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In each episode, the C.E.O. of WILDsound, Matthew Toffolo, chats about all things storytelling and film. Conversations with talented individual from all around the world.

Posts tagged Marco Amato
October 24th 2020 - All-Time Favorite TV Episode by Marco Amato

Matthew Toffolo chats with winning screenwriter Marko Amato about his all-time favorite television episode of all-time. The first in our series of interviewing people in the industry about their “Top TV Episode”.

Marco picks: MR. MONK TAKES HIS MEDICINE. Season 3 Episode 9.

August 20th 2004. First premiered on the USA Network.

IMDB Synopsis: A woman commits suicide and minutes later Captain Stottlemeyer is shot nearby. Monk needs to determine if the two events are related, but his new medication has turned him into an obnoxious jerk who can't concentrate on the case.

October 24th 2020 this day in history:

1962 "The Manchurian Candidate", directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released.

1973 John Lennon sues US government to admit FBI is tapping his phone.

1992 World Series Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 4-3 in Game 6 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to win their first-ever title.

2018 Pipe bombs sent to prominent US Democrats including the Obamas, Clintons, John Brennan and CNN, but safely defused.

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October 23rd 2020 - THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972). Movie you’VE Watched the Most Times? with Marco Amato

Matthew chats with winning screenwriter Marco Amato about the “Movie he’s watched the most times in his life” - The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Matthew and Marco dive into this 1970s disaster movie. A monster hit when it came out. Why this film appeals to Marco so much. Why this film has a large cult following in the Gay community. What holds up 48 years later, and what doesn’t hold up.

Film was directed by Ronald Neame. Based on the novel by Paul Gallico. And stars Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Leslie Nielsen

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October 17th 2020 - Interview with Screenwriter Marco Amato (DISPLACED)

October 17 - This Day in History:

1888 Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie)

1939 "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, is released

1968 "Bullitt" directed by Peter Yates and starring Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset is 1st released

2020 - Matthew Toffolo interviews up and coming screenwriter Marco Amato about his winning LGBT screenplay DISPLACED.

About the screenplay: A gender-bending teenager begins to heed warnings of his impending doom.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Allison Kampf
Devin: Bill Poulin

Pharmacist/Catherine: Kyana Teresa

Jade: Hannah Ehman

Middle Aged Woman/Mom: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

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