Cinema Is Life

We know a lot of cool juniors. You’ve got Sammy Davis Junior, Robert Downey Jr, Ken Griffey Jr, Dale Earnhart Jr. The sports world has its share of thirds: Robert Griffin III, Marion Barber III, Coach John Thompson the third. But when it comes to Fourths, outside of a handful of monarchs and popes, only one of note comes to mind and that’s our guest Miguel Poblete IV. This man’s grandfather, dad and brother are also Miguels. Jake was typically the least outspoken of my close college crew, so for some of you, this may be the most you’ve ever heard him speak in one sitting. Another friend who’s not on social media, I’m proud to introduce or reintroduce this amazing dude to you. Let’s get into episode 20 with Miguel Poblete the fourth, aka Jake.

We're bringing handsome boy, Charlie Thrower back to life with another round of probing film-related questions. When given the choice of what part of his life he'd like to return to, he identified an opportunity to meet his wife about a decade earlier than he did. That's the kind of answer that merits being brought back. Enjoy!

This week’s guest Bobby Tajan is a martial artist, a public servant, a family man, a girl dad, and another member of my Inner Circle - a decades-old group of dudes I’d lay down my life for or start a boy band with. So highly respected professionally and within the community, we’ve nicknamed him the Godfather. Truly one of the best of us, I hope you enjoy episode 18 with Bobby Tajan.

This week’s guest Brian Cortez has experience behind the camera, making a living creating training videos. In college, he even put together a couple of short films, one of which was a sci-fi romp featuring me as the spandex-clad Cosmic Avenger. Good luck scrubbing your brain from that unfortunate mental image. That said, it’s time for Episode 17 of Cinema is Life.

Apologies in advance for the horrible audio on my side of the conversation, but I just could not imagine holding this week’s guest from you. Laura Hanson Wall is an artist, a masseuse, a housekeeper, a hasher, a karaoke singer, a lover of film and tv, and an all-around awesome person. She brings a unique perspective to the podcast, and I’m sure some of her answers will surprise you. It was a fascinating session for me despite the technical difficulties.

One of the really great things I’ve gotten from doing this podcast is that it gives me an opportunity to reconnect with old friends or add layers to existing friendships. This week’s guest, Otto Hughey, is a man I’ve known for a long time but have interacted with almost exclusively through my brother as an intermediary. It was awesome getting some one-on-one time with him. Otto is living the dream - a content creator in the video game space, you can catch him on his twitch.tv stream under the handle OHugheyIII. On top of our usual film talk, we chop it up about retail robberies and how pro wrestlers are like method actors. So let’s get into it.

This week, personal and professional worlds collide when I bring in Dylandra Holden. Dee is a former coworker of mine and one of the hidden heroes of our company for a number of years. She’s since moved on to bigger and better things, but we’ve kept in touch, and now I’m delighted to share her with all of you. I know you’ll enjoy episode 14 of Cinema is Life.

Today I get to catch up with Charlie Thrower. I’ve known Charlie since my first job bagging groceries for tips in high school. Since then Charlie’s turned a passion for photography into a full-on career. From shooting Glamour Shots in the mall to shooting commercials for luxury cars - it’s a testament to the axiom “get a job doing what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Like me, he’s also a mark for pro wrestling, but we try to reign in that talk until the end of the episode for the most part. That said, I hope you enjoy episode 13 of Cinema is Life with Handsome boy Charlie Thrower.

Our first-ever guest, Justin Velasquez, is back from the beyond to tackle a whole new set of movie and life questions. It's a slight deviation from our normal format, but a refreshing change while staying faithful to the spirit of the show. We hope you like it.

This week, Nedie Llamas Recel stops by for bit to catch up and talk movies. Do you have people in your life where every single memory of them is positive? That’s Nedie. I’ve known her and her husband Edmond since college and can say in all sincerity that they are some of the nicest Hokies you could ever come across. We relive some of our time in FASA, the filipino American Student Association, learn about her affection for roller skating, and ruminate on the timelessness of Sean Connery’s sex appeal. It’s all coming up next on The Cinema is Life.