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Quentin Tarantino Vol. 2Friend of the show, Quentin Tarantino returns for an extended 2+ hour conversation on his career, getting snub at the oscars, working with Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and so much more. You cannot miss this epic episode of the ReelBlend podcast! Follow The Show HereReelBlend - @ReelBlendSean - @Sean_OConnellJake - @JakesTakesKevin - @KevinMcCarthyTVGabe - @gabeKovacs Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

How To Create An International Hit With Producers Hiram Garcia And Matt Tolmach Joining us for a special bonus episode of ReelBlend are producers of Jumanji: The Next Level, Hiram Garcia and Matt Tolmach. They discuss working with director Jake Kasdan and stars like Jack Black, Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan and Kevin Hart. With the success of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, they dive into what it takes to create a film for a global audience, and so much more. Enjoy! Follow The Show HereReelBlend - @ReelBlendSean - @Sean_OConnellJake - @JakesTakesKevin - @KevinMcCarthyTVGabe - @gabeKovacs Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Director Sam Mendes Talks 1917We are so happy to welcome acclaimed director of films like American Beauty, Road to Perdition and Skyfall, Sam Mendes, on the show to discuss the making of his latest, 1917. He dives into the storytelling aspects of the long take, winning an Oscar so early in his career, and what he looks forward to with the new Bond, No Time To Die.The awards race is in full swing with nominations dropping left and right. The Golden Globe and SAG nominations hit this week, and so the guys dig through to see where the race stands with so many great films and performances in the running.For this week's BlendGame, we looked at the films of the 2000s, and next week...well next week is our full 2+ hour episode with Quentin Tarantino! But for the week following, you can play along using #JudiDenchBlend to discuss your favorite films/performances from Judi Dench's amazing career.This Week In MoviesA Hidden Life (starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner)Black Christmas (starring Imogen Poots, Lil

Jumanji: The Next Level's Jake Kasdan Talks Dwayne Johnson, Competing with Star Wars & MoreOn this week's show, we are joined by writer/director Jake Kasdan for his new film, Jumanji: The Next Level. He talks about finding the right story for a sequel, growing up with a filmmaking legend for a father, collaborating with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and the cast, and more. It's a really fun conversation that you don't want to miss!During the main segment of the show, the guys react to the new Black Widow trailer, and try to gauge whether or not they're ready for more Marvel movies. The Gotham Awards were this week, and the guys take a look at the big winner, Marriage Story, to see what the overall awards race is trending towards. Jake and Kevin both saw Greta Gerwig's Little Women (starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson) and give their reactions.For this week's BlendGame, we look at our favorite Romantic Comedies of all time. Next week you can play along using #2000sBl

Rian Johnson Talks Star Wars, Knives Out & MoreWriter/director Rian Johnson, the mind behind Brick, Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, joins the show to talk about his latest, Knives Out, and look back at some incredible moments in his career. He shares stories from the set, his time writing the script and more.Also this week, the guys react to the latest clip released for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Jake and Sean react to 1917, and share what it's done to their Top 10 lists as well as the awards race. Then the guys give their spoiler-free opinions on some films hitting theaters this week including Knives Out and Queen & Slim.For this week's BlendGame, we are looking at the Murder Mystery genre with #MurderMysteryBlend! For next week, you can play along on Twitter with #RomComBlend when we'll have to decide our FAVORITE Romantic Comedy.This Week In MoviesAlmost Home (starring David Alan Basche, Kevin Breznahan)Queen & Slim (starring Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith)Knives Out

Jamie Lee Curtis Talks Halloween, Knives Out & MoreIt is an absolute honor to welcome Jamie Lee Curtis on to the show. She takes a look back at films throughout her career from where it all started with Halloween to True Lies to Freaky Friday to Knives Out. You do not want to miss this guest!Also on this week's show, the guys discuss the recent news of a Joker 2 sequel as well as the slightly more recent news of the fact that's not necessarily true. It's a sticky situation for sure, but do we even want a sequel to Joker? Listen through to find out.Sean and Kevin are in Cabo San Lucas for Jumanji: The Next Level. They get into some of the awesome activities their up to there, and then we get right into the movies hitting theaters this week; including our reviews of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.This Week In MoviesCitizen K (Documentary)When Lambs Become Lions (Documentary)Shooting the Mafia (Documentary)Dark Waters (starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins)21 Bridges (starring Ch

Waves Director Trey Edward Shults - BonusWriter/Director of Waves, Trey Edward Shults joins us for a very special bonus episode of the show. In this spoiler-free conversation, he gets into the film's unique story structure, some behind-the-scenes details on making the film, and even dives into some of the carefully created, and immensely effective, foley work.ReelBlend Episode 100 D.C. Meet-Up!!We are getting together in Washington D.C. to celebrate our 100th episode (and sort of the New Year) on January 4, 2020! Head over to our event page at bit.ly/ReelBlendDC to sign up, and let us know you're coming. Exact time and venue TBD.Follow The Show HereReelBlend - @ReelBlendSean - @Sean_OConnellJake - @JakesTakesKevin - @KevinMcCarthyTVGabe - @gabeKovacs Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Director Bill Condon Talks Robert Pattinson, The Oscars & The Good LiarThis week, we are joined by Bill Condon, writer and director behind films like Dreamgirls, Chicago, Beauty and the Beast, to talk about his latest film The Good Liar. He gets into what it feels like the moment you win an Oscar, he reflects on Robert Pattinson's career and recent choice to play Batman, and he comments on the ever-evolving "Scorsese vs Marvel" debate.With The Irishman's awkward release calendar, we are finally getting to our spoiler-free discussion of the film, and Gabe (yes, that Gabe) makes his first (sort of) appearance on the show to discuss the time he visited the set of Doctor Sleep. We also dive into Doctor Sleep's disappointing box office weekend, and Sean shares a little bit about his take on some recent events surrounding the "Snyder Cut" of Justice League.This week's BlendGame is a doozy with #90sBlend. Next week, we tackle our favorite movie musicals of all time with #MusicalBl

Daniel Kaluuya Talks Black Panther 2, The Oscars & Queen & SlimDaniel Kaluuya, star of Widows, Black Panther and Get Out, joins Sean to discuss his latest film, Queen & Slim (also starring Jodie Turner-Smith). They also dive into his previous work and the other great directors he's collaborated with, he gives a hilarious reaction to being an Oscar-nominated actor and more.Doctor Sleep is hitting theaters this week, and we have a spoiler-free review to share! We also discuss the recent casting news surrounding Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis possibly joining Matt Reeves' The Batman. And, now that we are barreling towards the Oscar race, we get into our takes on the Best Actress and Best Actor categories as they stand right now. Spoiler: it's going to be quite the year.This week, we also look at the career of Shia LaBeouf, one of his generations best, to decide our favorite works from him using #ShiaLaBeoufBlend. Next week, you can play along on twitter using #90sBlend to let us know your

Terminator: Dark Fate Director Tim Miller Talks Linda Hamilton's Return & MoreTim Miller, director of Deadpool, joins us on the show to discuss his latest, Terminator: Dark Fate. He shares some blunt thoughts on previous sequels in the franchise, why he and Linda Hamilton don't like that iconic "thumbs up" scene from T2: Judgement Day, and more.The guys get into the recent news that Game of Thrones' David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are no longer working on a Star Wars trilogy, share stories from the Terminator: Dark Fate junket, as well as the press event for Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.In honor of the T-800's return to the big screen, we are playing #ArnoldBlend where we decide our favorite movie from Arnold Schwarzenegger's career, but this time we can't pick T2! Play along next week when we look at the filmography of a generations best, Shia LeBeouf, by using #ShiaLeBeoufBlend on Twitter!This Week In MoviesArctic Dogs (Starring Anjelica Huston, James Franco, Jeremy Re

The Lighthouse Director Robert Eggers Talks Making The FilmIn a special bonus episode of the podcast, we are joined by indie-darling writer/director Robert Eggers to discuss his latest film, The Lighthouse, starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. He talks about the films aspect ratio, why it HAD to be done on black and white film, the incredibly old lenses they used for production, and...yes...we discuss the farts. (You're welcome, Kevin)Follow The Show HereReelBlend - @ReelBlendSean - @Sean_OConnellJake - @JakesTakesKevin - @KevinMcCarthyTVGabe - @gabeKovacs Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Edward Norton Talks Fight Club, Motherless Brooklyn & MoreWe are incredibly humbled to welcome Edward Norton on the show to discuss his new film Motherless Brooklyn (starring Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe, Alec Baldwin). He also gets into some sweet stories from the set of Fight Club and David Fincher's meticulous process, we learn a bit about that iconic twist at the end of Primal Fear, and he discusses the process of being a writer/director/actor.This past week, the guys all had some amazing trips, and interviews to share. Jake was able to visit The Stanley Hotel, the inspiration behind Stephen King's The Shining, for the upcoming release of Doctor Sleep (starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson). Sean interviewed Bruce Springsteen...at his house, and toured his studio. We missed Kevin last week, but he's back with stories of several movie locations he was able to visit during his trip through China and Japan!The guys react to the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and give th

Zombieland 2 Director Ruben Fleischer on Bringing the Cast Back & Venom 2On this week's show we are excited to welcome director Ruben Fleischer to discuss his latest film, Zombieland: Double Tap. He gets into some awesome behind-the-scenes details about the film's epic "one-shot," talks about bringing back cast members like Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin, as well as newcomers Luke Wilson, Zoey Deutch and Thomas Middleditch. Ruben also gets into why he won't be returning for Venom 2.In the main section of the show, Jake and Sean are with out Kevin McCarthy this week as he and Lauren on out celebrating their anniversary (congrats, guys!). The two of them react to a few trailers that have dropped since our last show including Dolittle (starring Robert Downey Jr.), Onward (starring Chris Pratt, Tom Holland) and Jungle Cruise (starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt). They also El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (starring Aaron Paul) and just about everything

Director Todd Phillips Talks Making JokerFollowing up our wonderful interview with Joker himself, Joaquin Phoenix, we were able to sit down with, Writer/Director/Producer, Todd Phillips to talk about creating his own gritty version of Gotham City, creating the look of Joker, what it was like to work with one of his personal heroes, Robert De Niro, and more. Also this week, we dive into Joker's huge opening-weekend box office, and Robert Downey Jr.'s comments on NOT campaigning the Oscars for his role as Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame. Both of which lead us a down a deep look at the current awards season race. Sean was able to visit the set of Zack Snyder's upcoming return to horror, Army of the Dead (starring Dave Bautista, Chris D'elia, Ana de la Reguera), and has some seriously awesome stories to share. For this week's BlendGame, we're playing #WillSmithBlend, and discuss our favorite films from his long, notable career. Next week, we are headed back to the 1980s with #80sBlend. Be

Joaquin Phoenix Talks The Ending of Joker & His TransformationWe are so humbled to welcome Joaquin Phoenix, star of the new DC film Joker, on to the show this week! The guys were able to sit down with him at the press junket for Joker, and they spent an awesome 30 minutes chatting about how he prepared for the role, how they decided Joker's makeup look, some hilarious stories from behind the scenes of shooting the film and so much more!We also discuss the new trailers for (takes a deep breathe*) Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (starring Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor), and Michael Bay's latest, 6 Underground (starring Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco). Spider-Man is back! We did a weekly poll on whether you all thought he was ever really out or it was just a publicity stunt. Tune in for the results! For this week's BlendGame, we of course had to discuss our favorite works from Joaquin Phoenix! You all played along on Twitter

Gremlins Director Joe Dante Talks The Film’s 35th AnniversaryJoe Dante, director behind Gremlins, is here with us to celebrate the film's 35th anniversary, and commemorate the 4K Blu-ray release on October 1st. He gets into some behind-the-scenes moments from making the film, collaborating with Steven Spielberg, and what it was like creating the film with the very first PG-13 rating. During the main portion of the episode, Kevin was unfortunately unable to join us, but Jake and Sean get into the news of Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill all returning for Jurassic World 3, The Batman is reportedly looking at Jonah Hill for a role as a villain, and they've tapped Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) as their Commissioner Gordon. They also discuss Rambo: Last Blood, Jake not meeting George Lucas for the first time, and more. For this week's game, we played #MoviePosterBlend, and discussed our favorite movie posters of all-time. Be sure to play along next week on Twitter using #JoaquinPhoenixBlend, and le

Legendary Cinematographer Roger Deakins & Director John Crowley Talk The GoldfinchDirector John Crowley and Cinematographer Roger Deakins join the show to discuss their work on The Goldfinch. They get into the approach of adapting a highly regarded novel, what it was like on set when Deakins won his first Oscar for Blade Runner 2049, and the process of casting. Before we get into that though, we talk about the recent report that Robert Downey Jr. will show up as Tony Stark in Black Widow (starring Scarlet Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour). Spoiler: the guys aren't all that happy about it. We also talk about IT Chapter 2's (starring Bill Hader, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain) box office, and the prospect of a third movie in the franchise. In honor of Deakins' appearance on the show, we played #RogerDeakinsBlend to determine which of his shots are our absolute favorite. Next week, we're going to dive into our favorite movie posters of all time with #MoviePosterBlend. Send us your favo

Bill Skarsgård Talks Playing Pennywise & IT Chapter 2’s EndingThis week, the guys are joined by actor Bill Skarsgård to talk about his new film IT Chapter 2 (also starring Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, and James McAvoy). He gets into the Pennywise makeup, the first and final scenes he shot as The Dancing Clown, and more.In episode 83’s main portion of the show, we’re all together at TIFF! Sean, Jake, Kevin (and Gabe) gathered around in Kevin’s hotel to discuss the films they saw, and are still expecting to see including Judy, The Lighthouse, Knives Out, Joker and the list goes on.This Week In MoviesThe Goldfinch (starring Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson)Hustlers (starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu)Follow The Show HereReelBlend - @ReelBlendSean - @Sean_OConnellJake - @JakesTakesKevin - @KevinMcCarthyTVGabe - @gabeKovacs Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reelblend/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/pri

The Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Experience & It Chapter 2 Press Junket Sean, Kevin and Jake are back this week to unpack the news that Martin Scorsese's latest film, The Irishman (starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci), will reported be 3.5 hours long. They also react to the new trailer for Joker (starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro) which is getting some serious awards buzz heading into the festival circuit. Sean had the privilege of visiting Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in Orlando, FL before it was officially opened to the public. He gets into all the details of what he saw and experienced (spoiler: it's incredible), and you can even see some of his adventures on CinemaBlend's YouTube page including him riding the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run ride, and building his very own lightsaber. Jake and Kevin were not invited to Batuu, but they did make their way to Derry, Maine (sort of) to interview the cast and filmmakers of IT: Chapter 2 (starring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy

The Peanut Butter Falcon Directors Talk Working With Shia LaBeouf And More The boys are back together, and this week was packed with some major film news. We have an official title and release date for Bond 25, No Time To Die, Disney and Sony appear to be breaking up Spider-Man's ties to the MCU (yes, Sean is in shambles, but he's pulling through), and they're making Matrix 4! Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss are returning, we have all the latest details on that and more. This week, we are graced with directors of phenomenal indie darling, The Peanut Butter Falcon (starring Shia LeBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen). Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz sat down with Sean to discuss working with likes of Shia LeBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern and the rest of the amazing cast, the huge sacrifice it took to get the film made, and so much more. For the BlendGame this week, we discussed the work of John Travolta. Kevin and Jake shared some amazing stories about their recent interviews with the lege