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07/25/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 17: Carleton Carpenter Interview, Toy Story 3, Jonah Hex, Knight and Day

The Islander is where guests are interviewed by Nancy and asked to pick the ten films they would take with them to a desert island. Nancy’s guest this week is actor Carleton Carpenter. Carleton has acted on TV, film, and the stage.

Toy Story 3. It’s Pixar! It’s in 3D! It’s dark and edgy! What’s not to like? Listen and find out.

Jonah Hex. It’s said that Jonah Hex can speak to the dead. Then maybe he should have himself a little talk with this movie and find out went wrong. Because one thing’s for sure–it died a horrible death at the box office.

Knight and Day. Is the bar so low for what’s considered entertaining that this mildly competent film can pass as one of the summer’s successes? While not a Jonah Hex level disaster, it certainly didn’t do the business that was expected of it. Still, the Misfits find themselves split as to its merits.

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07/04/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 16: Marmaduke, The A-Team, The Karate Kid, And Thoughts On The Remaining Summer Films

Marmaduke. He’s making the big move to Cali and livin’ large in the OC. Of course, Marmaduke lives large wherever he is–except maybe at the box office.

The A-Team, they specialize in the ridiculous. Ridiculous story. Ridiculous characters. Ridiculous action.

he remake of The Karate Kid has lots of attitude, lots of great scenery, and lots of Kung Fu. It’s even got lots of minutes (2 hundred and thirty of ‘em), but what it hasn’t got enough of is Jackie Chan.

The Misfits take a look at the movies opening in the last two moths of the summer.

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06/20/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 15: Part 2 of David Jacobs Interview, Prince of Persia, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and Survival of the Dead

The Islander. Nancy concludes her interview with David Jacobs, the creator of both Dallas and Knots Landing. David reveals the remainder of his desert island picks.

Prince of Persia: The Sand of Times. We’re not even half way through the summer and already a second film about time travel is playing in the theaters. The unavoidable question that has to be asked is, “If you could travel back in time and only avoid seeing one time travel film, which one would it be: Hot Tub Time Machine or The Prince of Persia?” And no fair picking Marmaduke. Just because time seems to stand still, doesn’t make it a time travel movie.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Thriller? Mystery? Feminist wish fulfillment flick? Character study? Or just a freak fest? The Misfits have a tough time pinning this one down.

Survival of the Dead. You’ll moan, you’ll groan, and after two hours, you might even stagger from the theater like a slack-jawed, brain dead zombie. Even though the dead survive in this latest George A. Romero film, Survival of the Dead might be the shot to the brianpan that ends this final cycle of living dead films.

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06/07/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 14: Interview With David Jacobs (Creator of Dallas), Harry Brown, What I learned at the Movies, and Robin Hood

The Islander is where guests are interviewed by Nancy and asked to pick the ten films they would take with them to a desert Island. Nancy’s guest this week is David Jacobs: producer, director, author, and creator of both Dallas and Knots Landing.

Harry Brown. What I want to know is, where’s the Harry Brown action figure? It could come with play money to drop everywhere in a drunken stupor, an asthma inhaler, and a cell phone that you can hear his old codger buddy being killed on. Depressing drug den and graffiti covered, urine stained pedestrian underpass sold separately.

It’s back to school for some show and tell as the Misfits share some of the things they learned at the movies.

Robin Hood. Although there’s no robbing the rich and giving to the poor in this new version, when it’s over, your wallet will definitely be ten dollars or so lighter and you might very well feel like you’ve been robbed.

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05/25/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 13: Defendor, Iron Man 2, Kick Ass, and the E-Trade Babies

Defendor. He can’t spell, he can’t fight, and he has to pay a prostitute 40 dollars a day to be his friend. A new hero for a new time? Or just a direct to DVD mess?

Iron Man 2. This sequel has more of everything: story lines, villains, and not just one Iron Man but two! So how come it feels like something is missing?

Kick Ass. It’s reprehensible, offensive, and objectionable. But it’s also smart, challenging, and a well made film. And it’s got Hit Girl in it, which is a plus or a minus, depending on how you feel about the film.

The E*Trade Babies movie. Product placement takes a giant leap forward as the product actually becomes the movie. But why stop with the E*Trade Babies? What about the Burger King? Or the Maytag Repair Man? Funny, you should ask…

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05/11/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 12: Part 2 of Vincent Arcaro Interview, Speedy Gonzales/Marvin the Martian Movies, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Francis the Talking Mule

Speedy Gonzales–racing to a theater near you. Oh, and don’t forget about Marvin the Martian. He’s on his way to earth so he can destroy… Christmas?

The Islander. Nancy concludes her interview with Vincent Arcaro, founder, president, and executive producer of Dark Light Pictures. What will his final movie picks be to take with him on a desert island?

Hot Tub Time Machine. If Lou had a time machine, he’d travel back in time to the moment before he bought a ticket for Hot Tub Time Machine and pick something else to see. Would any of the other Misfits join him?

Francis. He’s a mule. And he talks. It’s an idea that might work for the length of a single film–but what about seven films? The Misfits take a look at the first four movies in the Francis the Talking Mule series.

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04/19/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 11: Interview with Vincent Arcaro, How to Train Your Dragon, and Clash of the Titans

6 ‘n 90. Da Man reviews six films in 90 seconds.

The Islander is where guests are interviewed by Nancy and asked to pick the ten films they would take with them to a desert island. Nancy’s guest this week is Vince Arcaro, founder, president, and executive producer of Dark Light Pictures.

After watching How to Train Your Dragon, it’s difficult not to ask yourself the question, “Are the only films that don’t insult an audience’s intelligence being made for kids?”

Clash of the Titans. The Misfits come to a unanimous decision: It stinks!

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04/04/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 10: Mascots Taken from the Movies, Alice in Wonderland, and Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster

Admiral (It’s a trap!) Ackbar, a team mascot? Before any final decisions are made, the Misfits have some suggestions of their own to make about which movie characters would make a good mascot.
6 ‘n 90! Da Man reviews six movies in ninety seconds.
Robert Culp and Corey Haim remembered.
We’re late, we’re late, for a very important date. So put on your breastplate, helmet, and shield, because we’re going to…Wonderland?
Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster. A lost episode of Steve Allen’s Meeting of Minds? Allen: What’s your take on the current economic situation, Mr. Frankenstein? Frankenstein: …. Allen: And your point of view on this, Spacemonster? Spacemonster: GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! (rips off Allen’s head) Or is it a low budget, sci-fi film packed with stock footage and babes in bikinis? Maybe, it’s just an early, blatant example of product placement, shilling for Vespas.

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03/23/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 9: Part 2 of James Karen interview, Shutter Island, Cop Out, and the Worst Movies to Win Best Picture

The Misfits take a final look back at the January and February movies. How did the big ego/small expectation, almost direct-to-video, and test screening flops do?

6 ‘n 90. Da Man reviews six films in ninety seconds.

The Islander Part 2. Nancy concludes her interview with character actor James Karen, who shares his final movie picks to take with him on a desert island.

Cop Out. It’s about two cops who spend most of the film not being cops. It’s a comedy without any comedy. And it’s a buddy picture without any buddies. What does that leave? Listen and find out.

The worst of the best. Just because a film receives the Best Picture Oscar, doesn’t mean it’s any good.

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03/11/2010

Cinema Misfits Podcast: Bonus Academy Awards Episode (audio)

Join the Misfits for an evening at the Oscars — or anyway in front of a big screen TV, watching the Oscars. All the predictability and tedium of the original three and a half hour show in less than a third of the time. It’s a show Lou enthusiastically describes as “nice.”

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