On the 425th episode of Piecing It Together, journalist Corey Levitan joins me to talk about A Complete Unknown. This Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold starring Timothee Chalamet does its best to make a story out of a mysterious music icon. Puzzle pieces include Bohemian Rhapsody, Amadeus, Birdman and inside Llewyn Davis.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for A Complete Unknown and the movies we discuss!

Written by James Mangold and Jay Cocks

Directed by James Mangold

Starring Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Scoot McNairy, Boyd Holbrook

Searchlight Pictures

https://www.searchlightpictures.com/a-complete-unknown

Corey Levitan is a journalist and one of my mom's favorite people.

Check out his column Vegas Myths Busted on Casino.org at https://www.vegasmythsbuster.com

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is a very Dylan-ish The Pup Pups song called "Big Bright Eyez" from the first The Pup Pups album Who Wants Din-Din?

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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell & Jason Harris from Awesome Movie Year join me to discuss our Top 10 favorite films of 2024. Along with some honorable mentions and suggestions from the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group, we get into a lot of the movies that made up 2024.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Thank you to Gina Mizzoni, Joe Black, Paul Hibbard, Steven Hughes, Arthur Glover

Josh Bell is a film critic whose reviews can be read at CBR, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander and elsewhere. With comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris, he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year, at awesomemovieyear.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Like Him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/

And Follow him on Twitter @SignalBleed

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).

Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/

And check out his web series Copper Creek at https://www.facebook.com/coppercreekshow/

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Antiviral” is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdGctz_xF5c

The song at the end of the episode is “World's Best Boy" from my recently released The Pup Pups album A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear!

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On this special episode of Piecing It Together, I’m taking a look back at the year 2024. This is not a traditional episode of the podcast, but more a chance to talk to you all and recap my year in movies, music and podcasting, as well as share some news about what’s coming in 2025.

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music video “Ascending” which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fypZ3Z8qeT8

The song at the end of the episode is “Shaking" from my upcoming release MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024.

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On this special episode, Jason Harris joins me again to talk about some upcoming movies. We use the usual puzzle pieces format on some trailers for movies that are coming out in January 2025. This month’s episode includes Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Better Man, Den Of Thieves: Pantera, The Last Showgirl, Wolf Man, One Of Them Days, Back In Action, Flight Risk, Brave The Dark, You're Cordially Invited and Dog Man.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

I also shout out some listener provided puzzle pieces from movies we covered in the month of December including a whole bunch of pieces from Joe Black.

Jason Harris is a writer and stand-up comedian (not just here in Las Vegas).

Check out Jason Harris on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jasonharriscomedy/

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is "Again & Again" from my upcoming album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024.

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On this special bonus episode of Piecing It Together, I’m actually reposting a guest apperance I recently did on LA Podfidential with host Chauncey Telese where we discussed our most anticipated films of 2025!

The original version of this conversation is available at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/

As always, SPOILER ALERT for any of the movies we discuss!

Make sure to check out LA Podfidential at https://www.lafbnetwork.com/la-podfidential/

Follow LA Podfidential on Twitter @LAPodfidential

And Follow Chauncey on Twitter @bigchaunc64

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is "Golden Arrows" from my upcoming compilation album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024.

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On the 424th episode of Piecing It Together, Arthur Howell joins me to talk about Carry-On! This tight thriller is set at an airport at Christmas... So I suppose welcome to our Christmas episode! Puzzle pieces include Die Hard, Collateral, Grand Piano and Phone Booth.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Carry-On and the movies we discuss!

Written by T.J. Fixman

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

Starring Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Dean Norris

Netflix

https://www.netflix.com/title/81476963

Arthur Howell is a film critic and podcaster and hosts 2 Cents Critic

Check out 2 Cents Critic at https://linktr.ee/two_centscritic

Follow 2 Cents Critic on Twitter @two_centscritic

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is "Up Up Up" from my upcoming compilation album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024.

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On the 423rd episode of Piecing It Together, podcaster Robbie Sherman joins me to talk about The Invisible Raptor... I don't always cover these kinds of straight to VOD jokey movies, but with a concept as great as "what if a raptor was on a rampage... and it was invisible," I had to check it out. Puzzle pieces include Jurassic Park, Hollow Man, Critters and Piranha 3DD.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Invisible Raptor and the movies we discuss!

Written by Mike Capes and Johnny Wickham

Directed by Mike Hermosa

Starring Mike Capes, David Shackelford, Bobby Gilchrist, Sean Astin, Richard Riehle

Well GO USA

https://wellgousa.com/films/invisible-raptor

Robbie Sherman is a podcaster and hosts Conversations With Robbie Sherman.

Check out his podcast at https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/convos-w-r-sherman/

And follow Robbie on Bluesky at @convoswrob.bsky.social

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is from the score of the short film "Croak!"

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On the 422nd episode of Piecing It Together, Jamila Brown joins me to talk about Wicked. One of the year's biggest films, the adaptation of the beloved Wizard of Oz prequel musical actually turned out to be the hit that Hollywood thought it would be. Puzzle pieces include Wonka, Frozen, Mean Girls and Shrek.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Wicked and the movies we discuss!

Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox

Directed by Jon M Chu

Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang

Universal

https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/wicked

Jamila Brown is a film fan.

Follow Jamila on Twitter @wildcattinwow

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is about my misunderstood wicked witch Trudy, "Instagram Model" from the 2nd The Pup Pups album Variety Snaps!

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On the 421st episode of Piecing It Together we are LIVE from Maya Cinemas in North Las Vegas with guests Guillermo E. Barahona C., Angel C and Dustin Ross to talk about Y2K! This comedy-horror from director Kyle Mooney and A24 imagins a world where the Y2K bug gave way to a technological uprising and all hell breaks loose. Puzzle pieces include This Is The End, Not Another Teen Movie, Small Soldiers and Inglorious Basterds.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Y2K and the movies we discuss!

Written by Kyle Mooney & Evan Winter

Directed by Kyle Mooney

Starring Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Fred Durst

A24

https://a24films.com/films/y2k

Guillermo E. Barahona C. is a producer, filmmaker and writer.

Check out Guillermo’s LinkTree for his work at https://linktr.ee/Guibarahona

And Follow Guillermo on Twitter @guillbarahona

Dustin Ross is a filmmaker and musician from Las Vegas.

Check out his latest trailer for his upcoming film “Beck and Call” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEa5dabmUAY

And Follow Dustin on Instagram @dmross83

Angel C. is a filmmaker and podcaster.

Check out his website for his Film Goals Podcast and all of his work at https://www.filmgoals.com/

And Follow Angel on Instagram @angel_filmgoals

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is a nu-metal song about my cat called "Bite!" and is available on my just released The Pup Pups album A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear which you can check out now on streaming and at https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com on limited edition vinyl!

Make sure to “Like” Piecing It Together on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PiecingPod

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On the 420th episode of Piecing It Together, Katherine Jackson joins me to talk about Nightbitch! The story of a new mother who believes she might be turning into a dog was one of my most anticipated movies of the year. We also talk about Katherine's new short Attachment Theory. Puzzle pieces for Nightbitch include Tully, Parenthood, Black Swan and Willard.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Nightbitch and the movies we discuss!

Written by Marielle Heller

Directed by Marielle Heller

Starring Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden, Emmett Snowden, Zoe Chao, Marry Holland

Searchlight Pictures

https://www.searchlightpictures.com/nightbitch

Katherine Jackson is a filmmaker whose short Attachment Theory is currently in the festival circuit and is Oscar qualified.

Find out more about Katherine on Instagram @katiejackson65

And Follow Attachment Theory on Instagram @attachmenttheoryfilm

Attachment Theory also played at this year's FilmQuest Film Festival which I recently recorded a series of episodes at. Check them all out at https://www.piecingpod.com/2024/11/12/filmquest-2024-wrap-up/

My sixth album, MORE CONTENT is available NOW on iTunes, Bandcamp and all other digital music stores! Make sure to check it out!

My latest music is the 24 for 2024 series in which I'm releasing a new single on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month in 2024. 24 new songs total. Follow along on the Spotify Playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4PDKoUQ1CoFpiogLu2Sz4D?si=3cb1df0dd0384968

My latest music video “Burn" which you can watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxKAWFm0gAo

The song at the end of the episode is "Let You Out" from my new album The Pup Pups - A Boy and His Dog and Three Cats and A Bear... which is out TODAY!

Get the new album on Bandcamp along with the exclusive vinyl edition at https://thepuppups.bandcamp.com

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You can also support the show by checking out our TeePublic store to buy shirts and more featuring Piecing It Together logos, movie designs, and artwork for my various music projects at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/piecing-it-together

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And most important of all… Keep going to the theater to see new movies!