Podcast appearances and mentions of Chris Messina

What happens when an actor stops waiting for the phone to ring—and starts building the damn set themselves? In this inspiring and action-packed episode, Alyshia sits down with actor, writer, and podcaster Matt Del Negro (City on a Hill, Scandal, The Sopranos, Mayor of Kingstown) to dive deep into what it really takes to get your own project off the ground. From brainstorming with trusted collaborators to navigating Kickstarter campaigns and tax-deductible donations—Matt's doing it all, and he's here to walk us through it. We explore his latest project, Mickey Brash, a gritty, character-driven indie film with a nostalgic 1970s Midwest vibe and a whole lot of heart. Matt shares how he's balancing creative control with practical limitations and how community—yes, your community—can make all the difference. Plus, we break down the evolution of his script Mickey Brasch, originally inspired by a TV role from 2013, shaped by feedback from actors like Chris Messina, and now a sharp, funny, father-daughter road movie with serious Blacklist buzz. If you've ever dreamed of creating your own content but didn't know where to start, this episode is your permission slip and your blueprint.

n 2007, the hashtag was a simple, yet revolutionary, idea that changed the way we organize and amplify content. Today, it is either endangered or more useful than ever, depending on whom you talk to. On the open social web, hashtags are an important unifying mechanism — not just for content but for people too. Why is that? How did we get here? What's next for this small but mighty feature and for the web at large? Here to tell us is Chris Messina, the inventor of the hashtag, the creator of the DiSo Project, and the No. 1 hunter on Product Hunt. In this episode, Messina goes wide to explain where this next 20-year cycle of the internet is taking us. From the community-pulling power of the hashtag to decentralization and the massive shifts ignited by AI, he threads the needle on it all.Addressing Elon Musk's disparaging comment about hashtagsThe history of the hashtagUnder-appreciated elements of the hashtagGrappling with identity and reputation in a decentralized worldAlignment between ActivityPub and LLMsMentioned in this episode and/or acronyms for clarity:bitly.com/tagchannels - original hashtag specDID stands for “decentralized identifier” and is a self-owned, verifiable digital identity that operates without a central authorityPGP is an encryption standard used for securing communication, data integrity, and authentication 

In this episode, we sit down with the ever-innovative Chris Messina—creator of the hashtag, top product hunter on Product Hunt, and trusted advisor to startups navigating product development and market strategy.Recording from Ciel Media's new studio in Berkeley, we explore the evolving landscape of generative AI and the widening gap between its immense potential and real-world usability. Chris introduces a compelling framework, distinguishing AI as a *tool* versus a *medium*, which helps explain the stark divide in how different users engage with these technologies.Our conversation examines key challenges: How do we build trust in AI? Why is transparency in computational reasoning critical? And how might community collaboration shape the next generation of AI products? Drawing from his deep experience in social media and emerging tech, Chris offers striking parallels between early internet adoption and today's AI revolution, suggesting that meaningful integration will require both time and a generational shift in thinking.What makes this discussion particularly valuable is Chris's vision for the future of AI interaction—where technology moves beyond query-response models to become a truly collaborative medium, transforming how we create, problem-solve, and communicate.Links:Chris: https://chrismessina.meCiel Media: https://cielcreativespace.com

At 94-years young, Clint Eastwood is still going strong with his latest meat-and-potatoes legal thriller, Juror #2. Featuring a murderers' row of actors and a premise to die for, is Eastwood's latest just a redux of your dad's favorite movie from the mid 90s? Or is there something more than meets the eye?

At age 94, Clint Eastwood is back! He directed the new legal thriller Juror No. 2 to critical acclaim! The courtroom isn't our favorite place to be in movies and we certainly had some issues with Clint's latest and last (?) film. The movie stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, and Kiefer Sutherland. Hang in there Clint!

Analizamos sin spoilers la segunda temporada de ‘Basado en una historia Real', la comedia negra de Movistar Plus+ que mezcla true crime y sátira social con Kaley Cuoco y Chris Messina como protagonistas. Ava y Nathan ya tienen un bebé de tres meses. Muy centrados en ser buenos padres, ella decide dejar a un lado su obsesión por el 'true crime' para volcarse en su trabajo en la inmobiliaria, mientras él sigue dando clases privadas de tenis. Las cosas parecen marchar bien: Ava se ha enganchado ahora a TikTok y ha hecho una nueva amiga, Drew (Melissa Fumero), y Nathan parece que está reconduciendo su carrera y su amistad con Matt (Tom Bateman). Pero una nueva serie de asesinatos vuelve a sus vidas: ¿es Matt otra vez? PATROCINADOR: En Fuera de Series para editar todo nuestro contenido en audio y video usamos Descript. Puedes leer sobre cómo lo hacemos en https://fdseri.es/usando-descript-1 y probarla gratuitamente a través de nuestro enlace de afiliado: https://fdseri.es/descript ENLACES: - Lee sobre todo lo que hemos comentado y ve los trailers suscribiéndote de forma gratuita a la Newsletter de Fuera de Series: http://newsletter.fueradeseries.com - Únete a nuestro grupo de Telegram: telegram.me/fueradeseries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When family man Justin Kemp winds up as a jury member of a high profile murder trial, he struggles with a moral dilemma that may influence whether the accused killer is convicted or set free in 'Juror #2.' The latest film from director Clint Eastwood, it stars Nicholas Hoult, Zooey Deutch, Chris Messina and more. Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder says though the film has interesting twists, it feels very familiar to another high-profile courtroom drama. “The Reel Critic” is hosted and produced by Reggie Ponder. Follow Reggie on Twitter and Instagram at @TheReelCritic, and on Facebook @ReggieTheReelCritic.

When family man Justin Kemp winds up as a jury member of a high profile murder trial, he struggles with a moral dilemma that may influence whether the accused killer is convicted or set free in 'Juror #2.' The latest film from director Clint Eastwood, it stars Nicholas Hoult, Zooey Deutch, Chris Messina and more. Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder says though the film has interesting twists, it feels very familiar to another high-profile courtroom drama. “The Reel Critic” is hosted and produced by Reggie Ponder. Follow Reggie on Twitter and Instagram at @TheReelCritic, and on Facebook @ReggieTheReelCritic.

The Mindy Project was a sitcom created by and starring Mindy Kaling that aired on Fox from 2012 to 2015 and later transitioned to Hulu, where it continued until its conclusion in 2017. The series follows Dr. Mindy Lahiri, an obstetrician-gynecologist in New York City who is determined to balance her career, friendships, and romantic aspirations all while she searches for her "happily ever after." Initially well-received, The Mindy Project garnered praise for Kaling's performance and the show's humor. It has since become a beloved part of Kaling's creative legacy, celebrated for its blend of romance and comedy and its fresh perspective on a female lead. Listen as the S1E1 boys deep dive the show's pilot episode. Starring: Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks, Anna Camp, Zoe Jarman, Amanda Setton, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Hader & Ed Helms www.S1E1POD.com MERCH Instagram & X (Twitter): @S1E1Pod

On this episode, Matt & Eric review Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J. K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch and Kiefer Sutherland.

Héctor ha ido de cabeza a ver lo último de tito Clint Eastwood como director, #JuradoNúmero2 (#Juror2). Se trata de una peli con aires de John Grisham protagonizada por el excelente Nicolas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland y Chris Messina entre otros. Ya sabéis, ¡Escuchad y opinad! También nos podéis encontrar aquí: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/52i1iqZ56ACal18GPkCxiW Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/los-tres-amigos/id1198252523 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3zK2XsnpHDGRujSTWHpL8Q Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e0b56d4f-4537-47e0-a252-9dfe56b5a490/los-tres-amigos Grupo de Telegram: https://t.me/LosTresAmigos https://www.facebook.com/LosTresAmigosPodcast/ X / Twitter: @tresamigospod Instagram: lostresamigospodcast Threads: lostresamigospodcast Letterbox: https://letterboxd.com/LosTresAmigos/

We begin November with an absolutely packed episode of movie reviews and news here at Breakfast All Day. First, we discuss the worst of this week's new movies: "Here," which reunites the director, writer and stars of "Forrest Gump." The idea behind Robert Zemeckis' film, based on a graphic novel, had potential: The camera doesn't move the whole time as we watch peoples' lives play out over centuries and decades. Among them are Tom Hanks and Robin Wright's characters, stuck as everyone is in the same living room. It's ambitious, but we kinda hated it. In theaters. Next is a movie we loved: "Blitz," from writer-director Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave," "Shame," "Small Axe"). Saoirse Ronan and excellent newcomer Elliott Heffernan play a mother and son struggling to get back to each other after being separated during the London Blitz of World War II. You know from the first shot that you're in the hands of a true artist. In theaters now and streaming on Apple TV+ starting Nov. 22 (but you really should see it in a theater if you can). Then, we review "Juror #2," which may be 94-year-old Clint Eastwood's final film as director. He's made a solid, old-fashioned courtroom drama about a juror in a homicide trial (Nicholas Hoult) who realizes he knows more about the case than he'd like to admit. This is an extremely well-made movie for grown-ups, with a strong supporting cast that includes Toni Collette, Chris Messina, J.K. Simmons and Zoey Deutch. In limited release. Finally, we also really loved "A Real Pain," starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as estranged cousins who travel to their beloved grandmother's homeland of Poland after her death. Both give nuanced performances and Eisenberg, as writer and director, shows a great mastery of tone. In theaters. And if it's Friday, it's time for Movie News LIVE! Among today's topics were Teri Garr, Disney +'s Look Ahead, Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer and the trailer for the new "Paddington" movie. Join us for our livestreams every Friday at Noon Pacific. Thanks for being here! * Subscribe to Christy's Saturday Matinee newsletter: https://christylemire.beehiiv.com/

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Daniel Howat to review and discuss Clint Eastwood's latest film "Juror #2," starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J. K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough & Kiefer Sutherland. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 AFI Fest last week, where it received solid reviews, but is being unceremoniously dumped in less than 50 theaters by Warner Bros. So what gives? Is this as bad as the studio is making it out to be, or is something else happening here? Tune in as we discuss the acting, writing, direction, awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey all, I know… I know. My review of Agatha All Along should be out soon but I'm probably the only person you'll hear from who actually bothered watching Juror #2. So, I thought I'd weigh in and share my thoughts on what was a surpassingly solid ‘90s throwback courtroom drama, with a twist. Enjoy my review of Juror #2 because it will likely be the only review you'll see from this film. Juror #2: Directed by: Clint Eastwood Written by: Jonathan Abrams Produced by: Clint Eastwood, Adam Goodman, Jessica Meier, Tim Moore, Peter Oberth, Matt Skiena Music by: Mark Mancina Cinematography by: Yves Bélanger Editing by: David Cox, Joel Cox Casting by: Geoffrey Miclat Production Design by: Ronald R. Reiss Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch Synopsis: While serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict—or free—the accused killer.

We review ISS (2023) on The Atomic Cinema Experiment. This is a sci fi movie podcast. ISS is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and stars Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr, Masha Mashkova patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv all links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Email: mftvquestions@gmail.com Audio version: https://the-ace-atomic-cinema-experime.pinecast.co

On this latest edition of Cinemaholics Headlines, Jon Negroni jumps on the mic to share his thoughts on a few big news stories in the world of film. Our main story at the end covers a critic-curated list of the movies to watch in case you missed this year's fall festivals. You can find a transcript of this podcast here. Hulu buys NUTCRACKERS. Matt Reeves confirms THE BATMAN II is part of a trilogy. Clint Eastwood's JUROR #2 gets a release date. INSIDE OUT 2 coming to Disney+ on September 25. Max (the streaming service) gets some good news for a change. The New SOPRANOS documentary just dropped on Max. Don't fuggetaboutit. Big updates on CONSTANTINE 2, which is apparently happening. TRANSFORMERS ONE is good, actually?! These might be the best film of the fall festivals in 2024. Links: Email your feedback for the show to cinemaholicspodcast [at] gmail.com Join our Discord and chat with us! We have a Cinemaholics channel here. Want to hear yourself on the show? Leave us a voicemail using The “Swell” App. You can ask us questions, bring up a news topic, or share whatever else might be on your mind. Check out our Cinemaholics Merch! Check out our Patreon to support Cinemaholics! Connect with Cinemaholics on Facebook and Instagram. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinemaholicsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A community leader, entrepreneur, and former mayoral candidate, Chris Messina returns to AWM, and brings his son Evan, who is about to begin college. Chris shares the story of how much Evan has had to overcome in his life, and what an inspiration he is to all who know him.

Apply for the Terry Knickerbocker Studio's Summer Intensive by June 7th and receive a special discount when you mention the podcast. Apply HERE About Terry Knickerbocker: Terry is a graduate of The Experimental Theatre Wing in the Drama Dept. at New York University. After graduating from NYU, Terry trained as an actor and a teacher with William Esper.  He taught at The William Esper Studio for 25 years, and continues as part of the core faculty at the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He has also taught directing at Playwrights Horizons Theatre School and Yale University.  Other essential teacher/mentors include Maggie Flanigan, Rina Yerushalmi, Steve Wangh, Terry Hayden, Nikos Psacharopoulos, Jackie Brookes, Mary Overlie, Ryszard Cieslak, Jerzy Grotowski, Pierre Lefèvre, Moshe Feldenkrais, Dr. Louis Ormont, and Dr. Harry Fogarty. He has coached actors on over 300 films, television and theater projects, both on and off-Broadway and regionally. He also consulted with playwrights and screenwriters on their scripts.  Some of the actors he has worked with and trained include Sam Rockwell, Chris Messina, Boyd Holbrook, Natasha Lyonne, Leslie Bibb, Emmy Rossum, Yul Vasquez, Jordana Spiro, Gillian Alexy, Gretchen Mol and many others. A past recipient of the Drama League of New York's directing award/fellowship for emerging directors, Terry is also a former member of Circle Rep's LAB. His directing credits include many new works as well as contemporary and classical plays such as Measure for Measure, Tartuffe, The Normal Heart, Candida, All My Sons, and David Rabe's In the Boom Boom Room.

I was greatly saddened to hear of Eleanor Coppola's passing. I had the privilege of interviewing Eleanor in December 2021 for her film: "Love is Love is Love." What an honor to have her on my show! Eleanor Coppola shaped the cinematic landscape, leaving an indelible mark on generations of creators. Her legacy will forever resonate in the heart of cinema. She will be greatly missed by everyone in the film community! A beautiful soul! In honor of Eleanor Coppola, we are running an encore show of that interview.Encore! Director Eleanor Coppola discusses with Jan Price her new romantic comedy, "Love is Love is Love," starring Rita Wilson, Cybill Shephard, Rosanna Arquette, Joanne Whalley, Maya Kazan, Chris Messina, and Kathy Baker! 'Love is Love is Love' is now available on video on demand!LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE explores love, commitment, and loyalty. In TWO FOR DINNER, a couple uses technology to bridge distance but finds emotional separation. SAILING LESSON sees a couple reigniting passion on a sailing trip, facing unexpected challenges. LATE LUNCH follows a woman gathering her late mother's friends, leading to unexpected revelations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Insights Unlocked episode, UserTesting's CEO Andy MacMillan talks with Chris Messina, co-founder of the Ride Home AI Fund. They discuss AI's rapid integration into our lives; ways in which AI will revolutionize work; the key elements of a successful product today; as well as Chris's investment strategy for AI startups.

Today's episode features my longtime friend, Chris Messina, from when he graciously dropped in via Zoom as our Industry VIP to speak to the participants of our first Let's Shoot the Rehearsal Weekend-Intensive On-camera Retreat back in June of 2023 (we are very excited to be hosting our 4th iteration of the Weekend-Intensive next weekend). This is a MUST-LISTEN for the actors amongst you: Chris has made a career of coloring outside the lines, following his impulses and finding a unique way to interpret the material he works on.This past year, his performance in Ben Affleck's Air, though only consisting of phone calls with Matt Damon's character, placed him on a multitude of shortlists for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. Ultimately, the nomination didn't come, but it's his ability and willingness to push the envelope and dig deeper than most other actors that has led to his long career working with the best in the business.10,000 NOs podcast is now in it's 2.0 phase: after a long pause from late 2021 to late 2023, it has returned in a more raw format: shorter episodes, like the Monday Morsels of yesteryear (they may be short, solo riffs by Matt on central themes of the pod, excerpts from Matt's 10,000 NOs Insiders Community Zooms, or excerpts from Insiders VIP sessions with VIPs from the entertainment interview and beyond). Be on the look out as, every now and then, we will likely drop some old school, long-form, classic 10,000 NOs interviews as bonus episodes. Prefer to WATCH (versus listen)? SUBSCRIBE to 10,000 NOs YouTube Channel HEREThe intent of this podcast is to remind people that they are not alone in their struggles. We aim to educate & inspire you with stories and conversations with others who have traveled a path that may look enviable now, but it was not always that way. It is not the critic who counts. If you've been knocked down... get up, dust yourself off, and get back in the arena. If you want to give back, share this with someone who could use it and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen, so more people find this show and benefit from these conversations.If you dig the show, CLICK HERE to learn how you can make this experience 3D by joining our 10,000 NOs Insiders Community: access to a members-only Facebook group, intimate, weekly Live video calls with Matt, including monthly drop-ins with some of his badass past-guests & VIP friends and more.SHOW LINKS:10,000 NOs: THE BOOKSUBSCRIBE TO OUR (WEEKLY) NEWSLETTERFOLLOW MATT ON SOCIALFIND OUT HOW YOU CAN BE A 10,000 NOs INSIDER

This week Make it a Combo dives into the movie, I.S.S. starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilou Asbæk, and Masha Mashkova. Jesse questions if someone could truly be knocked unconscious in space. Andi gets into her fears of tumbling throughout space forever. Plus Jr debates the physics of space.    Where to find the crew: @makeitacombopod on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok Jesse @LordLenix on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok Jr @a.jr.combo on Instagram and @ajrcombo on Twitter Andi @talesfromtheappspodcast on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok   All Our Podcasts on Make it a Combo Productions: Tales form the Apps @talesfromtheappspodcast on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok Dream Talk @dreamtalkthepodcast on Instagram  

This week, I'm joined by Brent Leuthold (AwakeintheDark.com) to review Mean Girls in a non-spoiler and spoiler review. Then, in our secondary review, we discuss the sci-fi thriller, I.S.S.  For Potpourri, I share some brief thoughts about Wong Kar-Wai's Chungking Express while Brent talks about the new Netflix docuseries, American Nightmare.   Timestamps Show Start - 00:28 News - 11:00   Reviews Mean Girls - 24:38 Spoiler Review - 52:02 I.S.S. - 1:08:09 Spoiler Review - 1:24:26   Potpourri Matt: Chungking Express (1994) - 1:36:13 Brent: American Nightmare - 1:42:12   Closing the Ep - 1:47:43 Patreon Clip - 1:50:09   Related Links  Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin Sundance Comedy-Drama ‘A Real Pain' Sells to Searchlight for $10 Million Netflix Buys Sundance Thriller ‘It's What's Inside' in Huge $17 Million Sale   Brent's Letterboxd Awake in the Dark Brent's Review of I.S.S. Brent's Review of Mean Girls (2024) Brent's Review of The Beekeeper Brent's Top Ten Films of 2023 As Good As It Gets - Linktree   Follow Us on Social Media My Letterboxd YouTube Facebook Twitter/X Instagram Threads Bluesky TikTok   My 2024 Podcast and Writing Archive One Year of Criterion Channel - Dec 24, 2023 - Dec 23, 2024 Apple Podcasts Spotify Audible   Support Us on Patreon for Exclusive Content Official OV Merch  Obsessive Viewer Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology Obsessive Viewer Presents: Tower Junkies   Mic Info Matt: ElectroVoice RE20 into RØDEcaster Pro II (Firmware: 1.3.3 BETA) Brent: Earthworks ICON Pro in Google Meet   Episode Homepage: ObsessiveViewer.com/OV413

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of I.S.S. Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. With Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, and John Gallagher Jr. Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the U.S. and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • I.S.S. The Verdict: • Stephen: Wait for Rental • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • The Astronaut Part II by J Lind Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey

There's so much to talk about this week as Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk the 40th Sundance Film Festival, Oscar nominations, and the new film I.S.S. As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review. PLOT SUMMARY: Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the U.S. and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. Directed by: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Written by: Nick Shafir Starring: Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., Pilou Asbaek, Masha Mashkova, Costa Ronin   @TheWatchAndTalk (Twitter/Instagram) Facebook.com/TheWatchAndTalk www.TheWatchAndTalk.com TheWatchAndTalk@gmail.com   Support the show! www.Patreon.com/TheWatchAndTalk

This much anticipated 2023 horror is next on the docket for Daniel and David. Does Boogeyman live up to the hype? And is that David Dastmalchian on our screens again?! Can David get over Chris Messina's Mindy Project work? Find out on this next episode of Shiver: A Dastmalchian Podcast. #Shiver #Horror #HorrorMovies #HorrorPodcast #TheBoogeyman #Boogeyman #PsychologicalHorror #Grief #Bereavement #SophieThatcher #RobSavage #DavidDastmalchian #ChrisMessina #Monster #Monsters #MonsterHorror #Creature #CreatureFeature #AfraidOfTheDark #FrightYaVeryMuch

The Earth, from space, looks beautiful unless it's on fire from nuclear annihilation. That's what the American and Russian astronauts in the new movie I.S.S., for International Space Station, see up there and it leads to some international tension with deadly results. Suddenly the U.S. and Russia are in a nuclear war and each countries astronauts have received orders to take the I.S.S. over by any means necessary. Can anyone trust each other, even if you're on the same side? It's an intriguing premise for a movie, especially in space, but is it worth you launching towards the theater to see it? Check out this episode to find out. I.S.S. is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and stars Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., Masha Mashkova, Costa Ronin and Pilou AsbaekSupport the showFeel free to reach out to me via:@MoviesMerica on Twitter @moviesmerica on InstagramMovies Merica on Facebook

Someone once coined the phrase "putting your money where your mouth is..." Taken from that phrase, one could argue that involvement in our American process of liberty and free elections is an example of "putting your values where your calendar is..." Chris Messina has done this very thing, and he believes it is not enough to think thoughts of strategy...this country needs people who are willing to join the fray end get involved in our political system.

Welcome one and all to our weekly movie review! For today's episode we chat about the Sci-Fi thriller I.S.S. starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., Masha Mashkova, Costa Ronin, and Pilou Asbæk. Bonus thoughts today include space toilets, Ma Hinshaw's first giveaway, and SpaceX. For next week's pod the boys and Ma Hinshaw hit the ol Netflix to check out Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke's latest film Leave the World Behind. Don't forget to stay for the end to hear Ma Hinshaw Loses Her Cookies Episode #47. Thank you for listening and we will chat with you next week! If you have a film you would like Matt and Mike to review, email us at nerds@reelfilmnerds.com You can find us on all things social such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  Why not join our Facebook Fan Group so you can yell at Mike and Matt from the comfort of your keyboard while talking about films. We also have an old fashioned website where you can watch trailers, read the host's bios, listen to the podcast, and get a ton more info on the movies we review.  http://www.ReelFilmNerds.com Thank you for liking, subscribing, rating, reviewing, and telling your friends about our podcast. Finally go out and catch as many movies as you can!

0:12:30 - Box Office and upcoming releases. 0:24:00 *** What's Streaming  *** HULU THE UPSIDE, Dir. Neil Burger – Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, 2017. PACIFIC RIM, Dir. Guillermo del Toro – Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Max Martini, Robert Kazinsky, Clifton Collins Jr., Ron Pearlman, 2013. CON AIR, Simon West – Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Colm Meany, Ving Rhames, Dave Chappelle, Steve Buscemi, Denny Trejo, M.C. Gainy, Monica Potter, 1997. 0:30:00 - Trailers:  ABIGAIL – Kathryn Newtom, Dan Stevens, Kevin Durand, Melissa Berrera, Giancarlo Esposito, Feature. SPACEMAN – Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano, Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rossellini, Feature, Netflix. I.S.S – Arianna DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilous Asbaek, Feature.   0:40:30 - THE BEEKEEPER, Dir. David Ayer ( Grayson 6 / Roger 6 / Chris 4 )   Hosted, produced and mixed by Grayson Maxwell and Roger Stillion.  Guess appearance by Christopher Boughan.  Music by Chad Wall. Quality Assurance by Anthony Emmett. Visit the new Youtube channel, "For the Love of Cinema" to follow and support our short video discussions.  Roger wears aviators!  Please give a like and subscribe if you enjoy it.   Follow the show on Twitter @lovecinemapod and check out the Facebook page for updates.  Rate, subscribe and leave a comment or two.  Every Little bit helps.  Send us an email to fortheloveofcinemapodcast@gmail.com

Thanks for patience with the delay in posting the show this morning. This week Megan and Dave talk about ORIGIN (2:51), director and screenwriter Ava DuVernay's adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson's book Caste, starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Wilkerson, Jon Bernthal as Wilkerson's husband Brett, and Niecy Nash-Betts as Wilkerson's cousin and best friend Marion. All three of us watched I.S.S. (21:32), starring Ariana DeBose and Chris Messina, in a tale as old as time: The United States and Russia are at war, so the astronauts and cosmonauts on the international space station in Earth's orbit are instructed to take the structure in the name of their respective nations by any means necessary. Ah, science! And over on Patreon, we talk THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, the 1971 film based on Michael Crichton's novel. If you're not a Patreon member, you can become one and get access to nearly 400 bonus episodes for $5 a month, and access to monthly polls.

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor stars as Pulizter Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson in the powerful and emotional Origin, from director Ava DuVernay. Season 2 of Reacher reaches its finale. Ruth Wilson stars in the thriller series The Woman in the Wall. Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, and more star in the space-set thriller I.S.S. People on the autism spectrum are navigating the complexities of romance in a new season of Love on the Spectrum. Plus, Hollywood Trivia, our Sound Bite of the Week from the trailer for season 2 of Live After Beth starring Amy Schumer, and entertainment headlines including more news about a Wizards of Waverly Place revival produced by David Henrie and produced by Selena Gomez, who will guest star, two fans suing Madonna for starting her concerts late, and BAFTA nomination snubs. More at ew.com, ew.com/wtw, and @EW on X (formerly Twitter) and @EntertainmentWeekly everywhere else. Host/Writer/Producer Gerrad Hall (@gerradhall); Editor: Samee Junio (@it_your_sam); Writer: Dustin Nelson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Grue-Crew review I.S.S. (2024, Bleecker Street Media) on Gruesome Magazine episode 506. Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore, lead news writer Dave Dreher, and Doc Rotten share their thoughts about this week's frightening addition to streaming horror films. Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! I.S.S. (2024, Bleecker Street Media) Synopsis: Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the U.S. and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. Available in theaters beginning on January 19, 2024 Directed by: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Written by: Nick Shafir Cast: Ariana DeBose as Dr. Kira Foster, Chris Messina as Gordon Barrett, John Gallagher Jr. as Christian Campbell, Masha Mashkova as Weronika Vetrov, Costa Ronin as Nicholai Pulov, and Pilou Asbæk as Alexey Pulov   FOLLOW: Gruesome Magazine Website http://gruesomemagazine.com YouTube Channel (Subscribe Today!) https://youtube.com/c/gruesomemagazine Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gruesomemagazine/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HorrorNewsRadioOfficial/ Doc, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DocRottenHNR Crystal, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/living6dead6irl Crystal, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livin6dead6irl/ Jeff, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffmohr9 Dave, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drehershouseofhorrors

Joshua and Tim go Zero-G in this special review episode of ISS, Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, written by Nick Shafir, and starring Ariana Debose, Chris Messina, and John Gallagher Jr.

We have both high and low culture for you, from outer space to middle school, on the latest episode of Breakfast All Day. Christy and Alonso have an early review of the sci-fi thriller "I.S.S.," starring Ariana DeBose and Chris Messina, which comes out Friday. We also catch up with the excellent German film "The Teacher's Lounge," which has been shortlisted in the international category at the Academy Awards. And speaking of awards, we talk in our news segment about the action-packed weekend that just occurred between the Emmys, Critics Choice and LA Film Critics dinner. Plus: Christy does a mini review of the rom-com "Anyone But You," which has become a sleeper hit over the past month.   Make sure you join us next week for our Oscar nominations livestream at our YouTube channel! Mark your calendar for Noon PST on Tuesday, Jan. 23. We can't wait to hear your thoughts: https://www.youtube.com/live/VpCxdI7E7OE?si=_GRnED1obCB5kjwh    

Exclusive Interview with Terry Knickerbocker for School of Hollywood and EntertainmentWorldTV.com Terry Knickerbocker is founder and studio director of the Terry Knickerbocker Studio, the renowned New York City-based acting school. He teaches the Meisner technique and is part of a direct lineage of Sanford Meisner, having spent over 30 years training and teaching with William Esper, one of Sandy's most respected protégés. Terry has coached such well-known actors as Austin Butler, Josh Charles, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Craig, Zac Efron, Boyd Holbrook, John Leguizamo, Natasha Lyonne, Chris Messina, Sam Rockwell, Emmy Rossum, Brian Michael Smith, Jurnee Smollett, Michelle Williams, and Yul Vasquez. Terry has coached actors on performances that earned an Academy Award, Golden Globe Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/school-of-hollywood/support

2023 was perhaps the best movie year since the pandemic. There were multiple blockbusters in the theater, with "Barbie" and "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" both topping $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales. Beside seats in theaters filling up, there were plenty of great movie options both domestic and foreign that will be competing for awards in the coming months. Co-hosts Bruce Miller and Terry Lipshetz talk about their favorite movies of the year, with Miller offering his own Top 10 list. Bruce Miller's Top 10 films from 2023 "Oppenheimer" "Killers of the Flower Moon" "Barbie" "Anatomy of a Fall" "The Holdovers" "Poor Things" "Maestro" "American Fiction" "Air" "Past Lives" Contact us! We want to hear from you! Email questions to podcasts@lee.net and we'll answer your question on a future episode! About the show Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal in Iowa and Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. Episode transcript Note: The following transcript was created by Headliner and may contain misspellings and other inaccuracies as it was generated automatically: Terry Lipshetz: Welcome, everyone, to another episode of Streamed & Screened, an entertainment podcast about movies and TV from Lee Enterprises. I'm Terry Lipshetz, managing editor of the national newsroom at Lee, and co-host of the program with Bruce Miller, editor of the Sioux City Journal and a longtime entertainment reporter and someone who has seen way more movies than I have this year. Way more. Why am I here? Bruce Miller: You're here because I need you. If you're not there, I. I'm just talking into the woods. I'll tell you, I tried to figure out how many movies I see in a year. Now this is just movies. This is not TV show movies or streaming or anything like that. And I figured one year, it was around 300. And so if you multiply that times 40 years, that's a lot of movies. And those are only ones that I would do for work purposes, not ones that I would go back. And wizard of Oz doesn't count in that, because you'd see that more than once. The Godfather. I've seen the Godfather so much, I could do the line, it's a strange year because we didn't know what was going to happen with the strikes. We didn't know if we would get things, if they would hold things, what would happen. And right now, at the end of the year, there is a plethora of, movies that are opening. It's your chance to really get after it. If you haven't looked at movies, now's your time. So, Terry, how about your year? How was your year? Terry Lipshetz: It's typical as a parent who's got a busy job and lots of kid, you know, we got to the movies. We saw some of the big ones. We saw Mario Brothers, which was a fun movie. Really enjoyed seeing that one. We went to see Barbie. Definitely an Oscar contender. This is not a doll movie, so love that one. We recently saw the Hunger Games prequel. We went to see Indiana Jones. I saw the flash, the family and I. We did see elemental. So we've gotten out, we've seen some movies. We've left the house. 2020 is in the rear view mirror, and we are back to theaters. We already have plans for our, Christmas break to go see Wonka. Bruce Miller: What guides the choices, do you say? Well, if we're taking the kids, it has to be kid friendly. Or do you say, kids, you're going to an r rated movie? I don't care. Terry Lipshetz: I don't want to say we're super strict, but we do like to look at. We'll check out, like rotten tomatoes. We'll check out common sense media. And we'll use our own best judgment to try to figure out what to go see. We don't allow them to see r rated movies yet. With the PG 13 movies, we look at them pretty closely. We try to see, okay, why is it pg 13? Is it just a few bad words? Is there nudity? I mean, usually PG 13 doesn't get nudity. You might get a butt in there every once in a while. And that's okay if you see a little. Everyone has a butt. We're all fine with. So that kind of thing is okay. If it gets a little too violent, we try to stay away from it. If it gets a little too sexual, we try to stay away from it. But we try to find movies that are appropriate for the family and we want them to see appropriate material for their age. Bruce Miller: So the profanity, we hear that at home, we're okay, we're good with that. Terry Lipshetz: They'll call me out on it. My girls basketball team, I coach 7th grade girls basketball and we were playing a game this weekend and I said the s word audibly during the. Because I thought one of our girls fouled out. So they were, coach, you just said the s word and you got to run a lap now. Bruce Miller: Oh, good. Terry Lipshetz: I owe them a lap in practice, probably. Bruce Miller: You better get on it. That's good. I'm glad they're holding you too. But I always use the line that if you're a writer, you've got to be able to know all the words and how to use them effectively. So that's why I swear I also don't have kids around me. So I'm good. Terry Lipshetz: You're good. Which was better? ‘Oppenheimer' or ‘Barbie' Bruce Miller: Okay, so we're going to look at the list. Did you do ten? Terry Lipshetz: I didn't come up because I felt like I didn't see enough of the really good movies. I would say that of all the films that I saw, I would probably rank Oppenheimer just a hair before Barbie. I thought Barbie was a great movie. I thought that it is deserving of any accolade it gets. I would like to somehow see Oppenheimer and Barbie somehow split out awards so their two creative geniuses, because that's what they are, our geniuses, can somehow share without taking away from each other. I don't want to see one of them just like clean sweep and then the other one gets left. So I think there's a way for a best director, best picture, best screenplay. We'll hand out statues to both. But I would just give Oppenheimer like my nudge for best picture. And that's even without yet seeing killers of the flower moon. Bruce Miller: And those are the two I had a, battle to figure. Is it Oppenheimer or is it killers of the flower moon? I'll tell you, I went back and forth on this because they're both too long, bottom line, too long. But who had justified me sitting longer of the two films? And I thought that the end of Killers of the Flower moon was a little padded. Whereas in Oppenheimer they had a trial. There was a moment there where you go, well, this is a whole new movie. This is something else I'm getting from this. And I thought that was very clever. They deserved their time. And so that gave me the little edge for Oppenheimer. So my number one film of the year is Oppenheimer. Number two is Killers of the Flower moon. You have Barbie as number two. Well, Barbie came in at three on my list. Terry Lipshetz: Okay. Bruce Miller: Because the thing with Barbie is, I think that she wasn't just toying, pardon the pun, toying with the concept of a doll and what it has meant over the years. It really was a tale about, now, don't be badmouthing young girls who are playing with barbies, because that's always been the narrative behind Barbie is that, oh, it's like some stupid doll. Know, is, perhaps a little more zoptic than you would give a girl. And that she was kind of dim and there were a lot of things there to unpack and she unpacked all of them. Greta Gerwig, looked at all those kind of angles about Barbie and still came away with the idea that here is a doll that is giving us hope that girls can do everything and that there are stumbling blocks in the road, but you have to figure out how to deal with them. it isn't just riding in your Malibu car with Ken by your side. And Ken was another whole thing. Know, Ken has been an accessory for the most part all these years. He's also in the picture. But Ken had his own little feelings as well. And you go, I kind of feel sorry for Ken. I really felt sorry for Alan. But this is a movie that gives you more than you're expecting. I think it is a great way to look at those kind of characters, especially when you're an adult. When you're a kid, it doesn't know. Barbie is just that character with too many clothes and she loses her shoes all the time. But as an adult, you realize that this was an impressionable character on young minds. And so I think the movie did a great job of bringing that to light. ‘Anatomy of a Fall' is a courtroom drama to watch In my number fourth spot, I have anatomy of a fall. And this is something that you probably haven't seen around much because it's a foreign language film, both in French and German and English. It's about an accident, or what you think is an accident. A young boy, he's about eleven, is blind, and he's walking his dog outside. And when he comes home, they realize that the dad is on the ground and dead. And what is behind this? Did he fall out of the window? Did his wife push him out the window? What is the story behind all this? It's a fascinating courtroom drama that lets you figure out, where do you sit? I happened to talk with Sandra Huller, who's the star of this. She plays the woman who's on trial for this, the mother wife. And she said, I don't go into this taking sides and saying that she's guilty or she's innocent of anything. I just want to play the emotions because it does, it shifts throughout the whole film. And it is a, fascinating look at a case where when you come to the end of it, you will debate with others what was the true story there? And it all comes down to the end where the young boy gets to testify, on the stand, and he talks about what he believes. It won the Cannes Film festival, palm door, award. And you can see why it's lasted. I mean, we're just getting it now. But if you get a chance to see this, please do look at it. Anatomy of a fall. Terry Lipshetz: Okay. Bruce Miller: Number five spot. I don't know if you saw this one or not, but the holdovers, I love the holdovers. Terry Lipshetz: It's on my list to see. And it's one that might, because it's rated r, so it's not one we. Bruce Miller: Were going to go take. Terry Lipshetz: Okay. But yeah, my wife and I have talked about it, wanting to go see it, and maybe we'll be able to do that over the break when my kids go spend some time with my mom for a little bit. Bruce Miller: We're storing you kids. Don't be like the von Eric brothers in the iron claw. Please do not force them into things. But, yeah, I think it was a fascinating look at how we create families. And families can come from the least likely places. It's a prep school in the 1970s where some people have to stay back because either their parents don't bring them home for the holidays. In colleges, there are a lot of international students who don't get to go home for the holidays because it's just too expensive. But this turns out there's one student who's stuck at this school with the teacher he really hates, who's kind of the designated watcher for any of these students, and then the cook, and they all have their own little issues. They all have their own little story, and they come together, and they become the greatest of friends. It's remarkable. Paul Giamatti, divine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Cessa, a newcomer who plays a student, and he's just marvelous in this. Directed by Alexander Payne. It's a film you should see. So that was at number five. At number six, I have poor things, and this is probably one you haven't seen yet, either, with Emma Stone as she's like a Frankenstein's monster. Willem Dafoe has done a surgery on her, and I don't want to tell you too much about that, but he has created this woman who is just learning life all over again. So she's very halting and stupid, and every year or every day, she learns, like, 100 words. I'm now paraphrasing because I don't have my notes on this. And so she becomes very educated about everything, about life, about people, about relationships, and she wants to approach it all on her own terms. And so when she gets to be older, there's talk of marriage, there's talk of other things, and it's just wild, wild, wild. It's black and white. Sometimes it's color, sometimes. Willem Dafoe is just unbelievable. I think he's great in this. Emma Stone is wonderful. And here's one you can't take the girls to because there is nudity. Just know that it's more adult than you'd ever thought it would be. But it's very creative, and I think that's what lands it on the list, because it is just so fascinatingly interesting. The story of Leonard Bernstein is available on Netflix Okay, so that's number six. Number seven, maestro. Again, this is one that's just now, getting the streaming services that's on Netflix. And it's the story of Leonard Bernstein, if you happen to remember him, if you're old enough like I am, to have seen him do those children's educational things about the symphony and the orchestra and all that, you know, the name. And he was one of the biggest conductors in the world, a composer. He wrote a number of huge musicals, but there was kind of a different man behind the scenes. And this looks at his relationship with his wife, Felicia. There's a lot there to unpack because she was that very supportive woman. But he also was a philandering husband, and he had relationships with men that, of course, they wouldn't say anything about back in the. So it was kind of a hidden life that he was leading. Bradley Cooper directed this, wrote this. I mean, he stars in it. He's everything about this. It's his showpiece, I think, really. It gives him a chance to show what he's able to do. He sounds like him, he looks like him. But it's not a chronological look at his life. It's like snippets. It's little things that give you a picture of what he's really all about. Harry Mulligan plays his wife, Felicia, and she is incredible, too. So this is one. It's on Netflix. You can watch it, see it. It's something that's really fascinating because it's more than just a, screen biography. Terry Lipshetz: I saw it pop up in my recommended recently, and I did add it to my list. So it is absolutely on my list of films to watch. ‘Super Mario Bros.' one of the fun movies to watch from 2023 Bruce Miller: Okay, now, before I get to numbers eight, nine, and ten, what else is. Terry Lipshetz: On your list from the standpoint of did I like it, did I see it and enjoy it? I was really impressed with Super Mario Brothers. It's not going to make anybody's top ten list. And it's one of those which my daughter wanted to go see it. I guess I'll go take you to a movies. And I sat there and I enjoyed it. And it was actually fun to watch. And it was worth it, being, a billion dollar worldwide film. And it was one of those films that I think got butts back into the theater, which it's been a long time since that's happened. So that movie I really enjoyed. I also thought that the prequel for the Hunger Games was a lot better than I expected. I had very low expectations on that film. Very low. I didn't mind the first of the trilogy. The second two after that were kind of, Do I really. Bruce Miller: But with this, do you know the characters? Are they like, young people, and then they grow up to become people in what we consider the classic Hunger games? Terry Lipshetz: Yeah, President Snow, he's the Donald Sutherland character from the movies. It's his younger self, and you kind of see how he turned into. Exactly. So from that standpoint, I think it was a real interesting thing to watch. I never read the books. I was never that interested. It was just one of those where, yeah, I'll go see it. It sounds like fun watching kids murder each other. Sure. Why not. Bruce Miller: Isn't that how it should be? Terry Lipshetz: Exactly. Bruce Miller: Shouldn't we just put the kids out there and make them just survive? Terry Lipshetz: That's it, right. Bruce Miller: Otherwise called winter, break. And you've got to try and figure out what to do with them because they'll drive you crazy. Terry Lipshetz: Exactly. ‘American Fiction' another great performance from Jeffrey Wright Bruce Miller: Okay. On my list, number eight, American Fiction. This is another new one that you'll see in theaters now. Cord Jefferson wrote this based on other material, but it's about a black author who is just incensed by the idea. Know, there are these people doing these ghetto like kind of books, plays, whatever, and they didn't live the life, but they see that it sells because there's a white audience out there that wants to read these kinds of things. And so he wonders, well, what if I wrote one of those? So he writes it under a pseudonym. As a result, he gets a lot of attention, has people looking for him to do interviews. And he's trying to stand the download because he doesn't want people to know that, wait a minute, I don't want this on my record, that I wrote this book because I think this book is trash. But yet he's still making money from it. So what's the balance? Know, Jeffrey Wright stars in the film and he's wonderful. I think it's one that we're going to see in the Oscar race. I really do, because it's so very interesting how they approach this subject, particularly now when people talk about being woke and all those kind of catchphrases they throw out there, but it attacks it head on and is willing to make, some choices. And I thought it was fascinating. Terry Lipshetz: Yeah. And Jeffrey Wright, I love Jeffrey Wright. He was in some of the more recent James Bond movies as, Felix Leiter, the CIA agent. And he also was in, the HBO series Westworld. And I thought those two roles, very difficult, challenging roles in their own way, and he nails those characters. So I am really looking forward to seeing American Fiction. Bruce Miller: He's been around forever, Broadway. He's done a lot of Broadway shows. I think he just had one last year. Now he's probably getting his big moment. Terry Lipshetz: Yeah. He's somebody that you've seen him before in so many different things, mostly in supporting roles. I think that's where Westworld really let him shine, because even though that was an ensemble cast, he was a primary character in there. Bruce Miller: Yeah, he is another one of those ones that can always get work because he can play so many different roles and so many different. I love him. I think he's really good. And he makes this film very unpredictable. Very unpredictable. You will not guess the ending of this film. I will wage your money on that one. ‘Air' tells the story of how Nike landed Michael Jordan Okay, number nine. Now, this is one that you should have seen and you didn't. Terry Lipshetz: It's been available through prime video forever. And I keep on going. It's in my list. I'm going to go watch it tonight. And then I fall asleep. Bruce Miller: You probably are wearing Nike tennis shoes. And then you can't even go see the movie. That's terrible. It's air in number nine. Air. And this is the story of how they did the deal for Michael Jordan's shoeline and what kind of maneuvering was done by the people at Nike and what they had to do to try and get him to buy into them. Now, what we don't realize in retrospect is that Nike was not a player back in the know. They wanted converse or they wanted Adidas, but they didn't want Nike. Nike was considered third. And so it becomes this kind of salesman's pitch to the Jordan family that you need to go with us. This is going to be something. And this is way before Michael Jordan was Michael Jordan. He was a college standout, but he wasn't Michael Jordan. Capitalized, bold faced, underlined all that. You see what they have to do, how they sell it, and, you see people that you recognize, but Michael Jordan's barely in the film. If he's in it, I bet it's ten minutes at best. And the character is always shown from the back of the head or the side. You don't see him doing anything except in footage where they show Michael Jordan actually playing basketball. And you go, oh, they did. And that logo that they use where he's jumping in the air, you see that? Where they got the inspiration. What's fun is seeing how his mother was such a good influence in this old thing. And she talks about, it's just a shoe until you put my son's foot in it. Then you see the guy who made the shoes and what a character. He just. It's fascinating. And my favorite one of all is the agent played by Chris Messina, who, again, you can't let the kids watch this because every other word starts with an f. But it is just fascinating to watch this. And, Matt Damon gets the speech of the year when he tells his story to the family of why they should go with. It's just, it's remarkable. You cheer because it's such a good, Look at all that. Terry Lipshetz: Well, now I got to go watch it this weekend. Bruce Miller: So, what do I have to do? I am pulling you movie by movie through the year, and then you won't go see these things. I want you to go to that. Terry Lipshetz: Have you seen my family calendar, Bruce? Have I shared that with you? Bruce Miller: Look, when you said you're coaching, that alone tells you. Right? Oh, this guy ain't the movies. Terry Lipshetz: I'm not going to the movies. Nope. Right. Exactly. Right. Well, what's closing out your list? Bruce Miller: It's called past lives. It's an Asian film that really. Oh, I don't want to spill it. They were friends when they were children, and then they reconnect later in life, and they wonder what their lives might have been like had they been together all along. And it's heartbreaking in parts, heartwarming in other parts, but it's, Greta Lee Tao, you are the actors. It's directed by Celine Song, and it's marvelous. It probably will be one of the ones that will be considered for best international film, but we have a lot of those in the category this year. And normally I don't put foreign films on my ten best list because we don't get a chance to see them all the time. Thanks to streaming, we're getting more of those films out there. And I think you'll find, too, that they have great stories to tell. It's just sometimes I have to do a lot of reading to be able to get to the story. Terry Lipshetz: Sure. Wow. Bruce Miller: So that's a top ten list. Oppenheimer, number one. Terry Lipshetz: Can't go wrong with Oppenheimer. Bruce Miller: Killers of the flower moon. Number two. Barbie. Number three. Anatomy of a fall. Number four. The holdovers. Number five. Four things. Number six, maestro. Number seven. American fiction, number eight. Air number nine. And past lives. Number ten. Terry Lipshetz: Okay, well, that is a list for those of you out there that are like me. Haven't gotten to enough movies this year. A lot to watch during the next couple of weeks as we close things out and then march further towards Oscar season. So we're going to wrap this episode next week. We're going to do our top ten TV shows. Bruce Miller: And that's even more difficult because there's so much tv. Terry Lipshetz: I promise you, Bruce, I will have more to offer in the next episode than what I brought to the table today. Bruce Miller: So we're going to throw you in. you're going to be playing in this one. I will be on the bench. Terry Lipshetz: So I have a lot of time. I can squeeze in a 30 minutes, 45 minutes show at the end of the night. No problem. So I have a lot to offer. So we'll be back again next week with another episode of streamed and screened.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On episode 211 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Dan Bayer to discuss the four acting categories within the 2023 Oscar race. Before we get into the Oscar conversation, two titles came out this past weekend that have sparked a ton of acclaim and conversation, Yorgos Lanthimos's Poor Things and Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron. Considered by many to be two of the best films of the year, Ryan and Dan briefly dive into both, talking about the themes these two director's present in their respective new films, as well as the stunning visual language both offer. So far in their runs at the box office, both have been a success and look to continue to pick up critic's and industry prizes throughout the rest of the season. Once they are done talking about the new release, Ryan and Dan switch their attention to the four Oscar acting categories. While there are frontrunners in each category so far, no one has yet stuck out as clear winners this early in the race. With this, they dive deep into a long, detailed conversation about all four of the major categories, who they think they are confident could get in, who they are less sure about, and who are the long shots that need some help from critics groups or other outside help to get back into the mix. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and more. This podcast runs 1h45m. We will be back next week to talk about our reactions to the 2023 Golden Globe nominations, and talk a little bit about Wonka. Till then, let's get into it. This podcast is supported by Amazon MGM Studios presenting AIR, from award-winning director Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon, Chris Messina, and Viola Davis. The film follows the gamble of an unconventional team and the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows her son's worth.  RogerEbert.com calls it "a timeless underdog story of grit, dreams, and moxie" and Variety says it's "this generation's ‘Jerry Maguire.' AIR is awards eligible in all categories. Music: “Modern Fashion” from HAWWK and AShamaleuvmusic (intro), “B-3” from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro).

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Fans of your brand are one step away from becoming advocates for your company. Help them cross that line by sweetening the deal.Because if you can get fans to talk about why they love doing business with you, it's the most effective way to do marketing; word of mouth is an extremely powerful tool proven to make sales. According to a Nielsen report, “92% of consumers around the world say they trust word-of-mouth or recommendations from friends and family, above all other forms of advertising.” And when you can offer a referral program for customers, it incentivizes their brand advocacy. Our guest today, VP of Marketing at Gigster, Martha Aviles, says that word of mouth marketing paired with a referral program leads to an almost 100% close rate. So in this episode, we're talking with Martha about what leveraging referral programs looks like, how to break rules to create exclusive and unique content, and why there is always inherent risk in creating something truly remarkable.About our guest, Martha AvilesMartha Aviles is VP of Marketing at Austin-based Gigster, a firm that accelerates the delivery of digital transformation applications giving companies the agility to thrive in a software-defined world. With 20+ years of high-tech marketing experience in SaaS, semiconductor, networking, and network security at start-ups, private, and public companies, she is a fierce marketing leader. Martha has a gift for building and growing high-performance marketing teams, corporate brands, and inspiring thought leadership. Her extensive experience includes lead generation, integrated marketing, product marketing, digital marketing, public relations, brand management, analyst relations, and crisis communications. In addition, she has successfully led through 20+ mergers and acquisitions, including managing several integration and acquisition exits. Prior to joining Gigster, she was VP of Marketing at Austin-based Talroo, and also held senior leadership roles in marketing at RigUp (now Workrise) and Enverus - both of which have reached Unicorn status in Austin. Martha is an MBA graduate from the University of Texas and holds a BBA from Texas A&M University. Connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maviles/About GigsterGigster is a smart software development service that combines top developers, designers and product managers with artificial intelligence to build your project. Have your software reliably delivered at twice the speed, with end-to-end management and visibility.About AirAir is a sports drama based on the true story about Nike's deal with Michael Jordan to create Air Jordans, the line of sneakers that is super popular today. In 1984, Nike was about to shut down its failing basketball shoe division. So in a last ditch effort, Nike's basketball talent scout, Sonny Vaccaro, was sent to find a new spokesperson for Nike basketball sneakers. He advocated for the unlikely pick, rookie Michael Jordan, even though Jordan's preferred brands were Adidas and Converse, and he would have n been too expensive for their budget. Nevertheless, the deal came through with the stipulation that Jordan would get a cut of every Air Jordan sold, and the Air Jordan was born. In its first year, the sneakers far exceeded expected sales of $3 million, and brought in $162 million. The movie was directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery, and stars Damion Young as Michael Jordan, Viola Davis as his mother, Matt Damon as talent scout Sonny Vaccaro, and Ben Affleck as Nike co-founder and chief executive Phil Knight. It also stars Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, and Marlon Wayans, among others. It's the first movie from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new venture, a production company called Artist's Equity. It's an artist-led studio that will give creators a cut of the profit from projects. So Air was a conscious choice as their first film, as it reflected the ideal of giving a cut to the talent. What B2B Companies Can Learn From Air:It pays to do partner marketing. Leveraging partner marketing and offering incentives to your partners or brand advocates increases sales. Martha says, “There are some customers who will be advocates for you, and they're really, really happy with your services, and typically, birds of a feather flock together. If they recommend you, you give them a piece of the action. Things like that work. And those deals are typically almost a 100 percent close rate. It always pays exponentially.” Find customers who are willing to advocate for your brand and offer them a partner deal.Don't rest on your laurels. Keep giving it your all no matter how long you've been in the business. Nike failed to do this when pitching an endorsement deal to Steph Curry in 2013, mispronouncing Steph's name and leaving another athlete's name on the PowerPoint deck when presenting. Needless to say they lost the deal because of their sloppiness in what ESPN has called “the worst endorsement pitch ever.” So tune in to what's going on in your industry, experiment with new marketing techniques, and always always pay attention to the details.Break the rules. Don't follow trends or do what all the other B2B brands are doing because you think you'll be taken “seriously.” Instead, tune in to your brand values and create evergreen content. Martha says, “At the time, the NBA had a stipulation that the shoes had to be [mostly] white…Nike paid all of the fines for Michael Jordan to wear these red and black Jordans, which is how they launched. Before, Converse and Adidas were the shoe to wear and Nike's were like your dad's shoe, nobody wanted to wear those. But they brought in that cool factor…And then everybody wanted the shoe and they built the demand.” Be bold enough to break the rules and create demand for your unique content.Quotes*”There's so many times where we have to innovate or we have to figure something out when your back's up against the wall, but [Nike] knew they didn't really have anything to lose. That's how they were approaching it, because they were shutting down this division. It was either like, ‘We're not going to have basketball shoes,' or ‘We're going to get Michael Jordan,' you know? And they made the right bet, but it was a big bet.” - Martha Aviles“If you're telling any type of marketing story, being able to start at the beginning with that uncertainty, with painting the picture in the audience's mind that this might not work, that this crazy thing might not happen…getting into the person's headspace of where they were in that moment, how they felt in that moment, is so important to the story.” - Ian FaisonTime Stamps[0:55] Introducing VP of Marketing at Gigster, Martha Aviles[1:45] Why are we talking about Air?[2:49] Learn about Martha's role at Gigster[3:58] Tell me more about the movie Air[16:20] What marketing takeaways can we glean from Air?[23:34] Learn about running customer referral programs[31:31] What was Martha's content strategy at Talroo?[32:15] How does Martha view the ROI of content?[33:57] What are exciting projects Martha is working on at Gigster?[41:22] Exploring Lionel Messi's deal with the MLS and Apple+ as a modern day example of athlete dealsLinksWatch AirConnect with Martha on LinkedInLearn more about GigsterAbout Remarkable!Remarkable! is created by the team at Caspian Studios, the premier B2B Podcast-as-a-Service company. Caspian creates both non-fiction and fiction series for B2B companies. If you want a fiction series check out our new offering - The Business Thriller - Hollywood style storytelling for B2B. Learn more at CaspianStudios.com. In today's episode, you heard from Ian Faison (CEO of Caspian Studios) and Meredith Gooderham (Senior Producer). Remarkable was produced this week by Jess Avellino, mixed by Scott Goodrich, and our theme song is “Solomon” by FALAK. Create something remarkable. Rise above the noise.

Andrew and Scotty make sure to close all of their closet doors as they discuss the newest Stephen King adaptation, "The Boogeyman". They also talk about recent movie viewings, being spooked by a Chucky doll, and of course, stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear what Scotty chose for their next movie!"The Boogeyman" was directed by Rob Savage (Host, Dashcam), and stars Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair, David Dastmalchian, and Marin Ireland. After a man comes to see Dr. Harper claiming a monster killed his three children, strange things start happening to the Harper family in a movie about grief and how it can get its claws into you.Follow us on social media:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/396586601815924Twitter - https://twitter.com/funwhorrorInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/fun_with_horror_podcast/FWH + Fangoria collab:For 20% off at the Fango Shop, just enter FUN_WITH_HORROR_PODCAST at checkout!

So many horror movies offer up people in crisis as the victims.  No, not all horror movies, just many.  On today's episodes we look at one movie from this year, "The Boogeyman," that does just that and cogitate the reasons why the trope works.

Les vamos a contar qué onda con el día del hashtag y cómo es que logró mover al mundo para poder cambiarlo a través de una o dos palabras. El 23 de agosto es el Día Internacional del Hashtag, fecha que celebra el aniversario desde que en 2007 se utilizó el primer ‘hashtag’ de la historia en Twitter y el primer hashtag fue #barcamp, que se incluyó en un tuit de Chris Messina, el que es considerado el creador del hashtag.

"Dreamin' Wild" had its world premiere at last year's Venice Film Festival. It stars Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe, Zooey Deschanel, Walton Goggins, Jack Dylan Grazer, Chris Messina & Beau Bridges and was directed, written, and produced by Bill Pohlad. Following up on his critically acclaimed film "Love And Mercy," Pohlad was kind enough to spend some time talking about why it took so long to get his latest film made, working with the actors, his relationship with music, what is next in his career, and more. Please take a listen and be sure to check out the film, which is now playing exclusively in limited release from Roadside Attractions. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com For more about Regal Unlimited - https://www.regmovies.com/static/en/us/unlimited New subscribers can use code BACK2REG23 for 10% off of Regal Unlimited for the first 3 months Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

Brian McCullough and Chris Messina are starting a new, $15 million fund for pre-seed through Series A investments in AI companies. They've already raised money from Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, and Dennis Crowley and join Big Technology Podcast for a special episode where they share their strategy and the opportunity they're going after. At the core of this question is whether AI companies are worthy of investment or will just be subsumed by larger players. Stay tuned for the second half where we cover AI + Hollywood strikes and AI + warfare.

True Sunlight co-hosts Mandy Matney, Liz Farrell— and everyone's favorite attorney Eric Bland — unpack the latest developments in the many cases connected to South Carolina's No. 1 Serial Criminal Alex Murdaugh. On today's show, the three discuss Peacock's latest hit “Based on a True Story”; the reaction to Bland Richter's fiery response in the Satterfield case; and the significance of a profile highlighting the mystery of Buster Murdaugh. On today's episode, Liz, Eric and I discuss Peacock's new dark comedy, “Based on a True Story,” starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina.  We're so thankful that Peacock is sponsoring Cup of Justice to get the word out about this new series. The show takes on the True Crime industry and imagines a world in which a couple — in a quest for fame and fortune — thinks creating a podcast with a serial killer is somehow their best option. Let's get into it … Find us on social media: Twitter.com/mandymatney - Twitter.com/elizfarrell - Twitter.com/theericbland https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ YouTube Please consider sharing your support by leaving a review on Apple at the following link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cup-of-justice/id1668668400 *The views expressed on the Cup of Justice bonus episodes do not constitute legal advice. Listeners desiring legal advice for any particular legal matter are urged to consult an attorney of their choosing who can provide legal advice based upon a full understanding of the facts and circumstances of their claim. The views expressed on the Cup of Justice episodes also do not express the views or opinions of Bland Richter, LLP, or its attorneys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome back to DMR Air is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. The film is based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a basketball shoe line, of which a Nike employee seeks to strike a business deal with rookie player Michael Jordan. It stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker and Viola Davis. With a star studded cast, the movie is an absolute cracker, with witty/funny dialogue between the main characters along with being a very interesting bio film, about Michael Jordan, who we only get to see in small glimpses. Defiantly worth the watch!Be sure to check out all of M.J. Bales amazing range of suits and men's fashion at the below link https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101lvTvv... Enjoy - DMR #airmovie #michaeljordan #airjordan #nike #sneakerculture #basketball #fashion #benaffleck #mattdamon #violadavis #davidfalk #phillknight #delorisjordan #reallifstory #sportsmovie #filmanalysis #filmreview #moviereview #filmcriticismsSupport the showMen's Suits, Tuxedos & Shirts | Men's Fashion | M.J. Bale (mjbale.com)

Ben Affleck is back in the director's chair for the story of Nike courting Michael Jordan for what would become one of the most famous brand deals in sports history.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reelspoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The best movie of 2023 is AIR which marks the first produced screenplay for Alex Convery. He joins Mase & Sue on the CULTURE POP PODCAST to talk about watching THE LAST DANCE and coming up with the idea for the film, writing it as a spec script and meeting Sonny Vaccaro about whom the movie is based. Then, how the script wound up in the hands of Oscar winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon with an all-star cast including Jason Bateman, Chris Tucker, Chris Messina and EGOT winner Viola Davis. Plus, how the success of the film has affected his career and his life.