Josh Becker has been making movies since he was a teenager. His first film was made at age thirteen, and by 9th grade he was tackling Oedipus Rex with future cult-icon Bruce Campbell. Since then he has written and directed numerous short films, four feature films, several television movies and worked on successful tv shows. RUSHES is at heart a passionate, honest and opinionated look behind the scenes of writing, producing and directing low-budget movies. From Josh's early days working with future Spider-Man director Sam Raimi on his original Evil Dead to his days writing and directing Xena: Warrior Princess in New Zealand and beyond, RUSHES is filled with stories. Whether you're a budding thespian, scriptwriter, director or you simply just love movies, you'll find insights, frustrations and answers to your questions in the experiences Josh has enjoyed and endured in his three and a half decades of filmmaking trenches. His supporting cast in these adventures include aforementioned Sam Raimi and frequent collaborator Bruce Campbell, as well as stars small and great like Anthony Quinn, Lucy Lawless, Rob Tapert, Renee O'Connor, Gary Jones, Scott Spiegel, Joe LoDuca, Rick Sandford, Mariah Carey, Stephen Baldwin, John Cassavetes and many, many others.
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Josh Becker
Josh Becker is an internationally known director of "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Hercules," and a director-writer-producer of four critically acclaimed independent feature films, as well as three TV movies. Mr. Becker's SyFy Channel film, "Alien Apocalypse," starring Bruce Campbell, was SyFy's highest-rated movie ever. He has directed such celebrated actors as: Anthony Quinn (two-time Oscar-winner), Lucy Lawless ("Xena," "Spartacus"), Bruce Campbell ("Burn Notice," "Evil Dead"), Stephen Baldwin ("The Usual Suspects"), Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man") and Kevin Sorbo ("Hercules"). Mr. Becker has written 39 screenplays, as well as three published books: "The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature filmmaking," "Rushes," and "Going Hollywood." Mr. Becker has hosted his own popular movie website, Beckerfilms.com, for 13 years, and has been a proud member of the Director's Guild of America for 18 years.
Television:
"Stan Lee's Harpies," 2007, (SyFy Channel Original TV Movie), Director
"Alien Apocalypse," 2005, (SyFy Channel Original TV Movie), Writer-Director
"Xena: Warrior Princess," 1996-2001, (Universal TV, Studios USA), Director
Episode: Soul Possession (2001)
Episode: Kindred Spirits (2000)
Episode: If the Shoe Fits (1999)
Episode: In Sickness and in Hell (1998)
Episode: Fins, Femmes & Gems (1998)
Episode: Blind Faith (1997)
Episode: For Him the Bell Tolls (1997)
Episode: Warrior . . . Princess . . . Tramp (1996)
Episode: A Fistful of Dinars (1996)
"Jack of All Trades," (Universal TV, Studios USA), Director
Episode: Return of the Dragoon (2000, Pilot Episode)
Episode: The People's Dragoon (2000)
"Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur," 1995, (Universal TV Movie), Director
"Xena: Warrior Princess," (Universal TV, Studios USA), Writer
Episode: Chariots of War, (1996), Co-Story
Episode: Locked Up and Tied Down (1998), Co-Story
"Real Stories of the Highway Patrol," 1993, Director, (Massari Productions)
Feature Films:
"If I Had a Hammer," 2001, Writer-Producer-Director (Panoramic Pictures)
"Running Time," 1997, Writer-Producer-Director (Synapse Films)
Lunatics: A Love Story, 1992, Writer-Director (Columbia Tri-Star)
"Thou Shalt Not Kill . . . Except," 1987, Director-Co-Writer-DP-Editor (Synapse Films)
Published Books:
"The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking," (2006, Point Blank Press)
"Rushes" (2008, Point Blank Press)
"Going Hollywood" (2009, Point Blank Press)
Josh Becker is an internationally known director of "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Hercules," and a director-writer-producer of four critically acclaimed independent feature films, as well as three TV movies. Mr. Becker's SyFy Channel film, "Alien Apocalypse," starring Bruce Campbell, was SyFy's highest-rated movie ever. He has directed such celebrated actors as: Anthony Quinn (two-time Oscar-winner), Lucy Lawless ("Xena," "Spartacus"), Bruce Campbell ("Burn Notice," "Evil Dead"), Stephen Baldwin ("The Usual Suspects"), Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man") and Kevin Sorbo ("Hercules"). Mr. Becker has written 39 screenplays, as well as three published books: "The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature filmmaking," "Rushes," and "Going Hollywood." Mr. Becker has hosted his own popular movie website, Beckerfilms.com, for 13 years, and has been a proud member of the Director's Guild of America for 18 years.
Television:
"Stan Lee's Harpies," 2007, (SyFy Channel Original TV Movie), Director
"Alien Apocalypse," 2005, (SyFy Channel Original TV Movie), Writer-Director
"Xena: Warrior Princess," 1996-2001, (Universal TV, Studios USA), Director
Episode: Soul Possession (2001)
Episode: Kindred Spirits (2000)
Episode: If the Shoe Fits (1999)
Episode: In Sickness and in Hell (1998)
Episode: Fins, Femmes & Gems (1998)
Episode: Blind Faith (1997)
Episode: For Him the Bell Tolls (1997)
Episode: Warrior . . . Princess . . . Tramp (1996)
Episode: A Fistful of Dinars (1996)
"Jack of All Trades," (Universal TV, Studios USA), Director
Episode: Return of the Dragoon (2000, Pilot Episode)
Episode: The People's Dragoon (2000)
"Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur," 1995, (Universal TV Movie), Director
"Xena: Warrior Princess," (Universal TV, Studios USA), Writer
Episode: Chariots of War, (1996), Co-Story
Episode: Locked Up and Tied Down (1998), Co-Story
"Real Stories of the Highway Patrol," 1993, Director, (Massari Productions)
Feature Films:
"If I Had a Hammer," 2001, Writer-Producer-Director (Panoramic Pictures)
"Running Time," 1997, Writer-Producer-Director (Synapse Films)
Lunatics: A Love Story, 1992, Writer-Director (Columbia Tri-Star)
"Thou Shalt Not Kill . . . Except," 1987, Director-Co-Writer-DP-Editor (Synapse Films)
Published Books:
"The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking," (2006, Point Blank Press)
"Rushes" (2008, Point Blank Press)
"Going Hollywood" (2009, Point Blank Press)
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A terrific filmmaking memoir, unique in perspective and hilariously-candid. Mr Becker's self-portrait bursts with love for cinema, provides valuable practical insight into the moviemaking process, and simultaneously shines a blinding floodlight on the nerve-shattering, often-overwhelming struggles of the professional film writer/director. Great stuff!
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