you'll mind hanging back you're jamming my frequencies

I'm gonna be in the puttta madre of this

I may not always be right but I never will

Hey welcome to Maximum Film Episode 450 my name is Alonso Duraldi. I'm sitting in for Kevin Avery, who is on assignment

and hates romance and comedies, but we're going to make do without him in the virtual

studio with me is, of course, the high-pitched laughter of delight from the acclaimed, independent

producer, film festival programmer, and your queen of the Midwest. Drea Clark.

Drea, what's good?

Alonzo, you're such a pro.

Find a role that Alonzo can't do in podcasting.

I dare you.

Okay, what's good with me is tied in with something that's not great, you know, lightness and

darkness.

So as the Max

film team knows, I have janked up my left knee in some way. They think I've like torn the

cartilage or ligament. I got an MRI this week and I can't see an orthopedic surgeon for like

two more weeks because USA USA. But on the flip side of me being a hobble queen who can't go anywhere right now,

I've had so many friends who have been like coming by like it's like small town, L.A.

Nice.

The loveliest way and like bringing me lunch and every time they're here.

Oh, that'll be the next step.

We'll see how long this confinement goes. But every time I'm here, I'm like, if you're here, if I could trouble you, so most of them, I'm like, can you take my trash out? Because that's the pain. It's like the dumpsters and like the car, whatever. But today, my friends, Mo and Amber came over. And then I realized what I was going to tell this. Both of them have been guests on this year program.

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