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Your correspondent looks back at the 2015 gambling movie "Mississippi Grind," then reviews a $5/$10 session in which he played several all-in pots.FORUM DISCUSSION: CLICK HERE0:15 "Mississippi Grind"10:43 $5/$10 session10:55 87dd on AT2ddd2xJx14:52 AA no diamond on KQ2dxd3ddd16:50 99 all-in preflop20:15 76cc on T98ssx21:14 AKo all-in preflop22:21 66 on J65rTss6x25:37 AKcc all-in preflophttp://twitter.com/thirdwalkinghttp://crushlivepoker.com

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We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2015's Mississippi Grind directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. The film stars Ben Mendelsohn as Gerry a down and out gambling addict who befriends Ryan Reynolds Curtis, a man who he believes is his good luck charm. Joining the show is Eric Zhu, who publishes his work on Substack called The Insert. Our double bill pairings include Hard Eight (Dakota's pick) and The Adults (Eric's pick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you haven't heard our deep dive into the origins of A24, listen to episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠108: A History of A24 Films⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and our last episode in this series episode 277: A24 Retrospective - Dark Places. For more of Eric's work check out his reviews on La Práctica and Notes on Films by Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler on The Insert. Follow Contra Zoom on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out more great Contra Zoom content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠That Shelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Listen to Contra Zoom on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Play⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioPublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Breaker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Podcast Addict and more! Please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate and review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contrazoompod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

On this episode of Marvel-ous Movie Mondays hosted by Kelsey Kilpatrick (Koz Productions on YouTube) and Dylan Randazzo (The Dyl Pickle Movie Network on YouTube), we are doing another rendition of our AVENGERS MOVIE CLUB, which is where we take an Avenger and look at three of that actor's other works outside of the MCU! Today, in honor of "Deadpool & Wolverine," we're looking at our newest Avenger (?) Ryan Reynolds and his works, 2005's "Waiting," 2015's "Mississippi Grind," and 2024's "IF." Thank you for all the support, and we hope you continue spreading the word if you enjoy this podcast. As always, if you would like to see the video version of this podcast, head to "The Dyl Pickle Movie Network" on YouTube! Twitter: @dylan_randazzo @kelseyakilp Instagram: @thedylanrandazzo @kelseyakilpatrick --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dylan-randazzo/support

In this episode we discuss three gambling films- The Hustler/The Cincinnati Kid/Mississippi Grind Intro/North by Northwest/Deadpool/Kevin Smith - (00:00-17:00) The Hustler - (17:00-37:00) The Cincinnati Kid - (37:00-52:00) Imitation of Life - (52:00) Link is below for all our social media. https://linktr.ee/silverscreenvideo Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to email at silverscreenvideopodcast@gmail.com with any comments or thoughts. Also be sure to follow us on Instagram @silverscreenvideopodcast or Twitter @SilverVideo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/silverscreenvideo/support

Max and Evan are discussing the filmography of Ryan Reynolds with guest Chris Polley of the Film Trace podcast. Films discussed include Mississippi Grind, Buried, The Adam Project, The Proposal, Free Guy, IF, and Deadpool 1 & 2.  Website: itsthepicturespodcast.com itsthepictures.substack.com Download the episode today and tweet at John and Max (@itsthepicpod). Like the show? Review us on iTunes! We are also available on Stitcher, Spotify, and Letterboxd.  Opening: "The Fire" by Dan_Mantau (c) 2022 - http://ccmixter.org/files/Dan_Mantau/64603 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) Closing: Pixie Pixels (featuring Kara Square) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/53778  Additional comments? Email us: itsthepictures@gmail.com

Some bad singing, the allure and perils of gambling, my grandpa's Campho-Phenique addiction, don't take the bust card, a bunch of gambling movies about self-destructive men, please watch Atlantic City, a couple of fugues, seeing Frank Sinatra, and the old school classiness of my dearly departed dad. Stuff mentioned: Bob Seger "Still the Same" (1978), Dead Kennedys "Viva Las Vegas" (1980), The Color of Money (1986), The Hustler (1961), The Sting (1973), Freddie Mercury "Love Kills" (1984), Passenger 57 (1992), Lookin' to Get Out (1982), The Gambler (1974), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), The Gambler (2014), Hard Eight (1996), The Cooler (2003), MC5 "Kick Out the Jams" (1969), Uncut Gems (2019), Tricheurs aka Cheaters (1984), Atlantic City (1980), Bugsy (1991), The Godfather Part II (1974), Two for the Money (2005), California Split (1974), Mississippi Grind (2015), James McManus Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker (2003), Let it Ride (1989), Guys and Dolls soundtrack "Fugue for Tinhorns" (1955), Glenn Gould "So You Want to Write a Fugue" (1963), Oceans 11 (1960), Frank Sinatra "Fly Me to the Moon" (1964), and Louis Prima "Just A Gigolo"/"I Ain't Got Nobody" (1956).

Tyler C. Whitemore of the Reeltok podcast joins us to bet it all and talk about 'Mississippi Grind'! Will Ethan's thoughts on Ryan Reynolds change? What should the sequel be called? What is the best racehorse name? Answer to all of those plus our favorite gambling movies, guilty pleasure Ben Mendelsohn performances, and MORE! 0:00 - Intro 8:22 - General Thoughts 23:02 - True Cinema 1:03:36 - A1 Acts 1:14:51 - A24 Rankings 1:17:01 - Closing Thoughts

Take 50: Annette, Mississippi Grind, & Countdown to Spooky Season.

This week, we hit the water with special guests Kate Pollock and Matt Wood from Eternal Darkness of Not So Spotless Minds podcast to talk the brand new Meg 2 as well as the Australian shark in a grocery store movie Bait 3D. Cool of the Week includes Turbo Kid, The Hunger, Talk to Me, Zom 100, and Mississippi Grind. Trailer is Witchboard. The podcast spotlight shines on Cut to the Chase podcast. And we get feedback from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die and Al Ramseur. Thanks for listening! The Horror Returns Website: https://thehorrorreturns.com THR YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@thehorrorreturnspodcast3277 THR Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thehorrorreturns THR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehorrorreturns/ Join THR Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1056143707851246 THR X: https://twitter.com/horror_returns?s=21&t=XKcrrOBZ7mzjwJY0ZJWrGA THR Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehorrorreturns?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= THR TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-horror-returns SK8ER Nez Podcast Network: https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-p3n57-c4166 E Society Spotify For Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/esoc E Society YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCliC6x_a7p3kTV_0LC4S10A Music By: Steve Carleton Of The Geekz

a dead lion and a live dog. or maybe it's the other way round. Hey folks! Ever wanted to watch California Split, but you're barred by law from looking at George Segal's face? Well, your horse has come in, because Ryan Boden and Anna Fleck made Mississippi Grind for just such an occasion. Adam and Aidan dig into this odd, dreamy character study about two gamblers who team up and head down to Mississippi for the score that will redeem their debts and wipe away all their problems. Just kidding, they can't escape their problems. They're their own worst problem. Listen below, or find us in that great Apple Podcast in the sky.

This week, I was the luckiest host because shortly after both Rob Belushi and Jordan Harper dropped into Phoenix separately this year, I was once again able to reunite on the pod with not one but two of my favorite guys. The closest you can get to know what it's like to hang out with Rob and Jordan in real life, I was honored to have them join me for a long, funny, vulnerable, surprisingly philosophical conversation about God, addiction, acting, and the highs and lows of gambling movies, including OWNING MAHOWNY, MISSISSIPPI GRIND, and ROUNDERS. So double down or split your aces and settle in because this is one of the richest and deepest season four episodes we've released so far. Bios: An actor, former host of the excellent Game Show Network series GET A CLUE, longtime improv teacher at Second City, plus a writer, producer, entrepreneur, and gifted impressionist, Rob Belushi is a loyal and caring friend, husband, father, son, and a man who wears many hats. In his last two appearances on Watch With Jen, Rob joined me to help cover the FX series MR. INBETWEEN and also went back in time to discuss a handful of Steven Soderbergh's best films from his late '90s, early aught heyday. And returning alongside Rob, we have Jordan Harper, who was the podcast's very first guest, the Edgar award-winning author of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA, and EVERYBODY KNOWS as well as the screenwriter and producer of such series as THE MENTALIST, GOTHAM, and HIGHTOWN. Although you've heard him on a wide variety of episodes so far including ones devoted to David Mamet, Preston Sturges, and others, most recently, we discussed the Hong Kong INFERNAL AFFAIRS series on the second to the last physical media episode in Season 3, and also the topic of Crime Families as well. Originally Posted on Patreon (4/1/23) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80884212 Logo: KateGabrielle.comTheme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

Well, they "phased out" the episode description feature in the online distributor we use to upload our podcast so I have no idea if anyone's going to be able to see this now. Y'all let us know on Instagram or Twitter. Anyway, is Ryan Reynolds the anti-Christ of modern film? I won't explain any further. You have to listen to this episode for more information on that topic. Oh, and happy Valentine's Day, I guess!

Billy shares his journey as he gambled his way to six figures in four years of college. Hear his stories of risky escapades at Mohegan Sun Casino and underground poker clubs, and learn how he hustled his way to success. Listen in on his thoughtful advice on managing gambling habits, and be inspired by his positive attitude despite his losses. It's a unique view of gambling, honesty and willingness to change.Compulsive gambling, also called gambling disorder, is the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on your life. Gambling means that you're willing to risk something you value in the hope of getting something of even greater value.NATIONAL PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE - 1-800-522-4700The National Council on Problem Gambling operates the National Problem Gambling Helpline Network. The network is a single national access point to local resources for those seeking help for a gambling problem. The network consists of 28 contact centers that provide resources and referrals for all 50 states, Canada, and the US Virgin Islands. Help is available 24/7 and is 100% confidential.The National Problem Gambling Helpline Network also includes text and chat services. These features enable those who are gambling online or on their mobile phone to access help the same way they play. One call, text, or chat will get you to problem gambling help anywhere in the U.S. 24/7/365.Help is also available via an online peer support forum at www.gamtalk.org._____If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction, depression, trauma, sexual abuse or feeling overwhelmed, we've compiled a list of resources at secretlifepodcast.com.______To share your secret and be a guest on the show email secretlifepodcast@icloud.com____Guest Billy Procida is a nonmonogamous sex-positive comedian in New York City and host of The Manwhore Podcast. His show is consistently listed as a Top Sex & Dating Podcast by Esquire, Uproxx, and Men's Health. Billy's writing has also been featured in the New York Time's Magazine, Marie Claire, and Mashable. He also runs a monthly Naked Comedy Show in Bushwick. Yes, actually.Twitter: @TheBillyProcidaInstagram: @billyisprocidaOnlyFans: @callmebillyThe Manwhore Podcast - apple or spotify_____SECRET LIFE'S TOPICS INCLUDE:addiction recovery, mental health, alcoholism, drug addiction, sex addiction, love addiction, OCD, ADHD, dyslexia, eating disorders, debt & money issues, anorexia, depression, shoplifting,  molestation, sexual assault, trauma, relationships, self-love, friendships, community, secrets, self-care, courage, freedom, and happiness._____Create and Host Your Podcast with the same host we use - RedCircle_____Get your copy of SECRET LIFE OF A HOLLYWOOD SEX & LOVE ADDICT -- Secret Life Novel or on Amazon______HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE SHOW?Tell Your Friends & Share Online!Follow, Rate & Review: Apple Podcasts | SpotifyFollow & Listen iHeart | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Amazon | PandoraSpread the word via social mediaInstagramTwitterFacebook#SecretLifePodcastDonate - You can also support the show with a one-time or monthly donation via PayPal (make payment to secretlifepodcast@icloud.com) or at our WEBSITE.Connect with Brianne Davis-Gantt (@thebriannedavis)Official WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterConnect with Mark Gantt (@markgantt)Main WebsiteDirecting WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterTranscript[0:00:00] Billy: I've been the Gamblers Anonymous a few times. I think like three times I've been the Gamblers Anonymous. I don't really like it because they say that to be a member, the first thing you have to do is have a desire to quit gambling. And I don't want to quit gambling. I just want to stop losing.[0:00:20] Brianne Davis: Welcome to the Secret Life Podcast. Tell me your secret, I'll tell you mine. Sometimes you have to go through the darkness to reach the light. That's what I did. After twelve years of recovery in sex and love addiction, I finally found my soulmate myself. Please join me in my novel, Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex and Love Addict, a four time bestseller on Amazon. It's a brutal, honest, raw, gnarly ride, but hilarious at the same time. Check it out now on Amazon. Welcome to Secret Live Podcast. I'm Brianne Davis-Gantt. Today I'm pulling back the curtains of all kinds of human secrets. We'll hear about what people are hiding from themselves or others. You know, those deep, dark secrets you probably want to take to your grave. Or those lighter, funnier secrets that are just plain embarrassing. Really?[0:01:18] Brianne Davis: The how, what, when, why, or why it all today. My guess is Billy. Now, Billy, I have a question for you. Don, what is your secret?[0:01:30] Billy: I have a gambling problem.[0:01:35] Brianne Davis: Okay, tell me about it.[0:01:38] Billy: Yeah. What was interesting when we were talking about doing this, it's like, well, what secrets do I have? Because I'm also a podcaster. I do a show called The Man Who Are Podcast. So it's like, I live my life very publicly on the Internet, especially like, my sex and dating life. So it's all out there. And I was like, what don't I really talk about? And when you ask people to support your artistic career with things like patreon and other ventures, you feel self conscious about being like, I'm going to try really hard not to gamble with this money, but I also might and I'm so sorry.[0:02:14] Brianne Davis: Oh my God. I never thought about it in that element. Wow. So first let's talk. When did you become a gambling addict? When did you start gambling? Was it really young?[0:02:24] Billy: Yeah, I think my introduction was probably somewhere around like, let's just say 1011, maybe like eleven with scratch off tickets. I used to go down the street to the pizza shop, like a half mile from my house after school every day. But I have a sports practice. I would go down there, have a few slices, read the paper like an old man, total old man, talk to the adults. Which now, by the way, when I go there, I'm seeing the adults would have talked to at 1120 years. I'm like, oh my God, you were like in your 20s or thirty s and I thought you were so old. But I would go down there and chat because I didn't have a lot of friends. I got bullied a lot. So this pizza shop was like, a refuge for me, and the dudes behind the counter would play scratch offs, and the only time I got to play scratch off is, like, christmas, when, like, everyone gets one in the stocking. But it was great. When you won, you lost, and if you win, you can just trade it in for more tickets to then eventually lose. Because a gambler doesn't want to win. A gambler just wants to gamble, and eventually we lose. That's when we notice stop gambling. That were like, when the place is closing down, I would give my money to, like, there was a quick stop thing next to the pizza shop.[0:03:40] Billy: I would give the pizza, the guy, my little list, and my little $10 allowance money because they also played a scratch off. Everyone's a junkie, so they go next door for me, and they get my tickets, and then I would caress them and hound them to go next door. I wasn't very cognizant of context of things, so it's in a rush, and I'm bugging them. I wasn't really manipulating it's like, hey, Robbie, you go next door to get tickets. Can you get me my tickets, or can you cash in my tickets? So that's where it started. And then, like, middle school age online poker, like, underground online poker was starting to happen, and there was this weird gimmick where somebody's parent would, let's say, let them put $200 in their all Star poker's account. I even remember what the site was at the time. And then they would just barter and trade the credit because you could transfer credits to accounts. So someone's like, oh, can I give you $20 to transfer me, like, ten into my account? Because my parents won't let me gamble with their money. And so there was that whole racket going on. And so then I was starting to play some online poker, and then it would progress until I got to boarding school, and they're like, you weren't allowed to gamble. So I was like, yeah, I was a rule follower told square. So I was like, Why?[0:04:57] Billy: I don't break the rules because I don't want to get into trouble. Because at my school, if you got in trouble, you had to do, like, a 05:30 a.m. Workout. And I hate waking up early. I don't mind the workout. The workout was, like, a 630 p. M. Workout.[0:05:09] Brianne Davis: You're all for the dice.[0:05:11] Billy: Yeah, but I'm not waking up at 530 and going to the gym. No, thank you. But there was a loophole. The loophole was you could gamble for food, so, like, you could gamble pizza. Oh, yeah. And board of school pizza is currency.[0:05:23] Brianne Davis: It sounds like a prison.[0:05:29] Billy: I went to an alternative kid boarding school. I don't know if you heard the term trouble. Teen industry.[0:05:35] Brianne Davis: Yes.[0:05:36] Billy: So my school was on the very, very light end of that spectrum. So we sometimes get kids from these wild schools you hear stories about in the news. Like, if they behaved well enough, sometimes they get to come to our school. So it wasn't prison, but it was strict. You'd have, like, N 64 or PlayStation. So I would play, like, NFL Blitz or something where we play poker. But for pizzas. A lot of us were putting the pizzas on, like, mom or Dad's credit card. I don't know if I've ever said this. I ran up a bill on my mom's credit card at some place special, which was, like, the local pizza shop. And I would run up a bill because a kid took me for ten pizzas. And then my mom's like, why did I get charged for $130 from someplace special? It's like, because you know what? I really need to practice harder at this video game. I really need to, like I need to do the work if I'm going to gamble it.[0:06:29] Brianne Davis: Wow. What age was that?[0:06:32] Billy: That's all the high school.[0:06:33] Brianne Davis: Wow. So here's what I just want to stop and ask you what would happen if you're talking about it now, is anything happening in your body? Because there was a little jolt I felt from you telling the story about it.[0:06:46] Billy: Well, as I told you before we started, I live my life very publicly. I don't have a lot of secrets. I got a couple of secrets because I think it's healthy to have a few. It's like, I got to have a couple. I need something for my first book, right? There needs to be something that a headline will be like, billy Procedure admits to Blank in his first debut novel, which is on the bestseller list. No big deal. I got to save a couple of things for the first Man Whore book. But I was like, what? Do I not get to talk? I just don't get to talk about this? Everyone's interviewing me about, like, sex stuff, which is fine and great.[0:07:20] Brianne Davis: I get that's what I wanted to interview you about, because I am a sex and love addict. So I'm like, let's talk about the gambling.[0:07:29] Billy: I imagine I would come on and share that, except all my sex life is public. There's no secret there. But this is something, like, I don't even really think about. I haven't thought about Adam Mizrah beating me for ten pizzas and NFL bullets since I don't know when. Like, I haven't even thought about this. He would use Peyton Hillis as running back a lot. Literally, I haven't thought about that. Sophomore year, wow. I was on probably, like, Three East the wing I was on. Yeah. That's crazy. So I just haven't thought about this, and I don't get to talk about it very often.[0:08:00] Brianne Davis: Well, this is the perfect place. So then when was the next thing you gambled and it just amplified?[0:08:07] Billy: Also when I would go home on breaks, you could gamble. So I place them online poker, the scratch off racket. And then when I got to college, I remember sophomore year college, I went to like, my five year high school reunion. I went to some sort of I went back to my born school, and all the kids who went up, all the other alum, we were hanging out, we were drinking some beer. They can't give us whatever. And then someone's like, oh, let's go to Mohegan Sun. Now we're all underage. Yeah, like, I'm 19, by the way. I like gambling at the native American casinos more than, like, Atlantic City because, like, when I lose that Mohegan Sun, I feel like I'm doing good. There's some kids who know, like, calculus now because I paid for those books. So it's like, this is better your.[0:08:57] Brianne Davis: Due, good service, going to lose at the Mohegan Sun casino.[0:09:03] Billy: Yeah, community service. This is good karma. When I lose here, if I lose in Atlantic City, it's just going to somebody's bank account. So. Anyways, let's go to Mohegan Sun. I had a fake ID, but I never been to a casino because I was underage. And we got in. I didn't realize, at least in Connecticut, there's not like, someone at the door. Even in Jersey, I'm pretty sure there's not like someone at the door. I go in another state sometimes, though, you walk and right there, it's like, what's your ID? But here is more like you walk around and somebody might card you, and most likely you are going to get carded if you ask for drinks. So we just didn't ask for booze, no problem. And I got to go ahead and lose my $100 at blackjack. Like, fine, but then that let me know, oh, I can get into a casino underage. And so then I would start to go.[0:09:53] Billy: Now in college, I don't got a lot of money, so I'm like driving up 3 hours Mohegan Sun from New York to gamble with $100 to $200, which when you're back at blackjack does not last very long.[0:10:09] Brianne Davis: I thought you were like, maybe doing the nickel slots. I would take it to the nickel slot and it would take a long time.[0:10:15] Billy: No, the slots nonsense.[0:10:20] Brianne Davis: Like the old lady slot. That's what I would do.[0:10:23] Billy: The slots are for bachelorette parties and guys who don't know what they're doing. Okay, I'm taking this seriously. I would start going up there, and I'm going up a little bit. At that time, junior year, I discovered underground poker scene in New York City, right. And after a couple of times playing, I very quickly was introduced to dealing. My boss was named Scotty Cards because of course it was I didn't know his last name, scotty Cards. He was in my phone with Scotty Cards. So he introduced himself to people on the street. And so Scotty cards taught me how to deal. And he was like, do you think you could get other college kids to come play at our game. I was like, yeah. So I would get kids to come in. I got to learn how to deal, and I got to make money. When you're dealing, can't really lose. So I would start dealing, but then what happens happens is I take the money I make from dealing, and then I would play on other nights, I'd go up to the casino, and then I just lose there.[0:11:22] Billy: We just keep moving the money around. Yeah, but now I'm in the underground poker scene. I'm going to poker clubs around. It's like that movie Rounders. Like that. I'm running around the city playing with old men when I'm not dealing cards. And all this money is really just funneling back into the gambling. I started webcamming junior year college. I webcammed for a couple of years, did all right. I was, like, making $100 to $500 a week very casually, just sitting in there doing webcamming.[0:11:52] Brianne Davis: What do you mean?[0:11:53] Billy: You know what webcamming is?[0:11:55] Brianne Davis: I know, but I want you to answer.[0:11:57] Billy: Oh, webcamming people don't know. Or pretending they don't know is that yeah, I'd sit in a chat room and when dudes or dudes pretending to be women wanted to watch me take my clothes off or touch myself or do something kind of like one time a guy was just like, I just want you to sit around fart, pick your nose, be a gross dude. Which is weird because I know all the lyrics to Rent, and I'm like, I don't think I'm like the dude I am. Make money per minute, like $3 a minute talking to people, and if they want me to take my clothes off or jerk off, I could do that. Can I swear on this? I didn't.[0:12:37] Brianne Davis: Yes.[0:12:38] Billy: This show is okay. Awesome. Fuck. Now this is money that goes back into the gambling. I did a lot. I hustled hard in college. I estimate that I probably made about six figures in my four years in college. On the side, between the poker dealing and the webcamming, I did, like, textbook buybacks, and I also like, I fucking sold fake IDs. Which, by the way, I have the research statute of limitations this morning just to make sure I could talk about this comfortably on a recorded show. But I used to deal fake IDs all four years of college.[0:13:14] Brianne Davis: Yeah, so you would make them, or you found somebody to make them?[0:13:18] Billy: No, I knew a guy. I'm very North Jersey Italian like that. I don't do anything. I know a guy.[0:13:24] Brianne Davis: You know a guy who knows a guy, and then they help.[0:13:27] Billy: Yeah, well, like, I grew up on my dad operates on the guy's system. My dad's got a guy for everything. He's like, oh, Billy, you need new tires. Oh, you got to go use my tire guy. Gary, here's what you're going to do. You're going to go to hackensack. You're going to go to corner second and south fourth. You're going to go to Gary's Used Tire Shop and Grill. Okay? Naturally, of course, because that's where the guy is going to operate something sketchy. Weird business. What time we fucking. We're going to the jets game. When I was a kid, and we stopped at this shut down gas station, and there's legit a white van in there. And in the back of the white van, there's a bunch of knock off, like jets and Giants.[0:14:09] Billy: Merch my dad makes very good money. My dad's one of those top percent people. He's fine, but I think he grew up a bit on the poorer side, so I think that's still in him. So he's like, oh, I know I could take you to Sport Authority and buy you a proper jets hoodie.[0:14:27] Brianne Davis: But he wants a discount. He wants it under, like in the dirty cellar basement.[0:14:35] Billy: Makes him feel like a kid again. He's like, oh, no, we're going to do this. No, I've been doing this for decades. We go to the gas station to the guy in the van. So I had a guy who made IDs. And at first it was like, oh, can I get mine? Great. But then what would happen is like, oh, some of my friends wanted one. So I was like, hey, I got a few friends who need okay, cool. And they say, hey, if you could get this many people, I'll give you this discount on them. I'm like, can? Okay. So I was like, okay, let me get him five at a time. I get to keep the difference. That's fun.[0:15:05] Billy: And then I kept coming back to him. So he's like, look, I'll give you this deal so you can make more money if you want, if you want to keep bringing me big orders. So then I start bringing in bigger orders, like ten at a time, 15 at a time. And over the years, he would upgrade his equipment. So it started with these horrendously, bad New York fake IDs. I feel almost guilty selling them New York fake IDs. But by the time I graduated, he'd upgrade to California and Texas, which at the time was like, crumb. That was like the Rolls Royce of a fake ID was like the California fake. So we could charge more. But then he was giving me these stupid low rates. So he would charge me like $40 per ID. When if you went directly to him, he charged you over $100. So he charged me like, $40. I would charge like 200 or $160.[0:15:55] Brianne Davis: You're making good money.[0:16:00] Billy: That was my biggest money maker, was the brokering fake IDs. And I would tell friends, I would be like, hey, get me ten friends. I'll give you yours free. So now they're bringing me a cluster, and I'm getting all this on the top. By senior year, what was happening was kids would go home, they'd use a fake ID. Their friends from the other schools, wherever they lived would be like, oh, yours is great. And they put me in touch. So then by senior year, I'm mailing like, ten to 20 IDs at a time to the University of Oregon or like, I don't know, something Texas. I'm mailing shit across.[0:16:33] Brianne Davis: Very illegal entrepreneurial. I'm kind of proud of you in a very disturbing way. I don't know why. I'm like, Good for you. Good money making scheme. Maybe that's the addict in me. I'm like, yeah, that's a good tactic.[0:16:48] Billy: Yeah. I was always a hustler. Even if I did textbook buybacks during final season, I was fucking carrying around in a big suitcase, going door to door at every door, and I'm knocking on every door saying, I want to buy your textbooks. I liked making money. I liked being good at that. But it always really to feed gambling. The gambling book would be titled something like How I Made Six Figures in College and How I Lost It all. Because when I graduated, I didn't, like, have this money. Like, it just it was at a variety of poker clubs and casinos, you know, and so that's college is where it really started to soar when I graduated, then I just had more freedom. Now I'm like, I can freely drive and go up or take the bus to Mohegan or Atlantic City or whatever. So now I have more time to do things because I was just pursuing comedy full time. I had some money. I had a little nest egg thing that could live off for about a year. But I'm pretty much just like, I'm dealing poker and I'm gambling.[0:17:51] Brianne Davis: It's almost like you were enjoying being in the CD underworld with it.[0:17:55] Billy: There is a sense of community to that. So I play back gaming. If people don't know what back m is, ask your grandparents or dead all seance ask them then, because it's either you're a junkie like me or you're over 60. Like, no one plays Backham. Nobody during COVID Yeah, nobody. It's like you'd say Backham and they're like, what? But if you have someone's like Jewish grandfather, you say chess pesh and be like, oh, yes, I know this game. So I started playing. I learned. I always knew I played back am, and I would play with the pizza boss from back in the day. He taught me, like, the basics, but I wasn't very good. Now I'm fucking slam him. I'm much better at him now. But then I saw someone in Washington Square Park with a back ammon board. I was like, oh, I'd love to play back ammon.[0:18:41] Billy: They hang out with the chess people. It's kind of all that little crew.[0:18:44] Brianne Davis: Yeah.[0:18:44] Billy: Then I start playing back ammon, but they play for money because they're like, well, I can't waste my time doing this. So I am learning how to gamble with backgammon now. By the way, I've already stopped the figure game. Yeah.[0:19:03] Brianne Davis: You can't just play for fun.[0:19:06] Billy: I would have, but these grown men wouldn't because those guys in the park, they're working, those are hustlers, the chess guys in the back of and people in Washington Square Park, union Square, they're hustling. That's kind of their work job. Sometimes they do lessons as like, a guarantee, but otherwise they gamble chess, they gamble Back Avenue. So now I've got a new game I can play with and lose my money on. And in 2013, in the summer of 2013, I had a really bad session. I pretty much lost the last of my money. I was trying to find a job. I was having trouble finding a regular day job or whatever. I was still dealing with poker, but I kind of wanted to stop doing that. And I had a big bad loss to the point that was like, I got to owe this guy money, and then I had to move out of my apartment and move back home.[0:19:54] Brianne Davis: How much did you owe?[0:19:56] Billy: Okay, it wasn't a lot of money, but I was just, like, kind of running on fumes in the first place. So it was like rent. Yeah, I was bottoming out. I was like, hey, I can give you 300 now, but I'm going to owe you like, another seven or whatever the number was because I don't have it, and one day I'll have it. I'll give it to you. But I didn't have to tell my roommates, like, hey, I got to move out next month. And I moved back home for like, nine or ten months, something like that. I was like, okay, I got to chill the fuck out. The gambling kind of went on pause. I started looking for an actual job. And then when I did get an office job, I worked my way back to the city, paid that guy back, but the itch is still there. And then around that time, online poker got legalized in New Jersey. So now I've got another place. You see the patterns. Like, I am presented with new these are fun games.[0:20:52] Billy: It's like, oh, my God, it's fun. Here's a new way to have risk.[0:20:55] Brianne Davis: And to alive and get the jolt in the high. And it's all colors. They made it all colorful now online.[0:21:03] Billy: Yeah, but quickly back with the back, because you mentioned that I did the CD underground sitting. Even with the poker, there is community. So right now, if you go to the Union Square right now in New York City and you go to the chess guys, most of them know me, and I know that because I've been playing with them and hanging out with them for like a decade at this point. Like, some of them I'm sincerely friendly with, right? We bust each other's balls. I say, hey, what's up? Sometimes I go by and hang out for ten minutes. I'm not even playing. I'm just like watching a game or catching up or something because I talk about sex for a living. Like I have an only fan. So they're like, Billy, man, what's doing on your only fans, man? What's she doing there? Who'd you bang, man?[0:21:52] Brianne Davis: If people want to join, you can join. We'll link it in the description.[0:21:56] Billy: Yeah, but they all know each other. I mean, one guy came over to play a couple of weeks ago. He left his dice. So after this, I go to Union Square on my way to a comedy show. I got to go drop off a guy's dice.[0:22:09] Brianne Davis: What's going on? You're still doing it?[0:22:12] Billy: I don't pretend to be in recovery at the end of the story. This is not a story where it ends with me doing the work, giving.[0:22:19] Brianne Davis: Inspirational quotes at the end. You're not going to be giving no inspiration.[0:22:23] Billy: No. This is like somewhere in between Rounders and Mississippi grind. You seek Mississippi Grind?[0:22:30] Brianne Davis: Yes, I did.[0:22:31] Billy: Brian Reynolds and Ben Mendelsson. That's a terrible gambling movie. You can't have a gambling movie like that. Spoiler alert, cover your ears. Fast forward 30 seconds. If you're still listening now, it's your fault. That movie ends with him winning and he wins a lot.[0:22:49] Brianne Davis: Yeah, that's not a true scenario.[0:22:53] Billy: Well, here's the thing. It is a possible true scenario. It's not like nobody ever wins like that. It's just like that's not healthy for me to see all the great gambling movies they end either neutral either it was like they were down and they were working away to even, or they lose it all and they like, have a come to Jesus moment. But like, this is the first gambling movie I saw. It's like they're depicting an addiction. Ben Mendelsson's character is terrible. He is off the rocks. He's rock bottom. Even when he hits rock bottom, you didn't think it could go Lord. Then Ryan Reynolds comes into his life. That goddamn beautiful, man. Ruins it even further. But then at the end, he wins.[0:23:30] Brianne Davis: I know, but you have to understand but that's what society does. It glamorizes those scenarios. Just like for me and I talked about it recently, is like, The Notebook is like the worst movie for sex and love addicts because the cheating she's doing, I'll kill myself if you don't go out with me. I'll drop off the spares wheel and it's like it's all a bunch of bullshit. That's not actually how it ends. Like, those relationships end. So I get you where you're like, oh, I want that. I want someone to kill themselves for me.[0:24:00] Billy: Well, when I saw Mississippi Grind, like, I'm very cognizant of my addiction. So I'm watching that, knowing that this is not a good movie. I'm watching it being like, yes, he's losing. This is correct. This is how it should go. If you want a really good depiction of the gambling addiction, there's this movie that does it just I've never seen anything so realistic. It's on Netflix. It's called win. It all starts I think his name is Jake Johnson, that dude from the new guy. He's in Tag. It's really good. And he tapped into a thing where I'm like, I have felt all these emotions that you were feeling in all these moments, and that was really true to form. I'm getting goosebumps now remembering it. I'm scared to watch it again because it just so he nails it. It's weird having a struggle like this where I'm also not trying to fix it because I don't think I can.[0:24:49] Billy: I went eight months one time without gambling in college because I had a really bad night. I had a big loss. I probably lost, like $1,000, which, when you're a college kid, is a lot. Yes, but also I became ugly. I snapped at a lady at the table who was, like, being upsetting. And I was playing with adults. So to them, we were playing low stakes. To them, one hundred dollars to five hundred dollars buy in. To me, that $200 was a fucking lot. And so I probably did five rebuys or something like that. At one point, she was like, how much are you in for? And I fucking snapped. I mean, it's a little rude to ask the question, but I got ugly, and I didn't like what came out of me. And so I was like, pause. Went to a college professor.[0:25:34] Billy: I missed class the next day. I was so down. And then when I went to him after that, I was like, hey, man, this is why I missed class. He's like, Look, I don't want to overstep. I've taken this guy, like, multiple classes, so he knows me. And he gave me the number of a friend of his who's a psychoanalyst, started seeing her. I went eight months without part of that was because I didn't have enough money to gamble the way I enjoyed a gamble. But also, part of it was like, I wasn't buying dollar scratches. I was like, I was really trying to stop. I made it eight months. That was the longest I've ever gone.[0:26:04] Brianne Davis: And so what made you start again after that eight months?[0:26:08] Billy: I got some money. It's easy to not gamble if you don't have money with which to gamble.[0:26:16] Brianne Davis: So you got money, and then all that work that you did or that just being just went out the window again.[0:26:23] Billy: It just will slowly be like, look, you go up, you can go down, but you end down. I also have a hard time leaving. Like, for poker table, it's hard to leave because there's also, like again, it can be social, right? So you can go and you're making friends. You're cracking jokes. I'm getting attention. I grew up with basically no friends. I got bullied real bad. So when I found myself in a space. That was accepting me and enjoying my company and laughing at my jokes. Whether that's in the comedy scene or in this scene or later in the dating scene, it's like, it feels warm, it feels nice. I'm like, oh, these people like me. Even if they don't, I'm thinking they do. There's also a little bit of addiction to the it was more fun to go to a poker club in the city than to a casino and play by myself for 15 hours straight. I think my longest run on casino floor was like 27 hours.[0:27:12] Billy: I went 27 hours straight, no stop. I would stop for food or to take a piss, but I wasn't going to sleep 27 hours straight on the floor. I was doing well. It might have fenced, but I was doing well. I'm like, I can't stop.[0:27:26] Brianne Davis: But see, I'm not a gambler. So when I'm sitting here listening to you saying 27 hours and you're up, I'm like, Walk away. Take the money, walk away.[0:27:37] Billy: I think I did end up for that session, if I recall. I don't think I left being like, what did I just do? But I've also had a lot of times where I spent 7 hours somewhere and then I left down three grand. And I'm like, what did I just do? And it's really tough and it's really dark. And again, because of my work and because of being a comedian, I have a lot of material on gambling. But in the real world, like, right now, what we're doing, even though it's a podcast, podcasting is more real to me. I don't get to talk about it and it's a little tough. It's weird. It's also weird to say, I know this is bad and I'm choosing not to stop.[0:28:13] Brianne Davis: But I just think that's honest. I love even when people are in their place of where they're numbing out or going to define community, that might not be the healthiest or this activity that gets them higher, that excitement that you're willing to say, I know it's bad, but I'm not stopping.[0:28:34] Billy: Yes, I can control it sometimes. But as you know, in any addiction, if you're not supposed to try to control it in a certain way. But I'd always be like, well, okay, I'll be cognizant of like, well, why do I want to gamble? And if it's not a good reason, I won't gamble now. But if it feels like natural, then I'll do it. But no matter what, it will always end up with, even if it's not that session, it will lead to a session that is really bad. Not just for my personal health, not even just for my bank account, but for my life. There's time that I don't get back. Something I'm realizing is like, I'm losing time and I don't get that time back. And that's time that's not going towards my creative pursuits. That's time not going towards friendships. Time not going towards fucking yoga, right?[0:29:16] Brianne Davis: Because you're using 27 hours. Just like the guy I talked to last week that lost 14 hours playing a video game and not participating in life or even what I used to do is being obsessed with this romantic person that was unavailable. I lost time. You are losing time.[0:29:34] Billy: The amount of time you've spent scrolling someone's Instagram feed to be like, okay, but is he back with her?[0:29:41] Brianne Davis: Well, luckily, in my bottoming out days, there was no social media. I can't imagine if I was still an Attic with social media, I would just probably lose my mind and not be on this planet, to be honest. I can't imagine. But you're still in it. So I guess my last question for you is where are you now with it, now that we have this conversation?[0:30:05] Billy: Yeah, I've tried going to gamblers. I've been to Gamblers Anonymous a few times. I think like, three times. I've been the Gamblers Anonymous over the last ten years. I don't really like it because they say to be a member, the first thing you have to do is have a desire to quit gambling. And I don't want to quit gambling. I just want to stop losing. I joke that I think Gamblers Anonymous should be a weekly meeting where we come together and learn how to be better gamblers. This isn't heroin. We can be better. This is like heroin where if we do the math rights, it can work out better. Let's all learn how to count cards. It hasn't been my vibe, partially. I don't know how it differs from AA. The way you can participate is a lot more limited if you're newer.[0:30:57] Billy: Unless you have X amount of months or a year, you're just limited in participation, which I don't like. I like talking. So, like, let me talk, and if I can't talk, then I want to be here.[0:31:11] Brianne Davis: You just can't talk more than three minutes.[0:31:13] Billy: You can share, but you can't do cross talk.[0:31:15] Brianne Davis: Whatever the cruise talk, you can't talk about other people when you're in those meetings, especially with money, sex, and food, you can't cross talk.[0:31:25] Billy: Yeah, I've been to other types of meetings, like for a friend where I went to an Allen On thing once and was like, okay, you could participate a little more. And so I just didn't like the vibe. Where am I at with it now? I'm just like, you know what? When I do have the extra cash, I'm not first thinking about how I can gamble it. I'm in a more adult mode, so there's a little bit of help where there's limited resource. And the resources I do have, I have things I do want to do with them. So it's helpful to go into a casino. I won't go to a casino with less than $1,000. Frankly, if I'm going to do Gamble Casino the way I like to do it, I prefer to have at least two grand. It's almost like it feels like not worth it. Because if I got to drive 3 hours and 3 hours back, I want to spend X amount of time and I'd like to at least make X amount of money if I win. If I win and I'm able to leave. So really the most gambling I end up doing is the back gaming. And the winter is helpful because it's fucking cold.[0:32:26] Billy: So I can't go to Union Square and play there for hours. It's gotten better where I'm not going to freeze while I lose. If I'm going to lose, I'll be a little comfortable.[0:32:35] Brianne Davis: I want to get a suntan. If you're going to lose, I want a suntan while I do it.[0:32:39] Billy: Yeah. I am in maintenance and like a low volume mode and just doing my best to get out of routine. So sometimes gambling can be part of a routine. If I can create other routines or different subway routes to the same place that bypasses Union Square, that's helpful. If I have other joys in my life, whether that's a partner or practices or I'm like doing a lot of creatively. I've been freelance writing more, so that's helpful. Not only am I being creatively generative, but I'm also making money from that. I've been writing for Mashable recently, so stuff like that. Just being generative at least helps with the maintenance where I don't have enough time and I may have some money and even when I gamble, it's some money. But usually I'm winning $50. I'm losing $50. Okay, sometimes I win $200, but sometimes I lose $500. But I'm able to manage it a little easier. But the best thing so far has been just filling my schedule with generative stuff and that's the best I can do for now.[0:33:48] Brianne Davis: That makes you feel good and productive?[0:33:50] Billy: Yeah. And the more the better I feel, the more productive I am, the less desire I have to go spend 8 hours in a park with some potentially homeless people playing back. If I can just folks check me on socials. You search Billy proscida. I pop right up PR o CIDA. And I host a great show called the Man Whore Podcast. Wherever you're listening to Secret Life, you can find me there.[0:34:17] Brianne Davis: Thank you so much for coming on and sharing your secret. I'm so grateful to know you. This has been such a great episode.[0:34:24] Billy: Yes, thank you. Thank you. I was happy to be here and.[0:34:27] Brianne Davis: If you want to be on the show, please email me at SecretLifepodcast@icloud.com. Until next time.[0:34:34] Billy: Bye.[0:34:39] Brianne Davis: Thanks again for listening to the show. Please subscribe rate, share or send me a note at secretlifepodcast.com. And if you'd like to check out my book, head over to secretlifenovel.com or Amazon to pick up a copy for yourself or someone you love. Thanks again. See you soon.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After a hiatus, the boys are back! Accompany them on a journey down the Mississippi, with this fairly recent yet overlooked gambling film. 

We did not win the lottery, Kat gets sick again, we take part in a work project, Mississippi Grind is pretty good, we finally get around to mail, and we connect a little device called a fart bag to a Samsung banner in a cathedral.   Movies & TV: Mississippi Grind (HBOMax) Andor (Disney+) The Vow (HBOMax) Peripheral (Prime) Other great stuff we like: Ari's Pre-Advent prep guide Wyoming Catholic Gregory the Great's St. Nicholas Guild Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary Mac's Woodworking Shop   Mac's Online Woodcraft Store Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee   Please support us through Patreon Find us on our website Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes   Theme song by Mary Bragg.   Our other show: Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine   We use Amazon affiliate links. We may get a little kickback if you use the link above to purchase from Amazon.

Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Mississippi Grind is a movie about a lonely and depressed gambling addict named Gerry (played by Ben Mendelsohn) who meets a charismatic wandering soul at a poker tournament in Iowa named Curtis (played by Ryan Reynolds). After a night out where Curtis and Gerry get along famously: we figure out Gerry owes money to a bookie, he hates his job, and his wife left him years ago. He convinces Curtis to stake him money and go on a road trip down to New Orleans, so he can try his luck in a high stakes poker game. Special guest and former online tournament poker player Caitlin Kiska gives her wisdom on how Mississippi Grind depicts poker and the gambling world. What grade's will the A24 Rocks gang give this one? Caution: movie spoilers. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a24otr/support

In this episode we talk with John Francis Collins about his experience working as a Location Scout, Location Manager and ALM.John is a veteran Locations Expert who has worked on countless movies. A few of the films that John has worked on include Emancipation, 12 years of slave, One night in Miami, Your Honor and Mississippi Grind.

In this episode, the fellas talk about The Dayshift, Mississippi Grind, Night Teeth, Till Death, Cold Skin, Bond, Miracle Workers, The Patient, White Lotus, Amsterdam, Friends, Little Evil, MTV MUSIC AWARDS, and more! Hosted By Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones, Mark Nussle --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, the fellas talk about The Dayshift, Mississippi Grind, Night Teeth, Till Death, Cold Skin, Bond, Miracle Workers, The Patient, White Lotus, Amsterdam, Friends, Little Evil, MTV MUSIC AWARDS, and more! Hosted By Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones, Mark Nussle --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What's up, Underdogs!? Light up a thick cigar, pour a tall glass of scotch, queue up Frank Sinatra on the record player, spread a felt green cloth on that old dingy table in your den, and pull out a lucky charm because we're back with a new sport-adjacent series: Poker Movies. We have the perfect guest to introduce us to this rich world of cinematic gambling: Matt Belenky. As a film producer/writer/aficionado, former competitive poker player, and Pittsburgh native, Matt shoots this shit with us for almost two hours. We lay the ground rules and assess all the probabilities in this one: Covering everything from House of Games to The Cincinnati Kid to Mississippi Grind to Vegas Vacation. And to top it off, we finish the episode with a deep dive into the seminal poker film of our generation: the 1998 cult classic, Rounders. Enjoy! 

2015's Mississippi Grind

In the eighth episode of "Double Feature Movie Club" — Cade, Diane, and Alex discuss the films Sing Street (2016) and Mississippi Grind (2015). Two indie movies — one coming-of-age musical, one road trip character drama. Watch the video version at: YouTube.com/CadeThomas Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe. Two movies. Three hosts. One rambling conversation. We often review indie movies that it's our first time watching. We often go off-topic.

In this episode, we revisit a conversation from the 2021 Festival with award-winning Canadian production designer Jade Healy.Jade Healy has created the look of some of our favourite films, including A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Marriage Story, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, A Ghost Story, Pete's Dragon, Mississippi Grind, and Ain't Them Bodies Saints.2021 saw Healy reunite with her frequent collaborator David Lowery on the visual masterpiece and epic fantasy adventure, The Green Knight. Speaking to Canadian Director and Production Designer, Sophie Jarvis, Healy delves into how she approached the monumental task of creating an Arthurian world, bringing to life the fabled sets of the famed Camelot, the otherworldly Lady and Lord's castle and the verdant Green Chapel.This conversation was recorded on October 4, 2021.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––This podcast is brought to you by the Vancouver International Film Festival.Presented on the traditional and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society is a not-for-profit cultural organization that operates the internationally acclaimed Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), the year-round programming of the theatres at the VIFF Centre and the online streaming platform, VIFF Connect. See what's playing now.As a nonprofit cultural organization, VIFF relies on community support to help make everything we do possible.  You can show your love of cinema by making a tax-deductible gift to VIFF. goviff.org/donate

Mark DeVol from You Can Bet on That joins Tim Lawson to discuss two gambling movies: Two for the Money and Mississippi Grind. Co-host: @YouCanBetOnThatShow: @TheBettorLife

In the 4th episode of The Neon Crew Podcast, Kyle, Mac, and special guest Gideon talk about their top A24 movie lists, as well as the proper smell for a good podcast. Films talked about: Uncut Gems, Hereditary, Green Room, The Witch, Swiss Army Man, Ex Machina, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Under the Silver Lake, First Cow, Eighth Grade, Mississippi Grind, Lamb Hosts: Kyle Yates, McClain Parker, & Gideon Hunter Music: Gideon Hunter Gideon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wakerisefall/?hl=en Logo design: Lauren Sander Lauren's website: https://www.pineandsun.com/

Need some ideas of what to watch? Listen in while Caitlin and Joey rattle off some star ratings and their thoughts on films they've been catching up with! Email us at boothwindow@gmail.com, and/or follow us on social media @theobveeus, and @caitlinstow  

Mark DeVol from You Can Bet on That joins Tim Lawson to discuss two gambling movies: Two for the Money and Mississippi Grind.  Guest co-host: @YouCanBetOnThat Show: @TheBettorLife Use promo code "YOELEVEN" for 11% off at The Bettor Life online shop: TheBettorLife.us/merch Support the show with a monthly pledge at Patreon.com/TheBettorLife Please, take a moment to leave us a rating and review in your podcast app of choice like iTunes, Stitcher, or Spotify.

At long last, Nico introduces Adam to the world of double zeroes, soft sixteens and cracked aces. It’s the gambling pod! And your five degenerate selections are: The Gambler (18:10), California Split (32:07), Hard Eight (48:00), Rounders (1:00:36) and Mississippi Grind (1:11:50). Chat with the TMT Community on Discord! For More TMT Shenanigans: toomanythoughtsmedia.com Twitter: @funnynicotweets, @someadamhall, @TMT_Media E-mail: toomanythoughtsmedia@gmail.com Subscribe and Rate on Apple Podcasts!

Midsommar 70 Enemy 66 The Death of Dick Long 50 Under the Skin 48 Hereditary 44 Waves 42 Ex Machina 41 Moonlight 40 Lady Bird 37 The Witch 37 Green Room 37 The Disaster Artist 37 Green Room 37 First Reformed 36 On the Rocks 36 A Most Violent Year 33 Eighth Grade 33 The Florida Project 29 Unut Gems 27 Krisha 25 The Lighthouse 19 It Comes at Night 14 Mississippi Grind 14 The Farewell 13 Josh 24 Enemy 23 Ex Machina 22 Midsommar 21 Eighth Grade 20 The Disaster Artist 19 Under the Skin 18 First Reformed 17 Moonlight 16 Krisha 15 The Death of Dick Long 14 Mississippi Grind 13 The Florida Project 12 The Witch 11 The Spectacular Now 10 Green Room 9 On the Rocks 8 A Most Violent Year 7 It Comes at Night 6 Locke 5 Spring Breakers 4 Slice 3 Lady Bird 2 Mid 90s 1 Hereditary   Sean 24 Midsommar 23 Waves 22 Enemy 21 Moonlight 20 Hereditary 19 Uncut Gems 18 Lady Bird 17 Under the Skin 16 Green Room 15 On the Rocks 14 The Death of Dick Long 13 The Farewell 12 Eight Grade 11 The Witch 10 First Cow 9 Ex Machina 8 Krisha 7 A Most Violent Year 6 The Florida Project 5 First Reformed 4 The Lighthouse 3 Mid 90s 2 Minari 1 The Last Black Man in San Francisco   Bob 24 Midsommar 23 Hereditary 22 Under the Skin 21 The Death of Dick Long 20 Enemy 19 Waves 18 A Most Violent Year 17 The Disaster Artist 16 Lady Bird 15 The Lighthouse 14 The Witch 13 First Reformed 12 On the Rocks 11 Green Room 10 The Florida Project 9 Ex Machina 8 Uncut Gems 7 It Comes at Night 6 The Killing of a Sacred Deer 5 Locke 4 Swiss Army Man 3 Room 2  Moonlight 1 Krisha

Sienna Miller is a British-American actress. Born in New York City and raised in London, she began her career as a photography model, appearing in the pages of Italian Vogue. Her acting breakthrough came in the 2004 films Layer Cake and Alfie. She subsequently portrayed socialite Edie Sedgwick in Factory Girl (2006) and author Caitlin Macnamara in The Edge of Love (2008), and was nominated for the 2008 BAFTA Rising Star Award.After a brief sabbatical, Sienna returned to prominence with her role as actress Tippi Hedren in the television film The Girl (2012), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. Further critical acclaim followed throughout the 2010s, with appearances in the films Foxcatcher (2014), American Sniper (2014), Mississippi Grind (2015), The Lost City of Z (2016), Live by Night (2016), and American Woman (2018), as well as the miniseries The Loudest Voice (2019).The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you’ve enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven’t done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I’d love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Many thanks to James Carrol and all the team at Northbank Talent Management● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and other produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hi guys! This week, I waffle about my last week on renal wards at placement, Man Utd's recent results, All the Presidents Men & Mississippi Grind, and much more... Enjoy!

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Doctor Strange joins Spider-Man 3 (no not the Venom+Sandman one, the new MCU one), Gal Gadot has been cast as Cleopatra and the homework was all about watching Ryan Reynolds gambling (we watched Mississippi Grind).

This week on You Watch, I Listen, Taylor is pulling double duty, filling his co-hosting spot as well as Josh The Engineer's during Josh's vacation. Dr. Bob Robert's joins the guys as Dan reviews Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and Taylor reviews Mississippi Grind. The guys talk about what they've been watching, Tenet, gender reveal parties causing disaster, sequels to Borat and Napoleon Dynamite, Keeping Up With The Canceled Kardashians, and more. Then, we kick off Week 1 of the NFL season, as Dan defends his crown from last year, and we give our picks for each game, as well as some bets we each placed. All that and more on Episode 118 of You Watch, I Listen!

“Aces are good, right?” asks Ryan Reynolds in ‘Mississippi Grind’ (2015), and—while we may not know much about cards—we thought this movie was worth a couple aces. A pair of aces (the talented Ben Mendelsohn as the perpetual loser, Ryan Reynolds as the good-luck wanderer) lead this ramble down the river from Iowa to Louisiana. It’s blues country, baby, and the soundtrack is delicious. Gerry (the Loser) owes money and needs it yesterday. Curtis (Charmsville) is looking for the next adventure and a ride to New Orleans by way of every gambling opportunity on the way. There are ups, there are downs; there are wins and there are gut punches. It’s part road trip movie, part card playing high stakes character study. It’s a story as much about addiction as it is about knowing when to go all in, and when to trust a complete stranger in a world that’ll get ya for everything you’ve got. These aces are good. Two Woodfords! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/framesandfools/message

This week Giles interviews writing and directing team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to discuss their impressive career and body of work from the indie scene to working with Marvel. Anna and Ryan first made an entrance with their indie hit Half Nelson, which picked up a best actor nominee for a little known actor named Ryan Gosling. Following on from that they’ve managed to make an intriguing combination of creative indies as well as studio hits, Giles asks them how they balanced both kinds of projects, what their approach is to directing as a pair and how they’ve changed their filmmaking process in transitioning from film to digital. We also chat about working within the unique Marvel Studios process, gauging the right audience for your film and knowing when to stop putting pressure on yourself as a director.   In our bonus episode for this week, Giles and Robbie discuss their strategies for dealing with criticism within the industry in a healthy way. Access this and our other bonus episodes on our Patreon Page.    Support Trigger Support Burger Bait   SPREAD THE WORD WITH OUR MERCH.  T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs. Help us out and Subscribe, listen and review us on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Tell your friends, spread the world and choose film.    WATCH OUR FILMS The Dare Canada and USA | Trailer A Serial Killers Guide to Life | Trailer Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot DIGITAL https://apple.co/3gxiPX3 DVD https://amzn.to/30dCdUa | Trailer   FOLLOW US Follow the Podcast @filmmakerspod  Follow Make Your Film @makeyourfilm20  Follow Giles @gilesalderson  Follow Robbie @robbiemckane  Follow our Regular Hosts @DirDomLenoir @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @philmblog @IanSharp1  Follow our Movies @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie @Food4ThoughtDoc    LINKS and MORE Raindance events www.raindance.org The Filmmakers Podcast recommends Performance Insurance Music from musicbed.com Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com Head to The Filmmakers Podcast for more episodes on film-making Giles Alderson's website  Get in touch? Email us thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com

Chris and Jordan talk about labor laws as they relate to Uber and Lyft. CBS All Access problems (20:00). Epic vs. Apple (25:45). Then they review the gambling & bromance movie "Mississippi Grind" (39:40). On the next podcast, they will discuss 2018's "Burning".

Jade Healy is a story-teller at heart and a Production Designer by trade, working primarily in feature films. Her impressive 38 (and counting) critically acclaimed IMDB credits include ‘I, Tonya’, ‘Marriage Story’, ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’, ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood’, ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’, ‘Pete’s Dragon’, ‘Ghost Story’, ‘The Sacrement’, ‘In A Valley of Violence’, ‘Mississippi Grind’, and the upcoming ‘The Green Knight’ and Walt Disney’s ‘Peter Pan’ … just to name but a few.Jade and Production Design Digest host, Kelly Sinclair Smith, discuss her incredible multi-faceted career journey, their shared love of lamps, how she made her break into the industry and started designing films early on in her career, what she’s learnt along the way and how her love for story-telling is the driving force in everything she does. “Just because something looks amazing doesn’t mean it’s right for the character, or the film. I like to think I’ve learned to practice more control. My goal is to always create sets that push the narrative forward, not distract from it” explains Jade.In this episode with Kem White we cover:How Jade made her break in the industryHer hands-on approach to designingLamps, lamps and more lampsWhat she looks for in a scriptHer “dos and don’ts” of production designHow she’s progressed throughout her career and the crucial lessons she’s learnt along the wayThe importance of putting story and character first when it comes to designingWhat it’s like working with different directors and how to adapt to their individual styles of filmmakingThe use of negative space within her sets and why she’s come to appreciate itHer beauftiful use of colour and texture, and how she develops themThe heavily researched look-books she puts together for each film and first-time director meetings, and why it’s important to still spend the time making one regardless of wether or not she does the job‘Imposter Syndrome’ - what it is and how she’s overcome itHow to avoid being pigeonholed as a Production DesignerThe importance of being yourselfAnd much more!Subscribe + Follow Production Design Digest Instagram | BlogShow Links:In The Mood For Love IMDB | Production Design by William ChangWilliam Chang’s IMDBMagnum PhotosFollow Our Guest:Jade Healy’s IMDBJade Healy’s InstagramJade Healy is represented by Mira Yong at WMEFollow Kelly Sinclair Smith:kellysinclairsmith.comIMDBInstagramKelly Sinclair Smith is represented by Vision ArtistsOriginal Score by Joe Davies

Chris and Jordan discuss the seemingly intentional sabotage of the USPS, the tragedy in Beirut, and Tik Tok's future in the United States. Then they review the Spanish-language movie "Everybody Knows" (33:55). On the next podcast, they will discuss "Mississippi Grind". Notes: Verge article about the US, Tik Tok, and Hypocrisy USPS Issues: New postal policies that are slowing service may affect 2020 mail-in voting, union leader says 'Friday Night Massacre' at US Postal Service as Postmaster General—a Major Trump Donor—Ousts Top Officials Flamenco music: "Pink Flamenco" by Doug Maxwell

Scott Bomar is a Memphis based musician, Emmy Award-winning Film/TV composer and producer, songwriter and engineer of multiple Grammy winning and nominated recordings. Projects include the films Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, Mississippi Grind and Soul Men. Bomar produced and engineered Cyndi Lauper's Grammy nominated album, Memphis Blues, at his Electraphonic Recording Studio and co-wrote the song, “The House Always Wins” on William Bell's 2016 Grammy winning album, This is Where I Live. His most recent film project is for the Netflix film MY NAME IS DOLEMITE.Based on the real-life story of Rudy Ray Moore, MY NAME IS DOLEMITE, stars Eddie Murphy and was premiered at the Toronoto Film Festival in September of 2019. The film centers on Filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore, best known for portraying the character of Dolemite in both his stand-up routine and a series of blaxploitation films, starting with the film "Dolemite" in 1975. The film was released on Netflix on October 25, 2019 and has received critical praise for Eddie Murphy's performance, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor and Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical.In this episode, Scott Bomar discusses his research into and how he paid homage to the blaxsploitation genre of the 1970s. Bomar details his inspiration from composers such as Quincy Jones and Lalo Schifrin and the performances of many instrumentalists who played on such famous films such as Shaft, Chuck Turner and Superfly. While revealing some of the musical connection to previous work he did for HUSTLE & FLOW, Scott Bomar shares how an encounter at the recording studio with another huge, musical influence, Isaac Hayes played out.ANNOTATED TRACKS / SEGMENTS02:21 - Put Your Weight on It03:58 - I'm Gonna Kill Dolemite05:51 - Sell It07:46 - Scene 308:42 - Promote It10:47 - The Phone Call11:50 - New House Record13:42 - ArrivedSOUNDTRACKThe original score for My Name is Dolemite was released by Milan Records on October 4, 2019, on digital and can be purchased at Amazon.com, iTunes, or streaming on Spotify and Apple Music MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSERYou can hear more music by Scott Bomar at his official site: https://www.electraphonicrecording.com/ or you can follow him on Twitter @electraphonic. ABOUT THE ANNOTATORThis podcast is produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts.SUBSCRIBEiTunesSpotifyStitcher RadioRadioPublicGoogle PodcastsRSS Feed

Sean answers your Marvel questions!0:24 Alex WardHey Sean! Thanks so much for all the great Captain Marvel content this weekend! I really appreciate that you waited till Sunday so we could all get our questions in.1) Just out of curiosity, and it's totally fine if you don't remember, but did you know about Carol's call sign being Avenger when I asked why they're called the Avengers in a Q and A a couple months ago? Like I said last week, you had a good answer, so I'm extra impressed if you were also tiptoeing around that spoiler!1:28 Alex Ward2) Did you hear any fake rumors about Captain Marvel that didn't pan out? If so, what were they? I heard one that said Carol was actually from the modern era, but after getting her powers from the Quantum Realm, she was accidentally sent back to 1995 with amnesia about her past.3:06 Alex Ward3) Have you seen and/or liked anything else from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck? I just  found out they wrote and directed Mississippi Grind, which is one of my favorite movies. Also, do you think they'll get to direct Captain Marvel 2?6:50 Alex Ward4) Since Goose was sort of a given, I would argue that Talos was the surprise hit character in Captain Marvel. When do you think we'll see him again? Is there any part of you that laments Ben Mendelsohn not getting a "famous" character in the MCU, or are you cool with him being Talos since the MCU is so good at elevating characters who aren't as memorable in the comics? 9:35 Hector Giovanni NavarreteHey Sean! Hope y'all are all having a good week so far!So last Q&A show you mentioned that you feel it is more than a coincidence now in regards to female lead superhero films being set in the past/ being prequels in their respective universes. Why do you think that is? Any specific reason(s) you think? Do you think studios just saw how well WW did in a pre era type film and decided to kinda, for lack of a better term, “copy” that model?14:41 Michael Louis WeaselboyHey Sean how is your week hope it is good. Anyways after seeing Captain Marvel three times now, I was thinking I would love to see the Skrulls again but this time as villains, do you think for Avengers 5 they could do Secret Invasion?? Say the X Men and Fantastic Four join in as well to stop the new threat of the Skrulls. Also do you think Talos's daughter could turn out to be Veranke?? Thoughts??17:55 Chris FHey Sean! One question today. So in Iron Man all those years ago Coulson says he's from the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, to which Pepper makes a joke that they should really shorten it. Thus later on it's called shield.However in Captain Marvel Fury is calling it shield through the movie to various people and they all seem to somewhat understand what it is.Do you view this as a minor continuity error or is Coulson just trying to be formal. I find it odd he would say the whole thing instead of just calling it shield.Thanks and have a great week!21:33 Paul ShearmanHey Sean and everyone, hope you're all having a good week so far (and if you're seeing Captain Marvel, then you'll definitely be having a good week!)Sean, a quick question about the Avengers Endgame Art of the Movie book. Do you have any info on a release date at all?  Here in the UK we have the ‘Road to Avengers Endgame' Art of the Movie available to pre-order on Amazon, but not the Endgame specific book, so I wondered if there was anything happening with this in the US market that you were aware of?Thanks for your time as always, and best wishes to you and all the patrons.25:18 Woo S! KimThere has been so much talk since the cancellation of the Marvel Netflix's shows and now this is just my point of view and I realize that the tones of the shows are different but I think Hulu has been a much better network than Netflix was in terms of embracing the source material and not kidding themselves into believing “this isn't a superhero show,” whereas Netflix like you have commented in the past Sean, that an explanation of  why “The Defenders” characters for the most part weren't in costumes may have been because of Netflix, am I way off in my assessment?27:14 Woo S! KimSean, if I could choose any three Marvel Comics superpower and or weapon they would have to be Tony's Mark Fifty Armor, Spider-Man's Strength, and Daredevil's Heightened Senses.  What about you and yes armors/suits count as weapons?28:39 Woo S! KimThere has been so many adaptations of famous Wolverine comic book stories thanks to FOX Studios is they are any that come to your mind that haven't been done that you would like to see Marvel Studios do Sean, the one that comes to my mind is one featuring Alpha Flight now some may say “X-Men: Origins” had Alpha Flight, my counter argument would be I didn't see a ten foot tall Orange Big Foot in that movie, what are your thoughts, would you like to see a live action Alpha Flight?29:50 William Ford-ConwayHey Sean! Been absent from the Q&A for some time but still been tuning in. Great to be back and thanks for keeping the Marvel talk alive and well! Happy to report that I loved Captain Marvel for many of the same reasons you pointed. I am glad you pointed out the tired criticsm of the "Marvel Formula" once again.  I, like you have always thought this was an overplayed (if not generally weak) argument against Marvel but seeing it labeled on Captain Marvel was the final straw for me simply not take the criticism even remotely seriously anymore. I have to be candid and say that blaming stuff on "formula" shows a very weak understanding of story. I feel that way too often do people conflate criticism and analysis with being able to identify tropes, and the more tropes you see the weaker the story. This doesn't hold water from me because it ignores ALL the other aspects that make a story. I never want to be the guy who says people don't "get it" but it's just getting tiring to see people boil down these stories to un-nuanced factors. Heck, I loved Spider-Verse, but you could have easily said THAT just followed the Superhero origin formula. Anyways that's my rant and would love to hear your extended thoughts on the matter and why so many pick and choose (and frankly target Marvel) with this criticism.35:04 AlexSean,  when I saw  Stan Lee's cameo in Captain Marvel he was rehearsing his lines for Mallrats. If you recall Stan's famous  cameo in Mallrats  then you remember  that  scene  explicitly acknowledged him  as the creator of several Marvel characters including ones that  already exist in the MCU as real people like the Hulk and Spider-Man and not fictional characters that they are in our world.  So do you think the version  of Mallrats in the MCU  omits references to any Marvel  characters and Stan Lee is the co-creator of something else in the MCU? Maybe Stan Lee in the MCU actually went on to become a successful novelist who wrote the great American novel who managed to leave comics early  unlike  our world's Stan Lee.  I'm overthinking it because its fun.  36:10 AlexShould  Reed and Sue be already married  by the time we meet them  in the MCU or do you prefer they're not not an item just yet?  36:36 Jeremy WatsonCan you please explain what Ronan's role within the Kree empire is? I know he is an accuser but how is that different from the Star Force?37:35 Jeremy WatsonIn the MCU, has the light speed engine been developed? It appeared that the Krees method of transportation was similar to that in Guardians, with the jumps from sector to sector. But when Carol left with the Skrulls to find a new home it didn't look like the hexagon portal opening (but I could be remembering wrong). 38:52 Jeremy WatsonShould we assume that Howard Stark worked on Project Pegasus with Mar-Vell?40:15 Jeremy WatsonFinally, with the final season of Game of Thrones and Avengers: Endgame set to take place in April, do you think April will be considered one of the greatest months in entertainment history?Thanks for your great insight and keep up the great work!41:52 Xavier ArquerosHello Sean and fellow Patrons, I'm finding myself in a strange situation with Captain Marvel. After the first viewing I felt a little disappointed, I expected a few more action beats during the movie, a lot of the action we have in it is with Shaky Cam which I've hated since the Bourne movies, and I didn't think there was enough of Hala and the Kree culture. However after seeing the movie five times already, I don't care about any of that any more, I just love the movie and it's characters. Have you ever had a feeling like this with any other MCU movie? That watching it a bunch of times you forget about what you dislike and just enjoy so much the movie that every new viewing makes you love it even more. Because I think this is my first time. I thought a second or third viewing would be enough, now I'm thinking when can I go again! Cheers everyone!45:55 AlexHey Sean, when the deal closes next week does that mean Feige will get the rights immediately after that or do you think it will take awhile for Feige to get access to those properties even with the Fox deal closing? How will the rights to transfer over to Marvel Studios?48:31 Derek BeebeHey Sean, What do you know about the falling out between Marvel and Jon Favreau?  Was it over the rushed schedule of Iron Man 2?  Wasn't he supposed to direct the Avengers?  Has he had any involvement since then?55:04 Derek BeebeWhat do you know about the falling out between Marvel and Joss Whedon?  Was it over the forced franchise inclusion of Age of Ultron?  Was he supposed to direct Avengers 3?  Has he had any involvement since then?1:01:51 Derek BeebeGiven that Joss created Agents of SHIELD, wrote the pilot, and put his brother in charge of the show, do you think Joss' departure from Marvel was a contributing factor to SHIELD becoming so disconnected from the MCU?1:03:35 Derek BeebeI was listening to an earlier episode where you lamented Maria Hill's characterization in The Avengers.  I recall in deleted scenes we saw an original version of the character who was much more suspicious and adversarial, like in the comics.  Do you know why this was changed?1:04:26 bryan smithHey Sean hope your having a good week. Captain moving was a all around great movie in my opinion. I have two questions for you this week . 1) do you think Marie Rambou was dusted during infinity war?  2) was I the only one who notice captain marvel looked like she been through a battle on the post credits scene?1:05:38 Hector Giovanni NavarreteSo I watched CM again and loved it more the second time round.This might be minor tbh but I thought of it while watching the film. How does CM's helmet actually work? Like is it for breathing? She uses it in the beginning on the mission on Torfa and then she uses it again when she blasts open the Skrulls' ship. Then at the end of the film when she is flying in space and on earth she uses it again. It's not until the end of the film when she is leaving to go on her mission to find a new home with the Skrulls that she doesn't use the helmet in space. Why do you think that is? Continuity error, wanting to show the actors' face at the end of the movie or since she is binary she doesn't need the helmet to breathe in space?1:08:35 AlexSean,  I wonder if you and Paul will ever do a X-Men on Film retrospective series that  discusses the history of the X-Men franchise and speculate on  the new era of the X-Men movies under Marvel Studios?1:10:01 AlexWhat's your anticipation level for the  Morbius film that Sony is doing?1:10:23 AlexDo you think there's something poetic about  Marvel getting the rights back to Fantastic Four and X-Men in the same year Endgame which will mark the end of the MCU as we know it?  Is it the best possible  time for X-Men and  Fantatsic Four to return home or do you think it should've happened a bit earlier?  1:13:33 David RosenAfter CM, it seems like there is still some story to tell for Nick Fury between the end of CM and when we first met him in Iron Man. I don't believe he'll get his own movie at this point, but do you think we'll get a chance to see some of those years, and how he went from a wise-cracking, suit and tie-wearing agent, to bad-ass, dressed in all black Director of SHIELD? Do you think Fury's transition to wearing all black could just be to create a persona that goes along with him missing an eye? Do you think it's even important for us to see any of those years or can they just be left to our imagination or filled in with some dialogue somewhere? What would you be interested to see during those years?1:16:18 David RosenDo you think we'll get to see the scene in End Game when Carol learns that Fury's team is called The Avengers and what do you think her reaction will be, assuming that she realizes the team was named after her.1:18:01 AlexDoes it matter to you that Reed Richards have gray temples in the MCU or do you think it's such a superficial, inessential aspect of the character enough that the MCU can get away with not having them?1:19:22 David RosenI have to admit that I was a little confused at first about how the Tesseract was being used in the movie for Mar-Vell's plan, and without the context of the rest of the MCU, I don't think the movie works as well. For example, I started thinking about it's other appearances and uses in the MCU, and how it's been used as both a power source and to open up portals in space. I've heard some people call it a plothole that Mar-Vel's plan isn't necessary since the movie shows how it's possible to travel long distances via the space honeycomb; but Yondu, Rocket, and Groot showed us that that method has its limitations. As Thanos and Loki showed that the Tesseract can be used to open portals and travel vast distances instantaneously without any bodily harm, I think part of her plan was to use its energy to do something similar. Is that your understanding of how she was planning to use the Tesseract? And in regards as to why she decided to sneak it off earth, if she did work for SHIELD at some point, she might have read about how Hydra used the Tesseract to make weapons during WWII. If she read about that, and perhaps even found out about SHIELD's intent to try and develop similar weapons (what we come to know as Phase 2), she might have taken it upon herself to sneak it off of Earth and use it to save lives rather than allow it to be used to destroy them.I say all of that to ask you this, with all its previous history, did the Tesseract's inclusion give you any more understanding or insight into its true nature or into any other history in the MCU? Since you didn't really get a chance to talk a lot about the inclusion of the Tesseract in Captain Marvel in your discussion with Paul, can I simply ask you now to share some additional/extended thoughts about its inclusion in the movie, either connected to, or entirely independent of, some of my ideas above?1:26:11 David RosenAs I mentioned above how, at least for me, previous movies helped inform some things for Captain Marvel, do you think all future movies will continue to be enriched by what's come before? When and how do you think it can eventually become too convoluted with too much history to keep track of? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the filmmaking partners responsible for the movies Half Nelson, Sugar, and Mississippi Grind, look back at how they started making movies together, talk about their creative partnership, and discuss Mississippi Grind. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 58. A 12" mega-mix edition of the show, with cuts from FALLOUT 4, DANIELLA CASA, TWO EVIL EYES, TOP GUN, SSQ, and MISSISSIPPI GRIND. And to celebrate the release of the soundtracks to BASKET CASE 2 and FRANKENHOOKER we speak to both The Ship to Shore Phono Co. and composerJoe Renzetti (Dead & Buried, Poltergeist III, Vice Squad) Created by Tony Giles & Scott Johannsson Recorded at Solatron Studios, Birmingham UK DFN Theme by Repeated Viewing DFC Logo by Dan Cullinan July 16th 2016

Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the filmmaking partners responsible for the movies Half Nelson, Sugar, and Mississippi Grind, look back at how they started making movies, talk about their creative partnership, and discuss their frustration with the amount of people who have watched Mississippi Grind. Plus, the two dissect the decisions they've made to keep making independent films and why directing television shows (The Affair, Looking, Billions) can be a scary, vulnerable experience.  Topics mentioned: Mississippi Grind, Half Nelson, Sugar, Billions, Buffalo '66, "How to Annoy a Fan Base in 60 Easy Steps" by Bill Simmons, Do The Right Thing, She's Gotta Have It, Goodfellas, First Blood, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Raising Arizona, Stranger Than Paradise, Slacker, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause" by The Jackson Five, NY 99X Radio Station, Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair, True Lies, Struggle a short film by Ryan Fleck, Creed, Hard Eight, California Split, Gowanus a short film by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, Out of Sight, The Moment with Scott Rosenberg: 12/22/15 People mentioned: Vincent Gallo, Rick Barry, Spike Lee, Leonard Maltin, Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, Richard Linklater, Emily Dickinson, James Cameron, Grant Heslov, Ryan Coogler, Ryan Gosling, Ben Mendelsohn, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, James Lipton This episode of The Moment is brought to you by Showtime's new series Billions. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this bold, original drama as two of New York's most powerful titans locked in an epic battle of egos. And there is no line both men won't cross to win. Billions premieres January 17th at 10pm-only on Showtime. Email: themomentbk@gmail.com, Twitter: @BrianKoppelman, iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Mendelsohn joins Elvis Mitchell to discuss his Emmy nomination and taking on gambling addiction for his role in Mississippi Grind. 

Daniel Craig & Naomie Harris interview at 09.27, Vin Diesel interview at 24.40.

Mississippi Grind is opening later this week - what better time for Mark to take a chance and list his top five gambling movies...

Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck and actor Ryan Reynolds talk about Mississippi Grind, a freewheeling road movie about two gamblers heading to a high stakes poker game in New Orleans.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Sundance Channel Star Jayson Warner Smith. He will discuss discuss his career and his show Rectify.   Best known for his portrayal of Wendall Jelks on SundanceTV's Rectify, Jayson has recently been working all over the Southeast from Wilmington, NC to New Orleans. With roles on FOX's Sleepy Hollow and in the films, 99 Homes and Mississippi Grind, Jayson has been busy working with wonderful film makers and show-runners such as Ramin Bahrani,Ray McKinnon, Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. He also found time to star in and play a supporting role in the films Heavy Water and Beacon Point respectively. Both are small budgeted high-end Atlanta produced independent films.