Piecing It Together Podcast

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A podcast about movies and the movies that inspired them. A good movie is the result of a large number of people both in front of and behind the camera combining to create a piece of art... But what about the movies that came before that inspired those filmmakers to make the movie? On Piecing It Together we figure out what the clear (and not so clear) influences were that make up the movies we love.

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What is Piecing It Together Podcast about?

Looking at movies through the lens of what other movies might have inspired them. Each episode uses a new movie as a jumping off point for David Rosen and his guests to bring up other films that deal with similar ideas and themes as the featured film.

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The Beekeeper LIVE (Featuring Joe Black, Luella Chavez and Kris Mayeshiro)

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01/15/24 • 51 min

On the 350th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas in Downtown Las Vegas with guests Joe Black, Luella Chavez and Kris Mayeshiro to talk about The Beekeeper! David Ayer and Jason Statham pack in the action and bee puns in an action movie that's pretty much everything you could want from a story of an invincible beekeeper. Puzzle pieces include Boiler Room, Rambo: Last Blood, Mr. Nice Guy and The Lonely Island.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Beekeeper and the movies we discuss!

Written by Kurt Wimmer

Directed by David Ayer

Starring Jason Statham, Josh Hutcherson, Jeremy Irons, Phylicia Rashad, Jemma Redgrave

MGM

https://www.mgm.com/movies/the-beekeeper

Joe Black is a filmmaker and has recently completed work on his latest, Natasha Hall: Suffrage.

Check out Joe’s website at https://www.bluemeanspregnantfilms.com/

And Follow Joe on Twitter @WatchBMPFilms

Kris Mayeshiro is an actor, stunt choreographer and visual artist.

Check out Kris’s website at http://www.km2creative.com/

And Follow Kris on Instagram @KM2Creative

Luella Chavez is an actress and comedian.

Check out Luella’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@luellachavez365

And Follow Luella on Twitter @luellachavez

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is an upcoming track from my 24 for 2024 series called "Brick by Brick"

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Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

Find out more about the 2024 Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival at the link below. I'll be there at the Uncommons on Sunday November 17th with a Piecing It Together booth. Make sure to come say hi! https://www.eccentricartists.space/2024-shameless-plug-arts-festival

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

Our next live show is on Gladiator II at Maya Cinemas on Thursday, November 21st at 6pm. More details and a chance to win tickets at https://www.piecingpod.com/2024/11/11/gladiator-ii-live-show-thursday-november-21st-in-las-vegas/

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Featuring Jeffrey K. Howard)

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04/10/23 • 41 min

On the 296th episode of Piecing It Together, Jeffrey K. Howard joins me to talk about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. After many failed attempts to bring the beloved game to the big screen, a bunch of really funny people managed to crack the code. Puzzle pieces include Guardians of the Galaxy, Army of Darkness, Monty Python and Oceans 11.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and the movies we discuss!

Written & Directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein

Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Rege-Jean Page, Hugh Grant

Paramount

https://dungeonsanddraongs.movie

Jeffrey K. Howard is a film critic and runs Vegas Film Critic

Check out Vegas Film Critic's website at http://vegasfilmcritic.com/

And follow Jeff on Twitter @VegasFilmCritic

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Blacklight" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqScAn_HaqM

The song at the end of the episode is "Journey" from my free album Like Ashes available exclusively on my Bandcamp.

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Check out Awesome Movie Year at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com

And most important of all... Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (Featuring Tatiana Paris)

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09/04/23 • 43 min

On the 327th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker/actress Tatiana Paris joins me to talk about The Last Voyage of the Demeter. This prequel based on one chapter of the beloved novel Dracula by Bram Stoker was an interesting twist on the famous character. Puzzle pieces include Crimson Peak, The Fog, Van Helsing and Titanic.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Last Voyage of the Demeter and the movies we discuss!

Written by Bragi F Schut, Zak Olkevwicz, Bram Stoker

Directed by Andre Ovredal

Starring Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, Javier Botet, David Dastmalchian

Universal

https://www.demetermovie.com/

Tatiana Paris is a filmmaker, actress and comedian.

Check out her website at https://www.tatianaparis.com/

Follow Tatiana on Instagram @tatianaparis

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

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Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

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And most important of all... Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

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All Of Us Strangers (Featuring Eric Langberg)

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02/05/24 • 35 min

On the 353rd episode of Piecing It Together, film critic Eric Langberg joins me to talk about All Of Us Strangers. This haunting story of loneliness, grief and loss is another of 2023's best and goes in directions you might not expect at first glance. Puzzle pieces include Weekend, A Ghost Story, Ad Astra and A Single Man.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for () and the movies we discuss!

Written by Andrew Haigh

Directed by Andrew Haigh

Starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy

Searchlight Pictures

https://www.searchlightpictures.com/all-of-us-strangers/

Eric Langberg is a film critic whose work can be read at SlashFilm, Bright Wall/Dark Room and on his own website Everything's Interesting

Check out Everything's Interesting at https://medium.com/everythings-interesting

And Follow Eric on Twitter @MrEAnders

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is an extended version of "Unrequited" from my soundtrack album Beater. The extended version is exclusively available on the Produced by David Rosen Patreon.

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You can also support the show by checking out our Vouch store where we're selling a bunch of great products at https://vouch.store/piecingittogether

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Mentioned in this episode:

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

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Expend4bles (Featuring Sean Malloy)

Piecing It Together Podcast

10/16/23 • 57 min

On the 334th episode of Piecing It Together, action movie and Dolph Lundgren superfan Sean Malloy joins me to talk about Expend4bles, the fourth in the action hero team up series. It's not the best movie, so half way through this episode takes a turn and becomes a Breaking It Apart episode on The Expendables series as a whole. Puzzle pieces include John Wick, Triple Threat, Extraction and The Suicide Squad.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Expend4bles and any other movies we discuss!

Written by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, Max Adams

Directed by Scott Waugh

Starring Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa

Lionsgate

https://expendables.movie/

Sean Malloy is the host of I Must Break This Podcast, a podcast dedicated to the work of actor Dolph Lundgren.

Lundgren is most known for his roles in 80s hits like Rocky IV and Masters of the Universe, but he’s had nearly 100 roles over the years, and Sean and his guests talk about every single one of them, in chronological order.

Check out I Must Break This Podcast at https://imustbreakthispodcast.wordpress.com/

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is "Unstoppable" which is a new song that will be out in 2024!

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group.

And check out https://www.piecingpod.com for more about our show!

And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

And most important of all... Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

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The Banshees Of Inisherin (Featuring Ben Miller)

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11/04/22 • 48 min

On the 270th episode of Piecing It Together, Ben Miller joins me to talk about The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh's reunion with In Bruges' Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Puzzle pieces include The Field, Magnolia, Inside Llewyn Davis and Anomalisa. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Banshees of Inisherin and the movies we discuss! Directed and Written by Martin McDonagh Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan Searchlight Pictures https://www.bansheesofinisherinfilm.com Ben Miller is a film critic and runs Ice Cream For Freaks at https://icecream4freaks.com/ Follow Ben on Twitter @nebisben My 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out! My latest music video “Antiviral” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdGctz_xF5c The song at the end of the episode is "Ascending" from my upcoming album MORE CONTENT. Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod And Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group. And check out https://www.piecingpod.com for more about our show! And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE! And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser! And don’t forget to check out The Podcast Of Everything at https://www.listennotes.com/es/podcasts/the-podcast-of-everything-darkshreadder-of-AlzfWNRhPyL/ And most important of all... Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

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The Holdovers (Featuring Noah Gittell)

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12/11/23 • 43 min

On the 343rd episode of Piecing It Together, Noah Gittell joins me to talk about The Holdovers. Alexander Payne reunites with Paul Giamatti for an infectuous cranky curmudgeon story with a heavy 70s vibe. Puzzle pieces include A Man Called Otto, The Breakfast Club, Licorice Pizza and Good Will Hunting.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Holdovers and the movies we discuss!

Written by David Hemingson

Directed by Alexander Payne

Starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Domnic Sessa

Miramax

https://www.miramax.com/movie/The-Holdovers/

Noah Gittell is a film critic whose work can be read and seen in a variety of sources including The Washington City Paper, The Guardian, BBC and more.

Follow Noah on Twitter @noahgittell

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is "Coming Down Hard," one of the 24 new songs coming out in 2024!

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

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And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

Check out Awesome Movie Year at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com

And most important of all... Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

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Top 10 Film Scores of 2022 (Special Episode)

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01/27/23 • 68 min

On this special episode of Piecing It Together, composer TJ Kross joins me to take a look back at 2022 and some of our favorite film scores of the year! We both come from a background of composing music for film, so we thought it would be a fun chance to talk about some of the best of last year including Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Bones & All and more!

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

TJ Kross is an award-winning composer and recently started a photography series on Instagram.

Check out his music at https://www.reverbnation.com/tjkross

Check out his photography at https://www.instagram.com/blended_odyssey/

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Antiviral” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdGctz_xF5c

The song at the end of the episode is an excerpt from a film I scored in 2022 called Move Me No Mountain that will hopefully see a release sometime soon.

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

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And check out https://www.piecingpod.com for more about our show!

And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

And don't forget to check out Awesome Movie Year Podcast at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com

And most important of all... Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Featuring TJ Kross)

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12/08/23 • 42 min

On the 342nd episode of Piecing It Together, TJ Kross joins me to talk about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. This final (?) entry in the beloved adventure series sees Harrison Ford teaming up for one last adventure. Puzzle pieces include Enola Holmes, King Kong, No Time To Die and Rocky Balboa.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and the movies we discuss!

Written by James Mangold and David Koepp

Directed by James Mangold

Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook

Disney

https://www.lucasfilm.com/productions/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/

TJ Kross is a friend of mine and a composer.

Check out his music at https://www.reverbnation.com/tjkross

Check out his photography at https://www.instagram.com/blended_odyssey/

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is "Waterfalls In Reverse" from my album A Different Kind Of Dream.

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

And “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPod

And Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group.

And check out https://www.piecingpod.com for more about our show!

And if you want to SUPPORT THE SHOW, you can now sign up for our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosen

Share the episode, comment and give us feedback! And of course, SUBSCRIBE!

And of course, don’t forget to leave us a 5 star review on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Podchaser!

Check out Awesome Movie Year at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com

And most important of all... Keep going to the theater to see new movies!

Mentioned in this episode:

Eccentric Artists Shameless Plug Arts Festival

Gladiator II Live Show Coming Up at Maya Cinemas

3 Listeners

Silent Night (Featuring Brian Skutle)

Piecing It Together Podcast

12/19/23 • 53 min

On the 345th episode of Piecing It Together, Brian Skutle joins me to talk about Silent Night! Action movie legend John Woo's first american film in 20 years sees a silent protagonist getting revenge on Christmas. Puzzle pieces include Lethal Weapon, Rambo: Last Blood, Memento and The Batman.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Silent Night and the movies we discuss!

Written by Robert Archer Lynn

Directed by John Woo

Starring Joel Kinnaman, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, Catalina Sandonio Merno

Lionsgate

https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/silent-night

Brian Skutle is a film critic and runs Sonic Cinema

Check out Sonic Cinema at http://sonic-cinema.com/

Follow Brian on Twitter @skutlelemur

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is The Hannukah Song from my jewish comedy-rap group FA-COCK-TA.