In Medias Res

With every endeavor there are the fun parts and there are parts you avoid. Unfortunately, there are only so many hours in a day and sometimes you have to admit the work you’ve been avoiding has piled up. So what else is there to do but put your toys away, roll up your sleeves, and get the bitter work done.

Novis Opera website: novisopera.com

Facebook: facebook.com/novisopera

Twitter: twitter.com/novisopera

Instagram - instagram.com/novisopera

Garfield’s Crossing - garfieldscrossing.com

Of all the genres in all the artforms, making a romance movie is one wrought with so many potential perils and traps that getting one right feels like an act of fate. In this episode, we’re here with guest Billie Jo Konze to see if SERENDIPITY has what it takes to be in the pantheon of great romantic movies.

Billie Jo Konze’s website: https://www.billiejokonze.com/
Rum Runner Sue: Oeuf is Enough (from Icebox Radio Theater) - https://www.spreaker.com/user/iceboxradio/scoops032-rrsue-oeuf

First contact is one of the great tropes of science fiction. Encountering the radically different and unique can hold a mirror up to humanity, but it's not everyday that a movie about aliens teaches its human audience how to better communicate with each other. In this episode, we’re breaking down Denis Villeneuve’s film, ARRIVAL, to see how it uses a new twist on an old idea to tell an elegant and original story.

The Arrival Score on Song Exploder - https://songexploder.net/arrival

Mandible Judy / Under Dead Water - https://mandiblejudy.buzzsprout.com/

Issaura’s Claws (Part 1 of The Incarn Saga) - https://www.katharinewibellbooks.com/the-incarn-saga

It’s rare that a sequel comes along that's just as good as the movie that came before it. When a sequel comes along that surpasses its predecessor, it’s almost a miracle. In this episode, we continue our study of great sequels by taking a look at The Godfather Part 2 to see how it sets the bar for filmmakers and storytellers.

Shawn Arnold’s TMI Podcast: www.tmipod.com/

Telling a great story is a blessing and a curse. Everyone will be clambering for more, from the audience to the marketing people.Try to bottle lighting and you’ll wind up getting fried, but don’t you dare throw the baby out with the bathwater. In this episode, we take a look at Terminator 2 and Aliens to see how they managed to preserve what made their first story great while crafting new and interesting narratives. Featuring Shawn Arnold as a guest host.

Shawn Arnold’s TMI Podcast: www.tmipod.com/

They Don’t call it movie Magic for nothing. Telling a great story has all the same rules as a magic trick. You gotta show them what they expect, then show them how it ‘s anything but ordinary and leave them wanting to know how you did it all the while. Tonight, we take a look behind the curtain at Christopher Nolan’s THE PRESTIGE to find out how it makes its cinematic magic.


Mandible Judy / Under Dead Water - https://mandiblejudy.buzzsprout.com/

Issaura’s Claws (Part 1 of The Incarn Saga) - https://www.katharinewibellbooks.com/the-incarn-saga

We all know Romantic comedy, action comedy, buddy comedy, but what about crime comedy? Keeping a genre fresh is no mean feat. It takes a lot of fancy footwork, So it’s fitting that this early 2000’s crime caper is all about illegal boxing, or is it? In this episode, we break down Guy Ritchie’s high-octane British classic, SNATCH, to see how it manages to score a cinematic knock-out.

Mandible Judy / Under Dead Water - https://mandiblejudy.buzzsprout.com/

Issaura’s Claws (Part 1 of The Incarn Saga) - https://www.katharinewibellbooks.com/the-incarn-saga

Sometimes watching a movie or reading a book decades after its release can be like raising the dead. If you know how to look, you can learn a lot about the place, time, and climate that gave birth to the creative works. In this episode, we’re joined again by James David Patrick to see what lessons the 1984 classic, GHOSTBUSTERS has to tell about the era that produced it.

James Bond Socal Media Project: https://thejamesbondsocialmediaproject.com/

Cinema Shame: https://cinemashame.wordpress.com/

Conjuring a great comedy is like witchcraft. Even when you have all the right elements, you need a coven to make the magic happen. Tonight, we’re joined by James David Patrick to break down the 1984 classic, to find how it continues to haunt film history in the best way possible.

James Bond Socal Media Project: https://thejamesbondsocialmediaproject.com/

Cinema Shame: https://cinemashame.wordpress.com/

We creators stand on the shoulders of giants, and with giants like Chaucer, Dante, and every religion known to man plugged into the collective unconscious… Well, let’s just say: the high ground comes with its advantages. In this episode, we’re back to finish the ritual, to break down the movie SE7EVN to see how it crafts a tragic morality play for the modern age.