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291: 'The Bear' deep dive! With Matt Neglia (NextBestPicture.com) Aug 07, 2022

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Matt Neglia, editor-in-chief of NextBestPicture.com joins us for an in-depth examination of ' The Bear' the excellent, surprise hit of the summer! The powerful themes, the cast, the filmmaking, we cover it all.

Christina will doing deep dive, review episodes more regularly on Pop Culture Confidential. Send us your suggestions on the films & shows you'd like to hear about!

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290: The cast & creators of the new series 'A League of Their Own'! (Amazon Prime) Aug 03, 2022

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This week we are joined by the cast & creators of the new series 'A League of Their Own': co-creator and star Abbi Jacobson, co-creator Will Graham, D’Arcy Carden, Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Priscilla Delgado, Molly Ephraim, Melanie Field & exec producer Desta Tedros Reff!

The series, which premieres on Amazon Prime on Aug 12th, is an adaptation of the 1992 film with all new characters and story lines, about the formation of the WWII era women's professional baseball team.

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REVISIT! A conversation with Rick Stanton, one of the lead divers in the dramatic Thai soccer team cave rescue. Jul 29, 2022

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Ahead of the premiere of Ron Howards major motion picture ‘Thirteen Lives’ we revisit our interview with Rick Stanton (in the movie played by Viggo Mortensen) one of the lead divers & key players in the 2018 dramatic rescue of the 12 boys and their soccer coach from an underwater cave in Thailand. Mr Stanton 's memoir is 'Aquanaut'.

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289: Ciao Venezia 2022! Critic John Bleasdale joins us to talk about what to expect from the 2022 Venice Film Festival. Jul 27, 2022

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In part 1 of our Venice Film Festival special we are joined by writer, critic & host of the podcast 'Writers of Film' John Bleasdale. We talk about the incredible line-up this year at Venice & what we are most looking forward to!

In part 2 Christina & John will meet up at Venice Film Festival for further discussions!

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288: From Hell's Kitchen to American Ninja Warrior to Floor is Lava, a conversation with super producer Arthur Smith, a pioneer in non-fiction television. Jul 21, 2022

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From Hell's Kitchen to American Ninja Warrior to Floor is Lava! With more than 200 shows for over 50 networks Arthur Smith is a pioneer in non-fiction television. He and his company have created and developed some of the biggest, longest running and most influential reality and unscripted shows in TV history.

Don't miss our conversation about the evolution of reality TV, how he shaped the genre and some great behind the scenes secrets from the surprise Netflix hit Floor is Lava!

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REVISIT! Co-directors Tia Lessin & Emma Pildes join us to talk about their excellent, urgent and vital documentary THE JANES (HBOMax) Jul 10, 2022

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Co-directors Tia Lessin & Emma Pildes join us to talk about their excellent, urgent and vital documentary THE JANES, HBOMax

The film is the story of the Jane Collective, a group of women who formed a clandestine network that used code names and safe houses in an underground service for women seeking safe and affordable abortions pre Roe v. Wade.

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287: A fabulously fun conversation with the great Hugh Bonneville! Jun 30, 2022

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A fabulously fun conversation with the great Hugh Bonneville! On 'Downton Abbey: A New Era', the Crawley family's new adventures, bringing back the original ensemble, how Lord Grantham has evolved this past decade and so much more!

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286: Summer blockbusters, box office & 2022 movies we are looking forward to! With Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch. Jun 25, 2022

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Always a blast when Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch.com) joins us! We talk about this summer at the movie. From Tom Cruise spectacular box office run, to "Elvis" and Lightyear'. And count down some of the movies we are looking forward to in 2022, the Monroe biopic 'Blonde', Spielberg's 'The Fablemans", Greta Gerwigs 'Barbie" and many more

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285: A conversation with 4-time Academy Award Winner Catherine Martin ('Elvis')! Jun 21, 2022

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An interview with legendary costume/production designer Catherine Martin! She has four Oscars to her name (two for Moulin Rouge! in 2002 , two for The Great Gatsby in 2014)

We talk about creating 'Elvis' with her husband and collaborator of 30 years, director Baz Luhrmann, the source of Elvis style, the jumpsuits, the Napoleon collars and Elvis immense cultural impact.

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284: Dee Wallace, actor, author & scream queen! On her iconic roles from Cujo to E.T, the Spielberg classic celebrating 40 years, and much more! Jun 07, 2022

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We are honored to be joined by actor and author Dee Wallace!

We talk about her iconic roles, from Cujo to E.T., the Spielberg classic celebrating 40 years this year! Her role as Mary, the kids' mom in E.T., is one of the most heartfelt portrayals of a single mom on screen. The role, and the film, has meant so much to many generations of film lovers!

We also talk about her latest book Born, & how to ask for what you want and need from life.

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