Film Fights With Friends

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  • Best Podcast at the 2024 Dramatic Action Awards! What do you get when you mix movies, fights, & friends? You get the FILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDS podcast! Paul and Steve are career martial artists, stuntmen, and filmmakers who co-founded Breakfall Studios in 2015. In this action filmmaking podcast, they take to the airwaves with an industry guest each episode for a deep dive into a singular fight scene from a film or television production. THE HOSTS: STEPHEN KOEPFER Stunt performer, filmmaker, renowned coach and martial artist. Stephen is the head coach and owner of NY Combat Sambo in NYC. As an independent filmmaker, he has produced and directed several documentaries and short films that reflect his passion for collaborative storytelling. PAUL VARACCHI Martial artist, stunt and motion capture performer, celebrity chef and has worked extensively in television production in various roles from PA to department head. At the age of 8 Paul’s dad took him to see Robocop and the rest is history! ® Film Fights With Friends, LLC
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  • 021: Film Football With Friends

    021: Film Football With Friends
    Feb 14 2025

    Rocco Nisivoccia Jr. is a Director, Producer, and Production Manager who, after film school, landed his first Production Assistant gig on Spider-Man 2 (2004) with one of the most creative pitches we have ever heard. Working his way up in the industry working through Locations (Emergence, The Sopranos, Daredevil, Jessica Jones) and Production Management (Wu-Tang: An American Saga), he directed and produced his first feature, Aliens vs. Zombies, in 2017. A rabid football fan, Rocco landed a dream job as the Football Production Manager on FX’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez (2024). Paul and Steve sit with Rocco and break down the intricacies of coordinating accurate football for the screen, how football itself was a critical character in American Sports Story, his passion for collaborative storytelling, and the importance of relationships in an ever-changing industry.

    Rocco’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2012988/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

    MENTIONS

    American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez trailer: https://youtu.be/nYd-BgM6tdQ?si=17naEpZfGKe3UMph

    Game Changing Films: https://www.gamechangingfilms.com/

    Aliens vs. Zombies: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3626214/reference/

    Hard Out Productions: http://www.hardoutproductions.com/

    What American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez Gets Right: https://slate.com/culture/2024/10/american-sports-story-aaron-hernandez-fx-patriots-football-nfl.html


    FILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDS

    Do you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our Youtube for the video version with awesome behind the scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1


    Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are some cool perks! Patreon: http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod


    Join our e-mail list! Hit us up here: fightingwithfriends@gmail.com


    Instagram: http://instagram.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod

    Facebook: http://facebook.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod

    Steve’s Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sambosteve

    Steve’s IMDB: http://imdb.me/stephenkoepfer

    Paul’s on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/KravMagaChef

    Paul’s IMDB:

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 020: Stunt Coordinating is Child’s Play

    020: Stunt Coordinating is Child’s Play
    Jan 31 2025

    Larry Rosenthal is a SAG/AFTRA award winner and four-time nominated stunt coordinator/performer. He won for Best Stunt Ensemble on the television show 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland. He has been stunt performing for over 25 years and coordinating for 15. Among his coordinating credits are Austin & Ally (Disney), Pretty Freaking Scary (Disney), and Warped (Nickelodeon). Stunt coordinating young performers can be a challenging undertaking, which Larry breaks down in great detail in this interview. Extensive fight scenes are rare in children’s television; however, one particular fight scene in Cousins for Life (Nickelodeon) provides the starting point of this interview. A Governor of the Television Academy’s Stunt Peer Group, he has been a member of the group since its inception and has served on its executive committee on and off for the past 10 years. When not stunting, Larry runs and plays in the stunt softball league and enjoys hiking, biking, the beach, and working on old cars.

    Larry’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742787/

    Larry’s Television Academy Bio: https://www.emmys.com/bios/larry-rosenthal

    MENTIONS

    Austin & Ally 2013 Emmy Submission Reel: https://youtu.be/P_339FBm2W4?si=CSWBQrMRyF3J2ltw

    Austin & Ally 2015 Emmy Submission Reel: https://youtu.be/q9SdyoQscCE

    Cousins for Life 2019 Emmy Submission Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U5tG1V6iuc&t=74s

    Warped HL reel: https://youtu.be/g1sRK8nMxE0?si=pnvBkQGWPXJqm5B4


    FILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDS

    Do you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our Youtube for the video version with awesome behind the scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1


    Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are some cool perks! Patreon: http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod


    Join our e-mail list! Hit us up here: fightingwithfriends@gmail.com


    Instagram: http://instagram.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod

    Facebook: http://facebook.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod

    Steve’s Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sambosteve

    Steve’s IMDB: http://imdb.me/stephenkoepfer

    Paul’s on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/KravMagaChef

    Paul’s IMDB:

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 019: A Tale of Blacklight and Ice

    019: A Tale of Blacklight and Ice
    Jan 17 2025
    Critics universally panned Wayne Kramer’s box office flop Running Scared (2006). Top critics on Rotton Tomatoes rate the film at bleak 27% while fans give the film a superior 79% rating. On IMDB, it is Kramer’s highest-rated film, with a respectable 7.3 stars. With standout performances by Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious), Vera Farmiga (Up In the Air, The Departed), then unknown Cameron Bright (the Twilight Saga), and Chazz Palminteri (A Bronx Tale), Kramer’s gritty screenplay is brought to life in a twisted tale that references Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Brian De Palma, and John Wayne. Paul and Steve revisit the film’s graphic shootouts, car chases, and fight scenes, weighing in on the big question: Who got it right? The critics or the fans?MENTIONSOpening scene shootout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7UdT1BtPRYKidnap scene: https://youtu.be/ZnaF4zql9ds?si=WFfZ6e1XrJb7WjFaHocky rink stand off Part 1: https://youtu.be/IJV7dz2ZEYw?si=gW7t9_jiBkCy5VrjHocky rink stand off Part 2: https://youtu.be/wTwhgAzr5eA?si=1a6EY6s8edK5a2SV Joey and Oleg face the Pimp: https://youtu.be/PYWqo1-thgc?si=CrItUmO3SLrvWmpuTAMMFF Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/TAMMFF FILM FIGHTS WITH FRIENDSDo you listen to our show as an audio podcast? Give video a try. Subscribe to our Youtube for the video version with awesome behind the scenes pics and video! https://www.youtube.com/@FilmFightsFriendsPod?sub_confirmation=1Dig the show? Consider supporting our Patreon. There are some cool perks! Patreon: http://patreon.com/FilmFightsFriendsPod Join our e-mail list! Hit us up here: fightingwithfriends@gmail.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodFacebook: http://facebook.com/FilmFightsFriendsPodSteve’s Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sambosteve Steve’s IMDB: http://imdb.me/stephenkoepferPaul’s on Instagram: http://Instagram.com/KravMagaChefPaul’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8062990/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Breakfall Studios’ Instagram: http://Instagram.com/breakfallstuntsOUR SPONSORSStunt Accesshttp://stuntaccess.com...
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    1 hr and 17 mins

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