The Year Ahead 1.2.17

2017 is here and I'm guessing we all welcomed it in with open arms! Just like you, we have some hopes and aspirations for the new year.

Podcast

As long as our listeners continue to grow, we'll keep producing episodes of Talk Hard. We've been happy with the response we've gotten from you fine people and we appreciate it you mightily. We have massive interviews in the works, lots of new ideas to make the show even better and some great episodes lined up, so keep listening for those. This week we'll record a big wrap-up/look-ahead for 2016/2017 and I think you're going to like it.

WSF Biz

One of the best parts of the podcast is that we can keep you posted on any and all filmmaking endeavors as they happen. So, on the first Talk Hard of the year, we'll divulge developments and announcements on what we've got going; including a certain group of misfit lawmen from the future whose TV show was produced in the past.

Good luck out there everybody! Let's do this year right please.

The Week Ahead 11.7.16

We've returned from Paducah! Not as conquering heroes, but certainly with rejuvenated souls, full hearts, and carrying 10 extra pounds. I'm sure we'll have plenty of stories from the weekend to share with you on the next couple of Talk Hard podcasts. Speaking of...

Tuesday

Tuesday is podcast day and you should get excited about this episode of Talk Hard. While in majestic Lower Town, we managed to wrangle Landee Bryant-Greene and steal an hour of her precious time to record an interview. It's a great look at the inner workings of a film festival, plus all our normal nonsense. You're going to like it.

Wednesday

We'll try to have something special for your Indie Wednesday; likely with a Rivers Edge Film Fest theme. Maybe our short, maybe our friends'?

The Week Ahead 10.31.16

It's Rivers Edge Film Fest week!!! That means, after today, we'll be consumed by all things Paducah! Primo sandwiches and giant cinnamon rolls lie in our immediate future, but what about you fine people? You didn't think we'd leave you behind did you? Take the journey with us on Facebook and Instagram as we try to beast the social medias starting Thursday evening.

Monday

Happy Halloween, creeps! If you love the 31st like we do, today is your day and we hooked you up with the first ever Talk Hard Halloween Pod Special!! Jump over there and check it out.

Tuesday

Maybe... maybe... another Halloween surprise from us to you.

Wednesday

We plan to follow up that huge Halloween Pod Special with a Beyond the Show post to shed further light on some of what was discussed. I mean... The Paul Lynde Halloween Special?? Yes, we have clips.

Thursday

Todd, Al, and myself hit the Bluegrass Parkway at noon and head West! Paducah here we come. We'll likely pop by the festival's welcome party before venturing out on into the night for grub. For the past three years, the Thursday night dinner slot has gone to Pizza By the Pound. We'll see if that holds true this year and if Todd will take The Pounder Challenge!!

Friday/Saturday

Film Festin' alllll dang day. The Todd Sheene written and directed short film, Rural Legend plays in the cherry time slot at 7pm in the Maiden Alley Cinema. (And also at 11am in Yeiser Art Center on Saturday which zero people will attend. Not even whoever is supposed to run the projector.) At some point during these two days, we'll be recording at least two episodes of Talk Hard. We have guests and interviews lined up that you're going to like and we're super excited about it!

Thanks for listening and watching and reading, folks. It really does keep us going. So check back in throughout the week and keep your eyes on the Facebook and Instagram accounts starting Thursday night.

The Week Ahead 10.24.16

Monday

It's National Bologna Day, y'all! So get out there and give your children some nightmare-inducing bologna faces! Maybe eat half of a bologna sandwich which should satisfy any bologna cravings you have until at least Bologna Day 2019. (Unless you're deeply disturbed Walk Softly actor Ron Parritt who has an intense and inexplicable obsession with this "meat" product.)

Tuesday

Tuesdays are pod days!! And get hyped because it's a Mt. Rushmore week on Talk Hard! We'll be picking the four greatest characters in the history of film. I'll go ahead and tell you, our mountain probably wouldn't look like yours.

Wednesday

Indie Wednesday! Check back in and we'll try to have another nice short film cherry picked from the cyberverse for you.

Thursday-Friday

Ehh... Get back to me. We might have a nice filmmaking post late in the week. We'll see.

The Week Ahead 10.17.16

Welcome to Fall everybody! Although you wouldn't know it here in the Bluegrass State where we'll hit 90 degrees tomorrow. Regardless, it's my favorite time of year for a host of reasons. Not the least of which is River's Edge Film Festival is right around the corner and we'll have a ton of things coming your way. We're going to try to step things up here on the website, so let's talk about what's happening this week.

Monday

A new episode of the Talk Hard podcast hits your listening device of choice on Monday and HEY, that's today!! Todd and I completely hijack the pod from the get-go, but we eventually get around to talking Disney World and our profound disappointment in Luke Cage.

Wednesday

Stop back by for a good old-fashioned Indie Wednesday. This week we'll have an animated short about a Sheriff in the Old West.

Friday

How about another episode of Talk Hard? That's right; two for one this week because we actually split our last recording into two parts since it originally clocked in at an epic two hours and twenty minutes. In this episode we'll discuss our list of the best TV shows of all time and compare it to Rolling Stone's terrible Top 100 list.

Do us a huge favor and leave a rating and review of Talk Hard on iTunes. All you have to do is click that link, Chief. You have no idea how much that helps the show. Have a great week, folks!

Rogue One and Other Stuff

Watch the official second trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in which Jyn Erso leads a group of unlikely heroes to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters December 16, 2016.

If you haven't seen it, feast your eyes on the second trailer for Rogue One. I'm not as big of a Star Wars fanatic as I was when I was a kid, so I don't go breath to breath waiting for this sort of thing. However, I maintain that no one puts together a trailer like the LucasFilm gang. This thing is fantastic and I will go on record right now to say Rogue One will be a much better story (and, by extension, film) than The Force Awakens.

Talk Hard

More Talk Hard episodes are on the way this week as we continue to get back to a regular schedule. This time around we talk Luke Cage, Disney theme parks, and our favorite TV shows of all time. So check in for that tomorrow and remember, if you've listened to the show, we need your ratings and reviews on iTunes. We'll beg if necessary because nothing does more for the show than your feedback.

The Week Ahead 8.29.16

Hey, it's my birthday! Chew on that one. But it isn't the big one. I don't have to jump off a cliff until next year. Let's talk about WSF things, shall we?

I know you've been anxiously awaiting a new episode of the Talk Hard Podcast and it's probably coming this week. Bear with us; it's been a very tough couple of weeks for the WSF family but I expect us to be back in our regular routine forthwith.

The good news is, there's plenty to catch up on! Todd has been slaving away on a short film edit (check out the retro still frame above) and attempting to get it submitted to our very favorite film festival in the far Western reaches of the Bluegrass State. We'll tell you if he pulled it off and how that process is going to go from here. Plus, while he's been doing that, all things Space Cops have been happening in Frankfort. You heard me. Not to mention Hollywood has been screwing the proverbial pooch this summer and you KNOW we want to talk about that too. So, get ready for it. We'll get you up to speed on all of that and more when Talk Hard comes back with a vengeance.

The Week Ahead 7.24.16

Monday

If you haven't already heard the last episode of Talk Hard, you need to swing over there. Allen said it's his favorite so far and I would probably agree. Don't forget to subscribe, peeps.

Tuesday

Talk Hard 13 debuts. This time we paid tribute to Garry Marshall, reminisced about classic breakfast cereals, told an epic story about Warren Beatty, talked about the "why" of fan films, and discussed the best and worst movies adapted from TV shows.

Also, we'll have an accompanying Beyond the Show post right here, so we can give you some of the visuals and links to the stuff we talked about.

Wednesday

Another installment of Indie Wednesday and the best short films out there.

Thursday

I'll head to Danville to record another episode of the podcast. This time we'll DEFINITELY all be in the same room and hopefully will have a chance to conduct our first interview for the show.

P.S.

Here's a little bonus for anyone who listened all the way to the end of Talk Hard 12. You know what I'm talkin' about, don't you. Blankity-blank Gatlins. Have a great week, everybody.

The Week Ahead 7.11.16

Allen has returned from his beach vacation looking like a bronze Adonis and that means it's time to get back to work at WSF HQ.

Tuesday

Talk Hard is back! We hope you enjoyed your week to get caught up on the podcast. Be glad you did, because the newest episode is a rip-roaring ride of good times and machismo. I can promise some details on Al's vacation, but trust me; this episode is going to go places you did not expect and you might like it. Or you might be disturbed. Either way, you'll want to listen.

Wednesday

An album review on a film blog? Sort of. Get over it. You'll understand when you read it.

Weds/Thurs

We'll be recording at least one, and as many as three, episodes of Talk Hard. One of which we hope will be our first interview.

Friday

You may or may not receive your second podcast episode of the week. We have to play these things by ear, you know. You tell us, do you like more than one episode in a week?

River's Edge 2015

Long time, no see? Well, we're still alive. In fact, as alive as we'll be all year. Why, you ask? Because, today we head West once again, toward our favorite home away from home. That magical place full of sandwiches and pounds of pizza and indie films, Paducah, KY.

Our newest short, Allen Stares at Thrift Store Paintings makes its world premiere this weekend at the River's Edge International Film Fest. If you're wondering what the film is about, read the title one more time.

Anyway, keep your eye out for updates on the Twitters and Instagrams and possibly even Periscope all weekend. We'll make our best attempt to entertain during any moments when we aren't eating.