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Episode 44 - Woody can act! is now available!

2010-05-14T11:04:00.000-07:00

Episode 43 of The Movie Hour, "Woody can act!" is now online!

We discuss Iron Man 2, The Messenger, and our most anticipated Summer movies.

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Iron Man 2

The Messenger

Episode 43 - Beware of Ward C is now available!

2010-03-05T09:19:00.000-08:00

Episode 43 of The Movie Hour, "Beware of Ward C" is now online!

We discuss Shutter Island, A Serious Man, An Education, and Crazy Heart.

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Shutter Island

A Serious Man

An Education

Crazy Heart

Episode 42 - Abeedah Is now available!

2010-02-08T21:51:00.000-08:00

Episode 42 of The Movie Hour, "Abeedah" is now online!

We discuss Edge of Darkness, Zombie Land, Whip It, Oscar Talk, and LRFF Revenge Movies.

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Edge of Darkness

Zombie Land

Whip It

Episode 41 - He Brought What He Brings is now available!

2010-01-28T09:27:00.000-08:00

Episode 41 of The Movie Hour, "He Brought What He Brings" is now online!

We discuss Lovely Bones, Sherlock Holmes, AntiChrist, and Living Room Film Festival - Serial Killer movies.

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Lovely Bones

Sherlock Holmes

AntiChrist

Episode 40 - Really Big Swords is now available!!

2010-01-15T16:55:00.000-08:00

Episode 40 of The Movie Hour, "Really Big Swords" is now online!

We discuss Youth in Revolt, It's Complicated, Seven Samurai, and the Living Room Film Festival topic is Troubled Youth

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Youth in Revolt

It's Complicated

Seven Samurai

Episode 39 - We Reject Your Mindless Nonsense is now available!!

2010-01-09T09:17:00.000-08:00

Episode 39 of The Movie Hour, "We Reject Your Mindless Nonsense" is now online!

We discuss Precious, In The Loop, It Might Get Loud, and Joe and Ethan's Top 10 Films of 2009.

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Precious

In The Loop

It Might Get Loud

Episode 38 - Groovy Hippy Aliens is now available!

2010-01-02T11:56:00.000-08:00

Episode 38 of The Movie Hour, "Groovy Hippy Aliens" is now online!

We discuss Avatar, up in the Air, and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans.

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Avatar

Up in the Air

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call: New Orleans

We are Multi-Platform!!

2009-12-19T11:45:00.000-08:00

We have started something new here at The Movie Hour, we have gone video. We have started to tape selected segments from our shows to post on YouTube. You can check us out at http://www.youtube.com/themoviehour

Here is our recent review of Invictus.

Episode 37 - Skull Duggery is now available!

2009-12-19T10:45:00.000-08:00

Episode 37 of The Movie Hour, "Skull Duggery" is now online!

We discuss Invictus, Brothers, The Golden Globes, Tyson, Fight Night DVD Review, and LRFF Sports Movies.

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Invictus

Brothers

Fight Night

Tyson

Are the Golden Globes Meaningless?

2009-12-16T06:21:00.000-08:00

Nikke Finke sure thinks so: "the entire entertainment industry props up this pathetic show because it's seen as a night-long marketing tool. Therefore, it's ridiculous for anyone to consider the movie categories as a window on the Oscar frontrunners."

Episode 36 - We Live In Texas, We Have Guns is now available!

2009-12-12T09:23:00.000-08:00

Episode 36 of The Movie Hour, "We Live in Texas, We Have Guns" is now online!

We discuss Julie and Julia, Paper Heart, The Room, and LRFF Computer Job Movies.

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Julie and Julia

Paper Heart

The Room

Episode 35 - Three Dollars A Dozen is now available!

2009-12-05T09:29:00.000-08:00

Episode 35 of The Movie Hour, "Three Dollars A Dozen" is now online!

We discuss Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Road, Food Inc., and Joe and Ethan's top 10 movies of the 00's.

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Road

Food Inc.

Best of the 2000s?

2009-11-30T10:29:00.000-08:00

On this week's episode of the Movie Hour, Joe and Ethan will argue over the best movies of the last decade. What films do you think deserve on the bill?

Check out Metacritic's Year by Year list of the highest rated films to jog your memory.

Episode 31 - The Lost Episode is now available!

2009-11-29T15:33:00.000-08:00

Episode 31 of The Movie Hour, " The Lost Episode" is now online!

We realize that this episode is dated but we dug deep into the archives to give you an episode while we took off for the Thanksgiving Holiday here in the US. We hope you enjoy it and we will be back next week with an all new show.

We discuss The Informant!, Jennifer's Body, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Sin Nombre, and NetFlix Que LRFF.

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The Informant!

Jennifer's Body

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Sin Nombre

Episode 34 - Ubiquitous Plastic Beads is now available!

2009-11-21T11:13:00.000-08:00

Episode 34 of The Movie Hour, " Ubiquitous Plastic Beads" is now online!

We discuss Pirate Radio, Mardi Gras: Made in China, and LRFF: Old Crusty Dudes Ethan Can't Remember.

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Pirate Radio

Mardi Gras: Made in China

Episode 33 - Doing The Dude is now available!

2009-11-13T13:22:00.000-08:00

Episode 33 of The Movie Hour, "Doing The Dude" is now online!

We discuss Men Who Stare at Goats, Coco Avant Chanel, Actors Ethan can't remember, Upcoming movies for the year, and LRFF Movies that freaked you out.

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Episode 32 - The Johnson City Warlock Experiment is now available!

2009-10-23T10:13:00.000-07:00

Episode 32 of The Movie Hour, "The Johnson City Warlock Experiment" is now online!

We discuss Where the Wild Things Are, Paranormal Activity, and Drag Me To Hell.

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Here are the trailers for the movies we reviewed this episode:

Where the Wild Things Are

Paranormal Activity

Drag Me To Hell

Episode 30 - A Nice Round Number is now available!

2009-09-22T08:32:00.000-07:00

Episode 30 of The Movie Hour, "A Nice Round Number" is now online!

We discuss 9, Valentino: The Last Emperor, Seconds, Children of Men, and Fall Movies LRFF.

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Here are the trailers for the movies we reviewed this episode:

9

Valentino: The Last Emperor

Seconds

Children of Men

Episode 29 - I Kinda Hate You A Little Now is now available!

2009-09-10T21:11:00.000-07:00

Episode 29 of The Movie Hour, "I Kinda Hate You A Little Now" is now online!

We discuss Extract, Trouble the Water, and Goodbye Solo, as well as LRFF Soundtracks.

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Here are the trailers for the movies we reviewed this episode:

Extract

Trouble the Water

Goodbye Solo

aint no sunshine / jazz flute - beatboxing by Dirko Juchem

2009-09-09T21:36:00.001-07:00

Official music genre of the Movie Hour: Jazz Flute Beatboxing.

Episode 28 - Nude Hippies in the Lake is now available!

2009-09-04T19:30:00.000-07:00

Episode 28 of The Movie Hour, "Nude Hippies in the Lake" is now online!

We discuss Taking Woodstock, The Class, Rudo Y Cursi, and Movies set in the 60's LRFF.

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Here are the trailers for the movies we reviewed this episode:

Taking Woodstock

The Class

Rudo Y Cursi

Surrogates

2009-09-02T20:41:00.000-07:00

The new Bruce Willis movie Surrogates is set to hit theaters September 25. What would your surrogate be?

Extract

2009-09-01T18:49:00.000-07:00

Extract opens this weekend. Anyone looking forward to it?

The Open Road

2009-08-31T18:11:00.000-07:00

The Open Road is a Baseball movie partly filmed in our fair city of Corpus Christi. The opening fly over of the baseball stadium is our own Whataburger Field. Anybody see it this weekend?

Episode 27 - A Japanese Ricky Gervais is now available!

2009-08-29T15:24:00.000-07:00

Episode 27 of The Movie Hour, "A Japanese Ricky Gervais" is now online!

We discuss 500 Days of Summer, Inglourious Basterds, Ponyo, Big Man Japan, Hard Beats Yale 29-29, and Summer 2009 Movie LRFF.

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Here are the trailers for the movies we reviewed this episode:

500 Days of Summer

Inglourious Basterds:

Ponyo

Big Man Japan

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

Youth in Revolt

2009-08-27T13:23:00.000-07:00

Here is the poster for Michael Cera's new movie Youth in Revolt.

Christophe Waltz Interviews

2009-08-26T07:54:00.001-07:00

Late last week we uploaded our interviews with Christophe Waltz, breakout star of Inglourious Basterds. You can download the episode from the iTunes feed, or you can listen to it here:

District 9, Moon, The Cove, and Thirst

2009-08-25T17:08:00.000-07:00

Here are the trailers for the reviews in Episode 26:

District 9

Moon

The Cove

Thirst

Episode 26 - Prawns, Clones, Dolphins and Vampires is now available.

2009-08-20T20:51:00.000-07:00

Episode 26 of The Movie Hour, "Prawns, Clones, Dolphins and Vampires" is now online!

We discuss District 9, Moon, The Cove, and Thirst.

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Eli Roth's Method Acting

2009-08-18T10:19:00.000-07:00

In this video we shot on the INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS press junket, Eli Roth discusses some peculiar approaches he took to acting, and especially eliciting the desired reactions from his co-stars. Not interested? 1) Hannah Montana 2)Necrophilia.

NYT article on Weinsteins

2009-08-17T10:29:00.001-07:00

There's an excellent in-depth article in the New York Times about the Weinsteins and their struggle to regain momentum since leaving Miramax/Disney. The article makes it clear that the Weinstein Company needs some hits, and they need them now. I'm sorry to say that I don't see any chance that Inglourious Basterds is going to fit the bill. The best reference point within the article is that Pulp Fiction was made for $9 million dollars, while Inglourious Basterds cost $70 million. There is no chance Inglourious Basterds will catch on ANYTHING like that film did. The not so subtle subtext of the article is that while Harvey Weinstein might have gotten distracted by non-film ventures in recent years, a bigger problem might be that he's lost his creative if also not-so-subtle promotional touch. Case in point: the article mentions a possible Oscar campaign for Brad Pitt. Friends, that is ridiculous. It's the sort of idea that comes from Brad Pitt being a big star, not the role or the performance justifying it. What the Weinstein Company OUGHT to do is wage a campaign for Christophe Waltz, who truly carries the movie. Not only does he deserve it, but that would signal that the Weinstein Company has not become just another part of the Hollywood machine, and still has the creative sense and chutzpah that distinguished the Weinsteins in the first place.

Drinks at the Arclight Theater on Sunset in LA

2009-08-16T16:36:00.001-07:00

To see more pictures from our Inglourious Basterds junket trip click here.

KRIS-TV Story on The Movie Hour

2009-08-14T09:31:00.000-07:00

Corpus Christi NBC affiliate KRIS-TV stopped by to do a story on the podcast. We had a blast talking to Lee Sausley who did a terrific job on the story. Have a look.

Episode 25 - Inglourious Basterds Blitzkrieg

2009-08-13T17:47:00.000-07:00

Our mega-sode coverage of The Inglourious Basterds, including our thoughts and reactions to the film, interviews with the stars, and other tales from the press junket in LA, is now online as Episode 25.

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Episode 24 - Hemp will Fuel Our Cars is now available.

2009-08-13T12:29:00.000-07:00

Episode 24 of The Movie Hour, "Hemp will Fuel Our Cars" is now online!

We discuss Funny People, The Garden, and The Union. Also, lots of good docs in the LRFF.

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Hear Our EXCLUSIVE Lawrence Bender/Inglourious Basterds Interview

2009-08-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

Is there a more anticipated film for the rest of '09 than Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds?

Available now is our EXCLUSIVE interview with Inglourious Basterds producer, Lawrence Bender. Bender has produced most of QT's films as well as Good Will Hunting and An Inconvenient Truth. Bender was not scheduled to do press with ANYONE, but Joe saw him, told him The Movie Hour story and he graciously agreed to sit down with us for a few minutes. The interview contains mild spoilers.

Hear the Lawrence Bender interview NOW on our iTunes feed. Click the subscribe with iTunes button to your Right. The rest will do itself. It is free and the easiest way to hear ALL of the upcoming Inglourious Basterds coverage. If you are already an iTunes subscriber then go to iTunes and it's there for you now.

Coming soon: our strange reviews of the film, a detailed account of what happens at a press junket, interviews with most of the film's stars and reviews of Moon, The Cove, and Thirst (which we also caught in LA--three movies not coming to our hometown).

Thanks again for your support!

Inglourious Basterds Press Junket Live

2009-08-09T09:42:00.000-07:00

Inglourious Basterds Junket

Three Mad (Men) Podcasters

2009-08-06T21:47:00.000-07:00

Podcasters succumb to the latest Internet time killers, too. Be on the lookout for these three if you're in the Los Angeles area August 8-10. We'll be Twittering our whereabouts as we hop from movie theatre to press junket to movie theatre.

Episode 23 - It Beats Crucifixion is now available

2009-08-06T12:54:00.000-07:00

Episode 23 of The Movie Hour, "It Beats Crucifixion" is now online!

We discuss G-Force, Away We Go, Whatever Works, and The Great Buck Howard.

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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Trailer

2009-08-01T17:16:00.001-07:00

Here's the trailer for the upcoming Wes Anderson written/directed, all-star version of Roald Dahl children's book, Fantastic Mr. Fox. It's an adaptation, so it's got to be different from everything else he's made, right? Or not?

Send The Movie Hour to LA to meet Quentin Tarantino

2009-07-24T13:04:00.000-07:00

Your buddies at The Movie Hour have been invited to the official press The Wienstien Company junket of the new Tarantino film, Inglorious Basterds.

Little Movie Hour is growing up.

As we (and you) watch the show grow, this opportunity makes us excited on many levels.

This post is the first time, then, that we've panhandled so obnoxiously.

We're not a big newspaper with a travel budget. We're three guys in TX who, while giddy at the thought, live within realistic household budgets.

Over to the right (scroll down) is our PayPal link. If you'd like to hear our The Inglorious Basterd Press Junket episode(s), head over there and throw in a couple bucks. We will bring you the interviews with the filmmakers, of course, but we will also record EVERYTHING and give you an inside look at what a junket is, isn't, and what happens.

If you have any questions, please email us at feedback@themoviehour.com Thanks.

Episode 22 - Quidditch is Stupid is now available!

2009-07-24T10:35:00.000-07:00

Episode 22 of The Movie Hour, "Quidditch is Stupid" is now online!

This week we discuss Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and our Docu-Rama double dose of Bigger, Stronger, Faster*, and Confessions of a Superhero. The Living Room Film Festival theme is "Fantastical Magic."

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Magical Oddities: Listener Suggestions

2009-07-22T15:07:00.000-07:00

Episode 22's LRFF theme is Magic/Fantasy movies. Here are a couple from listeners who responded to Ethan's call for some off the beaten path.

Jeff suggested "Something Weird" from 1967 which features, he says, "a witch...and LSD...and hypnotism...and electrically induced clairvoyance."

Andrew suggested a slew of 1980s Indonesian magic/fantasy films such as "Queen of Black Magic." Check it out, but don't "lose your head" over it. That's my bad joke, not his.

Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island

2009-07-20T18:05:00.000-07:00

Anybody else excited for Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island?

Episode 21 - Sometimes It Just Comes Out is now available!

2009-07-17T08:58:00.001-07:00

Episode 21 of The Movie Hour, "Sometimes It Just Comes Out" is now online!

This week we discuss Brüno and our dueling road trip movie challenges, Two-Lane Blacktop and Fandango. The Living Room Film Festival theme is "Summer Movies."

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The Hangover for Best Picture??

2009-07-13T09:11:00.000-07:00

According to this Fox News article it could happen. Should it? Let us know feedback@themoviehour.com

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531802,00.html?test=faces

In The Electric Mist - Sighting in Paris, France

2009-07-13T08:06:00.000-07:00

Michele wrote in to us after she and her family watched In The Electric Mist with her family in Paris. She writes:

"Paris is not my neighborhood, but I was there last week. My family went to see
into the Electric Mist. We loved the movie and happened to hear the podcast right after seeing it. (My 13 year old son is now listening too.)

My husband and I both loved the book and found the movie to be a good adaption. The only thing it lacked was the smell of Louisiana. But why was Mary Steenburgen this movie? She could not even do a southern accent and she is from Arkansas."

Thanks Michele for the great email and pictures.

Late LRFF Entry

2009-07-12T21:34:00.001-07:00

Episode 20's Living Room Film Festival theme is New Orleans/Louisiana movies. Andrew's suggestions slipped in after we recorded the show, but they were good so were putting them up here:

I second the "Cat People" remake. Clint Eastwood's "Tightrope" is an equally sleazy slice of Nawlins. There were also a couple of great noir movies from the 1950s set in NO: "Nightmare" and "Panic in the Streets". And for pure Louisiana grindhouse trash, you can't go wrong with Claudia Jennings in "Gator Bait" or Lucio Fulci's "The Beyond".

As always, we love getting these suggestions. Keep 'em comin'.

Episode 20 - Be French About It - Is now available!

2009-07-10T11:39:00.000-07:00

Episode 20 of The Movie Hour, "Be French About It" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Episode 19 - Cute As A Button is now available!

2009-07-03T08:31:00.000-07:00

Episode 19 of The Movie Hour, "Cute As A Button" featuring Transformers, Public Enemies, and Waltz with Bashir is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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10 or 20 Glaring holes in Transformers 2 Revenge of the Fallen

2009-07-02T09:17:00.000-07:00

This is a great list of the problems with the new Transformers movie. What did Joe and Ethan think of it?? Find out tomorrow in Episode 19 - Cute as a button.

Click HERE for the Yahoo Movies article by Matt McDaniel

Oscars' big plot twist: 10 best-picture nominees, not 5 - Los Angeles Times

2009-07-01T18:52:00.001-07:00

Oscars' big plot twist: 10 best-picture nominees, not 5 - Los Angeles Times

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Episode 18 - I Google Pretty Deep is now available!

2009-06-26T15:48:00.001-07:00

Episode 18 of The Movie Hour, "I Google Pretty Deep" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Anvil! The Story of Anvil is now available!

2009-06-19T16:42:00.000-07:00

Continuing with the vacation segments we bring you Anvil! The Story of Anvil. There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

Next week we will be back in the saddle with our regular weekly schedule!

Vacation Update

2009-06-18T09:40:00.000-07:00

The episode that would have been 17 has been posted as vacation segments. There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

There will be more Movie Hour goodness up tonight and next week we will return to our regular schedule of a weekly show released on Fridays.

Thanks - Seth

A Sneak-Peak at The Territory

2009-06-08T11:05:00.000-07:00

This week Ethan is taping The Territory, a program on Corpus Christi's PBS station that features short films from around the world and will be running through July. The program always dedicates one episode to local filmmakers. This year's will include work from Bobby Lewis, Cody Jones, and Rob Perez. You can check out a couple of the videos below.

A Finch that Flew Beyond the Sky by Bobby Lewis

a finch that flew beyond the sky from elgatomeow on Vimeo.

Liebespuppe by Frederick Von Frederick (Rob Perez)

Episode 16 "Think Slap Chop" is now available!

2009-05-29T17:38:00.000-07:00

Episode 16 of The Movie Hour, "Think Slap Chop" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Episode 15 is FINALLY available!

2009-05-24T08:30:00.000-07:00

Episode 15 of The Movie Hour, "With a Perm" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Episode 14.5 is now available

2009-05-19T08:28:00.000-07:00

Episode 14.5 of The Movie Hour, "I can't sit through ER" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Possible Annoucement!

2009-05-18T19:24:00.000-07:00

Look for an announcement on this weeks show!

THE STONING OF SORAYA M. is inspired by French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam’s acclaimed international best-seller of the same name which first brought global attention to the real Soraya, who in 1986 was stoned to death by her fellow villagers, in the presence of her children. The film is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh from a screenplay by Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh and Cyrus Nowrasteh.

Episode 14 is now available!

2009-05-15T10:33:00.000-07:00

Episode 14 of The Movie Hour, "I Like Cheese" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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More Inglorious Basterds

2009-05-12T19:49:00.000-07:00

The Weinstein Company has provided us with some more Inglourious Basterds posters.

Movies in Episode 13

2009-05-09T21:23:00.000-07:00

First the in theater film X-Men Origns: Wolverine

Wendy and Lucy

JCVD

Episode 13 is now available

2009-05-07T21:57:00.000-07:00

Episode 13 of The Movie Hour, "Fanboy is a Loving Term" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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SHOW NOTES

Episode 12 is now available

2009-05-02T09:57:00.000-07:00

Episode 12 of The Movie Hour, "Pure Awesomeness" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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SHOW NOTES

We forgot to mention this one.

2009-04-27T19:35:00.000-07:00

Thanks to listener Brad from Atlanta for pointing out that we forgot to mention this classic Rock N Roll movie. Stop Making Sense by The Talking Heads directed by Jonathan Demme in 1984.

These go to eleven

2009-04-25T07:55:00.000-07:00

One of our most picked Rock N Roll movies for this weeks LRFF.

Episode 11 is now available

2009-04-24T16:53:00.000-07:00

Episode 11 of The Movie Hour, "Goes to 11" is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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SHOW NOTES

Anton Corbijn's "Egghunter"

2009-04-23T06:27:00.001-07:00

If you have more than a passing familiarity with late 1980s dance/industrial music you know Front 242's classic tune "Headhunter." But did you know that Anton Corbijn, ultra-famous rock photographer (and director of Joy Division biopic Control) directed a video for the song in 1988? And did you know he misunderstood the song as "Egghunter"? The result is sublime. Enjoy.

Episode 10 is now available

2009-04-17T11:29:00.001-07:00

Episode 10 of The Movie Hour, "Poor Man's Will Ferrell," is now online, featuring Observe and Report! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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SHOW NOTES
Andy Seims podcast, Apocalypse Hollywood: SIBS (Episode 1), where The Movie Hour gets a mention and glowing review.

Observe and Report Controversy

2009-04-16T19:10:00.000-07:00

In Episode 10, out this Friday, we discuss Observe and Report. Without spoiling our discussion, Ethan makes a point to say that it was uncomfortable laughing at some scenes. One scene in particular is causing a minor brouhaha. Minor only because attendance to the film has been pretty weak. Had this been Paul Blart-ish in box office success, the issue would be more prevalent across the media.

One scene in particular had both our hosts wincing:
SPOILER:
In the scene, Seth Rogen's character has post-date, post-heavy-drinking sex with Anna Faris's character who appears to be unconscious.

Many writers and critics are calling the scene flat out date rape. Many, however, are not.

READ THIS ARTICLE at moviecitynews.com for a rundown of both sides of opinion.

Then be sure to listen to our take in Episode 10 out this Friday.

Blockbuster-Free Summer Offerings

2009-04-16T08:03:00.000-07:00

This summer, Terminators, Transformers and Captain Kirk will pull in the lion's share of filmgoing audience dough. BUT...for those seeking less, um, robots, there will be definitely be a few films to consider.

THIS ARTICLE is a nice piece about four films (one for each summer month) coming out this summer that are virtually CGI-free, complete with trailers for each:

MAY
The Brothers Bloom - Rian Johnson's follow-up to Brick. A con movie starring Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody

JUNE
Away We Go - Sam Mendes in what seems to be a sweet, finding-America love story. Stars Jim from The Office and Maya Rudolph

JULY
500 Days of Summer - A Charlie Kaufman-esque romantic comedy

AUGUST
Taking Woodstock - Ang Lee's 'based on the true story' comedy about how Woodstock came to be

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

2009-04-15T13:52:00.000-07:00

Brand new footage and trailer from the Quentin Tarantino movie INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS due out on August 21.

LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 15, 2009 – Last night, on FOX’s mega-hit tv show, “American Idol,” Quentin Tarantino made a special guest mentor appearance and debuted a sneak preview of never-seen-before footage from his upcoming movie, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. Below is the entire clip that was too hot to air on primetime tv during "American Idol."

Summer is Almost Here - A Guide

2009-04-14T06:17:00.000-07:00

Here at The Movie Hour, as we frequently mention, we're learning as we go, and it has been interesting--perhaps fortuitous--as your hosts to have started this adventure at the beginning of the year. The first few months of the year are historically 'weak' in film, but in 2009 it's been nonstop comedy. Will it be nonstop comedy next year? Who knows? But The Movie Hour has become, because of timing, almost a study of what a calender in film releases amounts to.

Ethan mentioned he is dying for a good Oscary drama to sink his choppers into, but will that be far off considering the rat-a-tat releases of superheroes and battling robots? Watchmen was 'summery', but the popcorn season officially starts (moviewise) May 1--that's just over two weeks (or three episodes from now). Coming soon: The Movie Hour's first summer.

Click HERE for a great guide to summer from www.moviecitynews.com.

May 1st
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Dir. Gavin Hood) - marketing is very weak and we still have the horrible flavor of X3 in our mouths.
The Limits of Control (Dir. Jim Jarmusch)

May 8th
Star Trek (Dir. J.J. Abrams) - Getting a little more excited for it as the marketing rolls out. I'm sure we'll discuss.

Also Opening: Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna team up once again for Alfonso Cuaron’s Rudo y Cursi - Joe's a huge fan of Y tu Mama so this is on his radar; Mos Def and Donald Faison star in the dark comedy about drugs, Next Day Air.

May 15th
Angels and Demons (Dir. Ron Howard) - Da Vinci was a disappointment. Redemption?
The Brothers Bloom (Dir. Rian Johnson) - Was on Joe's upcoming summer list on an earlier episode.

Also Opening: Jennifer Aniston goes The Good Girl route opposite Steve Zahn in Management. Whatever.

May 22nd
Terminator Salvation (Dir. McG) - Like Star Trek, the ongoing marketing gets us more excited. Was on E's summer list.
The Girlfriend Experience (Dir. Steven Soderbergh) - Soderbergh is always one to watch.

Also Opening: Ben Stiller takes a large paycheck in Night at the Museum 2 - Joe's 8 yr. old is excited; Marlon and Shawn Wayans try to top White Chicks with Dance Flick.

May 29th
Up (Dir. Pete Docter) - Joe....not even worth discussing
Drag Me to Hell (Dir. Sam Raimi) - This one snuck in after our upcoming summer show. Joe is definitely interested (Evil Dead revisit?)

Also Opening: The Academy-Award winner for best foreign flick Departures.

June 5th
Land of the Lost (Dir. Brad Silberling) - Was on E's list. Joe's kid will drag him to it.
Away We Go (Dir. Sam Mendes) - Anyone else think this trailer looks terrible?

Also Opening: Old School director Todd Phillips gets Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis to star in a comedy that has tested so well it already has a greenlit sequel with The Hangover; Nia Vardalos returns from the witness protection program to star opposite Richard Dreyfuss in Donald Petrie’s My Life in Ruins.

June 12th
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (Dir. Tony Scott)

June 19th
Whatever Works (Dir. Woody Allen) - On both our lists. Woody + Larry David = Has to be good. No?

Also Opening: Harold Ramis directs an outrageous Jack Black and an awkward Michael Cera in Year One - man this looks bad; Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds star in an instantly forgettable romantic comedy The Proposal - man this looks worse.

June 26th
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Dir. Michael Bay) - Joe has a Transformers story if you can get it out of him.

Also Opening: Michelle Pfeiffer stars in Stephen Frears’ latest flick Cheri; Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin co-star in Nick Cassavetes’ latest film My Sister’s Keeper; Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker with Jeremy Renner screams into theaters.

Coming Next Week: Summer 2009 Preview, Part Two

Borat Gets a NC-17 at First Pass. Is any NC-17 'irrational'?

2009-04-13T11:07:00.001-07:00

Bruno, the new film from Borat creator and star Sacha Baron Cohen, received a MPAA NC-17 on its first pass through the rating process. We don't recall, but I'm surely Borat did too. So that's not a surprise, but it does give pause to discuss what seems to be a ridiculous process/denotation altogether.

Adam Breckenridge wrote it out just fine at examiner.com:

I am angry over the ridiculous attitude we take towards the NC-17 rating itself. We never stop to think about just how irrational we are about it. Most major theater chains and stores will not carry an NC-17 film, apparently due to some preposterous sense of morality, though rental chains and retailers will gladly carry “unrated” versions of movies, which are basically movies that would have gotten an NC-17 rating if they had been submitted to the MPAA, meaning that it’s okay for a movie to have the kind of content that would warrant being rated NC-17 just as long as it doesn’t have the actual rating on it.

Read the rest of his interesting opinion, HERE.

Episode 9 is now available!

2009-04-10T10:41:00.001-07:00

Episode 9 of The Movie Hour is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Quiter Films for Autistic Children

2009-04-10T06:02:00.000-07:00

Here's an interesting concept. Autistic children, it seems, don't enjoy movies in theaters due to the volume of the audio. Here's a program with 'Sensory Friendly Films' specifically geared for families with autistic chidren.

Read about it HERE.

Truth And Objectivity in Documentaries

2009-04-09T05:44:00.000-07:00

Back in Episode #4, Joe and Ethan discussed the Bill Maher documentary Religulous. A two sentence exchange discusses objectivity in documentary filmmaking. The guys had differing opinions about it, but it wasn't discussed in depth.

This article over at Movie City News asks the same question:

Are documentaries journalism or storytelling, feature-length beat reporting, op-ed or color commentary -- or some combination of those, or even none of the above? Is it necessary for a filmmaker to capture both sides of a given story to be fully objective? And if a documentary filmmaker unabashedly focuses his lens only on the moments or interview bytes that tell the story he wants to tell -- or that his subjects want to tell -- has he made what can be objectively called a documentary, or has he made propaganda promoting a particular cause or idea?

Interesting article. Give it a read. HERE

Insert 'Short Joke' Here: Al Pacino to Play Napoleon

2009-04-08T06:24:00.000-07:00

Ethan and Joe are Godfather fans. Who isn't? An integral piece of The Godfather puzzle, of course, is Al Pacino's performance. In the 70s and early 80s he was one of the gods of Hollywood, up there with De Niro. But then came...not sure...a large mortgage payment? Some reason to accept rolls and phone them in with cliched yelling and hamming.

Well you follow a god's career no matter what, so here's the latest: Pacino set up to play Napoleon.

Read about it HERE.

Michael Bay: 3D Sucks; IMAX rules

2009-04-07T05:57:00.000-07:00

Ethan and Joe review the latest 3D visual feast, Monsters Vs. Aliens in Episode 8. you can hear that by clicking play on the player to the right or subscribing to The Movie Hour on iTunes.

But more importantly, what does Michael Bay think about 3D? A worthwhile technology? Just a fad?

Find out here.

The Wrestler...Iron Man...You kinda just have to read it

2009-04-06T20:40:00.000-07:00

Ethan and Joe both loved The Wrestler and Iron Man.

What do the two have in common? What does that have to do with 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper?

Click Here to read all.

JACKIE EARLE HALEY MAY BECOME A MOVIE STAR AFTER ALL

2009-04-06T11:31:00.000-07:00

Joe and Ethan were mixed on Watchmen, but agreed on one thing: Jackie Earle Haley as Rorshach was pretty incredible.

Joe mentioned in the Watchmen Episode that Jackie Earle Haley couldn't become a movie star though bc he was diminuitive and 'weird looking', citing that hadn't stopped Billy Bob Thornton.

HOWEVER, no one saw this coming: Jackie Earle Haley has signed on to be the new Freddy (Krueger, that is).

Read about it HERE.

Hear our Watchmen Review in Episode 6 which you can listen to on the Flash player to your right or on iTunes.

Now in 3D!!

2009-04-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

Ethan provided The Movie Hour crew with his left-over 3D glasses from Monsters Vs Aliens. In order to make the review THAT much more spectacular!

Episode 8 is now available.

2009-04-03T13:33:00.000-07:00

Episode 8 of The Movie Hour is now online, featuring Monsters vs. Aliens, Happy-Go-Lucky, and Synecdoche, NY! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Oscar Diaries

2009-04-02T18:52:00.000-07:00

In the Episode 8 discussion of Happy-Go-Lucky, Ethan mentioned writer-director Mike Leigh's Oscar diary that was printed in the Guardian newspaper. Definitely worth a look. The Guardian has a history of doing these. While you're at it, read Annie Proulx's (justified) sour grapes account of when Brokeback Mountain lost to Crash a few years back.

The Great Comedy Year Debate: the Spreadsheet

2009-04-02T09:29:00.000-07:00

Joe and Ethan had a war of worlds in episode 7 about whether or not 2008 was the best year for comedies in recent memory. A listener in LA, John-Michael Powell, did some investigating and number crunching for us, using Rotten Tomatoes ratings to figure out what the "funniest" year was, after all. He assures us he's not "not this big a nerd in real life" but we think you'll want to check out his blog at http://johnmichaelpowell.tumblr.com/ and have a look at his chart before judging for yourself.

Ethan claims victory. Joe might, too.

Here's how he explains his methods:

"I checked out only comedy films in the last five years that got "fresh" ratings...that's 60% or above. Now, this is where it got interesting because obviously the number of films that were considered "fresh" per year varied. In order to make the findings as equal as possible I narrowed it down to two categories. The average rating of the top 5 films of each year and the top 10 of each year. I did this to see where each year stacked up at the top end of ratings and how that percentage changed over the top ten films, in other words to see how deep those years went in percentages as that could be argued as to what constitutes a better year for comedy over another. Something to note. No year in the last 5 years had more than 12 comedy films rated fresh. So here's what I found..."

On this weeks show Episode 7 - Dickish

2009-03-27T11:44:00.000-07:00

Ethan likes I Love You Man, Joe hates it.....No wait, he likes it. What?!

Ethan liked Role Models. Joe thinks it is a mess.

Listeners picked their favorite Bonding/Buddy movies in our Living Room Film Festival.

And we flip a coin for which Cop movie we watch.

or

Episode 7 is now available

2009-03-27T09:17:00.001-07:00

Episode 7 of The Movie Hour is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod or listen to iTunes on your computer, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Get to Know the Movie Hour Hosts: ET's Books

2009-03-25T12:55:00.001-07:00

Dr. Ethan Thompson offers insight into these already insightful books, so much so that the insight is overflowing. Behold the insight! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast in the iTunes store, and spread the news about this insightful podcast, sure to fill you, your friends, and family with lots of movie insight.

We're Huge: Deal With It

2009-03-24T15:21:00.000-07:00

One topic you'll hear us backing off of after this week's show (Episode 7) is the speed of our growth. As of this moment, the show has listeners in 48 of the 50 states and in 40 countries around the world. We are consistently in the top 15 TV and Film Audio Podcasts in iTunes. (If you remove all the Lost podcasts we're in the top 10). We did all this in 7 weeks.

We've moved from surprise to excitement and, while still excited, are moving quickly into resolve. I said it in Episode 6: we're resolved to accept the responsibility of kicking movie reviewing ass every week. We're huge: Deal with it. We accept that you made us huge because you're tired of buttoned-up predictablity, senseless rambling, people who think they're much funnier than they are, and the popping, hairy audio of phoned in round tables.

We're huge bc you made us huge. And you made us huge because you like where we're going. For that we thank you and won't let you down.

So, if you have movie friends in Alaska and Montana get them to join the party. Send in your feedback, notes and suggestions Play Living Room Film Festival with us every week....

...and get ready for a very fun ride.

Joe Hilliard

Spring Break Bonus Episode 6.5!

2009-03-20T12:58:00.000-07:00

Now available from the iTunes feed, The Movie Hour Spring Break '09 Special (Episode 6.5), live from Daytona Beach--or is it South Padre? Joe and Ethan discuss Let the Right One In, because nothing goes with spring break quite like a good Swedish vampire movie. Also, the best "spring break" movies ever, including Old School vs. Animal House. This episode is currently only available through the iTunes feed, so if you're not already subscribed, now's the time to do it. Party on, Wayne!

Episode 6 is now available!

2009-03-13T11:57:00.000-07:00

Episode 6 of The Movie Hour is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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You Are Not Alone

2009-03-12T13:47:00.000-07:00

In the last week, The Movie Hour has experienced a huge jump in listeners, both in numbers and in the number of locations around the world where they're listening.

The Movie Hour - Promo #1 - A Podcast Masterpiece

2009-03-07T16:10:00.001-08:00

Episode 5

2009-03-06T10:29:00.000-08:00

Episode 5 of The Movie Hour is now online! There are many ways to get the show and listen to it. If you have an iPod, the easiest way to get and listen to the show is to click on the "Subscribe with iTunes" icon right below this.

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Episode Break Down
Segment 1 [01:00] Joe and Ethan delve into the cinematic masterpiece that is.. Paul Blart:Mall Cop

Segment 2 [11:04] DVD review of Chop Shop. Is it just Slumdog in Brooklyn??

Segment 3 [21:39] DVD review of Reprise. Listen to the guys try to pronounce the Norwegian names.

Segment 4 [35:44] Joe and Ethan pick their top five, most likely to see, Summer movies. Turns out Joe is a movie thief.

Segment 5 [43:22] Living Room Film Festival - Creative Process. What movies according to our listeners show the creative process.

Episode Four Show Thoughts - Goodbye, The Rescuers

2009-02-27T13:50:00.000-08:00

Episode Four--Goodbye, The Rescuers--is our best show yet. We are getting more comfortable with the technique and process of putting a show together and it shows.

Thanks to all of our supporters and please keep spreading the word about the show.

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Joe loved it (his #2 of movie of 2008) and Ethan liked it a lot.
The Trailer:

Ethan mentioned that the groom in the film is played by Tunde Adebimpe and fronts a favorite band of his, TV on the Radio. Here's the video for their jam, Wolf Like Me:

RELIGULOUS
Both of the guys enjoyed the movie and felt it was very entertaining, but the review gets a little heated--no doubt fueled by the personal beliefs of The Movie Hour Duo. Can a critic leave his personal views at the door of the theater and truly be subjective? Should they? Ethan and Joe say no--the moviegoing experience is richer if you don't. And so are The Movie Hour conversations.
The Trailer:

POST OSCAR TELECAST TALK
Ethan and Joe agreed that the Oscars were better for having 5 presenters on stage for the acting awards and Ethan referenced Robert De Niro talking to Sean Penn. See that moment by clicking here.

Joe was critical of so many Oscar dance numbers. Hugh Jackman has a background in live theater and is a song and dance man in that life, but really...ANOTHER musical number. Here's one to enjoy:

LIVING ROOM FILM FESTIVAL: FILMS AS A RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

Tons of email this week (thanks so much and keep it coming). Because we left this week's LRFF so open to your interpretation, you interpreted it widely and we enjoyed that. Here were our picks.

Ethan's Picks:

Joe's Picks:

warning - adult language

Goodfellas, of course, being the film that caused Joe to say, "Goodbye, The Rescuers".

A THE MOVIE HOUR DVD Extra: The source of this comment is that The Rescuers was the first film Joe ever saw in the theater. 1977 - 5 years old.

Episode 4 is now available!

2009-02-27T13:29:00.000-08:00

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The Ram vs. Tito Santana: Real-Life Wrestler?

2009-02-23T20:26:00.000-08:00

This is a great piece from the New York Times on Tito Santana, who has lived a much more upbeat version of Randy the Ram's career arc in The Wrestler. Check the parallel:

Then: "In 1987, he wrestled before 93,000 during WrestleMania III, at the Silverdome in Michigan. He toured Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, England, spending 340 days a year on the road."

Now: "He teaches Spanish at Eisenhower Middle School and coaches boys’ basketball, while his wife runs their hair salon, Santana’s."

Like I said, much happier ending than The Ram. But, without the killer Springsteen song.

Mumbai Slum Oscar Party

2009-02-23T20:09:00.000-08:00

Well, maybe not exactly a party. Check out Huffington Post's photos (via /film).

Best Oscar Speech Ever - Kunio Kato For Best Animated Short

2009-02-23T19:18:00.000-08:00