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Episode 156: '42,' 'Trance,' and more Apr 12, 2013

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0:00-4:20 - Introduction; Japanese candy; grapes; latitude4:20-18:10 - "42" review, including a tangent about college sports18:10-25:00 - "Trance" review25:00-32:20 - "The Place Beyond the Pines" review32:20:37:00 - "The Sapphires" review (replay from Cannes)37:00-40:00 - "Somebody Up There Likes Me" review40:00-55:30 - QOTW (athletes who deserve a biopic); baby Dylan joins us at some point56:30-1:02:50 - Character Casserole1:02:50-1:04:30 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What's your favorite movie that you think most people haven't seen? Notes: The other voices you hear during Jeff's review of "The Sapphires" are Dan Mecca and Raffi Asdourian (both of The Film Stage), who were hanging out with us during that episode. To get a taste of Dodgers announcer Red Barber's classic old-timey radio voice, check out this recording of a 1950 game. Start at about 6:30. At 8:30, he does an ad for Post Sugar Crisp ("There's three little honey bears on the front!").

Episode 155: 'Evil Dead,' Roger Ebert, and more Apr 05, 2013

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0:00-1:20 - Introduction1:20-3:20 - iTunes review in old-timey voice; it's the show's third anniversary3:20-16:10 - "Evil Dead" review16:10-24:00 - "Reality" review24:00-32:55 - "Jurassic Park 3D" review; Dylan joins the show32:55-41:15 - QOTW (what movie you would change the ending of)41:20-51:10 - Jeff and Eric's personal memories of Roger Ebert51:10-58:40 - What we each DVR'd when we had free HBO and Cinemax58:40-1:00:10 - Show sponsor: IndieGoGo fundraiser for Tyler Mager's "Witch," a short film1:00:10-1:01:40 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What athlete/team deserves a biopic (as Jackie Robinson is getting in "42")?

Episode 154: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' and more Mar 29, 2013

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0:00-4:05 - Introduction; Jeff has been traveling; he is tired and cranky4:05-12:40 - "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" review12:40-16:00 - "Admission" review16:00-22:10 - "Ginger & Rosa" review22:10-24:00 - Some other movies that they didn't show us24:00-37:20 - QOTW (your first movie crush)37:20-46:10 - Pitch Me (Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, boxing movie)46:10-48:05 - Wrap-up and goodbyes; thanks to our lunch sponsor, David!QOTW: What movie would you change the ending of?

Episode 153: 'Olympus Has Fallen,' 'Spring Breakers,' Walter Salles, and more Mar 22, 2013

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0:00-2:05 - Introduction; NCAA brackets2:05-3:50 - iTunes review; current whereabouts of Dylan 3:50-13:40 - "Olympus Has Fallen" review13:40-16:10 - Jeff's travel plans (baby on plane!)16:10-21:35 - "The Croods" review21:35-31:15 - "Spring Breakers" review31:15-37:40 - "Stoker" review37:40-38:40 - We'll review "Admission" next week38:40-41:35 - "The We and the I" review41:35-43:05 - QOTW for next week: Who was your first movie crush?43:05-44:50 - Introduction to Walter Salles interview 44:50-1:09:00 - Interview with Walter Salles, director of "On the Road" starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart1:09:00-1:10:50 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: Who was your first movie crush?

Episode 152: 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,' SXSW, and more Mar 15, 2013

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0:00-3:50 - Introduction; Eric's at SXSW; too much information on Jeff's uvula3:50-9:30 - "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" review 9:30-20:45 - QOTW (your favorite examples of movie magic)20:45-25:40 - "The Call" review25:40-38:00 - Eric's report on SXSW: "Haunter," "Drinking Buddies," "Lords of Salem," "Cheap Thrills"38:00-48:00 - "Veronica Mars" movie has been Kickstartered: what now?48:00-50:25 - Wrap-up and goodbyes

Episode 151: 'Oz the Great and Powerful' and more Mar 08, 2013

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0:00-2:30 - Introduction; Jeff is on baby duty2:30-17:20 - "Oz the Great and Powerful" review17:20-21:20 - "Emperor" review21:20-24:30 - "Dead Man Down" wasn't screened here; Eric can't tell the girls with dragon tattoos apart; nobody saw "Phantom" for us24:30-26:20 - SXSW is upon us!26:20-34:50 - Interview with "Rewind This!" director Josh Johnson34:50-40:40 - What Eric is looking forward to at SXSW (Jeff's not going)40:40-49:50 - QOTW (movies that deserve prequels)49:50-54:00 - You could sponsor the show; here's an iTunes review; this leads to an interesting "Star Wars" marketing idea54:00-1:00:25 - Character Casserole (Buzz Lightyear, Professor Klump, the moon)1:00:25-1:02:50 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What's your favorite example of movie magic -- your most amazing, "how did they do that?" special effects moment?

Episode 150: 'Jack the Giant Slayer,' '21 & Over,' and more Mar 01, 2013

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0:00-3:30 - Introduction; we're face-to-face this week; a new theme song that twists Jeff's words3:30-14:50 - "Jack the Giant Slayer" review14:50-26:00 - "21 & Over" review26:00-29:20 - "The Last Exorcism Part 2" and "Phantom" weren't screened29:20-32:20 - Ed Harris' height, and height in general32:20-38:50 - Eric was in Oxford; the Oscars happened38:50-50:00 - QOTW (the farthest you've driven to see a movie)50:00-53:00 - Next QOTW; an unsolicited "Star Wars" tangent; Wikipedia53:00-1:00:05 - Interquel ("Taxi Driver" and "Reservoir Dogs"), with a sidebar about teaching baby Dylan an accent1:00:05-1:01:20 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What movie deserves a prequel?

Episode 149: 'Snitch,' Oscars, and more Feb 22, 2013

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0:00-3:20 - Introduction; go vote for the TSR Awards3:20-13:25 - "Snitch" review13:25-15:15 - "Dark Skies" is a movie, but they wouldn't show it to anyone15:15-20:25 - Snider is at the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival; Bayer is hosting a poker game in his absence20:25-37:00 - Hey! The Oscars! What's up with that?37:00-45:20 - QOTW (what musician or athlete would you like to see get into acting)45:20-49:10 - Wrap-up and goodbyes, including talk of dill (for some reason)QOTW: How far have you ever driven to see a movie, what movie was it, and was it worth the drive?

Episode 148: 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' 'Safe Haven,' and more Feb 15, 2013

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0:00-3:10 - Introduction; it's Valentine's Day Night; what Jeff is drinking3:10-17:00 - "A Good Day to Die Hard" review17:00-24:45 - "Beautiful Creatures" review24:45-44:25 - "Safe Haven" review, including formal implementation of the Sparks Rule and full spoilers of the plot44:25-48:50 - "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" review48:50-57:30 - QOTW (supporting characters you'd like to see more of)57:30-1:06:35 - Pitch Me, featuring the new Pitch Me jingle by Gregory Whitehead1:06:35-1:07:50 - Wrap-up and goodbyesQOTW: What musician or athlete would you sincerely like to see get into acting?

Episode 147: 'Identity Thief,' 'Side Effects,' PIFF and more Feb 08, 2013

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0:00-4:30 - Introduction; our old-school theme song and its composer; please submit your own!; baby stuff4:30-17:30 - "Identity Thief" review17:30-23:00 - "Side Effects" review (and also a brief "Parker" review at 21:40)23:00-27:10 - "Top Gun" is in 3D IMAX now; discussion of what other movies should be27:10-34:00 - Portland International Film Festival entries you should see34:00-44:50 - QOTW (male/female duos that should work together)44:50-47:50 - Brief thoughts on the "Star Wars" spinoffs47:50-54:40 - Character Casserole (Ethan Hunt, Michael Caine from "Journey 2 The Mysterious Island," Julia Roberts in "Runaway Bride")54:40-55:05 - Whispering!55:05-58:20 - Wrap-up, post-show plans, poker tomorrow; goodbyesQOTW: What supporting character from a movie do you wish would turn up in other movies?

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