REEL CONVERSATIONS is an entertaining podcast where fascinating people sit down with our host, Bryan Coley and talk about their favorite movies and how these films intersect with their passion and calling.
When you have the most important artistic expressions by the best filmmakers of our time assembled into Oscar nominees for best picture, why would you not look at the common themes and connections in this palette of films? For 12 years, Bryan Coley has explored how themes found in the nominated films collectively actually foreshadow our story as a culture and country. Check out why the Oscars matter in 2025.
It's the 11th year of Bryan Coley's deep dive into the collective themes from the Oscar nominees for Best Picture and how these themes might shape our story.SEGMENTS: 00:00:00- Intro, God & Oscars, Past themes00:30:08- Last year's themes and cultural impact00:37:13- This year's themes
Bryan Coley (aka- the Movie Whisperer) welcomes Christine M. Roberts, a leadership coach to the show and explores the intersection of her story and her favorite movies. Find out how SWEET HOME ALABAMA speaks to Christine's life journey and how RUDY, THE BLIND SIDE and ELF reveal her heroic traits....as well as why IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE will be the name of her new Vegas Act. You can find Christine at https://www.christinemroberts.com
After a summer of protest and the Capital insurrection, the timing of two Oscar nominees is miraculous...but does the intersection of our story as a country with these films go even deeper?
After a summer of protest and the Capital insurrection, the timing of two Oscar nominees is miraculous...but does the intersection of our story as a country with these films go even deeper?
Two Oscar nominees that look at loss of faculties (mind and hearing)...could this be America?
Two Oscar nominees that look at loss of faculties (mind and hearing)...could this be America?
What if a film that seem to be the poster child for the MeToo movement is something entirely different when it intersects our cultural narrative...see what's in Promising Young Woman that might surprise you.
What if a film that seem to be the poster child for the MeToo movement is something entirely different when it intersects our cultural narrative...see what's in Promising Young Woman that might surprise you.
A look at how Oscar nominee for Best Picture, MANK, possibly intersects our story as a culture/country.
A look at how Oscar nominee for Best Picture, MANK, possibly intersects our story as a culture/country.
The Oscar nominees of 2020 had a theme that potentially foreshadowed the Pandemic as well as cultural events...but you be the judge of that...(let me know in the comments)
The Oscar nominees of 2020 had a theme that potentially foreshadowed the Pandemic as well as cultural events...but you be the judge of that...(let me know in the comments)
Does the Box Office tells us our story or do the Oscars? Bryan dives into why you should care about both.
Does the Box Office tells us our story or do the Oscars? Bryan dives into why you should care about both.
The Oscar Nominees are out! And we're exploring The Academy's choices and how all the surprises affect the themes that could be emerging out of the Oscar Best Picture race.
The Oscar Nominees are out! And we're exploring The Academy's choices and how all the surprises affect the themes that could be emerging out of the Oscar Best Picture race.
This week on REEL Conversations, Bryan sits down with Kelley Powell. Kelley is a learning and change-management professional for a Fortune-100 big box realtor based in Atlanta. She has 30+ years of experience in IT, sales, customer service and coaching. Listen to Kelley talk about her career and life story through the lens of movies like THE COLOR PURPLE, RETURN OF THE JEDI, BLAZING SADDLES and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Check out Kelley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelleypowell/
This week on REEL Conversations, Bryan sits down with Kelley Powell. Kelley is a learning and change-management professional for a Fortune-100 big box realtor based in Atlanta. She has 30+ years of experience in IT, sales, customer service and coaching. Listen to Kelley talk about her career and life story through the lens of movies like THE COLOR PURPLE, RETURN OF THE JEDI, BLAZING SADDLES and THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Check out Kelley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelleypowell/
Today on REEL Conversations, Bryan sits down with Stefanie Miller. Stefanie is an executive leader at the Coca Cola Company, where she applies strategic vision, marketing expertise, and strong people leadership to consistently deliver long-term sustainable growth. Listen as Stefanie recounts her story through the lenses of movies like GREECE 2, LORD OF THE FLIES, and RED SPARROW!
Today on REEL Conversations, Bryan sits down with Stefanie Miller. Stefanie is an executive leader at the Coca Cola Company, where she applies strategic vision, marketing expertise, and strong people leadership to consistently deliver long-term sustainable growth. Listen as Stefanie recounts her story through the lenses of movies like GREECE 2, LORD OF THE FLIES, and RED SPARROW!
REEL Conversations is back to talk to Nicole Brandon, who is a senior account manager for a major beverage company. Nicole is an engineer, actress, and overall nice lady. Listen to how movies like MALCOLM X and THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS informed her life story!
REEL Conversations is back to talk to Nicole Brandon, who is a senior account manager for a major beverage company. Nicole is an engineer, actress, and overall nice lady. Listen to how movies like MALCOLM X and THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS informed her life story!
This week, we're re-airing an episode with Howard Kazanjian! Howard is the producer of such films as RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and RETURN OF THE JEDI. In this special "mentor" edition of Reel Conversations, Howard takes us on a trip down movie history lane and reveals how he was mentored by Alfred Hitchcock. In turn, Darren Moorman, also a film producer (who recently produced SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME) shares how Howard mentored him.
This week, we're re-airing an episode with Howard Kazanjian! Howard is the producer of such films as RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and RETURN OF THE JEDI. In this special "mentor" edition of Reel Conversations, Howard takes us on a trip down movie history lane and reveals how he was mentored by Alfred Hitchcock. In turn, Darren Moorman, also a film producer (who recently produced SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME) shares how Howard mentored him.
This week on REEL Conversations, we're re-airing an episode with speaker and political strategist Michael Wear.
This week on REEL Conversations, we're re-airing an episode with speaker and political strategist Michael Wear.
This week, we're re-airing an episode with Annie F. Downs from 2018! Annie is a writer and speaker who recently released books like "Looking for Lovely" and "100 Days to Be Brave." Annie talks about her career and life story through the lens of movies like SAVING MR. BANKS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, and BABY MOMMA. You can follow her on social media at @anniefdowns!
This week, we're re-airing an episode with Annie F. Downs from 2018! Annie is a writer and speaker who recently released books like "Looking for Lovely" and "100 Days to Be Brave." Annie talks about her career and life story through the lens of movies like SAVING MR. BANKS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, and BABY MOMMA. You can follow her on social media at @anniefdowns!
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Rick Bonn. Conversation originally recorded in 2017.
In this episode of Inside The REEL Studios, Brittany Roberts (Sr. Principal Team Lead, Training Development Program for Chick-Fil-A Corporate) gives us a glimpse into how she went from a skeptic to a raving fan of REEL...even though she doesn't consider herself a movie person. Brittany takes us behind the scenes to show how REEL partnered with her to create conversations with team members that she never would have had otherwise. And how these conversations were more dynamic because they were visual. Brittany also shares how THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, WIZARD OF OZ and LITTLE MERMAID allowed her to be affirmed by her team in who she is as a leader.
In the episode of INSIDE THE REEL STUDIOS, Brittany Roberts (Sr. Principal Team Lead, Training Development Program for Chick-fil-a Corporate) gives us a glimpse into how she went from a skeptic to a raving fan of REEL...even though she doesn't consider herself a movie person. Brittany takes us behind the scenes to show how REEL partnered with her to create conversations with team members that she never would have had otherwise. And how these conversations were more dynamic because they were visual. Brittany also shares how THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, WIZARD OF OZ and LITTLE MERMAID allowed her to be affirmed by her team, in who she is as a leader.
In the episode of Inside The REEL Studios, we get the perspective of a team member, as well as a remote worker, experiencing REEL. Chick-Fil-A's Allison Reed gives us a glimpse of how her Top 10 movies helped her navigate feeling engaged with her team as a remote worker, as well as balancing her role as mother and professional. Check out how THE BIG SICK and THIS IS 40 provided the insights her co-workers needed to understand her better.
In the episode of INSIDE THE REEL STUDIOS, we get the perspective of a team member, as well as a remote worker, experiencing REEL. Chick-fil-a's Allison Reed gives us a glimpse of how her Top 10 movies helped her navigate feeling engaged with her team as a remote worker, as well as balancing her role as mother and professional. Check out how THE BIG SICK and THIS IS 40 provided the insights her co-workers needed to understand her better.
People always ask what happens at REEL Experiences. In this episode of Inside The REEL Studios, Chick-Fil-A's Senior Director of Enterprise Effectiveness Solutions, Beth Medford, offers a glimpse inside the REEL Studio and reveals how REEL helped her transition into a new leadership position in a department that she knew nothing about. Beth explains how the movies 300, TAKEN, JAWS, and HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA were keys to being vulnerable as a leader and accelerating the trust of her team.
People always ask what happens at REEL Experiences. Chick-fil-a's Senior Director of Enterprise Effectiveness Solutions, Beth Medford, offers a glimpse inside the REEL Studio and reveals how REEL helped her transition into a new leadership position in a department that she knew nothing about. Beth explains how the movies 300, TAKEN, JAWS, and HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA were keys to being vulnerable as a leader and accelerating the trust of her team.
A conversation with my dad, Jim Coley, shortly before his passing.
Reel Conversations presents Inside The REEL Studios: a look inside our studio to reveal how REEL Experiences works in developing teams. In this episode, host Bryan Coley sits down with Melenie Lankau, who leads a team called Consultant Development at Chick-fil-A, serving as learning consultants that support over 1,500 leaders who are running over 2,000 restaurants. Melenie shares how REEL Experiences served her team with multiple experiences over a 9 month period. Melenie holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior, has been a professor of leadership for 24 years and was the Chief Diversity Officer at Wake Forest University. With all of that impressive background, Melenie shares how she believes the folks at REEL Experiences are Jedi Masters in relationship building.
Reel Conversations presents INSIDE THE REEL STUDIOS, a look inside our studio to reveal how REEL Experiences works in developing teams. In this episode, host Bryan Coley sits down with Melenie Lankau, who leads a team called Consultant Development at Chick-fil-a, serving as learning consultants that support over 1,500 leaders who are running over 2,000 restaurants. Melenie shares how REEL Experiences served her team with multiple experiences over a 9 month period. Melenie holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior, has been a professor of leadership for 24 years and was the Chief Diversity Officer at Wake Forest University. With all of that impressive background, Melenie shares how she believes the folks at REEL Experiences are Jedi Masters in relationship building.
Bryan Owens, CEO of the Unclaimed Baggage Center, shares how films like Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Full Metal Jacket, and Amazing Grace have helped him understand the tension and balance between being teachable and humble and being principled, and the dangers of "aiming small; missing small."
Bryan Owens, CEO of the Unclaimed Baggage Center, shares how films like Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Full Metal Jacket, and Amazing Grace have helped him understand the tension and balance between being teachable and humble and being principled, and the dangers of "aiming small; missing small."
Executive coach, John Richie, shares how movies like Star Wars, Legends of the Fall, The Magnificent Seven and Lord of the Rings connect to his love for epics and his desire for both belonging and autonomy.
Executive coach, John Richie, shares how movies like Star Wars, Legends of the Fall, The Magnificent Seven and Lord of the Rings connect to his love for epics and his desire for both belonging and autonomy.
SHAKIR MOIN, V.P. of Global Strategic Initiatives shares his 20 year career in marketing with the Coca-Cola Company, which has taken him all over Asia, including being the CMO of Coca-Cola China and Korea. Shakir shares his love of movies and how they reflect his passion for missions that seem impossible and covert operations that stand for truth.
SHAKIR MOIN, V.P. of Global Strategic Initiatives shares his 20 year career in marketing with the Coca-Cola Company, which has taken him all over Asia, including being the CMO of Coca-Cola China and Korea. Shakir shares his love of movies and how they reflect his passion for missions that seem impossible and covert operations that stand for truth.
JEFF SHINABARGER is the author of MORE OR LESS and YES OR NO and Executive Director of Plywood People. In this episode, Jeff shares his passion for social entrepreneurship and what it looks like to inspire and be inspired by others...all thru his favorite movies.
JEFF SHINABARGER is the author of MORE OR LESS and YES OR NO and Executive Director of Plywood People. In this episode, Jeff shares his passion for social entrepreneurship and what it looks like to inspire and be inspired by others...all thru his favorite movies.
Clay Scroggins is the lead pastor of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta and author of a new book entitled- HOW TO LEAD WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE. In this episode, Clay shares his views on race, authenticity and being pursued...all thru the lens of his favorite movies.
Clay Scroggins is the lead pastor of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta and author of a new book entitled- HOW TO LEAD WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE. In this episode, Clay shares his views on race, authenticity and being pursued...all thru the lens of his favorite movies.
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