The Front Row Network

Hey hey all you Lasso fans! We're taking a slight turn today and bringing you a very special interview. On November 11th the 10th Annual Thundergong will take place at the Uptown Theatre in Kansas City. This vital concert helps raised funds for Steps of Faith, which provides amputees with no or inadequate health insurance with prosthetics to drastically improve their lives.

The concert is hosted by Jason Sudeikis and features performances from many Lasso favorites and has proven to be one incredible party for a cause every year. Craig, Jeremy and Brandon will be heading there to cover it this year but in the meantime, we got to talk to the CEO and Founder of Steps of Faith Billy Brimblecom Jr. Billy has been friends with Jason since childhood and their wonderful partnership on Thundergong has helped thousands of people. Billy talks about how the organization started, how it led to Thundergong and what all of us can do to help no matter where we are. It's a wonderful talk and we hope you enjoy it!

WATCH THE INTERVIEW:https://youtu.be/vgXqNOZ_9Rw

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We're continuing #MonsterCast with another director interview of last year's #Huluween Horror Short Film Festival entries. Today we're talking with director Carlo Ledesma about his film #TheKapre. This film is based on a well-known legend in the Phillipines that is essentially their version of Bigfoot.

Two unsuspecting Americans awaken a large and legendary creature while camping in an enchanted Philippine forest.

THE KAPRE is available NOW on Hulu.

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#MCUHQ is back and getting in on #MonsterCast fun with a #FullDisclosure breakdown of the MCU's forray into old school horror #WerewolfByNight. This film came out last Halloween and has quickly become one of the MCU's most loved properties. It combines old-school horror with the typical Marvel flair and makes for an exciting new character and world for our favorite heroes to interact with. Jeremy & Brandon are here to break it all down. On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerges from the shadows and gathers at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader's life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic--a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.

WEREWOLF BY NIGHT is available NOW on Disney+ & Hulu.

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We're continuing #MonsterCast with another director interview of last year's #Huluween Horror Short Film Festival entries. Today we're talking with director Conscian Morgan about his powerful seance film #Nzu. This film is very creepy and seamlessly blends in an important message at the same time. When a white civil servant visits his Nigerian girlfriend's family to ask for their blessing, he must face the darkness hidden in his history.

NZU is available NOW on Hulu.

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We're continuing #MonsterCast with another director interview of last year's #Huluween Horror Short Film Festival entries. Today we're talking with director Andrew Laurich about #LiveBait. This is the shortest film of the festival and in many ways the simplest but it still packs a pretty creepy punch. As a fisherman takes in a day on the lake, the roles of angler and bait appear to be eerily reversed.

ALONE WITH HIM is available NOW on Hulu.

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We're continuing #MonsterCast with another director interview of last year's #Huluween Horror Short Film Festival entries. Today we're talking with writer and director Marcus Okami about his unsettling short #AloneWithHim. This film is a great example of using simple terror to unsettle the viewer. Trapped in a catastrophic car accident during a snowstorm, a pregnant woman struggles to free herself.

ALONE WITH HIM is available NOW on Hulu.

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Let's take a slight break from the old horror and focus on something new! #MonsterCast continues with a #FullDisclosure breakdown of the new Amazon time travel slasher #TotallyKiller. This film has a lot of fun with the time travel narrative and wraps itself up in a nice slashed film bow just for all of us horror film fanatics! Ryan and Jeremy break it all down and then some! When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.

TOTALLY KILLER is available NOW on Amazon.

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We're continuing #MonsterCast with another director interview of last year's #Huluween Horror Short Film Festival entries. Today we're talking with writer and director Nuhash Humayun about his striking film #ForeignersOnly. Taking a body-horror bent on the idea of race relations in Bangladesh makes this one of the most memorable entries of the entire series. In Bangladesh, a tannery worker searches for an apartment but the local landlords want "foreigners only."

FOREIGNERS ONLY is available NOW on Hulu.

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Front Row Classics welcomes author Sarah Royal this week. Brandon and Sarah discuss her new book, "A.K.A. Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball". This charming and beautiful looking book presents a fresh, modern take on Lucille Ball by focusing on both her place in pop culture and American history. Among many topics, Brandon and Sarah discuss Ball's early life, pioneering stardom and favorite "I Love Lucy" episodes.

"A.K.A. Lucy: The Dynamic and Determined Life of Lucille Ball" is officially authorized by the estate of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. available from Running Press wherever books are sold.

Sarah Royal is a pop culture historian focusing on women in comedy and author of the bestselling Creative Cursing, among other entertaining books and zines. She's also the co-host of the podcast Enough Wicker: Intellectualizing The Golden Girls. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

We're continuing #MonsterCast with another director interview of last year's #Huluween Horror Short Film Festival entries. Today we're talking with writer and director Luka Wilson about her short #Disposal. This film is a different flavor of horror and has a lot to say about how humans interact with each other.

Tensions arise at a family party when a man discovers evidence of his wife's infidelity.

DISPOSAL is available NOW on Hulu.

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