How NOT to Make a Movie

Over the course of his writing and producing career, Alan Katz has written movies and TV shows like HBO's iconic Tales From The Crypt. Entertainment Weekly called the first season of his "The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast" the "Best Film Podcast of 2022". He realized at that point that he'd become the thing he always wanted to be when he grew up: a podcaster.

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NOTE: My conversation with Alan was so extensive that I have chosen to publish only the most important people, agencies, and entertainment in these show notes.

William Morris Agency

Gilbert Adler, Director, Producer

HBO productions Gil and Alan worked on: Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Bordello of Blood

Joel Silver, Producer

Walter Hill, Producer, Writer, Director

Robert Zemeckis, Producer, Director

Richard Donner, Director, Producer, Actor

Kevin Yagher, Special Effects makeup

John Kassir, voice of the Crypt Keeper

William (Bill) Gaines, EC Comics, Mad (Magazine)

Lauren Shuler Donner, Producer, Actor

The Outer Limits (1995 - 2002)

“Dads from the Crypt”, podcast

Entertainment Weekly

“How NOT to Make a Movie”, podcast with Alan Katz

“The Donor” by Costard & Touchstone Productions, Inc.

“The Hall Closet” podcast, Hallcloset.com, Costard & Touchstone Productions, Inc.

“Sage Wellness Within” podcast with Dr. Andrea Thorpe

Karen L. Moran, Story-Power episode 111, October 9, 2024, Book, Forever Tourmaline

Barry Josephson, an Executive Producer of Bones

TCM, (Turner Classic Movies)

Singing in the Rain, Donald O’Connor

Coming podcasts, *A Secret War” with Manilla Chan, “Just the Photographer”, with David Swanson