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On a nondescript Wednesday morning in the waning days of March 2023, one of the biggest movie stars on the planet called it quits. No press conference had been organized, the Hollywood trades received no advance notice, and there was a conspicuous lack of the fanfare that usually accompanies such bombshell announcements. Instead, the news that Bruce Willis was retiring from acting came in a simple statement on his ex-wife Demi Moore’s Instagram page—along with the tragic news that Willis was suffering from aphasia, a cognitive disorder that subsequently worsened to become frontotemporal dementia. Join us as we discuss Bruce's life, work, and future with author Sean O'Connell. We will also be discussing the essential question - is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie or not? Join us to weigh in!

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Sean O’Connell is the author of two books with Applause: Release the Snyder Cut (2021), which documents the three-year fight by DC Comics fans to get Zack Snyder’s lost cut of Justice League released, and With Great Power, which traces Spider-Man’s complete journey through Hollywood, culminating with the record-setting blockbuster film Spider-Man: No Way Home. O’Connell also servesas the Managing Director of CinemaBlend, a globally recognized entertainment news website. He has been covering the film industry since 1999, both in print and online, with bylines in outlets such as USA Today, The Washington Post, and Fandango. He lives in Charlotte, NC.

You can buy signed and personalized books by Sean with this form on his website.