Category Archives: The Islander
Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 36: Jim Morton Interview Part 2, Super 8, Larry Crowne, and Green Lantern
The Islander. Jim Morton, expert on extreme cinema, shares the remainder of his movie picks to take with him on a deserted island.
Super 8. Kids vs. the army. Alien vs. the earth. Pickup vs. train. The only one who comes out of this looking better than expected is the truck.
Larry Crowne. In his new film, Tom Hanks goes to college and learns about economics, public speaking, and love. But judging by Larry Crowne, maybe he should have taken a couple of film courses also.
Green Lantern. With the release of Green Hornet and Green Lantern, the studios should declare a moratorium on making movies about superheros with the word “Green” in their name. This means you, Green Arrow. Continue reading
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Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 35: Jim Morton Interview, Midnight in Paris, Kung Fu Panda 2, Bridesmaids, and The Tree of Life
This week’s guest on The Islander is author Jim Morton. He was a contributing editor to Incredibly Strange Films and in the early 80s put out the fanzine Trashoola. He has forgotten more about horror and sex-ploitation films than most people will ever know, and his picks definitely reflect his eclectic tastes.
Midnight in Paris. Paris might be a “movable feast,” but Midnight In Paris is more like a buffet stuck in the 20s.
Kung Fu Panda 2. In the 80s, a film was released with the tagline, “The movie that kicks you in the face!” Panda 2 is more like a kick to the gut–or maybe just a bit lower.
The Tree of Life. Silly and pretentious? Or a daring, surprising film? Or maybe, a little bit of both?
Bridesmaids. “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” As far as comedy goes, this might not be such a bad thing.
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Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 32: Jonathan Kuntz Interview Part 2, Paul, Sucker Punch, and The Lincoln Lawyer
Sydney Lumet remembered.
The Islander. Nancy concludes her interview with film historian and UCLA professor Jonathan Kuntz.
Paul. Movie-wise, just another misidentified UFO? Maybe, but watching a weather balloon or looking at swamp gas for an hour and a half would be more entertaining and fun.
Sucker Punch. As ridiculous as Jack Snyder’s Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole was, it still made more sense than Sucker Punch.
The Lincoln Lawyer. A film so silly, the audience might consider trying to plea bargain for a shorter running time. Continue reading
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Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 31: Jonathan Kuntz Interview, Battle: LA, Rango, and International Tom Hanks 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 film historian and UCLA professor Jonathan Kuntz.
Battle: LA. In the war between the aliens and the marines, there’s really only one real loser: the audience.
Rango. Strangers don’t last long in the town of Dirt. This is bad news for Rango, since it’s hard to get any stranger than a domesticated chameleon voiced by Johnny Depp, starring in a western featuring a bunch of desert creatures.
International Tom Hanks Day. Continue reading
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Tom Stempel: Islander Guest and More (audio interview)
If you’re lucky, you can look back, and there are a handful of teachers who made a real difference in your life, who opened doors, surprised, and took some daunting subject and made it exciting and accessible. An even smaller handful of teachers are terrific, decent people, who are able to maintain their own excitement for a particular subject (in this case, film) and continue to excite others about it.
Tom is definitely one of these all too rare individuals. Continue reading
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Richard Herd: Islander Guest and More (audio interview)
Hollywood is filled with stars, but these stars come in different forms. There are the stars who continuously burn strong and bright over the years and seldom disappoint (How ya’ doing, Meryl Streep?). There are the ones who explode dynamically … Continue reading
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Cinema Misfts Podcast, Episode 21: Part 2 of Gregory McClatchy Interview, Piranha 3D, Machete, and Lottery Ticket
The Islander. Nancy concludes her interview with Gregory McClatchy, the founder and creative director of Motor Entertainment.
Piranha 3D. Wet T-shirt contest meets thousands of flesh eating piranha. What’s not to like?
Machete. After making this film, Robert Deniro might very well ask , “Are you looking at me?” And sadly, the answer would be, “No. Not really. Not anymore.”
Lottery Ticket. Winning the lottery is great–if you live to spend the money.
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Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 20: Gregory McClatchy Interview, Rifftrax/Reefer Madness, Step Up 3D, The Expendables, and The Other Guys
Rifftrax. The guys from Riff Trax take on Reefer Madness in a live performance. Why? Because as they say at Rifftrax, some films have it coming.
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 Gregory McClatchy, founder and creative director of Motor Entertainment.
Step Up 3D. Electrical engineering or dancing? It’s a classic quandary. Which one will the hero choose? Here’s a hint. The film isn’t called Light Up.
The Expendables. It’s got plenty of action and more than enough heroes. But is that enough? Or maybe, is it too much?
The Other Guys. Here’s a one sentence description of the movie: Lion vs Tuna. What else do you need to know? Continue reading
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Carleton Carpenter Video Clip
Here’s Carleton with Debbie Reynolds (in her film debut) in a number from the MGM musical Three Little Words (1950). Check out the podcast to hear Carleton discuss his Islander film choices as well as his career during the golden age of the Hollywood musical. Continue reading
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Cinema Misfits Podcast, Episode 18: Part 2 of Carleton Carpenter Interview, The Last Airbender, Despicable Me, Predators, and the MGM Dogville Shorts
6 ‘n 90! Da Man reviews six films in ninety seconds.
The Islander. Nancy concludes her interview with actor Carleton Carpenter. Carleton will reveal the remainder of his desert island picks.
The Last Airbender is the latest film to benefit from after-the-fact 3D. Now if only there was a way to retrofit a film with a good story and believable acting.
Despicable Me. One of the few films this year that isn’t despicable (at least entertainment-wise).Despicable Me. One of the few films this year that isn’t despicable (at least entertainment-wise).
Predators. If the predators really wanted to track down the most intelligent and illusive prey, they might try hunting for a new idea to make into a movie.
The MGM Dogville shorts. Before Marmaduke, before Babe, even before Francis the talking mule, there were the Dogville shorts.
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