Behind The Lens Online https://behindthelensonline.net/site/ a division of elias entertainment network Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:34:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/btl-msd-icon-90x90.jpg Behind The Lens Online https://behindthelensonline.net/site/ 32 32 noa division of elias entertainment network Writer/Director J.T. WALKER Brings Personal History to Life in BROKEN LAND – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/jt-walker-interview-broken-land/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:34:42 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42266 "We are capable of bringing our dreams into the world...I feel a lot more capable, and I feel that other people who don't believe that they're capable are capable."

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]]> Home Is More Than a Place in BROKEN LAND https://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/movies/broken-land-movie-review/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:56:07 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42264 Writer/director J.T. Walker's feature debut unfolds with quiet confidence, allowing its story to emerge through weathered faces, lingering glances, empty rooms, and the vast, unforgiving landscape of South Texas.

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]]> It’s that time again!  My favorite time of year!  SHARKFEST 2026 is here! Dive in on July 5th! https://behindthelensonline.net/site/news/its-that-time-again-my-favorite-time-of-year-sharkfest-2026-is-here-dive-in-on-july-5th/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:57:13 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42287 It's that time again!  My favorite time of year!  SHARKFEST 2026 is here!

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]]> Check out this intense, nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat trailer for HEART OF THE BEAST – In Theatres September 25, 2026 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/trailers/heart-of-the-beast-trailer/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:22:02 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42281 Check out the trailer for David Ayers' HEART OF THE BEAST!

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]]> BTL Radio Show – 06/08/2026 with guests JESSE WEGLEIN talking ROAR and SARAH AFFLECK talking DEAR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS https://behindthelensonline.net/site/miscellaneous/behind-the-lens-podcast/btl-6-8-2026-with-jesse-weglein-and-sarah-affleck/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:00:18 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42270 It's all about animation and Tribeca Film Festival this week on BEHIND THE LENS with w/d JESSE WEGLEIN and animation editor SARAH AFFLECK!

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]]> It's all about animation and Tribeca Film Festival this week on BEHIND THE LENS with w/d JESSE WEGLEIN and animation editor SARAH AFFLECK! The post BTL Radio Show – 06/08/2026 with guests JESSE WEGLEIN talking ROAR and SARAH AFFLECK talking DEAR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS appeared first on Behind The Lens Online.It's all about animation and Tribeca Film Festival this week on BEHIND THE LENS with w/d JESSE WEGLEIN and animation editor SARAH AFFLECK! The post BTL Radio Show – 06/08/2026 with guests JESSE WEGLEIN talking ROAR and SARAH AFFLECK talking DEAR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS appeared first on Behind The Lens Online.Behind the Lens podcast, animation, animation editor, animation shorts, BTL Radio Show, BTLRadioShow, DEAR UPSTAUIRS NEIGHBORS, director, DP, editor, exclusive interviews, Illuminai Studios, interviews, Jesse Weglein, neurodivergent, podcast, ROAR, Sarah Affleck, songwriter, Tribeca Film Festival, writer Director/Co-Writer JONATHAN ZUCK and Producer EAMON O’ROURKE Navigate Love, Loss, and Open-Water Chaos in CHUM – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/jonathan-zuck-eomon-orourke-interview-chum/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:34:14 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42249 “Constraints lead to creativity.” Those constraints ultimately became one of the film’s greatest strengths.

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]]> CHUM: Tiny Violins for Love. Applause for the Shark. https://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/movies/chum-movie-review/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:37:33 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42151 CHUM gleefully embraces its identity as a chaotic hybrid of shark thriller, relationship soap opera, revenge tale, and survival horror, throwing an increasingly unlikeable wedding party into the Mediterranean Sea and then asking audiences one very important question:  Who deserves to get eaten first?

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]]> EMMY FYC: Editor PATRICK TUCK Shapes the Rhythm, Chaos and “Tulsa Noir” Soul of THE LOWDOWN – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/emmy-fyc-editor-patrick-tuck-shapes-the-rhythm-chaos-and-tulsa-noir-soul-of-the-lowdown-exclusive-interview/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:23 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42084 “We always put the characters first,” Tuck explains. “The plot brings our characters together, and we become attached to those people...The plot is secondary."

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]]> From Dancing Hippos to Deadly Predators: Writer/Director JAMES NUNN Reinvigorates the Creature Feature with HUNGRY – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/james-nunn-interview-hungry/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:03:12 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=42149 “I was googling, ‘What are the most deadly animals on Earth?’" Nunn recalled with a laugh. “Hippos came up as one of the deadliest. It’s wild — they kill upwards of 500 people a year, more than sharks, lions, elephants combined.”

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]]> Hippos, Hysteria, and Bayou Bloodshed with HUNGRY – It’s M’m, M’m good! https://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/movies/hungry-movie-review/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:27:22 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=41953 With HUNGRY, James Nunn delivers a clever, atmospheric, highly entertaining survival thriller that understands exactly how to manipulate audience assumptions while delivering plenty of swamp-soaked mayhem along the way.

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