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Hot 105 Cares with Rodney BaltimoreRodney interviews Stage play Bourbon at the Border by the M Ensemble Theatrical Company Friday April 26, 2024 to Sunday April 27, 2024Rodney Baltimore interviews Director Andre Gainey of the M Ensemble Theatre Company for 'Bourbon at the Border' stage play at the Sandrell Rivers Theatre at the Audrey Edmondson Transit Village production dates are Friday April 26, 2024 at 8pm Saturday April 27, 2024 at 8pm and Sunday April 28, 2024 at 3pm. The play deal with the psychological impact of Black Civil Rights workers who were beaten in the 1960's set in Detroit in 1995 this is very intense drama starring: Jean Hyppolite, Carey Brianna Hart, Dina Lewis, and Charles Reuben contact (305) 571-2001 parking is free and secured in the garage.
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Scene StealersEp.54 VictoriaWe are pulling an all-nighter with Victoria this week on Scene Stealers. For The Vault Charles continues his love for Denis Villeneuve and riding sand worms talking about Dune Part Two. Leo flexes his muscles talking about a new movie for his Vault choice with Rose Glass’ strong neo-noir Love Lies Bleeding. The main take is 2015’s German film Victoria. Directed by Sebastian Schipper, the story follows a women named Victoria, played by the lovely Laia Costa, who has a fun night out of dancing, meets a group of guys, and finds herself mixed up with the wrong people. The...
2024-03-221h 19Scene StealersEp. 53 Ocean's 8We are still a Heist movie podcast but this week on Scene Stealers we can't stop talking about Anne Hathaway. Or everyone in Ocean's Eight for that matter. Leo and Charles love talking about another Ocean's movie and this time it is with a killer cast of cool leading ladies. For The Vault, Leo expresses his love for 1987's Masters of the Universe. Charles is spending time in the sand talking about Denis Villeneuve's Dune. The big take is 2018's Ocean's Eight, starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, the lovely Miss Hathaway, and this new crew. Leo and Charles discuss...
2024-03-081h 18Scene StealersEp. 52 Layer CakeThis week we add an extra Layer on Scene Stealers. We are talking about Matthew Vaughn's 2004 debut feature Layer Cake. For The Vault segment, Leo is talking about the 1986 Sylvester Stallone action flick Cobra and Charles is talking about Daniel Kaluuya's directing debut with the 2023 dystopian film The Kitchen. The main attraction is Layer Cake, which is all about gangsters and an unsuccessful drug heist. It was a breakthrough film for Daniel Craig, helping him land the Bond role and the beginning of Vaughn's rising career. Leo and Charles discuss Craig's grounded demeanor, the misuse of an all-star cast, a...
2024-02-231h 21Scene StealersEp.51 Billion Dollar HeistThis week on Scene Stealers we are talking about our first heist documentary and it is a big one with Daniel Gordon’s Billion Dollar Heist. For The Vault we are paying our respects to the late great Carl Weathers. Charles is talking about 1996s Happy Gilmore and Leo is going deeper into the vault for 1988s Action Jackson. The main take is our first documentary feature, Billion Dollar Heist, which covers the 2016 cyber theft of the Bangladeshi Central Bank. There are a lot of moving parts but Leo and Charles cover a lot of ground, both on how th...
2024-02-091h 26Scene StealersArchetype: LeadersIt’s another episode of Scene Stealers- Archetypes Series and this week it is The Leader of the Heist Crew. These are the people that have the savvy and skill to gather a top crew, put together a plan, and execute it to perfection. There may be some familiar names on this list but when you are the top dawg, what comes with that position is all of the pressure, and everything to lose. Charles and Leo have a fun time discussing this group and naming their Top 5 because these are the characters that make the heist movie happen. Gi...
2024-02-0224 minScene StealersEp. 50 The TownThe big five-O! This is our 50th episode of Scene Stealers and it is a good one- The Town. We saunter into The Vault and talk about a few cool movies- Charles is talking about the newly Oscar-nominated film American Fiction and Leo is playing with his toys, talking about Joe Dante's Small Soldiers. But we just want to be authentisious for this episode which is why we love talking about Ben Affleck's 2010 classic The Town. Charles discusses why The Town has one of the best heist crews and his appreciation for their scary masks, while Leo shares his...
2024-01-261h 30Scene StealersEp. 49 Asphalt JungleWelcome to the Jungle...We've got fun and games. Well, what we have is the 49th episode of Scene Stealers. We are talking about John Huston's 1950 film The Asphalt Jungle. For The Vault, Leo is throwing jabs and talking about Rocky III. Charles has a fresh jewel from The Vault, the highly acclaimed film about the Von Erich wrestling family- The Iron Claw. The main event is The Asphalt Jungle, featuring an all-star cast of actors, Sterling Hayden, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, and the legendary Marilyn Monroe. It begins as what should be an easy jewel heist...
2024-01-121h 30Scene StealersEp. 48 The Bling RingSuper rich kids with nothing but loose ends…This week on Scene Stealers we’re talking about Sofia Coppola’s 2013 film The Bling Ring. For The Vault Charles is still in the Christmas spirit talking about Falling for Christmas and Leo is smitten with the 2020 apocalypse movie Love and Monsters. The main take is The Bling Ring, based on actual events, about a group of privileged teenagers breaking into celebrity mansions and stealing without a care. It’s a rare episode where Leo & Charles are not in agreement which makes things even more fun. Listen now!
2023-12-291h 11Scene StealersEp. 47 Home AloneIt’s time for the 2nd Annual Holiday Heistmas episode! This year we get a visit from a bright guest, someone who really knows how to make his presence glow. But what we're most excited about is that we are talking about the 1990 Christmas movie classic- Home Alone. Leo goes into The Vault for the new Eddie Murphy film Candy Cane Lane and Charles is searching for a Turbo Man doll with Jingle All the Way. The main movie is Home Alone and we dissect why the Wet Bandits is a great crew name, how greed gets the better of...
2023-12-151h 22Scene StealersEp. 46 Three KingsThis week on Scene Stealers we bear the gift of an insightful heist movie discussion. We are talking about the 1999 film Three Kings, directed by David O. Russell. For The Vault, Leo professes his admiration for Al Pacino in the 1989 murder mystery Sea of Love, and Charles is taking us back into the web with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The main take is Three Kings, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube, as a group of soldiers in the Persian Gulf War on a mission to take gold from a bunker of Saddam Hussein. It brings out all...
2023-12-011h 25Scene StealersEp. 45 The Real McCoyThings are getting Real…The Real McCoy that is. This week on Scene Stealers we are getting into the spirit of The 90s with Russell Mulcahy’s 1993 heist film. For The Vault we get animated with Leo talking about Trolls Band Together and Charles getting cooled off with Frozen. The main event does not disappoint, with Kim Basinger and Val Kilmer bringing their sexy energy, in this hidden heist movie gem. Get Real and give a listen…
2023-11-171h 04Scene StealersEp. 44 Panic RoomDon’t Panic. Just get in the room with Leo and Charles this week on Scene Stealers. For The Vault, Charles is money baby and talking about Swingers. Leo is making it a David Fincher double and taking out the newest film The Killer. For the main take, it’s Fincher’s 2002 thriller Panic Room. It has a crazy cool cast of Jodi Foster, Forrest Whitaker, Kristen Stewart, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoakum. We’re locked in a room with Scene Stealers. It’s the safest place to be.
2023-11-031h 13Scene StealersEp. 43 Don't BreatheThings are getting pretty spooky here at Scene Stealers…This week we get a visit from a special scary guest who knows how to bite into heist movies…Dracula! We are in the Halloween spirit and this weeks heist movie is a house robbery that turns bad quickly in Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe. For The Vault, Leo and Charles take out a pair of Tim Burton flicks, with the kid friendly Frankenweenie for Leo and Edward Scissorhands for Charles. The big take is that we are celebrating our first ever Halloween Heist episode, with the intense terror that is...
2023-10-201h 17Scene StealersEp. 42 Gone in 60 SecondsLet's ride! This week on Scene Stealers we are riding shotgun with Memphis Raines and the rest of the crew for Gone in 60 Seconds. For The Vault we are talking about new movies and getting into the spirit of scary movie season. Leo talks about the newest Stephen King adaptation with Pet Sematary: Bloodlines and Charles is talking about new chum in The Meg 2: The Trench. The Main Take is Dominic Sena's remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, which is our 2nd Nicolas Cage heist movie, and a heist movie that plays the hits. The conversation is a lot of...
2023-10-061h 27Scene StealersEp.41 KajillionaireWe are 41 episodes in at Scene Stealers and at this rate we could be Kajillionaires. Or at least the movie we are talking about this week is Miranda July’s 2020 independent film Kajillionaire. For The Vault Leo goes to deposit box 1993 to talk about the futuristic action flick Demolition Man and Charles gets a bit nutty with 1999’s Girl, Interrupted. The Safe is Cracked and we are talking about Kajillionaire, Miranda July’s dark comedy about a family of scammers and schemers doing anything to get a buck. It’s odd and fascinating and it’s a perfect fit for Scene...
2023-09-221h 26Scene StealersArchetype: Wild CardOn this special episode of Scene Stealers we are once again digging into the Archetypes of Heist movies. When you are pulling off a heist things can tend to get wild. That’s why it is always important to have a “Wild Card”. This is the person in the group who is unpredictable but also willing to do the things others would not. You need that person in the group, for better and for worse. Charles and Leo put together their lists of Top-5 Wild Cards and as expected the results are a lot of fun. Let the debate begin.
2023-09-1521 minScene StealersEp. 40 Le Cercle RougeA master thief, an escaped criminal, and an alcoholic former policeman walk into a jewelry store. No it’s not a bad joke- it’s The Red Circle. This week Leo and Charles are talking about Jean-Pierre Melville’s classic. For The Vault Leo takes us back to 1985 with Richard Donner’s adventure with misfits The Goonies. Charles is excited to take a wormhole to his Vault pick of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. But the main take is 1970’S The Red Circle or as the French say, Le Cercle Rouge. It’s a classic for sure, where Leo and Charles discus...
2023-09-081h 14Scene StealersEp. 39 American AnimalsWe get to be a couple of American Animals this week on Scene Stealers! When we go into the Vault Charles is stepping into the ring to talk about a classic Best Picture winner Rocky. Leo is all about Samuel L. Jackson in 1998’s The Negotiator, which makes it the third F. Gary Gray movie talked about on Scene Stealers. The main event is director Bart Layton’s 2018 True Story Art Heist- American Animals. Leo and Charles discuss the films mixed in documentary style, whether it was a good heist to pull off in the first place, and why you...
2023-08-251h 22Scene StealersEp. 38 The Italian Job(2003)No, you don’t have déjà vu, we are talking about The Italian Job again…only this time it is the 2003 version directed by F. Gary Gray. For The Vault section of our show, Leo is taking us to Never Never Land by talking about Steven Spielberg’s Hook. Charles is being a rambunctious high school kid and talking about Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The big picture is The Italian Job, starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, and Jason Statham. Leo and Charles debate, which is the better version 2003 or 1969, enjoy discussing the status of its stars when...
2023-08-111h 17Scene StealersEp. 37 A Fish Called WandaThis week on Scene Stealers we are having a laugh but don’t call us stupid! The movie we are talking about is the 1988 comedy A Fish Called Wanda. In The Vault this week, Leo is talking about David Cronenberg’s controversial NC-17 movie Crash and Charles is talking sports with the 2011 Oscar Nominated film Moneyball. For the main course we are reeling in a big one in Charles Crichton & John Cleese’s screwball comedy- A Fish Called Wanda. We chat about the jokes that did and didn’t work, repeating gags that had us laughing, and the excellent charisma...
2023-07-281h 01Scene StealersEp. 36 The ChannelOn this very special episode of Scene Stealers we take a trip to New Orleans in the Irish Channel. Leo and Charles were so excited about talking with the director William Kaufman, we just had to do an episode on his thrilling new heist movie- The Channel. Leo and Charles dig into what worked for them and what did not, the authenticity of the action, and the inspiration from movies like Heat and Den of Thieves. You can never get enough Scene Stealers. The Channel is now available to rent On Demand and playing in select theaters.
2023-07-2152 minScene StealersEp. 35 The Fast and the FuriousThis week on Scene Stealers we live our lives a quarter mile at a time. Whatever that means. But seriously, we are talking about Rob Cohen's 2001 foreign film The Fast and the Furious. We say foreign because it started what would become the biggest heist movie franchise of all time but it looks nothing like what we get in the future. This is a damn good movie. For the vault, Leo talks about Guy Ritchies 2023 war film The Covenant and Charles takes a spin with Jan de Bont's 1996 movie Twister. But yes the big one this week is The...
2023-07-141h 34Scene StealersThe Diner Scene: William KaufmanDirector and writer William Kaufman is finally getting the attention he deserves. His newest film The Channel is undoubtedly his best work yet. It’s a thrilling heist movie, about two brothers that live in the Irish Channel of New Orleans, where a bank robbery goes wrong and they must rally together to survive a city-wide manhunt. We are so excited at Scene Stealers to have William as our guest for our first installment of 'The Diner Scene', a series where Leo and Charles chat with actors or directors working on heist movies new and old. We chat with Wi...
2023-07-1219 minScene StealersEp. 34 Inside ManRespect is the ultimate currency.This week on Scene Stealers we welcome our 2nd guest- Patrick Bromley from the F This Movie! Podcast. Patrick has been a great voice in the world of film criticism with his weekly podcast, as the editor for his website FThisMovie, and writing for other sites such as Bloody Disgusting. But for this episode we have brought him in for his expertise on Spike Lee films and specifically- Inside Man. It makes for a lot of fun. We go into the vault to talk about three different movies- Stallone’s 90’s hit Clif...
2023-06-301h 17Scene StealersEp. 33 Public EnemiesThis week on Scene Stealers "We're having too good a time today. We ain't thinking about tomorrow." That's at least the way we do it when it's Public Enemies Week. Leo and Charles can not wait to "Crack the Safe" and talk about Michael Mann's 2009 gangster film. Before they do, however, they go "Into the Vault" to talk about Jurrasic Park 3 and Forrest Gump. But the real highlight is talking about Public Enemies. It's our first Michael Mann heist movie and won't be the last. We're just glad we get to talk about the rise of gangsters John Dillinger...
2023-06-151h 24Scene StealersEp. 32 The Italian Job(1969)This week on Scene Stealers we are only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! Or at least, we hope to blow the bloody doors off. It’s hard to predict with an episode this hot. For our “In the Vault” segment, Charles is channeling his adventurous spirit and talking about Raiders of the Lost Ark. Leo has righted a wrong and can finally discuss Kathryn Bigelow’s thrilling futuristic trip in Strange Days. But the main event is what has been deemed a heist movie classic- The Italian Job (1969). It’s Michael Caine putting a gang together to steal a to...
2023-06-021h 15Scene StealersEp. 31 Nine QueensThis week on Scene Stealers, Leo and Charles are stamp collectors. The movie is the Argentinian film Nine Queens. Charles opens up The Vault segment with his favorite “Dad movie” Draft Day. Leo goes beyond the grave with Tim Burton’s 1988 classic Beetlejuice. We are cracking the safe and talking about the 2000 caper Nine Queens, directed by Fabian Bielinsky. The fact is that nobody can be trusted in this one, as two men connect over their ambitions to steal from anyone they can take, and look to make a big return on a set of rare stamps known as the Ni...
2023-05-191h 08Scene StealersArchetype: DriverGet in the car loser…We’re going on a heist! Give a listen to our new Archetype segment on Scene Stealers. Charles and Leo discuss who have been some of the best (and worst) drivers in heist movie history, ranking their top 5 in the category, and having a laugh on what makes a good driver in a heist. Give a listen and hold on for the ride!
2023-05-1219 minScene StealersEp. 30 Catch Me If You CanWhere ya goin Frank? We hit 30 episodes this week on Scene Stealers and we do it with a big hit- Steven Spielberg's 2002 classic Catch Me If You Can. For The Vault segment, Leo takes a journey with Julia Roberts in the film Eat Pray Love and Charles is talking about Ben Affleck's Best Picture winner Argo. For the main segment- Leo and Charles discuss just how great the caper and life of a con man is in Catch Me If You Can, debate the many excellent roles of Tom Hanks, and where Catch Me If You Can lies in...
2023-05-051h 10Scene StealersEp. 29 Bonnie and ClydeThis week on Scene Stealers Charles and Leo are hitching a ride with the Barrow Gang! For the vault segment we keep it simple this week talking about a pair of movies on Netflix- The Bourne Legacy and You People. It’s a heavy hitter for the main take with Arthur Penn’s 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde- Nominated for 10-Oscars and winning 2. Leo and Charles discuss what made the bank robbing pair so special, Gene Hackman’s supporting performance, and where it stands among prestige heist movies. So hop in the car, start playing the fiddle, and listen to Scene St...
2023-04-211h 01Scene StealersEp. 28 EntrapmentEntrapment is what cops do to thieves…and it’s also the movie we are talking about on Scene Stealers this week. Episode 28 is a lot of fun for Leo and Charles and they also celebrate 1-year of podcasting. In The Vault Leo withdraws Ben Affleck’s newest film Air and Charles sings praise for the always great My Cousin Vinny. The main event is 1999s Entrapment with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Connery working together to pull off a pair of heists before the New Year. Give it a listen and you might hear a really great Sean Connery impres...
2023-04-071h 06Scene StealersEp. 27 The Bad GuysThis week on Scene Stealers it seems that being Bad is oh so good! Charles and Leo are discussing their first animated heist movie with The Bad Guys. The two movies coming out of the vault are bangers- Leo celebrates the 25th anniversary of 1998’s sweaty noire Wild Things and Charles is doing it all in one take for Sam Mendes’ 2019 Oscar winning WWI drama 1917. But this week’s episode is for the kids as well, talking about Pierre Perifel’s slick and smooth animated movie The Bad Guys. It’s a whole lot of fun in the animated world of S...
2023-03-241h 01Scene StealersEp. 26 Tower HeistEveryone gets a Bobby pin this week on Scene Stealers! This week’s episode is the Brett Ratner comedy Tower Heist. It has a big cast of actors like Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy but is it getting the coveted 5 bags of cash from Leo or Charles? In the vault Leo talks about Creed III and Charles shares his thoughts on The 40-Year-Old Virgin. It’s another solid gold week of movies at Scene Stealers!
2023-03-101h 20Scene StealersEp. 25 Dead PresidentsThis weeks episode of Scene Stealers is all about making good on movies we promised to watch. For the vault Leo has finally watched the Eddie Murphy & Martin Lawrence comedy Life and Charles is going into the multi-verse with Everything Everywhere All at Once. The safe is cracked wide open this week with Dead Presidents, directed by the Hughes brothers, set during the Viet Nam war, where Larenz Tate plays a man pushed to the edge in this darker heist film. It’s a new must listen to episode of Scene Stealers!
2023-02-241h 44Scene StealersEp. 24 The TrustNicolas Cage has done a lot of heist movies in his career and this week we get to our first one on Scene Stealers with 2016's The Trust. And this is Nicolas Cage giving all he's got. But the trip to The Vault is the first task, with Leo talking about Jet Li & Jason Statham facing off in 2007's War and Charles talking about 2022's deliciously wicked hit The Menu. The heist movie is the major focus and this week it's Alex & Benjamin Brewer's Las Vegas set heist The Trust. It involves Elijah Wood and Nic Cage as a...
2023-02-101h 22Scene StealersEp. 23 DriveWe just Drive this week on Scene Stealers. In the Vault we have Leo talking about two massive titans fighting in Godzilla vs. Kong and Charles is drowning us out with Noah Baumbach’s newest film White Noise. The main feature is the ultra cool and collected Drive. Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 neon lit noire is giving Leo and Charles all kinds of night moves. Ryan Gosling is behind the wheel as a stuntman who finds himself taking one too many jobs trying to help his neighbor. This episode has Leo rethinking his views on Drive and Charles expressing his...
2023-01-261h 32Scene StealersEp.22 FocusDon’t blink or you will miss a great episode of Scene Stealers. This week we are talking about the 2015 caper film Focus. In the Vault Leo is talking about The Quick & the Dead and Charles is talking about the all-time classic musical The Sound of Music. The main event is Focus- with Will Smith & Margot Robbie steaming up the windows and stealing your wallet when you’re not looking. It’s a lot of fun but keep your Focus on Scene Stealers!
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SaturnVoxI Learned Something Today; On Aleister Crowley and the Practical Joke of the General | Jedidiah GaineyThis week, we are welcoming guest Jedidiah Forrest Gainey, OTO initiate, Thelemite, co-owner of Botanica Macumba in New Orleans, and personal friend of mine. My original guest for this week had a family emergency and I was very blessed to have Jed agree to let me come record in his home so the pod could remain on schedule. Marvel in wonder as two malefic ruled people with strong Gemini placements attempt to talk about one of the most controversial occultists of all time, on a day Mercury stationed retrograde no less. Truly, the sharp cutting tones of our laughter...
2023-01-071h 49Scene StealersEp. 21 RififiRififi means trouble and that’s what Leo & Charles are getting into this week on Scene Stealers. The movie we talk about this week is Jules Dassin’s 1955 classic- Rififi. For the Vault segment Leo is talking about the boxing flick Somebody Up There Likes Me and Charles pulls out the new Aubrey Plaza joint Emily the Criminal. But the main feature is Rififi and the two guys had to see why this has been considered one of the best heist movies of all time. Give a listen and find out!
2022-12-301h 24Scene StealersArchetype: Law EnforcementThe Cops, the Fuzz, the rogue agent, the crooked officer, or the detective determined to get the criminal. There are always two sides to a heist- the criminals and the law trying to take them down. You can't talk about heist movies without having a love and appreciation for the men and women trying to foil a good caper and this special episode of Scene Stealers has Charles and Leo listing some of their favorite characters of Law Enforcement. I guess the only question now is if you feel lucky? If you do then give it a listen...punk!
2022-12-2322 minScene StealersEp. 20 Violent NightHO! HO! Heistmas! A Merry Heistmas to everyone this week from Scene Stealers! Charles and Leo are in the holiday spirit, giving out 12-Gifts of Heistmas and we even get a special visit from Santa Claus. We pull a few Christmas movies out of the vault featuring the new sequel A Christmas Story Christmas and the Will Ferrell classic Elf. The big one this week is Violent Night. It's a 90's throwback which involves Santa David Harbour taking out some bad guys trying to steal a lot of cash. It's the perfect movie to do for our very first...
2022-12-161h 13Scene StealersEp. 19 Baby DriverOh baby! Scene Stealers is back and ready to ride. This week Leo and Charles are pumping the tunes and moving to the beat with Edgar Wright’s 2017 hit Baby Driver. In the Vault this week Leo is talking about the new director’s cut of the 1997 film Going All the Way. Charles brings Black Panther: Wakanda Forever out of his vault and celebrates the life of Chadwick Boseman. The main event is Baby Driver with the headphones in and Leo & Charles nodding they’re head, dissecting cool chase sequences, deciding if it better the second time around, and the co...
2022-12-021h 24Scene StealersEp. 18 Odds Against TomorrowWe are making it a Noir November on Scene Stealers, going back to talk about 1959’s Odds Against Tomorrow. The Vault is about vampires and high school football, with Leo talking about Joel Schumacher’s 1987 hit The Lost Boys and Charles is dancing in the end zone for 1999’s Varsity Blues. The safe is cracked wide open for a great discussion about Robert Wise’s Odds Against Tomorrow starring Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan, in what has proven to be a heist movie far ahead of its time, but rich with themes that will spark much debate. The stakes are high...
2022-11-181h 33Scene StealersEp.17 No Sudden MoveWe have a guest this week on Scene Stealers! Film critic Kevin Wozniak from KevFlix and fellow member of the Chicago Indie Critics joins Leo and Charles to talk about director Steven Soderbergh’s 2021 noir style hit No Sudden Move. It’s an episode filled to the brim. We open the vault and discover three very different movies- Leo talks about Roland Emmerich’s Universal Soldier, Kevin celebrates Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Charles talks about the short film about Jeremy Lin with 38 at the Garden. Inside the safe is another movie from Steven Soderbergh, whose films ar...
2022-11-041h 50Scene StealersEp. 16 Jackie BrownIt’s another exciting week on Scene Stealers because we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Jackie Brown! Charles is keeping it in the Halloween spirit for his choice from the Vault with Hocus Pocus 2, while Leo talks about a fun night out with his mom watching 1952’s Singin’ in the Rain. As for cracking the safe, it’s a big take with one of Quentin Tarantino’s more under appreciated films- 1997’s Jackie Brown. The discussion ranges from debates about who delivers the best performance, the coolness of Pam Grier, and where it sits among Tarantino’s other films. When yo...
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Book Vs Movie PodcastRosemary's Baby (1968) Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Ralph BellamyBook Vs. Movie: Rosemary’s BabyThe Ira Levin Novel Vs. 1968 Classic FilmIt’s October, and the Margos are filling the month with scary, spooky films based on creepy books, and few have a more sinister premise than Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin. The story of a 1960s housewife who is married to a struggling actor who will make a deal with the devil himself in order to succeed. Released in 1967, the story is set in NYC, where Guy and Rosemary settle into the Gothic Bramford apartment building with a strange history of mur...
2022-10-201h 14Scene StealersEp. 15 Sugar & SpiceWe are only bringing Sugar & Spice and all things nice on Scene Stealers. First off, The Vault segment has a mix of conversations with Leo talking about a night out with the family at the Alamo Drafthouse screening of The Lion King at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Charles is conflicted on Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter especially with his love of all thing’s poker. The safe is cracked wide open with the 2001 cheerleaders turned bank robber comedy Sugar & Spice. Leo and Charles profess their appreciation for James Marsden and any movie that teaches you to study heist movi...
2022-10-071h 10Scene StealersEp. 14 Wrath Of ManWe are hoping you feel the Wrath this week on Scene Stealers! We get back to business with a feeling of fall in the air. October is just around the corner; Leo opens his vault to talk about the classic horror movie Child's Play and Charles is on the loose talking about Tony Scott's Unstoppable. The main heist is the good stuff with Guy Ritchie's hardnosed film Wrath of Man, where Leo and Charles discuss the specific crew names, the work of Jason Statham, and if this is Guy Ritchie's best movie yet. The money plane has landed and...
2022-09-231h 17Scene StealersEp. 13 Money PlaneWe review every and any heist movie over at Scene Stealers…and that includes Money Plane! This week we are talking high stakes in the sky. The trip into The Vault has Leo talking about the recent mockumentary comedy Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. And Charles gets all romantic with 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You. But the main event is a wild one, because we are talking about the 2020 low-budget heist movie Money Plane. It stars Adam “Edge” Copeland, Kelsey Grammar, and Thomas Jane, in a heist movie that will certainly hold its place in the young history...
2022-09-091h 12Scene StealersEp. 12 The GriftersThe Grift is on this week on Scene Stealers. We open The Vault for something new and something groovy. Leo talks about Idris Elba vs. a lion in the ferocious new film Beast, while Charles takes out Roll Bounce and asks for a new evaluation on this guilty pleasure. But the Safe is Cracked for the main event- Stephen Frears wickedly deceptive caper from 1990- The Grifters- which is certainly a new kind of heist movie for Leo and Charles to discuss. With a trio of slick performances from Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, and Annette Bening, every character is...
2022-08-261h 22Scene StealersEp. 11 Ocean's ElevenIt's Ocean's Eleven for Episode Eleven! Scene Stealers is getting the whole gang together, Clooney, Pitt, Roberts, Cheadle, Damon, Gainey, and Brady. We go into the vault first to talk about 1989's Road House and Clint Eastwood's 2003 drama Mystic River. But when we Crack the Safe this week it's a big take with Steven Soderbergh's slick 2001 heist revision of Ocean's Eleven. This episode is jam packed with heist hijinks and an expression of our endless love for the entire Ocean's Eleven gang.
2022-08-121h 27Scene StealersHeist Archetype: Tech/Gadget PersonThe "Guy in the chair", "the hacker", or "the wizard with technology", these are some of our favorite characters to see in a heist movie. Today we are in Mission Control, dropping a special episode of Scene Stealers for the men and women doing the heist work behind the scenes. Leo & Charles give their top 5 characters in the Tech/Gadget archetypes.
2022-08-0521 minScene StealersEp. 10 WidowsThis week on Scene Stealers we give it a 10! It's the 10th episode of Scene Stealers and there's only one way to do it and that is big. In The Vault this week Leo is talking about the success of the sci-fi sequel The Matrix Reloaded and Charles is playing the right numbers with the Paramount+ film Jerry and Marge Go Large. But the main event this week we are talking about the criminally underappreciated heist movie- Widows. Director Steve McQueen's 2018 drama brought an all-star cast together, with Viola Davis leading the charge in this tense and tight drama...
2022-07-291h 19Scene StealersEp. 9 Now You See MeThere is magic in the air! This week Leo and Charles take a minute to celebrate the lives of James Caan and Tony Sirico. Then we Open the Vault to talk about the legendary classic The Godfather and 2014’s Tom Cruise sci-fi banger Edge of Tomorrow. The big show is all about 2013’s magicians heist movie- Now You See Me and in a Scene Stealers first, Leo and Charles are not exactly seeing things eye-to-eye. There’s nothing up our sleeves this week on Scene Stealers!
2022-07-141h 16Scene StealersEp. 8 Money TrainNobody stops the Scene Stealers train! It’s Money Train week at Scene Stealers! Charles and Leo open The Vault with praise for the recent Adam Sandler Netflix basketball flick Hustle and talk about poker with 1965’s The Cincinnati Kid; But the main event is 1995’s Money Train! Charles and Leo get into why Joseph Ruben’s buddy-action-heist movie works better today than when it arrived at the station, profess their love for Jennifer Lopez, and dissect the ridiculousness that is Money Train.
2022-07-011h 18Scene StealersEp. 7 Triple 9This week on Scene Stealers, Leo & Charles use a time machine to open the vault and discuss Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 thriller Notorious and Rian Johnson's 2012 Sci-Fi hit Looper. They crack the safe and dive into the deep cast of complicated characters for John Hillcoat's Triple 9.
2022-06-171h 34Scene StealersEp. 6 Blue StreakPut your hands on the Oodles of Noodles because it’s Blue Streak Week at Scene Stealers! Charles and Leo open The Vault and talk about Antoine Fuqua’s Shooter, and both shower the praise they have for Ridley Scott’s American Gangster. But the big diamond this week is Les Mayfield’s Blue Streak, the 1999 jewel thief turned cop comedy, which has Charles singing his praise for the comedy genius of Martin Lawrence, Leo and Charles loving the carefree nature of the comedy and wishing for more just like it. Don’t call the federales! Listen to Scene Stealers!
2022-06-031h 21Scene StealersEp. 5 AmbulanceIt's complete BAY-HEM at Scene Stealers this week! First off, Leo and Charles go into The Vault and talk about Michael Bay's The Rock and David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook. Then they attempt to Crack the Safe with Michael Bay's 2022 heist turned into car chase thriller Ambulance. It's a non-stop thrill ride that leads to Leo and Charles discussing the career of Michael Bay, how someone could perform surgery with a hair clip, and the ridiculousness of all things Ambulance. https://twitter.com/_SceneStealers_https://www.instagram.com/scenestealerspod/
2022-05-201h 20Scene StealersEp. 4 Set It OffThis week on SceneStealers, we go into the vault to see how much David Fincher's 'Fight Club' holds up and show appreciation for the underdogs in 'The Replacements'. Leo and Charles then crack the safe and take off with the 90's Heist classic 'Set It Off', discussing the amazing talents of the four leading ladies and F. Gary Gray's impressive direction. We're not robbing stagecoaches. We're ready to Set it Off!
2022-05-061h 17Scene StealersEp. 3 The GetawayThis week on SceneStealers, we discuss transformations in the vault with 'An American Werewolf in London' & 'Turning Red'. Leo and Charles then crack the safe and discuss the 50 Year Anniversary of the Heist adventure 'The Getaway.' This early classic sparks discussion about Steve McQueen's cool demeanor and director Sam Peckinpah's gritty style.
2022-04-211h 15Scene StealersEp. 2 Triple FrontierThis week on SceneStealers, we go Into the Vault to talk about Double Team and Leon: The Professional, and Leo and Charles crack the safe and discuss the Netflix heist thriller Triple Frontier. This guy's trip turned easy score opens the discussion up about director J.C. Chandor's unique depiction of greed and friendship. Plus, Leo and Charles discuss Ben Affleck's recent revival in Hollywood.
2022-04-081h 15Scene StealersEp. 1 Point BreakCharles Gainey and Leo Brady 'AMovieGuy' discuss Point Break. They talk through the good, the comically bad and the stars that are Keanu and Swayze.
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The Daily GardenerJuly 29, 2020 Why Front Gardens Matter, Thomas Nuttal, Edith Coleman, Vincent Van Gogh, Beatrix Potter, Ryan Gainey, Tomato Poetry, Shrubs & Hedges by Eva Monheim and Charles Clemon Deam’s Beef with HoneysuckleToday we remember the botanist who jumped in a birch bark canoe with Aaron Greeley and paddled to Mackinac Island 110 years ago today. We'll also learn about the woman who was a housewife until the age of 48 and then transformed into one of Australia's leading naturalists. We celebrate the artist who died today among his canvases of sunflowers. We also hear the letter Beatrix Potter wrote about her garden on this day in 1924. We honor the life of a marvelous landscape designer who died in a fire on this day already four years ago. He once said, "I've had...
2020-07-2929 min
Serenbe StoriesLand Planning & Sacred Geometry's Influence with Phill TabbToday we're talking to Serenbe's master land planner, Dr. Phillip Tabb. Phill discusses sacred geometry and the spiritual and symbolic side of planning and architecture. He also reminisces about the all-nighter he pulled working on the Serenbe charrette - where the omega shape for the neighborhoods took hold - and the weekend he, The Nygrens, and many other friends came together to build Serenbe's stone labyrinth.Definitions, People + Organizations Mentioned Transect- Used by Biologists and ecologists to study symbiotic elements in habitats where specific plants and animals flourish. Photovoltaic (PV) Sys...
2020-02-101h 14The Daily GardenerJuly 29, 2019 A Peter Rabbit Garden, Thomas Nuttal, Edith Coleman, Ryan Gainey, The First Plant Patent, Sara Coleridge, The Education of a Gardener by Russell Page, Dividing Iris, Charles Clemon Deam, and HoneysuckleDo you have children or grandchildren? A Peter Rabbit Garden is a lovely idea for you to consider. Of course, Peter Rabbit is the creation of Beatrix Potter, who was a noted botanist and mycologist. (A mycologist studies fungi). Potter's garden was located at Hill Top Farm. In making your Peter Rabbit garden, you could add a little wooden fence or a little stone wall around the perimeter. Inside, use the herbs and perennials featured in the books: Herbs include: Mint, Chamomile, Lavender, Parsley, Sage, Thyme, Rosemary, Lemon Balm, and Tansy. Edibles include Lettuce, Beets, Radish, Rhubarb, Onions, and...
2019-07-2909 min