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Andy Nelson

With over 25 years of experience in film, television, and commercial production, Andy has cultivated an enduring passion for storytelling in all its forms. His enthusiasm for the craft began in his youth when he and his friends started making their own movies in grade school. After studying film at the University of Colorado Boulder, Andy wrote, directed, and produced several short films while also producing indie features like Netherbeast Incorporated and Ambush at Dark Canyon.

Andy has been on the production team for award-winning documentaries such as The Imposter and The Joe Show, as well as TV shows like Investigation Discovery’s Deadly Dentists and Nat Geo’s Inside the Hunt for the Boston Bombers. Over a decade ago, he started podcasting with Pete and immediately embraced the medium. Now, as a partner at TruStory FM, Andy looks forward to more storytelling through their wide variety of shows.

Throughout his career, Andy has passed on his knowledge by teaching young minds the crafts of screenwriting, producing, editing, and podcasting.

Outside of work, Andy is a family man who enjoys a good martini, a cold beer, a nice cup o’ joe. And always, of course, a great movie.

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Andy has hosted as well as been a panelist on a number of episodes.
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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1988 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Nominees • Predator

Predator

We continue our look at the 1988 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Nominees – and some non-nominees – with a conversation about the fantastic John McTiernan 1987 muscle-filled alien battle. That’s right, we’re taking on Predator.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1988 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Nominees • Innerspace

Innerspace

We kick off our look at the 1988 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Nominees with Joe Dante’s miniaturization sci-fi comedy Innerspace, starring Martin Short, Dennis Quaid, and Meg Ryan. What a great way to start this incredibly fun series!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees • Rollerball

Rollerball

We conclude our series looking at the Hugo Award nominees for Best Dramatic Presentation in our conversation about Norman Jewison’s 1975 dystopian future sports movie, Rollerball.

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Movies We Like • Season 5 • Cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt on Chinatown

Cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt on Chinatown

Academy Award-winning cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt joins us to discuss his career – including David Fincher’s The Killer and Michael Mann’s Ferrari – as well as one of his favorite movies, Roman Polanski’s 1974 film Chinatown.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees • Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

We continue our exploration of the films nominated at the 1976 Hugo Awards for Best Dramatic Presentation. Today, we laugh along with one of our favorites – Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Still works as well as ever, and we even try saying a few smart things about it along the way.

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees • The Stepford Wives • Member Bonus

The Stepford Wives • Member Bonus

For our November member bonus episode, we add a ‘what if?’ to our run of 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees series, talking about Bryan Forbes’ 1975 film The Stepford Wives. How does it compare to the nominees?

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees • Dark Star

Dark Star

We continue our 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees series with John Carpenter’s first film – and mostly a student film – it’s Dark Star. Is it better than a student film? Too much about hippies in space? Or does it work in some strange way?

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1976 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Nominees • A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

We kick off our next series exploring the nominees for the Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation award, starting with a bonkers post-apocalyptic film, L.Q. Jones’ A Boy and His Dog. Don Johnson and a telepathic dog? Jason Robards as leader of an underground society? We’re in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1965 BAFTAs Best Film From Any Source Nominees • The Train

The Train

We wrap up our conversations about the 1965 BAFTAs Best Film From Any Source Nominees with a discussion about John Frankenheimer’s brilliant film The Train. It’s got Burt Lancaster as a French train man helping keep the Nazis from stealing art from their museums near the end of WWII, and holds up exceptionally well. Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1965 BAFTAs Best Film From Any Source Nominees • The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

We continue our series looking at the 1965 BAFTAs for the nominees of the Films From Any Source category, this time with a conversation about Jack Clayton’s The Pumpkin Eater. Easy to say we loved this powerful drama.

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