Bond on Cinema
Veteran Television host Ward W. Bond brings you the in-depth interviews with the top film directors, producers, screenwriters, editors, composers, actors and more. Learn about the art and beauty of filmmaking. Meet award winning film professionals as they tell their side of the creative journey of movie-making. The ”Bond on Cinema” podcast is interviews with filmmakers for filmmakers. Bond on Cinema is also available on Prime and YouTube
Episodes

18 minutes ago
18 minutes ago
Join us for an insightful interview with Pierre Rehov, where we discuss his experiences as a journalist and filmmaker. He shares his thoughts on the Middle East and the challenges of journalism today. Rehov also shares behind-the-scenes stories from his career covering events such as islamic terrorism. My guest today is filmmaker Pierre Rehov. With more than 10 documentaries to his credit, Pierre made serious waves with his politically incorrect stance. Even though his work is sometimes accused of being one sided, it has been proven that all his films, are based on actual facts.Pierre experienced terrorism when he was seven years old. He and his family became a part of as many as one million French fleeing Algeria. He studied law in Paris, before becoming a journalist, mainly in the film industry. In January 2008, Pierre was embedded in the 4/1 US cavalry in Durah, where he filmed hours of dailies, showing the situation in Iraq from the field. Those images are part of his documentary The Path to Darkness.He recently directed the film Pogrom(s), a hard-hitting documentary on the atrocities of October 7 and their global aftermath. The film, now streaming on Apple TV and Tubi TV, has become a reference point for understanding the brutal reality behind the attacks.Ladies and gentlemen, Pierre Rehov’s documentary film POGROM(S) covers the atrocities of the October 7th massacre in Israel with real video and photos. This film comes with a warning due to those who lost their lives unnecessarily. The images are haunting. The level of hate is very hard for many people to understand and those supporting this level of hate are brainwashed and ignorant. Pierre Rehov brings something we don’t often see, historical facts and destroys the false narratives we are seeing in today’s media. PORGROM(S) is available now on AppleTV+ and TUBI TV.Join us for an insightful interview with Pierre Rehov, where we discuss his experiences as a journalist and filmmaker. He shares his thoughts on the Middle East and the challenges of journalism today. Rehov also shares behind-the-scenes stories from his career covering events such as islamic terrorism.
#filmdocumentary #film #filmmaking #cinema #investigation #investigativereporter #investigativereporting #israel #israelhamaswar #israelgazawar #hamas #fatah #middleast #propaganda #auschwitz #palestine #palestinians

7 hours ago
7 hours ago
Ladies and gentlemen, Paul Syrstad’s TESTAMENT is the Book of Acts explosively reimagined in an alternate-modern era.
A resurrection sparks a movement that turns the world upside down, spreading hope amid chaos. As the followers risk everything to preach the Good News, the Temple races to silence them before the oppressive Imperium regime retaliates. But public miracles, unburied secrets, and fractured loyalties force both sides to confront the true cost of their choices.
As I said before, this streaming series left me speechless. Bible stories are usually told the same old way and I’ve always dreamed of either creating a series or someone creating a series of the Bible in modern day. We now live in a world of great diversity of cultures, races and beliefs.
What if the power of Holy Spirit touch a new multitude in a new upper room. What would happen today? Paul Syrstad brings forth a vision, again I thought I would never see, but actually done correctly and Biblically. Everyone needs to see TESTAMENT.
If you aren’t a believer that’s ok, watch anyway. Regardless if you believe or not believe you won’t be able stop watching, because TESTAMENT is incredible. The story, the acting, the spirit is so amazingly authentic.
#film #cinema #filmmaking #filmmaker #faith #inspiration #angelstudios #bookofacts #jesuschrist #faith #holyspirit #cinema #bondoncinema #cinephile #filmdirector #showrunner

2 days ago
2 days ago
His newest feature film, the terrifying horror thriller THE SOUND, where a group of top climbers are granted access to the Forbidden Wall, a mysterious rock wall previously closed for decades. What happens on that mountain, needs to stay on that mountain.
So let’s welcome filmmaker Brendan Devane and his new film THE SOUND to the show.
Ladies and gentlemen, THE SOUND is a suspense thriller doesn’t give you a moment of rest. A group of climbers embark on a dangerous climb that has been off-limits for over 60 years.
What initially begins as an audacious expedition transforms into a battle for survival against a force that toys with them, both physically and mentally. Brendan Devane’s film THE SOUND creates a perfect balance between the characters and the mountain.
The audience will be focused on the characters far more than the mountain, but the unknown force on the mountain is a constantly lurking. And you’ll be asking yourself, is it coming for the climbers or is it coming for me, and that’s what psychological thrillers are all about. THE SOUND is available video on demand on June 27th, so add this one to your list. You will not be disappointed.
#film #filmmaker #filmmaking #horrorfilm #suspensethriller #suspense #mountain #mountainclimber #mountainclimbing #cinema #bondoncinema #cinephile #filmproduction #skywalkerranch

Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Acclaimed actor Kayden Brenna Tokarski is known for portraying a young Julia Roberts as Martha Mitchell in the Emmy and Golden Globes-nominated Starz original TV series "Gaslit."
Kayden's notable filmography includes "Love's Fast Lane" on Peacock; "My Professor's Deadly Secret" and "Killer in the Wood”s on Lifetime; "Apocalypse Love Story" on Amazon Prime and Apple TV; and "Roswell Delirium" alongside Anthony Michael Hall and Reginald VelJohnson on Apple TV+ and Prime Video.
Kayden is also starring in the upcoming films "Curse of Vandor" and its sequel with Dee Wallace.
This past February 2025, she wrapped the upcoming movie "Bruton" playing the daughter of Theo Rossi.
#film #actor #actress #juliaroberts #films #movies #cinema #auditions #deewallace #bruton #anthonymichaelhall #scifi

Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
My guest today is legendary actor Anthony Michael Hall.
He began acting in commercials at the age of seven, and his breakthrough role was as Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Vacation alongside Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. Following the success of Vacation, he entered the defining period of his career, starring in three John Hughes classics: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science.
In the 1990s, he starred in Edward Scissorhands with Johnny Depp and portrayed Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in the television movie Pirates of Silicon Valley.
In the early 2000s, he focused on television work, including an 81-episode run on Stephen King's The Dead Zone, and played the rold of Mike Engel in The Dark Knight. And now you can see him in Season 3 of Reacher.
#thebreakfastclub #weirdscience #sixtenncandles #johnhughes #timburton #christophernolan #reacher #alaritchson #bradpitt #edwardscissorhands #johnnydepp #wynonaryder #nationallampoon #vacation #chevychase #christianbale #michaelcaine #heathledger #thedarkknight #stephenking #wednesday

Saturday Jun 21, 2025
Saturday Jun 21, 2025
Salvador Litvak's GUNS & MOSES brings a new superhero of sorts in Rabbi Mo.
RABBI MOSHE “MO” ZALTZMAN runs a small synagogue in High Desert, CA with his wife HINDY and their five children. At their annual fundraising gala, the honoree is solar farm entrepreneur ALAN ROSNER. As Alan begins his speech, an unseen sniper attacks the event, firing into the crowd and causing death and devastation. After this apparent hate crime, Rabbi Mo becomes a public figure, calling for good deeds in memory of the slain. MAYOR DONOVAN KIRK vows to eradicate antisemitism from High Desert.
The police investigate a young white supremacist and they find the murder weapon in his car. Case closed. But… Rabbi Mo doesn’t think the kid did it. Yes, he seems to be a neo-nazi, but when Mo introduced him to holocaust survivor MR. FASSBINDER, the kid was visibly moved. The cops don’t buy Mo’s rationale for digging deeper, so he investigates the murder on his own. The synagogue’s security guard BRENDA insists that Rabbi Mo get firearms training, but he declines, explaining “I’m not a gun guy."
Mo uncovers multiple suspects, including Alan’s wife LIAT, an Israeli with a dark past, Alan’s hard-drinking brother JEFF, and SID BAROFSKY, an ecologist whose career Alan destroyed. Mo’s investigation brings him to Alan’s solar facility, but as his partner TIBOR is about to reveal a critical clue, a deadly sniper begins shooting at them, thrusting Mo into an epic cat-and-mouse chase in a vast field of parabolic mirrors.
The shocking murders force Mo and Hindy to get firearms training. The evidence points to one suspect and then another. After one of his TV appearances, however, Rabbi Mo is viciously attacked by actual neo-nazis, causing him to question everything. He digs deeper, but his hidden adversary turns Mo into a hated villain. Against all odds, Mo must unlock the web of deceit, leading to a shocking reveal and the battle royale.
Film director Salvadora Lichtvack and actor Dermot Mulroney discuss their new movie, *Guns and Moses*, in this latest interview. They share behind-the-scenes stories and discuss what makes the movie special. This movie will be debuting in theaters nationwide on July 18th.
#filmreview #film #featurefilm #gunsandmoses #cinema #superhero #antisemitism #thriller #suspense #filmmaking #acting #nealmcdonough #dermotmulroney

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
The story of the iconic electronic music group Yello and the phenomenon of their 1980's hit song, OH YEAH! Explores the song's cultural impact and its enduring place in the American psyche.
His latest documentary film OH YEAH! Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is our topic today.
Award-winning Director and Cinematographer Nick Canfield's first film, the feature music documentary The Reverend, which many of you saw the interview I did with Nick and The Reverend himself right here on Bond on Cinema.
His camera work can be seen in documentaries such as IRIS (distributed by Magnolia Pictures), The Fifty Year Argument (HBO, directed by Martin Scorsese), Born to Fly (SxSW premiere), and Making a Murderer (Netflix) just to name a few.
#popmusic #ohyeah #yello #popsongs #popsong #MTV #ferrisbueller #film #documentary #documentaryfilmmaking #documentaryshorts #filmmaker #filmdirector #music #musicindustry

Thursday Jun 05, 2025
What Happens When Entertainment Meets Ministry on THE MERCY SHIPS TV Series?
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
For the first time in television history, entertainment and ministry come together with the incredible new series THE MERCY SHIPS brought to you by Angel Studios.
Did you know over 50% of the world’s population lives near a coast, the Mercy Ships are the best way to reach people in need with safe, state-of-the-art medical care. In places without access to medical care, there are children and adults suffering and dying from treatable causes. Without help, 1 in 11 will die before age 5. .
The Mercy Ships reach these vulnerable children and families and provide the hope and healing they have been praying for. These incredible hospital ships are filled with state-of-the-art medical equipment and a volunteer crew of doctors, nurses, medical staff, technicians, teachers, physical therapists, and other caring people driven by mercy to help make the world a better, healthier place for all.
You can catch the new television streaming series THE MERCY SHIPS on the Angel Studios streaming app beginning on June 18th. The Angel Studios app is available on AppleTV+, Google TV, ROKU or go to http://angel.com to watch. Also go to THEMERCYSHIPS.TV and join the mailing list to keep updated about this uplifting and inspiring new TV series.
For those of you who want to know more about the ministry of THE MERCY SHIPS head over to http://MERCYSHIPS.ORG for more information on how you can help or maybe the Lord is calling you to aboard an adventure of a lifetime to help those less fortunate.
#mercyships #anglestudios #tvseries #entertainment #celebrity #ministry #healing #doctors #nurses #ships #hospital #hospitalship #mercy #faith #volunteering

Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
LEMONADE BLESSING is an incredible coming of age film. A mixture of adolescence, innocent, religion, morality, parenting and even mentorship. When parents have kids, they are never given a manual on how to raise them. They’re given an empty canvas and told to wing it.
LEMONADE BLESSING shows this perfectly, but we see the other side of things with John and Lilith pretending in the art of love, but end of finding themselves or breaking out of their parent’s idea of growing up. The film is funny, heartfelt, sacrilegious, but not blasphemous. Watching two young people navigate their ideas, their hormones and their parents in LEMONADE BLESSING is very enjoyable to watch.
There is a bit of THE HOLDOVERS, a bit of SUPERBAD, and let’s not forget it’s filmed in 35mm. If you are a true cinephile, the cinematography makes you fall in love with this film even more.
The use of light and shadows emphasizes the battle between good and evil. It’s just beautiful! Absolutely loved this film and you will too.
#religion #teenagers #morality #divorce #featurefilm #film #cinema #cinematography #theholdovers #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #filmproduction #catholicschool

Sunday Jun 01, 2025
DIE LIKE A MAN Explores the Rites of Passage and Codes of Masculinity
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Set in the heart of a rapidly gentrifying west Los Angeles neighborhood still reeling from decades of guns and gang violence across the four corners near Venice, a working-class single mom desperately tries to wean her 17 year-old son Freddy away from a veteran gangster who has become a father figure to him. "Die Like a Man" explores the rites of passage and codes of masculinity that are at the forefront of our current era's zeitgeist, as well as the acceleration of gentrification and its effect on communities in LA today.
Eric Nazarian’s DIE LIKE A MAN is what cinema is all about. Depicting real life. The film is set in the heart of a rapidly gentrifying west Los Angeles neighborhood still reeling from decades of guns and gang violence across the four corners near Venice.
A working-class single mom desperately tries to wean her 17 year-old son Freddy away from a veteran gangster who has become a father figure to him.
"Die Like a Man" explores the rites of passage and codes of masculinity that are at the forefront of our current era's invisible force, as well as the acceleration of gentrification and its effect on communities in LA today.
The film co-stars Miguel Angel Garcia (TV series Promised Land) and Mariel Molino (NCIS: Origins) as Luna, who sees who Freddy could be, the film was shot entirely in L.A.’s inner-city neighborhoods with real community ties—including a partnership with Father Gregory Boyle’s Homeboy Industries and Berenice Molina's from The Street to the Sets.
DIE LIKE A MAN is a must see film, for both young people and adults. This film can change lives, neighborhoods and helps to define what real manhood is and it’s not holding a gun.
I loved this film, because it shows how impressionable young people are today and we need more mature, wise adults to stand up end lead them in the right direction. A direction of following your dreams and knowing you can go beyond your surroundings or help change your surroundings.
This film is gritty, tense, heartbreaking and believe it or not, it’s full of wisdom if you take time to listen. There are lessons to be learned from this film. So make sure you add it to your list of must see films.
#ganglife #masculinity #manhood #parenthood #gangs #LA #film #featurefilm #movie #cinema #filmmaking #filmmaker #filmdirector #truefacts #cinephile #gentrification #prison #prisonlife #barros #cinematography

Ward W. Bond
Interviews with the top filmmakers in the world. Covering feature films to short films. The directors, producers, screenwriters and actors giving you the in-depth look at their work and the process it took to create cinematic art.