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Johnny DiLoretto is a longtime Columbus media personality who has amused audiences since 1998 when he began writing irreverent movie reviews for The Other Paper. Shortly after that he made a distinct impression on local TV audiences when he became ABC 6 and FOX 28's nighttime entertainment reporter.

In 2006 Johnny turned viewers on to the many amazing people and places of central Ohio on the morning broadcast, Good Day Columbus, in his distinctly off-the-cuff style. Over the years, Johnny has taken great pride in co-hosting and co-producing  Cinema Classics for WCBE.

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Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : Oct 23, '20, Scary Movies

By & • 23 hours ago

John and Johnny comment on some recent scary movies in honor of Halloween.

Cinema Classics Oct 22. '20 Goodfellas 30 years

By & • Oct 20, 2020

Johnny and John celebrate the 30th anniversary of Goodfellas.

Cinema Classics Oct 15,'20 The Big Goodbye Chinatown

By & • Oct 12, 2020

John and Johnny review Sam Wasson's new book on Chinatown, The Big Goodbye.

Film discussion: Sam Wasson's The Big Goodbye about the making of Chinatown

with co-hosts John DeSando and Johnny DiLoretto

Award-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.

Cinema Classics is regularly broadcast at 8:01 pm Thursday on WCBE 90.5 FM and streaming at WCBE.org. Stay connected on Facebook.

Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : Oct 9, '20, Chinatown and Goodfellas

By & • Oct 9, 2020

In honor of the 30th anniversary of Goodfellas and Sam Wasson's study of Chinatown in "The Big Goodbye."

Cinema Classics Oct 8,'20 Election Movies

By & • Oct 7, 2020

To help us through this election, the boys remember some lighter fare about elections in the movies.

Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : Oct 2, '20, Heroes and Elections

By & • Oct 2, 2020

Johnny and John mashup elections and heroes.

Double Take: critical, sometimes confrontational podcast conversations about movies. A Cinema Classics production hosted by Johnny DiLoretto and John De Sando.

John DeSando is a Los Angeles Press Club national broadcast winner and also hosts It’s Movie time for WCBE.

Johnny DiLoretto directs community and public relations for WCBE 90.5 FM, Columbus, Ohio.

Contact them at JohnDeSando62@gmail.com.

The Podcast:

Cinema Classics Oct 1,'20 Heroes and Rebels

By & • Sep 30, 2020

John and Johnny discuss the differences between movie heroes and rebels.

Film discussion: Heroes and Rebels

with co-hosts John DeSando and Johnny DiLoretto

Award-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.

Cinema Classics is regularly broadcast at 8:01 pm Thursday on WCBE 90.5 FM and streaming at WCBE.org. Stay connected on Facebook.

Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : Sept 25, '20, Heroes and Elections

By & • Sep 24, 2020

The boys mix motifs: Heroes, Rebels and Elections.

Cinema Classics Sept 24,'20 I'm Thinking of Ending Things

By & • Sep 21, 2020

John and Johnny make sense of Charlie Kaufman's new mind bender, I'm Thinking of Ending Things.

Cinema Classics Sept 17,'20--The Final Word on Tenet

By & • Sep 15, 2020

Two critics give their final word on the summer savior, Christopher Nolan's Tenet.

Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : Sept 12, '20, Tenet/I'm Thinking of Ending Things

By & • Sep 11, 2020

John and Johnny mix two current films of Christopher Nolan and Charlie Kaufman.

Cinema Classics Sept 10,'20--Political Allegory

By & • Sep 8, 2020

John and Johnny give some examples of political allegory in movies.

Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : Sept 5, '20, Political Allegory

By & • Sep 5, 2020

John and Johnny give examples of political allegory.

Cinema Classics Sept 3,'20--The Philadelphia Story

By & • Sep 1, 2020

John and Johnny are ecstatic to discuss a true classic.

Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : Aug 27, '20 The Philadelphia Story

By & • Aug 27, 2020

John and Johnny delight in the great classic, The Philadelphia Story

Double Take: critical, sometimes confrontational podcast conversations about movies. A Cinema Classics production hosted by Johnny DiLoretto and John De Sando.

John DeSando is a Los Angeles Press Club national broadcast winner and also hosts It’s Movie time for WCBE.

Johnny DiLoretto directs community and public relations for WCBE 90.5 FM, Columbus, Ohio.

Contact them at JohnDeSando62@gmail.com.

The Double Take Podcast:

Cinema Classics August 27, '20 Video on Demand

By & • Aug 25, 2020

John and Johnny discuss the ways they watch movies on the Internet.

Film discussion: Video on Demand

with co-hosts John DeSando and Johnny DiLoretto

Award-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.

Cinema Classics is regularly broadcast at 8:01 pm Thursday on WCBE 90.5 FM and streaming at WCBE.org. Stay connected on Facebook.

BRAVO:It's Movie Time Aug 21, '20 #1000 Show: Retaliation

By & • Aug 20, 2020

John and guest Johnny celebrate the 20th year IMT 1000th show with "Retaliation."

Back Talk (It's Movie Time podcast) August 19, '20 Retaliation

By & • Aug 19, 2020

Sexual abuse in the Church is intense for Orlando Bloom's character in a powerful drama.

Back Talk (produced by It’s Movie Time)

Film Reviewed on Podcast: Retaliation

by host John DeSando and guest Johnny DiLoretto

Back Talk (produced by It’s Movie Time) is an extension of the long-running, award-winning movie review show It's Movie Time, which airs Fridays at 3:01 and 8:01 PM on WCBE 90.5 FM, Columbus, Ohio. Hosted by John DeSando, the podcast version features additional content and banter with guests.

Cinema Classics August 20, '20--600 Shows!

By & • Aug 18, 2020

John and Johnny celebrate 600 Cinema Classics shows.

Cinema Classics August 13, '20 Rear Window

By & • Aug 11, 2020

John and Johnny visit a real classic, Rear Window.

Cinema Classics August 6, '20 Christopher Nolan

By & • Aug 4, 2020

Anxiously awaiting Christopher Nolan's next blockbbuster, Tenet, the boys survey his work so far.

Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : Aug 3, '20 Rear WIndow

By & • Aug 2, 2020

John and Johnny take a careful podcast look at Hitch's masterpiece.

Cinema Classics July 30, '20, Small Spaces

By & • Jul 28, 2020

John and Johnny marvel at films shot in tight spaces such as the recent 7500.

Film Topic: Small Spaces

with co-hosts John DeSando and Johnny DiLoretto

Award-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.

Cinema Classics is regularly broadcast at 8:01 pm Thursday on WCBE 90.5 FM and streaming at WCBE.org. Stay connected on Facebook.

Double Take (A Cinema Classics Production) : July 24, '20 Small Spaces

By & • Jul 27, 2020

Our podcast about movies in tight places.

Cinema Classics July 23, '20 Whither Blockbusters

By & • Jul 20, 2020

John and Johnny confer on where summer blockbusters are going.

Film discussion: Summer Blockbusters

with co-hosts John DeSando and Johnny DiLoretto

Award-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.

Cinema Classics is regularly broadcast at 8:01 pm Thursday on WCBE 90.5 FM and streaming at WCBE.org. Stay connected on Facebook.

Double Take Podcast: July 17, '20 Christopher Nolan

By & • Jul 16, 2020

John and Johnny talk about director/writer Christopher Nolan for their first podcast.

Cinema Classics July 16, '20 Jaws

By & • Jul 16, 2020

John and Johnny have a contemporary take on this classic summer movie.

Cinema Classics July 9, '20 Nazis

By & • Jul 7, 2020

John and Johnny explore Nazis and Neo-Nazis in recent films.

Cinema Classics July 2, '20 Drive-In Theaters

By & • Jun 30, 2020

John and Johnny recount the fun drive-in experience of the mid-twentieth century.

Cinema Classics June 25, '20, The Vast of Night

By & • Jun 24, 2020

John and Johnny visit a  new sci-fi about UFOs by a young director who shold be watched.

Film discussion: The Vast of Night

with co-hosts John DeSando and Johnny DiLoretto

Award-winning Cinema Classics discusses great movies then and now. From films, genres, directors, and actors to everything else in between, the hosts don't always agree, but they are always fun and informative.

Cinema Classics is regularly broadcast at 8:01 pm Thursday on WCBE 90.5 FM and streaming at WCBE.org. Stay connected on Facebook.

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