The Movie Guys Seventh Annual Holiday Special!
The Movie Guys’ 7th Annual Holiday Special! Much like Itchy, Malia & Lumpy waited for Chewbacca, The Movie Guys anxiously await the arrival of Rogue One with Mike J. Nichols & Luke Skywalker!
Star Wars
Movie Review – The BFG
How is The BFG, the first team up between Disney and director Steven Spielberg not a bigger deal?
Critics Don’t Matter
Critics and moviegoers just aren’t in line anymore
The Movie Showcast – Best of Sketches, Part 2
Ep. 147: This special edition of The Movie Showcast delivers up a sampling of sketches, games and bits from 2015 including popular recurring segments like “Karen’s Birthdays” and the opening “Attention”. Part Two includes special guests like Drew Boudreau, Jeffrey Baldinger, The Boobé Sisters, Glenn Morshower & more!
BATMAN: BAD BLOOD RED CARPET INTERVIEWS
Entertainment journalists kept warm in the confines of The Paley Center, patiently waiting for talent to arrive.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – BATMAN: BAD BLOOD
“Batman: Bad Blood” carries the torch for the new series (“Son of Batman”, “Batman vs. Robin”) and has it burn brighter than ever before.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CHUNKY PEE” (w/Sarah Burns) – “In The Heart of the Sea” & “The Big Short”
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 AND THE STARLIGHTERS (w/Harry Waters, Jr. & Don Fullilove) – “Burnt”, “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” & “Our Brand is Crisis”
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”.
STAR WARS VILLAINS: THE BEST AND WORST OF THE DARK SIDE
Let’s rank and review 6 Star Wars villains, narrowed down to the darkest of the Dark Side
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “ADAM MAKES A MOVIE” (w/Adam Rifkin) – “Sinister 2″, “American Ultra” & “Hitman: Agent 47″
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”.
SUPERFLACK (DON’T GET DOWN ON MARVEL)
Marvel has tapped into everything that made it successful as a comic book champ, and has now translated it to film.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “SUPERBAD ON DRUGS” (w/Shannon McClung) – “Inside Out” & “Dope”
Showcast Episode 105: The long L.A. Drought is over! PIXAR is back! After a two year wait, The Movie Guys finally preview a new Pixar movie, “Inside Out”, as well as Sundance hit “Dope”, all with the help of special guest Shannon McClung. Plus, a look ahead to Comic-Con 2015 and outtakes of voice actors who were cut from the latest PIXAR movie.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
The title says it all.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 15TH ANNUAL PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL – PART 2
Ray Schillaci recaps more of the best of the fest from The 2015 Phoenix Film Festival, including “Slow West”, “Exeter” and “White God”.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – PREDESTINATION
Aided by a complex story, interesting characters and tight direction, the Spierigs deliver a powerful punch that has you talking about the film long after it is over
THE TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014…A SECOND (AND THIRD) OPINION
It’s Oscar Sunday, and with The Oscar Rant out there, more opinions have popped up about the ten best films of 2014.
WHAT IS IT WITH THE FOURTH ONE?
Sometimes a story will continue on into a fourth installment (and beyond). That’s where it gets interesting.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST CLOSE-UP (w/Natalie Lipka & Wayne Frazier) – “Wild” & “The Pyramid”
Showcast Episode 78: Movie Talk meets Actor Talk as “Hollywood Close-Up” co-hosts Natalie Lipka and Wayne Frazier join The Movie Guys for industry chat. Plus, previews of “Wild”, which you’ve probably heard of, “The Pyramid”, which you probably haven’t, and a focus group is brought in to see if they’ve EVER heard of the new Nicolas Cage film “Dying of the Light”.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART THREE – SUPERHERO FILMS
The title says it all. Part three of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest superhero films per year for the last forty or so years.
Kneel Before Aud – 10/28/14
Audrey Kearns sits down and chats with The Movie Guys’ Paul Preston about, well just about everything – Star Wars, superheroes, film making, film buffs, Doctor Who, terrible Catholic School memories, acting and so much more.
I MISS GENE HACKMAN
Gene Hackman had an extraordinary ability to be in a wide variety of films and be authentic in each of them. I ALWAYS bought him. And it seems he’s going to stay retired…
MOVIE REVIEW – GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
James Gunn not only got it right, but he’s possibly pulled off the best Marvel movie yet.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “IT’S MAGIC” (w/David Minkin) – “Lucy”, “Hercules” & “And So it Goes”
Showcast Episode 60: Just in time for Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight”, magician David Minkin joins The Movie Guys in studio to talk movies and blow our minds with a couple of tricks. Plus, previews of “Hercules”, “And So It Goes” and “Lucy” with guest co-host, and “Mom On Movies” podcaster Mike J. Nichols, who brings more “Star Wars” archives to the show.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART TWO – HORROR
The title says it all. Part two of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest horror movies per year for the last forty or so years.
THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME, PART ONE – COMEDIES
The title says it all. Part one of The Movie Guys “Best of All Time” series looks at the greatest comedy films per year for the last forty or so years.
THE LATEST – GHOSTBUSTERS, THE TERMINATOR & HARRY POTTER – 6/10/14
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes the Dawns of both Justice and “Gotham”, “Ghostbusters” 30th anniversary begins and a Harry Potter reunion.
THE LATEST – DEVIL’S DUE, MARTIN SCORSESE & TWIN PEAKS – 1/29/14
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a Golden Globes recap, Scorsese on the future of movies and Devil Baby Attack!
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “ME, HUNKY” (w/John Steven Rocha) – “I, Frankenstein”
Showcast Episode 34: Hunky Frankenstein returns to The Admiral’s Club to protest “I, Frankenstein”. Plus, a look at movie news, Paul fights a cold, and guest John Steven Rocha joins The Movie Guys for Oscar talk.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “MANUARY” (w/Robert Reeves) – “The Legend of Hercules” & “Lone Survivor”
Showcast Episode 32: The Movie Guys kick off 2014 with a fresh batch of New Year’s resolutions, then launch into previews of “The Legend of Hercules” and “Lone Survivor”. Then guest and “Star Wars” fan filmmaker Robert Reeves stops by The Admiral’s Club for a crap-ton of “Star Wars” talk. Also, guest co-host Mike J. Nichols sits in the whole show!
BRUCE DERN’S SILENT RUN
In an alternate reality, Jack Nicholson never replaced Bruce Dern as stoned convict/lawyer George Hanson in “Easy Rider” and Dern went on to have the superstar career.
WALT DISNEY PICTURES PRESENTS THE MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Joe Kraemer) – “Frozen”, “Homefront” & “Oldboy”
Showcast Episode 28: It’s a holiday weekend, so The Movie Guys serve up previews of all the new films, including “Frozen”, “Homefront” and “Oldboy”, as well as a look at movie news. Plus, film score composer and songwriter Joe Kraemer talks about writing the music for “Jack Reacher” and joins in a round of “Name That Tune: Film Score Edition”.
THE LATEST – GRAVITY, THOR & AVATAR – 11/26/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes an “Avatar” theme park, first glimpses of “Batman Vs. Superman” and “Star Wars, Episode 7” and David Lynch makes quinoa.
THE LATEST – HARRISON FORD, THE AVENGERS & STAR WARS – 9/26/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes videos and reports about Harrison Ford, “Star Wars” and “The Avengers”, plus bad news for PIxar fans who are looking forward to a new movie from them in 2014.
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 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.
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.
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”.
THE LATEST – GENERAL ZOD, ROBOCOP & THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK – 5/1/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes big changes for Grauman’s Chinese Theater, behind-the-scenes photos from “The Empire Strikes Back” and a message from General Zod.
MOVIE REVIEW – “RAIDING THE LOST ARK: A FILMUMENTARY”
Movie Guy Justin Bowler fills Indiana Jones fans in on an inventive new feature-length documentary about “Raiders of the Lost Ark” that’s available for free on Vimeo.