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THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “DO NO HARM” (w/Franklin Leonard) – “The Revenant” & “The Forest”

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Showcast Episode 132: It’s a Happy New Year as The Movie Guys are back in their studio, The Admiral’s Club, for an all-new Movie Showcast with previews of “The Forest” and “The Revenant”, which goes into wide release this week and guest Franklin Leonard joins the show to talk about running The Black List, a yearly aggregated list of the most-liked unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. Then…heated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” talk ensues.

The Movie Guys' Sixth Annual Holiday Special

THE MOVIE GUYS’ SIXTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL!

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Showcast Episode 131: The Movie Guys’ Sixth Annual Holiday Special! “Star Wars”…holiday special…this stuff writes itself. It’s a full-on party in The Admiral’s Club as The Movie Guys welcome The Phantom Editor Mike J. Nichols and The Christmas Ewok to give a full once-over to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and longtime friend of the show Steven Lewis, telling the tale of the Christmas classic, “Concussion”. The Boobé Sisters give expert analysis to the movie “Sisters”, being sisters themselves, and they blow the roof off the joint with their rendition of “Christmas in Hollis”. Plus, a “Daddy’s Home” gift exchange, a “Point Break” re-gift exchange, a “Joy” informercial, a “The Hateful Eight” Tarantino-laced holiday poem and previews of “Anomalisa” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip”! Also, The Scrooge Tracker, a look at “Star Wars” marketing and more ending 2015 with a bang.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CHUNKY PEE” (w/Sarah Burns) – “In The Heart of the Sea” & “The Big Short”

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Showcast Episode 130: Nothing says the holidays like chunky pee. Find out what The Movie Guys are talking about when special guest Sarah Burns (“Slow Learners”) hits The Admiral’s Club to preview “In the Heart of the Sea” and “The Big Short”. Plus, a round of Retractions involving one incident…a year and a half ago…and The Soup Dragons.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “YOU WEREN’T EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE THERE!” (w/Dan Bakkedahl) – “Krampus”

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Showcast Episode 129: Everything about why movies are great is in this episode. Actor Dan Bakkedahl (“Trumbo”, “The Heat”) joins us the whole show for a preview of “Krampus” and a lengthy look at movie news. Plus, a trailer for another Christmas horror movie about your parents’ parents visiting over the holidays – “Grandpus”! And Bakkedahl’s Banksy and “Harold and Maude” stories are for the ages.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “KRAY/KRAY” (w/Lisa Minzey) – “Spotlight”, “Legend”, “The NIght Before”, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part II” & “Secret in Their Eyes”

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Showcast Episode 127: It’s a big weekend of movies trying to get a jump on the holiday weekend and The Movie Guys take a look at them all – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part II”, “Legend”, “The Night Before”, “Spotlight” & “Secret in Their Eyes”. Special guest Lisa Minzey from TheReelCritic.com sits in the whole show!

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST MASSACRE (W/Renee Dorian & Ben Begley) – “Trumbo”, “The 33”, “By The Sea” & “My All American”

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Showcast Episode 126: November is overloaded with movies, and The Movie Guys give you the lowdown on a big, four-film weekend of new releases, including “The 33”, “By The Sea”, “My All American” & “Trumbo”. Then the writers and co-stars of the new slasher film “The Funhouse Massacre”, Renee Dorian & Ben Begley, stop by The Admiral’s Club to talk about their film opening in theaters on Friday the 13th.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST W/JON (w/Jon Barinholtz) – “Room”, “Spectre” & “The Peanuts Movie”

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Showcast Episode 125: Bond is back and The Movie Guys celebrate with a full preview of “Spectre” as well as previews of “The Peanuts Movie” and “Room”. Actor and comedian Jon Barinholtz sits in the whole Showcast on the eve of his appearance on the new Bob Odenkirk/David Cross sketch show, “w/Bob and David”, premiering November 13th on NetFlix.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST AND THE STARLIGHTERS (w/Harry Waters, Jr. & Don Fullilove) – “Burnt”, “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” & “Our Brand is Crisis”

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Showcast Episode 124: With the 30th anniversary, America’s going “Back to the Future” crazy, and The Movie Guys want in, welcoming Harry Waters, Jr. and Don Fullilove to The Admiral’s Club for a rousing interview (Waters, Jr. & Fullilove played Marvin Berry and Goldie Wilson in the classic movie). Plus, previews of new movies “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse”, “Our Brand is Crisis” and “Burnt”.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST: THE GHOST DIMENSION (w/Denny Tedesco) – “The Last Witch Hunter”, “Rock the Kasbah”, “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” & “Jem and the Holograms”

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Showcast Episode 123: Movie talk meets music talk as special guest director Denny Tedesco joins The Movie Guys in studio to talk about his new documentary “The Wrecking Crew”, chronicling the legendary studio musicians of the ’60s and ’70s. Plus, previews of new movies – “The Last Witch Hunter”, “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension”, “Jem and the Holograms” and Karen’s head explodes at the thought of Bill Murray in “Rock the Kasbah”.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “BRIDGE OF SPIES’S DIARY” (w/Ryan Clark) – “Goosebumps”, “Crimson Peak” & “Bridge of Spies”

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Showcast Episode 122: Three big box office contenders get the preview business from The Movie Guys, including “Goosebumps”, “Crimson Peak” and “Bridge of Spies”. Then homegrown L.A. stand-up comic Ryan Clark stops by to chat more movies and music with busy rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and “Karen’s Birthdays”.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “BIOPIC OR BIOPIC?” (w/Bryan Carberry & Clay Tweel) – “Freeheld”, “Pan” & “Steve Jobs”

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Showcast Episode 121: The Movie Guys rip through previews of new films “Pan” and “Freeheld”, as well as “Steve Jobs”, which prompts a look at other real-life figures have had multiple biopics made about them. Then filmmakers Bryan Carberry & Clay Tweel hit The Admiral’s Club to discuss their award-winning documentary “Finders Keepers”, now in theaters and video on demand everywhere.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “THANKS, HOLLYWOOD!” (w/Jeff Meacham) – “The Walk”, “Sicario” & “The Martian”

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Showcast Episode 120: Actor Jeff Meacham of “Black-ish” joins The Movie Guys fresh off the season two premiere the ABC sitcom. The movie talk flies about new releases “The Walk”, “Sicario” and “The Martian”, as well as a film that also featured Meacham, “Love & Mercy”. Plus, a look at how Hollywood has ruined overseas tourism.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “I AM SINGING AND READING BOTH” (w/Liz Manashil) – “The Intern”, “Hotel Transylvania 2”, “The Green Inferno”, “Pawn Sacrifice” & “99 Homes”

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Showcast Episode 119: It’s another big weekend of new releases as The Movie Guys preview “Hotel Transylvania 2”, “The Intern”, “The Green Inferno”, “Pawn Sacrifice” and “99 Homes”. Plus, special guest writer/director Liz Manashil hits The Admiral’s Club to talk about her new film now out on V.O.D. – “Bread and Butter”, and Bill Murray takes up most of ‘Karen’s Birthdays’.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CONFUSED PEOPLE IN OPEN SPACES MONTH CONTINUES” (w/Justin Ware & Brian James O’Connell) – “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”, “Captive”, “Black Mass” & “Everest”

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Showcast Episode 118: For some reason, the studios have chosen the seemingly unimportant day of September 18th to release a bunch of potentially interesting movies, and The Movie Guys are all over them – “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”, “Everest”, “Captive” and “Black Mass”. Plus, filmmakers and comedy troupe Dr. God cast members Brian James O’Connell & Justin Ware discuss their new horror/comedy “Bloodsucking Bastards”, now on V.O.D.

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THE MOVIE SHOWCAST: REFUELED (w/Nic LaRue) – “The Transporter: Refueled” & “A Walk in the Woods”

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Showcast Episode 116: This week’s Showcast has talk of new studio releases (including previews of “The Transporter: Refueled” & “A Walk in the Woods”) and talk of indies (with special guest Nic LaRue of FilmSnobbery.com). All this and there’s still time for a round of “What’s Nick Nolte Saying?” and a look at movie news.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “RENT PARTY” (w/Adam Pascal) – “No Escape” & “We Are Your Friends”

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Showcast Episode 115: Summer’s ending, but Hollywood never stops with the movie-making, and The Movie Guys are there to preview new releases “No Escape” and “We Are Your Friends”, which prompts an EDM/trailer noises mash-up. Then actor Adam Pascal, who originated the role of Roger Davis in “Rent” on Broadway, stops by to talk about his new movie musical, “Alleluia! The Devil’s Carnival”.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “ADAM MAKES A MOVIE” (w/Adam Rifkin) – “Sinister 2″, “American Ultra” & “Hitman: Agent 47″

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Showcast Episode 114: With the air conditioner humming along in The Admiral’s Club, The Movie Guys preview “Sinister 2”, “American Ultra” and “HItman: Agent 47”, plus take a look at the upcoming “Star Wars”-themed lands coming to Disney theme parks. Then prolific writer/director Adam Rifkin joins in for a full once-over of his career and a look at his newest film now available on VOD – “Shooting The Warwicks”.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “STRAIGHT OUTTA BURBANK” (w/Nick Santa Maria) – “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” & “Straight Outta Compton”

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Showcast Episode 113: The Movie Guys preview “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and “Straight Outta Compton”, firing up a round of the “Straight Outta…” game show. Then playwright and actor Nick Santa Maria hops in The Admiral’s Club to talk old movies, his musical “Real Men” and “Biffle & Shooster”, a series of 1930’s-themed comedy shorts coming to The Egyptian Theatre August 16th.

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THE MOVIE SHOWCAST LIVE FROM THE L.A. IMPROV COMEDY FEST (w/Joel Murray) – “The Gift”, “Fantastic Four”, “Ricki and The Flash” a

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Showcast Episode 112: It’s a big weekend of new films as The Movie Guys preview “Fantastic Four”, “Ricki and The Flash”, “The Gift” and “Shaun the Sheep: The Movie”. Then it’s off to Hollywood for a live broadcast from The 13th Annual Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival and a funny and candid roundtable with actor Joel Murray about the new documentary “I Am Chris Farley” with plenty of great stories about the late comedian.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “ROUGE NATION” (w/Darwin Harris & Mandy Schneider) – “Vacation”, “Southpaw” & “Mission: Impossible – Rogue

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Showcast Episode 111: Bart leads The Admiral’s Club in a Tom Cruise love fest as “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” hits theaters, along with “Vacation”. Plus, a Tom Cruise character quiz and a look back at “Southpaw”. Then, hosts of the upcoming celebrity interview show “Picture’s Up!”, Mandy Schneider & Darwin Harris, hit the studio for a table full of movie talk.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “PARTY AT MARCUS’S HOUSE” (w/Marcus Nispel) – “Ant-Man” & “Trainwreck”

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Showcast Episode 109: Director Marcus Nispel (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003), “Conan the Barbarian 3D”) joins The Movie Guys in studio and has stories for days as his new film “Exeter” hits DirecTV on demand, with a major release planned in theaters for August. Also, previews of new-in-theaters “Trainwreck” and “Ant-Man”, while Adam leads a few rounds of “Name the Marvel Character”.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “SHOWCAST SHMOWCAST” (w/Drew Boudreau) – “Minions”, “The Gallows” & “Self/Less”

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Showcast Episode 108: Improviser and Improv Shmimprov cast member Drew Boudreau joins Movie Guys Paul & Adam for a look at the week’s new releases – “Minions”, “Self/Less” & “The Gallows”. Plus, a round of Blumhouse Productions Mad Libs and a brief check-in on the Gridiron Heroes Foundation and a fond remembrance of the gone-too-soon TheDissolve.com.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “L.A. BOAT PARTY!” (w/Andy Peters & Paul Osborne) – “Spy”, “Entourage” & “Insidious: Chapter 3”

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Showcast Episode 103: It’s a week of Greatest Hits Guests as The Movie Guys welcome the triumphant return of Andy Peters, who sits in for previews of “Insidious: Chapter 3”, “Spy” & “Entourage”. Then director and popular guest of the Showcast Paul Osborne jumps in The Admiral’s Club to talk about the production of his latest film, “Cruel Hearts”. Also, a round of Retractions and a crap-ton of “Mad Max: Fury Road”.

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THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “DID WE MENTION IT STARS GEORGE CLOONEY?” (w/Chris Dowling) – “Tomorrowland” and “Poltergeist”

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Showcast Episode 101: The Movie Guys welcome their first guest of the next one hundred shows to The Admiral’s Club – Chris Dowling, director of “When Hope Grows”, now in theaters across the country! Also, Dr. Marvin the dog sits in the first half of the show for previews of “Tomorrowland”, “Poltergeist” and a quick look at other Disneyland-based movies in development. Plus, Karen’s Birthdays AND…it’s Karen’s Birthday!

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST’S 100TH EPISODE! (w/Jeffrey Baldinger) – “Mad Max: Fury Road” & “Pitch Perfect 2”

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Showcast Episode 100: The Movie Guys celebrate one hundred episodes of The Movie Showcast! Stand-up comic Jeffrey Baldinger sits in the whole show with house band The Boobé Sisters. New releases “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Pitch Perfect 2” get the preview treatment, plus The Boobés fire up a round of “Name That Movie” with classic film music, plus a clip retrospective a la ’70s sitcoms.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “HILLBILLY COP & UNGA BUNGA BOOBS” (w/Mike Burns) – “Hot Pursuit”

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Showcast Episode 99: Stand-up comic, writer and Karl Welzein alter-ego Mike Burns joins The Movie Guys for a far-too-thorough look at new release “Hot Pursuit” and a completely mental episode of “Indie Round-Up” covering “Maggie”, “Ex Machina”, “The D-Train”, “Welcome to Me” and “Slow West”. Plus breaking news from a DC Comics representative about their plan to continue announcing press releases every time Marvel makes $90 hundred million or so at the box office.

KELLOGG’S THE MOVIE SHOWCAST: AGE OF ULTRON-O’S (w/Joseph Scrimshaw) – “The Avengers: Age of Ultron”

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Showcast Episode 98: Adam’s in heaven as the only movie really worth talking about this week is “The Avengers: Age of Ultron”. Stand-up comic and RiffTrax writer Joseph Scrimshaw sits in, so The Movie Guys try their own hand at riffing to “Jurassic World”, “M:I 5” & “Furious 7”. Plus, a word from The Movie Guys’ latest sponsor, Kellogg’s Avengers: Age of Ultron Sweetened Cereal with Avengers Team Marshmallows!

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST, NOW ON SNEAKY-CAM (w/Melissa Villaseñor) – “The Age of Adaline”, “The Water Diviner” & “Little Boy”

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Showcast Episode 97: Impressionist and stand-up comic Melissa Villaseñor joins The Movie Guys for previews of new films “The Age of Adaline”, “The Water Diviner” & “Little Boy”. Plus, a trailer for the new, all-female “Avengers” movie and rousing rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and Karen’s Birthdays.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “SAD EMOTICON” (w/Katie Nehra) – “Unfriended”, “True Story”, “Child 44”, “Disneynature Monkey Kingdom” & “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”

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Showcast Episode 96: The Movie Guys reach once again towards The Guinness World Record for most movies previewed in one Showcast as they take on “Unfriended”, “Disneynature Monkey Kingdom”, “Child 44”, “True Story” and “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”. Also, Paul interviews writer/actress Katie Nehra about her new film “Alex of Venice”, also in theaters April 17th.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Chris Strompolos) – “The Longest Ride”

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Showcast Episode 95: It’s an Indiana Jones LOVEFEST as Chris Strompolos of “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation” hits The Admiral’s Club with updates on the greatest fan film ever made (for the uninitiated, it was shot over thirty-two years – suck it, “Boyhood”!). He talks about the film, the book and the new documentary that captures the making of the remake. Plus, a preview of the Scott Eastwood’s abs-a-thon known as “The Longest Ride” and an Indy-themed Karen’s Birthdays.