That Hashtag ShowBen Kliewer is an actor, comedian, voice-over artist and host. Originally from Kansas, he grew up loving all things geek, but Star Wars and Batman were his biggest influences. Ben and his wife currently live in Los Angeles, CA with their little dog too!
I can finally say “looking back on 2020.” Ah, that phrase which I’ve longed for 366 days to say. (That’s right, remember, 2020 was a Leap Year). There are a lot of things we could say when looking back on 2020. Most of them I won’t mention because I don’t want to spark a collective […]
Is Anthony Mackie the new Terminator?! Close! But no cigar.(See what I did there? Because Schwarzenegger smokes cigars…)Netflix’s latest offering Outside the Wire drops us into the middle of a summer action movie, perhaps to warm up the dead of winter and whatever the hell else we’re calling the world right now. Yeah, So, Outside […]
If 2020 needs anything to cap the year off on a positive note, it’s a good Disney/Pixar tale to give us all the warm-fuzzies and feels.
David Fincher presents, in a way that only he and few others could, the story of legendary screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (AKA Mank) and his struggle to complete the screenplay for “Citizen Kane” in a mere 60 days at a retreat outside of Victorville, CA in the late 1930s.
From the gritty opening moments showcasing the American indie band scene in all its screaming, sweating, black box rock house glory, to the moments of stillness, and the devastating beauty of dealing with life-altering trauma, my eyes were locked on Darius Marder’s poignant drama SOUND OF METAL until the final frame.
I wasn’t exactly sure what I was getting myself into when I decided to jump into Hulu’s newest horror offering Helstrom. So, I sat down to do a little digging before I tuned in. What The Hel Am I Watching? See what I did there? Anyway, turns out, we’re watching the leftovers of what was […]
The first time I sat down with visual effects magicians Chris White and Aidan Martin, it was to talk about their work on the Netflix comedy Space Force, creating Marcus the Chimp. Chris and Aidan, a Visual Effects Supervisor and Animation Supervisor (respectively) at Weta Digital in Wellington, New Zealand, have a laundry list of […]
Hey everyone! It’s old buddy Ben here with another dope interview for your eyeballs to behold. Being a huge fan of The Umbrella Academy, I jumped at the chance to have a phone call Q&A with Steve Blackman, the showrunner of Netflix’s epic superhero series. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Netflix released […]
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Chris White and Aidan Martin of the world-famous visual effects powerhouse Weta Digital, to talk to them about their work creating Marcus the chimpanzee for Steve Carell and Greg Daniels’ new Netflix comedy Space Force. Chris White’s Background Chris, a Visual Effects Supervisor, has a career […]
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Around the corner from the West Hollywood Gateway Mall you’ll find the center of LA’s silly-themed-Pop-Up scene. What has formerly been a Good Burger and The Max from Saved By The Bell, has now become Mooby’s. If you’re unfamiliar, Mooby’s is a fast food chain from Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse films. It […]