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A discussion about Christmas dinner substitutions and traditions turns hearted as Terry makes possibly his most contentious claim yet on this podcast. And that's long before he tells us he thinks The Spire is “in the way of O'Connell Street”.There's a lot of thought put into deciding what role would best suit cereal if it was served in restaurants.We unlock a new fear – finding yourself in the dock in court and facing questions from the most renowned interrogator in the TB universe.Calvin wonders if he has no worlds left to conquer – or places left to go on holiday anyway, and we wonder if the original hope for The Spire was that it would be Dublin's answer to the Pyramids.And there's a call out for someone to raise the bar when it comes to questions for the bonus episodes.Send your comments, questions, dilemmas, conspiracies (anything else?) to talkingbollox@goloudnow.com

James Connell is a human rights attorney who represents, among others, Ammar al-Baluchi, who has been in GITMO since 2006. His case was dramatized in the movie Zero Dark 30 as a prisoner who was tortured relentlessly by the CIA. Connell will talk about that case, and why GITMO remains one of the worst human rights violations in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Penguin on HBOMAX just wrapped up and Zero Dark Nerdy is here to bring you all the juicy details, behind-the-scenes notes, and spoiler-heavy review of this incredible season. We dive into our favorite characters, episodes, and more on this episode. Be sure to check out the video on our YouTube Channel and thank you for all the love and support as we are just now getting back to business. The Triad Podcast Network is proudly sponsored by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage, Dewey's Bakery, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason and Mike preview Thursday Night Football between the Steelers and Browns. LeBron James goes zero dark thirty on social media. And Geno Auriemma becomes the WINNINGEST basketball coach in NCAA history!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this compelling episode from Zero Dark Nerdy Podcast, we dive deep into the intriguing world of the Law of Attraction and Mental Health with special guest J. Timber. Known for his expertise in personal development and positive thinking, J. Timber brings a fresh perspective to the discussion. Throughout the conversation, J. Timber emphasizes the importance of clarity in goal-setting, maintaining a positive mindset, and the role of action in manifesting one's desires. He also addresses common misconceptions and pitfalls, helping listeners understand how to effectively apply the Law of Attraction in their own lives. Be sure to check out the video to this conversation on the Zero Dark Nerdy YouTube Page and thank you for all the love and support. The Triad Podcast Network is proudly sponsored by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage, Dewey's Bakery, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dane and Samuel go head-to-head in pickleball, ushers keep ruining our fun, and the legal driving age should be raised. Additionally, the guys discuss their top sleeper pick for the upcoming fantasy football season! --- Please follow our Instagram & TikTok to stay updated on all things podcast and make sure to send us a voice message via Instagram DM to be featured on one of our next episodes. https://www.instagram.com/untilnextweekpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@untilnextweekpodcast --- Please leave us a 5 STAR REVIEW on both Spotify and Apple for a chance to be mentioned on a future episode. --- SUPPORT DANE: [Please send us a DM with your name and amount if you decide to donate for tracking purposes] https://hillcityglobal.managedmissions.com/MyTrip/danebiesemeyer1 --- GET $40 OFF 2 FRIDAY PICKLEBALL PADDLES: [USE CODE SAMUEL 14434] https://www.fridaypickle.com/discount/SAMUEL14434 --- Key words for the algorithm: St. Louis Cardinals, Shohei Ohtani, Zero Dark 30, Draft Day, Fantasy Football League, K-Life, Jokes With Jack, Kickball, Moving Company, Albert Pujols, Mud Run Spartan Race, Fantasy Football Punishments, Little League Homer, Aaron Rodgers, and Dancing With The Stars. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/untilnextweek/support

***SPOILER ALERT*** Deadpool & Wolverine is the latest and only offering from the MCU this year, and Zero Dark Nerdy dishes on all the highlights, easter eggs, our ratings, and more on this spoiler-heavy episode. As we say goodbye to the Twentieth Century Fox comic book movies, it's a great introduction into the MCU for Deadpool and Wolverine. What are your thoughts on the film and what MCU film do you think these two will appear in next? Be sure to like, subscribe, and follow Zero Dark Nerdy on your favorite social media and podcast formats. The Triad Podcast Network is proudly sponsored by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage, Dewey's Bakery, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) the 12th album by Eminem is out, and Zero Dark Nerdy reviews his latest outing and talks about his catalog, his place in hip hop, and much more. What are your thoughts on the album and favorite tracks? Be sure to follow Zero Dark Nerdy on your favorite podcast and social media formats and this one is for all the hip-hop fans out there! The Triad Podcast Network is proudly sponsored by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage, Dewey's Bakery, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karina Manashil from Mad Solar Productions joins Zero Dark Nerdy on our latest podcast on all things Anime and Manga. We dish on Attack on Titan, One Piece, Ninja Scroll, and so much more. Be sure to follow Karina on IG for the latest news on Moon Man, MaXXXine, and so much more, and don't forget to follow Zero Dark Nerdy on all your favorite podcasts and social media platforms The Triad Podcast Network is proudly sponsored by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food and Cosplay are two things we love here at Zero Dark Nerdy and we have the lovely Yummy Geek from Instagram Fame joining us on our latest podcast adventure. We dish on our favorite dishes, cosplays, comic-cons, meals, and movies/shows based on chefs, restaurants, and the service industry. Be sure to follow The Yummy Geek on IG and don't forget to like, rate, and subscribe to Zero Dark Nerdy on your favorite social media and podcast outlets. The Triad Podcast Network is proudly sponsored by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sopranos and Entourage are two of the most popular shows in HBO history and Zero Dark Nerdy is dishing on both for their anniversaries this year. Join us as we go over the history of both shows, favorite episodes, seasons, characters, and how they laid the foundation for prime-time television on cable networks. It's hard to believe The Sopranos premiered 25 years ago and Entourage 20 years ago. Be sure to follow Zero Dark Nerdy on all your favorite social media and podcast platforms and thank you for all the love and support as we hit Year 6 of this wild ride. The Triad Podcast Network is proudly sponsored by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage, and Three Magnolias Financial Advisors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karina Manashil, President of Mad Solar Productions, joins Zero Dark Nerdy on our latest podcast adventure. We dish on her humble beginnings at WME to becoming the Hollywood Power House she currently is with projects like Moon Man, X, Pearl, MaXXXine, A Man Named Scott, and much more coming up. Be sure to follow her and Mad Solar on all your favorite social media platforms and be sure to check out the video of this incredible episode on the Zero Dark Nerdy YouTube Channel. Check out some of our latest episodes and be sure to like and follow Zero Dark Nerdy on all social media accounts:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social Media sensation Kenny Giard AKA kennyg_olddadtikertoker joins Zero Dark Nerdy on our latest podcast episode. We dish on his social media rise to over 12 million likes on TikTok, owning one of the oldest bars in Greensboro, and review the likes and dislikes of the commercials and halftime show of last weekend's Super Bowl. Be sure to follow Kenny on TikTok and Zero Dark Nerdy on all social media and podcast platforms. The Triad Podcast Network is presented by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage and Three Magnolias Financial AdvisorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Step up to the plate, Jeeks! In this heavy-hitting episode of The Original Jeek Podcast, your host, the one and only RockinMrMagic, is joined by special guest Brian Hernandez, host of Zero Dark Nerdy. They're throwing curveballs and sliders, discussing the greatest baseball lineups in cinematic history and the dream MLB roster pulled straight from the annals of the sport's legends. From the mound to the outfield, they're drafting a team that's a mix of silver screen icons and real-life heroes. Get ready to debate whether Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn should be your starting pitcher or if Crash Davis deserves to be behind the plate. And when it comes to managing this all-star cast, who better than the calm and collected Joe Torre? But it's not all about the diamond. We're diving into the potential for reboots of classic TV shows with a modern twist. Could "Moonlighting" make a comeback? Is there room for "The $6 Million Man" in today's billion-dollar world? And, of course, we're tackling the intersections of sports, pop culture, and the moments that resonate through our lives. Don't miss this grand slam of an episode, where nostalgia meets now and every base is loaded with rich conversation. Join us as we celebrate the love of the game, both on-screen and off, and remember to connect with The Original Jeeks on Twitter @_rockinmrmagic @uniqdna or the show @JeekNation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-original-jeek-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-original-jeek-podcast/support --- ? Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:28) Introducing Brian Hernandez of Zero Dark Nerdy (04:15) Netflix binges and video game battles (11:32) Rebooting classic TV shows for the modern era (19:50) Building the ultimate cinematic baseball lineup (29:00) Dream MLB roster from history's finest (38:17) The importance of sports and pop culture in family and life (45:20) Outro --- Remember, Jeeks, your voice matters to us! Interact with The Original Jeeks on Twitter @_rockinmrmagic @uniqdna or the show @JeekNation. Join the conversation on Facebook in the Jeek Nation Community or the Jeek Nation Discord! Check out Zero Dark Nerdy here: linktr.ee/ZeroDarkNerdyPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-original-jeek-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-original-jeek-podcast/support

Zero Dark Nerdy is back and better than ever! After a 4 month mental health break we bring you our 2023 movie review episode. We dish on favorites, hidden gems, least favorites, and more in this episode. We are back with weekly episodes and thank you so much for your patience as we took a well-deserved time out. Be sure to check out our website popculturepodcast.com for the latest pop culture news and notes and follow Zero Dark Nerdy on social media. The Triad Podcast Network is presented by The Ginther Group Real Estate, The Sharpe Mortgage Team, and Three Magnolias Financial AdvisorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New year, new numbering legislation! That's right, the Mikes are back from winter break. They've seen their old friends, done all their laundry, and have finally found themselves...at the start of a new season of Transformers Animated!Unpack with this special Episode 0 to discuss what the Mikes have been up to since the hiatus. Dip into the listener mail bag to recap the events of Megatron Rising, setting the stage for the biggest season of TFA yet--starting with The Elite Guard!Want to be guest on the show? Our email address is 2Mikes2Furious@Gmail.comFollow 2 Mikes 2 Furious on social mediaTwitter, Facebook, InstagramCheck out Mike Seibert's other podcast, Mike Seibert Radio, everywhere you listen to 2 Mikes 2 FuriousBecome a Mike Seibertronian and join the MSRP/2M2F Friends and Fans Facebook GroupFollow Mike Seibert on social mediaTwitter, Facebook, Instagram, BlueskyYou can buy books written by Mikel Andrews on Amazon, including the Coming of Mage saga: Coming of Mage and its sequel, A War for the Mages, as well as his latest , Gone for a Spell Follow Mikel Andrews on Twitter

Dave Cullinane and Julie join Kirk in-studio as they recap last night's Papa Gino's dinner. (14:30) A judge has ordered documents naming more of Jeffrey Epstein's associates to be unsealed. (17:35) Kirk announces that he will be appearing on The Sit Down with Jeff Nadu. (19:35) The Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot. (30:05) Dan Rapaport doesn't use deodorant. (33:40) Cullinane is fired up over his nephew's suspension after a recent fight at a hockey game. (52:35) Ryan Whitney weighs in on the suspension. (56:40) Gus discusses his recent appearance on the Mt. Kirkmore of Minifans of the Year. (1:10:05) Julie brought a new game/torture device. (1:27:00) Dave wants to work on a new project with Mut. (1:37:35) Kirk challenges Titus to a three-point contest. (1:47:00) Julie reveals the lists she keeps in her notebook. (1:52:00) Calls.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

This week the boys discuss the rash of injuries to star players and who you can use to replace them. Starts/Sits, Alex's picks and Chiefs/Broncos trivia rounds out this week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tffpod/support

On the latest podcast episode from Zero Dark Nerdy, we'll provide an enticing glimpse into an exciting end-of-2023 movie and TV preview episode. Get ready for a sneak peek at the hottest entertainment coming your way in the final months of the year. We dish on films like Killers of the Flower Moon, Bottoms, Dune Part 2, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Loki Season 2, The Creator, Dumb Money and more. Be sure to follow Zero Dark Nerdy on all your favorite podcast and social media platforms and thank you for all the love and support! The Triad Podcast Network is presented by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage and Three Magnolias Financial AdvisorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zero Dark Nerdy reviews the two movies responsible for the 4th highest opening weekend of all time, and the highest combined opening weekend since the Pandemic, Barbie and Oppenheimer! No spoilers as we take a look a look at the massive success of both films, what made this duo so great for movie theaters, and much more! Be sure to follow Zero Dark Nerdy on all your favorite podcast and social media platforms, and don't forget to check out our website, www.popculturepodcast.com, for the latest entertainment news, notes, videos, reviews, podcasts, and more. The Triad Podcast Network is presented by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage and Three Magnolias Financial AdvisorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk abut Italy and Tattoos.

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, Spotify's RapCaviar has released a list of what it considers to be the 50 greatest hip-hop beats of all time. Zero Dark Nerdy goes through the list and dishes on what the list got right and wrong, as well as some essential beats that should've made the list but didn't. This episode is for rap fans all over the world. What do you think about the list? Be sure to let us know on any of our social media formats and on our website, popculturepodcast.com The Triad Podcast Network is presented by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage and Three Magnolias Financial AdvisorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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With the Independence Day holiday coming up fast, it seemed like a good time to talk about some of the best movies with a patriotic theme of all time, along with a handful of television shows sprinkled in for good measure. There are classics like "Born on the Fourth of July," "Patton" and "Saving Private Ryan." Don't forget comedies and sports movies such as "Private Benjamin" and "Miracle." Actions films like the "Top Gun" and "National Treasure" films are patriotic. And of course, you can't beat a good film about the space race with the Soviet Union with "The Right Stuff" and "Apollo 13." There are also a number of classic limited series on TV, such as "Band of Brothers," "From the Earth to the Moon" and just about anything from Ken Burns including "The Civil War" and "Baseball." With the holiday week, we'll be taking a little extra time off before coming back on July 11 with an episode that discusses the upcoming fifth season of "What We Do in the Shadows." Co-host Bruce Miller also has interviews with members of the cast. 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 Adobe Premiere and may contain misspellings and other inaccuracies as it was generated automatically:   Welcome everyone to another episode of Streamed and Screened and Entertainment podcasts about movies and TV from Lee Enterprises. I'm Terry Lipshetz, a senior producer at Lee and co-host of the program with The Patriot of the Cinema, Bruce Miller, editor of the Sioux City Journal and the long time entertainment reporter. Bruce. That is so good. I can I have that as a calling in cards or anything? Yep. Get them printed up. Patriot of the Cinema. I think that that's a good thing. You know, it's funny because during war years, patriotic movies do really well. People love that kind of stuff. And then in non patriotic times, good luck. Good luck. World War II, build with that. Now we're fighting aliens. That seems to be the the common enemy. But it is interesting how they will touch a vein. You're in there. We have one that that has some ties to Iowa. Saving Private Ryan. Oh, yeah. Is based on a family. And I mean, there's there. It's not. It's not one for one. It is not a biography of that at all. But you can relate to it. And then you see. Yeah, you know what? I can I can get this. I understand this, but there are a lot of you'll see them now when you watch on TV, especially on those channels where they're trying to push the stuff, you're going to see a ton of them that they bring out 1776, which is unwatchable. Basically comes out all the time this time of year because they think, Oh, you're in the mood for a patriotic film. Let's look at those old declaration of the Independence guys. And it's slow. It wasn't even a hit when it was out. So the idea that you would go back to that, but one that you probably have watched in recent years that is fun in this way is the live taping of Amell Ted Deutch from odd Wait. And that, I think, is a great patriotic film to watch because it really does point out that these are fallible men and women, that they can make mistakes and we shouldn't look at them like they're statues or pictures on the back of money. Yeah. So I think Hamilton is a good one If you're going to look for one this time of year to look at. Go back to it, because that's the gold standard for those kind of Broadway capture films. They did a beautiful job with that. Yeah. And that was a really good introduction for me because obviously I knew about the performance, but I hadn't seen it to that point. So to see it on Disney Plus and my kids, we watched it with the kids and the kids loved it. There's still they still play the soundtrack all the time. And we took them to see the the touring version of Hamilton about a year ago. You know, with the the TV version, it has the subtitles that you can then read along with if you think the rapping is too fast. And I think sometimes when you see it again in a theater, you miss some of the raps because either the sound isn't all that good or they're going too quickly. And at least when you go back to the the Disney Plus version, you can read it if you need to. It's great for old people, which is amazing in my crowd. So there you are. Yep. So at the 4th of July holiday, we're going to go through here and just talk about some of our favorite patriotic films. And what else do you have? All right. Top Gun one and Top Gun two. Oh, absolutely. Right. Yep. It's a good I'm I'm on my list, Both of them. Those are. I don't even know which one I like better, because Top Gun two is one of the rare instances where where the sequel might be better than the original, I think. Well, but you know what? You needed the one to understand the two. Right. We wouldn't it Val Kilmer out. How kind of vibrant he is in the first one. And then you see him near death in the second one. You kind of need to know both. So I don't know that Maverick stands alone, but I'd watch him together as a double feature. Yeah, they're great. And I think what makes those films especially good is when you watch the original, they don't really say that you know, it's the Russians or the Soviets or anything, but, you know, and it's kind of the same thing with Maverick where they don't tell you who it is. But, you know, and it kind of makes it timeless, too, because you're not necessarily pinning it on any one nation. So it could be just whatever you watch a 30 years from now. And whoever, whoever the villain of the time is in world politics, you can just say it's them. They're the ones that were fighting. Well, okay, so then we're in the mode of Tom Cruise. What about Born on the 4th of July? Oh, yeah. Yeah. That's a classic. Born on the 4th of July. He was one of those two that Oliver Stone, because he he had also done Platoon. So staying within that theme of of the Vietnam War and just kind of different perspectives of course so. Absolutely fabulous movie. Yeah and hey Tom Cruise does a great job He's very good and very believable. You know, we don't just see him as a gung ho kind of military man in this one. He's also an activist. And you can see other sides of things. The Vietnam War had so many sides to it, so many angles to it that to call a movie the Vietnam movie, is just impossible. And we'll still be dissecting that for years to come now, because it isn't just a one shot thing. And I think that's where a lot of people get kind of, oh, wait a minute here now, aren't we patriotic? What's wrong with us? It's because during World War Two, they were gung ho on the American effort and all of those films had to have some kind of, if you will, a supportive statement that that guided it and deservedly so. When you look at the Vietnam War, people were questioning it all the time and wondering, should we really be there and what's the point of all this? So it's a different war, a different kind of a situation, but I think it is a good one to look at. What about a a war movie, but a little bit more on the fictional side, like a Red Dawn from the 1980s. Red Dawn is BOND Yeah. And that that skews to a younger audience, too. Gives you a chance to see you know and look at just even last year where we saw all quiet on the western front how really young we realized those kids were in that situation. And that's why Red Dawn does, too, is it shows you that sometimes we're sending children off to war. I remember that movie, too, and I loved it at the time. It's been a while since I've seen it. I should go back and watch it. But at the time it really it kind of scared me too, because it felt so real. Because, you know, at the time you know, I never really thought the Russians or the Soviets would invade us, but it wasn't completely out of mind either. I mean, that's certainly within the realm of possible loyalty. And I think that added some reality to it. And on top of it, it didn't necessarily have a happy ending, like some of our heroes from the movie didn't make it to the end. And these are kids. And it was you know, it was a tough movie to watch at times. Yeah, it was. Had a lot of adventure, too, depending on where you are in that in your life, you see it in different ways. You know, as an older person, you start like, those are my kids. These are like, they could be my children. You know, as a kid, you're like, That could be me. So it's a different perspective. Okay, what's on your list? Let's hear some more. You mentioned Saving Private Ryan, which was on my list, but now I know we're talking mostly about films, but I do want to tie in here with Saving Private Ryan and the brothers and the brothers in the Pacific. Now, the Pacific, I didn't find as good as Band of Brothers, but Band of Brothers is maybe one of the best limited series ever. I mean, is there anything better than that about World War Two? The people who were in it were nobody's, you know, the at the time. Yeah. And now you can just go through and go, Oh my God, that's old Mike. Oh, look who's there. They're there. There's a bunch of them in it. And so if you go back for a second view now, it is long. It is. I did ten parts. 12 parts. It's a lot. And we don't see that anymore because we're so used to six parts and out or eight in and out. But it's worth it. It's worth the, the set. I think it's a good a good film. And Tommy was involved in Tom Hanks is involved. And it was it was really good. Now, related to Tom Hanks is another arc that I'm going to throw at you. And it starts with the right stuff, which is, of course, a look at. Yep. And then Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks. And then, of course, Tom Hanks parlayed Apollo 13 into From the Earth to the Moon on HBO, gets that series. And then even more recently, even though it's completely fictional for all mankind on Apple TV. Plus, I love those space movies. And for me, from a from a patriotic stance, it's the rivalry between us and the Soviets to get to the moon, to get into space. It's just a really great story. As in Hidden Figures, Many women played a part in this and was kind of like not a subplot any of those. So there are lots. The space race was clearly the Sixties story to tell, and I think when the Cold War was on, this was the way that we were fighting those battles. We'd be first. You know, we'd haven't mentioned a comedy at all. A comedy? I would give a Benjamin, Sir. Private Benjamin That's a really cool look at how a spoiler woman, for lack of a better term, is thrown into this situation and becomes much better as a result of it and comes out of it and yet you can laugh along with her and you see her grow and you see that she's doing it in service to our country along the lines of comedy. Would you throw stripes into that mix also? You could, but I don't know that that would out as patriotic. It's just more fun. Yeah. If if you want to do a military comedy, there you go. It might work a little bit better. Well, and then if you look at other ones, Clint Eastwood, he had a whole raft of patriotic like films that he did. And he did the two parter thing where he showed one side and then he showed the other side flags of our fathers and the letters from Iwo Jima. Right. So he has his kind of, if you will, patriotic theme is like Spielberg has his. Yep. You can you can kind of trigger these Oliver Stone they're they all the almost behind that as a way to at least identify their filmmaking skills or to highlight them. I don't know. What about some of the historical Lincoln like oh yeah Lincoln is one of my all time favorites because Daniel Day-Lewis always always dug in and would become the character. And honestly, after you see that, you think, I can't imagine anybody else as Lincoln. And we've had so many Lincolns over the years. But man is Lincoln is the way I want him to be, not to take this too far off topic, but is Daniel Day-Lewis the greatest actor ever? The man retired because he he just couldn't do it anymore. The way he throws himself into it, he may not be the greatest, but he was the most selective. And he knew that if he was going to choose to do something, he was going all in and he didn't do. You know, you don't see some crap films on his resume where you go, Oh, that was a dog. He shouldn't have done that. He waited. Yeah. And that I think that the real hard part for some of these actors today is they think that, you have three in your out, you know, you can have three flops and then if you don't have a good hit after that, you're down doing something that you don't want to go and you never did that. And so I think the idea that he retired was maybe a great move. It's like Johnny Carson. He left and didn't do anything after that that you would say, Oh my God, look what happened to him. He looks so old or He doesn't quite have it anymore. But I know Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the treasures of the American cinema and not three Oscars. Not at right. If you look at somebody like Jack Nicholson, Jack Nicholson has a very stellar career. But Jack Nicholson was playing Jack Nicholson a lot of those times. He did disappear in the character like Daniel Day-Lewis did. Sure. If that means anything. Okay, Peyton. Okay. What most about Peyton? I remember that big flag that he stands in front of. Yeah, right. It's been a while. Oh, yeah. The flag. That was what George See, Scott played Peyton, Correct. I the personality. I think he was just more of the personality for, for, for me. I mean, it's been a really long time since I've seen Peyton, but it was one of those that it would just keep on showing up on either cable and I would just every time would come on, I would have to watch it because I just I was sucked in by the performance and how intense he was as a general. Again, it's one of those things where you think I want the character to be like that because then it explains a lot of things. And maybe George C Scott was just doing his version of it, and Peyton wasn't like that at all, but it certainly plays well and it made the movie this huge hit. It was a big hit at the time it came out and people were, look at that. It was like there was a 1970. Yeah, it's the Vietnam era, basically. And we're seeing a military film and we're saying, Oh my God, it's so great. That really took something that took some work to make that pass through all that all of that time, and then let you see what it's like behind the scenes. So he has Peyton is a real good one. Great one. There's a lot of patriotism in sports to miracle. Yeah. Do you count that as one? Yes. I could get the I get the Olympic kind of thing. But I think with Miracle, because you're talking about the 1988 Olympics, which was, of course, around the time of the boycotts, because the U.S. boycotted the the Summer Games and then ultimately the Eastern Bloc boycotted the 84 Summer Games in L.A. You look, there was a time before professional athletes before like Western professional athletes went to the Olympics. So it was about amateurism. And it was this one opportunity where a bunch of amateurs in a sport that the US doesn't even dominate in. I mean, we've got a lot of of great American hockey players, but they don't stand up with the Canadians or the Europeans or the Soviets or anything like that. So to be able to go out on your home ice and and to be able to beat the Soviets during the height of communism and all of that, I think that's a highly patriotic movie. You know, though, isn't it funny how they've tried so many times to use that that kind of formula in another in another setting, you know, and and bring it around and it it doesn't work as well as that. You imagine Olympic films and Bud Greenspan would do an Olympic film every time there was an Olympic year. Mm. 16 days of glory. I mean you throw them out there and those are always and it was a tough day for so-and-so and you know, and, and you do get that kind of moment where you think, Oh my God, this is bigger than what we think it is. It's not just somebody out there running as fast as he can. There's more on the line now. TBS borrowed that concept and does these little kind of vignettes. It drives me crazy when they do it with American Idol, where everybody is supposed to have a story and our we're judging you on your story, not necessarily on your talent, but they've done that now. That was kind of what drove all of his documentaries, is that it was the story. You didn't know about this. You know, it could be a runner who's able, but nobody's going to say anything because they don't want to spoil the day. And he gets out there on the day and he's running like a lightning bolt and he wins and then they tell you all the trouble that goes into that. Those are fascinating films to watch because you really don't know what's going on until they spell it out for you. And he did a he had a very successful run of those kinds of films. And largely there were a lot of Americans that were featured because it's financed by American resources. So, yeah, Olympics are always good, always good for that kind of stir of patriotism that we feel. And come on, don't you don't you cheer for the Americans when you see the Olympics on? Of course. Of course. Yeah. I'm you know, I'm I'm the kind of a yell out foul ball when it's not an American. So get out what else you have on your list and the others glory with Oh, yeah, with Denzel. I thought that was great. I have Gettysburg and I have a national treasure. Yes, that's on my list, too. That's an interesting one, because you hit on what's come on. It's a mystery kind of, you know, Da Vinci Code ish kind of thing. But the idea that you get to visit some of those spots are what make it kind of fun to see. I really enjoyed those. Is a history buff, too. And my kids like them. And I've kind of used that as a gateway to introduce them to Indiana Jones. Also, which I don't think it's quite as patriotic, no national treasure, but it's the same idea of like an archeologist kind of person who's into relics. So it's just from from a as a gateway into Indy for my kids. The National Treasure Series, I think is good and it's pretty low key. It's pretty kid friendly one I do not like. Are you up for that? Sure. The Patriot. Okay. With Mel Gibson? Yeah. I think it's really heavy handed. And I think after I don't need this, you know, Liz and I. Yeah, I didn't blow it out for you. Yeah, I. I'd have to go back to my review because at the time I remember going we are they ever trying to manipulate us And frankly that's what all political ads are now is a manipulation. So whenever you see any of these ones, who's got the bigger flag? That's what they're looking for. Who can who can sound like the bigger patriot and you know what? Patriotism is not something that you can put on. It's something that's in you does make sense. It does not sound like I'm reading from Bartlett's Familiar Quotations or something deep thoughts that nobody is running to see. I see that so much with with politicians where they try to out patriot each other and like I am behind America more than you are, and I will salute more than you will. And no, and you know what? I remember the VFW and the American Legion man would walk in a parade on the 4th of July and they would salute. And you felt every bit of their pride and the effort that they put into their country. And I don't know that that's at all what politicians are selling. You sound I'm against this this sponsored by the Adria. It's for Miller campaign. That's right. That's right. You know, it is it is really different. And I think we have not yet seen that great 4th of July movie, a 4th of July movie where maybe it's a small town that they're putting together, a small town celebration. And you get a sense of what it means to be that kind of America and how it how it shuffles down. I mean, look it now, I said earlier, it's aliens were fighting and you'll see the Independence Day and you'll see all those kinds of, you know, I special effects kind of films where is that really it? I don't think that's it. I don't think it's ahead Independence Day on my list for no other reason than it was. I don't know if it was a patriotic as much as just we're trying to save the world, but and it's titled Independence Day. So it's one day if you just kind of bring out for Independence Day. It's interesting and we'll see a lot of it. Yeah, it'll be run like crazy over the 4th of July holiday, especially since now the 4th of July falls close to the middle of the week. Right. We'll have a whole weekend full of these. You know, they're going to be showing them wall to wall from Friday until Tuesday. So we'll see what happens. But, you know, we talked a little bit about, you know, World War two movies, Vietnam movies we're starting to see in the last decade or so movies with their more modern kind of wars, post-9-11 films like The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark 30, American Sniper. Any thoughts on those? They're hard to watch because they are so real for us because we experienced a lot of it on the news. You know, we'd see these kinds of things and the whole bit with Taliban and all that. Are we are we through it? I don't know. And all of the 911 films that come about, you know, I think a lot of that is real, very difficult for those of us who've lived through it, to really sit and see it as something other than and, you know, one I'd like to push out there if you really want to look at a sense of history. Ken Burns does such incredible documentaries about just every aspect of American life and the ones that, you know, he just did one about the Holocaust his last year, the U.S. in the Holocaust, and he's done the Civil War, he's done baseball, he's done Nashville, he's done, you name it. And he he touches on various aspects of our lives. And I think inherent in all of that is a sense of patriotism. Yeah, he is a real proponent of, you know, who we are and what we learn. And where does this lead us? What what will we get from this? And that old line about how don't ignore history because you're doomed to repeat it. You know, I think he's reminding us, pay attention to your history. Learn what happened so that then you don't make the mistakes again. I really wasn't thinking too closely about those Ken Burns documentaries because I was more in movie mode. But when you bring it at the Civil War, baseball, the one about country music, even though there are three separate subjects, they are very much intertwined in a sense, because it is about, you're right, patriotism, the fabric. You know, baseball is is being like the fabric of America and one of those things. So, yeah, no, I love all those. You dropped me in front of a Ken Burns ten part documentary, and I'll see you in a week and then you're you're waiting. Well, wait a minute. I got to hear that voice because there are certain voices that always have to be in on these. Wait a minute. Does he have them? And it's a very predictable kind of format, but he always has interesting tidbits that you never knew when he did. Ben Franklin, the Roosevelts. I mean, things that you go, Oh, really? I didn't know that. How come I have a knowing this all these years? And I think it's a matter of just digging in and finding this stuff and putting it in perspective. What does this mean for the world at that time? Baseball is a real good one. With that, where he talks all about the players and what their place was and how important they were to, you know, maintaining morale in our country, black baseball players and what their struggle was like. There's a lot lot there to to unpack. But I think Ken Burns, if we're going with somebody who can really capture our times and our people and he doesn't like to do anything that's that current. So you asking like, well, what would you do? It's about Trump. What kind of a Trump document he said is too close? We can't that we need to have perspective to be able to look back on these things and then see what we learn from that. That's yeah, that's fascinating. Maybe that's why some of these newer war movies should have been fewer of them to begin with. But you just we haven't gotten enough time in between. And and we are seeing even now like a return to, you know, World War One and some of those earlier ones which we had kind of moved away from those early war. But we've we're kind of moving back almost to those just a little bit. You know, one fascinating thing, too, that you bring up with Ken Burns and those documentaries, if you remember in the baseball documentary, one of the guests, one of the figures talking about the history of the game was somebody that was I think he's always wearing a red sweater. I don't know if you remember that guy in he kind of became known as like that red sweater guy in baseball. His name is Daniel Okrent. Right. He's an editor. I think they listed him in his he's an editor. He actually invented fantasy baseball. Oh, my gosh. He's the guy him in some friends of his created this thing called like they had a Rotisserie League Baseball thing. That was the genesis to all of modern sports. So if you like, even if you're getting into some NFL fantasy football thing, you know, during the football season, it can all get traced back to that guy that was on Ken Burns Baseball. Did he make a dime of it? I don't know. No, I don't think so. I made those best ideas yet. Know where. Right, Exactly. Exactly. Any other any other films you want to touch on before we head out? There are I mean, a number of just just Google patriotic films you like. I say, the World War two ones are fascinating because you'll find a story about a wife who's at home and what she has to deal with and the struggles and the pressures. And that is very fascinating to see how they played that out or somebody going off to war, even something as simple as White Christmas. If you go back and look at White Christmas, where they're going to help this this fellow soldier there, their commanding officer, give him a better life. And you see that tie that something like the military does bring where you go white Christmas patriotic. And it is it is a patriotic bill. So look at that kind of that period and look at those kinds of things they did. Even though they're singing and dancing, it could be a patriotic film. All right. Well, on that note, I think we'll sign off. Yep. Salute you all. Enjoy the 4th of July holiday. Throw some burgers and dogs on the grill, grab a cold one. Fireworks. I love fireworks. It's the best thing ever. And you know they're not Eric. And I know. And a little trivia for you, Bruce. It will be my 15th wedding anniversary. Oh, my fourth. My wife and I got married in the 4th of July. We got married on the 4th of July. So 15 years this year. Oh, yeah. So how do you celebrate? We usually go see fireworks. Okay, so we do that. But yeah, no, it's. We got married. We we had our ceremony, we had a reception, and then we. We drove out and watch fireworks. My wife, I was still in my tux. My wife is still in her wedding dress. Little girl comes up to her. Did you get married today? And it was. It was fun. Oh, wow. But, you know, you can never forget it. So I've maybe that was that was that her choice? She said, let's get married on the 4th of July. It was my choice so I could never forget. So I was a kid. Well, you can always say these fireworks are just for you. That's right. Exactly. Well, happy nursery and have a great 4th of July. We'll be back next week and we'll be talking to the cast of what we do in the Shadows. If you're a fan of the vampire show on Fox, we've got scoops for you about the next season and you are going to be surprised about what's coming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ted Lasso may go down as one of the best comedies of all time, and Zero Dark Nerdy is here to dish on what may be the final season of the show! We cover some of this season's best moments, some interesting plot holes and question marks, and what's next if they decide to expand the Ted Lasso universe. Follow Zero Dark Nerdy on social media and your favorite podcast platforms, and be sure to check out our website for the latest blogs, videos, interviews, podcast episodes, and more. The Triad Podcast Network is presented by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage and Three Magnolias Financial AdvisorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Frank Grillo and I sat down for an interview in The Locher Room to discuss his latest project Paradise Highway currently in theaters now. He is best known for playing Crossbones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His incredible body of work spans decades and highlights include WARRIOR, DISCONNECT, END OF WATCH, THE GREY, INTERSECTION, EDGE OF DARKNESS, ZERO DARK. His television work includes the lead role in Kingdom, and recurring roles in Battery Park, For the People, The Shield, Prison Break, Blind Justice, The Kill Point and Billions. Daytime television audiences will remember Frank for his portrayal of Hart Jessup on Guiding Light.His new film Paradise Highway stars Academy Award® winners Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman leading this riveting thriller set in the trucking industry and its seamy underbelly of human trafficking. To save the life of her brother (Frank Grillo), Sally (Binoche), a truck driver, reluctantly agrees to smuggle illicit cargo: a girl named Leila (Hala Finley). As Sally and Leila begin a danger-fraught journey across state lines, a dogged FBI operative (Freeman) sets out on their trail, determined to do whatever it takes to terminate a human-trafficking operation — and bring Sally and Leila to safety.The film is about the power of human connection – about the damage that can be done when children are disconnected from the rest of society, and about the goodness that can prevail when it is rekindled.Original Airdate: 7/29/2022

Zero Dark Nerdy is back to dishing about music and on this episode, we cover some of our favorite debut albums of all time! We cover some honorable mentions that almost made the list, but most importantly, we review some of the greatest debuts of all time. Rage Against the Machine, Dr. Dre, Gorillaz, Billie Eilish, Weezer, and many others are dished about on this episode. Be sure to follow Zero Dark Nerdy on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and anywhere you listen to podcast episodes. The Triad Podcast Network is presented by The Ginther Group Real Estate, Ashley McKenzie-Sharpe of Highlands Residential Mortgage and Three Magnolias Financial AdvisorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we have PLENTY to get into but first @PresCoast takes us all to the twilight zone. In an event there is a Zombie apocalypse what side are you taking, FIGHT or FLIGHT! This turned out to be a really good conversation. Angel Reese and the LSU Lady Tigers win the National Championship and gain some haters. Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to death in the same week FedNow is launched by the Federal Reserve. Coincidence? WE THINK NOT! Please make sure you subscribe to the UpTown Worldwide YouTube Channel and come shop with us at ThePPPJawn.shop.

In this episode, Brandon is joined by Alex Ptak to discuss the hit blockbuster Avatar 2: Way of the Water and the many lessons only teachable on Pandora. Alex Ptak's Website: https://t.co/zPnszWQ8p4

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Mega Manuary Returns! Zero isn't Zero and X isn't X. Dr. Weil is made of biometal, and none of us on the podcast seems to care. Join us as we venture into the heart of darkness... In this episode we discuss punishing yourself, Mega Man Zero, and Mega Man ZX.  We talk the bosses, the games, the lore, and the bore. We might win a daytime emmy on this one. Hair of the Dogcast is a proud member of the Tokyo Beat Podcast Network! Contact Us: Twitter: @HOTDogcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairofthedogcast  Instagram: hairofthedogcast To see how you can support us and access a bunch of cool, exclusive perks, visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/hairofthedogcast We appreciate your support! 

When Thomas and Kevin are faced with a wiki-wander, they bring in the ringer: Edgar Nevarez. Edgar connects tragedy to toys and shows the boys a glimpse into their future. Things get deep and plugged in on this week's episode! Submit Segments: https://forms.gle/rfwsaeFFnX5AAFHY8 Check out our DnD show: 'What We Do in the Basement' The following music was used for this media project: Music: Imagefilm 029 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/529-imagefilm-029 License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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With a huge fanbase and 16+ Million followers, multi-hyphenate Scott Adkins is a skilled actor and one of the best martial artists in the world. Mr. Adkins will soon be seen in the highly anticipated JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 on March 24, 2023 - where he will star alongside Keanu Reeves, and also be reuniting with former IP MAN co-star Donnie Yen. Scott currently stars alongside Jamie Foxx & Dave Franco in the Netflix hit DAY SHIFT, now streaming. On September 23rd, he will star in SECTION 8 opposite Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren & Dermot Mulroney, followed by ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY on October 14th, which he also wrote & produced. Scott can also be seen in top projects such as Kathryn Bigelow's ZERO DARK 30 for Sony, AMERICAN ASSASSIN for CBS Films, the Marvel/Disney feature DOCTOR STRANGE, the comedic-spy thriller GRIMSBY for Paramount, THE EXPENDABLES 2, CRIMINAL, LEGACY OF LIES & SEIZED for Lionsgate, BOYKA: UNDISPUTED for Universal, AVENGEMENT, CASTLE FALLS opposite Dolph Lundgren, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM opposite Matt Damon, THE WOLF WARRIOR, which grossed over $90 million USD in China alone, and ONE SHOT, opposite Ryan Phillippe.

With a huge fanbase and 16+ Million followers, multi-hyphenate Scott Adkins is a skilled actor and one of the best martial artists in the world. Mr. Adkins will soon be seen in the highly anticipated JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 on March 24, 2023 - where he will star alongside Keanu Reeves, and also be reuniting with former IP MAN co-star Donnie Yen. Scott currently stars alongside Jamie Foxx & Dave Franco in the Netflix hit DAY SHIFT, now streaming. On September 23rd, he will star in SECTION 8 opposite Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren & Dermot Mulroney, followed by ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY on October 14th, which he also wrote & produced.Scott can also be seen in top projects such as Kathryn Bigelow's ZERO DARK 30 for Sony, AMERICAN ASSASSIN for CBS Films, the Marvel/Disney feature DOCTOR STRANGE, the comedic-spy thriller GRIMSBY for Paramount, THE EXPENDABLES 2, CRIMINAL, LEGACY OF LIES & SEIZED for Lionsgate, BOYKA: UNDISPUTED for Universal, AVENGEMENT, CASTLE FALLS opposite Dolph Lundgren, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM opposite Matt Damon, THE WOLF WARRIOR, which grossed over $90 million USD in China alone, and ONE SHOT, opposite Ryan Phillippe.

With a huge fanbase and 16+ Million followers, multi-hyphenate Scott Adkins is a skilled actor and one of the best martial artists in the world. Mr. Adkins will soon be seen in the highly anticipated JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 on March 24, 2023 - where he will star alongside Keanu Reeves, and also be reuniting with former IP MAN co-star Donnie Yen. Scott currently stars alongside Jamie Foxx & Dave Franco in the Netflix hit DAY SHIFT, now streaming. On September 23rd, he will star in SECTION 8 opposite Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren & Dermot Mulroney, followed by ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY on October 14th, which he also wrote & produced. Scott can also be seen in top projects such as Kathryn Bigelow's ZERO DARK 30 for Sony, AMERICAN ASSASSIN for CBS Films, the Marvel/Disney feature DOCTOR STRANGE, the comedic-spy thriller GRIMSBY for Paramount, THE EXPENDABLES 2, CRIMINAL, LEGACY OF LIES & SEIZED for Lionsgate, BOYKA: UNDISPUTED for Universal, AVENGEMENT, CASTLE FALLS opposite Dolph Lundgren, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM opposite Matt Damon, THE WOLF WARRIOR, which grossed over $90 million USD in China alone, and ONE SHOT, opposite Ryan Phillippe.

ABOUT SCOTT ADKINSWith a huge fanbase and 16+ Million followers, multi-hyphenate Scott Adkins is a skilled actor and one of the best martial artists in the world. Mr. Adkins will soon be seen in the highly anticipated JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 on March 24, 2023 - where he will star alongside Keanu Reeves, and also be reuniting with former IP MAN co-star Donnie Yen. Scott currently stars alongside Jamie Foxx & Dave Franco in the Netflix hit DAY SHIFT, now streaming. On September 23rd, he will star in SECTION 8 opposite Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren & Dermot Mulroney, followed by ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY on October 14th, which he also wrote & produced.Scott can also be seen in top projects such as Kathryn Bigelow's ZERO DARK 30 for Sony, AMERICAN ASSASSIN for CBS Films, the Marvel/Disney feature DOCTOR STRANGE, the comedic-spy thriller GRIMSBY for Paramount, THE EXPENDABLES 2, CRIMINAL, LEGACY OF LIES & SEIZED for Lionsgate, BOYKA: UNDISPUTED for Universal, AVENGEMENT, CASTLE FALLS opposite Dolph Lundgren, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM opposite Matt Damon, THE WOLF WARRIOR, which grossed over $90 million USD in China alone, and ONE SHOT, opposite Ryan Phillippe.TRAINER FOR ACCIDENT MAN: HiTMAN'S HOLIDAY:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO005og3_l4TRAINER FOR DAY SHIFThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN_IwBptKi4ARTICLE FROM VULTURE.COM ON SCOTT ADKINSFamiliarity is more of a feature than a bug for Netflix, so it's not surprising that Day Shift, which topped the streaming service's charts after its August 12 release, is a lot like other movies you might have already seen. It's about a Black vampire hunter named Bud Jablonski (Jamie Foxx) who's human, but his gruffness and gifts for hand-to-hand conflict mean he comes across as Blade's down-on-his-luck SoCal cousin. Bud has a complicated history with the vampire-hunters union, the headquarters of which is a strip-mall answer to the hotel in the John Wicks, with its rules, bureaucracy, and fondness for retro technology. The antagonist he faces down, Audrey (Karla Souza), is overseeing a luxury development in the San Fernando Valley, bent on vampire rule via gentrification - a plan shared by the undead villains in Netflix's own 2020 Vampires vs. the Bronx. But there is an element that distinguishes Day Shift from any offering of the week, which is that it features a few genuinely pleasurable fight sequences. Some feature contortionists in ghoulish makeup who bend their limbs in eye-watering ways. The best involve Scott Adkins, a Birmingham-born martial artist and actor whose presence in Day Shift serves as an action shibboleth, a nod to the fact that first-time director J.J. Perry is a working stunt coordinator himself.Adkins is not famous, not in the way that his scene partner Steve Howey might be considered to be after long stints on Reba and Shameless. His most visible role to date is one most people didn't even know he played, taking over for Ryan Reynolds in the final act of X-Men Origins: Wolverine to play a not-quite-Deadpool with prosthetics over his face to make it look like his mouth was sewn shut. But he and Howey, cast as renowned vampire-hunting Armenian brothers who disguise themselves as stereo repairmen, roll up in Day Shift in the kind of entrance that suggests the audience is familiar with the actors being introduced. And a certain kind of geek absolutely will be. While Adkins has been inching toward the mainstream - he'll play a role in the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4 - the fandom he's built up so far has come from his work in Asia and a slew of effective, bruising features that have mostly bypassed theaters. He's a deity of the direct-to-video realm, proving again and again that you don't need big budgets or a few hundred overworked VFX artists at your beck and call when you're capable of providing the spectacle yourself.Adkins isn't a bad actor, though it's his astonishing physical prowess that sets him apart. In 2006'sUndisputed 2: Last Man Standing, he does a somersaulting kick into a flying roundhouse, flat-out video-game sh*t that director Isaac Florentine captures in full and in slow motion so you can appreciate that it's being done in real life. Adkins is best at rough-and-tumble antiheroes and charismatic villains - he's incapable of playing a character who has not at some point in his life snapped someone's arm in two. He was the antagonist in Undisputed 2, his breakthrough, a sequel to the 2002 Wesley Snipes boxing movie that featured none of the original cast and that was improbably great anyway. Michael Jai White was the star, but Adkins stole the show, and subsequent sequels followed his character, a sadistic MMA specialist named Yuri Boyka whose dominance in the prison's underground fight scene has secured him a measure of status behind bars, on a bloody quest for redemption and meaning.Adkins has made eight movies with Florentine and seven with another direct-to-video martial-arts specialist - Jesse V. Johnson, a fellow Brit whose collaborations with Adkins have a low-rent bluntness that's impossible to dislike. Johnson cast Adkins as a down-on-his-luck dojo owner who takes on a job enforcing loans for a mob boss in 2018's The Debt Collector, an excuse for a half-dozen comedic skirmishes with bodyguards and one good enough to fuel a sequel two years later. But it's the 2019 Avengement (a real word, even if it doesn't sound like one) that's Johnson's magnum opus, with Adkins playing a character out for revenge against the gangster brother who betrayed him, weathering countless prison beatings in flashbacks that seem to just burnish his brutal patina. Johnson, like J.J. Perry, has a background in stunt work, a career path that isn't new but that's led to some of the more satisfying action set pieces in recent years - and not just in the direct-to-video market.Perry did stunts on the first two John Wick films, which came from stuntmen turned bigshot Hollywood filmmakers David Leitch and Chad Stahelski. Netflix's previous gritty action hit Extraction was the directorial debut of stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave, who in addition to Marvel movies worked on Leitch's Atomic Blonde and the aforementioned, misbegotten X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Stunt work is obviously a small world, but there's a reliable tangibility to the fight scenes in these movies that's often missing in bigger blockbusters, where everything has become possible and very little of it looks real. In Day Shift, Adkins and Howey join Jamie Foxx and Dave Franco to invade a suburban house that turns out to be home to a vampire hive. While Foxx shoots up bloodsuckers exploding out of the drywall, Adkins stakes vamps in the kitchen, beheads them with a sword, and fences with a bendy lady who wields knives with her feet. Then, in a move that is pure, joyous excess, he reveals blades hidden in his boots and does a twirling kick through the air for no other reason than that it looks cool. It turns out, there's still value to that - to not just being an actor who trains enough to be able to navigate fight scenes with the help of doubles and camera angles, but to be a performer who's able to do something that seems impossible, and who can also act.

Grant, Ryan and Tommy are joined by Atlanta comedians, Mandal & Shaunak Godkhindi. Mandal and Shank recount an interesting first evening in Minneapolis and apologies to various characters from that evening. Everyone recounts their favorite nude scene. Plus an anonymous listener demands an apology from "the spectrum."Follow Mandal and Shaunak:@TheMandalMan@ShaunakGPlease rate, review and subscribe!Submit your anonymous apology here: www.grantwinkelscomedy.com/wecoolpodcastSubscribe to our Youtube Channel for HD full length episodes and clips: https://youtube.com/channel/UCEFHvn5zEiiXX9bfbYT-RNg?sub_confirmation=1Follow us on all social media:@WeCoolPodcast@TommmyBear@IdiotRyanKahl@GrantWinkels

“Zero Dark Thirty” depicted torture at Guantanamo Bay. Meet a Catholic who was an interrogator there—and learn why a well-formed conscience isn't optional in life. And, an all-important existential question: is beer a sports drink?  

“Zero Dark Thirty” depicted torture at Guantanamo Bay. Meet a Catholic who was an interrogator there—and learn why a well-formed conscience isn't optional in life. PLUS: Why Jesus is at as far away from you in time as you think; and how Wimbledon almost went to the dogs—literally (or is that, litter-ally?).  

A Conversation with Joshua T Berglan and Zero Dark Tony is DIFFERENT... In this conversation, we cover JFK, Satanic Royalty, Inbreeding, Addiction, Charles Manson, the Queen Mother of Darkness, Racism amongst white people, The Anarchist Cookbook, Record contracts, Madyson Marquette, Master P, King George, the Duponts, Biolabs, and much more. While the subject matter is a little intense, this is a lighthearted, enlightening and humorous conversation that you surely will enjoy. Please welcome Zero Dark Tony, an investigative creator, a disruptor, Emmy winner, retired rock star, Hollywood exile, and a survivor of SRA and Scientology to a Conversation with Joshua T Berglan on the Live Mana Network!

Whether you're working in an office, from your home or in a supermarket, it's easy to get distracted at some point during the day. Most of the time, social media and other devices only add to the distraction. In this episode, Alvin Brown discusses why you need to go Zero Dark 30 to achieve your goals. Key nuggets you'll get from this episode: The idea behind Zero Dark 30 How can Zero Dark 30 improves your game How meditation can help Visit Alvin's website- Journey To Personal Greatness Check out my Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram Be relentless in the pursuit of your personal greatness  

What's that in the sky? It's a bird, it's a plane, It's a…giant deuce dropping from Amber Turd! This episode goes from mustard yellow to doo doo butter brown real quick as the boys dive head first into that pile of shit known as the Johnny Depp trial. Sprinkle in movie reviews, cooler talk and our infamous trivia segment. PEW. It's about to get stinky in here!

HBO MAX show Winning Time NBA playoffs and me ranting

The guys get ready to sign off for a big playoff run. Before they go, Duncan and Davis discuss playoff preparation, how teams scheme during a series, and the intensity compared to the regular season. They also talk about how awesome the play-in games have been so far, Defensive Player of the Year, Scoring Champion, and more!

Propaganda is a word thrown around, but very few people understand the nature of the indoctrination within the. United States. David Swanson of “World Beyond War” says:When we imagine that the U.S. military only occasionally and slightly influences U.S. movies, we are extremely badly deceived. The actual impact is on thousands of movies made, and thousands of others never made. And television shows of every variety. The military guests and celebrations of the U.S. military on game shows and cooking shows are no more spontaneous or civilian in origin than the ceremonies glorifying members of the U.S. military at professional sports games–ceremonies that have been paid for and choreographed by U.S. tax dollars and the U.S. military. The “entertainment” content carefully shaped by the “entertainment” offices of the Pentagon and the CIA doesn’t just insidiously prepare people to react differently to news about war and peace in the world. To a huge extent it substitutes a different reality for people who learn very little actual news about the world at all.The alliance between the military and Hollywood is the main reason that we have lots of big blockbuster movies on certain topics and few if any on others. Studios have written scripts and hired top actors for movies on things like Iran-Contra that have never seen the light of day because of a Pentagon rejection. Today, we interview award winning researchers Tom Secker and Matthew Alford who have spent decades trying to uncover the shady relationship between Hollywood, the Pentagon, the CIA and the Department of Defense. In fact, very little gets made without approving eyes our national security state. This is a must listen-to interview with Award Winning researchers Tom Secker and Matthew Alford about their new Documentary film “Theaters of War” 1:00 - 3:00 - How extensive is the DOD input? 3:00 - 5:30 - FOIA request runaround5:30 - 6:00 - What is not made? and Why?6:00 - 8:00 Why does Hollywood go to the military?8:00 - 11:30 - “Countermeasures” not made because opposed US interests11:30 - 14:30 - Selling the military to the audience14:30 - 16:20 - Deleted scenes from “Independence Day”16:20 - 24:00 Matthew visits US and the Lawrence Suid Files24:00 - 28:40 - The “2 Hour Infomercial” & how the word “propaganda” is never mentioned28:40 - 29:55 - Tom’s a “vexatious requester”29:55 - 33:15 - Pentagon’s PR move after “Jarhead” and “Full Metal Jacket” came out33:15 - 36:30 - “Lone Survivor” - War crimes whitewashed36:30 - 39:00 - They’re tired of looking like the bad guys39:00 - 43:30 - Opting against nukes in remakes for environmental disasters43:30 - 45:25 - Mid 70’s is when DoD got more involved in films and shows45:25 - 48:25 - Zero Dark 30 tried to make a case for “torture good”48:25 - 51:45 - Jack Ryan series51:45 - 53:00 - DoD creating their own hyper-reality53:00 - 53:40 - Iron Man was anti-war in comics but pro-war in movies53:40 - 1:00:00 - Why would actors sign on?1:00:00 - 1:01:03 - Serbian movie “Dara of Jasenovac” vs “The Courier” reviews1:01:00 - 1:04:50 - Stop watching “Transformers”. Watch “The Boys” instead1:04:50 - 1:06:00 - Take Culture Action - Disengage or engage critically1:06:00 - End - “Theatre of War” release and what Matthew and Tom are up to nextTo learn more visit: Spy Culture Get full access to Historic.ly at historicly.substack.com/subscribe

Zero Dark 30 for the Playoffs

Zero Dark 30 for the Playoffs.

What up everyone! Today we talk about squid games and the real issue "subs vs dubs" We ask which do you prefer and why. We want Jessica Chastain on the podcast. We talk liquid death and the killer mascot. Water news is being passed out, literally. Jaime takes issue with Danny and his clicking while the on the podcast. Jaime gives his insight about the logistics ship situation and talks about the unions. Danny talks about pre-ordering a figure from Target. Luis leads us off this titanic failure. Finally we begin the great hunt. Hint 1: Alpha and Omega

Movies have taught me more than I thought they would. 2020 has been a hell of a year for everyone however I've been fortunate to learn from movies when I go into it open minded. I recalled the top 100 movies that hit me and discussed the 5 that meant the most. Full list down below. This is the Better Than Yesterday Everyday Podcast. This podcast is about implementing behavior change for your long term wellness and happiness. The show is centered around Fitness, Wellness and Healthcare but no topic is off limits for self improvement. Hosted by Registered Nurses Matt and Jenna Lane. Matt is a Personal Trainer and Behavior Change Specialist. Together they run the company Matt Lane Fitness. Watch this video on The Matt Lane Fitness YouTube channel:  Click to watch video   If you want to support the podcast check out the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MattLaneFitness Jenna's IG: https://www.instagram.com/lane__jenna/ YouTube: Matt Lane Fitness https://www.youtube.com/MattLaneFitness IG: Matt Lane Fitness https://www.instagram.com/MattLaneFitness/ IG: The BTYE Podcast https://www.instagram.com/TheBTYEPodcast/ Facebook: Matt Lane Fitness https://facebook.com/MattLaneFitness/ For products/apparel, coaching and more visit our website. http://MattLaneFitness.com Email: MattLaneFitness@gmail.com   My Top 100 movie list “Means something” (I Stand for That) The Pursuit of Happiness(06) Yes Man(08) The Matrix(99) The Butterfly Effect (04) I Love You Phillip Morris(09) Dallas Buyers Club(13) The Big Short(15) The Social Network(10) Forest Gump(94)   Fitness/Wellness Supersize Me 1 & 2(04,17) Joker(19) Fight Club(99) Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead(10) How to Die in Oregon(11) Pumping Iron(77) Generation Iron 1(13) West Side Barbell(19) Contagion(11)   Tear Jerker (Hits the Feels) 300(06) Goon 1 & 2(11,17) Gladiator(00) Troy(04) Miracle(04) Remember the Titans(00) 8 Mile(02) Warrior(11) Tears of the Sun(03) A Knights Tale(01) The Man in the Iron Mask(98) Armageddon(98) A Star is Born(18) The Notebook(04)   Comedy/Other Airplane(80) Ace Ventura 1 & 2(94,95) The Mask(94) Liar Liar(97) Tommy Boy(95) Dumb and Dumber(94) Masterminds(16) Police Academy 1,2(84,85) Step Brothers(08) Kingpin(96) Baseketball(98) Rustlers Rhapsody(85) Office Space(99) Old School(03) Cool Runnings(93) Bruce Almighty(02) Evan Almighty(07) The 40 Year Old Virgin(05) Zombie Land(09) The Cutting Edge(92) The Wedding Singer(98) Waiting(05) Horrible Bosses 1,2(11,14) Super Troopers(01) The Come Backs(07) Dodgeball(04) Meet the Parents(00) Christmas Vacation(89) Home Alone 1 & 2 (90,92) Planes, Trains, & Automobiles(87) Trapped in Paradise(94) Back to the Future 1,2,3(85,89,90) A Christmas Story(83)   Action/thriller 13 Hours(16) Heat(95) The Shawshank Redemption(94) V for Vendetta(05) Con Air(97) Gone in 60 Seconds(00) Zero Dark 30(12) Blow(01) Seven(95) American Made(17) Limitless(11) Swordfish(01) Tombstone(93) American Outlaws(01) War Dogs(16) Lord of War(05) Black Hawk Down(01) Inception(10) The Rocketeer(91) Get Rich or Die Trying(05) The Boondock Saints(99) The Bourne Identity 1,2,3 (02,07,12) Pain and Gain(13) Batman Forever(95) Batman & Robin(97)