Susan Ferris on Movies That Changed Your Life: The Godfather / The Godfather Part 2, This Is Spinal Tap, The Rocky Horror Picture Show

3 FILMS THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERYTHING IN YOUR ADULT LIFE: A Britflicks Podcast with screenwriter Stuart Wright

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with CEO of the Bohemia Group, Susan Ferris, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore The Godfather / The Godfather Part 2 analysis, This Is Spinal Tap influence, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Susan also discusses the difference between a literary manager and an agent

Movies That Changed Your Life

Find out about what Susan Ferris’s management company, Bohemia Group do for writers and other film and TV talent, and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.

Literary Manager and the Bohemia Group

[2:35] What is a literary manager and how does it differ from a literary agent

[4:44] When should a writer be looking to get a manager?

[8:11] How are you finding talent or is talent finding you?

[11:27] What should a client be doing to get the best out of their manager?

[14:06] 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

The Godfather / The Godfather Part 2 Analysis

[14:06] Susan Ferris shares how The Godfather / The Godfather Part 2 are two movies that any time they come on TV she just stops and watches. And how they’re good rules to live by: you don’t take sides against your family and you keep your enemies closer.

This Is Spinal Tap impact

[19:06] Susan Ferris shares a story about still owning a This Is Spinal Tap t-shirt and how she used to work in 1980s music industry and how this film was more of an accurate portrayal of that world than people like to believe. How Susan worked with Slayer during the Clash Of Titans tour and the release of Seasons Of The Abyss

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Influence

[25:19] Susan Ferris remembers watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show maybe 100 or 125 times at midnight showing. She’d go out. Party. Go watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Party some more.

Key Takeaways:

- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.

- Learn about the differences between a literary manager and an agent

- How to get a literary manager

- Understand cinema’s transformative power through The Godfather (1972) / The Godfather Part 2 (1974), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

- Full show notes and transcript:

About the Guest:

Susan Ferris is CEO of the Bohemia Group, an International Management Group, representing talent across the entertainment landscape, including a number of musicians and acting talent. A Boston native with a degree in theater and film from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Ferris found herself where many others have feared to tread, in the heart of the entertainment industry: Hollywood.

For more information see https://www.bohemiaent.com

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Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)

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