Join Filmosopher Chris for a quick review of selected trivia from some of our favorite Holiday movies.

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#movietrivia #holidaymovies #itsawonderfullife #achristmascarol #miracleon34thstreet #achristmasstory #elf

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We speak with metaphysical and spiritual luminary Darryl Anka about his 40-year career in the film industry as a model and set builder on films such as “Iron Man” and “Star Trek,” and about some of his favorite films, including “The Dead Zone,” “The Road to Perdition,” and “Arrival.” He also shares with us about his extraterrestrial encounters and communications.

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#DarrylAnka #setbuilding #IronMan #StarTrek

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We talk with David Hoffmeister, who uses movies as modern-day parables for awakening through “The Movie Watcher’s Guide to Enlightenment.” David is a pioneer in the practical application of A Course in Miracles for spiritual awakening. Along the way we discuss some of David’s favorite films, including “The Truman Show,” "Groundhog Day,” “Solaris,” and “Before I Fall.”

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#DavidHoffmeister #ACourseinMiracles #enlightenment #movies

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Actress and activist Q’orianka Kilcher discusses her breakout role as Pocahantas in 2005’s “The New World,” and reflects on her experiences as a fourteen-year-old working with Terrence Malick, Colin Farrell, and Christian Bale. She also talks about her character Angela Blue Thunder in Paramount’s “Yellowstone,” her work in social activism, and a few of her favorite films, “In the Mood for Love” and "Avatar."

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​​ #QoriankaKilcher #TheNewWorld #acting #filmmaking #movies

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Veteran film, television and stage actor Michael Nouri discusses his 1984 breakout movie, “Flashdance,” shares personal reflections on his life, career, and spiritual influences, and discusses some of his favorite films, including “A Man for All Seasons” (1966), “The Razor’s Edge” (1946), and “Borsalino” (1970).

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#MichaelNouri #flashdance #acting #movies

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We talk with producer Brian Frankish, who gives us a delightful behind-the-scenes look at 1989’s “Field of Dreams.” He also discusses some of his favorite films, including “The Wind and the Lion,” “The Thief of Bagdad” (1940), and Joe Wright’s “Pride and Prejudice.”

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#BrianFrankish #FieldofDreams #filmmaking

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We talk with film and television producer Bonnie Bruckheimer (“Beaches,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”) about her longtime collaboration with Bette Midler, gender issues within the film industry, and a few of her favorite films, including “Monsoon Wedding,” “Room,” and “Like Water for Chocolate.”

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#BonnieBruckheimer #filmproduction #Beaches #HocusPocus #movies

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Helping the Film Fan Avoid the Flim-Flam

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#TheFilmosophers #moviepicks #confessionsofadangerousmind #samrockwell #moviereviews

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Quantum and particle astrophysicist Dr. John Hagelin helps us separate science fact from science fiction in three big-budget space travel movies: “Gravity,” “The Martian,” and “Interstellar.”

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#sciencefiction #gravity #themartian #interstellar #spacemovies

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Dean Sluyter, co-host of The Filmosophers and author of "Cinema Nirvana: Enlightenment Lessons from the Movies," takes us on a filmosophical journey through Mike Nichols’ 1967 classic “The Graduate.”

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#TheGraduate #CinemaNirvana #TheFilmosophers #movies #enlightenment

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