Episodes
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EP.02 - Cinema Week: Day Four w/ Cinionic
It's day four of Cinema Week 2023 and hosts Kara and Scott reconvene to review some new exciting offers from Paramount and Brandon Jones has in-depth conversation with Wim Buyens from Cinionic, a generous sponsor of Cinema Week, and they discuss how the Cinionic team assesses the needs of each...
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EP.01 - Cinema Week: Day One w/ Dolby
Cinema Week is upon us again and hosts Kara and Scott review all the cool, upcoming things planned for this year's celebration of cinema culture and Brandon Jones has in-depth conversation with Michael Archer from Dolby Technologies, a generous sponsor of Cinema Week, about how Dolby makes the...
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EP.28 - Sponsor Spotlight: Christie Digital
Hosts Kara and Scott welcome the team from Christie Digital, a generous sponsor of Cinema Week, to the show to talk about the history of the company and the innovative influence it has had on the cinema experience for both exhibitors and moviegoers.
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EP.27 - Cinema Week is HERE!
Hosts Brandon, Melissa, Kara and Scott assemble to, once again, talk Cinema Week on its opening day to theaters across the country. They discuss the challenges, the successes and all the people that made it possible.
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EP.26 - Sponsor Spotlight: Dolby Laboratories
Hosts Brandon, Kara and Scott welcome Michael Archer, VP of Worldwide Cinema Sales at Dolby Laboratories, to the show to discuss their goals of continuing to improve and innovate the technology that delivers an incredible moviegoing experience; how they curate titles to remaster and bring back to...
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EP.25 - Cinema Week Sponsor Spotlight: Cinionic
Hosts Brandon, Melissa and Scott welcome to show Carl Rijsbrack, CMO & Head of Innovation; and Adam Cassels, VP of Global Marketing from Cinionic, a cinema technology & solutions provider and official sponsor of Cinema Week. Carl and Adam share their wisdom on the industry, the importance of the...
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EP.24 - Cinema Week Marketing Tips and so much more!
Host Melissa and new guest to the show Andrew dive into Cinema Week marketing ideas and how to plan an easy & low cost event. We chat about current events, watching movies on a plane and how important theaters are to the community! Enjoy the show! Grab all the marketing materials here:...
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EP.23 - Behind the Scenes of Cinema Week
Hosts Brandon, Melissa and Kara present a deeper dive into Cinema Week, answering all the questions they've gathered after the official industry announcement. Find out how to participate as an exhibitor, the things you can do to make it memorable, the assets we'll provide and where to get them…
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EP.22 - Cinema Week
Hosts Brandon, Melissa and Scott announce the launch of Cinema Week, a nationwide campaign to eventize the moviegoing experience and to put butts back in seats — an initiative created and lead by the FilmFrog team and the year-long journey of building it; Cinema Week will take place on June…
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EP.21 - Beth Barrett from Seattle International Film Festival
Co-hosts Brandon, James and Scott welcome Beth Barrett, Artistic Director of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) to the show. She speaks about her role within the organization and how it uses film to advance its mission; they discuss the cinemas it operates and how they’re teaching an...
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EP.20 - WIE, NYC & Going to the Movies in a Post-COVID World
Co-hosts Brandon, Melissa, Kara and Scott once again commune to share what they’ve been watching recently; Melissa explains her role within Women in Exhibition (WIE), an organization created to empower and connect women working in various roles of exhibition around the world; the team weighs-in…
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EP.19 - Bigfoot, Birthdays, and our love for Edgar Wright
It’s Kara’s birthday, so co-hosts Brandon and Scott discuss with her our favorite birthday movies in honor of her special day. The hosts also break down what they’ve been watching at home, their experience using Letterboxd when logging films they’ve watched, an unexpected tangent on Bigfoot, our...
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EP.18 - The Ugly Cry Episode
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the team discusses why crying in a theater during emotional scenes such an embarrassing faux pas? Hosts Brandon, Melissa, Danielle and Scott share their most memorable cries in a theater.
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EP.17 - Groundhog Day
Co-hosts Melissa, Danielle, Scott and Kara gather on Groundhog Day to discuss the iconic film; the enigma that is Bill Murray; Danielle's recent interview's with Bliss stars Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek; our love/hate for ambiguous filmmaking and why Scott has no business hosting a podcast.
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EP.16 - Worst. Experience. Ever.
The team welcomes Kara Leonard to the FilmFrog team, a multi-talented individual with a long history of cinema work under her belt; together they discuss a little industry news, the amplified moviegoing experience that film festivals offer audiences, and their worst moviegoing experiences over…
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EP.15 - Show & Tell w/o Ryan Reynolds
Hosts Brandon, Danielle, Melissa and Scott gather to discuss the current state of the 2021 release calendar, the wild success of Ryan Reynolds, and to share a few of their favorite items they've received when going to the movies, or from working in exhibition, and the some stories behind them....
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EP.14 - Luke Parker Bowles
The hosts welcome filmmaker, producer and cinema enthusiast Luke Parker Bowles onto the show to discuss his recent venture (partnered alongside with co-host Brandon Jones) in revitalizing a historic, neighborhood cinema in Bradley Beach, NJ; his love for the movie-going experience and his…
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EP.13 - Short episode. Long year.
Hosts Scott and Melissa bring us to the finish line of 2020 with the last episode of the year. They discuss the big industry news of movie theaters being included in the congressional SaveOurStages act, Tom Cruise's COVID outburst on the set of Mission Impossible 7, what we've been watching at...
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EP.12 - Warner Bros/HBO vs. Everyone
The team reassembles to discuss the current situation surrounding Warner Bros. & HBOMax and the tension it has caused for filmmakers & exhibitors; what the cinema landscape looks like for 2021; quintessential holiday movies and why Hallmark should partner with exhibitors to form holiday pop-up...
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EP.11 - #SaveYourCinema
After an extended break, the team returns to discuss their involvement in the #SaveYourCinema campaign, an effort lead by the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) and the Independent Cinema Alliance (ICA) to provide federal relief for theater owners struggling in the wake of the…
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EP.10 - The War with Grandpa Special
Co-hosts Scott and Danielle discuss her recent interviews with the cast of the new family-friendly film, War with Grandpa. Danielle shares her exclusive interviews with Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, Jane Seymour, Oakes Fegley, Laura Marano and the legendary Robert De Niro. The cast shares their...
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EP.09 - Tim Patton: Cinema Service Co.
Co-hosts Brandon and Scott invite film buyer Tim Pattton on the show. A long time friend of Brandon’s, Tim discusses his history within the industry and how it always focused around a passion for film; some of the unique exhibitors he represents; how COVID is impacting the upcoming film release...
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EP.08 - Poltergeist's Oliver Robins
(Recorded October 2nd, 2020) Co-hosts Scott and Danielle welcome actor/writer/director Oliver Robins to the show where they discuss his role as Robbie Freeling in the iconic horror movie, Poltergeist; also his latest film, Celebrity Crush, and its release during the pandemic; what content defines…
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EP.07 - Exhibitor Spotlight: Texas Theatre
(Recorded September 4, 2020) The team welcomes special guest Barak Epstein, owner of the Texas Theatre, to the show to discuss the location's iconic history in Dallas and what motivated him to become an exhibitor. Barak shares some of his most memorable moments of showcasing films since their...
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EP.06 - Exhibitor Spotlight: Warehouse Cinemas
(Recorded August 26, 2020) Hosts Melissa and Brandon have a chat with Rich Daughtridge, CEO of Warehouse Cinemas, based in Frederick, Maryland. Rich gives us his story of how he went from marketeer to exhibitor, being a board member of the ICA (Independent Cinema Alliance) and the core values of...
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EP.05 - Dirty Movies & Cheesecake
(Recorded September 10, 2020) It's Brandon's birthday! Brandon and Danielle share their Tenet big screen experience and we discuss the affect of closed theaters and reduced capacities on its earnings; Danielle interviews the writer/director of The Broken Hearts Gallery Natalie Krinsky; James...
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EP.04 - Exhibitor Spotlight: CineLux Theatres
(Recorded August 21, 2020) EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT: CineLux Theatres CEO Paul Gunsky Brandon, Melissa and Scott chat with Paul Gunsky, owner of CineLux Theatres; a family-owned, northern California-based cinema company established in 1966. Paul discusses his family's history within the moviegoing...
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EP.03 - "Someone call Robert Pattinson"
(Recorded August 20, 2020) The At the Movies team reports in on the latest movie releases this weekend as theaters start to reopen across the country, revisit some of our stories of current and upcoming enhanced moviegoing experiences, share some of our favorite movie-themed items we've collected...
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EP.02 - "I just want the experience back."
(Recorded August 13, 2020) Your hosts cover a range of topics including AMC's recent announcements regarding their openings, identifying age based upon movie ticket prices, our childhood movie theaters, the elimination of the consent decrees, our most anticipated movie releases, and what we miss...
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EP.01 - Inaugural Podcast
(Recorded August 6, 2020) The first episode in a series of many in which we discuss our love of going to the movies, what that experience means to us personally and what it means, as an exhibitor, to bring that experience to an audience. In this episode, you'll see the introductions of this…
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