On the 480th episode of Piecing It Together, we are LIVE from Downtown Cinemas with Sam Novak, Johnny Molinaro and Nic Patrick to talk about Tron: Ares! The third in the cult series takes the videogame action to the real world and featured a killer soundtrack by Nine Inch Nails. Puzzle pieces include Pixels, Terminator, Alien: Covenant and Ex Machina.
As always, SPOILER ALERT for Tron: Ares and the movies we discuss!
Written by Jesse Wigutow
Directed by Joachim Ronning
Starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeff Bridges
Disney
Sam Novak is the Deputy Editor of VEGAS 411, an online source for Sin City tourists and locals. He’s a fitness fan, a pet adoption advocate, and is mad about the movies. A former movie theater manager, he successfully operated 36 screens for both AMC and an independent movie house in South Florida.
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Nic Patrick is a filmmaker and co-host of the UNLV Film Department Podcast at https://www.unlv.edu/film/film-dept
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Johnny Molinaro is a filmmaker and actor whose latest film is Vegas Traffic.
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And follow Johnny on Instagram @johnny.octane
My latest David Rosen album MISSING PIECES: 2018-2024 is a compilation album that fills in the gaps in unreleased music made during the sessions for 2018's A Different Kind Of Dream, 2020's David Rosen, 2022's MORE CONTENT and 2025's upcoming And Other Unexplained Phenomena. Find it on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and everywhere else you can find music.
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