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**Monday Morning Critic Podcast**

My name is Darek Thomas and I am the host of Monday Morning Critic Podcast. My podcast is a labor of love created out of my passion for my guests, their work and a variety of shows, movies and people that have changed my life. Welcome to Monday Morning Critic.www.mmcpodcast.com

Latest Episodes:

(Episode 171) "The Howard Stern Show" Comedian: Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling. Jan 28, 2020

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Jackie Martling was the Head Writer on the Howard Stern Show for over 20 years, changing the face of radio forever.

Jackie is also in the movie "Private Parts" and has been doing Stand Up Comedy for over 40 years.

Meet the kind and talented: Jackie Martling.

(Episode 170) "Lion" Composer: Dustin O'Halloran. Jan 26, 2020

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Dustin O’Halloran is a composer based in Los Angeles.

He founded indie rock band Devics with singer Sara Lov, who he met while studying art at Santa Monica College.

In 2004, he released his first record as a solo artist, Piano Solos. He has since released three more solo records, the latest of which is Lumiere (2011), which featured contributions by Peter Broderick and Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid), and was mixed by the late Jóhann Jóhannsson. With A Winged Victory for the Sullen, his project with Adam Wiltzie, Dustin O’Halloran has released two albums, A Winged Victory for the Sullen (2011) and Atomos (2014).

He has gone on to score a number of films and TV shows, including Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006), Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy (2011) and Jill Soloway’s Transparent (2014–). He was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award for his original Transparent theme.

Dustin O’Halloran collaborated with Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) to score Lion (2017), and they won an AACTA Award for their score and were nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA.

Dustin has also composed music used in Nike commercials and worked with Katy Perry.

Welcome the immensely talented, Dustin O'Halloran.

(Episode 169) "Rocky IV" Composer: Vince DiCola. Jan 19, 2020

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Vince DiCola is an American composer, keyboardist and arranger best known for his work on the "The Transformers:The Movie," "Staying Alive" and "Rocky IV" soundtracks.

DiCola also pioneered the use of sequencers on hissoundtrack recording for "Rocky IV,"one of the first to exploit the Fairlight CMIand Synclavier II computers' sequencing capabilities.

Meet the awesome: Vince DiCola.

(Episode 168) "The Shawshank Redemption" Actor: William Sadler. Jan 13, 2020

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William Sadler is an iconic actor whose filmography includes Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill and Ted Face the Music (August 2020), Die Hard 2, The Green Mile and his absolutely phenomenal performance as "Heywood" in the best movie in the history of cinema, The Shawshank Redemption.

Meet: The very cool, kind and supremely talented, William Sadler.

(Episode 167) "Midnight Express" The True Story of Billy Hayes. Jan 09, 2020

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Billy Hayes and his life story were made into the 1978 movie "Midnight Express", which told the true story of an American backpacker who was jailed for trying to sneak a few kilos of grade-A hashish back into the United States. With a screenplay by Oliver Stone (earning him his first Oscar), a haunting electro score by Giorgio Moroder (also scoring an Oscar) and a riveting performance from then newcomer Brad Davis, Midnight Express became a breakout hit that would forever be ingrained in the memories of many a viewer.

Meet: Billy Hayes.

(Episode 166) "The Crown" Actor: Jason Watkins. Jan 02, 2020

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Jason Watkins is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor. His most recent performance as Prime Minister Harold Wilson in "The Crown" is absolutely phenomenal, and personally speaking my favorite performance of the year.

Jason is very kind, immensely talented, has a wonderful sense of humor and I consider myself extremely fortunate in having the opportunity to converse with him.

Meet Jason Watkins.

(Episode 165) "Miracle" Patrick O'Brien Demsey. Dec 28, 2019

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Patrick's iconic role as Mike Eruzione of the epic 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team in "Miracle"... the greatest sports story in the history of modern day sports-continues to impact thousands of athletes and dreamers from professional athletes to those children just starting to realize what "dreaming" is.

Welcome the awesome, talented and very cool...Paddy Demsey.

(Episode 164) "Richard Jewell" Actor: Garon Grigsby. Dec 25, 2019

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Special Christmas Release!

Episode 164. Garon Grigsby!

Garon's filmography includes The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Quantum Leap, Grey's Anatomy and the absolutely epic, Richard Jewell.

Meet the very kind and talented Garon Grigsby.

20 Minute Movie Review: "The Rise of Skywalker" Dec 22, 2019

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Film Guru Darek Thomas breaks down "The Rise of Skywalker"

(Episode 163) "Castle Rock" Actor: Mathilde Dehaye. Dec 16, 2019

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Mathilde was raised in a multicultural environment, surrounded by her Russian grandfather, German grandmother, and Belgian parents. While growing up in the small city of Liège (Belgium), she took dancing classes for over a decade, trained in improvisation, and performed in a few plays throughout the years, coached by professional comedians. Two months after graduating from high school, she took a leap of faith and made her way to New York City to pursue her dreams. She first studied Meisner at The Acting Studio under James Price, then completed a "One Year Acting for Film Conservatory" at The New York Film Academy, and finally graduated with a "Two Year Acting Conservatory" diploma from The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. In 2019, she's been portraying Amity in the J.J. Abrams & Stephen King series, Castle Rock. Meet the very talented and fearless: Mathilde Dehaye.

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