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In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with actor/filmmaker Cameron Francis about: Persona, Barton Fink, and Halloween. Discover how these films shaped his filmmaking journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus Cameron Francis discusses the making of his neo-noir micro budget thriller COVER.  Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Cameron Francis made his neo-noir micro budget thriller COVER; and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on this movie podcast.   [1:20] BLOOD SECRET World Premiere at Frightfest 2026 [2:20] The making of Cameron Francis’s neo-noir micro budget thriller COVER 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [19:30] Persona (1966): Watched, restarted it and watched it again. It just hit so hard. [27:15] Barton Fink (1991): The creepy beach in Blood Secret was influenced by the beach scene at the end of Barton Fink [32:15] Halloween (1978): As a person trying make stuff with little money, there’s indelibly images in this movie that are so inspiring. Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  How Cameron Francis made his neo-noir micro budget thriller COVER Understand cinema’s transformative power through Persona (1966), Barton Fink (1991), Halloween (1978) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Cameron Francis is an actor and filmmaker known for Cover (2025) and Blood Secret (2026); and his work in "Never Back Down" (2008), "Frank v. God" (2012), and the Kevin Smith film "Killroy Was Here.” COVER is out now on TUBI. https://tubitv.com/en-gb/movies/100052894/cover  For more behind the scenes discussion follow Cameron Francis on instagram https://www.instagram.com/cameronfrancis5/?hl=en  The world premiere of BLOOD SECRET is at Frightfest 2026, Thursday 27 August at 10:45pm see website for details https://frightfest.co.uk/LondoN2026/blood-secret.html  Credits:   3 Movies That Changed Your Life Podcast is written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright see https://linktr.ee/stuartwright  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

• 00:03:50 — Slang School Begins: Parker announces a 2026 slang check so the crew can stay current, which is already the least current sentence possible.
• 00:04:47 — Mogging Explained: The guys learn that “mogging” means outshining or dominating someone, mostly through appearance, and immediately age seven years.
• 00:05:29 — Looksmaxing and Mewing: The crew breaks down looksmaxing, mewing, and the strange internet belief that your jawline can become a full-time project.
• 00:07:38 — Receipts Become Strip Club Receipts: “Receipts” starts as proof, then becomes proof someone paid cover, used the ATM, and ordered steak at a strip club.
• 00:09:40 — French Fry Mexican Restaurant: A Mexican restaurant with surprisingly good fries inspires the guys to invent French fry fajitas, which honestly might work.
• 00:12:53 — Menty B Arrives: “Menty B” is revealed as slang for a mental breakdown, and the crew realizes the phrase is both ridiculous and dangerously useful.
• 00:13:56 — Cooked and Crash Out: The slang lesson turns into a parenting diagnosis as “crash out” is described as losing emotional control, which apparently happens daily with kids.
• 00:17:16 — The Adult Slang Warning: Parker warns the kids not to listen before explaining a term that turns the show into a haunted internet dictionary.
• 00:21:47 — Concert Diapers: Fred explains that some fans wear diapers to keep their front-row concert spots, and the room instantly regrets being alive in 2026.
• 00:23:10 — Big Diaper Censorship: Fred briefly disappears right as the diaper topic heats up, creating a perfect conspiracy that Big Diaper silenced him.
• 00:23:47 — Blues Traveler Front Row: Fred admits the one concert he really wanted to be up front for was Blues Traveler, because apparently the harmonica demanded respect.
• 00:31:55 — Friendship Test Time: The crew celebrates Friendship Day by testing how well they know each other, which quickly proves friendship is mostly guessing and laughing.
• 00:36:28 — Darkest Secrets: The quiz jumps from favorite colors to darkest secrets, which feels like a survey written by a teenager with no concept of adult consequences.
• 00:41:45 — Dream Job: Boiled Peanut Man: Fred’s dream job becomes selling boiled peanuts from the back of a truck, and honestly, it may be his most realistic business plan yet.
• 01:00:00 — Biggest Fear: The episode closes with fears of falling, mountain stories, and the terrifying idea that the 250th episode is almost here.

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Let’s talk about Spider-Man 3, the movie where Sam Raimi looked at “menacing single antagonist” and said no thank you, I would like three, please, and also I would like Peter Parker to dance down the street like he’s auditioning for a jazz-hands cult. It’s a movie that tried to do everything, mostly succeeded at doing too much, and somehow still made enough money that Activision looked at it and thought: yes, this deserves not one video game, but two, spread across seven different consoles, so that literally nobody in 2007 could escape it. Ambitious! Chaotic! Extremely on brand for the source material!

See, there’s the fancy version, built by Treyarch for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, where you get a whole open Manhattan to swing around in and the black suit shows up only when the story deems you emotionally ready for it, very mature, very earned. And then there’s the completely different budget cousin, built by Vicarious Visions for PS2, Wii, PSP, GBA, and DS, where you can slap the black suit on whenever you feel like being a jerk, the Wii Remote gets to pretend it’s a web-shooter, and the DS throws the D-pad in the trash entirely so you can beat up Sandman by poking a touchscreen like it owes you money. Same cover art. Same villains. Practically strangers.

Swinging in to help me sort out how many wildly different versions of one questionable movie a single franchise can generate is Harry Steele, co-host of Games on Film, the podcast where he and his brother Rory spend their days grading movies based on video games! Which means Harry has built an entire professional skillset around asking “did Hollywood mess this up,” and today, for one glorious episode, we get to point that same energy directly back at a video game and ask if it managed to mess up the movie right back. Poetic justice! Content symmetry! Whatever you want to call it, it’s happening!

So grab whichever suit you’re feeling today, pick a console, any console, apparently they all made their own decisions, and let’s find out if the Spider-Man 3 games handled three villains and seven platforms with any more finesse than the movie handled three villains and one dance number.

Learn such things as:

• How similar do games have to be in order to have the same title?
• Do movie tie in games really need to care about what happened in the movie?
• Isn’t Spidey supposed to have friends?
• And so much more!

You can find Harry on BlueSky @onlymanwhocan and of course his podcast Games on Film.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to Murderworld the game and the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who would let the Venom symbiote engulf him if given the chance.

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.

It’s eyes down for the forthcoming 500th episode! Paul is clearing out the CheapShow cupboards and aiming to craft a nice blank slate for the future. This week on the podcast, the Cheap Chaps are going to be opening up a couple of PO Boxes to see what’s inside, hoping to clean the decks before the live show. As a result, Paul & Eli are going to tear through, in real time (kinda) TWO Price of Shite challenges and a quick bevy of unusual sodas! How much CheapShow can they cram into ONE hour? Why not listen and find out? It’s a bukkake of toys, books, records, snacks, gadgets and stupid bloody trivia games. And yes, CheapShow is still getting bizarre and increasingly unhinged death threats… Where will it all end? See pics/videos for this episode on our website: https://www.thecheapshow.co.uk/ep-498-everything-must-go GET TICKETS FOR Ep 500 LIVE Cambridge Junction (J2) August 23rd @ 4pm https://www.junction.co.uk/events/cheapshow-podcast-live/ www.patreon.com/cheapshow If you want to get involved, email us at thecheapshow@gmail.com For all other information, please visit: www.thecheapshow.co.uk Like, Review, Share, Comment... LOVE US! MERCH Official CheapShow Magazine Shop: www.cheapmag.shop Send Us Stuff: CheapShow PO BOX 1309 Harrow HA1 9QJ

In Episode 30 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) welcomes Charlene Jones, author of Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Through Play, for a thoughtful conversation about creativity, mindfulness, and the therapeutic power of LEGO. Charlene shares how rediscovering her sons' old collection helped her navigate stress, reconnect with her creative side, and ultimately inspired her to leave the corporate world to write a book centered around play and wellness.

The discussion explores how LEGO can be more than just a hobby, serving as a tool for mindfulness, self-expression, and mental well-being. Charlene also talks about her creative workshops at public libraries, where adults use bricks to slow down, reflect, and build together, along with practical exercises from her book designed to encourage creativity through play.

Along the way, Jon and Charlene dive into the LEGO community, content creation, conventions, original building, and why making time to play is just as important for adults as it is for kids. Whether you're an experienced builder or just rediscovering the brick, this episode is a reminder that creativity can be one of the most powerful tools for personal growth.

Find Charlene Jones:

• TikTok: @anotherjones • Instagram: @anotherjones • Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Through Play is available wherever books are sold.

To find the best LEGO deals, check out the Bargain Bricks app.

Until next time... play well.

In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with Stay Safe screenwriter Rolando Viñas about: Misery, Shawshank Redemption, and Pulp Fiction. Discover how these films shaped his screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus Rolando Viñas discusses how, as a writer for hire, he wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE.  Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about how Rolando Viñas wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE; and the lasting impact of cinema on his life with Stuart Wright on this movie podcast.   [1:20] Writing STAY SAFE 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [13:40] Misery (1991): Fortunate to be a teenager in the 1990s [19:35] Shawshank Redemption (1994): It is a perfect film [27:30] Pulp Fiction (1994): A breath of fresh air to see this movie Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  How Rolando Viñas wrote the sci-fi horror STAY SAFE How to be a writer for hire Understand cinema’s transformative power through Misery (1991), Shawshank Redemption (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Rolando Viñas is known for Investigation 13 (2019), Stay Safe (2025) and Arcana STAY SAFE is out now on TUBI. https://tubitv.com/en-gb/movies/100053997/stay-safe  Credits:   3 Movies That Changed Your Life Podcast is written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright see https://linktr.ee/stuartwright  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In “Vegan Chitlins” | Episode 248 of The Black Lincoln Collective Comedy Podcast, the crew serves up a buffet of meat, bad math, questionable introductions, and the debut of Odicius Jones, a man with his own Odyssey and a very intense relationship with 4DX movie theaters. Parker, Fred, and Allan kick things off with redhead confusion, Greek jokes, Grease references, white-people clapping, and a movie review that quickly becomes less about The Odyssey and more about surviving modern cinema. Odicius breaks down a “mid” new Odyssey movie starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Elliot Page, but the real story is the 4DX experience: moving seats, face mist, wind blasts, fake arrows, rough seas, and enough theater violence to make a five-out-of-ten movie feel like a full-body event. Then it's time for the guys to test their knowledge of all things!  It's fat guy news and we're talking about our old buddy diarrhea lettuce, and we finally meet the guy. We're also talking about the best French Fries in the biz. Listen now for absurd comedy, movie theater chaos, and BLC-level mythology: https://americasfavoritepodcast.com

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Video game licensing runs on a very simple equation: if a popular franchise exists, and a handheld system exists, someone will eventually put a game together and slap on a release date. That’s probably the story behind Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, with Konami treating the whole affair with the enthusiasm of checking a box on an extremely profitable to-do list. It was the franchise’s first outing on the Nintendo DS, arriving with the confidence of a company that already knew the math worked.

The pitch itself barely needed a pitch meeting: take the actual Duel Monsters card game, cram in over a thousand cards, and let the DS’s two screens do what a real card table always wished it could, which is render your monsters in flashy 3D up top while the actual decision-making, deck construction, knowing what a Trap Card does, happens down on the touchscreen below. The story loosely resets you into a remixed version of a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament arc, because apparently even a game that’s essentially “trading card simulator” still needed somebody to kidnap somebody, and wireless dueling and card trading rounded things out for anyone who wanted to bankrupt a friend without leaving the couch.

Making the trip through Battle City with me is The Gaming Anthropologist, who’s been out in the field studying gaming culture the way some people study a subject that actually pays.

So build your deck, set a face-down card of your own choosing, and let’s find out whether Nightmare Troubadour actually captured what made Duel Monsters worth dueling over, or whether “the license existed and so did the hardware” was doing all the heavy lifting.

Learn such things as:

• Is Yu-Gi-Oo the Madden franchise of anime and manga based games?
• How hard is it to go play a game with a different set of rules than you’re used to?
• Are we setting a record for games where you don’t even play as any of the characters?
• And so much more!

You can find The Gaming Anthropologist @the_gaming_anthropologist on Instagram and Threads, her Patron page, and of course her website The Gaming Anthropologist.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to D’ohmance Dawn and The Monsters that Made Us for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who believes in the heart of the cards, but not the liver or the kidneys.

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.

With Special Guest: Ethan Lawrence He’s back again, the cheeky chap who likes to take time out from his telly shows to join Cheapshow for more cheap thrills! Paul & Eli are joined by actor Ethan Lawrence (Horrible Histories) for a good, old fashioned edition on the economy comedy podcast. Thankfully, he’s also curated his own Price of Shite for the hosts to battle over. He’s got five charity shop items and ready to hand out p’twings! And oh boy howdy, has Ethan bought some crap for Paul & Eli to price up. Elsewhere in the podcast, it’s time to warm up your taste buds as the terrible trio taste a range of “crispy chicken skins” and a Pepsi drink that is PACKED with caffeine. However, what with Ethan being in charge for a good chunk of this episode, this allows for a bit more argy-bargy between the two main hosts. When Paul doesn’t like what he hears, he’s going to start editing this episode more severely! What a child! See pics/videos for this episode on our website: https://www.thecheapshow.co.uk/ep-497-snip-snip GET TICKETS FOR Ep 500 LIVE Cambridge Junction (J2) August 23rd @ 4pm https://www.junction.co.uk/events/cheapshow-podcast-live/ www.patreon.com/cheapshow If you want to get involved, email us at thecheapshow@gmail.com For all other information, please visit: www.thecheapshow.co.uk Like, Review, Share, Comment... LOVE US! MERCH Official CheapShow Magazine Shop: www.cheapmag.shop Send Us Stuff: CheapShow PO BOX 1309 Harrow HA1 9QJ

In Episode 29 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) is joined by Jason Rittberg, creator of Dr. Blocko's Brick Cleaning Snot, to talk about the surprising journey from rediscovering LEGO as an adult to launching a product designed specifically for keeping brick collections clean. Jason shares how a dusty display at a local LEGO resale shop sparked an idea that eventually became a product now carried by stores across North America.

The conversation dives into the development of Brick Cleaning Snot, from refining the formula to make it safe for LEGO bricks and families, to manufacturing, product testing, and getting it onto the shelves of Bricks & Minifigs locations and independent LEGO retailers. Jason also discusses the challenges of launching a new business, working with retailers, and expanding into conventions and the broader LEGO community.

Whether you're a LEGO collector looking for a better way to clean your displays or an entrepreneur interested in turning a simple idea into a growing business, this episode offers a fun and informative look at innovation within the LEGO hobby.

📍 Find Dr. Blocko's Brick Cleaning Snot:

• Website: https://drblocko.com • Instagram: @drbloxo

To find the best LEGO deals, check out the Bargain Bricks app.

Until next time... play well.