EPISODE · Dec 24, 2021 · 1H 2M
The Matrix Trilogy (Featuring Josh Bell)
from Piecing It Together Podcast
On the 11th installment of our Missing Pieces series, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year joins me to talk about The Wachowski Sisters' ground-breaking sci-fi series The Matrix Trilogy on the eve of the new entry, The Matrix Resurrections. We just did an episode of Awesome Movie Year on the original and after rewatching the others in preparation for the new sequel thought these films would make for a great entry in the Missing Pieces series looking at films that inspired them, and films they inspired.As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Matrix Trilogy and the movies we discuss!https://www.whatisthematrix.com/Director / Writer – Lana and Lilly WachowskiStarring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo WeavingWarner Bros.Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander and elsewhere. With comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris, he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year, at awesomemovieyear.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleedMy 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 “Multiply” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pRAPMxqIQThe song at the end of the episode is "Whirlwind" from my first album, Echoes In The Dark available on all digital music services.Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPodAnd “Follow” us on Twitter @PiecingPodAnd 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/bydavidrosenShare 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 Apple Podcasts or over on Podchaser!Also, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year at https://www.awesomemovieyear.comAnd most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!Mentioned in this episode:Two Live Shows in March 2026We will be doing two live shows in March 2026! At Maya Cinemas on Thursday March 5th - The Bride! At Galaxy Theatres Boulevard Mall on Thursday March 19th - Project Hail Mary All the info at chances to win tickets at piecingpod.com
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On the 11th installment of our Missing Pieces series, Josh Bell from Awesome Movie Year joins me to talk about The Wachowski Sisters' ground-breaking sci-fi series The Matrix Trilogy on the eve of the new entry, The Matrix Resurrections. We just did an episode of Awesome Movie Year on the original and after rewatching the others in preparation for the new sequel thought these films would make for a great entry in the Missing Pieces series looking at films that inspired them, and films they inspired. As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Matrix Trilogy and the movies we discuss!https://www.whatisthematrix.com/ (https://www.whatisthematrix.com/) Director / Writer – Lana and Lilly WachowskiStarring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo WeavingWarner Bros. Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander and elsewhere. With comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris, he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year, at http://awesomemovieyear.com/ (awesomemovieyear.com) or wherever you listen to podcasts.Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ (https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/)And Follow him on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/signalbleed (@SignalBleed) My 7th album, The Dissection Table (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available for pre-order NOW on https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/david-rosen/1532125086?itsct=music_boxanditscg=30200andls=1andapp=music (iTunes), https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com/ (Bandcamp) and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!My latest music video “Multiply” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pRAPMxqIQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pRAPMxqIQ) The song at the end of the episode is "Whirlwind" from my first album, Echoes In The Dark available on all digital music services. Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod (http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod)And “Follow” us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/piecingpod (@PiecingPod)And Join the Conversation in our Facebook Group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/191332658169943/ (Piecing It Together – A Movie Discussion Group).And check out https://www.piecingpod.com/ (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 (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 Apple Podcasts or over on https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/piecing-it-together-podcast-635852 (Podchaser)! Also, be sure to check out Awesome Movie Year at https://www.awesomemovieyear.com (https://www.awesomemovieyear.com) And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!
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