EPISODE · Mar 13, 2020 · 54 MIN
The Way Back (Featuring Joe Black)
from Piecing It Together Podcast
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 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 "You'll Always Be Beautiful To Me" from my upcoming new album Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) available now to pre-order on iTunes and available everywhere on March 20th!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!Also, be sure to check out the Now You've Seen It Podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/5tHyQ0shEwEMJsCls7Wrt4And 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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The Way Back 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/ (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/ (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/ (https://www.facebook.com/BlueMeansPregnantFilms/) My 4th album, A Different Kind Of Dream is available NOW on https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-different-kind-of-dream/1378382323 (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=RkRQZLam5z4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkRQZLam5z4) The song at the end of the episode is "You'll Always Be Beautiful To Me" from my upcoming new album Beater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) available now to pre-order on iTunes and available everywhere on March 20th! 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! Also, be sure to check out the Now You've Seen It Podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/5tHyQ0shEwEMJsCls7Wrt4 (https://open.spotify.com/show/5tHyQ0shEwEMJsCls7Wrt4) And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!
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