Piecing It Together Podcast

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, my fiancee Gina Mizzoni joins me to celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast and talk about this decade of my life. We talk about our life together, this podcast, producing podcasts, composing music, my albums, our pets, our adventures and more.Apologies to Terminator Dark Fate, Jojo Rabbit and Motherless Brooklyn (as well as the guests I recorded episodes with on them), as they were all vying for the spot of Episode 100, but I thought this would be more appropriate. Those episodes will all be up eventually!Gina Mizzoni is a professional photographer and my bear.Find more about her photography as well as her great Holiday Specials at https://www.ginamizzoni.comFollow her on Facebook at https://facebook.com/ginamizzoniphotography and on Instagram https://instagram.com/ginamizzoniMy 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 brand-new music video “The Void” is av

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, comedian Jason Harris joins me to discuss two of the most talked about comedies of the year: Booksmart from director Olivia Wilde and Good Boys from director Gene Stupnitsky (and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg), as well as the classic comedy they're both so clearly inspired by, Greg Mottola's Superbad. We talk about what works, what doesn't, and get into some puzzle pieces for all three of them.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Booksmart, Good Boys, Superbad and the movies we discuss!Jason 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/Also, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year, Josh’s podcast that I produce. You can find the show at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear/My 4th album,

On the 99th episode of Piecing It Together, Kris Krainock (our resident Stanley Kubrick expert) joins me for Doctor Sleep, the 40 years later sequel to the classic horror film The Shining. Based on a recent novel from Stephen King, Doctor Sleep and director Mike Flanagan tries to answer questions you probably never had about The Shining and expands the mythology in all kinds of new, unexpected ways. Puzzle pieces include Ready Player One, It Chapter 1 & 2, The Frighteners and the Twilight series.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Doctor Sleep and the movies we discuss! https://www.doctorsleepmovie.com/Writer / Director - Mike FlanaganStarring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Emily Alyn LindWarner Bros.Kris Krainock is a filmmaker and film fan who hosts Cinemondays, a weekly film event here in Las Vegas. Check out info on upcoming editions of Cinemondays at https://www.facebook.com/Cinemondays/Kris also has a web series in the works called “It’s All Downhill From Here” which currently takes

On the 98th episode of Piecing It Together, Bee Garner joins me for a Robert Pattinson reunion of sorts (she previously was on the High Life episode) with our conversation about Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse (also starring Willem Dafoe). This A24 film starts at crazy and just goes off the rails from there, masterfully acted and shot in gorgeous black & white. Puzzle pieces include The Shining, Persona, Eraserhead and Step Brothers.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Lighthouse and the movies we discuss!https://a24films.com/films/the-lighthouseWriter / Director - Robert EggersStarring Robert Pattinson and Willem DafoeA24Bee Garner is a film critic whose work can be seen on many sites including her new site In Their Own League which you can check out at https://intheirownleague.com/ Follow Bee Garner on Twitter @ThefilmB 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 brand-new music video “The Void” is avai

On this special mini episode, Phil A and I record our first impressions of the experience that was the IMAX screening of Kanye West's Jesus Is King. Part film, part music video, part live performance... Love him or hate him, Kanye West is one of the most unique artists working today, and while the film doesn't warrant a full length episode, it was definitely worth talking about.NOTE: This is a special mini-episode and unlike our usual episodes of the podcast. It was also recorded in a moving car on a pocket recorder so it doesn't sound like our usual episodes.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Jesus Is King and the movies we discuss! https://jesusisking.imax.com/Phil A is a producer/rapper and has worked with a number of artists including his own rap groups. His newest release is the album Maryland Harkway from his group Slump Lords which comes out on June 28th. It can be pre-ordered now at: https://slumplords.bandcamp.com/Check him out on Twitter @slumplords_My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream&n

On the 97th episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me to discuss the return of Eddie Murphy in the Netflix Original, Dolemite Is My Name. A crowd-pleasing biopic of Rudy Ray Moore, it's a fun movie about making movies. Puzzle pieces include the Disaster Artist, Ed Wood, Hustle & Flow, and Black Dynamite.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dolemite Is My Name and the movies we discuss! https://www.netflix.com/title/80182014Director - Craig Brewer Writer - Scott Alexander & Larry KaraszewskiStarring Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Keegan-Michael Key, Craig Robinson, Snoop Dogg, Tituss Burgess, Chris RockNetflixJosh 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 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stor

On the 96th episode of Piecing It Together, Isaac Vanegas from The Broken Mug Podcast joins me to discuss the Kumail Nanjiani / Dave Bautista / Uber team-up action comedy Stuber. Is it a great movie? Not exactly. Was it hilarious? Not really. Did it have a lot of awesome action? Not particularly... But hey, it wasn't that bad. Puzzle pieces include Lethal Weapon, Crank, Collateral and I Love You Man.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Stuber and the movies we discuss! https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/stuberDirector - Michael DowseWriter - Tripper ClancyStarring Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Mautista, Mira Sorvino, Natalie Morales, Iko Uwais, Betty Gilpin20th Century FoxIsaac Vanegas is the host of The Broken Mug Podcast which you can find at https://thebrokenmug.fireside.fm/ He also runs a Nevada based Podcaster networking group at https://podcastnv.com/ Follow him on Twitter @PodcastNVMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on iTunes and all other digital music stores! Make sure to chec

On the 95th episode of Piecing It Together, my buddy David Quinones from Bird Road Podcast joins me to talk about El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Picking up right where the beloved television series leaves off, we finally find out what happens to Jesse Pinkman, for better or worse. Puzzle pieces include Payback, Fargo, Thief and the films of Sergio Leone.As always, SPOILER ALERT for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and the movies we discuss!https://www.elcaminobreakingbadmovie.com/Writer / Director - Vince GilliganStarring Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Matt Jones, Charles Baker, Jesse Plemons, Robert ForsterNetflixDavid 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 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on&nb

On the 94th episode of Piecing It Together, I’m joined by returning co-hosts Joe Black and Adam Wells to talk about Rob Zombie's latest, 3 From Hell. The epic conclusion to his horror trilogy that started with House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects, it's a grindhouse extravaganza and a somewhat surprise Fathom Events hit. Puzzle pieces include Leatherface, Mad Max, El Mariachi and Easy Rider.As always, SPOILER ALERT for 3 From Hell and the movies we discuss! https://robzombie.com/tag/3-from-hell/Writer / Director - Rob ZombieStarring Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Richard Brake, Sheri Moon ZombieLionsgateJoe 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/Adam Wells is an old friend from Jew camp. He’s an active member of our Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group where we discu

On the 93rd episode of Piecing It Together, I'm joined again by Chad Clinton Freeman and Ryan Daugherty to complete our trilogy of nerdy episodes by talking about Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. Following up our conversations on Glass and Godzilla King Of The Monsters, we take on quite possibly the most divisive movie of the year. Puzzle pieces include Taxi Driver, The King Of Comedy, Fight Club and Falling Down.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Joker and the movies we discuss!http://www.jokermovie.net/Writer / Director - Todd PhillipsStarring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, Frances ConroyGood Deed EntertainmentChad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and recently helped plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the only person I know who sees more movies than me.Follow Chad on Twitter at @pollystaffleAnd Check Out Ironton Wizardfest on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/irontonwizardfest/Ryan Daugherty is a programmer and has collaborat

On the 92nd episode of Piecing It Together, James Anderson joins me to talk about the Danny Boyle film Yesterday, about a world in which everyone forgets The Beatles existed. Everyone except one man, who just so happens to know how to play their tunes and pretends they're his. Puzzle pieces include Big, Across The Universe, Forrest Gump and Bohemian Rhapsody.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Yesterday and the movies we discuss!https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/yesterdayWriter / Director - Danny BoyleStarring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Ed SherranUniversal PicturesJames Anderson is the co-host of Newsies MinuteCheck out Newsies Minute at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/newsies-minute/id1469809060Follow James on Twitter @UnabashedJamesMy 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 brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-Z6BC

On the 91st episode of Piecing It Together, Rico Albarracin from Always The Critic Podcast joins me to talk about the James Gray / Brad Pitt space epic Ad Astra. It just hit me that we made it through an entire 40 minute episode about this movie without saying the phrase "daddy issues." Puzzle pieces include Event Horizon, Goodfellas, Ex Machina and Interstellar.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ad Astra and the movies we discuss! https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/ad-astraWriter / Director - James GrayStarring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Liv Tyler20th Century FoxRico 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 @AlwaysCriticPodMy 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 brand-new music video “The Void” is a

On the 90th episode of Piecing It Together, my friend David Michor, a filmmaker and Stallone fanatic joins me to discuss the latest (and possibly last) in the Rambo series, Rambo: Last Blood. We do our best to give it the puzzle pieces treatment, but the conversation mostly goes off the rails, much like the movie itself... Puzzle pieces include Cold Pursuit, Home Alone and Halloween.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Rambo: Last Blood and the movies we discuss! https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/rambo-last-bloodWriter - Matthew Cirulnick, Sylvester StalloneDirector - Adrian GrunbergStarring Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vegas, Yvette MonrealLionsgateDavid Michor is a writer/director. As he doesn't have a website, check out my reel on my website at https://www.bydavidrosen.com to see a clip from The Hoarder, a film we made together.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 brand-new music video “The Void” is availab

On the 89th episode of Piecing It Together, Catherine Gonzales from Shuffle Online joins me to talk about Brittany Runs A Marathon, a film about a woman who decides to make a change her life. Starring Jillian Bell, it's a sweet movie with a great message. Puzzle pieces include The Big Sick, Rocky, Yes Man and Heavyweights.On a side note (and personal note), as of this episode, I'm down 94lbs since October 22nd, 2018. Go me. Maybe I'll run a marathon one of these days... Yeah... Maybe...As always, SPOILER ALERT for Brittany Runs A Marathon and the movies we discuss! https://www.brittanyrunsamarathon.movieWriter / Director - Paul Downs ColaizzoStarring Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Lil Rey Howery, Utkarsh AmbudkarAmazon StudiosCatherine Gonzales is a film and TV critic and runs Shuffle Online.Check out Shuffle Online at https://shuffleonline.net/ Follow Shuffle Online on Twitter @ShuffleOnlineAnd Follow Catherine on Twitter @ThingsCatLovesMy 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on&n

This past Sunday, September 15th, Piecing It Together held its first live recording of the podcast during the 3rd annual Sin City Horror Fest. Film-critic Josh Bell of Awesome Movie Year Podcast and filmmaker/festival co-creator Drew Marvick joined me to discuss the shot-on-VHS horror-comedy, The Head. The film's writer/director Michael Keene also joined us to talk about the film's influences. Make sure to listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here on this website at https://www.piecingpod.com/2019/09/16/the-head-live-from-sin-city-horror-fest/Doing a live show for Piecing It Together has definitely been something I've wanted to do since I started the show a year and a half ago. I always knew doing it at a film festival after a film's screening, would be a great fit, and I'm really happy that the Sin City Horror Fest team was down to have the show be a part of their line-up. Having Michael Keene join the conversation made it even better.I hope to do a lot more live shows with the podcas

On the 87th episode of Piecing It Together, Tim Schermer joins us to talk about It Chapter Two, the sequel to one of the most successful horror movies of all time. It's based on the classic Stephen King novel and focuses on the grown up Loser's Club taking on Pennywise the clown once and for all... Puzzle pieces include Nightmare On Elm Street, Beetlejuice, The Thing and Sam Raimi films.As always, SPOILER ALERT for It Chapter Two and the movies we discuss! https://www.itthemovie.com/Director - Andy MuschiettiWriter - Gary DaubermanStarring Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, James McAvoy, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, Andy Bean, James Ransone, Bill SkarsgardWarner Bros / New Line CinemaMy 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 brand-new 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 “Evil Circus,” a piece of li

On the 86th episode of Piecing It Together, JC from Screen Fix Podcast joins me to discuss the horror-comedy Ready Or Not. Initially a movie I planned on skipping due to the fact that I didn't really love it, it seems like everyone keeps talking about this silly little movie, so we figured we might as well do it. Puzzle pieces include Game Night, Get Out, You're Next and Surviving The Game.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ready Or Not and the movies we discuss!http://www.foxsearchlight.com/readyornot/Director - Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler GillettWriter - Guy Busick & Ryan MurphyStarring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark Obrien, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowellFox SearchlightJC is a co-host of the Screen Fix Podcast which you can find at http://screenfixpod.com/Follow JC on Twitter @JCScreenFixMy 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 brand-new music video “The Void” is available now on YouTu

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year Podcast join me to play a few rounds of a new party game for movie fans, Cinephile! We probably should have spent a little more time reading the rules before we started, but we had a fun time anyway, and you can win a copy of the game in our Facebook group Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces.To find out more about Cinephile, check out https://www.cinephilegame.com/Josh 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 @SignalBleedJason 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/ Also, be sure to ch

On the 85th episode of Piecing It Together, Chad Clinton Freeman returns to the show to talk about the sweetest movie you'll see this year, The Peanut Butter Falcon. A man with downs syndrome escapes from a hospital and goes on the run with a southern Shia LeBeouf as they travel the country to enroll in wrestling school. Puzzle pieces include Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Swiss Army Man, Wizard of Oz and Into The Wild.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Peanut Butter Falcon and the movies we discuss! https://www.thepeanutbutterfalconmovie.com/Writer / Director - Tyler Nilson & Michael SchwartzStarring Shia LeBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, John Hawks, Bruce Dern, Thomas Hayden ChurchRoadside AttractionsChad Clinton Freeman is the founder of the Pollygrind Film Festival and recently helped plan the Ironton Wizardfest. He’s also the only person I know who sees more movies than me.Follow Chad on Twitter at @pollystaffleAnd Check Out Ironton Wizardfest on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/i

On the 84th episode of Piecing It Together, Jason Harris returns to the show to talk about a movie that's set to the music of one of his favorite people in the world - Blinded By The Light and the music of Bruce Springsteen. It's a sweet, crowd-pleaser that is as much about Springsteen as it is about finding your voice as a writer and connecting with something universal. Puzzle pieces include A Star Is Born, Billy Elliot, 8 Mile and Little Miss Sunshine.As always, SPOILER ALERT for Blinded By The Light and the movies we discuss!https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blinded-lightWriter / Director - Gunrinder ChadhaStarring Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Aaron PhaguraWarner Bros / New Line CinemaJason 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/Also, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year, Josh’s