Loren and Scott discuss their favorite foreign films.

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This Week’s Podcast:  Our Favorite Foreign Films

• 0:00-2:56:  Intro!  Scott sings!  (those responsible for letting Scott sing have been sacked)
• This is all Geoff McRae’s fault.
• 2:57-6:20:  What, exactly, is a “foreign film?”
• 6:21-8:50:  Scott confesses to something egregious.
• 8:51-13:19:  The wrap-up of what makes a foreign film a foreign film looks into what films inspire and influence filmmakers.
• The Perfect Blue episode.
• 13:20-15:05:  My Neighbor Totoro
• 15:06-18:21:  John Ford, Akira Kurosawa, and Spaghetti Westerns.
• 18:22-20:10:  District 9
• 20:11-24:21:  Brotherhood of the Wolf
• 24:22-26:05:  Amelie
• 26:06-29:10:  Malena
• 29:11-30:49:  Life is Beautiful
• 30:50-32:31:  Downfall
• 32:32-35:22:  Mad Max
• 35:23-39:00:  The movies of Danny Boyle
• 39:01-41:03:  The movies of Luc Besson
• 41:03-42:12:  The movies of Guy Ritchie
• 42:15-45:25:  Loren wraps up his European film list with Monty Python and The Holy Grail and the films of Krzysztof Kieślowski.
• 45:26-46:44:  Scott shocks the world with his love of Ireland, starting off with The Secret of Kells.
• 46:45-47:07:  Angela’s Ashes
• 47:10-48:09:  The Commitments
• 48:09-49:10:  Billy Elliot
• 49:11-50:21:  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• 50:22-50:56:  The Raid: Redemption
• 50:57-59:23:  Loren and Scott discuss the entire rest of the world and the importance of film communities and of course it ends in a discussion about Doctor Who and Whovians.
• 59:24-1:01:03:  Outro!

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Scott and Loren walk a mile in Tootsie‘s shoes!

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This Week’s Podcast:  Tootsie

• 0:00-1:49:  The Most Awkward Intro Ever!
• 1:56-6:01:  Loren was blown away by A Talking Cat!?!.
• 6:06-15:46:  Scott compares and contrasts Jack the Giant Slayer and Oz the Great and Powerful.
• 15:47-22:07:  Loren discusses The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, but more importantly, he discusses how theaters can up their game.
• Studio Movie Grill
• 22:08-26:58:  Scott thoroughly enjoyed Silver Linings Playbook, comparing it favorably to Little Miss Sunshine.
• 27:00-42:40:  Tootsie!  What a film!
• 42:42-46:59:  Other movies in the vein of Tootsie.
• 47:00-47:57:  Outro!

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Scott is joined by Justin North to talk about some unlikely superheroes!

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Superheroes You Should Love:  Episode 4

• 0:00-1:11:  Intro!
• 1:12-5:02:  Justin is a big, big fan of Indiana Jones and makes reference to a podcast from the future.
• 5:03-8:05:  Just what makes a superhero a superhero?
• 8:07-10:03:  Justin’s introduction to superheroes.
• 10:04-14:07:  Scott tries not to sound elitist when talking about all the recent converts to nerdom.  He fails.
• 14:14-15:23:  The geek have inherited the earth.
• 15:24-16:23:  PODCASTING GOLD!!
• 16:24-21:20:  Justin understands you if you didn’t grow up reading comics — which leads to talk of reboots, relaunches, and spirit guides.
• 21:21-35:10:  Lots of talk about serialized adventures (may contain spoilers for the Amazing Spider-Man franchise and also contains the only reference to The Love Guru this podcast has ever had).
• 35:11-1:10:04:  The Dark Knight Rises:  What happens next and what should happen next?
• 1:10:05-1:20:07:  Justin talks about his deep, deep love of Indiana Jones.
• 1:20:11-1:20:07:  The Indiana Jones talk segues into talk of Uncharted and Tomb Raider and boobs.  I’m sorry.
• 1:40:00-1:43:20:  Strong character design talk leads to The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo.  Yeah.  I didn’t see that coming either.
• 1:43:22-1:44:39:  You can find Justin online here and/or here.
• 1:44:40-1:46:23:  A very dire outro.

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Loren and Scott [insert play on words here] Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs!

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This Week’s Podcast:  Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs

• 0:00-2:00:  Intro!
• 2:01-11:00:  Scott doesn’t like the way Frank Miller writes Superman, but enjoyed The Dark Knight Returns – though he does question the timeliness of it.
• The Movies You Should Love Bonus Episode All About The Dark Knight Rises
• How Many People Have Been Killed by Guns Since Newton?
• 11:01-20:08:  Loren and Scott both really, really enjoyed Sleepwalk With Me.
• Mike Birbiglia’s Website
• 20:11-47:08:  The real reason you’re listening:  Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs!
• Snow Wiki
• 47:10-50:56:  Scott and Loren share some other recommendations in the vein of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.
• 50:57-52:07:  Outro!

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Loren and Scott are off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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This Week’s Podcast:  The Wizard of Oz

• 0:00-1:11:  Intro!
• 1:14-4:06:  Loren thoroughly enjoyed season 1 of Netflix’s House of Cards.
• 4:07-7:33:  Scott has high hopes for The Americans.
• The Americans has been renewed for a second season.
• 7:34-10:13:  Loren saw A Good Day to Die Hard with the wife and lived to tell the tale.
• 1o:14-12:48:  Scott survived The Raid:  Redemption, the most tense and intense film he can remember ever seeing.
• 12:49-15:59:  Scott was quite moved by the apocalyptic romance Perfect Sense.
• 16:00-19:43:  Loren and Scott begin discussing The Wizard of Oz, comparing ye olde studio system with how things are run today.
• 19:43-20:36:  This movie had 20 different writers work on it.
• 20:36-22:21:  A terrifying tale of paint fume inhalation and phantom singing.
• 22:22-26:36:  The story of The Wizard of Oz, which leads to a conversation of the special effects and then circles back to the story again.
• 26:37-30:46:  Loren and Scott the musical aspect of the movie, specifically focusing on the Over the Rainbow sequence.
• 30:46-35:19:  Scott doesn’t like the ending.
• 35:20-37:37:  Loren is pretty sure Scarecrow’s make-up is the best make-up in any movie ever.
• 37:38-41:43:  Sound stages!  Sound stages for as far as the eye can see!
• 41:45-44:22:  Scott and Loren give their verdicts.
• 44:24-55:24:  Loren and Scott share some other recommendations.
• 55:25-56:20:  Outro!
• 56:17-56:28:  An easter egg?  In February?

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Scott receives, and then shares, some perplexing and unsettling news.

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This Week’s Podcast:  The Last Cast

• Everything Scott could find out about “The Last Cast” can be found at this link.

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Scott enjoys good food and good company with Nick Young as they discuss the superhero community.

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Superheroes You Should Love:  Episode 3

• Young Avengers #1 Variant Cover by Bryan Lee O’Malley
• 0:00-1:36:  Intro!  Scott warns the audience that this particular episode was recorded in stereo, on location.  So put in both ear buds and enjoy the ambiance!
• 1:26-1:41:  ”X-Men TV Theme 8 Bit,” by Mr Bulbamike, can be found here.  It’s an 8-bit cover of “X-Men TV Theme” by Ron Wasserman.
• 1:38-2:58:  Scott introduce Nick Young!
• Best China
• 2:58-4:01:  Nick answers the impossible question of “who is your favorite superhero and why?”
• 4:03-8:08:  Nick and Scott adore Little Loki.
• Journey into Mystery, Vol. 1
• 8:08-10:32:  The Little Loki conversation segues into the joys, ups and downs of comic books and daily soap operas and of course Scott brings up Doctor Who.
• 10:33-13:05:  Nick dishes on his love for Psylocke.
• Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1
• 13:06-13:59:  Long live Damian Wayne!
• Batman & Robin, Vol. 1
• 13:59-23:04:  Scott and Nick discuss the concept of community, the importance of unity that comes from fandom, wish fulfillment, and real-life applications.  Mumford & Sons make a cameo appearance, graciously volunteering to provide the soundtrack for the conclusion of this segment.
• Anime Blast Chattanooga
• Doop
• 23:07-25:51:  Outro!

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This Week’s Investigation:  Superheroes You Should Love (Whovian Edition)

• The Roar of Our Stars, by Alice X. Zhang
• 00:00-1:09:  Intro!
• 1:09-7:06:  Scott discusses his childhood, his Christian upbringing, and the heroes he looked up to.
• 6:34-7:37:  ”Geronimo!,” by Dylan Gillah can be found here (it’s a hidden bonus track).  It is an 8-bit cover of “I Am The Doctor,” by Murray Gold.
• 7:16-34:31:  Hermits United!  Tonya Clifton and Scott discuss Doctor Who and all the grand fun it is to be a Whovian.
• McKay Used Books
• Whovians
• 34:36-41:57:  Scott expounds on the sense of community being a Whovian has provided.  Things get personal.  And spoilery.
• Scott’s original blog post “We Are Not Alone (the Perks of a Rabid Fandom)”, which discusses and links to some of the conversations that took place after Asylum of the Daleks aired.
• 41:57-43:32:  Outro!

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This Week’s Podcast:  Chinatown

• 0:00-1:05:  Intro!
• 1:06-9:25:  Loren and Scott discuss the puzzling and current state of the Disney cast of characters.
• 9:26-17:44:  Loren thinks Les Miserables is seriously flawed, but still really liked it.
• Scott’s Les Miserables podcast review.
• 17:45-21:43:  Scott doesn’t want to call Skyfall the best Bond movie, but he can’t think of a better one.
• 21:44-23:52:  Loren quite enjoyed Liberal Arts.
• 23:54-29:30:  Scott’s entire family loved The Odd Life of Timothy Green, but he understands if it’s not something you connect with.
• 29:32-41:31:  Scott and Loren discuss the formidable and fascinating Chinatown.
• Roman Polanski
• Roger Ebert’s Review of Chinatown
• Roger Ebert’s Review of The Two Jakes
• 41:32-45:17:  Loren and Scott recommend some other movies you might like in the vain of Chinatown.
• 45:18-47:32:  Outro!

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This Week’s Investigation:  Superheroes You Should Love!

• The Superhero Media Crossover Project, by Butcher Billy
• 0:00-5:47:  Scott’s Intro!  We have always had our heroes.  In the 1940′s, however, we had the birth of a new kind of hero:  The superhero.  We’ve had had radio plays, TV shows, and movies dedicated to those who fight for truth and justice while wearing brightly colored tights.  It’s been 70 years since those caped crusaders showed up, and we’re still flocking to the theater to see them thwart dastardly deeds with derring-do.  Of all the genres, trends, and fads to have come and gone since World War II, why have the superheros not faded from glory?  What makes them so persistently relevant?
• 5:32-6:16:  ”Superman [Sunman Prototype]” can be found here, and the story behind it can be found here.
• 5:54-28:03:  Leslie Foster and Scott discuss the origins of the superhero, as well as some of the themes, ideas, and subconscious draws of the superhero genre.
• Misfits
• Hellboy
• 24:38-26:37:  Why don’t superheroes like guns?
• 27:00-28:55:  Leslie discusses his current project, Until We Have Faces.
• 29:00-31:02:  Outro!

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A Listener Request Episode:  The Matrix Trilogy

• 0:00-1:15:  Intro!  Scott introduces all of his pets, the loud ones and the quiet ones, and blames this entire episode on Geoff Simons, who requested it.
• 1:16-1:27:  The Matrix review begins
• 1:28- 2:40:  Scott gets ahead of himself and compares The Matrix to Vertigo and Citizen Kane
• 2:41-7:01:  The story and world of The Matrix
• Allegory of the Cave
• Influences and Interprations of The Matrix
• 7:02-8:34:  Comparing this hero’s journey to other heroes’ journeys
• 8:35-11:16:  Does The Matrix Inspire the Disturbed?
• 11:18-13:14:  The Wachowskis introduce the East to the West
• 13:15-17:00:  What is Bullet Time?
• 17:01-19:24:  Who created Bullet Time?
• Michel Gondry
• 19:26-21:01:  How well does the movie hold up?
• 21:03-23:56:  The End(ing)
• 23:57-24:53:  Final thoughts on The Matrix
• 24:54-24:58:  An Alice in Wonderland reference
• 24:59-25:14:  The Matrix Reloaded in a nutshell
• 25:15-26:26:  Why does full-screen exist as a thing!?  Why did no-one catch the soft box in Smith’s glasses?!
• 26:27-29:15:  Scott shares a little personal and Internet history
• Angel in Chains
• 29:16-30:35:  Confronting people’s frustrations with Reloaded
• 30:36-31:29:  The Quentin Tarantino Dilemma
• 31:30-34:35:  The Superman Dilemma
• 34:36-36:35:  Upping the ante with Smith
• 36:36-38:49:  The problem with the Ninja Turtles
• 38:50-39:53:  Plotting and Pacing Problems
• 39:54-44:35:  The Greying Dilemma
• Grave of the Fireflies
• 44:36-48:33:  Losing the plot
• 48:35-55:50:  A Bad Case of Sequelitis, Other Confounding Things, and Some Good Things Too
• The Merovingian Dynasty
• Persephone
• 55:50-56:36:  So Neo’s just a superhero now?  Wha — how?
• 56:37-57:06:  Scott confesses his love for The Matrix Revolutions
• 57:07-57:27:  Scott loves the women of The Matrix
• 57:30-58:27:  Unsung hero Don Davis
• 58:28-59:40:  So really, it’s just an allegory
• 59:41-1:00:15:  A little less conversation, a little more action, please
• 1:00:16-1:01:50:  The Breaking of the Fellowship
• 1:01:51-1:03:34:  Neo’s new-found powers mean . . . what exactly?
• 1:03:35-1:05:23:  We’ve done this before, haven’t we?
• 1:05:24-1:07:31:  Fighting for peace
• 1:07:32-1:10:39:  We always knew the ending from the beginning
• 1:10:40-1:12:10:  What people don’t like about Matrix Revolutions is Matrix Reloaded
• 1:12:11-1:15:00:  Final thoughts on Matrix Revolutions and the entire trilogy
• How Did This Get Made? 
• 1:15:00-1:16:03:  If you liked The Matrix, Scott recommends you check out Dark City.
• 1:16:04-1:16:36:  Outro!

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Bonus Episode:  Les Miserables

• Victor Hugo
• The Novel
• The Movie
• The Movie Soundtrack
• The 10th Anniversary Concert

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This Week’s Podcast:  The Maltese Falcon

• 0:00-1:05:  Intro!
• 1:06-3:36:  Loren reviews the dark, depressing, upbeat and quirky Beginners.
• 3:36-8:20:  Despite it being fun, Scott was ultimately disappointed by 2012′s remake of Total Recall.
• 8:21-17:27:  Scott was disappointed by Taken 2 (though enjoyed it more than Total Recall).
  
• 17:28-31:00  Loren and Scott discuss the fascinating, the surprising, The Grey.
  
• 31:01-33:43 :  Scott thoroughly enjoyed the dark and violent Looper, comparing it to 12 Monkeys.
• 33:54-34:18:  Scott brings Taken 2 up again for no discernible reason.
• 34:20-47:20:  Loren and Scott review The Maltese Falcon.
  
• 47:21-49:15:  If you liked The Maltese Falcon, Scott recommends you also check out The Third Man and A Shot in the Dark.
• 49:16-53:25:  And Loren recommends you watch Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, The Big Sleep, The Thin Man movies, The African Queen, Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Casablanca.
• 53:26-54:32:  Outro!

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This Week’s Podcast:  Casablanca

• 0:00-1:27:  Intro!  Loren welcomes us to the podcast and introduces the subject of this week’s episode: Casablanca.  But before that . . .
• 1:27-2:10:  Scott has become a foster father!  Read more about his new family here.
• 2:10-5:10:  Scott loved Lawless, comparing it favorably to Boardwalk Empire.
  
• 5:11-6:50:  Scott calls Hit & Run ”a fun, light car chase comedy.”  It features Kristen Bell and Kristen Chenoweth, so he had to see it!
• 6:51-10:56:  Scott was “dragged” to see Step Up:  Revolution, the fourth in the Step Up franchise.  He was pleasantly surprised but calls it “impossible to review,” comparing it Act of Valor, another movie that features professionals in the field that is being portrayed as opposed to actors.
  
• 11:00-12:13:  Loren enjoyed John Carter, despite some flaws.
  
• For a more in-depth discussion of John Carter, check out the bonus episode “Dean Trippe Interview #2!”
• 12:14-15:41:  Loren enjoyed Unknown, despite being so genre-savvy that he was able to call the film’s “big twist.”
  
• 15:41-18:13:  Scott has seen the trailer for Taken 2 and it has filled him with trepidation.
• 18:13-22:41:  Loren and Scott rave about the thoroughly enjoyable The Pirates!  Band of Misfits and recommend it to everyone.
  
• 22:43-23:13:  The review of Casablanca begins. Scott reads a slightly amended synopsis from IMDB:  Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II:  An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
  
• 23:35-25:34:  Loren discusses the AFI Top 100 and Casablanca‘s place on it.
• 26:15-31:30:  Scott discusses the pre-production and production of Casablanca, which took place during World War II.  This leads to a conversation about Scott’s favorite scene and Loren describing being able to see it on the big screen.
  
• Scott’s favorite scene:
  
• 31:34-34:49:  Loren and Scott discuss the story.
• 34:49-37:38:  Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, the love triangle, the sacrifices of war, and modern romantic comedies.
• 37:38-39:28:  More discussion on the story, the setting, and how most of the film takes place in a single location.
• 39:28-41:55:  Scott discusses all the dialogue you’ve surely heard, as well as some of the other films that were clearly inspired by this film.
• 41:56-43:10:  Loren discusses the plethora of character actors that appear in Casablanca.
• 43:11-45:49:  Dialogue about the script.
• 45:50-46:20:  The one thing that bugs Loren about this movie.
• 46:20-47:26:  The one thing that bugs Scott about this movie.
• 47:26-48:37:  Verdicts.
• 48:38-52:55:  Loren has some recommendations for other films in this vein.
• 52:56-53:40:  Outro!
• SparkNotes: Casablanca
• Roger Ebert’s Review

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This Week’s Film: Vertigo

From Netflix:  One of Alfred Hitchcock’s darkest and most compelling suspense films tells the story of police detective John “Scottie” Ferguson (James Stewart), who has a crippling fear of heights — and an all-consuming obsession with a married woman. When an old friend asks him to tail his wife (Kim Novak), Scottie is drawn into a vortex of deceit and murder.

• Roger Ebert’s Review

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This Week’s Film: Citizen Kane

From Netflix:  Orson Welles reinvented movies at the age of 26 with this audacious biography of newspaper baron Charles Foster Kane, which, in essence, was a thinly veiled portrait of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. Welles’s complex and technically stunning film chronicles Kane’s rise from poverty to become one of America’s most influential men — and it’s considered one of the best movies ever made.

• Roger Ebert’s Review
• IMDB Trivia

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This Week’s Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

From Netflix:  Legendary outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid display their gifts for perfect comedic timing as they pull off heist after heist. To evade a posse, the boys flee to Bolivia, but trouble finds the charming pair of desperadoes wherever they go.

• The true story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
• On Wikipedia
• Roger Ebert’s Review

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This Bonus Episode’s Film: The Hobbit:  An Unexpected Journey

From IMDB:  A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on a “unexpected journey” to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim a their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.

• Read the Book!
• Listen to the Book!
• Lego the Book!
• Scott’s The Life of Pi ”Review”
• Scott’s “Review” of Lincoln
• Stu Maschwitz on 24 Frames Per Second
• Peter Jackson on 48 Frames Per Second
• How We Accidentally Invented Impressionist Filmmaking
• Science Explains Why The Hobbit Looks Weird
• Some Unexpected Questions Answered
• The Wikipedia Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien
• Peter Jackson’s Violent Betrayal of Tolkien
• How The Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended
• “Lord of the Rings 8-Bit Medley” by Matt Knifton

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This Week’s Film: The Silence of the Lambs

From Netflix: In this pulse-pounding adaptation of Thomas Harris’s novel, FBI trainee Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer; unfortunately, her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape and now, two deranged killers are on the loose.

• Roger Ebert’s Review
• Buy the movie!
• Read the book!
• Read the book on your Kindle!
• Read the book on your Nook!
• Read the book with your ears!

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What We’ve Been Up To

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Loren and Scott investigate what happened In the Heat of the Night.

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This Week’s Film: In the Heat of the Night

From Netflix:  Black Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs helps a redneck Southern sheriff solve a murder in this riveting study in racism that still strikes a chord. Rod Steiger won a Best Actor Oscar for his turn as the put-upon lawman who comes to respect Tibbs.

• On Wikipedia
• Buy it on Amazon!

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Loren and Scott celebrate one year of Movies You Should Love by discussing their Top 5 Favorite Films of All Time.  And something about Star Wars.

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Disney Buys Star Wars!

FoxNews on The Purchase

Kevin Smith Has a Star Wars Film Idea  (that should be ignored)

What George Lucas is Going To Do With All That Money

Loren’s Favorite Films

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Loren and Scott see the world through the eyes of Forrest Gump.

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This Week’s Film: Forrest Gump

From Netflix:  Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, director Robert Zemeckis’s charming blend of comedy and drama stars Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, a simpleminded man who finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and ’70s.  Along the way, he makes friends, changes lives and searches for a soul mate.  Hanks nabbed a Best Actor Oscar for his remarkable portrayal of the unsophisticated yet surprisingly wise Forrest.

• Read the script at WeeklyScript.com
• On Wikipedia
• Roger Ebert’s Review

What We’ve Been Up To

Our first love may be movies, but we find all sorts of things to fill our lives with.  Here’s what we’ve been up to lately.

LOREN

• Treasure Island
  Young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can successfully get a schooner to a legendary Island known for buried treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named John Silver (Emmy winner Eddie Izzard, The Riches ), whose true motivation on the journey challenges Jim s trust in the entire crew. This is an exciting and atmospheric new take on the definitive pirate action adventure of reckless buccaneers, buried fortunes and a friendship forged in peril on the high seas. | Watch on Amazon | Wikipedia |

• Filming War In Heaven, War On Earth
  “War In Heaven, War On Earth” is a full length documentary feature film that explores the converging experiences of a nation at war and the formation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a religious group who found themselves wrestling with the questions of conscientious objection, the spectre of slavery, and the myriad social and political issues of the time. As the Civil War engulfed America, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists was established, and the issues of faith and duty to country clashed as conflict threatened to divide both nation and church. | Website |

SCOTT

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Scott and Loren liked The Dark Knight more than it sounds from their analysis of the film.

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Media

The Dark Knight Rises trailer

President Obama’s Moment of Silence for the Aurora Shooting Victims

Director Christopher Nolan Responds to the Shooting

Some Bat-Suggestions

• No Man’s Land — After suffering a cataclysmic earthquake, the U.S. government has deemed Gotham City as uninhabitable and ordered all citizens to leave. It is now months later and those that have refused to vacate “No Man’s Land” live amidst a citywide turf war in which the strongest prey on the weak. As gangs terrorize the ravaged populace, the Scarecrow uses a church relief project as a real life lab to test his experiments in fear. But with the return of the vigilante, Batman, and the appearance of an enigmatic new Batgirl, justice returns to Gotham.  Sound a bit familiar?
• Knightfall — The other inspiration to The Dark Knight Rises and the story that made Bane a name to be remembered and feared.
• Catwoman, Vol.1:  Trail of the Catwoman — Can’t get enough Selina Kyle?  Ed Brubaker and Darwyn Cooke start here what some consider the definitive Catwoman tale.
• Batman Begins — See where it all began!  The movie that made reboots popular and introduced us to The Nolanverse of Batman!
• The Dark Knight — Best. Batman Movie. Ever. Perhaps the best comic book movie ever? You be the judge!
• Inception — Christopher Nolan at his mind-bending second best.
• The Prestige — Christopher Nolan at his mind-bending best.  Haven’t seen it?  What if I said it’s Batman and Tesla -versus- Wolverine and Black Widow?
• Batman:  The Animated Series — Quite possibly the definitive Batman.
• Batman:  The Motion Picture Anthology — Michael Keaton. Val Kilmer. George Clooney. Tim Burton. Joel Shumacher. Chris O’Donnell. Michelle Pfeiffer. Danny DeVito. Jack Nicholson. Jim Carrey. Tommy Lee Jones. Bat Nipples. What’s not to love?

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He wasn’t not going to see it. But rather begrudgingly, Scott went and saw The Amazing Spider-Man.

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Scott and Loren aren’t scared to discuss Prometheus, despite the large amounts of creepy ooze and internet controversy. With special guest Kelly Fogg!

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This Week’s Film: Prometheus

From Netflix: When scientific explorers unearth an artifact that points to the origins of humankind, they’re pulled into the unexpected adventure of a lifetime. But if they falter, the very future of their species is at stake.

• Behind the Scenes Production Photos that Hint at Additional Content
• Prometheus Unbound: What the Movie Was Actually About
• Weyland Industries Website
• What Happens on 10/11/12?

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Scott and Loren follow the money to All the President’s Men.

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This Week’s Film: All the President’s Men

From Netflix: The film that launched a thousand journalism school students, All the President’s Men chronicles how the work of reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) contributed to the public downfall of President Richard M. Nixon.

• Roger Ebert’s Review (from 1976)
• Steven Soderbergh Watches & Discusses All the President’s Men
• Watch All the President’s Men Online
• Buy All the President’s Men From Amazon
• Bob Woodward’s official website
• Carl Bernstein’s official website
• All the President’s Men, by Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein
• The Secret Man, by Bob Woodward

What We’ve Been Up To

Our first love may be movies, but we find all sorts of things to fill our lives with. Here’s what we’ve been up to lately.

LOREN

• War In Heaven, War On Earth
  Official Site | Trailer | Footage

So I’m producing/directing a new documentary film. I’ve been out filming on it for the last couple of weeks in Michigan, and am very excited about it. Check out some of the footage and our launch trailer, and be sure to visit our website so you can keep up to date with what is going on with the production!

• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
  Official Site

I also quite enjoyed this film. A set of great British actors (including Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, and Tom Wilkinson) keep the movie steady, even when the plot is a bit predictable. The movie never out-stays its welcome, and is truly a celebration of never being to old to start living your life.

SCOTT

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Everyone has a vague understanding of how the ratings system works. Scott and Loren look at it a little bit closer and discuss its strengths, its weaknesses, and other options.

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What We’ve Been Up To

How do we have time for all this?  We make time — and we don’t do it for ourselves. We do it for you, the listener.

The MPAA and You

• The MPAA Rating System on Wikipedia
• The MPAA’s Official Website
• Common Sense Media
• The ESRB
• PEGI

Update:

Since recording this podcast, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw has announced that the United Kingdom is not only switching to the PEGI rating system for video games, but is going to be much more strict in the enforcement of the rating system (including some pretty harsh jail time for those who ignore it).  You can read more about it here.

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Loren and Scott join the Tramp and his lady as they struggle with the Modern Times. Wackiness ensues.

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This Week’s Film:  Modern Times

From Netflix:  Conceived and produced as talking pictures were taking Hollywood by storm, Charlie Chaplin’s brilliant satire of the machine age was also his last “silent,” even though it also features his first words spoken on film. The Little Tramp shuffles bravely forward into a maze of technology and the rapidly changing shape of society. Although barely in control of his own fate, he demonstrates pluck and endurance in the face of unstoppable forces.

What We’ve Been Up To

We are exhausted by the things we love.  Here’s just a few of the things that have been keeping us busy lately.

Other Suggestions for Movies Like Modern Times

Maybe Modern Times isn’t your cup of tea. Or maybe you’re a little intimidated by it’s black-and-whiteness or its silent filmness. Check these out. You might like these too and/or instead or maybe they’ll help you wade into the silent film era.

• The Great Dictator
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• Chaplin
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• The Gold Rush
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon
• The General
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• The Immigrant
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon
• City Lights
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon
• Benny and Joon
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online

And I can’t not post this. It’s not from Modern Times, but from the climax of The Great Dictator. With a new (fan added) score by Hans Zimmer (featuring music from Inception), this may be the single greatest Charlie Chaplin clip you’ll ever see. It never stops giving me goosebumps. Keep in mind this is from a movie made and released in America a year before America became involved with World War II.

Podcast Episode 23: Modern Times is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Scott and Loren join The Wild Bunch for one last job.  Then they’ll retire to old Mexico and will never be seen again — but they’ll keep podcasting.  So don’t you worry.  They’re not riding off into the sunset just yet.

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This Week’s Film: The Wild Bunch

From Netflix: Director Sam Peckinpah’s brilliant 1969 Western epic tells the story of a bunchof aging outlaws, led by Pike Bishop (William Holden), whose botched plans to pull off one last job forces them to collude with a crooked Mexican general (Emilio Fernández) — leading to ugly bloodshed.

• Roger Ebert’s Review (from 1969)
• The Wild Bunch on Wikipedia
• Watch The Wild Bunch Online
• Buy The Wild Bunch From Amazon

What We’ve Been Up To

Not only do we love movies, we love books, we love TV, we love comic books, we love video games . . . Here’s a highlight of what’s been keeping us busy lately.

Other Suggestions for Movies Like The Wild Bunch

Maybe The Wild Bunch isn’t your cup of tea.  Or maybe you’ve already seen it countless times.  Check these out.  You might like these too and/or instead.

• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• 3:10 to Yuma
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• True Grit
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• High Noon
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• The Shootist
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• Deadwood
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• Tombstone
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online
• The Magnificent Seven
  Wikipedia | Buy From Amazon | Watch Online

Podcast Episode 22: The Wild Bunch is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Loren and Scott find The Apartment cozy, comfortable, and centrally located.

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This Week’s Film: The Apartment

From Netflix: With furthering his career in mind, an insurance clerk lends his apartment to his adulterous higher-ups for their amorous affairs. But his fast track to an executive suite gets derailed when he becomes involved with his boss’s latest conquest.

• Billy Wilder
• The Apartment on Wikipedia
• “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” from Promises, Promises

What We’ve Been Up To

Each week we highlight the entertainment that has been keeping us interested, and provide links so you can find more information.

• Black Books
• Community

Other Suggestions for Movies Like The Apartment

Looking for some similar films? We’ve compiled a list of movies that are like The Apartment.

• Mad Men
• 500 Days of Summer
• Double Indemnity
• Sabrina
• The Seven Year Itch
• Some Like It Hot
• Follow Me, Boys!

Podcast Episode 21: The Apartment is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Scott is Spartacus! Loren is Spartacus! I am Spartacus! You are Spartacus! We all scream for Spartacus!

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This Week’s Film: Spartacus

From Netflix: Stanley Kubrick directed this epic saga based on ancient events, chronicling the birth of a vagabond slave-army led by an ex-gladiator named Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) that threatens the sovereignty of all-mighty Rome. This film has everything, including a wonderfully funny (and Oscar-winning) performance from Peter Ustinov as the cowardly owner of a gladiator school. Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons and Tony Curtis co-star.

• Stanley Kubrick on Wikipedia
• Scott’s Scathing Review of Spartacus: Blood and Sand

What We’ve Been Up To

Each week we highlight the entertainment that has been keeping us interested, and provide links so you can find more information.

• Centurion
  
  Scott and Loren both enjoyed this 2nd century film about the infamous Lost Ninth Legion of Rome. They are quick to point out that, while the film is a good watch, the CG blood and other holdovers from 300 mar this otherwise quite interesting film.
• X-Men: First Class
  
  Scott thoroughly enjoyed this prequel, saying it is everything he wants out of an X-Men movie.
• Game of Thrones
  
  Both Loren and Scott approve of the dark, twisted, and dangerous storytelling of HBO’s game of thrones. While having reservations about the darkness of the world and the morality of the characters, it is a show both agree is amazing.
• A Dangerous Method
  
  Scott rounds out his Michael Fassbender trifecta with this David Cronenberg helmed drama. Scott loves the writing and long discussions between Freud and Jung, as perfected by Viggo Morensen and Fassbender.

Other Suggestions for Movies Like Spartacus

Follow Us Elsewhere!

• On Facebook!
• @MoviesYouShould
• @ScottishFogg 

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Scott and Dean debate The Hunger Games, celebrate John Carter, and generally discuss adaptation.

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Find Dean online at DeanTrippe.com

Some of the Things We Discuss

• The Hunger Games
• John Carter
• Avatar
• Ninjasaur
• Spider-Man Crossover
• Is Marvel Out of Ideas?
• The New 52
• Grant Morrison
• The Avengers
• The Dark Knight Rises
• Catwoman’s Costume
• Twilight
• Doug Loves Movies with Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, and Kate Micucci

Some Relevant Dean Trippe Art

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Scott and Loren take a quiet moment to enjoy the Sunrise. They also delve into the recent release of The Hunger Games.

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This Week’s Film

Sunrise

From Netflix: Director F.W. Murnau’s emotional odyssey stars George O’Brien and Janet Gaynor as a country couple whose marriage is threatened when O’Brien falls prey to cosmopolitan temptress Margaret Livingston’s feminine wiles. Imbued with an intoxicating ambiance in style and substance, the lyrical silent film — which is, by turns, quixotic, blissful, sensual and terrifying — chalked up Academy Awards for Best Actress (Gaynor) and Best Cinematography.

Wikipedia Entry

What We’ve Been Up To

Each week we highlight the entertainment that has been keeping us interested, and provide links so you can find more information.

• Robin and Marian
• The Hunger Games
• The Sweatbox
• Melancholia
• I Am Alive

Other Suggestions

Looking for some similar films? We’ve compiled a list of movies that are like Sunrise.

Sunrise Alternate Cover Art

 Our Suggestions for Movies Like Sunrise

• Nosferatu
• Shadow of the Vampire
• Singin’ in the Rain
• The Passion of Joan of Arc
• Metropolis
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• The Artist
• Modern Times

Podcast Episode 19: Sunrise is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Scott and Loren board the Titanic, their pockets empty, their heads full of dreams and their hearts on their sleeve (and at least one of them is not impressed).

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The Movies We’ve Seen Recently

We’ve watched quite a number of movies recent. Check out the trailers above for The Artist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, John Carter, and Being Elmo.

Titanic

Re-Release Trailer and Gaelic Storm’s Scene (Scott’s Favorite Scene)

Links

• Gaelic Storm’s Website
• James Cameron
• James Horner
• RMS Titanic, Inc.
• Scott’s Initial Reaction to Avatar

Other Movies We’d Recommend

If you liked Titanic, you might also enjoy the following:

• Shakespeare in Love
  
  This sweeping costume epic has all the romance of Titanic, with (in Loren’s estimation) better writing and acting.
• The Abyss
  
  See James Cameron at work pre Titanic, laying the groundwork for his next aqua sensation.
• Glory
  
  If you love historical re-enactments, check out this Civil War epic.
• Moulin Rouge!
  
  This beautiful stylized costume musical has all of the love and romance of Titanic while creating a highly stylized world where the heightened sense of true love works much better
• Mrs. Pettigrew Lives for A Day
  
  Captures a similar time period, but in a light-hearted way
• Downton Abbey
  
  Recaptures the era in precise detail, and creates stronger characters and story lines than Titanic could ever have dreamed of.
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown
  A 1964 musical biopic of Molly Brown, one of the passengers of (and, coincidentally, one of the characters in the movie) Titanic.

And don’t forget to follow us!

• @MoviesYouShould
• @ScottishFogg

Podcast Episode 18: Titanic is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Loren and Scott give Easy Rider a hard time (but ultimately respect it).

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Neh!  Neh!  Neh!  Fuh!  Fuh!  Fuh!  Links.

Roger Ebert’s 1969 review of Easy Rider

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

Movies You Should Love discusses anti (and pro) establishment films

Podcast Episode 17: Easy Rider is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Ladies and gentlemen . . . I guess that takes in most of you . . . Scott and Loren are proud to present A Night at the Opera!

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Movies We’ve Seen Recently

A Night at the Opera

The Marx Brothers

You Bet Your Life

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Are video games art?  Can they be?  Scott and Loren look at the Mass Effect 3 controversy and discuss why video game movies haven’t made it to the next level yet.

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Show Links

The Mass Effect 3 Controversy

A Glowing Review of the Mass Effect 3 Ending

Roger Ebert Thinks Video Games Are Not Art

Movies You Should Love discusses The Adaptation Process

The Mass Effect Trilogy

Some Amazing Video Game Short Films

Podcast Special: Mass Effect 3 and the Art of Video Games is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Loren and Scott get into the thick of it as they dive into Platoon.

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Movies We’ve Seen Recently

Platoon

Oliver Stone

Podcast Episode 15: Platoon is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Loren and Scott calmly, coolly, and collectively discuss the fate of 12 Angry Men.

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General Linkage

12 Angry Men

The Ides of March

Killer Elite

The Lincoln Lawyer

“Making Movies,” by Sidney Lumet

@MoviesYouShould

@ScottishFogg

Podcast Episode 14: 12 Angry Men is a post from: Movies You Should Love

At Jared’s behest, Loren and Scott try to make sense of The Stuff.

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Links To More . . . uh . . . Stuff

Wiki on The Stuff

The Stuff Trailer

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Loren and Scott discuss the difficulties of Bringing Up Baby.

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Links!  To Stuff!  And Things!

Homeland

Paradise Now

The Tempest

Contagion

Glee:  The Concert

The Cutest Glee Fan Ever

Terriers

Moneyball

Aaron Sorkin

The Shield

Podcast Episode 13: Bringing Up Baby is a post from: Movies You Should Love

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Links & Things of Interest

Perfect Blue Trailer (via IMDB)

Darren Aronofsky owns the rights to Perfect Blue

A comparison of Perfect Blue and Black Swan

Minisode 1: Listener Request – Perfect Blue is a post from: Movies You Should Love

In which our heroes are surprised and spooked out by The Sixth Sense.

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The Adventure of Links

Sherlock

Fright Night

David Tennant

The Vampire Metaphor

Puss in Boots

6 Days to Air

Super 8

Cowboys & Aliens

Double Dare

Podcast Episode 12: The Sixth Sense is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Scott and Loren discuss the slightly befuddling, the quite meandering, but the generally entertaining Swing Time.

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Links To That Which We Discussed

George Lucas Discusses His Red Tails Woes

Mission Impossible:  Ghost Protocol

War Horse

The Adventures of Tin Tin

Sherlock Holmes:  Game of Shadows

New Year’s Eve

School For Scoundrels

Make Mine Mink

Podcast Episode 11: Swing Time is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Scott and Loren sit down with filmmaker Leslie Foster to discuss the good, the bad, the ugly, and the inspiring about documentaries and documentary filmmaking.

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Who Is Leslie Foster?

His LinkedIn Profile

Traveling Muse

Traveling Muse on Vimeo

Until We Have Faces (teaser 1)

Until We Have Faces on IndieGoGo

Documentaries Discussed/Recommended

Hell House

Restrepo

Lost in La Mancha

Confessions of a Superhero

King of Kong

Expelled:  No Intelligence Allowed

Stockholm Syndrome

Fast, Cheap and Out of Control

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter, Jr.

The Fog of War

The Thin Blue Line

Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Move Ever Sold

The Education of Shelby Knox

Wasteland

Exit Through the Gift Shop

This Divided State

Bonus Episode: Documentary Filmmaking with Leslie Foster is a post from: Movies You Should Love

In this exciting episode Scott and Loren take on Sophie’s Choice, the classic movie that asks what you would do in the worst possible situation imaginable. This light-hearted romp includes looks at a couple of other movies, including Robert Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol, Death Becomes Her, The Trip, and Jurassic Park.

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Is this the best Scorcese picture? Not according to the Academy, but Scott and Loren might have a different opinion. Other films discussed include The Thing, Footloose, Red State, In Time, and the tv show The Walking Dead. Also discussed are our expectations of the theater experience, and what we think of sticky floors.

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In this episode, recorded in October of 2011, Scott and Loren discuss the classic cop thriller The French Connection. They also discuss how impressed they are with Ryan Gosling, how tired Conan O’Brien seems when on tour, and pay tribute to Steve Jobs.

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In this episode, recorded in September of 2011, Scott and Loren discuss Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. They also delve into “current” news about the “recent” developments with Netflix’s shocking behavior. In hindsight, they are almost prophetic about what they suggest Netflix might do! All this and much, much more!

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Podcast Episode 7: Pulp Fiction is a post from: Movies You Should Love

In this episode, recorded in September of 2011, Scott and Loren discuss The Last Picture Show. They also delve into “current” news about upcoming Star Wars DVD and Blu-Ray releases, and the “recent” developments with Netflix’s shocking behavior. All this and much, much more!

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Podcast Episode 6: The Last Picture Show is a post from: Movies You Should Love

In this episode Scott and Loren celebrate Christmas as they discuss the best Christmas television specials, as well as alternative films that might give you a break from your standard Christmas movies.

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Fa la la la la, la la la LINKS!

• Unmissiable TV Specials

Christmas Special 3: TV Specials and Holiday Alternatives is a post from: Movies You Should Love

In this very special episode of Movies You Should Love, Scott sits down with comic book artist (and all-round do-gooder) Dean Trippe to discuss the current state of comic book movies (and crush on Christopher Nolan).

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Links to the Past (and Future)!

• The Black List
• Dean Trippe
• Project:  Rooftop
• Butterfly
• Lois Lane, Girl Reporter

Bonus Episode: Geeking Out With Dean Trippe is a post from: Movies You Should Love

In this episode Scott and Loren celebrate Christmas as they discuss Scott’s top six holiday films of all time. They also discuss some of the recent non-holiday films they have seen, including The Tree of Life, The Muppets, Homeland, and Blue/White/Red.

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The Movies We Discuss:  The Adventure of Links

The Tree of Life

The Muppets

The Three Colors Trilogy:  Blue/White/Red

Homeland

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Home Alone

The Chronicles of Narnia:  The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

Children of Men

Muppet Christmas Carol

Love Actually  (a movie in which — basically — everyone is connected to everyone else)

Christmas Special 2: Scott’s Top 6 Holiday Movies is a post from: Movies You Should Love

So, what movies could you win this time around?

• Scott Pilgrim VS the World
• Green Lantern
• Inception

Contest Entry Rules:

1. Contest Dates

Contest runs from Tuesday, Dec. 6  2011 – Thursday Dec. 15 2011

2. How to enter the contest:

First, make sure you are following us on Twitter. Then send a tweet telling your followers about this awesome contest!

Make sure you include @moviesyoushould, the #contest hashtag, and the URL http://wp.me/p20507-4d in your response. Also be sure to mention which movie you hope to win! Limit your responses to one per person per day. Each tweet will earn you an extra entry in the contest, for a maximum total of 10 entries per person. Excessive tweeting (more than once per day) will be considered spam and will disqualify you. You must be following us on Twitter to win.

Sample tweets:

@moviesyoushould is giving away movies to their Twitter followers! I hope I win Inception! http://wp.me/p20507-4d  #contest

@moviesyoushould I hope I win Scott Pilgrim from your movie give away! http://wp.me/p20507-4d #contest

3. How to win:

Judging will take place on Friday, Dec. 16. Winners will be selected at random until all prizes are awarded. Specific prizes may not be requested, as all results are random. Each winner will be limited to one prize per contest.

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In this episode Scott and Loren celebrate Christmas as they discuss Loren’s top six holiday films of all time. They also discuss some of the recent non-holiday films they have seen, including Attack the Block, Immortals, and Limitless.

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A Small, Link-Filled List of The Movies Discussed

Attack the Block

Immortals

Nativity!

Limitless

Muppet Christmas Carol

Love Actually

We’re No Angels

Lethal Weapon

Mickey’s Christmas Carol

A Christmas Story

Christmas Special 1: Loren’s Top 6 Holiday Movies is a post from: Movies You Should Love

Loren and Scott take a break from discussing the AFI Top 100 list and sit down to discuss the process of adapting existing stories for film.

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Podcast Special 1: Adaptation Process is a post from: Movies You Should Love

This episode is about Do the Right Thing, number 96 on AFI’s Top 100 list.

Beginning a new segment on the show, Loren and Scott talk about additional movies they have watched in the last week. Scott discusses the new film The Help, and Loren talks about one of his favorite John Wayne films, McLintock! Then they get into this weeks feature, the socially charged Spike Lee Joint Do the Right Thing.

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This episode is about Blade Runner, number 97 on AFI’s Top 100 list.

Loren and Scott bond over their mutual love, respect, and admiration of Ridley Scott and for this, the movie most responsible for sci-fi movies of the past 30 years.

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This episode is about Yankee Doodle Dandy, number 98 on AFI’s Top 100 list.

Scott’s love for musicals is tested, but Loren is there to calm him down and explain why this movie has made it onto AFI’s Top 100 list.

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Podcast Episode 3: Yankee Doodle Dandy is a post from: Movies You Should Love

This episode is about Toy Story, number 99 on AFI’s Top 100 list.

We could talk for hours about our love for all things animated, all things Pixar, all things even loosely associated with Joss Whedon . . . but for your sake, we try to keep it short – try being the optimal word here.

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Podcast Episode 2: Toy Story is a post from: Movies You Should Love

This episode is about Ben Hur, number 100 on AFI’s Top 100 list.

The inaugural episode!  This is it!  This is where it all begins!  Switch on, tune in, and leave us feedback!

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