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Film Reviews From the Basement

My friends Jay and Shawn over at "Film Reviews From the Basement" has agreed to a bit of a partnership between our two sites.  Every Friday night, while they're doing their Radio show on 92.5 FM "The X" in Kamloops, BC from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm, I'll be posting tweets for them letting their Twitter fans know what's going on.  We did it for the first time this Friday- and they managed to gain three new listeners!  How awesome is that!?! 

In addition, once a month, I'll be stepping out of my corner and into the basement with a review of either a classic or more recent horror film.  We'll actually be kicking  that off this upcoming Friday when I actually review a Sci-Fi classic- Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". I know it's not horror, but don't worry, I'll start in with the proper genre in April.

Also, every Sunday, they convert their radio show into a Podcast on PodOmatic, for those  that missed the live show.  In order to spread their views on filmdom, I've added a box that'll show their latest episodes.

So, check them out at their blog, live on the radio Friday nights- or live online at TheX.ca, not so live on Sunday on PodOmatic, on their Twitter account, or right here!

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