Welcome back to Box Office Culture! In this episode Tony and Producer Lee discuss Prequels! Hot off a watch of Godzilla Minus One (now steaming on Netflix) and Furiosa (widely reviewed as an amazing addition to the Mad Max universe, and at least one IndieWire reviewer called it "one of the greatest prequels ever made.") Are they necessary? What do …

Welcome back to Box Office Culture! In this episode Tony and Producer (and begrudging cohost) Lee discuss Summer Blockbusters! What are they? Do they need to be released in Summer? What mold must they fit into? Which ones are they excited about the most? Find out now on this weeks episode of BOC! Don't forget to rate and review the show to help us …

Welcome back to Box Office Culture! In this episode Tony and Producer Lee jump into Beneath the Planet of the Apes in preparation for the premiere of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. They talk worshipping Atom Bombs, Vietnam allegories and the societal structures of Ape City. They also discuss the history of the series to see how POTA's past can …

Welcome back to Box Office Culture! In this episode Tony and Producer Lee dive into DUNE pt. II. The fellas talk Spice Melange, the Bene Gesserit and religious fanaticism, and what they're looking forward to in DUNE pt. III! Listen now to hear more! Don't forget to rate and review the show to help us grow! Make sure to check out the video feeds on …

In the second half of this two part episode, Tony is once again joined by Misty Blux and Lee Metzger to talk about the things they are looking forward to the most in 2024. Tony Dune: Part II Mickey 17 New Albums from Vampire Weekend and Billie Eilish Misty Terrifier III Stardew Valley: 1.6 Update Maxxxine Lee One D&D LOTR: The Ward of the Rohirrim …

On this week's Box Office Culture Tony is joined by Producer Lee and Misty Blux to talk about their favorite things from the year 2023. Lee Baldur's Gate III Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves The Fellowship Film Fest What Brought Me Joy - Strawberries Misty No One Will Save You Live Action One Piece Leave The World Behind What Brought Me Joy …

On this week's Box Office Culture, Tony is joined once more by Producer Lee to talk Lord of the Rings. Besides premiering in December, what is it that connects the Lord of the Rings Trilogy to the Holidays? We discuss that and more on this episode of Box Office Culture. United Theatre Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube TikTok…

Today on Box Office Culture: Matt Singer, Editor & Film Critic for ScreenCrush.com, member of the New York Film Critic Circle, won a Webby Award for his work on Independent Film Channel's website IFC. com and was the on-air host of IFC News, he ran Critic Wire, the film critic wing of the magazine and media company Indie Wire, appeared on numerous …

Today Tony talks about movies coming up in this holiday season. We cover The Marvels, Trolls Band Together, Napoleon, Pedro Almodovar's Double Feature: Strange Way of Life & The Human Voice, It's a Wonderful Life, and The Elf Experience. Also coming up in December: Wonka, Migration, Wish, Santa With Muscles, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation an…

Tony is joined by Producer Lee on this week's Box Office Culture to talk about Variety article "Crisis at Marvel: Jonathan Majors Back-Up Plans, ‘The Marvels’ Reshoots, Reviving Original Avengers and More Issues Revealed" by Tatiana Segel. They cover marvel fatigue, X-Men and Fantastic 4 Reboot, moving on from (or bringing back) past fallen heroes …

NOW I AM BECOME DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS. It's finally here, gang. The double-feature movie event we've all been waiting for. Start your day off in Barbieworld and end with a BANG! Or flip the script and go Boom and Bust. We suggest a breakfast of bourbon and cigarettes before seeing Oppenheimer, and then a midday brunch of Cosmopolitans and ice …

Which one is better? UNITED's own Conor Knapp joins Tony to discuss the differences, similarities, past, and futures of the James Bond and Mission Impossible franchises. From John Woo's white doves, to driving motorcycles off of cliffs into paragliding action sequences, Tony and Conor cover it all on today's episode of Box Office Culture! United Th…

This week's episode of Box Office Culture was recorded LIVE in our Black Box auditorium. Yann Martel's bestselling "Life of Pi," now regarded as a literary classic, has been adapted into Ang Lee's beautiful 2012 film and most recently into the hit play that opened this past March on Broadway. "Life of Pi' is centered on the concept of choosing your…

Tony and Producer Lee are joined by the ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI based on foundational large language models, whatever that means. Tony asks ChatGPT how it feels about the Writers Guild Strike, its ethics and values, and then the fellas have a little fun checking out ChatGPT's scriptwriting capabilities. It's …

Producer Lee is back on the pod to talk CinemaCon, the preeminent conference for all things cinematic. Tony runs down the items that he is most excited about, and Lee provides whatever it is that he does. Make sure to leave a review and subscribe so you know as soon as an episode drops! United Theatre Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube TikT…

Tony and Producer Lee do what they love most, and list the names of movies for 49 minutes! Today we're talking about the series that the UNITED has to offer. Such series as the Neighborhood Watch, Rewind, Story to Screen, the Italian Heritage Series (presented in partnership with the Dante Society of Westerly) and newly announced series Scene and H…

We brought in the Glue Guy of the UNITED to talk Oscars. Lee Metzger hosts our sister show The Load-In and today we're talking Oscar Ballots. Make sure to leave a review telling us what movies you think should win on Sunday and we'll go over them on the next episode. United Theatre Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube TikTok…

Tony is joined by the UNITED's own Carly Callahan in discussions about adapting intellectual property to the stage, lessons from Broadway and more on today's Box Office Culture. Links Ratatouille the TikTok Musical Slave Play POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive United Theatre Website Instagram Twitter Faceb…

Tony and Greg Moran are back in the studio giving their reactions and opinions on the 95th OSCAR nominations. Then they talk about their favorite movies about movies. Give it a listen! Make sure to rate the show and leave a review on your favorite podcast app. Links Oscar Noms Roger Deakins Podcast Apple Podcasts Spotify United Theatre Website Inst…

Happy New Year! Tony is back in the studio with return guest Greg Moran to talk more movies and tv. They share their picks for the upcoming releases that they are most excited about in 2023. Links below! Movies Asteroid City Rebel Moon Next Goal Wins Dune pt. 2 Indiana Jones: Dial of Destiny Oppenheimer Shows Ahsoka Poker Face Carnival Row s2 Maste…

2022! What a year for film and television/streaming shows! Today Tony and guest Greg Moran try to rank their favorite offerings from this past year. Movie Links Everything Everywhere All at Once Top Gun: Maverick After Yang The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Prey Triangle of Sadness Nope Decision to Leave Banshees of Inisherin The Woman King T…

Successful teams and healthy work environments are built on trust. But how does a team build trust? In this episode of Culture Change In A Box, Judy Ryan from LifeWork Systems and Chris MacLellan from the Whole Care Network, Turning a negative into a positive involves understanding the goals of misbehavior in the workplace. In this episode of Cultu…

Creating a cohesive team makes life and work easier, but how does an organization cultivate a cohesive team? On this episode of Culture Change In A Box, Judy Ryan from LifeWork Systems and Chris MacLellan from the Whole Care Network describe some of the positive impacts of teamwork in overcoming challenges and conflicts and creating high levels of …

Turning a negative into a positive involves understanding the goals of misbehavior in the work place. In this episode of Culture Change In A Box, Judy Ryan from LifeWork Systems and Chris MacLellan from the Whole Care Network take you on a deep dive in order to understand how redirecting negative behavior can have a positive impact at your work pla…

Once leadership buys into the process of culture change, what's next? In this episode of Culture Change In A Box, Judy Ryan and Chris MacLellan discuss the specific steps, and the process of change that allows leadership to create positive change in work place culture.Judy Ryan from Life Work Systems on the Whole Care Network

Change can be hard; breaking out of our rigidity helps us access our capacity while seeing our potential in a new reality. On this episode of Culture Change In A Box, Judy Ryan and Chris MacLellan take the listeners into the deep dive of building capacity within ourselves to be able to move through change holistically.…

Bringing the best version of your employees to the surface happens when leaders have the courage to recognize that the old ways of doing business and interacting with employees are just not working and the determination to look at models that transform workplace culture. In this Culture Change In A Box episode, Judy Ryan from LifeWork Systems and C…

It's easy to do what we have always done, but what if our models are archaic? In this episode of Culture Change In A Box, Judy Ryan from LifeWork Systems and Chris MacLellan from the Whole Care Network discuss the importance of taking ownership and how dilemmas in the workplace foster change, while creating a healthy workplace culture.…

Creating a healthy workplace culture just does not happen overnight. The key is for everyone to understand and support the process, starting at the top. When organizations own the process of transformation, they empty the box and start putting together the puzzle pieces to start creating a healthy workplace culture. In this episode of Culture Chang…

Do you want the competitive advantages of healthy workplace culture and need the plan to create one and a knowledgeable guide with a proven track record so you can navigate the transformation process with confidence? Culture Change In A Box with Co-Host Judy Ryan from LifeWork Systems and Chris MacLellan from the Whole Care Network help you unwrap …