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    <title>The Cinescope Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Glen Ballard”</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
    <description>Cinescope is a podcast free of criticism or ratings, where every week host Chelsea Hopkins and guests celebrate their favorite movies, exploring story, characters, music, and relevance to the world around us. The goal is positivity - you know that every film featured on the show comes with our highest recommendation!</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>Celebrating the Movies We Love</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Chelsea Hopkins</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>Cinescope is a podcast free of criticism or ratings, where every week host Chelsea Hopkins and guests celebrate their favorite movies, exploring story, characters, music, and relevance to the world around us. The goal is positivity - you know that every film featured on the show comes with our highest recommendation!</itunes:summary>
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  <title>Episode 21: The Polar Express (Commentary)</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In Episode 21 of The Cinescope Podcast, Chad recorded a commentary track for his favorite Christmas movie, The Polar Express!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;In Episode 21 of The Cinescope Podcast, Chad recorded a commentary track for his favorite Christmas movie, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Polar Express&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/79c04cf7-ea89-4d50-a7ef-08e0b80edb43/2693160f-0c81-490a-a620-4c36f7a5253e.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/79c04cf7-ea89-4d50-a7ef-08e0b80edb43/2693160f-0c81-490a-a620-4c36f7a5253e.mp3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cinescope-podcast/id1137874801?mt=2&amp;amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Cinescope Podcast on iTunes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Show Notes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-polar-express/id297817627?mt=6&amp;amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Polar Express&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; on iTunes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Q7ZO8U/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000Q7ZO8U&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;tag=chadhopk-20&amp;amp;linkId=a56d06941da3aa1747d2911a16f4c9cc" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Polar Express&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; Blu-Ray on Amazon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/polar-express-special-edition/id208091094?app=itunes&amp;amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Polar Express&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; Special Edition Soundtrack on iTunes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-polar-express-read-aloud/id427717110?mt=11&amp;amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Polar Express&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; book by Chris van Allsburg on iTunes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://imgur.com/a/x9MpN" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Album featuring side-by-side book/film comparisons - plus my favorite tree ornament!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-polar-express-2004" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Roger Ebert’s 4-Star Review&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stats&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Released November 10, 2004&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dir. Robert Zemeckis (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Romancing the Stone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Back to the Future&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; trilogy, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Who Framed Roger Rabbit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Forrest Gump&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Contact&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;What Lies Beneath&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Cast Away&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Beowulf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;A Christmas Carol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Flight&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Walk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Allied&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Written by Robert Zemeckis, William Broyles, Jr.; based on book by Chris van Allsburg, who served as producer for the film&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Music by Alan Silvestri (Zemeckis’ movies, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;Captain America: The First Avenger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Avengers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, Upcoming (untitled) 2-part Avengers movies)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, Eddie Deezen, Michael Jeter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Contact&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Chad&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/chadadada" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Twitter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://facebook.com/chad.hopkins" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Cinescope&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://facebook.com/cinescopepodcast" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Facebook&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/cinescopepod" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Twitter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://thecinescopepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Email &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;&lt;span&gt;thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Note: The iTunes links provided are affiliate links, meaning that when you click on them you help to support The Cinescope Podcast by earning it a bit of money. Thank you for your support!&lt;/b&gt; 
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  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p><span>In Episode 21 of The Cinescope Podcast, Chad recorded a commentary track for his favorite Christmas movie, </span><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span>!</span></p>

<p><a href="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/79c04cf7-ea89-4d50-a7ef-08e0b80edb43/2693160f-0c81-490a-a620-4c36f7a5253e.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener">https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/79c04cf7-ea89-4d50-a7ef-08e0b80edb43/2693160f-0c81-490a-a620-4c36f7a5253e.mp3</a></p>

<p><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cinescope-podcast/id1137874801?mt=2&amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>The Cinescope Podcast on iTunes</span></a></p>

<p><b>Show Notes</b></p>

<ul>
    <li><i><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-polar-express/id297817627?mt=6&amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span> on iTunes</span></a></i></li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Q7ZO8U/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000Q7ZO8U&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chadhopk-20&amp;linkId=a56d06941da3aa1747d2911a16f4c9cc" rel="nofollow noopener"><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span> Blu-Ray on Amazon</span></a></li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/polar-express-special-edition/id208091094?app=itunes&amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span> Special Edition Soundtrack on iTunes</span></a></li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-polar-express-read-aloud/id427717110?mt=11&amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span> book by Chris van Allsburg on iTunes</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="https://imgur.com/a/x9MpN" rel="nofollow noopener">Album featuring side-by-side book/film comparisons - plus my favorite tree ornament!</a></li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-polar-express-2004" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Roger Ebert’s 4-Star Review</span></a></li>
</ul>

<p><b>Stats</b></p>

<ul>
    <li><span>Released November 10, 2004</span></li>
    <li><span>Dir. Robert Zemeckis (</span><i><span>Romancing the Stone</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Back to the Future</span></i><span> trilogy, </span><i><span>Who Framed Roger Rabbit</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Forrest Gump</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Contact</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>What Lies Beneath</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Cast Away</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Beowulf</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>A Christmas Carol</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Flight</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>The Walk</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Allied</span></i><span>)</span></li>
    <li><span>Written by Robert Zemeckis, William Broyles, Jr.; based on book by Chris van Allsburg, who served as producer for the film</span></li>
    <li><span>Music by Alan Silvestri (Zemeckis’ movies, </span><i><span>Captain America: The First Avenger</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>The Avengers</span></i><span>, Upcoming (untitled) 2-part Avengers movies)</span></li>
    <li><span>Starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, Eddie Deezen, Michael Jeter</span></li>
</ul>

<p><b>Contact</b></p>

<ul>
    <li><span>Chad</span>
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://twitter.com/chadadada" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Twitter</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="http://facebook.com/chad.hopkins" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Facebook</span></a></li>
</ul>

</li><br>
    <li><span>Cinescope</span>

<ul>
    <li><a href="http://facebook.com/cinescopepodcast" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Facebook</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="http://twitter.com/cinescopepod" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Twitter</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="http://thecinescopepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Website</span></a></li>
    <li><span>Email </span><a href="mailto:thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com</span></a></li>
</ul>

</li><br>
</ul><br>
<b>Note: The iTunes links provided are affiliate links, meaning that when you click on them you help to support The Cinescope Podcast by earning it a bit of money. Thank you for your support!</b>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p><span>In Episode 21 of The Cinescope Podcast, Chad recorded a commentary track for his favorite Christmas movie, </span><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span>!</span></p>

<p><a href="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/79c04cf7-ea89-4d50-a7ef-08e0b80edb43/2693160f-0c81-490a-a620-4c36f7a5253e.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener">https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/79c04cf7-ea89-4d50-a7ef-08e0b80edb43/2693160f-0c81-490a-a620-4c36f7a5253e.mp3</a></p>

<p><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cinescope-podcast/id1137874801?mt=2&amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>The Cinescope Podcast on iTunes</span></a></p>

<p><b>Show Notes</b></p>

<ul>
    <li><i><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-polar-express/id297817627?mt=6&amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span> on iTunes</span></a></i></li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Q7ZO8U/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000Q7ZO8U&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chadhopk-20&amp;linkId=a56d06941da3aa1747d2911a16f4c9cc" rel="nofollow noopener"><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span> Blu-Ray on Amazon</span></a></li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/polar-express-special-edition/id208091094?app=itunes&amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span> Special Edition Soundtrack on iTunes</span></a></li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-polar-express-read-aloud/id427717110?mt=11&amp;at=1000lqPU" rel="nofollow noopener"><i><span>The Polar Express</span></i><span> book by Chris van Allsburg on iTunes</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="https://imgur.com/a/x9MpN" rel="nofollow noopener">Album featuring side-by-side book/film comparisons - plus my favorite tree ornament!</a></li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-polar-express-2004" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Roger Ebert’s 4-Star Review</span></a></li>
</ul>

<p><b>Stats</b></p>

<ul>
    <li><span>Released November 10, 2004</span></li>
    <li><span>Dir. Robert Zemeckis (</span><i><span>Romancing the Stone</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Back to the Future</span></i><span> trilogy, </span><i><span>Who Framed Roger Rabbit</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Forrest Gump</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Contact</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>What Lies Beneath</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Cast Away</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Beowulf</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>A Christmas Carol</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Flight</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>The Walk</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>Allied</span></i><span>)</span></li>
    <li><span>Written by Robert Zemeckis, William Broyles, Jr.; based on book by Chris van Allsburg, who served as producer for the film</span></li>
    <li><span>Music by Alan Silvestri (Zemeckis’ movies, </span><i><span>Captain America: The First Avenger</span></i><span>, </span><i><span>The Avengers</span></i><span>, Upcoming (untitled) 2-part Avengers movies)</span></li>
    <li><span>Starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, Eddie Deezen, Michael Jeter</span></li>
</ul>

<p><b>Contact</b></p>

<ul>
    <li><span>Chad</span>
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://twitter.com/chadadada" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Twitter</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="http://facebook.com/chad.hopkins" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Facebook</span></a></li>
</ul>

</li><br>
    <li><span>Cinescope</span>

<ul>
    <li><a href="http://facebook.com/cinescopepodcast" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Facebook</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="http://twitter.com/cinescopepod" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Twitter</span></a></li>
    <li><a href="http://thecinescopepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>Website</span></a></li>
    <li><span>Email </span><a href="mailto:thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>thecinescopepodcast@gmail.com</span></a></li>
</ul>

</li><br>
</ul><br>
<b>Note: The iTunes links provided are affiliate links, meaning that when you click on them you help to support The Cinescope Podcast by earning it a bit of money. Thank you for your support!</b>]]>
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