Rounding out the last of the Oscar-nominated Best Picture films, Movie Guy Paul Preston reviews “Philomena”, “The Wolf of Wall Street” and his pick for best of 2013, “Captain Phillips”
Movie Guy Paul Preston’s annual, over-thorough once-over of all the categories – who will win, who should win, and the Top 10 Films of 2013
Showcast Episode 39: The Movie Guys are LIVE! from the Oscars red carpet…setup area, where construction workers are hauling ass to make Hollywood & Highland ready for TV. Paul, Karen and Adam go over the major nominees and give their Top 5 films of 2013. Plus, previews of “Non-Stop” and “Son of God” and an Oscar version of Karen’s Birthdays!
One of Alexander Payne’s great strengths as a filmmaker is in showing how great drama is always meshed with surrounding comedy.
Matthew and Jared are going to win the Oscar. But, I’m not on this bandwagon! Let the review begin.
We want new stories. Enter a film about American slavery based on a book written in 1853. Sure, the story isn’t new, the subject matter is familiar, yet the execution is completely innovative.
Showcast Episode 38: Comic book talk runs amok as special guest Heath Corson (“Justice League: War”) comes to The Admiral’s Club for good movie chat and previews of “Pompeii” and “3 Days to Kill”. Also, a look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Pompeii”, the Vesuvian weather forecast, and Karen comes back to the show just in time for a whole segment on “Ghostbusters”.
In a movie age where more and more is being thrown on the screen – more computer effects, bigger armies of monsters and baddies, numbingly epic running times – “Gravity” shows the beauty that can result in paring down.
What is The Movie Guys announce the films that will be screening in competition at this year’s Phoenix Film Festival?
Showcast Episode 37: Love is in the air as a quartet of romantic films get previewed, including “Winter’s Tale”, “Endless Love”, “About Last Night”…and the most romantic of all, “Robocop”. Also, Creepy ’80s Songs, future Robo-remakes, plus rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and “5 Questions for Other Guests” with special guest Matt Braunger!
I do not have a degree in film or writing, and do not have any authority to speak on film theory. That being said, I will expunge those thoughts and focus on what I am good at… judging people.
HER has more in common with CASABLANCA than THE TERMINATOR. But it is a love story between a man and an artificial personality designed to learn and empathize with him.
Here Comes The Devil taps into some real fears and uses surprisingly realistic dramatic turns, but there are dark forces at work in this shocking horror film from Mexico.
Showcast Episode 36: New release “The Monuments Men” inspires The Movie Guys to form a Modern Art Monuments Men, plus the “Vampire Academy” is full, prompting a call to the Vampire Technical Institute and another round of Adam Witt’s Film Fix, where Adam determines the exact drug to take to fully enjoy “The Lego Movie”. Also, a Philip Seymour Hoffman tribute and special guest Doug Karo sits in the whole show!
I love indie films because they tackle subject matter in a new and refreshing perspective, since they are not victims to the constraints of Hollywood box-heads (You know who you are, Box-heads).
Showcast Episode 35: The Movie Guys are great at talking movies. That doesn’t stop them from trying to talk about other things like The Super Bowl with guest Kevin McGeehan. Also: A 2013 Year in Review segment, Karen reports on Sundance from Park City and the whole crew takes a stab at storytelling a la Kevin’s podcast, “Funny Cuz It’s True”.
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a Golden Globes recap, Scorsese on the future of movies and Devil Baby Attack!
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.
Movie Guys Paul & Karen announce their involvement in this year’s Phoenix Film Festival, introducing the 2014 poster art and talking about upcoming pre-fest screenings.
Showcast Episode 33: It’s a big, four-movie weekend with new releases “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit”, “Devil’s Due”, “The Nut Job” and “Ride Along” given a full once-over by The Movie Guys and special guest Michael Coleman. Plus, rapid-fire rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and Karen’s Birthdays.
I doubt any conscious film viewer would deem it wise to take any one biopic as authority on a certain subject. Any individual movie cannot be an authority over a whole, complicated life.
It’s award season again. Actors…please don’t embarrass me.
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!
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Karen Volpe called in to talk to their WBAD.NET comrades and brothers-from-different-mothers, The Hater Nation’s MC Hater and Ali, about the best films of 2013, which included CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, IRON MAN 3, BAD GRANDPA and more, leaving a litle time for a quick once-over of the worst films as well.
New movie trailers include “22 Jump Street”, “Blended”, “Cheap Thrills”, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”, “Draft Day”, “Edge of Tomorrow”, “The Expendables 3”, “Godzilla”, “How to Train Your Dragon 2” and “Million Dollar Arm”
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes Paul Rudd’s ongoing “Conan” joke, the launch of the 2014 Oscars Telecast campaign & new movie posters.
Movie Guy Paul Preston called into the Christmas party going on in studio at The Tom & Suzie Show on WBAD.NET. He joined fellow WBAD-ers The Hater Nation and others to talk the holidays, what The Movie Guys is all about and film in general, including why there are no poorly-reviewed slave movies.
Showcast Episode 31: The Admiral’s Club runs red and green with holiday madness as The Movie Guys celebrate in old-school fashion. They cover the latest movies with a gift exchange, caroling, storytime, a cooking segment, a Christian perspective segment and a Santa tracker charting the whereabouts of Ron Burgundy.
Movie Guy Matteo Molinari takes us behind the scenes of an Adam Sandler script-generating session at the Happy Madison offices.
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.
Showcast Episode 30: It’s long title week as The Movie Guys preview “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas”. Plus, comic Joe Canale sits in the whole show for YouTube Movie Reviews and a look at the films in theaters now….still.
Showcast Episode 29: The Movie Guys burn through previews of “Out of the Furnace” and “Inside Llewyn Davis”, then special guest Ted Raimi holds court and proves himself a real Movie Guy. Plus, Hollywood’s economic plan for America, a look at celebrity birthdays and pretty much a wall-to-wall Coen Brothers love fest!
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Karen Volpe appear on The BTS Radio Show to talk about The Movie Showcast, what’s new in theaters and how The Movie Guys came about with host Brian T. Shirley.
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”.
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.
Showcast Episode 27: The sequel “Catching Fire” inspires an exciting episode of The Hunger Games of The Network Stars, featuring the death of scores of ’70s TV stars. Plus, a preview of “Delivery Man”, and a look at how Vince Vaughn got so affable. Then, TV & film actor Joel Murray sits in to talk movies and delivers an unforgettable NFL Films cast list read.
Showcast Episode 26: After 14 years, the sequel “The Best Man Holiday” is here, so The Movie Guys look at other 1999 films that could use a sequel. Plus, a preview of “Nebraska” and a full-on interview with Superego’s Matt Gourley, complete with Bond talk, a “Scrooged”-themed holiday movie preview, Five Questions for Other Guests, and Karen’s comedy closer – this week’s celebrity birthdays.
The Movie Guys head up a Tugg screening of the film “Favor” at the NoHo7 Theaters in North Hollywood, CA with pre-screening interviews, crowd giveaways and a Q&A featuring cast and crew.
Showcast Episode 25: After a preview of “Thor: The Dark World”, The Movie Guys provide a glimpse of what life must be like on Asgard. Also, a preview of “The Book Thief” inspires a game of “You’ve Been Greenlit!”, a game of vocabulary skill where keywords in your plot can win you an Oscar. Then comedian and actor Matt McCarthy hits the studio for a preview of “About Time” and tons of great talk about movies and professional wrestling.
Showcast Episode 24: The Movie Guys are joined for the whole show by comedian Ken Barnard to preview “Free Birds” and “Last Vegas”. Plus, “Ender’s Game” inspires an enshrining ceremony for The International Order of Ornate Sci-Fi and Fantasy Names. Also, fiery rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and Karen’s Birthdays.