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The Berlins go head-to-head in this mini Cinema Face-Off episode. John and Erika do a rundown about the Film Society's Summer 2022 events. We're busy! Good busy.

John and Erika talk to Dr. Rhonda Matthews, political sociologist and leader of the Film Society's new program, Eerie Horror Fest Presents...

John and Erika sit down with co-host and not-so-special guest Mike Berlin, and discuss the new docuseries coming to WQLN in the fall, "Chronicles".  

John and Erika talk with young filmmaker Lauren Dreyfus about her short film and coming back home to film in her hometown of Erie after recently graduating from the New York Film Academy.   Lauren's film, along with three other shorts, will be screening at PACA on Saturday night (05/14/2022) from 7:00 - 9:00 PM.  Check it out!  https://www.paca1505.org/events/detail/nyfa-graduates-thesis-film-screening

Erika, John, and special guest J.J. Hodges go deep into the night - the dark knight - and discuss Matt Reeves 'The Batman'.  

Ten films that speak to John and Mike's particular cinema sentiment at this moment in time. Plus John provides a quick update on the Eerie Horror Fest. Early bird submission deadline April 30: https://filmfreeway.com/EerieHorrorFest  

Erika, John, and Mike talk about how Will Smith lost his Oscar, our totally wrong predictions, who won the big awards, and the ceremony.

John and Mike sit down and talk with the Mike Golab the owner of Xhibit One Productions.  Mike shares the story of his start in film and video production, the process of learning how to run his own business, his writing approach, and what he has coming up next.  

John and Erika sit down with Oddity Production’s founding trio Liam O’Brien, Danny Pakulski, and Simon Yahn to discuss their new short film Alexander the Brain.

Erika, John, and Mike talk about the evolving Ukrainian crisis, Sean Penn, and the importance of wartime documentarians to capture history. 

John, Erika, and Mike share their thoughts about this year's contenders for best film.

The Film Grain podcast returns with Erie-based filmmaker, Cole Daniel Hills, and his new feature film, The Root of Perfection, premiering THIS Friday, January 14th at 7:00 PM at the H.O. Hirt Auditorium at the Blasco Memorial Library!  Get your tickets here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5326553  --------- Follow us on Twitter / Facebook / Instagram "night vibe" available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "Fairuz - Adaysh Kan Fi Nas (Lo-Fi Hip Hop Redux)" available via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/