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Welcome to ReelBlend! Join Managing Editor Sean O'Connell (CinemaBlend) and Entertainment Reporters Kevin McCarthy (Fox 5 Washington DC) and Jake Hamilton (Fox 32 News Chicago) as they discuss the latest news, rumors, and movies to hit the big screen. Every week we'll bring you movie reviews, inside looks at the news of the week, stories from the set, and interviews with your favorite filmmakers. Enjoy!
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Jan 10, 2018 • 1h 17min
Golden Globe Reactions & Most Anticipated Movies of 2018
AwardsBlend #3: Golden Globe Reactions & Most Anticipated Movies of 2018
AwardsBlend #3 finally has the guys talking about an actual Awards telecast, as the Golden Globes handed out trophies to Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, as well as wins for the likes of Saoirse Ronan, James Franco, Frances McDormand and Gary Oldman. What does this mean for the Oscar race? And what surprising wins might we see out of the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, which are handed out on Thursday, January 11, on The CW. Sean, Kevin and Jake dissect the Globes, predict the Critics' Choice, and then each pick ONE movie that is their top Must See in 2018. Enjoy!
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Jan 10, 2018 • 1h 28min
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Reviews & Top 5 Movies of the Year
AwardsBlend #2: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Reviews & Top 5 Movies of the Year
In AwardsBlend #2, Sean, Kevin and Jake talked about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and its awards chances (they are slim). They discussed their disappointment in the film, and the backlash being thrown at Rian Johnson by Star Wars fans. From there, the trio offered up their individual Top 5 films of the year. And if you know Kevin McCarthy, then you know that Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk received a lot of love. Enjoy!
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Jan 8, 2018 • 1h 12min
Welcome to the Show!
AwardsBlend #1 - Welcome to the Show!
CinemaBlend Managing Editor Sean O'Connell, Fox 5 Washington D.C. Entertainment Reporter Kevin McCarthy and Fox 32 News Chicago Entertainment Reporter Jake Hamilton are seasoned veterans of the film and entertainment beat. All three are members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. And they are long-time friends who spend way too of their own free time discussing movies -- usually on a text-message chain that keeps them busy for days. Well, they are taking their texts to the Podcast Airwaves at CinemaBlend, and this is their debut episode. Awards Blend will be a LIVE Podcast that goes straight to YouTube. But it also will be available on various streaming services. And it will lead right up to the Oscars... and beyond.
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