Highlights from the show:

• Luke confesses he hasn’t seen a Bond film since the Sean Connery era.
• Heather quietly weeps in the corner, mourning the death of her beloved Bondian gadgets.
• Evan finishes his entire Vesper, which may have not been the best idea.

Show Notes:

• In the mood for a Vesper? By all means, fix yourself one.

Highlights from this show include:

• An explanation of why Changeling is so mind-numbingly boring.
• Why one shouldn’t go into Changeling after having watched Dear Zachary the night before.
• My daughter’s response when she accidentally overheard a choice turn of phrase in Girl, Interrupted.
• The moment in Girl, Interrupted when Wynonna Rider says, “Have you ever stolen something when you had the cash?”
• Heather’s disdain for all things Whoopi.

SHOW NOTES:

• Watch the clip from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest that we led the show off with.
• Find out more about Dear Zachary, one of the most emotionally devastating films I have ever seen.
• Get the lowdown on Toasted Head wines.
• Read up on the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders. Look! It’s the plot of Changeling!

Some highlights:

• Mark Wahlberg talks to animals.
• We discuss who would have been a worse casting choice than Mila Kunis (hint: starts with a ‘P’ and rhymes with Farishilton).
• Heather waxes nostalgic on the moment she discovered that Samus was really a girl.
• We each offer up our deepest insights as to why video game adaptations consistently suck.
• Luke’s talent for pulling puns out of thin air continues to amaze.
• We discover that Super Mario Bros. has a surprisingly awesome soundtrack; and then proceed to take a trip down memory lane through it (early ’90s glam rock FTW!).
• Also, we sing some. This point is, arguably, not a highlight

SHOW NOTES

• Watch the marketing might of Nintendo circa 1989 in this scene from The Wizard.
• Somehow miss the “Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals” skit on SNL? See what all the fuss is about.
• Need more cute in your life? Be sure to visit my wife’s uber-adorable website, Thimbly Things, where she crafts, bakes, and generally charms the socks off of anyone who gets too close.
• Visit Don Sebastiani & Sons for more information on Plungerhead wine and zorks.
• You can watch the entire Super Mario Bros. movie on YouTube in 10 parts. We don’t recommend it.
• You can also find all the songs that we discussed on YouTube (isn’t it great?): Queen’s “Tie Your Mother Down”; Megadeth’s “Breakpoint”; Joe Satriani’s “Speed of Light”; and Roxette’s “Joyride” and “Almost Unreal.”

On this episode you can find, amongst other things:

- About as evenhanded a review of Bill Maher’s Religulous as you are likely to find from three people who profess faith.
- We read a comment on the air from Andrew Wyatt (hope you don’t mind, Andrew) about Larry Charles’ editing technique.
- We discover that adultery-free kosher wine is much better than the alternative.
- Luke watches the excellent doc Hell House, and an opinionated free-for-all on the morality of said “hell houses” follows.

We dare you not to be at least a teensy-weensy bit offended. Email us at podcast [at] moviezeal [dot] com if you are.

Show Notes
- You can purchase Barkan Classic Sauvignon Blanc here.
- If you happen to have a Netflix account, Hell House can currently be streamed for free in their instant viewing program.
- The hell house that we mention in which Bill Maher has starred is called Hollywood Hellhouse. You can find a montage of the different actors who have played Satan over the years, including Maher, David Cross, Penn of Penn & Teller, and others, here. Be forewarned that there is some potentially offensive material in the clip.
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In Episode 6 we discuss What We Do Is Secret, play a few brief clips from my interview with the director, Rodger Grossman, briefly touch on the My Little Pony infatuation I had in kindergarten, drink some fabulous punky wine that comes with its own dress-up doll, rant and rave over Sid & Nancy which Heather forced me to watch, and discuss her former life as an “Alterna-Girl” (her words, not mine).

Also, you can now subscribe to the MovieZeal Podcast on iTunes, which is where all the cool kids hang out and listen to punk music. And don’t forget to write us at podcast [at] moviezeal [dot] com with suggestions for next episode’s opening clip.

1. Each week we choose a theme. This week’s, as you can see below, is “Brothers.”

2. We pick a theatrical release based on that theme. This week it’s Burn After Reading, chosen because of the siblings behind the camera.

3. We select a wine based on the theme. Wait…a what? Yes, we drink wine on our podcast. Luke and I are ignorant in the art of the vine, but wine guru Heather has been whipping us into shape.

4. Our final segment is called The Gauntlet, where one of us forces another one to watch a film we think they will hate. You win if they hate it; you lose if they end up loving it (it’s the new game everyone is talking about!). This week we had Heather watch No Country For Old Men, anticipating that her delicate nature would be horrified by Anton Chigurh.

Additionally, we’re launching with Episode 5. Four of them are already in the can, but we wanted to get a little practice in as well as prove that we’re taking this seriously. I will post the first four episodes tomorrow in a single block and you can peruse them at your convenience. Also, we welcome feedback. Sound off in the comments section or write us at podcast [at] moviezeal [dot] com. Actually, do write us. We want to read your emails (especially if they’re nasty) on the next episode.

The podcast is directly embedded into the page for ease of listening, you can have it pop-up in its own window if your little heart desires it, or you can download it and stick it on your iPod or preferred MP3 listening doohicky. Once I get my act together I’ll have it all set up through iTunes and you can subscribe that way (that’s how I listen to my podcasts).