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Mamo #154: Ich Bin Ein Mamo

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:41:27 PDT

Hi Mamo listeners, I am in Berlin right now. How, then, have I managed to record this Mamo? Magic and science, that's how, together at last! In this episode, in honour of my absence, we discuss the posthumous victories of Jackson, Polanski, and Ledger. Enjoy!

Mamo #153: We’d eat it up, we loved it so.

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:45:50 PDT

It wasn’t so much where the Wild Things were as what they were, a brilliant collection of vital imagery that verges on the miraculous. Matt and Matt take a look at all things feral in their latest coffee shop rumpus.

Mamo #152: Hollywood Fucked It Up

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:20:57 PDT

In which the summer of 2009 is put to rest, reputations are made and broken, and a hero (of guessing box office grosses) is at long last revealed. Plus, our belated interview with Zeb Pike, and his thoughts on 9.

Mamo #151: Zemamo no go

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:27:23 PDT

We wrap up on the Toronto Film fest, discuss the business end of a screening at the Elgin, and provide the highest quality in depth analysis ever given from a bench in the mall. Plus we parse the cock-up at Disney, and tease our upcoming interview with Zeb Pike, lighting compositor and part of the creative team at Starz that produced Shane Acker’s 9.

Mamo #150: Mamo Three To Go

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:43:40 PDT

More Mamo from the 7th day of the Toronto International Film Festival 2009! Too tired to further blurb, please have a listen.

Mamo #149: Mamo at the Show

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:55:25 PDT

LINK IS FIXED! Sorry for the sleep-deprivation-induced inconvenience.
Catch up with the Matts again, this time in line for The Disappearance of Alice Creed at the Toronto International Film Festival. We'll recap days 1, 2, 3, and twitter, which is not so much a day as a social force majeure. (We're @tederick and @mattmovies, by the way.)

Mini Mamo #148: Mamo on the Go!

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:29:51 PDT

Who says we're above posting our own outtakes and B-sides? What started as a test of a new on-the-fly Mamo recording technique (it's not exactly a scientific revolution, but it'll help) turned into a 3-minute introductory podcast for the Toronto International Film Festival 2009. Hey: enjoy that. Longer shows are coming.

Mamo #147: I think it was Octopussy

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:44:50 PDT

Before you do anything, feel free to pop over to blogTO.com to listen to Matt and Matt’s annual preview podcast for the Toronto International Film Festival!

In podcast #147, the Matts look at the Basterds, and be basterds a bit themselves. Plus, fanboy backlash: why every single person who gripes about the Avatar preview is embarrassing themselves.

moviesTO: TIFF 2009 preview podcast

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:42:10 PDT

You're staring down the barrel of a 400-page gun loaded with the best selection of movies that have been seen at the Toronto International Film Festival for a long, long time. What to do? Let guest(ish) hosts Matt Brown and Matt Price be your guides! We'll browse the program bible for things to see, things to desperately avoid, and things starring George Clooney.

This is our annual guest podcast for the fine folks at blogTO.com. Stay tuned to blogTO for further TIFF '09 coverage all through the festival.

Mamo #145: sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:07:17 PDT

What do John Hughes (RIP), Star Trek's international box office, Roger Ebert's despair and the films of 2010 have to do with each other? Nothing, actually, but the Matt's are overdue for a rambling and shapeless discussion that serves no one and only confirms to all that this podcast of theirs has more navel gazing than the museum of Florida oranges. So here it is.

Mamo #144: Harry, Bruno, Ryan and Duke

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:07:17 PDT

Did Harry Potter leave money on the table by not highlighting the smoochies? Did Bruno give himself a reacharound and forget to tend to the rest of us? Did Ryan Reynolds land Green Lantern because he was good, or because he was just good enough? And what - I say, what - is with G.I.Joe? Mamo knows.

Mamo #143: Public Enemas

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:23:24 PDT

The boys are back, beaten, bloodied, bruised but unbounded. Another kick at the can, anyone? This time out we’re trying to assess Michael Mann’s place in history, H-Pot’s place in time and take the snapshot that sci-fi fans were hoping for. All this, plus we still love TF2 like Mr. T loves hair clippers. Mamo, anyone?

Mamo #142: We Loved Transformers

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:00:26 PDT

The sheer ferocity of the critical reaction to Transformers 2 says a lot more about the motivations of the critics who have been laying in the weeds for this chance to strike, and a lot less about the actual relative quality of a movie which is, if dumb, significantly more successful than anyone's admitted so far. Let Mamo be the beacon of truth once again, as we deconstruct what is now guaranteed to be the biggest box office hit of the summer... while mourning the passing of a true icon. We're looking at the man in the mirror: we're asking him to change his ways.

SPOILER WARNING!

Mamo #141: Pick a Little, Twit a Little

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:31:27 PDT

After washing the taste of the late David Carradine out of our mouths, we proceed to a brief recap of how badly, and unexpectedly Land of the Lost stumbled out of the gate ($18 mil for the weekend?, Seriously?!?) but that devolves quickly into just what the term word-of-mouth really means any more. All that and a shout out to Zach Galifianakis, as the comedy mantle is passed on in the latest Mamo.

Mamo #140: Un-Memoriable

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:05:21 PDT

That wet, slurping sound you hear is the sound of the Memorial Day weekend sucking. Terminator Salvation and Night at the Museum 2 brought the yawn - what happens when none of the movies are good? And what does a disappointing May do for June?

Mamo #139: Prime Invective

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:55:17 PDT

Modern science has given the world many gifts, large and small. The heart-lung machine. The large Hadron collider. Liquid Prel. But who among us us could have predicted the latest miracle of modernity - namely that it is finally cool to like Star Trek again. The Matt's take a swipe at what could be the perfect summer film, its box office prospects, and why Hugh Jackman's only saving grace came courtesy of the calendar.

Mamo #138: Snikkity Snikt Berserker

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:02:31 PDT

The monster month of May has landed with a 3-clawed slice, but even as Wolverine's strong Friday falls to a middling Saturday and a weak Sunday, what can we augur about the tentpole-loaded weekends to come? And: does mutant healing factor extend to careers?

Mamo #137: Lost Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:54:18 PDT

Are you excited about Fighting, Obsessed and The Soloist? Because Ladies and Gentlemen, that is your official starting lineup for this coming weekend. The week-before-the-big-summer-boxoffice-kickoff (this time courtesy of Wolverine) has the distinction of giving audiences some pretty mediocre gumbo to choke down. The Matt's examine the phenomena of the worst release date on the entire calendar.

We also take the time to remind everyone to throw their picks for the box office crown into the www.rowthree.com Guess the Grosses contest by clicking the shark at the top of the page on the labonza and giving it your best shot. You have until Friday May 1, at 9pm edt to get in for bragging rights plus possibly something tangible as well.

Mamo #136: A Startling Sameness

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:34:47 PDT

As the Matts unveil their picks for the top 10 grossing films of 2009, a circumstance not seen in the history of Mamo unfolds. What's up with the hardest-to-pick summer since event movies began?

Mamo #135: No, nothing

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:25:07 PDT

A wild, rambling, free-wheelin’ show about nothing, where “nothing” means the Warner Archive, the Star Trek movie, Green Lantern, 3-D movies, and the future of cinema itself. It’s Mamo: the show about movies and popular culture, now available at RowThree.com.

Mamo #134: Home and Hearth

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:15:37 PDT

Mamo returns with a spirited discussion about the insidious influence home video continues to exert on movie and television production. New films are created, TV series are given proper endings, but at what cost? AT WHAT COST?!? Join the Matt's as they attempt to find out, in another provocative 30 minutes of mirth. It's Mamo.

Mamo #133: And the result was apathy

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:52:03 PDT

Mamo, the show about movies and popular culture, is now available at rowthree.com! If you're new to the podcast, welcome; if you're a returning listener, consider therapy. In today's episode, we'll be having our long-awaited look at the long-awaited Watchmen, and consequently mull whether our long-awaiting was worthwhile. And, we promise, nary a "who watches" pun will you find.

Mamo #132: It was a wonderful night for Oscar! Oscar Oscar! Who has won?

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:33:14 PDT

Join us for the combined efforts of our Oscar tomfoolery! Big thanks to everyone who joined us for our semi-live-blogging during the show; here are all six segments wedded into one mega-segment. This is far more exciting than the show itself. (Does anyone want to punch Robert Pattinson in the face?)

Mamo #131: Take two tabloids and call me in the morning

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:19:26 PST

Where do the latest celebrity meltdowns intersect with the h'wood marketing machine? Find out in a free wheeling new Mamo.

Mamo #130: Let the Right One Win

noreply@blogger.com (Matthew C. Brown and Matthew Price) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:23:53 PST

The Oscar nominations have been announced (yawn), and as we (yawn) sort through the (yawn) various nods and winks, we (yawn) question the process, challenge (yawn) the outcome, and (yawn) settle in for a (yawn) long winter's (yawn).

**Special note: full credit for this episode's title goes to Matthew Price.