Piecing It Together Podcast

On the 129th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins us again (twice in one week, third this month!) to talk about a film from Las Vegas based filmmaker Brandon Christensen. Z starts off squarely in the creepy kid with an imaginary friend horror sub-genre and then takes some unexpected turns. Puzzle pieces include The Babadook, New Nightmare, The Omen and Drop Dead Fred.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Z and the movies we discuss! https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/z/79e8d2c8f00c3b73Writer / Director - Brandon ChristensenStarring Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, Sean Rogerson, Stephen McHattieShudderJosh Bell is a film critic whose work has been seen in the Las Vegas Weekly, Film Racket and more. Check out his website at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedMy 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital mu

On the 128th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell stops by to talk about one of the most unique and stylish horror movies of the year, Gretel & Hansel. This re-imagining of the classic children's tale is one of the best movies I saw in the theater this year (before they all closed due to the Coronavirus) and is finally out now for rent. Puzzle pieces include The Witch, The Shining, The Cell and Mandy.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Gretel & Hansel and the movies we discuss!https://gretelandhanselthemovie.com/Director - Oz PerkinsWriter - Rob HayesStarring Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey, Alice KrigeOrionJosh Bell is a film critic whose work has been seen in the Las Vegas Weekly, Film Racket and more. Check out his website at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedMy 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digit

On the 127th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about one of the last movies I watched in the theater before Coronavirus closed everything, Greed. A hilarious satire that takes down the 1%, it's a timely movie that just came out on VOD last week. Puzzle pieces include the films of Christopher Guest, The Big Short, Vice Principals, and Bruno.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Greed and the movies we discuss! https://www.sonyclassics.com/greed/Writer / Director - Michael WinterbottomStarring Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher, Shirley Henderson, David Mitchell, Asa Butterfield Sony Pictures ClassicsJoe Black is a filmmaker. You can find a great interview with him about his work at https://scenester.tv/an-interview-with-filmmaker-joe-black-a-scenester-exclusive-documentary/You can also check out his company at https://www.facebook.com/BlueMeansPregnantFilms/My 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music store

On this special episode we follow up Episode 124's conversation about Frances Ferguson with an interview with the film's writer/director Bob Byington. Known for his bone dry indie comedies, getting to talk to Bob was awesome, especially since this movie about a woman whose life spirals after an affair with her student is one of my favorites of the year.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Frances Ferguson and the movies we discuss!https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9613316/Writer / Director - Bob ByingtonStarring Kaley Welless, Nick Offerman, Martin Starr, Keith Poulson, David Krumholtz The SubstituteMy 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “Ferris Wheel” on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkRQZLam5z4The song at the end of the episode is an untitled new track that will appear on a future album.Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http:/

On the 126th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris joins me for another female led high school buddy comedy (after our previous episode on Booksmart), Banana Split. It's a really funny, sweet coming-of-age story that deserves a lot more attention than it's getting. Puzzle pieces include Ghost World, Up, Ingrid Goes West and I Love You, Man.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Banana Split and the movies we discuss!https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7755856Director - Benjamin KasulkeWriters - Hannah Marks, Joey PowerStarring Hannah Marks, Liana Liberato, Dylan Sprouse, Luke Spencer RobertsAmerican HighJason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/And check out his new web series Copper Creek at https://www.facebook.com/coppercreekshow/My 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out

On the 125th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell stops by to talk about a stylish, unique debut from filmmaker Tayarisha Poe, the Amazon Original Selah and the Spades. It's a film that flips the high school movie sub-genre by blending it with an almost organized crime style story. Puzzle pieces include Brick, Donnie Brasko, Rushmore and Mean Girls.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Selah and The Spades and the movies we discuss! https://www.amazon.com/Selah-Spades-Lovie-Simone/dp/B0868VWVH7Writer / Director - Tayarisha PoeStarring Lovie Simone, Jharrel Jerome, Celeste O'Connor, Ana Mulvoy Ten, Jesse WilliamsAmazonJosh Bell is a film critic whose work has been seen in the Las Vegas Weekly, Film Racket and more. Check out his website at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedMy 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other di

On the 5th installment of our Missing Pieces series, Rico Albarracin joins me to talk about Edgar Wright's 2010 comic book adaptation Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. A celebration of nerd culture, it's become a cult hit over time, even if audiences didn't immediately respond to the film or its soon to be hugely famous cast at the time. Puzzle pieces include Speed Racer, 500 Days Of Summer, Sin city and The Wizard.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Scott Pilgrim Vs The World and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/Writer / Director - Edgar WrightStarring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Jason SchwartmanUniversalRico Albarracin has a film podcast called Always The Critic Movie Podcast you can find athttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/always-the-critic-movie-podcast/id1387900048You can also follow Always The Critic on Twitter @AlwaysCriticPodMISSING PIECES is a side series of Piecing It Together where we look a

On the 124th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to talk about one of my favorite movies of this very weird year... the very weird Frances Ferguson. The story of a woman who throws it all away by way of an affair with her student, it's uncomfortable, weird and a lot of people were very offended by it... but I loved it. Puzzle pieces include To Die For, Daria, Fight Club and Orange Is The New Black.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Frances Ferguson and the movies we discuss!https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9613316/Writer / Director - Bob ByingtonStarring Kaley Welless, Nick Offerman, Martin Starr, Keith Poulson, David KrumholtzThe SubstituteChad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and is currently helping plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the only person I know who sees more movies than me.Follow Chad on Twitter at @pollystaffleMy 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital

On this special mini-episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones' daughter Zoe joins me to discuss one of 2019's biggest movies, Frozen II. We don't really get into any puzzle pieces... And I'm not sure we exactly uncovered any particularly interesting analysis of the film, but we definitely talked about something for 10 minutes.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Frozen II and the movies we discuss!I usually insert a link to the movie's website here, but it's Disney. You can find it yourself.David Quinones is a writer, reporter, podcaster and my best friend. He’s also my boss here at the All Points West Podcast Network. Make sure to check out our other show, Bird Road Podcast wherever you’re listening to Piecing It Together and at http://www.birdroadpodcast.comFollow David Quinones on Twitter @david_quinonesMy 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “Ferri

On this special episode of Piecing It Together we follow-up our Episode 123 on Bloodshot (which is a great episode featuring Sean Malloy) with a short conversation with my dad. He's something of a Vin Diesel expert (when he can remember the movies he's watched), but gets a little side tracked thinking about the girl with the black hair.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bloodshot and the movies we discuss!https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bloodshotWax Trax Records like all non-essential businesses is closed for now due to the Coronavirus, but will re-open as soon as it's safe to do so.My 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “Ferris Wheel” on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkRQZLam5z4The song at the end of the episode is “Inside Of Us All" from my first album Echoes In The Dark.Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.

On this special episode of Piecing It Together we follow-up our Episode 123 on Bloodshot (which is a great episode featuring Sean Malloy) with a short conversation with my dad. He's something of a Vin Diesel expert (when he can remember the movies he's watched), but gets a little side tracked thinking about the girl with the black hair.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Bloodshot and the movies we discuss!https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bloodshotWax Trax Records like all non-essential businesses is closed for now due to the Coronavirus, but will re-open as soon as it's safe to do so.My 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “Ferris Wheel” on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkRQZLam5z4The song at the end of the episode is “Inside Of Us All" from my first album Echoes In The Dark.Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Stephanie Barajas of All Rice No Beans, the restaurant podcast that I produce, joins me to talk about our five favorite food moments in movies. As two lovers of food, it was a fun crossover for us to do, especially since this whole quarantine situation we're all living through has us unable to enjoy restaurants and food in the way we're all used to.As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!Stephanie Barajas is the host of All Rice No Beans, a podcast about restaurants and life in the restaurant business that I produce here on the All Points West Podcast Network. She also manages her father's restaurant Lindo Michoacan.Check out All Rice No Beans at http://www.allricenobeans.com and on Twitter and Instagram @allricenobeansMy 5th album, Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My brand-new music video “Ferris Wheel” on YouTube at htt

On the 4th episode of Missing Pieces, The Lady-Wan from the Screen Fix Podcast joins me to talk about 2004’s Garden State. Zach Braff swings for the fences with a story he wrote, directed, produced and starred in (not to mention putting together an all-timer soundtrack), and it definitely paid off at the time... But the film and star's reputation has taken a hit in recent years. We discuss whether it still works. Puzzle pieces include The Graduate, American Beauty, Dazed & Confused and Annie Hall.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Garden State and the movies we discuss!https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333766/Writer / Director - Zach BraffStarring Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman, Ian HolmFox SearchlightThe Lady-Wan is a co-host of the Screen Fix Podcast which you can find at http://screenfixpod.com/Follow The Lady-Wan on Twitter @TheLadyWanMISSING PIECES is a side series of Piecing It Together where we look at a movie from the last 3-30 years so that we can cover some films that came out

On the 3rd episode of Missing Pieces, Luella Chavez joins me to talk about 2014’s Love & Mercy. The story of Brian Wilson, the legendary lead songwriter of the Beach Boys who is perhaps as famous for his beautiful music as he is for the stories of his mental illness and his multiple years spent in reclusion. Puzzle pieces include The Aviator, Ray and I'm Not There.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Love & Mercy and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903657/Director - Bill PohladWriter - Oren Moverman & Michael A. LernerStarring Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul GiamattiLionsgateLuella Chavez is an actress and hosts the Vegas Playground PodcastCheck out Vegas Playground at http://vegasplaygroundwithluellachavez.libsyn.com/And follow Luella Chavez on Twitter @LuellaChavezMISSING PIECES is a side series of Piecing It Together where we look at a movie from the last 3-30 years so that we can cover some films that came out before the creation of our podcast. Unlike

On the 122nd episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones joins me to talk about yet another movie that critiques Capitalism (I'm sensing a theme here), Netflix's The Platform. It's a crazy movie about a 300 story prison in which prisoners must survive by scavenging from a levitating food platform that travels down from the top to the bottom. Puzzle pieces include Snowpiercer, mother!, The Machinist and Cube.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Platform and the movies we discuss! https://www.netflix.com/title/81128579Director - Galder Gaztelu-UrrutiaWriter - David DesolaStarring Ivan Massague, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan, Emilio BualeNetflixDavid Quinones is a writer, reporter, podcaster and my best friend. He’s also my boss here at the All Points West Podcast Network. Make sure to check out our other show, Bird Road Podcast wherever you’re listening to Piecing It Together and at http://www.birdroadpodcast.comFollow David Quinones on Twitter @david_quinonesMy 5th album, Beater (Original Mot

On the 2nd episode of Missing Pieces, Chad Clinton Freeman joins me to talk about 2014's Jamie Marks Is Dead. A classic story of boy meets girl, boy meets ghost, ghost falls in love with boy and girl. It's a very unique coming-of-age film, and one I hadn't even heard of until Chad brought it to my attention. Puzzle pieces include American Beauty, Twilight, Time Bandits and Carrie.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Jamie Marks Is Dead and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2381046/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0Writer / Director - Carter SmithStarring Noah Silver, Cameron Monaghan, Morgan Saylor, Brett DelBuono, Fred Tolliver, Liv Tyler, Judy GreerGravitas VenturesChad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and is currently helping plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the only person I know who sees more movies than me.Follow Chad on Twitter at @pollystaffleMISSING PIECES is a side series of Piecing It Together where we look at a movie from the last 3-30 years so that we can c

On the 121st episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Michael Keene joins me to talk about one of the most ridiculous movies you can stream from home during your quarantine: Glenn Danzig's Verotika. Based on his line of borderline-porn horror comics, starring mostly porn stars with fake French accents and lots of blood... It's a crazy movie, and depending on the crowd you watch it with, a great time. Puzzle pieces include Wishmaster, Mortal Kombat, Orgazmo and Sin City.Correction: Michael said Jean Rollin directed Daughters of Darkness, but it was actually Harry Kümel.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Verotika and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9425078/Writer / Director - Glenn DanzigStarring Ashley Wisdom, Rachel Alig, Alice Tate, Kayden Kross, Scotch Hopkins, Sean KananCleopatra EntertainmentMichael Keene is a filmmaker whose crazy shot-on-VHS film The Head is out now for rent on Amazon and other VOD services. He previously appeared on our LIVE episode of Piecing It Together where we actual

On the 1st episode of a new side series of Piecing It Together called Missing Pieces, Adam Wells joins me to discuss 2013's This Is The End from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. With the Coronavirus bringing an end to Hollywood's planned release schedule for the rest of the year, This Is The End is a fitting way to kick off a look back at movies that were released before the creation of our podcast! Along with the usual puzzle pieces treatment, we also look to see if there are any movies that came after This Is The End that it may have inspired. Puzzle pieces include Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Ghostbuster, Evil Dead 2 and Pineapple Express.As always, SPOILER ALERT for This Is The End and the movies we discuss! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245492Writer / Director - Seth Rogen & Evan GoldbergStarring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jay Baruschel, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig RobinsonColumbia PicturesAdam Wells is an old friend from Jew camp. He’s an active member of our Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces F

On the 120th episode of Piecing It Together, Joe Black joins me to talk about one of his favorite actors, Ben Affleck, and his new film The Way Back. An inspirational drama from writer/director Gavin O'Connor, The Way Back tells the story of an alcoholic who finds the way to recovery through coaching a high school basketball team. Puzzle pieces include Hoosiers, Yes Man, Half Nelson and A Star Is Born.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Way Back and the movies we discuss! https://www.thewayback-movie.com/Writer / Director - Gavin O'ConnorStarring Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Michaela WatkinsWarner Bros.Joe Black is a filmmaker. You can find a great interview with him about his work at https://scenester.tv/an-interview-with-filmmaker-joe-black-a-scenester-exclusive-documentary/You can also check out his company at https://www.facebook.com/BlueMeansPregnantFilms/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make su

On this special mini-episode for 3/9/2020, host David Rosen checks in with you, the listeners, about the status of Piecing It Together as it enters year 3, as well as his other podcasts Bird Road, Awesome Movie Year and All Rice No Beans. He also provides some news about a surprise new album release that's coming out THIS month!More news about the upcoming album can be found at this blog post on my music site at https://www.bydavidrosen.com/2020/03/06/beater-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BCeJLU&t=0sThe song at the end of the episode is “Ferris Wheel" from the upcoming album Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPodAnd “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingP