"The REEL Show with Kristina Michelle

Show Schedule


Jan. 8th show schedule

Featured films
Indie music video "Let Me In" by Kelly Dalton (RT: 3:18) Website
Short comedy horror film "Unit 30" (RT: 21:00) 
Not everything is as it seems when Scully and Mulder, no relation to Dana or Fox, move into the 'perfect' planned community. They soon cross paths with a mysterious package sent to an address that doesn't exist. Mundane situations gradually begin to get off kilter for the pair, and with Mulder's curiosity piqued, the duo decides to solve the mystery behind Unit 30. In the vein of Tales From the Crypt/Darkside, Unit 30 is a campy mystery with a surprising conclusion.
Live chat room guests
Taryn Hough, Writer/Director of "Unit 30" (LA, CA) Website
Matthew Schutt, Director of "Let Me In" (LA, CA) Website
Kelly Dalton, Indie Singer/Songwriter of "Let Me In" (LA, CA) Website
Live show guest
 Award-winning Filmmaker Mike Trivisonno Website
Trailer for Mike Trivisonno's "Hostile Denial"
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

Jan. 15th show schedule

Featured films
Selected works from Johnny Wu
Music Video : Lonely Girl Waltz, a Chinese music video shot in Cleveland for MTV China (the whole song)
Doug Maverick Promo Video, shot at Creative House Studios (47s vers.)
OCA Image TV (clips
Jean Claude the Gumming Zombie (clips) (Zombie comedy)
Trailer for The Rapture
Redtail Run clip (a thriller/suspense short film)
Cleveland Asian Festival Highlights
A Joker's Card clips (Parody fan film with Batman and Robin's offspring)
Trails of Bodies (Suspense/Thriller, written by Kreig Vens, feature film to be shot in Cleveland/Las Vegas in 2011/2012

Live chat room guests
Award-winning Filmmaker Johnny Wu Website
Award-winning Filmmaker Brian Lawlor Website
Live show guest
 Award-winning Filmmaker Johnny Wu
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

Jan. 22nd show schedule

Featured films
Pop music video "Should You Get Mad" by Lili Roquelin (RT: 03:52)
Rock music video "Come Over After" by Dagnese (RT: 04:32)
Short thriller/suspense film "Dark Heart" (RT: 16:00)
Loosely Based on the famous Edgar Allen Poe classic story of madness and murder A Tell Tale Heart, Dark Heart follows Daniel Saxon. An isolated writer who struggles with his industrial environment, writers block, and the unbearable sound of a heart beat.
Live chat room guests
Lili Roquelin (New York, NY) Website
Gabriel Haze, Director of "Come Over After" (Jersey City, NJ) Website
Robert Joseph Butler, Director of "Dark Heart"

Live show guests
 Mike Perzel (Producer) and Ritch Yarber (Producer/Director) Website
Trailer for "Murder Machine"

The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

Jan. 29th show schedule

Featured films
Short drama film "Running Away with Blackie" (RT: 18:00)
“Running Away With Blackie” takes a complex and thought-provoking look into the lonely and desperate life of Jetty.  Along with his best and only friend; his dog Blackie, he travels cross country where he ends up at an isolated motel.  Here he encounters some unusual characters who serve as a constant reminder of what he has been trying to run away from all along.  When he encounters a strange figure he learns the only one who stands in his way is himself, and can no longer run away with Blackie.
Short film, "Someone New" (RT: 04:50)
Live chat room guests
Lucas Cody Garcia, Director/Producer of "Running Away with Blackie" (LA, CA) Website
Mike Trivisonno, Writer/Director of "Someone New" (Cleveland, OH)
Website
Live show guest
Award-winning Filmmaker Bill Johns Website
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

Feb. 5th show schedule

Featured films
Alternative music video "Crazy" by Bitter Sober (RT: 03:10)
Short drama film "The Killing of Mary Surratt" (RT: 26:00)
Boardinghouse owner Mary Surratt was one of four Southern sympathizers who was tried, convicted and executed for conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln. Believed by many to have been innocent, she was nevertheless doomed to be the first woman executed by the federal government. Was the widow Surratt truly guilty of the crime, or just a busy mother and innkeeper in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Live chat room guests
 Chris King, Writer/Director of "The Killing of Mary Surratt" (Rocklin, CA) Website
Live show guest
 Director/Producer William Alexander Website
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

Feb. 12th show schedule

Featured films
Short comedy film "Positioning" (RT: 05:29)  View Trailer
A couple have trouble finding their way, both in the car and in the bedroom. Could a GPS be the solution?
Pop music video "Switch Hit Resistor" by Woodward (RT: 04:28)
Short horror-comedy film "Foreclosed" (RT: 16:04) View Trailer  Website
When Mark's wife died of cancer, he lost more than the love of his life: the medical bills forced his home into foreclosure. When Frankie bullied Jason at school, he was doing what punks everywhere do: picking on the quiet kid, the one who's just a bit different. And when Jason "borrowed" the keys to a house his father - a banker - had foreclosed on so that Frankie & his girlfriend had a place to hang out, he was just hoping to be left alone in the future. Jason didn't know - he couldn't know - that Mark was still there. And Mark had nothing left to lose.

Live chat room guests
Hans Montelius, Director of "Positioning" (Sweden) Website
Mark Lewandowski, Writer of "Positioning" (Indiana) Website
Mara Lesemann, Writer/Producer of "Foreclosed" (Jersey City, NJ) Website

Live show guest
 Award-winning Director/Cinematographer and previous Sundance Director, Robert Banks
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

Feb. 19th show schedule

Featured films
TV Pilot "Guys with Girl Problems" (RT: 26:00) View Trailer Website
A comedy series depicting the struggles facing young men in today's relationships. These guys face problems with dating, sex, old relationships, new relationships, marriage and everything in between. In the times when you feel like you might be at your worst, it's your friends and family that keep you going, and sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself.
Indie music video "Jackhammer" by The Spinto Band (RT: 02:49)
Live chat room guest
Scott Lentz, Writer/Director of "Guys with Girl Problems" (Shillington, PA)
Phil Davis, Director of "Jackhammer"
Special Guest Segment

 Cleveland Academy of Film Acting
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

Feb. 26th show schedule

Featured films
Short family film "Don't Touch It" (RT: 13:00)
"Don't Touch It" is a story about little Anthony, a young boy who can't tell the good guys from the bad. When Anthony is led to believe that playing with yourself makes you go blind, he searches for answers but can't find the right one. In the end, it seems as though Anthony must find his own way, when his father steps in and gives him the guidance he needs.
Micro-short family film "Crossing the Line" (RT: 05:04)
Perturbed by the rudeness and sloppy parking job of another, a driver sets out to teach a lesson, only to have it backfire with disastrously hilarious results.
Micro-short family film "Lettuce Break Bread" (RT: 05:33)
A delicious comedy worth sinking your teeth into.
Live chat room guest
Bruno Tatalovic, Producer of "Don't Touch It" (Cleveland, OH)
Tim Miller, Director of "Crossing the Line" and "Lettuce Break Bread" (Louisville, KY) Website
Live show guest
 Director/Cinematographer Ted Sikora Website
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

March 5th show schedule

Featured films
Short drama-crime film "Underground Sonata" (RT: 14:00) View Trailer
Vincent, an undercover cop, never thought he would see the love of his life again after she suddenly ran out on him -- until years later when he finds her on the wrong side of the law! Now the star-crossed lovers must finally confront each other to find the truth.
Live chat room guest
Noah Cooper, Writer/Director of "Underground Sonata" (New Haven, CT) Website
Live show guest
Actress/Producer, Robyn Griggs
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!

Two hour shows begin: 

March 12th: Horror Special
Featured horror films
Coming soon
Live chat room guest
Classics Specialist, Nick D'Amico
Live show guests
Award-winning Director/Producer, Brian Lawlor Website
Award-winning Filmmaker, Zac Jones

The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!
Classics Specialist segment, Nick D'Amico

March 19th: Action
Featured action films
Short action film, "Deployment Strategy" (RT: 29:00) View Trailer
In 2055, artificial intelligence is possible. The government tries desperately to control the use and abuse of cybernetic beings while society struggles to accept them. Software hackers are both highly coveted resources and enemies of the state. Lt. James Lee, computer psychologist, embarks on his first assignment. His wits and training will be put to the test. But what about his beliefs? In a time of self-aware software, who exactly is endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights? Man? Or machine?
Live chat room guest
Classics Specialist, Nick D'Amico
Live show guest
Coming soon
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!
Classics Specialist segment, Nick D'Amico

March 26th: Drama
Featured drama films
Coming soon
Live chat room guest
Classics Specialist, Nick D'Amico
Live show guest
Coming soon
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!
Classics Specialist segment, Nick D'Amico

April 2nd: Comedy
Featured comedy films
Coming soon
Live chat room guest
Classics Specialist, Nick D'Amico
Live show guest
Coming soon
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!
Classics Specialist segment, Nick D'Amico

April 9th: Suspense / Thriller
Featured suspense / thriller films
Coming soon
Live chat room guest
Classics Specialist, Nick D'Amico
Live show guest
Coming soon
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!
Classics Specialist segment, Nick D'Amico

April 16th: Animation
Featured animation films
Coming soon
Live chat room guest
Classics Specialist, Nick D'Amico
Live show guest
Coming soon
The Reel News - Auditions and up coming events!
Classics Specialist segment, Nick D'Amico

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