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It's a Christmas miracle...even with the technical difficulties. To our subscribers, we had a little issue with our recent upload and the last ten minutes of audio went missing (you probably noticed). It has now been fixed. We hope you enjoy this new episode. After a long hiatus, Brandon, Ben, and Thomas returns to take an in-depth look at both the history and current status of the Christmas film...

Episode 69: Disney Streaming and Video Stores Brandon, Ben, and Anna return from their long hiatus to discuss the recent announcement by Disney to launch their own streaming service. The trio also talk about their mutual love for video stores and why they are more important now than ever. Anna also has some harsh words for Brandon because he hasn't caught up with all of the great television.

Episode 68: Let's Talk Wonder Woman...Finally! Anna and Will return to the show after a long hiatus to talk with Brandon about DC's recent film, Wonder Woman. The trio talks about what they loved about the film, while also talking about some of the flaws of the film. They also talk about what DC and other major studios should do in light of Wonder Woman's success. The trio also shows their mutual...

Episode 67: 2017 Summer Movie Preview Thomas and Brandon sit down to talk about the upcoming films that are hitting theaters this summer. They talk about the recent release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and what worked and didn't work with it. They also talk about the recent announcements of Universal's "Dark Universe" series and Sony's Spider-Man Cinematic Universe. How many...

Episode 66: The Problem with Netflix Brandon and Ben return to talk about Ben's favorite topic, Netflix. They talk about why it is important to release films in theaters and how Amazon is beating Netflix when it comes to releasing great films in theaters. They also talk about how Netflix is picking up great content, but is doing nothing with it.

Episode 65 Ben and Brandon are return after a month-long absence (and an early technical difficulty) to talk about a number of things. Brandon talks about what the whole WGA negotiations were about and he talks about the possible strike (that eventually didn't happen). Ben talks about the recent announcement from Facebook about the Facebook Camera and how it could help young filmmakers. Then the d...

Episode 64- Bad Movie Book Club: The Fast and the Furious Hunter and two CineNation newcomers, Aleks and Jack, discuss the small crime film about street racing that started one of the biggest franchises of all time. The trio talks about their favorite moments from the film and how the franchise since the film was released. They also pick some of their favorite props from the film and talk about th...

Episode 63 Brandon and Thomas talk about the recent success of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. They talk about the good things and bad things about the most recent live-action remake from the House of Mouse. They also talk about the future of Disney and its live-action remakes of animated classics.

Episode 62: Larry Shapiro Brandon sits down with Larry Shapiro, CEO of Ensemble Digital Studios, and talks with him about his early years in his career and what he is doing now. Larry tells Brandon about his early time with Propaganda Films making music videos and commercials with future A-List directors. He also tells Brandon about when he first discovered video games and why he wanted to get inv...

Episode 61: Brandon and Thomas discuss the recent release and success of Logan. From X-Men to the troubling history of Fantastic Four, they also discuss the future of Fox's own Marvel Universe. Also, Thomas gives us his early thoughts on Riverdale, the new CW show inspired by the Archie comics.

Episode 60: For the 60th episode of CineNation, Brandon sits down with director Ilya Polyakov and talks with him about his career and one of the current projects he is working on, Betch: A Sketch Show. Ilya talks about his early years of filmmaking all the way up to what he is doing now. Betch is currently available to stream on Go90.com (Seasons 1-4) and Hulu (Season 1).

Episode 59: Streaming Strikes Back Ben and Brandon talk about the recent deal between Martin Scorsese and Netflix and just how it will affect both the studios and the overall the movie industry. They discuss what they think the studios might need to do in order to try and compete with the streaming services that they indirectly helped build. They also talk about the importance of being the first s...

Episode 58: Oscar Predictions 2017 Brandon and Will talk about the upcoming Oscars and the frontrunners within the major categories. Besides making their predictions, they talk about Oscar history and the problems surrounding the ceremony for these past few years. 1. Indiewire Oscar Predictions http://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/2017-oscar-predictions-288861/ 2. How The Dark Knight Changed the Oscar...

Episode 57: SPORTS! 1. Rolling Stone's List of Best Sports Movies http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/30-best-sports-movies-of-all-time-20150810/bull-durham-1988-20150809 2. Time's List of Best Sports Movies http://time.com/4127432/30-greatest-sports-films/ 3. Bleacher Report: Sports Moments that Get You Misty-Eyed http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2628982-25-sports-movie-scenes-guaranteed-t...

Episode 56 - Year in Review Part 2: Movies in 2016 1. Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt/?year=2016 2. Rolling Stone's Top 20 http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/20-best-movies-of-2016-w452453 3. New York Times: Best Movies of 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/movies/the-best-movies-of-2016.html?_r=0 4. Box Office Mojo: The Box Office Rankings of 2016 ht...

Episode 55 - Year In Review Part 1: Television in 2016 1. New York Times- Best TV Shows of 2016: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/arts/television/best-tv-shows.html?_r=0 2. Golden Globe Winners and Nominees http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees 3. Magic City: Why Atlanta is the Most Magical Show on Television https://medium.com/cinenation-show/the-elegance-of-these-words-sincere-and-frank...

Episode 54: Watching Movies Critically 1. Walter Murch In the Blink of an Eye https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Eye-Perspective-Film-Editing/dp/1879505622/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484129397&sr=8-1&keywords=in+the+blink+of+an+eye The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Walter-Murch-Editing-Film/dp/0375709827/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484129426&sr=8-1...

Episode 53: Star Wars - Episode 2: The Universe 1. Carrie Fisher Passes Away: http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/ 2. CineNation - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Reviews Will Clayton's - https://medium.com/cinenation-show/film-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-c43f9dc9b3d4 Byrne Reese's - A Fan's Take https://medium.com/cinenation-show/rogue-one-a-fans-take-7335ac02447b#.fjsrl4o6s Daniel Ho...

Episode 52: Barry Enderwick Returns 1. Barry Enderwick's Medium Page https://medium.com/@kaizenbarry 2. Barry Enderwick's LinkedIn Page https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryenderwick 3. Kaizen Creative Partnership http://www.kaizencp.com/ 4. Wired: Netflix Adds Offline Viewing https://www.wired.com/2016/11/netflix-offline-viewing/

Episode 51: Video Game Movies 1. List of Video Game Film Adaptations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_video_games 2. Assassin's Creed Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4haJD6W136c

Episode 50: 50th Episode Celebration (How Did We Get Here?) 1. CineNation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cinenation/ 2. CineNation Medium: https://medium.com/cinenation-show

Episode 49: Death of the Modern Movie Star? 1. Have the Stars Lost their Shine? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/7598700/Have-the-stars-lost-their-shine.html 2. The State of the Modern Movie Star http://www.ew.com/article/2012/06/08/johnny-depp-will-smith-movie-star-2012 3. Tom Cruise: Hollywood's Last Great Movie Star http://www.popmatters.com/column/189265-tom-cruise-hollywoods-last-great...

Episode 48: Jon Weinberg and Funeral Day 1. Funeral Day Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FuneralDayMovie 2. Funeral Day Twitter: https://twitter.com/funeraldaymovie 3. Funeral Day Review: https://www.512area.com/entertainment/austin-revolution-film-festival-jon-weinbergs-funeral-day-brings-the-existential-comedy.html?utm_content=buffer32d7d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=b...

Episode 47: Camp Nichols and Making Movies 1. Camp Nichols Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CampNicholsUSCFilm

Episode 46: Summer of Disappointment 1. 2016 was the Worst Summer for Big Movies in 15 Years http://screencrush.com/2016-worst-summer-for-big-movies/ 2. Summer 2016: Who is to Blame? http://deadline.com/2016/09/summer-box-office-2016-sequels-1201811614/ 3. Let's Talk About Summer of 2016 http://uproxx.com/movies/summer-movies-2016-why-are-they-so-bad/ 4. The 2016 Summer Season was Really Good -- I...