S3E3 Back To College (With Brett Goldstein)

The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast

In this one, I go back to college as Gil and I sit down with BRETT GOLDSTEIN, my freshman semester roommate at VASSAR COLLEGE. This Brett is the American CASTING DIRECTOR and TALENT MANAGER, not the English actor. Brett won an EMMY AWARD casting HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET. He also cast feature films like DONNIE BRASCO, GI JANE and POOTIE TANG!

Whatever made us bad roommates then doesn’t seem to bother us now! Could it be we’ve all grown up?

The Vassar Drama Department

As we go back to college, we’ll talk about what being at Vassar did for both of us. When Brett and I were haunting VC’s Drama Department, they were still singing the praises of MERYL STREEP who’d graduated from Vassar just a few years before. Also spending time in Vassar’s Drama Dept – FRANCES STERNHAGEN, LISA KUDROW, JON TENNEY, JASON BLUM (creator of BLUMHOUSE PICTURES) and NOAH BAUMBACH.

While at Vassar, Brett spent his summers interning at the WILLIAMSTOWN THEATER FESTIVAL. The relationships he forged there guided his life. We’ll talk about how that happened. Brett’s a great storyteller and he’s got a virtual shit-ton of stories to tell!

We’ll even tell a very cool story about how our VC classmate – CONNIE CRAWFORD – won a contest that SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE threw in hits fifth season – “ANYONE CAN HOST!” Connie appeared on SNL in our freshman year – while we all watched (from Vassar), both sick with envy and glowing with pride.

Young Playwrights Ukraine

Stick around for Brett’s description of YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS UKRAINE, the project Brett and his wife (the writer LAURA CAHILL) have run for several years. It’s given several Ukrainian college students a chance to tell their stories – and to have their scripts both read and produced by the entertainment community. It’s very exciting!

So, enjoy our trip back to college. I’d say those were the days except the days coming are even more exciting!