(Original broadcast 3 - 24 - 14)
"That guy!" character actor James Rebhorn passed away this week past, a memorable character actor who always seemed to play some bureaucratic, officious toolbag . It must be interesting to be a ubiquitous character actor that everyone recognizes and yet no one knows from where - to achieve fame but no one knows your name...sound kinda existential, ne?
A lot of weird, macabre shit in the hews this week: Ivan Reitman abandons Ghostbusters III, a project whose death should've preceded Harold Ramis's by a mile. Naturally, Sony is moving forward with this nightmare, because money. And speaking of ghosts, a digitally reanimated Paul Walker will appear to finish his scenes in FF7, raising a slew of upsetting questions about post-death image usage rights. Yegh.
B.O. reviewed Knights of Badassdom and I reviewed nothing, because what is in theaters right now - Tyler Perry and YA fanfic. Nope!
We heard music from:
Mad Max, 1979 - Brian May
The LEGO Movie, 2013 - Mark Mothersbaugh
Vampire Academy, 2014 - Various
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Monday, March 24, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Boondock Taints
(original podcast date 3-17-14)
We bitched and moaned about St. Patrick's Day because, well, it's topical and because we survive on a delightful IV of haterade. But yes, it's that "Irish" time of year again, meaning that frat-fucks around the country will claim an indiscernible Irish heritage while ordering offensive car-bombs and vomiting green beer onto coeds all in the name of venerating a Catholic saint.
We went on to such topics as "True Detective," Amazon Prime, and Lars Von Trier's wiener-opus, but you should listen for yourself, you lazy prick. Why am I synopsizing for you!?
We heard music from:
Subspecies, 1991 - Richard Kosinski
The Color of Money, 1986 - Various
Leprechaun, 1993 - Kevin Kiner, Robert Walsh
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We bitched and moaned about St. Patrick's Day because, well, it's topical and because we survive on a delightful IV of haterade. But yes, it's that "Irish" time of year again, meaning that frat-fucks around the country will claim an indiscernible Irish heritage while ordering offensive car-bombs and vomiting green beer onto coeds all in the name of venerating a Catholic saint.
We went on to such topics as "True Detective," Amazon Prime, and Lars Von Trier's wiener-opus, but you should listen for yourself, you lazy prick. Why am I synopsizing for you!?
We heard music from:
Subspecies, 1991 - Richard Kosinski
The Color of Money, 1986 - Various
Leprechaun, 1993 - Kevin Kiner, Robert Walsh
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Monday, March 10, 2014
Post-Oscars
(original podcast date 3-10-14)
Our wintry cloud has temporarily lifted and we emerge to report on Oscar atrocities, though, like everyone else, we were able to predict within a high percentage the winners and losers beforehand. I was filled with mordant disgust that Frozen won over a pair of excellent contenders, one a swan song from Miyazaki (which I reviewed this week), but otherwise the Academy Awards shot as straight as we expected.
We heard music from:
Dead Man, 1995 - Neil Young
Battle Beyond the Stars, 1980 - James Horner
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, 1984 - Joe Hisaishi
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Our wintry cloud has temporarily lifted and we emerge to report on Oscar atrocities, though, like everyone else, we were able to predict within a high percentage the winners and losers beforehand. I was filled with mordant disgust that Frozen won over a pair of excellent contenders, one a swan song from Miyazaki (which I reviewed this week), but otherwise the Academy Awards shot as straight as we expected.
We heard music from:
Dead Man, 1995 - Neil Young
Battle Beyond the Stars, 1980 - James Horner
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, 1984 - Joe Hisaishi
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Monday, March 03, 2014
We Got One!! (original podcast date 3-2-14)
It's been a while. Geeez, tell me the last update wasn't at the end of the year! Sorry, but the B.O. has been in Little Rock plying his trade on a film for the last month. I did the show here and there, but couldn't be bothered to record or blog during that time. Sorry. There might be a podcast from that dark time that we can unearth, but no promises.
Anywho, we have plenty to talk about getting back into the swing of things. Sadly, today we lost Harold Ramis, he of Egon/Ghostbusters fame, chiefly. The first Ghostbuster to ascend! Morbidly, I want to treat this group like an imaginary tontin, like with the Golden Girls, wherein the last member gains the powers of the newly decease. Who will be the Betty White/Highlander of Ghostbusters? Only time will tell...
We gabbed about the last 4 weeks of movies, which, let's face it, have almost nothing to offer save - what? The Lego Movie? The Boom reviewed The Monuments Men and said it was boring.
We heard music from:
Caddyshack, 1980 - Johnny Mandel
Stripes, 1981 - Elmer Bernstein
Ghostbusters, 1984 - Elmer Bernstein
Anywho, we have plenty to talk about getting back into the swing of things. Sadly, today we lost Harold Ramis, he of Egon/Ghostbusters fame, chiefly. The first Ghostbuster to ascend! Morbidly, I want to treat this group like an imaginary tontin, like with the Golden Girls, wherein the last member gains the powers of the newly decease. Who will be the Betty White/Highlander of Ghostbusters? Only time will tell...
We gabbed about the last 4 weeks of movies, which, let's face it, have almost nothing to offer save - what? The Lego Movie? The Boom reviewed The Monuments Men and said it was boring.
We heard music from:
Caddyshack, 1980 - Johnny Mandel
Stripes, 1981 - Elmer Bernstein
Ghostbusters, 1984 - Elmer Bernstein
Monday, January 13, 2014
Worst of 2013
(original podcast date 1-13-14)
Hooray! After two weeks of holiday and arctic temperatures we returned from our Igloos just in time to rain vituperation with our Worst of 2013 lists. We didn't compare or rehearse the lists beforehand, which always makes this show interesting. Like the years before, we spent much of the last days of December revisiting the worst-reviewed critical failures of the year, and again I noticed that the "worst" of 2013 actually consisted of a few stupid movies that really weren't worth kicking a fuss about (I differentiate between bad and merely stupid), particularly when compared to the more highly anticipated efforts which garnered upwards of a billion in gross and were, in my estimation, boring bloated nightmares. I'm talking more specifically of my #'s 6, 4, 2, and 1. But there was certainly plenty to be hated, so chime in with your own worst-of and we can all complain together.
Gaffer's List:
10. Despicable Me 2 made a worldwide total of $918,612,050.
9. Boy-band Movies (One Direction, Justin Bieber)
8. "Out of Retirement" Porn (The Last Stand, Bullet to the Head, Another Day to Die Hard, Escape Plan)
7. Machete Kills
6. Iron Man III
5. Young Adult Bullshit (Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Beautiful Creatures, The Host, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters)
4. The Lone Ranger
3. Skit Comedy (Movie 43, Inappropriate Comedy)
2. The Wolverine
1. Star Trek: Into Darkness
Boom Operator's List:
10. Horror-Spoof Comedy (Scary Movie 5, Haunted House)
9. The Great Gatsby
8. Lords of Salem
7. Gangster Squad
6. Grownups 2
5. Tyler Perry
4. Monsters U
3. Smurfs 2
2. Wolf of Wall Street / World War Z
1. Movie 43
We heard a bit of music from:
John Carter, 2012 - Michael Giacchino
Oblivion, 2013
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Hooray! After two weeks of holiday and arctic temperatures we returned from our Igloos just in time to rain vituperation with our Worst of 2013 lists. We didn't compare or rehearse the lists beforehand, which always makes this show interesting. Like the years before, we spent much of the last days of December revisiting the worst-reviewed critical failures of the year, and again I noticed that the "worst" of 2013 actually consisted of a few stupid movies that really weren't worth kicking a fuss about (I differentiate between bad and merely stupid), particularly when compared to the more highly anticipated efforts which garnered upwards of a billion in gross and were, in my estimation, boring bloated nightmares. I'm talking more specifically of my #'s 6, 4, 2, and 1. But there was certainly plenty to be hated, so chime in with your own worst-of and we can all complain together.
Gaffer's List:
10. Despicable Me 2 made a worldwide total of $918,612,050.
9. Boy-band Movies (One Direction, Justin Bieber)
8. "Out of Retirement" Porn (The Last Stand, Bullet to the Head, Another Day to Die Hard, Escape Plan)
7. Machete Kills
6. Iron Man III
5. Young Adult Bullshit (Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Beautiful Creatures, The Host, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters)
4. The Lone Ranger
3. Skit Comedy (Movie 43, Inappropriate Comedy)
2. The Wolverine
1. Star Trek: Into Darkness
Boom Operator's List:
10. Horror-Spoof Comedy (Scary Movie 5, Haunted House)
9. The Great Gatsby
8. Lords of Salem
7. Gangster Squad
6. Grownups 2
5. Tyler Perry
4. Monsters U
3. Smurfs 2
2. Wolf of Wall Street / World War Z
1. Movie 43
We heard a bit of music from:
John Carter, 2012 - Michael Giacchino
Oblivion, 2013
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