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True Film Fan
by KTRH (KTRH-AM)
A weekly deep dive for passionate film fans, including reviews, interviews and commentary on film topics.
Episodes
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John talks about the movies to be released this weekend in COMING ATTRACTIONS
True Film Fan host John Wesley Downey gives listeners of the podcast a sneak preview of the movies to be rleased domestically in North America October 16 to theh 18th. Most notable among them WHALEFALL, about a scuba diver tribute in the stomach of a sperm whale that weighs 80 tons.
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Unboxing the domestic box office for the weekend of October 9 to October 11
Your True Film Fan host John Wesley Downey counts down from ten to one the domestic grosses of the top ten movies released in North America. from October 9 to 11. Of particular note were the grosses of Digger, a disaster of epic proportions about a disaster of epic proportions, and the Brad Pitt...
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UNBOXING THE BOX OFFICE (September 26 to 28) with John Wesley Downey
First John talks about many of the releases on the top ten list at the box office. Those movies include Daniel and the Firety Furnace, Practical Magic 2, Forgotten Island, Primetime starring Robert Pattinson and Heart of the Beast starring Brad Pitt and finally Resident Evil 6. Lots of variety in...
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Review of COYOTE VS ACME by Justin Wilkins and John Wesley Downey
It's finally arrived in theaters. A movie that took a very difficult journey to theatres. It's the Looney Tunes feature film, Coyote vs. Acme. It's incredibly ironic that a movie about corporate treachery had to battle corporate treachery! Animator Justin Wilkins and host John Wesley Downey…
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Did you know Mel Brooks made a comedy called The Twelve Chairs?
In 1970 writer-director Mel Brooks made a movie called THE TWELVE CHAIRS starring Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom Deluise and Brooks himself in a small role. It got minimal distribution. It was released between 1968's THE PRODUCERS (for which Brooks won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay) and…
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Is The End of Oak Street more than a Jurassic Park ripoff?
A bunch of terrified people running around getting eaten by dinosaurs. Sounds like Jurassic Park right? True, but it also describes The End of Oak Street directed by David Robert Mitchell. And somehow he has managed to breath fresh life and entertainment value into what could have been a...
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Are two of Hollywood's most iconic movie studios moving to Texas?
For over one hundred years Los Angeles and Hollywood have been the epicenter of the entertainment industy, movies, music and TV. Studios, production companies, the big talent agencies, the guilds and unions all in one place. But the times they are changing as Bob Dylan once said. Now comes the...
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UNBOXING THE BOX OFFICE A Summer for the Ages Special Commentary by JWD
True Film fan's John Wesley Downey reports on one of the most diversified, surprising and lucreative box office summers of a ll time in this special commentary. John gives prespective and opinion on the various forces shaping box office attendance this summer with a particular emphasis on the...
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A sixteen year old Gen Alpha surprises John with her unexpected Desert Island Movie Choices
A sixteen year old girl, a Gen Alpha, tells John her three movie choices for if she was ever stranded on a desert island for a few years and could have three movies to watch. The choices are sophisticated and far ranging. A film fanatic since she was a little girl, Anna's Dad encouraged her...
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UNBOXING THE BOX OFFICE JULY 31 TO AUGUST 2
John Wesley Downey takes a look at this past weekend's dometic box office take achieved historic levels of success. Spider Man Brand New Day and The Odyssey were the big winners but Toy Story 5 continues to earn big money as well.
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Unboxing the Box Office and Quick Draw July 24-26 The Odyssey dominates, Gosling to MCU
John Wesley Downey unboxes the box office for the weekend of July 24-26, with a countdown to a pretermined victor through sheer scale, The Odyssey from diirector Christopher Nolan. The movie stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya and many more bankdable names. John has details on Ryan Golsing and...
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A Stanley Kubrick Tribute on his 98th birthday Genius or Tyrant?
Born in the Bronx borough of New York on July 26, 1928, today would have been Stanley's 98th birthday. On this occasion John Wesley Downey pays tribute to his talent but acknowledges Kubrick's faults. John gives a basic outline of Kubrick's life and career and recommends the listener watch…
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Raiders of the Lost Ark - A special podcast with John Wesley Downey honoring a cinematic classic
On this episodee host John Wesley Downey talks about the Spielberg-Lucas 1981 action adventure movie that kicked off a five movie series that is now a part of cinematic history. Starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen, with music by John Williams and special effects by the Lucasfilm company...
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Unboxing the Box Office for July 10-15 RIP Sam Neill and hello Odyssey
John Wesley Downey unboxes the box office results domestically for the weekend of July 7 through the 10th, the passing of actor Sam Neill and a preview of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY. round out this weeks abbreviated version of UNBOXING THE BOX OFFICE
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Unboxing the Box Office June 26-28 + weekend previews + Mel Brooks bonus
John Wesley Downey does the top ten movie countdown on the domestic box office for June 26th to June 28th, talks about the movies debuting this weekend and shares a bonus story about meeting 100 year old Mel Brooks in the late 70s.
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The 950 KPRC Movie Show for June 28 - American Graffiti tribute and review of Super Girl
John Wesley Downey devote much of the hour spotlighting the 1973 hit movie AMERIAN GRAFFITI, delving into the origins of t he George Lucas classic, the difficult journey it had to the screen, the casting and production and how it''s success gave Lucas the clout to set up Star Wars. John also...
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An interview with a female Director of Photography Kerianne Parker
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland interview one of the few female directors of photography in Texas, Kerianne Parker. Kerianna is originally from New Jersey and moved to Texas where she met her husband, a film professor and began her career on a film set working her way up through the...
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Frankie Westmoreland reports Unboxing the Box Office for the weekend of June 5 through 7
Frankie Westmoreland hosts this week' s UNBOXING THE BOXING OFFICE counting down the top ten box office movies of this past weekend and delivering the latest Hollywood industry news items. John Wesley Downey is out for the day due to family illness.
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BONUS SEGMENT John and Frankie discuss the obsession with the movie OBSESSION
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland devote half an hour to discussion the movie sensation OBSESSION from director Curry Baker. At first we look at the financial success of the film and then we discuss the film itself which delivers true horror to the audience within the confines of a…
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Bonus segment on the new Mandalorian and Grogu movie, Star Wars franchise and Lucasfilm and the future
John Wesley Downe and Frankie Westmoreland have an in depth discussion about the current state and future of the Star Wars franchise, Lucasfilm and the first Star Wars film in seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu.
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950 KPRC Movie Show for May 31
John and Frankie talk about the movie industry news of the week, they review the movies PASSENGERS and I LOVE BOOSTERS and they discuss a classic movie from 1963 famous for the stop motion animation of Ray Harryhauen, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.
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John and Frankie talk about the movie magic of stop motion animation, Ray Harryhausen and Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland discuss stop motion animatio and especially the 1963 classic film JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS featuring the work of Ray Harryhausen, one of the true masters of the art and craft of stop motion We learned the movie itself is fairly good even not focusisng on...
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Unboxing the Box Office May 26 with John and Frankie
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland count down the top ten movies at theaters this past Memorial Day weekend and comment on many aspects of the industry. We talk about why some movies are compettive in the marketplace and others fall by the wayside. If you love discussing the movie…
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The 950 KPRC Movie Show for May 24 Memorial Day weekend - John and Frankie review the Mandalorian and more
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland review the long awaited MANDALORIAN AND GROGU feature from Lucasfilm and Disney. Frankie reviews the new Guy Ritchie film In the Grey, and John watched THE SHEEP DETECTIVES starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Emma Thompson and Julia Louie-Dreyfuss....
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Unboxing the Box Office with John and Frankie on May 18
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland count down the top ten movies at the box office for the previous weekend and discuss the movies themselves, box office performance, the big hits like a Michael Jackson's bio, Super Mario, Project Hail Mary and many more. Also discussed is the new film…
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UNBOXING THE BOXOFFICE, NETFLIX LAWSUIT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
This segment of Unboxing the Box Office is a little unusual in that the box office countdown is delayed until the end of the file while Frankie discuss controversies involving the state of Texas filing a lawsuit against Netflix, and other data controversies, as well as a discussion of the role of...
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The 950 KPRC MOVIE SHOW from Sunday night May 10
John and Frankie talk about the Devil Wears Prada, both part one and two, Mortal Kombat 2, based on the popular videograme and the clasic William Friedkin film The French Connection. A really great show with John Wesley Downey and Freddie Westmoreland.
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Unboxing the Box Office for May 5 with John and Frankie and the movie countdown
Not only do we count down the top 10 movies at the box office from the previous weekend, we go off on all kinds of tangents about other movies, anime, independent features, low budget filmaking and much more. This is far less structured than our terrestrial radio show so anything goes here! Hope...
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BONUS EXTENDED FEATURE ON TRUE CRIME ACTION MOVIE THE FRENCH CONNECTION
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoeland review and discuss one of the all time great drug bust movies ever made, THE FRENCH CONNECTION. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Director, Picture and Actor. William Friedkin's high energy fast paced movie still provides a jolt to viewers…
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THE 950 KPRC MOVIE SHOW Sunday May 3rd with John and Frankie SPECIAL GUEST
Two big events on this edition of the Movie Show. We review one of the biggest and most controversial movies of the year, MICHAEL, about the life, music and drama of superstar Michael Jackson. And second, we play clips from our 90 minute interview with Star Wars legend Roger Christian who was...
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Star Wars Legend Roger Christian interviewed indepth by John and Frankie
Roger Christian was one of the first people hired by George Lucas to work on the original Star Wars movie in 1976. Already a veteran of the British Film Industry at a young age, he was assigned to be art director and set dresser for the film. Many of the elements in the movie such as light…
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John and Frankie do a deep dive into all aspects of the Michael Jackson megahit movie
Michael the Movie premiered to a spectacular 97 million dollars at the north American box office Amid endless controversy, reshoots and constant re-editing, the bio pic about one of the world's greatet entertainers is on everyone's minds and lips. John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland go…
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UNBOXING THE BOX OFFICE APRIL 30 TRUE FILM FAN
If you are looking at the title on this podcast and thinking this may be a dry podcast on boring financial statistics on box office performance, you could not be more wrong. Sure, the information is here, but this episode in particular might be called John and Frankie Unleashed. John Wesley…
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A TRUE FILM FAN SPECIAL UPLOAD Spotlighting Kubrick's PATHS OF GLORY
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland do a deep dive into one of the greatest war films ever made. 29 year old Stanley Kubrick made the big time when Kirk Douglas agreed to star in his first internaional production, PATHS OF GLORY. The black and white film focuses on injustice in the French...
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The 950 KPRC Sunday night Movie Show for April 26 on The Mummy and Busboys
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland review two new movies at the box office, Lee Cronin's The Mummy and Theo Von's Busboys. What did they think? Listen and find out. They also talk about declining theater attendance, Hollywood executives getting outrageous compensation, and much more....
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UNBOXING SHOW APRIL 22 John And Frankie count down the top ten movies at the box office
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland count down the top ten movies at the box office this past weekend. How did your favorite movie do? How did the new movies do in their first weekend? It's not dry stats, it's fun and John And Frankie throw in lots of opinion, commentary and gossip If you...
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The 950 KPRC Movie Show for April 19 talking about Avatar and A Great Awakening
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland talk about new developments with Avatar and more movie industry news stories in the first segment in The Qucik Draw, and then move on to Frankie's review of YOU, ME AND TUSCANY a rom com that was made in an attempt to revive the genre. Did it work?…
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TRUE FILM FAN John and Frankie discuss events and information from CINEMACON Las Vegas
Once a year, all the major studios and movie producers get together in Las Vegas with all the major theater chains to talk about theatrical movie distribution, the upcoming releases for the next uear, to show trailers and reels to promote future movies, to have the major executives from all the...
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The Leftovers April 17 WE LOVE THEO VON segment
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland talk at length about their admiration and appreciation for one of America's unique comedic talents, Theo Von. They discuss his appeal and persona as well as the release of his first movie, BUSBOYS with David Spade. What is his magic? Is Theo an idiot...
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The Leftovers BONUS CONTENT for April 12 John and Frankie after show discussion
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland share information and opinions about the current state of the movie industry in this far ranging discussion. Covering topics such as the Paramount and Netflix attempt to buy Warner Brothers and how that can affect creators and the public alike. As the...
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The 950 KPRC Movie Show for Aoril 12, 2026 with John and Frankie
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland host the 950 KPRC Movie Show every Sunday night at 8:05pm. This week's show included our movie news bites which we call the Quick Draw. The new movie THE DRAMA starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya. was reviewed by both John and Frankie. They were in...
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The 950 KPRC Easter Movie Show for April 5, 2026 including Ben Hur
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland co-host a show that includes not only the latest movie news and latest releases but also focuses on one of the most monumental movies of all time, Ben Hur (1959), directed by William Wyler and starring Charleton Heston. This nearly four hour epic has...
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Unboxing the Box Office for the weekend of April 3 -5 A TRUE FILM FAN UPDATE
John Wesley Downey has the box office numbers fom this past weekends and does a countdown from number 10 to number one. John offers context and analysis on how the various movies performed. This podcast includes a brief look ahead at the upcoming released for the weekend of April 10 to 12.…
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The Leftovers A TRUE FILM FAN BONUS SEGMENT Micro Dramas amd Vertical Video and are Videogames the new super hero trend?
When John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland recorded their Easter Movie Show radio broadcast and podcast, as usual, they went over their time limit. But they still had more to say! This time on the subject of the big new trend of micro dramas and vertical videos, entertainment content to be...
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The Leftovers A BONUS SEGMENT John and Frankie talk about art and movies and music and connections
In the weekly ritual of recording the Movie Show for 950 KPRC John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland have discovered they almost always exceed the formatted time limit and enjoy talking about a wide range of subjects including but not limited to movies, music, acting, performing, creativity...
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Unboxing the Box Office for March 27 throuogh 29 for True Film Fans plus Netflix raises streaming fees
John Wesley 'Downey and Frankie Westmoreland count down the top ten movies at the box office this past weekend and provide commntary on the movie's potential, creative quality and genre populairty. Why iis the horror genre so popular? And why did Netflix just hit it's subscribers with big…
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The 950 KPRC Movie Show for March 29 (deluxe edition) with John and Frankie
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoerland co-host the Movie Show on 950 KPRC for March 29. The spotlight is on the much anticipated PROJECT HAIl MARY PASS, READY OR NOT HERE I COME Part 2 and our classic feature NORTH BY NORTHWEST starring Cary Grant. Directed by aLFRED hITCHOCK. An additional...
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STAR WARS ANNIVERSAY noted and opening segment of March 22nd 950 KPRC Movie Show
This segment opens up with John mentioned today March 22n is the 50 th anniversary of the very first day of shooting on the original Star Wars movie. George Lucas began shooting in the Tunisiian desert. And the movid industry would never be the same. John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland…
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The 950 KPRC MOVIE SHOW (aired March 22nd) with John and Frankie (and bonus material)
John Wesley Downey and Frankie Westmoreland present another hour of great radio and podcasting with the latest information on what's happening in the movie world, reviews of the newest releases including Reminders of Him and Undertone, plus a tribute segment to the jOHN FORD CLASSIC the quiet man...
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