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S2 E1 “Uncertainty”
Read more: S2 E1 “Uncertainty”Season 2, Episode 1: As the filming of “This Is The Army” comes to the close, Ollie wonders what he’s going to do next. Elle, meanwhile, has gone missing… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING: with… Produced under…
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Central Avenue
Read more: Central AvenueI couldn’t tell a story about Los Angeles in the 1940s without some mention of Central Avenue, the road that, running due south from downtown, was the cultural epicenter of the city’s black community and a musical mecca where jazz…
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Season 2 debuts September 5, 2026
Read more: Season 2 debuts September 5, 2026I am pleased to announce that Season 2 of ON THE TINSEL FRONT will launch on September 5, 2026, the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend! This new season has 7 episodes. Episodes #1 and #2 will be available at 12:01…
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Season 2 Teaser
Read more: Season 2 TeaserThe teaser/trailer for Season 2 of ON THE TINSEL FRONT. Season debuted on September 5, 2026. 1942. Washed out of flight school and inexplicably assigned to the U.S. Army Air Forces “First Motion Picture Unit,” Private Oliver Whelan tumbles down…
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AUDIO VERSE AWARDS
Read more: AUDIO VERSE AWARDSOn The Tinsel Front has been nominated for the Audio Verse Awards… and you can help it win by voting! (Any podcast listener can vote! Deadline is December 21st.) Here’s how you do it: — Clink on this link: VOTING…
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S1 E5: “Lunch With Father”
Read more: S1 E5: “Lunch With Father”Season 1, Episode 5: “Lunch With Father” SEASON FINALE Ollie introduces himself to a Dartmouth alumnus, receives a summons from his father, and visits the Hollywood Canteen to see Elle… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING… with… …
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“That’s What The Best Dressed Man In Harlem Will Wear”
Read more: “That’s What The Best Dressed Man In Harlem Will Wear”Ollie: “The guys arranged for me to come on set and watch them shoot their number — “That’s What The Best Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear.” It’s a song about soldiers trading in their smart civilian clothes for army…
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The Hollywood Canteen
Read more: The Hollywood CanteenOllie: “So the next night I headed off to the Canteen by myself… There was a long line of servicemen waiting to get in… it struck me just how young most of us were, and how, -eager and rambunctious, we…
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Ted Geisel aka “Dr. Seuss”
Read more: Ted Geisel aka “Dr. Seuss”Ollie: “I saw a man I recognized… and never thought I’d see in Hollywood. It was the cartoonist who publishes under the name Dr. Seuss. And he was in uniform with captain bars!“ Ollie: “… I made sure I read…
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“This Is The Army” – The Movie
Read more: “This Is The Army” – The MovieReagan: “You are thus being temporarily attached to the company performing the Irving Berlin muscial revue “This Is The Army.” Its cross-country tour over, it’s in town for the for the production of the film version over at Warner Brothers,…
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S1 E4: “This Is The Army”
Read more: S1 E4: “This Is The Army”Season 1, Episode 4: “This Is The Army” On the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank for the production of THIS IS THE ARMY, Ollie makes some friends. A date with Elle takes an unexpected turn… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by…
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Recording “booth”
Read more: Recording “booth”THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED! The makeshift booth – created in the closet beneath my staircase – where most of ON THE TINSEL FRONT was recorded. Harry Potter jokes were many. Thanks to the actors who braved it! A third…
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S1 E3: “Housemates”
Read more: S1 E3: “Housemates”Season 1, Episode 3: “Housemates” Ollie gets to know his housemates. After receiving bad news that raises an upsetting suspicion, Ollie gets into hot water with Sgt. Bellows… WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by Christopher Bomba STARRING… with… MUSIC: SOUND EFFECTS…
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Culver City
Read more: Culver CityOllie: It’s in California in a town called Culver City, which is near Los Angeles… Culver City is a Southern California town with a rich history and the location for much of TINSEL FRONT’s first season. The city was founded…
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S1 E2 “Dishwasher”
Read more: S1 E2 “Dishwasher”Season 1, Episode 2: “Dishwasher” After putting in for a transfer, Ollie tries to fit in at the First Motion Picture Unit, only he’s qualified for nothing and finds himself in a miserable situation. At his new home, he makes…
