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We're talking: The tragedy in Uvalde and gun control Memorial Day Interview with ARFF award winner Budro Partida on his filmmaking start and what drives him. https://www.pennyrockproductions.com/ ARFF and programming strategies.

Jim discovered Harry Potter a little late AND got a super cool 4K collection. Director Daniel Florio is here to talk his wonderful, award winning film THE IMPROVISER.  We even talk a little Joy Shatz. In the closing, we're talking waivers.

We have seen THE BATMAN. OPENING: My SPOILER FREE reaction to The Batman 0:06:01: Gary C. Warren joins the show for a spoiler filled discussion on The Batman. 0:30:12:  Filmmaker Lisa Reznik joins the show to talk about her documentary, A Holocaust Journey: Lessons We Learned.  https://www.aholocaustjourneyfilm.com/ 0:44:45: Closing: Some advice for filmmakers on how to communicate with festivals when you get accepted.

Open: ARFF "Homecoming" is in the books.  Jim talks about how it felt to be back, what the fest means to him. He also answers a question about ARFF attendance and the public. 0:13:36:  Not Nothing filmmakers Suzanne Schmidt and Christie Maturo.  0:33:06: 1883.  Nuff said. 

Austin Revolution Film Festival www.austinrevolution.com We're talking Ghostbusters! We're visited by filmmakers from the Austin Revolution Film Festival. Check them out: 0:11:46 - Aaron & Brigitte Hose 0:29:34 - Jacob Shelton 0:43:14 - Philip Cooney 0:55:30 - Jordan O'Neal 1:09:18 - Tim O'Bryhim 1:26:30 - We're giving out the ARFF Director's Choice awards!

We've seen SCREAM and man, we dug it! 0:06:23: Daniel Baldwin joins us to continue talking SCREAM. Spoilers in this segment. 0:26:35:  David Reyes of X HORN productions is here to talk TEXAS AF and the world premiere on February 15, 2022 at the Austin Revolution Film Festival. 0:39:09:  Submissions to ARFF 2023 are open now!

It's Halloween! I give a quick review and then rank all 12 movies in the Halloween franchise!  Some great, most pretty good and a few stinkers. 0:23:20 CINEMA SHOWDOWN: The Horror Edition: Emy, Daniel and Jaysen join Jim for a new regularly appearing segment: the Cinema Showdown. Watch their picks for the perfect horror movie marathon then tune in to see who won.  0:47:41  TOMMY FAIRCLOTH joins us to talk filmmaking, horror films and his film festivals. Find them here:

OPEN: I talk about the Craig movies in scope...where do they fit? HEAVY SPOILERS IN THE DANIEL BALDWIN SEGMENT 10:46:  Daniel Baldwin then joins the show to talk NO TIME TO DIE and the future of the franchise. 

The Austin Student Film Festival presented by the Austin Revolution Film Festival invites Cedric Thomas Smith, Scott McEntire and Hoyt Richards to join James Christopher to talk filmmaking and film festivals with students. Submissions for the Austin Revolution Film Festival: https://filmfreeway.com/austinrevolutionfilmfest

Our 4th of July episode with a special focus of one of the greatest films of all time: JAWS. In the open, I talk about one thing that really makes the film  a work of genius. 4:41 The Daily Jaws: We’re joined by Ross Williams of the Daily Jaws, one of the most prominent Jaws accounts out there, to discuss our favorite movie. Follow them here: https://twitter.com/thedailyjaws https://t.co/8VNJ58M3bq?amp=1 31:29 Binge Worthy: Carlo and I talk OTHER shark movies. 40:07 Classics With The Canuck: Mike and I are doing a retrospective of Harrison Ford films that maybe went a little under the weather. 47:32 And That Is A Wrap: Might be unpopular to express in this industry sometimes, but,I love this country, for all its problems. It’s given me a lot of gifts and proud to have served her.

SCREEN JOCKS  OPEN:  Memorial Day means a lot of things to a lot of people. Jim gives a veteran’s perspective. 0:07:22 Classics With The Canuck: Mike and Jim discuss the ultimate summer blockbuster: Independence Day 0:17:01 Auteurs On The Air: Bob Celli and Laura Delano discuss working together, the pandemic and The Keeper. 0:40:34 Binge Worth: Carlo has a real with Jupiter’s Legacy.  0:59:37 The 3rd Rail: No, remaking a movie doesn’t kill your childhood. If you think it does, seek help.  1:03:12 And. That. Is. A. Wrap: The 2022 festival is going to be a blowout. Submissions are open. 

OPEN:  It’s baseball season and who doesn’t love a great baseball film. I talk some under the radar baseball flicks including Summer Catch, Fever Pitch and 50 Summers. (0:04:12) Lights, Camera, Playball: An excerpt from the baseball show Let’s Get Two featuring the head of the Field of Dreams Movie Site, Roman Weinberg (0:14:12) Classics With The Canuck:  We’re talking Field of Dreams.  (0:28:20) Auteurs on the Air: ARFF Hall of Famer Cedric Thomas Smith is here to talk new projects and filmmaking in the pandemic.  (0:039:28) Binge Worthy: Carlo and I saw Snyder’s ‘opus’, Justice League.  (0:56:07) The Third Rail: We have to be careful when we start viewing relationships as transactional.  (01:17:06) And That’s. A. Wrap: Excited to be back. Excited to the top reviewed festival on Film Freeway and excited for 2022.