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This is part 2 of my chat with Visual Effects Supervisor and founder of Leonid Studios, Ari Levinson, about visual effects and much more on the Lord of the Rings movie Trilogy. Enjoy! Connect with Ari: leonidstudios.com Connect with Media Revue Pod: FB and X @MediaRevuePod, Instagram @Richardst30, email MediaRevuePod@gmail.com

It is an understatement to say that the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy has very impressive Visual Effects. It really changed the way some in the industry make movies. From using forced perspective, miniatures, scaled composites, background replacements, performance capture, and crowd-generating software, this trilogy was able to exploit every trick in the book. In this episode, I chat with Visual Effects Supervisor and founder of Leonid Studios, Ari Levinson, about all of this and much more. Enjoy! Connect with Ari: leonidstudios.com Connect with Media Revue Pod: FB and X @MediaRevuePod, Instagram @Richardst30, email MediaRevuePod@gmail.com

Back in 1989, The Little Mermaid dazzled its audiences with a colorful, joyful, adventurous, and musical world both above and under the sea and it reinvigorated Disney Animation's brand. In this "live-action" remake, Disney attempts to recapture that magic and rekindle it within a new generation of spectators. Did they succeed? Why is Flounder a flounder? Why can't we see Ursula? What is the meaning of that statue?... And, what the hell is a Scuttlebutt? Those are just some of the questions that Adolfis & Giovanosky (from the podcast Chitchando) and I attempt to answer in this episode of Media Revue Pod. Contact Chitchando: FB, Instagram, and YouTube @Chitchando. Contact Media Revue Pod: MediaRevuePod@gmail.com, IG @richardst30, FB Media Revue Pod, richsantiago.com

JC and I discuss James Gunn's final Guardians movie and what lies in the future for the MCU. Connect with JC on Twitter @jerryjcChang and IG @baribigbird06. Connect with us on FB and Twitter @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, IG @richardst30 Email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Time Stamps: 00:06:56 - Spoilers for Guardians Vol 3

Check out a segment of our show that didn't make it into the podcast, where Prof. Matt Nyquist and I briefly discuss La Brega podcast. You can find La Brega podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. Connect with Matt on MatthewNyquist.com, Twitter and Instagram @BreakManX, WIFIfilmfestival.com Connect with us on FB and Twitter @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, IG @richardst30 Email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com

One of the most beloved video game mascots has been given a second chance at the box office and Professor Matthew Nyquist joins me for this pixel-filled episode where we chat about the new Illumination Animation/Universal movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Plus: the infamous Super Mario Bros. (1993), The Legend of Zelda, the Sonic movies, and The Last of Us on HBO. Connect with Matt on MatthewNyquist.com, Twitter and Instagram @BreakManX, WIFIfilmfestival.com Check out the WIFI Film Festival this coming April 21st, 2023 at @6:30pm Central Time. Connect with us on FB and Twitter @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, IG @richardst30 Email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Time Stamps: 00:03:41- WIFI Film Festival (2023) 00:10:24- Video Game adaptations 00:31:10- Super Mario Bros. (1993) 00:39:41- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (No Spoilers) 00:47:42- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Spoilers)

The beginning of the MCU's Phase 5 is here with Quantumania. Here to help me sort out all of my feelings is JC Chang, as we discuss Marvel's latest to date. Connect with JC on Twitter @jerryjcChang and IG @baribigbird06. Connect with us on FB and Twitter @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, IG @richardst30 Email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Time Stamps: 00:06:29 - Quantumania 00:16:49 - Spoilers

Editor/writer/director RJ Daniel Hanna chats with me about his career in filmmaking and how a small editing job led to his current feature "Hard Miles". We also discuss how Uzo Aduba gave it all in his feature film "Miss Virginia" and how he and Mathew Modine were able to craft a seemingly daunting sequence into a more manageable, and eventually more true-to-life scene than what they expected in "Hard Miles". Follow Daniel on Instagram @RJDanielHanna Follow Hard Miles on Instagram @hardmiles_movie Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @MediaRevuePod Follow me on Instagram @Richardst30 Email with questions, comments and/or suggestions at mediarevuepod@gmail.com Buy my book El Niño y su Mago (Spanish Edition) on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0og9kOv Time Stamps: Born and raised: 00:01:50 Film interest: 00:06:42 Film as a career: 00:17:46 Submitting to writing festivals: 00:34:11 Shelter: 00:37:44 Miss Virginia: 00:41:46 Hard Miles: 00:49:38 Lightning round: 01:09:13

JC and I talk Wakanda Forever... Plus a little bit on Andor and She-Hulk. Enjoy! Time Stamps: Andor - 00:01:57 She-Hulk - 00:07:40 Wakanda Forever (No Spoilers) - 00:29:10 Wakanda Forever (Spoilers) - 00:36:24

Puerto Rican Visual Artist, Mara Torres, has a book coming out on the 20th of September, 2022, marking Hurricane María's catastrophic landfall on the island of Puerto Rico 5 years ago. She was gracious enough to come on the podcast to discuss her formative years and what led to the making of her book, 209. Follow Mara: marastudiogallery.com, Instagram @Mara_Studio_Gallery, FB @marastudiogallery Pre-order her book, 209, here: MaraStudioGallery.com/shopfineart/books with discount code 209PREORDER until 11:59 pm on September 19, 2022. You can also buy her book at Books a Million, Barnes & Noble, the Sarasota Art Museum, and Amazon.com. The book signing will be on September 20, 2022, at 4 pm at the Sarasota Art Museum. Check out the Justified + Ancient Exhibit at Mara Art Studio/Gallery in Sarasota from November 1st - 17th 2022. Connect with Media Revue Pod: Twitter and FB @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, Instagram @Richardst30 email: Mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail: (407) 603-5847 Find my book here: El Niño y su Mago (Spanish Edition) https://a.co/d/0og9kOv

Two Tolkien fans geek out on the new Amazon Prime TV show, The Rings of Power. We also discuss the IFFLA, the movie RRR and the Disney+ show Ms. Marvel. Connect with Dr. Mehta on Twitter @Mehta_critic and Instagram @Mehtacritic. Find the Lord of the Rings section of his digital book, Flows of Reading: Engaging with Texts, here: https://www.oercommons.org/courses/flows-of-reading-engaging-with-texts/view Connect with Media Revue Pod: Twitter and FB @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, Instagram @Richardst30 email: Mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail: (407) 603-5847 Find my book here: El Niño y su Mago (Spanish Edition) https://a.co/d/0og9kOv Time Stamps: 00:01:35- Indian Film Festival of LA 00:13:03- RRR and Ms. Marvel 00:40:28- The Rings of Power (Full on SPOILERS)

Stuntman, actor, and podcaster, Alfonso "Fonso" Rodríguez, joins the Media Revue Pod to chat about the new action comedy Bullet Train. We also talk a bit about Nope, The Gray Man, Better Call Saul, and Prey. Connect with Fonso: Que Fonk'in Show Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/c/QueFonkinShow/featured, IG @its_fonso & @QueFonkinShow Connect with us on FB and Twitter @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, IG @richardst30 Email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail: (407) 603-5847 You can buy my book El Niño y su Mago on Amazon.com here: https://www.amazon.com/El-Ni%C3%B1o-y-Mago-Spanish/dp/B08YNR6J37/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=el+ni%C3%B1o+y+su+mago&qid=1632848483&sr=8-1 Or on Thebookmarkpr.com here: https://thebookmarkpr.com/products/el-nino-y-su-mago?_pos=1&_sid=9d7214a9d&_ss=r Time Stamps: 00:02:55 - Getting to know Fonso 00:17:05 - Things we've seen lately 00:25:32 - Watching movies as a Stuntman 00:37:43 - Bullet Train (No Spoilers) 00:43:29 - Bullet Train (Spoilers)

A brief discussion with JC Chang about Marvel Studio's 29th outing, Thor: Love and Thunder. We also chat a bit about the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Connect with JC on Twitter @jerryjcChang and IG @baribigbird06. Connect with us on FB and Twitter @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, IG @richardst30 Email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail: (407) 603-5847 You can buy my book El Niño y su Mago on Amazon.com here: https://www.amazon.com/El-Ni%C3%B1o-y-Mago-Spanish/dp/B08YNR6J37/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=el+ni%C3%B1o+y+su+mago&qid=1632848483&sr=8-1 Or on Thebookmarkpr.com here: https://thebookmarkpr.com/products/el-nino-y-su-mago?_pos=1&_sid=9d7214a9d&_ss=r Time Stamps: 00:01:46 - Obi-Wan Kenobi (Spoilers) 00:10:24 - Thor: Love and Thunder (No Spoiler) 00:18:32 - Thor: Love and Thunder (Spoilers)

Aquí estamos, por alguna razón, de regreso a Tatooine. Carlos me acompaña, como siempre, para discutir los primeros tres episodios de este desastre... digo, de esta "joya". También mencionamos la película Top Gun: Maverick. Contáctanos: Twitter y FB: @mediarevuepod #mediarevuepod Instagram: @richardst30 email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voice Mail: (407) 603-5847

JC and I discuss Marvel Studios' latest film, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and inevitably talk about the other multiverse movie out there, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Connect with JC on Twitter @jerryjcChang and IG @baribigbird06. Connect with us on FB and Twitter @MediaRevuePod #MediaRevuePod, IG @richardst30 Email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail: (407) 603-5847 You can buy my book El Niño y su Mago on Amazon.com here: https://www.amazon.com/El-Ni%C3%B1o-y-Mago-Spanish/dp/B08YNR6J37/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=el+ni%C3%B1o+y+su+mago&qid=1632848483&sr=8-1 Or on Thebookmarkpr.com here: https://thebookmarkpr.com/products/el-nino-y-su-mago?_pos=1&_sid=9d7214a9d&_ss=r Time Stamps: 00:02:24 - Everything Everywhere All at Once 00:09:34 - Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (No Spoiler) 00:21:10 - Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Spoilers)

In this epic episode, Giovanosky from Chitchando and Omar Montelara from The Movie Guy Podcast join in on the conversation where we talk about Warner Bros.'s latest DC movie, The Batman. We also chime in on The Book of Boba Fett and the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV shows, among other things. Connect with Chitchando on FB, Instagram, and YouTube @Chitchando. Connect with The Movie Guy on FB, Instagram, YouTube, and all social media @TheMovieGuyPR Connect with us: FB & Twitter @MediaRevuePod, Instagram @Richardst30 Email - Mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail - (407) 603-5847 Time Stamps: 00:01:47 - The Book of Boba Fett 00:17:57 - Getting to know Omar Montelara 00:22:00 - Getting into the Batman groove 00:36:34 - Batman Rapid Fire 00:38:21 - The Batman (No Spoilers) 00:52:11 - The Batman (Spoilers)

Jerry and I discuss the fantastic movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. We also talk about Pickleball, the amazing AppleTV+ show Severance, LOST, the Vidlings and Tapeheads Film Festival, and, of course, The Matrix. I hope you enjoy this movie as much as we enjoyed talking about it. Find Jerry here: jerrywhitejr.com Find his film festival here: vidlingsandtapeheads.com Submit to the festival here: filmfreeway.com/vidlingsandtapeheads/ Connect with us: FB & Twitter - @mediarevuepod Instagram - @richardst30 Email - mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail - (407)603-5847 Time Stamps 00:10:26 - Severance 00:26:14 - Everything Everywhere All at Once (No Spoilers) 00:43:34 - Everything Everywhere All at Once (Spoilers)

Carlos y yo nos sentamos para hablar, como siempre, sobre Star Wars y lo que ocurrió en la nueva serie The Book of Boba Fett. También hablamos sobre Pickleball, La divina gula, Succession, Cobra Kai, Lost, In and of Itself y Station Eleven. Contáctanos: FB/Twitter: @mediarevuepod, IG: @richardst30 Email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail: (407)603-5847 Time Stamps: 00:04:55- Pickleball 00:07:29- Cosas en HBOMax, Netflix y demás 00:27:58- The Book of Bobby

Down, down we go into the rabbit hole of the METAverse as we swallow the red pill (for the last time?) and go DEEP beyond the world of speculation and into the construct of the Matrix once more. Jerry White joins us in the podcast booth to discuss the Resurrection of the Matrix after 22 years. Find Jerry: www.jerrywhitejr.com Find us on FB and Twitter @MediaRevuePod, Insta @richardst30 www.richsantiago.com email: mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voicemail: (407) 603-5847 You can buy my book El Niño y su Mago on Amazon.com here: https://www.amazon.com/El-Ni%C3%B1o-y-Mago-Spanish/dp/B08YNR6J37/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=el+ni%C3%B1o+y+su+mago&qid=1632848483&sr=8-1 Or on Thebookmarkpr.com here: https://thebookmarkpr.com/products/el-nino-y-su-mago?_pos=1&_sid=9d7214a9d&_ss=r Time Stamps: 00:02:12 - Things we've seen 00:14:19 - Matrix talk (No Spoliers) 00:18:57 - Matrix talk (Spoilers)

Here in Part 2 of my discussion with Dr. Ritesh Mehta, we start talking about some differences between the novel and the movies. We move on to our 3 best and worst changes from book to film, continue on by discussing our admiration for the geography and lore of Middle-earth, and end with speculation on the new Amazon Prime series The Rings of Power (FYI, when we recorded this, the title of the series was not out yet, nor was the new teaser which aired during the Super Bowl.) Connect with Dr. Mehta on Twitter @Mehta_critic and Instagram @Mehtacritic. Find the Lord of the Rings section of his digital book, Flows of Reading: Engaging with Texts, here: https://www.oercommons.org/courses/flows-of-reading-engaging-with-texts/view Connect with Media Revue Pod: Twitter and FB @Media Revue Pod #MediaRevuePod, Instagram @Richardst30 email: Mediarevuepod@gmail.com Voice mail: (407) 603-5847 Time Stamps: 00:00:17- Notable Changes from book to film 00:18:55- Our 3 best and worst changes from book to film (one for each film) 00:33:59- Geography of Middle-earth 00:43:58- The journey and the end of the Fellowship 00:50:16- Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power