MOVIE REVIEW – HELL BABY
Our Indie Report critic Justin Bowler was tasked with seeing “Hell Baby” for review. We believe he was not sober during the screening.
THE CHRONICLES OF THE MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Craig Cackowski) – “Riddick”
Showcast Episode 16: The Movie Guys preview this week’s big theatrical release, “Riddick”, and then get special guest Craig Cackowski on the mic (and cowboy hats on their heads) to fire up a new edition of “Indie Round-Up!”, covering all the independent films in theaters now. Also, Craig’s “Top 100 Films of All Time” list gets a thorough once-over.
INDIE REPORT – FAVOR
Paul Preston reviews the new film from Paul Osborne, “Favor”, in all its sick, twisted glory.
Real Talk with Lee – 8/30/13
Movie Guy Paul Preston appears on BlogTalkRadio’s “Real Talk With Lee”, hosted by Lee Avent of Look At Me Casting and multimedia company. This is a good get-to-know-The-Movie-Guys-and-what-we’re-all-about interview, talking about how The Movie Guys have evolved and what The Movie Showcast is all about.
SEQUELS…IN…SPACE!!!! (ACE!….ace!…..ace!)
Matteo Molinari looks at all those films who thought it might be the next logical step to take their film franchises into outer space. He does this research so you don’t have to. You’re welcome.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST: THIS IS WE (w/Matt Dwyer) – “Getaway” & “One Direction: This is Us”
Showcast Episode 15: With a mob of Ben Affleck protestors just outside the door of The Admiral’s Club, The Movie Guys preview “Getaway” and “One Direction: This is Us”. They also premiere the new trailer for “The Movie Guys: This is We”, all with the help of special guest, comedian/podcaster Matt Dwyer!
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST DRINKING GAME (w/Bill Chott) – “You’re Next”, “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” & “The World’s End”
Showcast Episode 14: While previewing new releases “You’re Next” and “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”, The Movie Guys play a “The World’s End’-inspired drinking game about familiar actors. Plus a surprise interview with a guest who has appeared in more movie trailers than anyone else in the past five years and a great talk with film and TV actor and improviser Bill Chott!
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST “SHARK MOVIE WEEK” (w/Daniel Travis and Paul Vaillancourt) – “Kick-Ass 2”, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”, “Paranoia” & “Jobs”
Showcast Episode 13: Four more new releases to burn through, including “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”, “Kick-Ass 2”, “Jobs” and “Paranoia” before The Movie Guys launch into “Shark Movie Week”, with special guest Daniel Travis, star of “Open Water”. Also, writer/producer and improv Swami Paul Vaillancourt sits in for Adam the entire show!
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 8/15/13
New movie trailers include “American Hustle”, “Her”, “Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa”, “Lone Survivor”, “The Monuments Men”, “Muppets Most Wanted”, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “Thor: The Dark World”
THE LATEST – ROBERT DOWNEY, JR., JERRY LEWIS & GEORGE CLOONEY – 8/13/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a new Robert Downey, Jr. commercial, lost footage from “The Day the Clown Cried” and an awesome George Clooney rant.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “DRUG-RUNNING STRIPPER” (w/David Mattey) – “Disney’s Planes”, “Meet The Millers”, “Elysium” & “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”
Showcast Episode 12: Hollywood’s laying it on thick with FOUR new releases on a non-holiday weekend, and we give ’em all a day in court – “Elysium”, “We’re the Millers”, “Disney’s Planes” and “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”. Plus, Dave Mattey stops by with stories from the set as an actor and stuntman.
REPORTING FROM THE FLOOR OF COMIC-CON 2013
Justin Bowler and Paul Preston bring you The Movie Guys’ annual sights and sounds report from the San Diego Comic-Con, the world’s biggest ball of awesome.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST 2: THE SHOWCASTENING (w/Willy Laszlo) – “The Smurfs 2” & “2 Guns”
Showcast Episode 11: The longest, most jam-packed Showcast yet!…’cause you can’t make enough jokes about “The Smurfs 2”. The Movie Guys are also visited in studio by Hollywood Movie Titleists, who explain the work that goes into complex movie names like “2 Guns”, and prolific director Willy Laszlo talks about his adventures in the worlds of comedy short films and reality TV.
THE LATEST – PIXAR, RICK SANTORUM & ORLANDO BLOOM – 7/27/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes Rick Santorum starting a movie studio, Pixar sticking to original films and R.I.P. Dennis Farina
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 7/27/13
New movie trailers include “12 Years as a Slave”, “47 Ronin”, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”, “The Counselor”, “Escape Plan”, “The Frozen Ground”, “How to Train Your Dragon 2”, “Lovelace”, “Out of the Furnace”, “Saving Mr. Banks” and “Seventh Son”
THE MOVIE TROMACAST (w/Lloyd Kaufman) – “The Wolverine” & “The To-Do List”
Showcast Episode 10: Wolverine makes his sixth appearance on the big screen and The Movie Guys are all over it. Plus, they preview Aubrey Plaza in “The To-Do List”, take a look at movie news and have a Comic-Con report, including an interview with legendary independent filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment.
TO & FROM MOVIE REVIEW – “PACIFIC RIM”
The Movie Guys send good friends from The Hater Nation Radio Show & Podcast, MC Hater and Ali, to a screening of “Pacific Rim”. They record their thoughts going to and from the movie. Should they have high expectations? Will there be time for beer and food? Will they spoil the ending? Stay tuned…
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “RYAN REYNOLDS WEEK!” (w/Pat Peach) – “Turbo”, “R.I.P.D.” & “Red 2”
Showcast Episode 9: The Movie Guys celebrate Ryan Reynolds week with previews of his new films “Turbo” and “R.I.P.D.”. Also, they take in a horror movie trailer they’ve always wanted to hear and preview the new action film “Red 2”. Plus, a specialist stops by to explain animation casting. Then film producer Pat Peach stops by to talk movies and movie-making.
THE MOVIE GUYS LIVE FROM THE PACIFIC RIM PREMIERE
Showcast Episode 8: Let’s call it a ‘mini-Showcast’. Movie Guys Lee Kias and Adam Witt hit the “Pacific Rim” premiere to get a few comments out of Guillermo del Toro and play “Is that Charlie Day?”, all in the un-ending red carpet presence of Chris Hardwick.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CAPITOL PUNISHMENT” (w/Robert Buscemi) – “The Heat” & “White House Down”
Showcast Episode 6: Stand-up comic Robert Buscemi joins The Movie Guys for the whole show as they preview Roland Emmerich’s latest way to destroy our nation’s capitol, “White House Down” and also the Sandra Bullock/Melissa McCarthy comedy “The Heat”. Plus, a look at upcoming Flockbusters, and the show’s latest sponsor sparks a look at who could be cast as The Movie Guys on-screen cop buddies.
THE LATEST – JIM CARREY, DAVID LYNCH & CHEWBACCA – 6/24/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes an interview with David Lynch, a look behind the scenes of “Monsters University” and the TSA vs. Chewbacca.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 6/23/13
New movie trailers include “300: Rise of an Empire”, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”, “The Butler”, “Diana”, “The Family”, “Free Birds”, “Disney’s Frozen”, “Girl Most Likely”, “Insidious 2”, “Jobs”, “The Lego Movie”, “Machete Kills”, “The Wolf of Wall Street”
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “MERKIN UNIVERSITY” (w/Mitch Rouse) – “World War Z” & “Monsters University”
It’s a big movie weekend as The Movie Guys look at upcoming films “World War Z” and “Monsters University”, including a call in to Monsters University of Phoenix. They also welcome special guests Herm Winningham, who is a zombie, and writer/actor/director Mitch Rouse, who is not.
GENERAL ZOD’S INSANE DELTA GAMMA WARNING TO EARTH
Realizing the son of Jor-El is living amongst the humans on Earth, a warning is issued from General Zod and Rebecca Martinson to give over the alien or else.
TO & FROM – “THIS IS THE END”
The Movie Guys send good friends from The Hater Nation Radio Show & Podcast, MC Hater and Ali, to a screening of “This is the End”. They record their thoughts going to and from the movie. Will the film be hilarious? Will they get there in a car with only one headlight? Will they be allowed in the theater? Stay tuned.
THE END OF THE MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Yelena Popovic and Alexander Zisiades) – “Man of Steel” & “This is the End”
Showcast Episode 4: Locked up safely in a Bomb Shelter, The Movie Guys lament their final Showcast before the world ends. But it doesn’t end without previews of “Man of Steel” and “This is the End”. Plus, a handy once-over of an apocalypse survival guide, a look at a hi-tech superhero movie title generator and finally a visit from guests Yelena Popovic and Alexander Zisiades, who talk about their new indie film “L.A. Superheroes: Illegal in Hollywood”.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 6/11/13
New movie trailers include “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”, “Captain Phillips”, “Delivery Man”, “Ender’s Game”, “Gravity”, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”, “Paranoia”, “Prisoners”, “Riddick”, “Runner, Runner”, “Rush”, “The Way, Way Back”, “We’re the Millers”, “The World’s End”
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “INDIE JONES” (w/Paul Osborne) – “The Purge” & “The Internship”
Showcast Episode 3: The new film “The Internship” inspires Paul to interview for new Movie Guys interns, also the new thriller “The Purge” gets previewed, including it’s straight-to-DVD companion piece. Plus, our signature look at movie news and a long talk with indie filmmaker Paul Osborne on the eve of the Los Angeles debut of his new film, “Favor”.
THE RETURN OF THE MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Mike J. Nichols) – “After Earth” & “Now You See Me”
Showcast Episode 2: This week’s Showcast gets all Shyamalan-y with previews of “After Earth” and “Now You See Me”. Plus, The Movie Guys take to the street to talk celebrity children, the triumphant return of radio magician The Amazing Mono and guest Mike J. Nichols talks up the 30th anniversary of “Return of the Jedi”, including a tribute to little-known legend and Millenium Falcon co-pilot, Nien Nunb.
MOVIE REVIEW – AFTER EARTH
It seems like the career of M. Night Shyamalan has gotten to the point where “it’s not embarrassing” is high compliment.
THE LATEST – THE SIMPSONS, TRANSFORMERS 4 & STAR WARS KID – 5/30/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a first look at “Transformers 4”, and updates on “The Avengers 2”, “Star Wars, Episode VII” and what’s new with Star Wars Kid. Yes…Star Wars Kid.
MOVIE REVIEW – FAST & FURIOUS 6
The filmmakers have wisely taken a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach here.
MOVIE REVIEW – EPIC
The characters were creative and the universe that formed around them was charming, but nothing was committed to.
WHAT THE FLIX?
When you pick a movie on Netflix to watch, Netflix will recommend other films and TV shows to view. Sadly, this recommendation process is run by monkeys. But the result is Matteo sharing some of the looniest recommendations with you.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST INTO DARKNESS (w/Chip Krolik) – “Fast & Furious 6”, “The Hangover, Part III” & “Epic”
Showcast Episode #1: The Movie Guys return in their brand-new weekly comedy show “The Movie Showcast” This week, Paul, Adam, Lee & Karen preview “6Fast 6Furious”, or whatever it’s called, “The Hangover, Part III”, “Epic, Part One” and they welcome special guest Chip Krolik to review “Star Trek Into Darkness”.
MOVIE REVIEW – STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
This movie held my attention with its intense action scenes from the moment it started, its characters were real, learning and evolving, making decisions that I could understand and follow. In short, it was masterfully executed in all areas of review.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – TEST SHOW #2
The Movie Guys weekly comedy show comes back at the end of May. In the meantime, Paul, Adam, Lee & Karen crank out another test show, talking about what films they’ve seen lately and a preview of “Star Trek Into Darkness”.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE GREAT GATSBY
They say the devil is in the details, and it certainly was with this film.
The Movie Showcast – Test Show #1 – “The Great Gatsby”, “Peeples”
Movie Guys Paul Preston, Karen Volpe, Adam Witt & Lee Kias test out the audio juice of The Admiral’s Club, their new Burbank-based podcast studio. There’s lively talk and previews of “The Great Gatsby” and “Peeples” in between planes flying overhead.