Michael Pressman (Exec Producer-Chicago Med) Life, Art, and Network TV

The Whole Artist with Courtney Rioux

The Whole Artist with Courtney Rioux: Conversations with artists about acting, purpose, and the journey to finding wholeness.

Courtney talks with writer, director, and executive producer of Chicago Med, Michael Pressman. Michael Pressman has been a filmmaker for decades. He directed a diverse slate of feature films, including the cult hit Boulevard Nights, which was one of twenty-five films selected in 2019 for preservation by the Library of Congress; Those Lips, Those Eyes starring Frank Langella; Doctor Detroit starring Dan Aykroyd and Some Kind of Hero starring Richard Pryor. He’s the executive producer of Chicago Med, executive producer of Blue Bloods, and directed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - Secret Of The Ooze. He has also directed episodes of Justified, Law and Order SVU, Sneaky Pete, Damages, Chicago Med, and countless others. And he directed the Hallmark Hall Of Fame “Saint Maybe “ by Ann Tyler as well as the classic “Quicksand - No Escape “ by Peter Baloff and Dave Wollert, starring Donald Sutherland and Tim Matheson. Michael has directed many theater productions, including the highly successful Broadway revival of Comeback Little Sheba starring S. Epatha Merkerson. He graduated from the film school at Cal/Arts and also attended Carnegie-Mellon, majoring in acting and directing for the theater. He has won two Emmy Awards for executive producing and show running the acclaimed series Picket Fences and earned an Emmy nomination and a DGA nomination for his work on the hospital series Chicago Hope.

Follow Courtney Rioux online: www.courtneyrioux.com | instagram.com/courtneyrioux | Facebook.com/CourtneyRiouxOfficial | Twitter.com/CourtneyRioux

Other links:

Boulevard Nights https://g.co/kgs/afbCL7

Those Lips Those Eyes https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081625/

Frankie and Johnny Are Married https://www.amazon.com/Frankie-Johnny-are-Married-Antonio/dp/B001BKH10A

Picket Fences: Season 1 Ep 22 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0674737/?ref_=ttep_ep22

St. Maybe https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168156/

Sneaky Pete "Mr. Success" episode https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5308384/

TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103060/

Lasting Looks Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lasting-looks/id1537341991

Pleasantville Accident Article http://bit.ly/3mGaNh1

SJ Article https://onechicagocenter.com/2020/03/24/chicago-fire-chicago-med-directors-interview/ Dear Hollywood Article http://bit.ly/3pfwt5t

Special thanks: Editor: Henrique Lazary Assistant: Mandy Work Wetzel Photography: Brave Lux. Music: Blythe Martin Productions

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