptuous, and as someone who grew
(23:36):
up in New York, the accents in the beginning of
the film are just priceless in all the right ways.
And Tella May is just flat out terrific here. I
think this is going to give him the Oscar for
Best Performance. I could be wrong, and they may give
it to Leonardo DiCaprio because of his one battle after
another connection and all the politics are on that story
for another day. But this is a wonderful film. I
was able to kind of sneak past the embargo and
(23:58):
share a little bit about it with you right now. Again,
doesn't come out to Chrismas Day, but I want to
kind of give you the heads up. Marty Supreme coming soon.
Definitely check it out, well worth a while. One of
the few films I felt was special, and ironically, I
don't think I'm the biggest Timothy Chala May fan, but
my favorite film is the last two years of both
Chalome Productions, A Complete Unknown last year from the Bob
(24:20):
Dylan Story, and now Marty Supreme. Well, the show is
now officially over. So I do hope you check out
Hollywood in Toto. It is the website that I've been
marking on for the last eleven years. Like the show,
It's the right ticket entertainment. I do hope you'll like
this show. Maybe give it a share on social media,
Tell a friend or two if you're enjoying it. If not,
you don't have to tell anyone. Just kind of tune away,
(24:42):
go do other things. I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
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