Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 29th, 2010

With Douglas out of commission Damion and I sail the high seas in a huge submarine under the command of Capt. Lt. Willenbrock in Das Boot. (more…)

The Unnamed Movie Podcast [Episode 44 - Das Boot] [73:56m]:
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Tags: 3D, Alex Proyas, Avatar, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, City Island, Clash of the Titans, Cyrus, Das Boot, Daybreakers, George Lucas, Ghostbusters, Give em Hell Malone, Gremlins, Harry Potter 7, Mortal Kombat, Nine, Podcast, Pontypool, Sam Worthington, The Book of Eli, Trucker, Weekend at Bernies
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

It’s Tuesday, so here’s what’s on DVD today: (more…)
Tags: Boogie Nights, Che, Gamer, Magnolia, No Impact Man, Pandorum, Smokin Aces 2, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourned Supremacy, The Invention of Lying, The Week on DVD, Weeds, Whiteout
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010

After 30 years of working Hyakken Uchida [Tatsuo Matsumura] decides to retire as a professor and live out his retired life as a writer. The Professor finds himself going through ups and downs at home in Japan during the war in the forties and as he enjoys his birthdays along with his former students who always want to know “Mahda Kai?” (Not Yet?) as after downing a massive glass of beer replies “Madada Yo!” (No Not Yet!). (more…)
Tags: Akira Kurosawa, Drama, Madadayo, Retirement, Tatsuo Matsumuro, The Kurosawa Marathon
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Once again it’s time to talk about movies I may or may not be seeing at the cinema this week: (more…)
Tags: Anthony Minghella, Coming Out, Daniel Day Lewis, Daybreakers, Ethan Hawke, Fergie, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Michael Spiereg, Michael Tolkin, Nicole Kidman, Nine, Penelope Cruz, Peter Spiereg, Rob Marshall, Sam Neill, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson, Willem Dafoe
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010

This week we soldier on without Damion as Douglas and I talk about Asburgers and how it conquers love or something like that as we watch Max Mayer’s Adam. (more…)

The Unnamed Movie Podcast [Episode 43 - Adam] [63:58m]:
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Tags: A Perfect Getaway, Across the Universe, Adam, Avatar, Big Fan, Chloe, Conan O Brian, Eagle vs. Shark, Fired Up, Girl on the Train, Green Lantern, Harvey, James Cameron, Jay Leno, Lesbian Vampire Killers, Limits of Control, Madadayo, NBC, Peter Sarsgaard, Podcast, Primal Fear, Primer, Sam Raimi, Sherlock Holmes, Spiderman, The A Team, The Ghost Writer, The Last House on the Left, Throne of Blood, Tonight Show
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Friday, January 15th, 2010

The world as we know it has ended. Eli [Denzel Washington] carries the one book in the world which holds the secrets for the Earth’s salvation across America as he attempts to reach his destination where he believes it will be safe and it will serve its purpose. Along the way he reaches a small town which Carnegie [Gary Oldman] rules over with a slew of men who do his bidding. Carnegie wants this book and Eli refuses to give it up as he tries to move on in his travels while at the same time staying alive and keeping the book. (more…)
Tags: action, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Movie Review, Post Apocalyptic, Religion, The Book of Eli
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Friday, January 15th, 2010

Film has always wanted to capture the future. So why not give into the pessimists view that the world is going to end (as soon as tomorrow) sometimes because it just is, or because we’ve been horrible to it. So here are my Top Ten End of the World Films. (more…)
Tags: 2012, 28 Days Later, Akira, Children of Men, End of the World, Equilibrium, Knowing, Post Apocalyptic, Shaun of the Dead, The Matrix, top ten, wall e, Zombieland
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

It’s Tuesday so we must be heading off to the stores to get us some new DVD goodness…. (more…)
Tags: 8 1/2, Big Fan, Billy Jack, Cliffhanger, Departures, Fame, Halloween 2, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, In The Loop, Moon, Post Grad, The Brothers Bloom, The Burning Plain, The Hurt Locker, The Last Action Hero, The Simpsons, The Week on DVD
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Monday, January 11th, 2010

So with the recent release of Micheal Cera’s newest film Youth in Revolt that has him playing two roles (Nick Twisp and Francois Dillinger) it’s time we spoke about how great split personalities can be in film. (more…)
Tags: Andy Serkis, Brad Pitt, edward norton, Fight Club, How to Handle a Film Snob, Jim Carrey, Lord of the Rings, Me Myself and Irene, Michael Cera, Primal Fear, Split Personalities, Youth in Revolt
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Sunday, January 10th, 2010

So this week in theatres are: (more…)
Tags: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, Amber Valletta, Brian Levant, Coming Out, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Gary Whitta, jackie chan, James Greer, Jonathan Bernstein, Mila Kunis, The Book of Eli, The Spy Next Door
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