April 2017 – The Media by Us

Talkie Talk Ep. 13: Desert Island Movie Draft

Talkie Talk

Talkie Talk Ep. 13: Desert Island Movie Draft

00:00 / 1:12:52

In this episode, we have Brent, Chris, TJ and David discuss last week’s homework (Monsters), their Watchlists, some Breezy on the Streets (Movie & TV News!) before going into the main topic: in honor of this week’s NFL Draft – we are doing our own draft – drafting desert island movies with NFL team names. But it’s more complicated than that. Delightfully arcane rules of elimination and selection are abound in this week’s podcast – even if you don’t like football, this should be fun.

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Homework Follow-up: Monsters ( 0:50 – 11:56 )
Watchlist/Playlist ( 11:56 – 30:53 )
TJ: The Leftovers, Titanic, Free Fire
Chris: Fargo, playing: Yooka-Laylee
David: Girls, S-Town (podcast)
Brent: American Crime, Arrested Development
Breezy on the Streets ( 30:53 – 37:49 )
Deadwood movie script has been completed
Farenheit 451 HBO movie with Michael Shannon and Michael B. Jordan
Half Nelson directors Fleck & Boden tabbed for directing Captain Marvel
Will Smith (probably) to be the genie in Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin
Joss Whedon directing Batgirl, after getting blessing from Marvel chief
Bidding war amongst studios for who gets the James Bond franchise
Best bet movie coming out this week – The Circle
Main Topic: Movie Draft ( 37:49 – 1:09:08 )
Team TJ: The Lion King, The Maltese Falcon, Under the Skin, Steel Magnolias, St. Vincent, The Jetsons, Le Chiefs, Gypsy Colt
Team Chris: Space Cowboys, Lady and the Tramp, Uncle Buck, Eddie the Eagle, Ravenous, Dolphin Tale, Bolt, The Lucky Texan
Team David: Kill Bill, The Iron Giant, Jackie Brown, Bad News Bears, Green Card, Hudson Hawk, Gentleman Broncos, Ladder 49
Team Brent: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Remember the Titans, Black Panther, The Patriot, Erik the Viking, Six Pack, Storm Over Bengal, Jaguar Lives
New Homework Assignment: The Handmaiden (Amazon Prime) ( 1:09:08 )

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “kind gentle beautiful person” courtesy of Origami Repetika, via the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 12: The Association Game

Talkie Talk

Talkie Talk Ep. 12: The Association Game

00:00 / 1:36:10

The twelfth episode of The Media By Us pan-media podcast, Talkie Talk.

In this episode, we have Brent, Chris, TJ and David discuss last week’s homework (Filth), their Watchlists, some Breezy on the Streets (Trailers, returning TV, etc.) before going into the main topic (another Facebook suggestion!): checking what movie or TV show you mentally associate with an actor or actress. Like, who is Idris Elba to you? – Luther? Stringer Bell? That branch manager for two episodes of The Office? Shooter McGavin? A psychologically revealing episode this week.

Homework Follow-up: Filth ( 0:45 – 19:55 )
Watchlist/Playlist: ( 19:56 –
Brent: Man of Steel, Tangerine, The Leftovers, Survivor
TJ: Jurassic Park, Survivor
Chris: Survivor, Stranded with a Million Dollars, The Challenge
David: Win It All, 20th Century Women, Patriot, Reading: Annihilation
Breezy on the Streets:
Trailer Time (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Thor: Ragnarok, Detroit)
Josh Brolin cast as Cable in Deadpool 2
Returning TV (The Leftovers, Veep, The Handmaid’s Tale, Fargo, MST3K)
Main Topic: Actor & Actress Associations
General Discussion: Catherine O’Hara, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Scarlett Johanssen, Stanley Tucci, Natalie Portman, Harrison Ford, Matthew McConaughey, Steve Carell, Ricky Gervais, Nicholas Cage, Aiden Guillen, Tom Hardy, Liam Neeson, Kirsten Dunst, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Jude Law, Ryan Reynolds, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Buscemi, J.K. Simmons, Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Cameron Diaz, Seth Rogen, Julia Roberts, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matt Damon, Parker Posey, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Robin Williams, Maggie Gyllenhaal, TJ Miller, Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington, George Clooney
New Homework Assignment: Monsters (Netflix)

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “5000 Candles in the Wind” courtesy of Mouserat, standard license NBC Universal)

Talkie Talk Ep. 11: Secretly Rotten

Talkie Talk

Talkie Talk Ep. 11: Secretly Rotten

00:00 / 1:12:26

The eleventh episode of The Media By Us pan-media podcast, Talkie Talk.

In this episode, we have Brent, Chris, TJ and David talk about The Third Man (last week’s homework), discuss their Watchlists, some brief Oscar category news (sorry… it never ends), before going into the main topic: Rotten Tomatoes again, this time Certified Fresh movies (>75%) that we don’t like. It gets pretty real. And we hope you’re in the mood to hear about Space Cowboys, because you will. A lot.

The direct podcast RSS feed is here. And please contact us through email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter. Please give us a (good?) review on iTunes (here), Google Play (here), or anywhere to give us a boost!

Intro
Homework Follow-up: The Third Man
Watchlist/Playlist:
David: I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore, The Discovery, Vikings, Deadwood
Brent: Hot Fuzz, Kong: Skull Island, Coraline, Cloverfield, Survivor
TJ: Derek, Planet Earth II, Life, Mystery Alaska
Chris: Love, The Get Down (preview), Spring Breakers
Breezy on the Streets: Oscar rules changes for Documentary and Animation
Main Topic: Certified Fresh movies that aren’t that good…
General Discussion: Brent – The Tree of Life, An Education, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (remake), Space Cowboys, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Blue Valentine, TJ – Zathura, 12 Years a Slave, Paddington, Brent’s Baby Videos (Peter Travers loved them), Moon, Blade Runner, Live Free or Die Hard, Hellboy II, Stardust, Frozen, Cinderella (live action), Jackie Brown, Chris – The Santa Clause, The Informant!, Drumline, Ransom, Happy Feet, Cop Car, David – Intolerable Cruelty, The Hateful Eight, Seabiscuit, Flight, A Prairie Home Companion, Scarface, Chasing Amy, The Aviator, Star Trek Into Darkness, Waiting for Guffman, Antz, Hugo
New Homework Assignment: Filth (available on Netflix)

Warning: Some strong language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “A1 Rogue” courtesy of Podington Bear through the Free Music Archive, CC-BY)

Talkie Talk Ep. 10: Certified Fresh

Talkie Talk

Talkie Talk Ep. 10: Certified Fresh

00:00 / 1:33:43

The tenth episode of The Media By Us pan-media podcast, Talkie Talk.

In this episode, we have Brent, Chris, TJ and David discuss their Watchlist/Playlist, some brand new trailers debuting (trailers!) before going into the main topic: movies with a “rotten” rating (<50%) on Rotten Tomatoes, that are worth watching. Sometimes, RT’s ratings give short shrift to some worthwhile movies (or we just like it anyway… and can’t explain it).

We go through genres and movies that you shouldn’t let your media-Oracle filter out from your viewing Obelisk. So to speak.

The direct podcast RSS feed is here. And please contact us through email, Facebook (movies, TV, games), and Twitter.

Intro
Homework Follow-up: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Watchlist/Playlist:
TJ – Red, Red 2, Collateral Beauty, Derek, Broadcast News
Chris – The Great British Baking Show (not The Great British Bake-Off)
Brent – Get Out, Casino Royale, The Skin I Live In, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Survivor, Playing: MLB The Show 2017
David – Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Goon, Coraline, Legion, Stranded with a Million Dollars
Trailer Roundup: It, American Gods, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Fargo, Game of Thrones, The Mummy, Destiny 2
Quick Hit: Rick and Morty‘s April Fools debut
Main Topic: Rotten Tomatoes – Rotten movies we think are “fresh”
General Discussion: Hot Rod, Billy Madison, Balls of Fury, Super Troopers, BASEketball, The Dukes of Hazard, Club Dread, Joe Dirt, Three Amigos, Orange County, Evolution, Big Daddy, Brain Candy, The Internship, Wet Hot American Summer, Not Another Teen Movie, The Baxter, Down to You, Along Came Polly, Love & Other Drugs, The Holiday (half of it…), Yes Man (only David…), Can’t Hardly Wait, Serendipity, Stargate, Idle Hands, National Treasure, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Constantine, Judge Dredd, Man on Fire, Hancock, Push, Jumper, Dream Catcher, Batman vs Superman, Hook, Lady in the Water, The Village, The Bone Collector, The Skulls (only Brent…), Death to Smoochy, Fear and Loathing in Last Vegas, Saw, Man of the Year, Welcome to Mooseport, Jawbreaker, Envy, Empire Records, Fat Albert (only Chris…), The Beach, Walking Tall, Vanilla Sky, A Walk to Remember, Mystery Alaska, What Lies Beneath, The Grudge, Final Destination, Silent Hill, The Strangers, In the Mouth of Madness
New Homework Assignment: The Third Man

Slight warning: Some mild language

(Intro courtesy of The Willow Walkers / Outro “Broke for Free” courtesy of Midnight Owl through the Free Music Archive)