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This week on No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor sit down to discuss Conor’s endeavor to watch 31 horror movies for October and the surprising effect it has had on his psyche. Plus, Tom talks about his experience with “Zombieland: Double Tap”, “The Lighthouse” and “JoJo Rabbit” and whether or not satire and Nazis can really mix.  

No Coast Cinema’s coverage of the Adirondack Film Festival continues with more exclusive interviews with up and coming filmmakers from all over the country. In part 2, Tom sits down with the minds behind Virgin Blacktop, Signal to Noise, Some of Her Parts and Once Upon a River. Like the show? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and follow No Coast Cinema on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

On this edition of No Coast Cinema, Tom travels to Glens Falls, New York for the Adirondack Film Festival. Featuring filmmakers from across the country, the Adirondack Film Festival brings together some of the best in independent cinema in a community-oriented extravaganza. In part 1 of our coverage, Tom sits down with the folks behind Camp Wedding, Old Hearts Cafe and Veiled Tractate for in depth conversations on their films, filmmaking and more.

This week on No Coast Cinema, it’s all things micro-cinema with film programmers who are working small. Nando Herrera from Comfort Station and Paul Freitag-Fey of Daily Grindhouse join in to talk about the upcoming Halloween-themed series starting Wednesday as part of Comfort Film. The series will showcase some of the strangest selections from the American Genre Film Archive all for your viewing pleasure. Jake S. Weisman from 6740Micro, a new space in Rogers Park, brings the perspective of a […]

This week on No Coast Cinema, Tom sits down with the organizers behind Filmscape Chicago, an industry expo that brings filmmaking professionals together under one roof to learn about the latest tech in the film world. Filmscape Chicago takes place on September 7th and 8th at Cinespace Studios. For more information, visit filmscapechicago.com.  

This week on No Coast Cinema: Now that Tom and Conor have had time to process their individual viewings of Quentin Tarantino’s 9th picture, the pair convene to share their thoughts on “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood”. Like the show? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and follow No Coast Cinema on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

This week on No Coast Cinema: Tom and Conor welcome filmmakers Kelechi Aguwncha and Julius Jefferson to talk about their new webseries Hoops. The three episode series collects unique shorts from 17 up and coming filmmakers that tell stories set in single locations, like a basketball courts, shorelines and more. The pair discuss the origins of Hoops, the process of gathering the artists involved and the various films and directors that inspire them. See the first episode of Hoops on Thursday, […]

This week on No Coast Cinema: Tom chats with the co-founders of “Destroy Your Art”, a one of a kind event where five up and coming filmmakers are invited to create an original, one of a kind film that will only be shown once before being utterly destroyed, never to be seen again. They discuss the creative thrust behind the event and why “Destroy Your Art” is creating an inclusive space for artists to push the limits of their work. […]

No Coast Cinema is back from a small summer vacation to talk about SDCC, that terrifying trailer for “Cats” and where Kevin Smith stands with “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot”. Like the show? Subscribe to No Coast Cinema on iTunes and follow us on  Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

It’s a special Saturday night episode of No Coast Cinema! Tom and Conor sit down with Chris Larkin to discuss his Metal Movie Nights screening series sponsored by 3 Floyds Brewing Company held at the greatest movie theater in Chicago, the Music Box. Bringing you oft-forgotten gems from the realms of horror and obscure cult oddities, Chris is screening Highway to Hell tonight at 10pm. It’s a night full of heavy metal featuring a DJ, an award-winning short from the […]

This week on No Coast Cinema, Tom is joined by critic Matt Cipolla to talk about his experience at the Cannes Film Festival and his thoughts on the latest in the long running “Godzilla” franchise.

On this edition of No Coast Cinema, Tom and Conor welcome writer/director Zach Lona and producer Anthony Gibson to talk about their feature in-production, “He Who Lives in Hidden Lakes”. In this mockumentary, we follow the many characters searching for the mythical “Hidden Man”, a cryptid in the same vein as Bigfoot or the Mothman. Zach and Anthony talk about the largely improvised film and the desire to make a myth that will both baffle and amuse their audience. You […]

On this special edition of No Coast Cinema, Tom Hush chats with the director and star of the award-winning film “Still Human”, Oliver Chan and Crisel Consunji. The film follows a young domestic worker from the Philippines as she begins a new job as a caretake of a paralyzed man in Hong Kong. As they overcome cultural barriers, the pair learn to accept one another and recognize each other’s hopes and dreams. “Still Human” explores themes of human dignity and […]

No Coast Cinema is LIVE at Elastic Arts at 3429 W Diversey Ave. chatting with Heather Mingo and John Sutton, co-writers of the film “Graffito”, before a screening of the film with live accompaniment  by a jazz quartet. Together, they discuss the writing process behind the film, the ideas and themes presented and the spectacular jazz score also composed by John Sutton.

This week on No Coast Cinema, Tom sits down with director/editor Ashley Thompson to talk about her new short, “I Miss Jamie When She’s Gone”. “I Miss Jamie When She’s Gone” is a millennial, coming of age story that centers around two sisters returning to the suburbs of Chicago ten months after their father’s sudden death. Upon arrival, they discover that their mother’s hoarding has reached a concerning level, and the sisters begin the emotional task of cleaning out the […]

No Coast Cinema returns with a sit down conversation with the folks behind “A Missed Connection”, the new film from writer/director Matthew Weinstein that tackles the all too familiar feeling of a relationship that could have been. Weinstein and leading actors Kimberly Vaughn and Tyler Pistorius discuss the making of the film, their backgrounds in filmmaking and acting and their own inspirations and aspirations for “A Missed Connection”. Plus, they all discuss the problem of fandom in the Star Wars […]

This week on No Coast Cinema: The 22nd annual European Union Film Festival is underway at the Gene Siskel Film Center and director of programming Barbara Scharres joins Tom by phone to talk about this year’s fest. For tickets and showtimes, visit http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org Writer/director Nick Alonzo also returns to the show with cinematographer Greg Garibay to dive into their new feature, “Decaf Don”. They discuss the process of bringing the film together, its political undertones and the trials and tribulations […]

This week on No Coast Cinema: Nat Alder and Connor Wiles return to the show to talk all things New Trash, including some very fresh videos and what’s next for Chicago’s premier music video crew. They also get into the changing landscape of media following Steven Spielberg’s comments on award eligibility for Netflix films and how streaming services introduce us to a whole new world of cinema.

This week on No Coast Cinema: Tom is joined by Bing Liu, Academy Award nominated director of Minding the Gap, a stellar documentary that traces the lives of three young men (including Liu himself) growing up in Rockford, IL. As they deal with the difficulties of becoming adults, they must also contend with histories of abuse both in others and within themselves. Liu talks about putting together the years worth of footage, stepping in front of the camera and how […]