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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on "The Harvey and Bob Show" podcast from LodgeCon 2017
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on "The Harvey and Bob Show" podcast from LodgeCon 2017

I had the pleasure to be joined by the team of John Robinson and El'Ahrai Stanek of The Harvey and Bob Show podcast and LodgeCon 2017.  We hosted a panel on genre and fantasy films together. Afterwards, El'Ahrai and John live-recorded their weekly podcast from the event and I was privileged to be a guest participant.

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Upcoming panel host and podcaster at LodgeCon 2017
MEDIA APPEARANCE: Upcoming panel host and podcaster at LodgeCon 2017

Yours truly was asked to host a film-centered panel and I wholeheartedly accepted the chance to back a friend.  The topic will be "The State of Genre and Fantasy Films" and I will attempt to hold court on the matter.  I'm not going alone though.  I have enlisted two Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle colleagues and fellow genre film fans to join me, John Robinson and El'Ahrai Stanek, of "The Harvey and Bob Show" podcast based in Woodridge, Illinois.

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SPECIAL: A message from the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle
SPECIAL: A message from the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle

The CIFCC was founded on the pillar of diversity.  It is a message that resonates in all that we do, both as a group and as critics.  In our eyes and through our passion as film lovers and creative individuals, diversity means more than just demographics.  Take a watch and a listen to this special trailer and message from the CIFCC, featuring yours truly.

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VIDEO: Post-film reactions to "The BFG"
VIDEO: Post-film reactions to "The BFG"

Four of the esteemed members of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle were lucky enough to catch a very early advance screening of "The BFG" from director Steven Spielberg. It did not go well. Here are their immediate post-movie reactions. Enjoy the hot takes from myself, El'Ahrai Stanek and John Robinson of "The Harvey and Bob Show," and Jim Alexander of "The Movie Blog."

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: "The Harvey and Bob Show" meet the CIFCC
MEDIA APPEARANCE: "The Harvey and Bob Show" meet the CIFCC

Film critics El'Ahrai Stanek and John Robinson are two Chicago area podcasters that have been reviewing films and talking shop on their "Harvey and Bob Show" since 2006, longer than most of us have been blogging or writing.  As a founding director of the new Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (CIFCC), I was invited to come and take part in their weekly podcast.  Between the 14-minute mark and the 47-minute mark, El'Ahrai and John interview us about how we started the CIFCC, our backgrounds, and our goals going forward.  

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