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Mousterpiece Cinema: Michael Ryan: In Memoriam, Part One
Friends, by now you may have heard, but if not, Josh and Gabe recently got some tragic news from Montreal: their Mousterpiece Cinema co-host Michael Ryan passed away just over a week ago. As such, today doesn’t bring a typical episode of the podcast. Instead, Josh and Gabe have a two-part memorial show in honor of Mike, with this being Part One. For the centerpiece segment, Josh and Gabe are joined by past guest and co-host of The Televerse, Kate Kulzick, to reminisce about Mike on a general level, discussing what he meant to them and how Mike first got involved with the show. This first of two parts also includes a clip package bursting with the best of our duck-loving friend. Make sure to listen to the whole show, and stick around for part two.
NOTE: As you’ll hear, this episode eschews the typical Mousterpiece Cinema theme music, instead using snatches of familiar, fitting pieces of Disney music, all of which are owned by Disney, and are not meant to be used here for profit.
Introducing the Hey You Geeks!! Podcast #1: ‘Star Wars’ with special guest Tim Siedell
In the inaugural episode of the “Hey You Geeks!!” Podcast we’re all about Star Wars, talking about the future of the franchise in film and comics, the closing of Lucasarts, cancellation of Clone Wars and more. Our special guest for the episode is Tim Siedell, writer of Dark Horse Comics newest series, Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin, known best as Twitter humorist @badbanana, hailed as one of Time Magazine’s top Twitter feeds to follow. “Hey You Geeks!!” is a bi-weekly Podcast, so look for episode 2 coming May 8th.
Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 88: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’
You’re…off to see the wizard! The powerful wizard of Oz! We hear he is a bit of a jerk, if ever a jerk there was! If ever, oh, ever a sleaze there was, the wizard of Oz is one because…because, because, because, because,because…because of the slimy old things he does! You’re off to see the wizard! The powerful wizard of Oz! Yes, Josh and Mike are facing off against Disney’s big new movie Oz the Great and Powerful. Did they find it lacking a heart, a brain, or courage? Were they sold by James Franco’s turn as Oz himself? (Take a guess from the parody lyrics. You might have an idea.) You’ll have to check out the new show to find out!
Sam Raimi Special (***mild spoilers***) Sordid Cinema PODCAST #51
‘Oz the Great and Powerful’, ‘A Simple Plan’ and ‘The Gift’
In what might well have wound up as the most heated Sordid Cinema ever (!), Ricky, Edgar and Simon take a slightly askew look at the filmography of one of the most beloved American genre filmmakers of the last three decades. Smack dab in the middle: a sure-to-be-contentious extended segment on Oz the Great and Powerful, Raimi’s most mainstream film to date. In the bookending segments, they take on Raimi’s most intimate projects of the latter half of his career, 1998′s a Simple Plan and 2000′s The Gift.
Sketchy Episode 55 – ‘The Princess and the Frog’
We cap off February-Themed Black History Month down by the bayou with 2009′s “The Princess and the Frog,” a modern classic from Disney. Join Ryan, Newcomb, Sinclair and Kevin as they discuss the ins and outs of this feature’s production, the characters, the story, the music and the Cajun accent (much to the silent dismay of Newcomb). British Kermit and Springsteen Krusty also make an appearance. Enjoy!
Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 84: ‘Return to Oz’
What child doesn’t have the distinct memory of sitting down with their family at the holidays to watch that old perennial favorite about Dorothy Gale traveling with an animal friend to the magical land of Oz? And what child doesn’t remember how that film began, with Dorothy sent to a mental institution to get electroshock therapy? Wait, what? Yes, that’s really the set-up to a film about Dorothy and Oz, but not the Judy Garland film. No, this week on Mousterpiece Cinema, your intrepid trio of hosts are talking about the 1985 film Return to Oz, starring a young Fairuza Balk. They’re joined by The AV Club’s Zack Handlen to revel in the glorious weirdness of Dorothy interacting with a person made of branches and a pumpkin, a talking chicken, a mechanical man, and a witch who exchanges her head at will. And, believe it or not, Gabe out-crazies Mike for the first time on the podcast! You’ll have to wait a bit, but it’s true! So check out the new show to find out what magic lurks in Oz!
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Sound on Sight Podcast #311: Get your ass to Mars! (‘John Carter’ / ‘Total Recall’)
Mars. The Red Planet. It hasn’t inspired as many memorable movies as you might assume, but it is the indirect inspiration for Wall-E director Andrew Stanton’s first live-action feature John Carter, which sort of tanked at the box office this past weekend amidst much discussion of its questionable marketing and supposedly insane budget. Ricky D, Julian Carrington and Simon Howell are here to parse the space junk, as well as dredge up Paul Verhoeven’s awesomely sleazy Total Recall, which everyone is more or less required to agree is the best Mars-set movie ever made.
George Lucas: One (mega) hit wonder?
It’s a phrase out of the music industry: one-hit wonders. Those bands that come out of nowhere, hit the top of the charts with a catchy – maybe even impressive – single, or have one chart-topping album, and then never seem to be able to hit that sweet spot again. Anybody remember Boston’s second album? Another hit single after “96 Tears” from Jay and the Mysterians?
But they’re not alone. There’s not an area of entertainment where the phenomenon doesn’t exist. Rod Serling never topped The Twilight Zone, and Chris Carter never came up with another series as good as The X Files. Fitzgerald wrote a lot of impressive stuff, but never matched The Great Gatsby, and drank himself to death over it (well, Zelda being crazy didn’t help). Michael Cimino copped an Oscar for The Deer Hunter (1978), and then began a long, spectacular flameout.
It happens. And maybe it’s time to finally recognize George Lucas as a member of that club.
Early last year, I’d written a compare-and-contrast piece on Steven Spielberg and Lucas (“Titans: George Lucas v. Steven Spielberg” posted 1/17/11). I acknowledged that, of the two, Lucas probably has had the greater impact on the movie industry. Hell, Lucas has probably had the greatest impact on the industry since Griffith!
Sound on Sight PODCAST # 342 : ‘Life of Pi’ **Spoilers** / Best Animated Films of 2012
This week, hosts Ricky D, Simon Howell and Julian Carrington invite Josh Spiegel (host of the Mousterpiece Cinema podcast), to discuss Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, as well as the best animated features of 2012. In our review of Life of Pi, Ricky D gives two very different opinions of the film – one negative and one positive. It is up to you, to choose which you prefer. And yes, our review will make you find God.
Walt Disney: The Original Master “Imagineer”
Full disclosure: when I was a kid, I didn’t like Disney cartoons. My family took me to all of them, new and the regularly re-released: Pinocchio (1940), Bambi (1942), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Lady and the Tramp (1955). And we went to see the live-action Disney flicks, too: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), The Shaggy Dog (1959), The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). I watched Disney’s short cartoons on his Sunday night showcase, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, and on reruns of The Mickey Mouse Club. Yeah, I saw it all…but I didn’t particularly like a lot of it.
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