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A podcast about movies and the movies that inspired them. A good movie is the result of a large number of people both in front of and behind the camera combining to create a piece of art… But what about the movies that came before that inspired those filmmakers to make the movie? On Piecing It Together we figure out what the clear (and not so clear) influences were that make up the movies we love.
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On the 439th episode of Piecing It Together, Robbie Sherman joins me to talk about The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. This episode is a crossover with Conversations With Robbie Sherman where I recently guested on two Looney Tunes related episodes in the lead up to the first ever fully animated theatrically released Looney Tunes movie.…
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On the 438th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Presence, one of two Steven Soderbergh films released this year. This ghost story from the point of view of the ghost is a unique, original and one of the year's best so far. Puzzle pieces include A Ghost Story, In A Violent Nature, Paranormal Activity and I Am The Pretty…
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On this special episode, I’m joined by Nick Marcus from The Film Scorer Podcast to discuss our picks for the best film scores of the 2020s decade so far at the mid-way point. This special conversation is a cross-over that will appear on both of our podcasts and we get into a lot of really amazing film scores from over the last 5 years. As always, S…
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On this special episode, I'm joined by Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year to discuss our picks for the best films of the 2020s decade so far at the mid-way point. With very differring movie tastes, we get into a lot of varied picks from over the last 5 years. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss! Josh Bell is a film critic whose…
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On the 437th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas to talk about Mickey 17! The latest from Bong Joon-ho features 17 Robert Pattinsons (well, mainly two but still, we want as many Robert Pattinsons as we can get). Puzzle pieces include Downsizing, The Death of Stalin, Dead Ringers and The Island. As always, S…
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On this new entry in the special episode series Breaking It Apart, I’m joined by Mike Miley, author of the book David Lynch's American Dreamscapes, to do a first of its kind episode... A look at films that may have been inspired by the collective works of David Lynch. Undoubtebly one of the most influential figures in cinema, after he recently pass…
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On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in March 2025. This month’s episode includes Rule Breakers, Night Of The Zoopocalypse, Novocaine, Black Bag, The Electric State, Opus, Snow White, The Alto Knights, Bob Trevin…
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On this special episode, Ben Miller joins me to give our predictions for the 97th Academy Awards, happening on Sunday, March 2nd. As in previous years, we’ll just cover a selection of the Oscar categories for the sake of time, but we discuss what should win, what will win and what we think should have been nominated for those coveted Oscars. As alw…
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On the 436th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Knik Woods, Jimmie Gonzalez and Sam Novak to talk about THE MONKEY! Osgood Perkins' hilarious horror-comedy is based on a Stephen King short story and filled with all kinds of wacky, craziness. Puzzle pieces include Final Destination, Gremlins, T…
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On the 435th episode of Piecing It Together, Tara Giancaspro joins me to talk about The Brutalist. Brady Corbett's American epic is one of the most talked about movies of the year and a big contender at the upcoming Oscars. Puzzle pieces include Babylon, The Aviator, There Will Be Blood and The Neon Demon. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Brutalist…
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Captain America: Brave New World LIVE (Featuring Faith Nault, Jorge Lara and Kristopher West)
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On the 434th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Faith Nault, Jorge Lara and Kristopher West to talk about Captain America: Brave New World. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn't exactly move things forward like fans had hoped, but we had a good time with it anyway. Puzzle piece…
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On the 433rd episode of Piecing It Together, Josie DeMarco joins me to talk about Anora. Sean Baker's latest starring Mikey Madison was an early awards favorite when we recorded this episode. Then I kept waiting for a good time to release the episode and in the months since, it's won DGA and PGA and is now looking like a clear Oscar frontrunner. Pu…
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On the 432nd episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Michael Keene, Tia Bean & William-Patrick Coleman to talk about Heart Eyes! Josh Ruben's new slasher is a horror-romantic-comedy, just in time for Valentine's Day! Puzzle pieces include Scream, Lover's Lane, My Bloody Valentine and My Bloody Vale…
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer and podcaster Brian Skutle joins me to take a look back at 2024 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! It was a big year for movies and we get into a lot of great picks from some of the more celebrated scores like The Brutalist and Conclave to some more more out of left field picks…
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On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in February 2025. This month’s episode includes Kinda Pregnant, Love Hurts, Armand, Paddington In Peru, The Gorge, Bridge Jones: Mad About The Boy, The Monkey, The Day The Ear…
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On the 431st episode of Piecing It Together, Danette Tull from the Nevada Film Office joins me to talk about Flight Risk, the Mark Wahlberg starring acion flick shot here in Nevada. We recorded this episode at LMG Studios where the film was mostly shot and after our main converastion we're also joined by Troy Staton to discuss filming in Nevada. Pu…
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about our picks for our favorite older films that we watched for the first time in 2024. Some of our picks come from our research for Josh’s podcast Awesome Movie Year and some are just movies from our watch list that we happened to watch in the last year. We also hear from …
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On the 430th episode of Piecing It Together, film critic Courtney Howard joins me to talk about Better Man. If you don't know it by name, this is the Robbie Williams biopic where he's digitally replaced by a CGI Chimp. It's WILD. Puzzle pieces include All That Jazz, Rocketman, Babylon and of course, Planet of the Apes. As always, SPOILER ALERT for …
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On the 429th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests K.L. Martin, Luella Chavez and Knik Woods to talk about Wolf Man! Leigh Whannel's take on the classic Universal monster added some interesting ideas and plenty of tension. Puzzle pieces include The Shining, Night of the Living Dead, Twilight and …
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On the 428th episode of Piecing It Together, Toby Cochran joins me to talk about The Wild Robot, which has just been re-released in theaters. This beautiful animated film is one of 2024's best. We also discuss my guest's animated film about a robot, LUKI & The Lights. Puzzle pieces include Isle of Dogs, Bambi, Life of Pi and The Iron Giant. As alwa…
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On the 427th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Jason Harris, Derek Sante and KC Christon to talk about Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera! This long awaited sequel to the "dirtbag action" flick takes things to the next level. Puzzle pieces include Ronin, The Italian Job, The Fast & The Furious and O…
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On the 426th episode of Piecing It Together, Robert Kachelriess joins me to talk about The Last Showgirl. Both of us being Las Vegas based gave us plenty to talk about with Pamela Anderson's much hyped Vegas showgirl story. Puzzle pieces include Casino, Leaving Las Vegas, The Wrestler and Nyad. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Last Showgirl and the…
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On the 425th episode of Piecing It Together, journalist Corey Levitan joins me to talk about A Complete Unknown. This Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold starring Timothee Chalamet does its best to make a story out of a mysterious music icon. Puzzle pieces include Bohemian Rhapsody, Amadeus, Birdman and inside Llewyn Davis. As always, SPOILER ALERT…
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2024. Along with some honorable mentions and suggestions from the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group, we get into a lot of the movies that made up 2024. As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies w…
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a look back at the year 2024. This is not a traditional episode of the podcast, but more a chance to talk to you all and recap my year in movies, music and podcasting, as well as share some news about what’s coming in 2025. My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp a…
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On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in January 2025. This month’s episode includes Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Better Man, Den Of Thieves: Pantera, The Last Showgirl, Wolf Man, One Of Them Days, Back …
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On this special bonus episode of Piecing It Together, I’m actually reposting a guest apperance I recently did on LA Podfidential with host Chauncey Telese where we discussed our most anticipated films of 2025! The original version of this conversation is available at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/ As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of t…
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On the 424th episode of Piecing It Together, Arthur Howell joins me to talk about Carry-On! This tight thriller is set at an airport at Christmas... So I suppose welcome to our Christmas episode! Puzzle pieces include Die Hard, Collateral, Grand Piano and Phone Booth. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Carry-On and the movies we discuss! Written by T.J. …
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On the 423rd episode of Piecing It Together, podcaster Robbie Sherman joins me to talk about The Invisible Raptor... I don't always cover these kinds of straight to VOD jokey movies, but with a concept as great as "what if a raptor was on a rampage... and it was invisible," I had to check it out. Puzzle pieces include Jurassic Park, Hollow Man, Cri…
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On the 422nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jamila Brown joins me to talk about Wicked. One of the year's biggest films, the adaptation of the beloved Wizard of Oz prequel musical actually turned out to be the hit that Hollywood thought it would be. Puzzle pieces include Wonka, Frozen, Mean Girls and Shrek. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Wicked and …
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On the 421st episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Guillermo E. Barahona C., Angel C and Dustin Ross to talk about Y2K! This comedy-horror from director Kyle Mooney and A24 imagins a world where the Y2K bug gave way to a technological uprising and all hell breaks loose. Puzzle pieces include Thi…
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On the 420th episode of Piecing It Together, Katherine Jackson joins me to talk about Nightbitch! The story of a new mother who believes she might be turning into a dog was one of my most anticipated movies of the year. We also talk about Katherine's new short Attachment Theory. Puzzle pieces for Nightbitch include Tully, Parenthood, Black Swan and…
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a break from movies to share with you all my new album A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear by The Pup Pups! This collection of novelty/comedy songs about dogs and cats (and in some cases sung by my dogs and cats) is the follow-up to Variety Snaps and I managed to get finished to rel…
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On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in December 2024. This month’s episode includes Nightbitch, Werewolves, Mary, The Invisible Raptor, Maria, Lord Of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kraven The Hunter, Carry…
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On the 419th episode of Piecing It Together, Eric Langberg joins me to talk about Emilia Pérez. This musical about a trans cartel leader mixes a lot of tones and ideas... Not always so successfully. Puzzle pieces include The Assignment, South Park, La La Land and Green Book. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Emilia Pérez and the movies we discuss! Writt…
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On the 418th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Sam Novak, Korey Kilgore and Jake Gonzalez to talk about Gladiator II, the long awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning epic! Puzzle pieces include Training Day, Krull, Army of Darkness and Fellini Satyricon. As always, SPOILER ALERT for…
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On the 417th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to talk about Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. After decades of trying to bring his passion project to the big screen, it's finally here... And it's kind of a goof. Puzzle pieces include Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Fateful Findings, Idiocracy and The Fountainhead. As al…
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On the 416th episode of Piecing It Together, Camille Corbett joins me to talk about Blink Twice. This controversial film, the debut from director Zoe Kravitz, hits on a lot of topics that have been in the news the last few years. Puzzle pieces include The Most Dangerous Game, 127 Hours, All About Eve and Knives Out. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bli…
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On the 415th episode of Piecing It Together, Chase Hutchinson joins me to talk about Conclave. After the death of the pope, a bunch of old cardinals must come to a decision of who will be the successor, and these guys get very catty... Puzzle pieces include 12 Angry Men, Succession, All The President's Men and Election. As always, SPOILER ALERT for…
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On the 414th episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Las Vegas with guests Faith Nault, Samantha Soriano and Ali The Gran Finali to talk about Heretic! A24's religious thriller poses lots of questions and gave us lots to talk about. Puzzle pieces include Barbarian, Don't Worry Darling, Misert and The Book of Mormon. As a…
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together we’re following up our FilmQuest episode on Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox with an interview with the film’s writer/director Stimson Snead. We talk about some of the film’s actual influences and get some reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the main episode. As always, SPOI…
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Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox (Featuring Caleb Wells, Rakefet Abergel & Craig Blair)
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On the 413th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Caleb Wells, Rakefet Abergel & Craig Blair to talk about Tim Travers and The Time Traveler's Paradox, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include Rick & Morty, Looper, 13 Going on 30 and The Fifth Element .As always, SPOILER ALE…
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together we’re following up our FilmQuest episode on The Killgrin with an interview with the film’s writer/director Joanna Tsanis and lead actress Konstantina Mantelos. We talk about some of the film’s actual influences and get some reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the main episode.. As alwa…
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On the 412th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Colin G. Cooper, Shane Bannon & Celina Bernstein to talk about The Killgrin, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include Drag Me To Hell, Hellraiser, She Dies Tomorrow and Smile. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Killgrin and the…
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On this special episode of Piecing It Together we're following up our FilmQuest episode on The Beldham with an interview with the film's writer/director Angela Gulner. We talka bout some of the film's actual influences and get some reactions to some of the puzzle pieces brought up on the main episode. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Beldham and th…
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On the 411th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Cavan Campbell, Joshua Matthews and Kieran Shea to talk about The Beldham, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include The Babadook, The Dark and The Wicked, The Sixth Sense and Rosemary's Baby. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The …
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On the 410th episode of Piecing It Together, I am at the FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah and am joined by Nicole Murray, Paige Henderson and David Tappan to talk about Daughter of the Sun, as well as their own projects. Puzzle pieces include Logan, Midnight Special, The Florida Project and Firestarter. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Daughter o…
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On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in November 2024. This month’s episode includes Here, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Elevation, Small Things Like These, Conclave, Emilia Perez, Red One, Wicked, Blitz, Spel…
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On the 409th episode of Piecing It Together, Tara Giancaspro joins me to talk about The Substance. One of the most buzzed about films of the year, we get into all kinds of gloopy, nasty stuff on this episode. Puzzle pieces include The Fly, Death Becomes Her, Akira and Dead Alive. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Substance and the movies we discuss!…
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On the 408th episode of Piecing It Together, Chris Scalzo joins me to talk about Smile 2. The curse from the first smile finds its way to a pop star and things get even more insane. Puzzle pieces include Vox Lux, Blonde, The Shining and Britney Spears' actual life. As always, SPOILER ALERT for Smile 2 and the movies we discuss! Written by Parker Fi…
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