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On this episode I'm joined by friend and Woovember action movie challenge programmer Ole Lorenzen. We go through all 30 movies we plan to watch this November to celebreate the history of action cinema. Click the link to the official letterboxd page to learn more and join in on the fun.

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Today's episode I'm joined by Patrick Young and Powell Robinson to talk about the upcoming Big Bad Film Festival which is held August 23 to 25 in Glendale, California and celebrates action cinema from around the world.

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On today's episode I"m joined by author Heather Wixson. We discuss growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, how her mom got her into horror movies, terrorizing her friends with the latest scary movie at sleep overs and about her career as an author. All this and more on the lateste episode of Reel Early.

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Daily Dead Writings

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On this episode I'm joined by music video, commercial and motion picture editor Chancler Haynes. We talk about how influential the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes and Power Rangers was, his friendship with Torque director Joseph Khan, Jackie Chan, working as a projectionaist and yes we do talk a little bit about working with Taylor Swift. All this and more.

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Cosmo Street

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On this episode I'm joined by my friend Max Deering. He recently got his master's in film studies so congratulations to Max. We talk about what it was like moving from the United States to the Netherlands and the differences in movie cultures. We also discuss how he and his father would watch movies together, the video store he used to go to, and so much more. A great episode as always so please check it out.

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It's back! Woovember 7's task list is live and I'm here with my friend Ole Lorenzen to talk all about it. We break down every category including the films we plan to watch this November. Please check out the Woovember list at letterboxd.com or @Woovember for the rules. Enjoy the discussion and we look forward to hearing what you plan on watching this Woovember.

Some episode corrections. As discussed in the episode check out friend of the show Robb Antiquera's Bloodfist Forever (not Bloodfist Legacy) website to learn more about Don "The Dragon Wilson

The film starring Ramin Sohrab is called Layers of Lies and please check out this interview at Action For Everyone regarding the film. The Universe Has A Plan with Ramin Sohrab by Action for Everyone (spotify.com)

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Today I'm joined on the show by Carmelita Valdez McKoy, podcast guest extraordinaire. It was a wonderful discussion about how important movies were to her family. We also discussed how even though we grew up in completely different circumstances that we both shared similar movie watching experiences. All this and a lot more on the latest episode of Reel Early.

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On today's episode I'm joined by Action for Everyone's Mike Scott as we discuss one of his favorite movies growing up (and still is), the 1993 teen action comedy Airborne. We talk about the stunts, the before they were famous stars in the film and how the story is a lot more nuanced than at first glance. All this and other bits of foolishness on this episode of Reel Early.

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This episode I'm joined by Patrick Vicious from the Chainsaws and Claws podcast as we talk the 1985 John Hughes teen classic The Breakfast Club.

In this episode we do talk about suicide and wanted to direct anybody who needs to dial 988 which is the national suicikde and crisis hotline. It's open 24/7 and is toll free.

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On this episode I'm joined by Wendi Freeman of Chicago band Sonny Veneer as we talk about the 1987 teen film Three O'Clock High. We start the episode learning about Wendy's life getting into cinema where she talks about watching movies with her grandfather and growing up in a Ski town. The episode that breaks down the film Three O'Clock High and what makes that a special film for Wendi. All that and Red Shoe Diaries on this episode of Reel Early.

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