The Filmumentaries Podcast

Hi everyone,

Some of you may remember me from way back when I created Building Empire, Returning to Jedi and Star Wars Begins. Along with those I also made Raiding the Lost Ark and Inside Jaws, rebranding them as “Filmumentaries”. Half film, half documentary. It was never a good name, but it stuck.

I then went on to make short documentaries about individuals who worked in the film industry, usually with links to the above subjects.

Back in lockdown number one here in the UK I decided to embark upon a new endevour. Partly because ALL of my work in live sport TV had disappeared but also because I needed to create something, anything, just to stay sane.

And so The Filmumentaries Podcast was born. Unbelievably I am now sixteen episodes in, having interviewed editor Paul Hirsch, Tim Rose of Admiral Ackbar fame and mostly recently Sound editor Mark Mangini (Raiders and Blade Runner 2049).

I thought I’d pop my head in and say “hi” to some old friends and to share this latest endeavour with you. Let me know what you think.

Oh and if you do fancy a listen, you can probably skip the first episode. It was very much an experiment. A pilot episode if you will. Jump into episode 3 and Tim Rose’s sometimes emotional recounting of his time on Return of the Jedi and Muppets Christmas Carol.

All the best
Jamie Benning

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-filmumentaries-podcast/id1522552119

Never heard of you. Go on, bugger off!

😉

I’ve been listening to a fair few of these - very nicely done, old friend - most impressive. Congrats on getting to interview and chat with some pretty distinguished (or just cool and intriguing) people in the film business 👍
 

Also loved the ‘Robert Watts – A Life In Film’ short documentary up on your filmumentaries.com website - if anyone hasn’t yet seen it, it is very much worth a watch.

As well as other quality shorts and videos on there too…
 

Hope you are well - stay safe mate. Best of luck with the Filmumentaries Podcast too!

 
Edit: some the fascinating and talented people interviewed by Jamie for his superb Filmumentaries Podcasts…

Giles Terera, Tim Rose, Paul Hirsch, Kevin Pike, Dan Lanigan, Team Jabba The Hutt (Dave Barclay, Toby Philpott and John Coppinger), Charles de Lauzirika, Kenneth George Godwin, Sylvain Despretz, Jonathan Rinzler, Marty Brenneis, Paul Blake, Ben Dimmock, Martin Meunier, Mark Mangini, Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Charles de Lauzirika and Bruce Wright, Joe Alves, Gavin Rothery, Pat McClung, Ivor Powell, Madelyn Most, Peter Macdonald, Helen O’Hara, Jim Maxwell, Jon Lefkovitz, Roger Christian, Dan Perri, Walter Murch (twice), John Patrick Shanley, Gabriel Hardman, Colin Goudie, Sean Barton, Mark Mangini and Theo Green, Howard Kazanjian, $3M Dune Book Sale (Frank Pavich, Soby and Dan Lanigan), Jay Glennie, John Walsh, and… Jamie Benning himself - interviewed by Dan Lanigan.

Breathes…

John Spira, Frank Pavich, Garrett Brown, Craig Barron, Lorne Peterson (2 parts), Michael Pangrazio, Gino Acevedo, Ryan Condal, Alexandre Poncet, David Mandel, Daniel Pemberton, Jim Bloom (2 parts), Denis Muren, Rose Duignan, Lee Unkrich, Jean Bolte, Hal Hickel, Ken Ralston, Patrci kRead Johnson, Van Ling, Mike Dawson, Todd Vaziri, Peter Kuran, Michael Harte, and Stu Phillips. (as of Episode 78!)

Return of the Jedi - Unauthorized Timeline 1976 - 2023 book thread, out in May 2023.

Some info & help for Jambe Davdar’s Filmumentaries of the Original Trilogy - and much more…
 

Nice, your Filmumentaries Jambe Davda are something to behold they sit alongside the rest of my Starwars collection and have been rewatched nearly as much as the orignal films. 😁👍

oojason said:

Never you heard of you. Go on, bugger off!

😉

 

I’ve been listening to a fair few of these - very nicely done, old friend - most impressive. Congrats on getting to interview and chat with some pretty distinguished (or just cool and intriguing) people in the film business 👍
 

Also loved the ‘Robert Watts – A Life In Film’ short documentary up on your filmumentaries.com website - if anyone hasn’t yet seen it, it is very much worth a watch.

As well as other quality shorts and videos on there too…
 

Hope you are well - stay safe mate. Best of luck with the Filmumentaries Podcast too!
 

Haha. Hey man. Thanks for the nice comments. Nice to see you’re still active here. Glad you liked the Watts one. I was quite proud of it. But it didn’t really get much of an audience. Staying safe here thanks. Hope you are too. Thanks as always for your support.

Darth Muffy said:

Nice, your Filmumentaries Jambe Davda are something to behold they sit alongside the rest of my Starwars collection and have been rewatched nearly as much as the orignal films. 😁👍

Well that is great to hear! Thanks. Still wondering whether they need an update. But it’s a hell of a lot of work. Stay safe.