The Drive-In Speaker Box

If we just wiggle our hands, anything is possible.

2012-02-09T19:07:00.000-08:00

We were both grumpy today. And how. The seethe was palpable in the air, and we did our best to harness it for good radio comedy. Up on review this week were the "Stop calling me, Harry Potter" Dan Radcliffe-helmed Woman in Black by Hammer Horror(!) and the young super hero archetypal angstgasm chronicle Chronicle, which started strong and fizzled in the second half due to the prescribed arc the writers were determined the film follow. Shame, but it was a good attempt at tapping into the comic book mythologies we're already so used to. As for Woman in Black, the Boom Operator was marginally-impressed with it as a chiller. I've been a huge fan of the book/stage play/1989 BBC film since I was a wee scared kiddie, so I'll probably catch this before too long.

We heard music from the following:

127 Hours - A. R. Rahman
28 Days Later - John Murphy
Ladyhawke - The Alan Parsons Project
Hawk the Slayer - Harry Robertson
Blue Velvet - Angelo Badalamenti

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We're trying not to go insane folks...

2012-02-09T19:04:00.000-08:00

Sour moods abounded on this last show of January, in which we suffered yet another technological meltdown. The day in which I and/or the Boom Operator greet the next software malfunction with a genuine psychotic break and thereafter lay waste to the studio with a rusty piece of rebar is soon approaching. Anyway, we started the show with the delectable (and hard to assemble) soundtrack to Hobo with a Shotgun, a nice bit of postmodern musical patchwork. It was a typically scatterbrained show: topics ranged from the treachery of Netflix to the penile-regurgitation scene in the recent Piranha 3D. We ended with reviews of Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method and the Oscar-fellating Hollywood meta-wank The Artist, which followed Hugo's trend of self-congratulatory cinematic historicism. Le meh.

We heard music from:

Hobo with a Shotgun - Various
Brick - Nathan Johnson with the Cinematic Underground
Tokyo Godfathers - Various
Big Trouble in Little China - John Carpenter
The Artist - Ludovic Bors
Terminator - Brad Fiedel

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A timely podcast for a change.

2012-01-24T13:05:00.000-08:00

After a bit of trouble getting started (we forgot the magical hard drive that contains all our scores), we began to cobble together this week's show from old podcast sound clips and scraped-together scores we happened to have on-hand; much like the film Frankenhooker. After seeing a retrospective today over at Cinemassacre.com, I demanded the Boom Operator play the score to Supergirl, the second-dumbest film Peter O-Toole has ever been in. This provoked waves of nostalgia and an incipient boner as I remembered my crush on a young Helen Slater. We got off on a tangent about how film trailers have become more "filmic" than the actual films they precede. How very Baudrillard! We concluded by reviewing the Beckinsale-bootyganza: Underworld VII: The Requickening, and Soderbergh's action-film-as-dowdy-realism Haywire. Both films got a firm, distended thumb in no particular direction. They exist.

We heard music from:

Supergirl, 1984 - Jerry Goldsmith
Electric Dreams, 1984 - Giorgio Moroder
The Dark Crystal, 1982 - Trevor Jones
Pitch Black, 2000 - Graeme Revell
The Informant, 2009 - Marvin Hamlish

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1 - 9 - 12 Catch up

2012-01-24T12:58:00.000-08:00

The Gaffer and I are going to just post this freaking episode online so you can get it. We're behind on our web post, so for all you podcasters, we're sucky, we know, we'll do better. 2012 has just kept us so busy with action, adventure, groupies, fame, fortune and all that noise...so we have'nt been around computers that much.

So anyway, here's last weeks show. Look for this weeks show to be posted soon.

-Boom

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We're getting back up to speed.

2012-01-24T12:36:00.000-08:00

Another catch up podcast for January while we acclimate ourselves to 2012. This one is chock full of angsty movie reviews no less. Tune in!

We heard music from the following:
Risky Business - Tangerine Dream (1983)
Bird on a Wire - Hans Zimmer (1990)
I Heart Huckabees - Jon Brion (2004)
Kundun - Phillip Glass (1997)
The Constant Gardener - Alberto Iglesias (2005)

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Worst of 2011 Roundup!

2012-01-20T13:53:00.000-08:00

We are so late on this podcast it's not even funny.
Our web game has been inexcusably lacking lately. So we're sorry damnit. DOwnload this show, cause it's two hours of non-stop ranting about why 2011 is the beginning of the end of Hollywood.

Dig it.
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It's the Christmas special 2011!

2011-12-24T12:57:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho Howdy folks!

The Gaffer and I love to bring you some of our favorite holiday traditions and memories each year in a two hour special filled with laughs, joy and rage. This year is no different as we discussed favorite films, things we remember as kids, and things that piss us off royal at Christmas. We also prepped you guys for a very successful Holiday edition of Tavern Trivia that took place the other day. We hope that you guys have a wonderful holiday, and we'll see you soon with a full report of the worst movies of 2011!

We heard music from the following films:
Home Alone - John Williams (1990)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Various (1989)
Silent Night, Deadly Night - Perry Botkin (1984)
Lethal Weapon - Micheal Kamen (1987)
Ernest Saves Christmas - Mark Snow (1988)
Seasame Street - All I Want for Christmas

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So many reviews, So little time.

2011-12-05T12:03:00.000-08:00

A bevy of reviews this week! We had our hands full talking about new releases, as well as paying tribute to the late, occasionally great Ken Russell, who passed away early this week after a varied career. We managed to trot out some of the scores to a few of his films, then got down to the business of reviewing Take Shelter, Hugo, The Muppets, and, mournfully, Twilight Colon Breaking Dawn Hyphen Part One Ellipsis the last of which caused the Boom Operator to have a pretty amusing meltdown, for obvious reasons. The worst part about all this Twilight horseshit is that it ISN'T OVER. We still have to endure another year of billion-dollar-earning mediocrity before the chalking off this turgid franchise and moving on. Other than that, the films we saw last week were pretty good. We're both happy to see the Muppets back in action. There's just something about those tactile puppeteering effects that trump CG every time, but that's a rant we've trotted out far too often.

Altered States - John Corigliano (1980)
Women in Love - Georges Delerue (1969)
Gothic - Thomas Dolby (1986)
The Lost Boys - Various (1987)
The Muppets - Various (2011)

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Thanksgiving week, and what are we thankful for?

2011-11-22T13:17:00.000-08:00

Wow, what a Monday this was. Thank the great demon lord this is a short holiday week because the Boom Operator had an audible meltdown due to crankiness-induced aphasia, but other than that we dolled out practiced cynicism with due alacrity, taking down Lars Von Trier's teenager-in-a-black-turtleneck film Melancholia, a decent flick with a decent concept housed in a whingey lugubriosity befitting a high school freshman who just went off his lithium. It was a frustrating film that obviously cribbed from Tarkovsky's Solaris and The Sacrifice, influences I'm impressed that Von Trier has. Personally, I blame Twilight for the overall feeling of gloom pervading our persons and, indeed, the entire nation-state. Thanksgiving break can't come soon enough for us. We gabbed about muppets and upcoming DVD releases including, I shit you not, a movie called Antfarm Dickhole, which is about, um, well, what it advertises. Again, I blame Twilight. - The Gaffer

Berserk - Susumu Hirasawa (1997)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey - David Newman (1991)
Black Belt Jones - Luchi DeJesus (1974)
21 Grams - Gustavo Santaolalla (2003)
Broken Flowers - Mulu Astatke (2005)

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There's a time and a place for everything...

2011-11-15T09:45:00.001-08:00

Talk of the Hunger Games trailer lead us (somehow) to a space-themed show for this episode, along with discussions of the dystopian gladiator genre ala Battle Royale, Rollerball, Running Man, et al. I've read the Suzanne Collins novels, which have been one of the bigger Young Adult novel crazes of the last couple years, and they're meh-grade, breezy beach novels. But as I've said before, moderate novels often make good cinematic adaptations, so this/these film(s) might be something worth considering. The rest of the show was largely spent heckling the Boom Operator for my making him watch the cinematic trollathon that was Human Centipede II. My, but this film was a gem to behold, the filmic equivalent of "2 Girls 1 Cup" in its existential pointlessness and snickering repugnance. The Boom Operator stomped around and ranted for the entire duration of the film, which included inky blasts of diarrhea, a centipede suppository, and a fetal curb-stomp, among other things. I happen to be one of the few people who thinks that Dutch pervert (is that redundant?) Tom Six is actually a mordant comedian who is absolutely in on this filthy joke, and having a lot of fun telling it. And lest you were wondering, Human Centipede III is in pre-production...

Event Horizon - Micheal Kamen & Orbital
Solaris - Sound clip from new, Edward Artemiev old
Battle Royale - 2000
Running Man - Harold Faltermeyer
Sunshine - John Murphy

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November is here! Time for Christmas.....

2011-11-14T14:43:00.000-08:00

The Boom Operator and I must have been hopped up on goofballs for this podcast, because things got weird. We were fresh from our Halloween break and had a bevy of reviews to catch up on. We caught Real Steel, that Hugh Jackman movie that looked like a hybrid of Over the Top and Robot Jox. I can get behind throwaway entertainment when it involves robot punches, but that smug little kid ruined the movie for me. I spent the last hour of the movie wanting the robots to beat that little bastard into liquid with their giant robot fists. We went on to consider the reasonably spooky Paranormal Activity 3, and then the Boom Operator went solo on In Time and Tower Heist. The lackluster film season doesn't look to be stopping soon, so check out future podcasts for ample vitriol.

Die Hard - Michael Kamen (1988)
Escape from NY - John Carpenter (1981)
Ferris Bueller's Day off - Various (1986)
Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure - "In Time" (1989)

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Three Hour Halloween Special 2011!

2011-11-09T08:54:00.000-08:00

(Sorry this is late, we swore we posted this right after airing it, but I'm an idiot and forgot to click "post")

Here it is: the Halloween special that our entire radio year pinnacles toward. We had a surprising lack of guests on the show, with the exception of perennial ghoul Grim Gravesly, who shambled in and chided myself and the Boom Operator for our awful puns (my personal favorite was Die-agra). But, for the most part we focused our 3-hour special on the music, stopping only to discuss some horror movie tropes, like how arbitrary and random it is to kill Boogeymen like Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger when their survival is inevitable. We also discussed horror genre trends, how we moved from psychological, heterodoxy-driven films to slashers, and the newer trend of voyeuristic "torture-porn". Halloween Tavern Trivia falls this Wednesday, and you don't want to miss that. Trust me.

Ed Wood - Howard Shore (1994)
Candyman - Phillip Glass (1992)
Bone Eater - Chuck Cirino (2007)
Tenebre - Goblin (1982)
The Frighteners - Danny Elfman (1996)
Friday the 13th - Harry Manfredini (1980)
Ghostbusters 2 - Various (1989)
Scanners - Howard Shore (1981)
Return of the Living Dead - Various (1985)
The Horror Of Dracula - James Bernard (1958)
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires - James Bernard (1974)
Transylvania Twist - Chuck Cirino (1989)

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Last podcast before the Halloween Special!

2011-10-20T08:34:00.000-07:00

This is the last episode before our Halloween special; can you feel the Eldritch particles in the very air we breathe?? I thought so. In this podcast we discussed the "occupy" movement and would-be populist Michael Moore's attempts to capitalize on it. I did a quick review of George Clooney's The Ides of March to cap off this political diversion: meh. Then we delved back into ghosts and ghoulies: the new Hellraiser film is out, straight-to-DVD, and the first not to star Doug Bradley as Pinhead. This is obviously a lamentable attempt to keep the copyright for a still-planned remake; I'm sure it's terrible. The Boom Operator and I watched John Carpenter's gut-churning classic The Thing in preparation for the new prequel/remake (premake?). We expected to be disappointed by the CGI and the basic premise (to ruin some of the ambiguity of the first film) and we were, but not quite to the extent that we hated it. To cap things off we talked about the British sleeper Attack the Block which featured some rascally London chavs battling an alien invasion. This one we can recommend without ambiguity.

We heard music from the following films:
Alien Resurrection - John Frizzel (1997)
Predator - Alan Silvestri (1987)
The Day the Earth Stood Still - Bernard Herrman
The Thing - John Carpenter / Ennio Morricone (1982)
The Thing - Marco Beltrami (2011)

Boy these podcasts are starting to get spooky!

2011-10-13T06:59:00.000-07:00

Can you feel the ambient horror permeating the sepulchral October air? The Boom Operator and I certainly can: podcasts, parties, and Tavern Trivia are all being primed for the following weeks, and all are going to be immersed in the spooky spirit of the times. We tried to slowly seep into the October horror mien with music from John Carpenter who, his flaws notwithstanding, composes his own eery, electro-minimalist scores. Later I ended up going on a tangent about Jesusween. Goddamn Jesusween is a thing, y'all! Apparently some Christians, who I guess regard Halloween as occultish, Satanic, or otherwise totally awesome, are starting this Halloween alternative where healthy treats and Bibles are handed out instead of candy. I guess they need more reasons for people to laugh at them. Anyway, my favorite part of this show was playing music from the old LucasArts game Grim Fandango, which we both love. Our time-honored Halloween Special will air October 24th, Tavern Trivia is October 12th, and Beat Bachs' Halloween Dance Party is October 28th. This is an exciting time to be alive.

We heard music from the following:
28 Days Later - John Murphy (2002)
Big Trouble in Little China - John Carpenter (1986)
Corpse Bride - Danny Elfman (2005)
Grim Fandango - Peter McConnel (1998)
Magic - Jerry Goldsmith (1978)

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October is here!

2011-10-06T11:01:00.001-07:00

October has arrived. The month of creepy-crawlies, ghoulies, and gewgaws. Soon, pumpkins will line the streets and high fructose candies will line our stomachs. Needless to say, this is the Boom Operator and I's favorite time of year, and we started off right with a review of campy horror-comedy Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. Our verdict: good, harmless fun. We also disappeared briefly into our faux-intellectual asses to discuss the rise of internet "review culture" and the popularity of sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, who offer aggregate critic scores and can distinctly impact whether the casual viewer will view/validate a film. I'm a big fan of Metacritic; they often expose me to great limited-release films, but there are drawbacks to only seeking out the "best".

Stay tuned for next week's show, particularly if you're interested in the upcoming Tavern Trivia.

Don't forget to donate to our cause over at EXTRA-LIFE.ORG

This week we heard music from:
Judge Dredd - Alan Silvestri (1995)
Howard Shore - Spider (2002)
What Dreams May Come - Micheal Kamen (1995)
To live and Die in LA - Wang Chung (1985)
Swamp Thing- Harry Manfredini (1982)

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Catwoman, trivia nights & a dull weekend at the movies

2011-09-29T11:36:00.000-07:00

So, we've been following the set-reveals and discussion surrounding Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Yesterday we got a sneak peek at Anne Hathaway's Catwoman costume...and it pretty much looks exactly like 1960s sex-kitten Julie Newmar. What the hell? Given that Nolan has been trying to make his Batman films as "realistic" and gritty as possible, I have no idea how they are going to play this. We'll see. Neither the Boom Operator or I caught any new movies this week, as the prominent releases starred Taylor Lautner and an animated lion from 1994, but I'd like to see Moneyball at some point, in spite of its accolades as an "Oscar-contender." Most of the talk was about the Faustian decline of Tim Burton, the lack of appreciation of Terry Gilliam, and our impending second plunge into bar trivia.

Speaking of which, Tavern Trivia part deux was another success! Thanks to all who braved the BBBBQ motorcycle rally and showed up, even that team of drunken troglodytes named *sigh* the "Weiner-Dicks." And if I have learned anything from our "Draw Your Own Poster" phase, it's that people love to draw dicks. You sick bastards. Our next trivia night will be Tuesday, October 11th, so pencil us in.

We heard music from the following films:
Bachelor Party - Various (1985)
Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - Jeff Dana (2009)
Mission to Mars - Ennio Morricone (2000)
The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer (2008)
The Fifth Element - Eric Serra (1997)
Time Bandits - Audio Clip (1981)

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Talk like a Pirate Day Podcast!

2011-09-20T08:55:00.001-07:00

So, Monday, September 19th was "Talk Like a Pirate Day," and the Boom Operator and I eagerly seized on that fact and made asses of ourselves for this entire podcast. We also used the, um, holiday(?) as an excuse to play music from an assortment of pirate films, taking a break to talk shop about the new Nicolas Winding Refn film we both saw this weekend, Drive. The short review: we liked, if not quite loved, this flick, and I expect it will help move Refn from little-known Tarantino emulator to hipster-crowd darling. It should be interesting to see where he goes from here. We interjected some of the electro-house from the film's wildly popular soundtrack before returning to swashbuckling with an audio clip from Roman Polanski's Pirates!

For those of you who follow our shenanigans here in Northwest Arkansas: Tavern Trivia at Smoke 'n Barrel will be back next week on Wednesday the 28th! We're in negotiations to make this more than a monthly affair, so get your brains lubed-up, get excited, and stay tuned.

We heard music from the following films:
Cutthroat Island - John Debney (1995)
7th Voyage of Sinbad - Bernard Herrmann (1958)
The Goonies - Dave Grusin (1985)
Drive - Kavinsky & Cliff Martinez (2011)
Pirates! - Audio from Walter Matthau (1986)

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Yub Nub and Lapti Nek, Ya'll

2011-09-13T12:54:00.001-07:00

What did we get up to this week? Other than insulting Sarah Jessica Parker, which earned the ire of one fan, we reviewed Oscar-contender Shark Night and the MMA-boosting Warrior. But, eventually talk lead to this week's Star Wars Blu-Ray release and ol' goiter-neck Lucas's continued tinkering with the beloved saga, and lord did that ever lead to a rant. I reiterated most of what I said in an old Pajiba review of that scatological Clone Wars movie. Eventually, we decided to relinquish all sense of dignity and performed impressions of Star Wars characters (and let it be known, I can do an excellent Salacious Crumb). Obviously that was my favorite part of the show. Growing up, my brother had every figure of the Max Reebo band, and we would do onomatopoeia renditions of the cantina music. Ah, memories.

We heard music from the following films:
American Gladiators - Bill Conti & Dan Milner (1989)
Bourne Identity - John Powell (2002)
Cobra - Sylvester Levay (1986)
Return of The Jedi (B-Sides) - Meco & John Williams
Jaws - John Williams (1975)

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A podcast to bite your ankles off!

2011-09-12T14:20:00.000-07:00

This week we had a running theme of tiny critters, mostly on account of the Boom Operator and I having seen Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, which featured menacing yeti-gremlins, and Apollo 18, which featured SPOILER some rocks. Naturally, this inspired a show filled with music from a bevy of little beast movies. Well, beasts, critters, tiny people, or flatulent midgets. Ugh, is Garbage Pail Kids still on Netflix Instant? Check that out when you feel the inkling to whiz 80 minutes down your leg. Anyway, we also talked how much we pwned our first live performance/trivia show at Smoke & Barrel. Seriously, we packed the house and thrilled the masses with wit and savoir faire. Evan, our generous host/co-owner of Smoke & Barrel has locked us in for every last Wednesday of the month. We're in negotiations to do more, but will need fan support/outcry to make that happen. Stay tuned.

We heard music from the following films:

Trilogy of Terror - Bob Cobert (1975)
Fantastic Planet - Alan Goreguer (1973)
Garbage Pail Kids - Various (1987)
Gremlins - Jerry Goldsmith (1985)
Arthur and the Invisibles - Eric Serra (2006)

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A little something for everyone.

2011-09-12T11:31:00.000-07:00

This week we had a great time in the studio getting ready for our first Tavern Trivia night at a local watering hole. We also reviewed the films Our Idiot Brother and 30 Minutes or Less. One was surprisingly better than the other. You'll have to listen to find out which. We discussed odd remakes, retiring director rumors and brought back some classic scores from the vaults for all our recent new listeners. Enjoy!

We heard music from the following:
Oldboy - Hyun-jung Shim (2003)
Oceans Twelve - David Holmes (2004)
Peter Gun - Henry Mancini (1958)
Spaceballs - John Morris (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop - Harold Faltermeyer (1984)

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What makes nostalgia?

2011-08-23T13:42:00.000-07:00

Boy did we have a lot of ground to cover this week! Reviewing three films in one show as well as touching on a weeks worth of goings on in the world of film. Over the weekend we watched the new Tribe Called Quest documentary as well as the new Conan and Fright Night movies. You'll have to listen to find out which we thought was pretty good and which we thought was a stale turd. We also had a great discussion about what makes things "nostalgic" and the future for nostalgia in the digital age. This is surely a podcast not to be missed!

We heard music from the following films:
Ghostbusters 2 - Bobby Brown and New Edition (1989)
Beats Rhymes & Life - The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest - (2011)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - John Williams (2002)
Lost in Translation - Various (2003)
Lost in Space (TV) - John Williams & others (1965)

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Cowboys, sexy romps, battleships and slow head shaking.

2011-08-04T12:06:00.000-07:00

Boy did we have fun in the studio this week! So much to talk about! We reviewed Cowboys and Aliens as well as Friends With Benefits. We discussed global politics and gave you tips on how to become a millionaire in 8 weeks! You best download this one.

We played music from the following films:

Naked Gun 2 1/2 - Ira Newborn (1991)
The Hunt For Red October - Basil Poledouris (1990)
The Golden Child - Micheal Colombier (1986)
The Talented Mr. Ripley - Gabriel Yared (1999)
Planet of the Apes (TV) - Lalo Schiffrin
Cowboys & Aliens - Harry Gregson - Williams (2011)

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Flag waiving patriotic madness.

2011-08-04T12:03:00.000-07:00

Tonight's show was all about patriotic badassery. Granted, neither of us get off waiving flags around and calling crap in our caps macaroni, but we were definitely enjoying playing music from a bunch of films about secret military ops, one man armies, and other general elite squad goings on. All of this of course led up to our review of the new Captain America: The First Avenger film.

Rambo 2 - Jerry Goldsmith (1985)
Operation Crossbow - Ron Goodwin (1965)
Philadelphia Experiment - Ken Wannberg (1984)
Rex Steele Nazi Smasher - Ryan Shore (2004)
Commando - James Horner (1985)

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Brimming with sexy goodness....

2011-07-19T07:08:00.000-07:00

We apologize for this podcast being such a large download this week...but it was the only way to contain all the awesome that ensued. We discussed all manners of ridiculous movie news including but not limited to: Rupert Murdoch's crazy ass, The Dark Tower crumbling, the Evil Dead Remake, Harry Potter breaking every record you can think of, and fond memories of watching our first sex scenes on screen. This podcast is completely worth the download...if you don't think so, then you're dead to me.
We heard music from:

King Solomon's Mines - Jerry Goldsmith (1985)
The Evil Dead - Joseph LoDuca (1981)
The Touch - Basil Poledouris (2002)
The Last Unicorn - America (1982)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Various - (1971)

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I don't think we could cram more into this podcast if we tried...

2011-07-14T11:44:00.000-07:00

In this weeks' podcast we had sooo much to discuss. Catching up from our week off for the 4th of July holiday, we reviewed Transformers 3, Horrible Bosses, and Jane Eyre. A ridiculous box office for the previous weekend led us into another disappointment in what people spend money on...however we suspect everyone will be shaking their wands in glee this weekend as Harry Potter will probably make all of our monies disappear.

5 Dolls for an August Moon - Piero Umiliani (1970)
Fantastic Voyage - Leonard Rosenman (1966)
Simpsons: The Movie - Hans Zimmer (2007)
Tristram Shandy - M. Nyman (2005)
My Stepmother is an Alien - Alan Silvestri (1988)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Alexandre Desplat (2010)

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A podcast so exciting we got a ticket.

2011-07-14T11:37:00.000-07:00

We got pulled over by the fuzz just before the show which put a slight chip on our shoulder and had lots of fun banter about leeches, Chinese history and the films City of Life and Death and Cars 2.

Back to the Future - Alan Silvestri
Heat - Various (1995)
Crocodile Dundee - Peter Best (1986)
American Werewolf In London - Meco (1981)
Splatter Beach - Jon McBride (2007)
Tree of Life - Alexandre Desplat (2011)

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Knockin another late podcast out of the way

2011-06-27T12:03:00.001-07:00

In our last week of playing podcast post catch up, we bring you the episode from 6 - 20. In this episode the Gaffer and I had a fun time screaming about the people outside doing the cha cha slide at some horribly lame event. Seriously. If you're a listener out there and want to hear Cupid Shuffle and Cha Cha Slide back to back...you've obviously not learned anything by exposure to us and need to download more podcasts and get your head straight. We also talked about movies. We ripped Dylan Dog: Dead of Night a new one...though I really wanted to enjoy this movie. No dice.

We heard music from the following films:

Rudy - Jerry Goldsmith (1993)
Dreamscape - Maurice Jarre (1984)
Caddyshack - Various (1980)
Danny The Dog - Massive Attack (2005)
The Howling - Pino Donaggio (1981)

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Podcast catch up!

2011-06-22T14:09:00.000-07:00

Another week old podcast coming at ya! We'll be caught up with the posting before this weeks end rest assured. Maybe you should start tuning in live? The show's a lot more fun that way, and you can call us on air to boot. We discussed Super 8 in this episode as well as fun childhood memories. It's totally worth the download. Get it soon, cause a new episode will be online soon.

We heard music from the following films:

Los Amigos - Danielle Patucchi (1972)
Arthur and the Invisibles - Eric Serra - (2006)
Cowboy Bebop - The Seatbelts (1998)
Gypsy Magic - Vlatko Stefanovski - (1997)
Explorers - Jerry Goldsmith (1986)
Flight of the Navigator - Alan Sylvestri (1986)

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This podcast may be past its freshness date, but it's not expired!

2011-06-22T13:46:00.000-07:00

Has this week been insane or what?! If you've been listening live, you haven't missed much (other than the day we took off for Memorial Day) but for you podcasters, we've been a little late getting things up and running. Sorry about that! It's been a flurry a month, I've started a new day job recently and The Gaffer still doesn't want to fiddle with uploading and blogging. In this podcast we talk about X-Men: First Class & Pom Wonderful presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.

Tucker and the Man and His Dream - Joe Jackson (1988)
Midnight Express - Giorgio Morodoer (1978)
Godzilla (Various Films)
Planet of the Apes - Jerry Goldsmith (1968)
Sleuth - Patrick Doyle (2007)
Legend - Tangerine Dream (1985)
Miami Vice - Jan Hammer (1984)

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Would a blood sucker by any other name still be a vampire?

2011-05-17T13:47:00.000-07:00

This we welcomed Priest with less than holy praise and played some music that made us think of Karl Urban's worst roles, remakes of horror movies and movies that call generic monsters "vampires", and discussed our latest plan for local take over. What's wrong with movies these days? Tune in and find out. We heard music from the following:

Risky Business - Tangerine Dream (1983)
Fright Night - Brad Fiedel (1985)
Doom - Clint Mansell (2005)
Judge Dredd - Alan Silvestri (1995)
The Omega Man - Ron Grainer (1971)
Interview with a Vampire - Elliot Goldenthal (1994)

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A podcast more epic than the Ragnarök!

2011-05-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

This show should not be missed. The Gaffer and I had a bit of role reversal this week. We generally tend to agree on many things, and he tends to be the more crotchety of the two, but we had very different opinions on Thor. You'll hear all about. Seriously folks download this sucker, if anything but for the review of Hobo with a Shotgun and the epic music we played this week.

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We heard music from the following films:

Starship Troopers - Basil Poledouris (1997)
13th Warrior - Jerry Goldsmith (1999)
The Hitcher - Mark Isham (1986)
The Vikings - Mario Nascimbene (1958)
Valhalla - Ron Goodwin (1986)

We got him!

2011-05-05T12:19:00.000-07:00

We got him. Such is the theme of the united states this week, and we decided to touch on the topic in this weeks episode. Less than 24 hours after the announcement of Mr. Osama bin whatever-your-name-is's death, we discussed a bit of politics, and special super strike force action teams! You'll see from our musical selections this week, we took things with an air of lightheartedness, of which you are all so accustomed. We also reviewed the new Takeshi Miike film 13 Assassins Enjoy the show. Here's what you heard:

Wag The Dog - Mark Knopfler (1997)
Commando - James Horner & Powerstation (1985)
Blue Thunder - Arthur Rubinstein (1983)
Enter The Dragon - Lalo Schifrin (1973)
Big Trouble in Little China - John Carpenter (1986)
Delta Force - Alan Silvestri (1986)

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This Podcast may get you wet.

2011-04-27T11:25:00.000-07:00

This week we had a soaked podcast! We canoed up to the studio this week during the week long rainstorm we've been experiencing to bring you reviews and scores to get your week started off right. We hope you enjoy this one, cause we nearly died getting to the studio. You're welcome.

Days of Thunder - Hans Zimmer (1990)
The Big Blue - Eric Serra (1988)
Seaquest DSV - John Debney (1993)
Zombi Holocaust - Nico Fidenco (1980)
The Crow - Grame Revelle (1994)
Beyond The Minds Eye - Jan Hammer (1992)

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RIP Sidney Lumet

2011-04-12T14:24:00.000-07:00

This week we lost a cinema legend, Sidney Lumet. In this episode we discussed some of his works, played a little of his music and sent him out properly. We also reviewed the film Hanna, talked about float trips, and used way more innuendos that we probably should have. Hopefully your kids don't ask too many questions. They've probably heard worse at school anyway. We heard music from the following films:

Murder on the Orient Express - Richard Bennett (1974)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure - Danny Elfman (1985)
Serpico - Mikis Theodorakis (1973)
Deliverance - Eric Weissberg (1972)
Dead Man - Neil Young (1995)
Arthur - Burt Bacharach (1981)
The Wiz - Charlie Smalls (1978)

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Post-apocalyptic podcast!

2011-04-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

This week we reviewed "Source Code", discussed some of the ridiculous news going around in Hollywood (Governators, "whitening" of foreign films, Indian call centers, and other goodies), and somewhere in the course of this run-on sentence we got on a musical kick about post-apocalyptic movies. Lot of laughs to be had in this one, I assure you.

We heard music from the following:

Akria - Shoji Yamashiro (1988)
Cherry 2000 - Basil Poledouris (1987)
Rock and Rule - Various (1983)
Wall-E - Thomas Newman (2008)
Miracle Mile - Tangerine Dream (1988)
Radioactive Dreams - Various (1985)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Brad Fiedel (1991)
Groundhog Day - George Fenton (1993)

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So many reviews this week!

2011-03-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

This week we discussed the passing of Elizabeth Taylor and reviewed several movies. We reviewed Paul, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules, Limitless, Poetry, & Of Gods and Men. We also laughed a lot and had terrible impressions of famous people. Also, we talked about poop. What's new huh?

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We heard music from the following films:

Flintstones - David Newman (1994)
Death Becomes Her - Alan Silvestri (1992)
Explorers - Jerry Goldsmith (1985)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - John Williams (1977)
Emanuelle in Bangkok - Nico Fidenco (1976)
Thief of Hearts - Harold Faltermeyer (1984)
Captain Planet (1990)

Hey You. Another great episode. Get it.

2011-03-16T08:29:00.000-07:00

This week we've got another rip roaring hilarious podcast that we guarantee you'll enjoy (or your money back!). The Gaffer and I had a tongue twisting time full of movie reviews and snarky comments. As if you'd expect anything less? We reviewed the film The Adjustment Bureau and discussed the normal weekly roundup of Hollywood offerings. Hey, did I mention we have a facebook page? You need to like that shit now. Seriously. Do it.

This episode originally aired on 3/14/2011

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REanimator - Charles Band (1994)
Lupin the 3rd - Yuji Ohno (1977)
Twilight Zone: The Movie - Jerry Goldsmith (1983)
Beetlejuice - Danny Elfman (1988)
Ghostbusters - Elmer Bernstien (1984)
Hawk The Slayer - Harry Robertson (1981)
Ladyhawke - Alan Parsons (1985)
Addams family Groove - MC Hammer

A bit of the west...and other stuff.

2011-03-08T11:46:00.000-08:00

This week we started off on a sad note, talking about the loss of a local icon Bruce Walker. A true craftsman and a man who refused to stop doing what he loved and really embodied a sort of "how things were" feel. We started the show with some tracks from a classic Ennio Morricone score that I felt set the mood. Also on the western tip, we reviewed the new film Rango, and in short, we really enjoyed it. Tune in for plenty of laughs, at least we were cracking up anyway...and the regular info you come to expect outta us.

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We heard played from the following films:

Once upon a time in the west - Ennio Morricone (1968)
Yellowstone - Bill Conti (1994)
Brazil - Micheal Kamen (1985)
True Lies - Brad Fiedel (1994) John Hiatt
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Ennio Morricone (1966)
Rango - Hans Zimmer (2011)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Ray Cooper (1998)

83rd Academy Awards recap podcast!

2011-03-07T08:21:00.000-08:00

It's that time of year again. Fancy dresses, accolades, bad jokes, awkward speeches, and general predictability from Hollywood. That's not to say that it isn't at least fun to watch. The 83rd Academy Awards were Sunday night and this weeks podcast is a recap of our thoughts on the whole shebang, as well as music from previous oscar winning scores. The Gaffer and I discussed what it takes to win an Academy Award, as well as going back and pointing out examples of how the better movie isn't always the winner. You might be surprised. We hope you enjoy the show, and we apologize for our two week hiatus from the show. We're back in action, so get ready.

We heard music from the following Oscar winning scores:

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Star Wars: A New Hope - John Williams (1977)
The Last Emperor - Ryuchi Sakomoto, David Byrne, Cong Su (1987)
The Omen - Jerry Goldsmith (1976)
Out of Africa - John Barry (1985)
Round Midnight - Herbie Hancock (1986)
Midnight Express - Giorgio Moroder (1978)
The Social Network - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)

Blaxploitation Feature Show

2011-02-24T08:23:00.000-08:00

original image by Gary Booth

Coming to this blog as it's next attraction is a podcast that will put you in traction! From the north to the south, from cost to cost, the Speakerbox is here to give you the most! We're rough and tough and ain't gonna take no stuff. This podcast will put some slide in your glide, some soul in your stroll, a dip in yo hip and some strut in yo butt. So download this thang or will punch you in the gut!

I know the post is a bit late, but we've been out of commission for two weeks. So without further delay, I present to you February's Blaxsploitation Feature Show!

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Supafly - Curtis Mayfield (1972)
Blacula - Gene Page (1972)
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) Clip
Dolamite - Arther Wright (1975)
The Call Me MR TIBBS! - Quincy Jones (1969)
Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack (1972)
Black Dynamite - Adrian Young (2009)
Coffy - Roy Ayers (1973)
Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye (1972)
Foxy Brown - Willie Hutch (1974)
The Last Dragon - Willie Hutch (1985)

Delayed podcasts, and a death in the biz...

2011-02-04T10:57:00.000-08:00

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Hey Kids. Somber news this week. John Barry, a phenomenal film composer, recently passed away and we gave tribute on this weeks episode of The Drive-in Speakerbox. Snag the podcast to hear reviews of Rabbit Hole, Blue Valentine, and No Strings Attached, in addition to lots of music from John Barry. RIP holmes.

We heard music from the following films:

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - John Barry (1972)
The Deep - John Barry (1977)
Body Heat - John Barry (1981)
Zulu - John Barry (1964)
Howard The Duck - John Barry (1986)
Starcrash - John Barry (1978)
James Bond (various) - John Barry

WORST of 2010 Podcast

2011-01-03T10:54:00.000-08:00

It's finally here! Thanks to everyone that tuned in to the live broadcast for nearly 3 hours of hate jazz as The Gaffer and I ripped through our worst films of 2010. We each divided up the years horrid offerings and came up with our 10 worst. We tried not to overlap too much, that way we could properly cover the veritable truckloads of garbage dumped on movie goers this year. From horrible covers of songs about drugs for children to wolves sing/howling to jokes that just won't die...we covered all sorts of visual horrors. We even had a 24 hour pre-game bender of catching up on all the crap we've missed (or avoided rather) so we'd be credible when we launched our hate missiles.

I'll follow up with a more in depth text based post soon....but in the meantime, get you some of that podcast!

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Christmas Special!

2010-12-23T09:23:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho Ho kiddo's,

It's that time of year again! Time to snuggle up to the fire, throw a couple of crappy DVD's on the coals and watch them burn as some sort of twisted effigy of Hollywood studio schlock. Or spend time with friends and family. Whatever floats your boat, man. The Gaffer and I went to see Tron: Legacy, spoke about fond holiday memories, reminisced about days gone past and played some holiday tunes. Next week will be out worst of 2010, so get ready for some crap! We'll also be reviewing Black Swan and True Grit. Who knows, maybe we'll force ourselves into watching the new Narnia as well. I mean, it's kind of our jobs I suppose. We take these bullets so you don't have to. Merry Christmas.

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Home Alone - John Williams (1990)
Edward Scissorhands - Danny Elfman (1990)
Die Hard - Micheal Kamen (1988)
Gremlins - Jerry Goldsmith (1984)
Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi (1965)
Scrooged - Danny Elfman (1988)
Black Christmas - Shirley Walker (2006)

This podcast glows in the dark. Cause that's trendy right now.

2010-12-17T11:47:00.000-08:00

So you've probably seen the glowing boobies. If that didn't get your identity disk glowing, I don't know what will. You've probably been light bike deep in Tron hype as of late, and frankly we added to it just a tad, but also tried to deflate a little in the process. We played music from some films that deal with humans and technology going awry...except for Benji. That just came out of nowhere from some news I heard the other day. Enjoy all the same.

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Benji - Euel Box (1974)
Galaxy Express 999 - Nozomi Aoki (1978)
Tron: Legacy - Daft Punk (2010)
Tron - Wendy Carlos (1982)
Wargames - Arthur Rubinstein (1983)
Wall - E - Thomas Newman (2008)
Weird Science - Various (1985)

Venting can be a form of self preservation.

2010-12-10T12:40:00.000-08:00

Boy what a show we've got tonight. You will get to hear first hand our collective blood pressures rising live on air! We discuss ridiculous Hollywood budgets, Daft Punk and Tron Legacy, get a listen to the new Black Swan score, and the usual list of crappy DVDs and upcoming releases. He had our rant game on lock this week, be prepared. We're also counting down to our Worst of 2010 list, that should be popping up in the next two weeks. Stay tuned!

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21 Grams - Gustavo Santaolalla (2003)
Dust Devil - Simon Boswell (1992)
Black Swan - Clint Mansell (2010)
Irreversible - Thomas Bangalter (2002)
Captive - Micheal Berkeley & The Edge (1986)
Sheena Queen of the Jungle - Richard Hartley (1984)
Oceans 11 - David Holmes (2001)

A little late. Just like our topics....

2010-12-07T14:56:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys,

here's the podcast from 11-29-10. A little late on the posting as we've been busy gearing up for the year end. We had some sad news to bear in this podcast due to the deaths of Irvin Kershner and Leslie Nielsen. We did little tributes to those two dudes, played music from their films, talked about movies, discussed black friday and did our thang. You know how we do.

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Empire Strikes Back - John Williams (1980)
Creepshow - John Harrison (1982)
Prom Night - Paul Zaza (1980)
Naked Space - "I Want To Eat Your Face" (1983)
Forbidden Planet - Bebe & Louis Barron (1956)
Amazing Stories - Jerry Goldsmith (1985)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Various (1964)
Chopping Mall - Chuck Cirino (1986)
Naked Gun 2 1/2 - Ira Newborn (1991)

Podcast here, Potter on the way.

2010-11-16T10:53:00.000-08:00

This week we covered a bit of news: famous folks dying, giant movie releases, terrible DVD re-releases, reviews of The Kids are Alright and Megamind...you know, the usual. The Gaffer and I had a good time in the studio poking fun at all sorts of things while also learning you folks lessons in important lessons. Things to remember? What makes a good animated character. What do multi-part films mean to the biz? What the hell happened to the mini-series? All this and more on this weeks episode. Also, I'm totally pumped for Harry Potter. Midnight release, here I come!

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Bachelor Party - Various (1984)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - Bernard Herrmann (1947)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - Alexander Desplat (2010)
The Last Dragon - Willie Hutch (1985)
Howl's Moving Castle - Joe Hisaishi (2004)
Garbage Pail Kids - Various (1987)

Post Halloween podcasting! 11 - 1 - 10

2010-11-08T13:05:00.000-08:00

We're a little late on getting this one up here, it's been a flurry of a week! We've got a great show for you to download right here, and we'll be recording another one tonight if you're one of those folks that listens to the live broadcast. We reviewed Paranormal Activity 2 in this ole' cast as well as the premiere of the new AMC show Walking Dead.

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Dr. Phibes Rises Again - John Gale (1972)
Fight Club - Dust Brothers (1999)
Fritz the Cat - Ed Bogas & Ray Shanklin (1972)
I.Q. - Jerry Goldsmith (1994)
Zombie Holocaust - Nico Fidenco (1980)
Windigo - Michelle DiBucci (1994)
The Last of the Mohicans - Trevor Jones (1992)
This Property is Condemned - Kenyan Hopkins (1966)

It's the HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!

2010-10-26T10:46:00.000-07:00

It's BACK! Another year has gone by and we've got another batch of spooky film scores, old spooky radio ads, sound clips and special guests to get you in the mood for Halloween! It's our favorite time of the year and what a perfect night for our broadcast. It was dark, windy, with a slight chill in the air, just before a big storm...the atmosphere was just right and boy did we deliver! Grim Gravesly pulled through again this year and managed to extend our show an an extra hour! So get ready for THREE hours of Halloween madness, the likes of which you'll only find here on The Drive-in Speakerbox!

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We heard music from the following:

They Live - John Carpenter (1988)
The Hunger - Micheal Rubini & Denny Yaegar (1983)
Phantasm - Fred Myrow (1979)
Crypt of the Living Dead - Phillip Lombro (1973)
Tourist Trap - Pino Donaggio (1979)
The Outer Limits - Dominic Frontiere (1963)
Zombi 3 - Stefano Mainetti (1988)
Mars Attacks! - Danny Elfman (1996)
The Alchemist - Richard Band (1984)
The Day The Earth Stood Still - Bernard Herrmann (1951)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Denny Zeitlin (1978)
The Addams Family - Marc Shaiman (1991)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man - Shirley Walker (1992)
House - Harry Manfredini (1986)
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers - Michael Perilstien (1988)
Hellraiser - Christopher Young (1987)
The Monster Squad - Bruce Broughton (1987)

All the addiction of facebook, minus the stalking.....or so you think,,,

2010-10-07T11:42:00.000-07:00

Alright gang, we're caught up again. Posts are working and October is in full swing. We reviewed the Social network, bid farewell to Stephen J. Cannell, played some tunes, poked fun at DVDs and rocked the party hard. Get ready for our Halloween special. It's coming soon.

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Fearless Vampire Killers - Krystof Komeda (1967)
Botte di Natale - Pino Donaggio (1994)
Hollow Man - Jerry Goldsmith (2000)
Beverly Hills Cop - Harold Faltermeyer (1984)
Every Which Way But Loose - Steve Dorff (1978)
The Social Network - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2010)
Wargames - Arthur Rubinstein (1983)

Another catch up podcast. Sept 27th 2010

2010-10-07T11:11:00.000-07:00

Alright folks, I'm trying the bare bones post here thanks to blogger not allowing me to do any HTML or CSS at the moment. Real frustrating. BUt I got to get these podcasts out here for you so you don't go into withdrawal.

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Forbidden Kingdom - David Buckley (2008)
Neverwas - Phillip Glass (2005)
Grizzly Man - Richard Thompson - (2005)
Hawaii Five-O - Morton Stevens (1968)
Friday the 13th VII: Jason Lives - Harry Manfredini (1986)
Hana bi (fireworks) - Joe Hisaishi - (1997)
Masters of the Universe - Bill Conti (1987)

Catchy podcast title!

2010-09-14T11:05:00.000-07:00

This week we had some freaking mic issues, but thankfully I got those nipped in the bud within the first 10 minutes of the show. You only missed a little of the Gaffer's sultry voice, so don't fret. We had some really angry things to say this week. Which is completely new, I realize, but we both had half our brains rotted out by the new Resident Evil film and we had to tell you about it. We also reviewed the new Neil Marshall film Centurion. You'll hear all about that in the podcast. Also, we interviewed some of the worlds hottest babes about what they look for in men and how best to enlarge your...okay no we didn't, but I bet that sentence will increase our traffic.

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Collateral - James newton howard (2004)
Eyes Wide Shut - Jocelyn Pook (1999)
Magic - Jerry Goldsmith (1978)
Fracture - Micheal and Jeff Danna (2004)
The Black Cauldron - Elmer Bernstien (1985)
Constantine - Kalus Badelt & Brian Tyler (2004)
The Running Man - Harold Faltermeyer (1987)

A podcast that will sneak up on you and blow you away.

2010-09-09T09:37:00.000-07:00

Tonight's show was full of spies, secerts, guns and general bad assery. The Gaffer and I saw The American over the weekend and were in the mood for some cold blooded entertainment. In this show we finally review Get Low, after forgetting to last week, as well as reviewing The American. Of course there were boo-koo's of crappy DVD's that we made fun of, and all kinds of witty banter.
We heard music from the following films:

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Soldier of Fortune - Hugo Friedhofer (1955)
Munich - John Williams (2005)
Point Blank - Johnny Mandel (1967)
Subway - Eric Serra (1985)
Thief - Tangerine Dream (1981)
Bullitt - Lalo Schiffrin (1968)
True Lies - Brad Fiedel (1994)

Better late than never...

2010-09-03T07:43:00.000-07:00

In this weeks show we paid tribute to Japanese director Satoshi Kon. It was a huge bummer hearing the news and while our show didn't air again for several more days, we felt it was important to send him off proper. We also Talked about a slew of craaapppy DVDs and forgot to review Get Low, which we will be doing next week. Also, we got free BBQ from a fan of the show! We were both relieved when it didn't include a handy love knifing, so if you're not an axe wielding psycho and want to send us free stuff... We'll be your friend too. Just email us. We heard music from the following films:

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Perfect Blue - Masahiro Ikumi (1998)
Tokyo Godfathers - Keiichi Suzuki (2003)
Paprika - Hirasawa Susumu (2006)
Miami Vice - Jan Hammer (1984)
Bloodsport - Paul Hertzog (1988)
Mondo Candido - Riz Ortolani (1975)
Planet Terror - Robert Rodriguez (2007)

This podcast is far from Expendable.

2010-08-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

This week we decided to play music from films that featured the individual cast members from the new film The Expendables. I think it went pretty well. We reviewed the film to. I don't want to spoil it, so you'll have to listen to the podcast. We also reviewed Scot Pilgrim vs The World, for our two cents...like I said, download the podcast.
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First Blood - Jerry Goldsmith (1982)
Body Heat - John Barry (1981)
Universal Soldier - Christopher Franke (1992)
Hero - Tan Dun & KODO (2002)
The Italian Job - John Powell (2003)
The Expendables - Brian Tyler (2010)

A dull weekend at the movies, but it's never a dull podcast.

2010-08-13T08:40:00.000-07:00

This week we had a show. In this show we talked about movies. This show entertained and delighted the masses. It's sort of what we do. In addition to all these things, we discussed the film Lebanon, highlighted some great DVD releases, and played music from the following films:

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Master of the World - Les Baxter (1961)
Experiments in Terror - Henry Mancini (1962)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure - Danny Elfman (1985)
Transylvania 6-500 - Ira Hearshen & Lee Holdridge (1985)
Yellowstone - Bill Conti (1994)
Das Boot - Klaus Doldinger (1981)
Breakin' - Ollie & Jerry (1984)

Cyberpunk makes me miss how the internet was supposed to be....

2010-08-05T13:29:00.000-07:00

Howdy Folks!

This week we plunged into a little cyberpunk / virtual reality / visions of the internet that never really came into fruition. The Gaffer finally finished some sort of paper on cyberpunk (cause he's a master's student like that...we got that cred on lock) and he's been bugging me about coming up with some tunes in the genre for a while. We also discussed Sorcerer's Apprentice a week late, and gave a nice little shout out to Mr. Wes Craven who had a birthday on the day of the broadcast. Hence the Swamp Thing tunes at the end of the podcast. You'll certainly enjoy this podcast more than we enjoyed those awful Strawberry & Peanut Butter M&M's we had in the studio. We played music from the following films:
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai - Micheal Boddicker (1984)
Lawnmower Man 2 - Robert Folk (1996)
Judge Dredd - Alan Sylvestri (1995)
Cyborg - Kevin Bassinson (1989)
Beyond The Minds Eye - Jan Hammer (1992)
Blade Runner - Vangelis (1982)
Cowboy Bebop - The Seatbelts & Yokko Kanno (1998)
Swamp Thing - Henri Manfredini (1982)

This podcast is just as invincible as its contents. Be advised.

2010-07-28T11:56:00.000-07:00

This week we decided to play music from films where you just can't seem to stop that invulnerable bad ass that should have been killed 50 times before the middle of the movie. Why? Well I went and saw Salt over the weekend, and we reviewed it on the show this week, that's why. Not saying that Salt was good or anything, we just wanted to have some sort of theme this week. Gah! Quit asking me all these questions already?! Anyway, we gave you the box office rundowns, discussed Comic-con in brief, covered some new trailers and other coming soons, and generally gave your ears orgasms for two hours. We heard music from the following films:

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Death Wish V - Terry Plumeri (1994)
Hundra - Ennio Morricone (1983)
Enter The Dragon - Lalo Schiffrin (1973)
Get Carter - Roy Budd (1971)
The Running Man - Harold Faltermeyer (1987)
Bourne Identity - John Powell (2002)
Bloodsport - Paul Hertzog (1988)

A podcast within a podcast, within a podcast!

2010-07-20T08:04:00.000-07:00

Monday's show was all about dreams. Movies about dreams, dreams within dreams, and ideas that have already happened, or were we just dreaming it? Anyway, with all the ridiculous praise that Inception has been getting lately, we felt it only necessary to show you guys that this isn't the first movie to ever tackle the dream navigation topic. Nor will it be the last. Don't get us wrong, we really enjoyed Inception...but get a grip on yourself if you feel compelled to get on the internet and proclaim that this is the most mindf*&!ing intelligent thriller to ever grace the silver screen. With that said, we reviewed Inception, talked about new trailers, DVD's and other whacky nonsense. We also listened to music from the following movies about dreams:

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Waking Life - Tosca Tango Orchestra (2001)
Dreamscape - Maurice Jarre (1984)
The Cell - Howard Shore (2000)
The City of lost Children - Angelo Badalamenti (1995)
What Dreams May Come - Micheal Kamen (1998)
Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus - Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna (2009)
Inception - Hans Zimmer (2010)
Dream A Little Dream - Various (1989)

What's in a podcast?

2010-07-15T11:38:00.000-07:00

This week's podcast is about a day late, for that I apologize. Quality takes time. So does procrastination. We had fun in the studio this week talking about Predators, ranting about DVDs as usual, and giving a breif farewell to the late Harvey Pekar. We took some fun music requests from our listeners and I think you won't be disappointed with some of the triumphant 80's jams contained below. Dig?

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Cobra - Sylvester Levay & Miami Sound Machine (1986)
Terminator - Brad Fiedel (1984)
Phantom of the Paradise - Paul Williams (1974)
Black Dahlia - Mark Isham (2006)
Over the Top - Kenny Loggins, Sammy Hagar, Gorgio Moroder
Predator - Alan Sylvestri (1987)
CJ7 - Boney M (2008)
American Splendor - Audio Clip (2003)

Podcast full of Racebending, Tween romance and crap sandwiches.

2010-07-06T11:35:00.000-07:00

Man. what a weekend. The Gaffer and I went out and took some major bullets for you people. We hope you appreciate our sacrifice. This week we review the films Twilight: Eclipse and The Last Airbender. We got into a pretty lengthy argument about all this "race" malarkey going on via internet flame war. It definitely made for some entertaining radio. Per usual we gave you the weekly DVD roundup, box office report, and discussed some new trailers this week (Paranormal Activity 2 and Let Me In). We think you'll enjoy this podcast so much, we're offering our special money back guarantee! If you aren't satisfied with this or any other podcasts, just send them back and we'll gladly berate you on air. We also listened to some music from the following films:

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Big Trouble in Little China - John Carpenter (1986)
The Good The Bad and the Ugly - Ennio Morricone (1966)
Gladiator - Hans Zimmer (2000)
The Golden Compass - Alexandre Desplat (2007)
Beetlejuice - Danny Elfman (1988)

A big weekend of disapointment approaches...

2010-06-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

Well, we've got another podcast for you this week in preparation for a big weekend ahead of us. The new Tweenlight film comes out and will do battle with the Last Airbender to find out who will reign supreme. There's also some sort of holiday this weekend about independence or something, but I don't think it has anything to do with tweenvamps or elemental ninja blasts. We reviewed the film Knight and Day this week, gave you our weekly run down of the box office, talked about some new trailers hitting screens/internet this week, and gave you the weekly rundown on disappointing DVD releases. All in all, it was a pretty good show. The Gaffer and I fought the urge to partake in the heated pizza war going on down the street, those cheesy devils are going to make lard asses out of us!
We heard music this week from the following films:

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Danny The Dog - Massive Attack (2005)
Maximum Overdrive - AC/DC (1986)
Event Horizon - Micheal Kamen & Orbital
Batman the Animated Series - Shirley Walker (1992)
The Last Airbender - James Newton Howard (2010)
The Switch - Tangerine Dream (1992) (TV)
Spy Hard - Bill Conti (1996)

Contemplate this podcast on the Tree of Woe.

2010-06-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

So it's been hot. Real hot. That sticky sort of hot that makes going outside a moist, miserable punishment. So we felt we should play some music from some films that remind us of heat, water, and whatever else my brain managed to connect. We reviewed the films Winters Bone and Toy Story 3, got you up to date on DVD releases, and talked about pixar's fat weekend at the box office. Other things of interest include info about the new Pirates of the Caribbean flick, and news of a remake of Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead. Is this really how far we've come?

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Once Upon a Time in the West - Ennio Morricone (1968)
Silver Streak - Henri Mancini (1976)
Jaws - John Williams (1975)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - Mark Mothersbaugh (2004)
Body Heat - John Barry (1981)
Blackbelt Jones - Dennis Coffey (1970)
Pirates of the Caribbean - Klaus Badelt (2003)
Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead - David Newman (1991)

This podcast will live in your hearts and minds forever.

2010-06-15T08:44:00.000-07:00

We're back this week with a podcast that pays tribute to some top nostalgic films. With the 25th anniversary of The Goonies, 30th anniversary of Caddyshack, remakes of A-Team and The Karate Kid this past weekend, Robin Hood in theaters now, and Tron: Legacy on the way...we stopped to take a look at the excellent source material that has managed to stay so prevalent in the minds of movie goers. We discussed what makes these movies so memorable, listened to some great music, and reviewed the current remakes of The Karate Kid and The A-Team which are in theaters now. Also we celebrated the fact that Shrek is no longer tops at the box office.

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The Goonies - Dave Grusin (1985)
Caddyshack - Kenny Loggins & Johnny Mandel (1980)
TRON - Wendy Carlos (1982)
Robin Hood (Disney) - George Bruns (1973)
A-Team - Mike Post & Pete Carpenter (TV) (1983)
Karate Kid - Bill Conti (1984)

Always comes in threes....Rue McClanahan dies at age 76

2010-06-03T11:47:00.000-07:00

In true celebrity death fashion, the third in the cycle has completed. Rue McClanahan died today at age 76 from a stroke. Wouldn't be her first one, but I guess no matter how bad ass you are, you can only fight off so many different strokes. (like that sneaky Gary Coleman reference?). With Rue's passing, that only leaves one Golden Girl left, the always entertaining Betty White. Who most recently was entertaining audiences on SNL. Perhaps Betty has slowly been quickening her comedy powers as each golden girl passes on. Who knows? In any case, here's to you Miss Rue. I'll have a mint julep tonight in your honor.

Truth about the sinkhole in Guatemala

2010-06-01T11:36:00.000-07:00

Have you guys heard about that sinkhole business? Pretty cooky. Boy, have I got news for you! That's right ladies and gentlemen. Thanks to some government sources, I've got the truth behind the sinkhole!

Just a little case of tremors! Get the elephant gun!

Bad week for celebs...

2010-05-29T11:19:00.000-07:00

Dennis Hopper & Gary Coleman
RIP Ya'll
It's been a rough week for Hollywood. First everyone's favorite little short man kicked his little bucket after failing to emerge from a coma...now everyone's favorite crazy guy couldn't out crazy prostate cancer. These guys both experienced some very high and very low points in their career, and both produced great material over the years. I'll be talking more about their careers and deaths on Monday's show as well as playing music from various projects they worked on.

I figured I wouldn't post a bunch of info here, since well...have you looked at google lately?

LOST farewell podcast

2010-05-25T08:58:00.000-07:00

It's over folks. Finished. Wrapped. Closed. Kaput. This 6 year journey through television history has reached it's resting place and we sent it off right last night on the show. The Gaffer and I dedicated the full two hours to discussing this show...we took a black rock / white rock approach, since The Gaffer 'effing hates it. We discussed the mechanics, what worked and what didn't...the interesting use of music, the viewer experience, how and why this show gripped us all in the first season, and how much we both completely loathed Kate. Good or bad, however you view LOST, you'll hopefully be able to enjoy this podcast.

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We heard the following music, not exactly in this order:

Michael Giacchino - Season 1 , Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5

Mama Cass- Make your own kind of music
Joe Purdy - Wash Away
Charles Trenet - La Mer
Muddy Waters - I Feel Like Going Home
B.B. King - Chains and Things
Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World
Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight
Patsy Cline - Three Cigarettes In The Ashtray
Three Dog Night - Shambala
Petula Clark - Downtown
Driveshaft - You All Every Body

Below is a selection of tracks we didn't have time to play but would have liked to. Enjoy.

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LOST: A tribute show tonight at 8pm CST

2010-05-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

That's right kiddos! We'll be doing a two hour long tribute to the 6 years of time investment I've given to the television show known simply as LOST. We'll be playing selections of Micheal Giacchino's fantastic score as well as various tracks used throughout the show. The Gaffer and I will more than likely bicker and argue about things we loved, hated, could have done better, etc. All in all, we'll be building this show a raft, pushing it out on the ocean and watching it explode out of our lives forever.

Tune in TONIGHT - 8pm CST on KXUA 883. FM (streaming)

This podcast will blow your pants off!

2010-05-18T11:49:00.000-07:00

Howdy folks!

This week we had a lot of fun in the studio chatting about some of our fondest Italo-horror memories, listening to great scores, and trying not to suffocate. Per usual, we covered the box office reports, DVD releases and what to expect from this weekend at the theaters. We didn't get a chance to review any new movies this week, but blame Hollywood for not making anything worth my 8.50. We heard music from the following films:

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Il Corpo - Piero Umilani (1974)
Fantastic Planet - Alain Goreguer (1973)
Manhattan Baby - Fabio Frizzi (1982)
First Blood - Jerry Goldsmith (1982)
MirrorMask - Ian Bellamy (2005)
Krull - James Horner (1983)
Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - Randy Edelman (2008)
Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind - Joe Hisaishi (1984)
Garbage Pail Kids the Movie - Various (1987)