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Be With Cassandra serves as an emergent space and place to experiment with change and belonging while being held by nature. Each episode serves as an invitation to dig in, to imagine new possibilities, to become unstuck, to play, to dance with the shadows, to share with generosity. Join Cassandra in this experiment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A podcast looking at the mixed, muddled and meh movies throughout film history. Featuring Matt, Cassandra and Jimmy. Contact us at mixedbagcontact@gmail.com
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Welcome to the show where geek and pop-culture collide! Join Ellie, as she discusses all things geeky with passionate guests. This podcast will be your go-to destination for insightful conversations about topics we could talk about, all day! Each episode unveils an exploration of beloved fandoms and captivating stories that fuel our collective imagination. Tune in and join Ellie and her guests as they celebrate the joy, excitement, and boundless creativity of the geek and pop culture world. ...
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Alright fellow Tornado Wranglers - buckle in because it is time to yap about Twisters! The hottest summer blockbuster of 2024! We love this movie and had to sit down and chat a little bit about what went down in this film and of course, about Glen Powell! This movie is truly so much fun and we highly recommend giving it a watch - but of course, spo…
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Our Period Princess continues with Rob Marshall's Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) A sweeping romantic epic set in Japan in the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. Directed by Rob and produced by a whole bunch of the white guys, Memoirs of a Geisha started out as a smash hit b…
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Continuing with the mini-Spidey series, this episode is about The Amazing Spider-Man!These movies are very special to me. I adore Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and truly believe he deserves all the love for his portrayal! Frankly, I think his movies deserve a lot more appreciation too.Joining me for this episode is Alex and Andrew Garf…
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It's the start of a new miniseries, it's time for Period Princess! 👸 It's a new era and what better way to kick it off with the ultimate page turner of 2001, The Other Boleyn Girl adapted into this feature film in 2008. Starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana. A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set aga…
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In anticipation of Deadpool & Wolverine coming out and Cassandra appearing in live-action for the first time, I thought it would be great to get a breakdown of this character! So, of course, I had to have an expert come on the show! Payton joins me to break down her origins, motivations, and the significant impact she has on the Marvel universe. We…
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Cassandra filling in here for James who does the regular captions! Today we're celebrating 🎉 🌈 ᑭŘ𝕀đẸ 爪o𝓝Ⓣh 🌈 🎉 here at Mixed Bag so it's time for a queer cinema classic that none of us have seen before. Vida (Patrick Swayze), Noxima (Wesley Snipes) and Chi Chi (John Leguizamo) are three New York drag queens travelling cross country to the Miss Amer…
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Everybody...rock your headphones…everybody… rock your headphones right, Ellie’s back alright!(i'm so sorry)Anyway...I know it's been a minute, but I am back with many more episodes to come! And here, we have the start of a mini Spidey series! I'll be chatting about each live-action Spider-Man with some pretty great guests. Raimi's trilogy will fore…
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**Disclaimer: This episode was recorded July 14, 2023, the day that SAG-AFTRA joined the WGA on strike against the AMPTP. In respect of their strike, my content has shifted in the meantime to not discuss struck work. However, in this episode, some struck work is mentioned as at the time of recording there weren’t as many updates yet. We support SAG…
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It's the year 2000. It's the first 3D animated film from Walt Disney. It's Dinosaur. And it's a very unhinged episode, we had a blast with this one. Plus, we had a special guest drop in briefly, Cass' brother, Nathan! An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home. (Sour…
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We're continuing our childhood picks with 1995's Now and Then, starring an absolutely stacked cast including Christina Ricci, Rosie O'Donnell, Demi Moore, Gaby Hoffmann, Thora Birch, Melanie Griffiths, Rita Wilson and Ashleigh Aston Moore. But what is this film? Does it even exist? Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to pu…
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It's time for more personal picks from your hosts and James has landed on one fairly lost to time Mouse Hunt (1997). Before Gore Verbinski was documenting pirates in the Caribbean, he was making his debut feature with Nathan Lane and Lee Evans about a pesky mouse that won't go away. Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren’t happy w…
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Ellie Stewart returns to the podcast with the final part of the trilogy, Ghostbusters, Hook and The Inbetweeners Movie! (2011). Based on the TV show, will this gross out boys comedy be a dream come true or will our opinion be inbetween good and bad? High school graduation just wouldn’t be complete without an un-chaperoned, uninhibited and unforgett…
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NYAD Love her or hate her, know her or don't, NYAD (2023) and Diana Nyad herself have been in the news lately with the Academy Award nominations of Annette Benning and Jodie Foster for said film. But who is she? Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles o…
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It's time. The foundational text. The Rosetta Stone of Dream Blunt Rotation. The one you've all been waiting for. SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN! What is there to say. The name speaks for itself. But will provide some context. Made in 2011, it's Emily's last rotation (for now) and her scene partner has appeared on the podcast before, Moulin Rouge's Ew…
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How much you would run for a dumb hat? That's what 2011's The Adjustment Bureau dares to ask. Our third entry into the Dream Blunt Rotation, Emily is sporting full 2010s fashion in this one but she never gets to wears that trilby. We also welcome back Spirit himself, Matt Damon. Now we can see him in the flesh instead of his expertly animated horse…
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The Dream Blunt Rotation continues with John Patrick Shanley's Wild Mountain Thyme. But is this truly a dream blunt? After the reaction to Jungle Cruise, the Mixed Bag crew are hoping the Emerald Isles of Ireland and performances therein can dazzle us with their Irish charm. THERE’S NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS… THAN AN IRISH WOMAN IN LOVE. Headstrong fa…
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I'm bursting with excitement to share my panel from FanExpo Vancouver with all of you! It was an absolute blast and I'm already itching for another go. Big thanks to my friend Grayson for joining me; together, we explored the wonderful world of fandom and what it has added to our lives. Fandom goes beyond fiction—it's about finding comfort, inspira…
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That's right, it's time for a new miniseries, Mixed Bag presents DREAM BLUNT ROTATION. We've got four perfect puffs of the wonderful Emily Blunt for you to take a toke of. Relax enjoy and take a cruise down the jungle with our very first offering, 2021's Jungle Cruise, directed by none other than Non-Stop's Jaume Collet-Serra! Two Mixed in a row, w…
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"I don't know who you are, I don't know what you want. But if it's Taken you're looking for, I can tell you, this is only a knock-off." RRRR! That's right, it's another JetBag 🚨 Emergency Landing 🚨 and this time we're covering Non-Stop (2014) with Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore and Lupita Nyong'o. Bill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals…
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Another year has passed and it's time to look back on the year and remember the chocolatiers of 2023. Wonka, Barbie, J. Robert Oppenheimer and more. We've taken one last trip to the chocolate factory to snack upon the confections of Paul King's Wonka starring Timothy Chalamet, Hugh Grant and Olivia Coleman. Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and det…
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