Best Frame 29 Films Podcasts (2025)

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30. BASIC INSTINCT (1992), with Rebecca McCallum 1:42:19

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Today we launch headlong into the erotic thriller genre with a very deep dive into the 1992 box office smash, Basic Instinct. Starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Paul Verhoeven, this gaudy and controversial Neo Noir has many strong links to Hitchcock's Vertigo. To discuss this film and more, Sergio is…

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29. Film Noir Fest 2025, with James Harrison 1:04:35

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James Harrison of Film Noir UK joins Sergio to preview the 2025 Film Noir Fest, which is taking place from 31 October to 2 November at the Plaza Cinema in Weston-Super-Mare. This year's theme is heist movies and highlights include screenings of: Kubrick's KILLER'S KISS (1955) and THE KILLING (1956), Huston's THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950), Siodmak's CRI…

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28. HIGH AND LOW (1963), with Aidan Brack 1:26:29

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Sergio is joined by blogger Aidan Brack, of Mysteries Ahoy, for an in-depth look at Akira Kurosawa's classic 1963 suspense thriller, High and Low. This seems like the perfect time to look back at the film with the release of Spike Lee's remake, Highest 2 Lowest, starring Denzel Washington. Adapted from King's Ransom - the tenth volume in Ed McBain'…

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27. Film Noir scepticism (part 2), with Sheldon Hall 45:20

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Following on from the first part last week, Sergio and Sheldon Hall reunite for a second bout of Film Noir scepticism. How well does Sergio stand up to Sheldon's stinging and relentless criticism? The genres being considered include Westerns, Horror, Science Fiction and the work of Alfred Hitchcock. To listen to the first part of the podcast, visit…

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26. Film Noir scepticism (part 1), with Sheldon Hall 46:38

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At the beginning of every podcast, Sergio asks his guests to give their definition of Film Noir, a notoriously difficult assignment. This week, in the first of a two-part episode, Dr Sheldon Hall, long-time friend to Sergio and the podcast, picks holes in the host's own attempts to define the term. They consider two genres, screwball comedy and the…

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25. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988), with Simon Brown 1:06:49

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The 1988 live action and animation hybrid, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, can certainly lay claim to being the most unusual Film Noir yet featured on Tipping My Fedora. A 1940s murder mystery set in a parallel universe in which humans and cartoons co-exist, it was a huge gamble for the studio and its director, Robert Zemeckis, hot off the success of the …

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24. David Shire's Noir Film Music (1974-76), with John Leman Riley 50:54

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The great film composer and songwriter David Shire turns 88 today. To celebrate, I am joined by film music historian John Leman Riley to look at some of Shire's classic 1970s Neo-Noir music scores, including: THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (Sargent, 1974) THE CONVERSATION (Coppola, 1974) FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (Richards, 1975) ALL THE PRESIDENT'S …

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23. Neo-Noir Film Music, with John Leman Riley 38:08

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Film and music historian John Leman Riley is back and joins me for a discussion of some of the great Neo-Noir scores composed by Ennio Morricone, Michael Small and Jerry Goldsmith. In this episode we focus on four great films and their soundtracks: THE SICILIAN CLAN (Verneuil, 1969) - music by Ennio Morricone THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (Arge…

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22. Hitchcock Noir: REBECCA (1940) and SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943), with Brad Friedman 55:40

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Sergio is joined today by podcast buddy Brad Friedman to discuss two of Alfred Hitchcock's first engagements with American Film Noir: the Gothic romance Rebecca (1940) and the dark small-town psycho-thriller, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Brad blogs about Golden Age mystery books and movies at Ah Sweet Mystery: https://ahsweetmystery.com/ Spoiler alert…

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21. Noir Boxing Movies, with Steve Hunt 1:21:07

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Boxing features in more Hollywood movies than any other sport - and this was certainly true in the era of classic Film Noir. Where does this fascination come from - and how have Noir boxing movies rung the changes over the decades? Sergio is joined by Steve Hunt, host of the superb Boxing Movie Podcast and author of the new book, Heavyweight Title …

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20. Radio Noir: MR ARKADIN (1955) 42:08

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Will the real "Mr Arkadin" please stand up? For the podcast's first foray into audio noir, we tip our hat to Orson Welles - whose birthday it was this past week - and look at the strange case of his noir maudit, MR ARKADIN. Also released as CONFIDENTIAL REPORT, we will consider the many iterations of the film (following in the path of Jonathan Rose…

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19. SEVEN (1995), with Dr Laura Mee 1:21:03

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David Fincher's seminal neo-noir thriller SEVEN is now thirty years old. A surprise commercial success and critical hit, this dark, powerful, densely-layered and genuinely scary and challenging thriller proved to be a hugely influential Neo-noir. And then, there was that box ... To celebrate, Sergio is joined by Dr Laura Mee, Principal Lecturer in …

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18. Mabuse Lives! with David Kalat 58:17

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Before such monstrous miscreants as Ernst Stavro Blofeld, The Joker, Hannibal Lecter and Bellatrix Lestrange besmirched page and screen, perhaps the greatest supervillain of them all was Dr Mabuse. Hell-bent on world domination, his devilish plans were chronicled in books and movies throughout most of the 20th century. And now he's back in a brand …

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17. Spring break 6:31

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Our offices will be closed during the Easter period so we can take a small holiday and recharge the little grey cells. But we won't be gone for long and we have lots of special episodes all lined up and ready to go. To whet your appetite, here are previews from some forthcoming episodes including ones dedicated to boxing movies, Westerns and Noir s…

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16. The Noir books of Jim Thompson, with Jim Noy 58:13

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Sergio is joined by novelist, blogger and podcaster Jim Noy to enthuse about the work of writer Jim Thompson, the sui generis maestro of 50s and 60's Noir. We explore some of Thompson's major themes, his often psychopathic protagonists and his horrifying and frequently surreal endings - and look in detail at such classic books as The Killers Inside…

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15. DEATH WISH II (1982) and DEATH WISH III (1985), with Simon Brown 27:19

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Welcome back for the second half of Sergio's conversation with Simon Brown about the Michael Winner / Charles Bronson Death Wish trilogy - today's focus is on the first two sequels, produced by Cannon in the 1980s. We look at what the sequels added to, and detracted from, this popular cycle of revenge films extending the success of the first and mo…

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14. DEATH WISH (1974), with Simon Brown 50:18

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Sergio is joined today by Simon Brown for the first of a two-part look at the trio of Death Wish films that were directed by Michael Winner and starred Charles Bronson. One of the key releases of the 1970s, Michael Winner’s 1974 box office smash, Death Wish, starred Charles Bronson as a man driven to murderous reprisals after a violent assault that…

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13. David Lynch and Film Noir, with Dr Lindsay Hallam 1:02:13

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As a tribute to the late David Lynch, Sergio is joined by special guest Dr Lindsay Hallam, Senior Lecturer in Film at the University of East London to discuss his work in the Noir context. Dr Hallam is author of the books Screening the Marquis de Sade and a Devil's Advocates volume on Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and has written several articles …

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12. KISS ME DEADLY (1955), with Mark Dillon 1:11:00

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Today’s podcast is devoted to KISS ME DEADLY, the classic Film Noir directed by Robert Aldrich from Mickey Spillane's best-seller featuring his ultra-hardboiled PI, Mike Hammer. My guest is Mark Dillon, an award-winning Toronto-based journalist specializing in film, TV and pop music. He is a former editor of Playback, the business publication for t…

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11. Christmas Noir, with special guests Simon Brown and Stacey Abbott 1:27:13

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Can the shadows of Film Noir retain their dark power even during the holiday season? Come and join me in front of the fireplace for a special yuletide edition of Tipping My Fedora with friends of the podcast, Simon Brown and Stacey Abbott and their devoted pooch Lilli, while they take a break from sleuthing as we look at some classic crime movies s…

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10. Edward G. Robinson's gangsters, with Craig Ian Mann 1:05:34

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To celebrate what would have been the 131st birthday of Hollywood icon Edward G. Robinson, Sergio is joined by Craig Ian Mann to provide an overview of the many gangster roles he played during his career, examining how they transitioned from Depression-era tragedies of men who took the wrong path to fame and fortune to Noir-era sociopaths of the 40…

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9. DEAD AGAIN (1991), with Nick Cardillo 1:02:14

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A look back at Kenneth Branagh's box office hit, Dead Again (1991), a highly imaginative valentine to classic Film Noir co-starring Emma Thompson and Andy Garcia that daringly combines a murder mystery with the supernatural. Sergio is joined by writer and actor, Nick Cardillo. A lifelong fan of mystery and detective fiction, Nick is the author of s…

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8. Music for Film Noir (1941-1959), with John Leman Riley 1:04:31

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Sergio is joined by film and music expert John Leman Riley to provide an overview of some of the film scores written for Film Noir in the classic 1941 to 1959 period. The films explored in this podcast include: THE MALTESE FALCON (John Huston, 1941) - music by Adolph Deutsch THE BIG SLEEP (Howard Hawks, 1946) - music by Max Steiner SUNSET BOULEVARD…

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7. BLACK TUESDAY (1954), with Barry Forshaw, Craig Ian Mann and Sheldon Hall 43:15

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Sergio previews the UK Blu-ray release of the 1954 drama Black Tuesday, which is being released today by Eureka in their Masters of Cinema series. He is joined by Barry Forshaw, Craig Ian Mann and Sheldon Hall - who all provided new extras for this release - and together they explore the contributions of stars Edward G. Robinson, Peter Graves and J…

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6. Tigers in the Smoke, with Mike Ripley 47:19

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Sergio is joined by author and critic Mike Ripley to look at a tale of two tigers, or rather, two versions of The Tiger in the Smoke: the original 1952 novel by Margery Allingham, featuring her sleuth Albert Campion; and its film noir adaptation from 1956 that, despite being mostly very faithful, chose to completely eliminate her recurring protagon…

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5. NEAR DARK (1987), with Professor Stacey Abbott 1:01:15

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We celebrate Halloween with a close look at Kathryn Bigelow's classic noir-western-horror hybrid, Near Dark. My very special guest is Stacey Abbott, Professor of Film at Northumbria University, where she is a member of their Horror Studies Research Group. Her research focuses on horror and cult film and television, with a particular interest in vam…

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4. TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA (1985), with Liam Dunn 54:14

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Today we explore the late William Friedkin's 1985 dark and dazzling neo-noir, To Live and Die in LA, which stars William L. Peterson, Willem Dafoe and John Pankow, features stunning cinematography by Robby Müller and a killer soundtrack by British new wave band, Wang Chung. My special guest is writer and filmmaker Liam Dunn, who is also co-host of …

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3. Film Noir Fest 2024, with James Harrison 54:54

12M ago54:54

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Sergio chats to James Harrison, co-founder of Film Noir UK and director of its first festival, Film Noir Fest 2024. The event will take place in Weston-Super-Mare from 1 to 3 November and this year's theme is Dangerous Divas. We preview some of the main screenings, which include: Lee Marvin Centenary The Big Heat (Fritz Lang, 1953) Point Blank (Joh…

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2. Noir Panorama, with Barry Forshaw 1:02:27

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For the first episode of Tipping My Fedora (TMF), Sergio is joined by crime fiction critic and historian, Barry Forshaw (www.barryforshaw.co.uk). They look at a selection of some of the home video releases on which Barry has worked, spanning 25 years of Film Noir. Titles discussed, include: This Gun for Hire (Frank Tuttle, 1942) starring Veronica L…

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1. Trailer 1:44

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What is this thing called Film Noir? It's time to buckle up your trenchcoat and don your fedora. Join host Sergio Angelini and his guests every 10 days as they uncover the secrets behind 100 years of crime movies, radio dramas, hardboiled fiction and thousands of television episodes. Launching on 4 October 2024 ...…

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BTL - 202 - Bobby Blakey - Critic 56:38

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This week on Between The Line, Drew sits down with film critic Bobby Blakey of HollywoodMatrimony.com to discuss an often overlooked relationship between entertainment creators and critics. Bobby shines some light on his process, but also offers his own unique view of watching films. You can learn more about Bobby by visiting http://www.hollywoodma…

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BTL - 201 - Dan Anderson - Set Photog 1:12:22

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This week on Between the Line, Drew sits down with Dan Anderson a 600 set photographer and photojournalist to discuss the ever meandering career. They discuss being part of the bridge generation, Nic Cage, Hurricane Katrina and much more. Opening song: “Photograph” by Pataphysics from their album My Phone’s About To Die…

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HTR - 12.29.2016 - Bruce Lee Greenwood Vs. The Not Ghost Army 47:02

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We’re BAAAAAAAACK. Drew and Chris join forces to defeat the imperial army in their discussion of Rogue One, fight non ghost ghouls in a review of Spectral with special musical guest Bruce Lee Greenwoods, pay loving homage to Carrie Fisher, explain their absence from podcasting and go on a rant about movie scores - you know all the stuff you missed.…

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BTL - It's Official - We're on Break! 2:25

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Well...as we mentioned - work has caught up to us and we're going on a BRIEF hiatus. We'll be back better than ever soon enough...in the meantime check out some of our vintage episodes ;)By Frame 29 Films

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE #31 – BABE: PIG IN THE CITY W/ EVAN SAATHOFF] 43:23

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Let’s keep this 2015 season of the Movies You Love podcast rolling as we enter into the territory of the weird and unusual, but still amazing, as I sit and talk with Evan Saathoff of Badass Digest as we discuss the crazy world of George Miller’s Babe: Pig in the City. As usual I don’t have much to say to this other than enjoy. Go Subscribe to the s…

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE #30 – THE GRADUATE W/ SHANE SLATER] 40:35

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A much needed return to posting this podcast will be (let’s pretend that was written by Yoda himself). With a back ordered episode from September of last year I sat down with local film blogger Shane Slater from Film Actually to discuss Mike Nicols’ The Graduate. Go Subscribe to the show via iTunes here, or on Stitcher. Let me know what you think a…

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EP# 29 – BATMAN W/ KRISTY PUCHKO] 1:01:16

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It’s time for a whole new chapter into the Movies You Love Podcast era. No it’s not changing to a new format, no it’s not moving to another night, no we’re not making it about video games — or should I? Actually when you think about it nothing’s really changing about this show. I’m just kind of saying all of this because I’m releasing a new episode…

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE #28 – PSYCHO (1960) W/ KRISTEN SALES] 1:03:48

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This time around on the podcast I get to talk with Kristen Sales of Movie Mezzanine about the 1960 classic Psycho. When you’re behind the wheel with your boss’ cash on the seat next to you, do you jet out of town or are you gonna head back to the bank and make that deposit? Go Subscribe to the show via iTunes here, or on Stitcher. Let me know what …

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE#27 – WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT W/ JOSH SPIEGEL] 51:03

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This time around on the podcast we take a child like journey with low cut dresses and gorilla style bouncers when toon and man collided in filmmaking with Who Framed Roger Rabbit with my guest Josh Spiegel, of Mousterpiece Cinema. So strap in for some falling anvils and any other silly cartoon reference I can think of that this film does a lot bett…

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE #26 – THE THIN RED LINE W/ BRIAN J. ROAN] 1:04:38

11y ago1:04:38

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This episode is late, but still great. If you like hearing film lovers talking about sincerity, pretension and general film adoration then nothing will do you better than this conversation with Brian J Roan, of Dear Film and The Film Stage Show. As an aside, and I mention it in my recording, ever since being back from the unnanouced hiatus earlier …

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE #25 – BRAZIL W/ EDWARD DOUGLAS] 53:18

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And under the wire I hit the 2 week mark again just before the clock turns, and yes I’m using Jamaica as the clock that matters. This time around I talk with Edward Douglas (aka. the Weekend Warrior) of Coming Soon about one of his all time favourites, Brazil. As we dissect the idea of government’s control over their people and the rights that the …

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE #24 – STRANGER THAN FICTION W/ KYLE TURNER] 51:47

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Yes. For those of you paying attention the show has been a bit of a hiatus. With the last episode released, being the one where I shine the spotlight on my own film enthusiasm, having been released roughly two months ago. I go into much more detail about the last few months in the first few minutes of this show and I’ll let that be it’s only discus…

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE #23 – RESERVOIR DOGS W/ ANDREW ROBINSON] 1:01:16

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It’s officially been one year since I released the first episode of the Movies You Love Podcast. This is the 24th episode released (including the Bonus End of 2013 Episode) and I’ve had a grand total of 22 guests (not including myself). I want to thank everyone who’s listened, subscribed and took part in the making of this show over the year and I …

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MOVIES YOU LOVE PODCAST [EPISODE #22 – PHONE BOOTH W/ MERRILL BARR] 1:04:07

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Another podcast in the bag and this time around the wondrous Merrill Barr, from Forbes and Nerdist, stops by to discuss the 2003 classic, Phone Booth. Go Subscribe to the show via iTunes here, or on Stitcher. Let me know what you think and go review and rate the show there. So go do it guysBy gmanReviews