Films of the Future

By Kendall Bruns & Alan Metoskie

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March 25, 2015 Episode 24: Furious 7
Buckle up—we’re reviewing Furious 7. We don’t have friends, we have a podcast family. Download: Films of the Future 024: Furious 7 or subscribe on iTunes Episode 24 Notes The previous films in the franchise are The Fast and the Furious (2001), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), The Fast... Read More
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March 18, 2015Episode 23: Get Hard
This week we review Get Hard starring Will Ferrell as a clueless millionaire who enlists Kevin Hart to help him prepare for his impending time in prison. Alan explains why he identified with Will Ferrell’s back hair and we end up discussing our recurring nightmares.
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Episode 23 Notes
Alan’s story about Whoopi Goldberg is in “Episode 18: 2015 Oscars Pre-Reactions”
They recently announced that there will be a sequel to Zoolander (2001)
You can watch the Old School (2003) scene here: Tranquilizer to the Jugular
Alan’s mom, Janis gave Cinderella (2015) five stars in “Episode 21: Cinderella”
Marlee Matlin won the “Best Actress in a Leading Role” Oscar for Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Perfect Strangers (1986–1993) ran for 8 seasons on ABC
Craig T Nelson plays Deputy Ward Wilson in Stir Crazy (1980)
Mod-Bot 2020 helped us review Chappie (2015) in “Episode 20: Chappie”
From Variety, “SXSW: Will Ferrell’s ‘Get Hard’ Stirs Controversy With Gay, Racial Jokes”
Get Hard opens in the USA on March 27, 2015
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March 18, 2015 Episode 23: Get Hard
This week we review Get Hard starring Will Ferrell as a clueless millionaire who enlists Kevin Hart to help him prepare for his impending time in prison. Alan explains why he identified with Will Ferrell’s back hair and we end up discussing our recurring nightmares. Download:... Read More
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March 11, 2015Episode 22: Insurgent
Zachary Muhn joins us for a review of The Divergent Series: Insurgent. We argue about whether to not it’s derivative before discussing when Aerosmith’s career went south.
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Episode 22 Notes
Apparently this is a sequel to a film called Divergent (2014)
The Hunger Games (novel) was published on September 14, 2008 and Divergent (novel) was published on April 25, 2011
Battle Royale was released in Japan on December 16, 2000
Michael Keaton starred in Multiplicity (1996)
Volcano and Dante’s Peak were both released in 1997
Armageddon and Deep Impact were both released in 1998
Mars Attacks! and Independence Day were both released in 1996
Kate Winslet starred in Titanic (1997)
The Divergent Series: Insurgent opens in the USA on March 20, 2015
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March 11, 2015 Episode 22: Insurgent
Zachary Muhn joins us for a review of The Divergent Series: Insurgent. We argue about whether to not it’s derivative before discussing when Aerosmith’s career went south. Download: Films of the Future 022: Insurgent or subscribe on iTunes Episode 22 Notes Apparently this is a sequel to... Read More
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March 05, 2015Episode 21: Cinderella
In this episode Alan’s mom joins us to review Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella. We talk about how this Cinderella has more spunk than her Disney princess friends and for some reason we start to sing “The Yellow Rose of Texas”.
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Episode 21 Notes
Janis doesn’t have a Films of the Future email address. Sorry.
Walt Disney’s animated Cinderella (1950) came out between Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Sleeping Beauty (1959)
According to Wikipedia, “The New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938, and a few that came later.”
Brandy starred in a made-for-TV version of Cinderella (1997) based on the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
This version stars Lily James as Cinderella and Richard Madden as Prince Charming. James is best known as Lady Rose MacClare on Downton Abbey (2010–) and Madden plays Robb Stark on Game of Thrones (2011–)
Alan has a small part on Sirens (2014–) Season 1, Episode 7 “Till Jeff Do Us Part”
In order to pass the Bechdel test a film must have at least two women in it who talk to each other about something besides a man
Kenneth Branagh definitely did direct Thor (2011)
Cinderella opens in the USA on March 13, 2015
List of Cinderella resources provided by listener, Cornfed Girl:
Cinderella Around the World
Grades K–2
Grades K–2
Grades 3–5
Cross-Curricular Plans
Middle School
Middle School Multi-Cultural Cinderella
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March 05, 2015 Episode 21: Cinderella
In this episode Alan’s mom joins us to review Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella. We talk about how this Cinderella has more spunk than her Disney princess friends and for some reason we start to sing “The Yellow Rose of Texas”. Download: Films of the Future 021: Cinderella or... Read More
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February 25, 2015Episode 20: Chappie
In this episode we review Neill Blomkamp’s Short Circuit tribute, Chappie. We’re joined by a special non-biased guest, Mod-Bot 2020, to keep the conversation from just being Alan’s repeated demands to “burn him to ash” every time I defend Chappie.
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Episode 20 Notes
We previously discussed (and disagreed about) Chappie in “Episode 11: 2015 Year in Review”
For a little background on why Die Antwoord play themselves in the film check out “Learn How Die Antwoord Ended Up Starring in Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie”
Short Circuit (1986) featured white dude Fisher Stevens as an Indian man
Robocop (1987) came out around the same time so people definitely had robots on the mind back then
Yes, Short Circuit had it’s own song, “Who’s Johnny” by El DeBarge
Hugh Jackman is Wolverine
For more of our thought about Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) listen to “Episode 17: Fifty Shades of Grey”
Chappie opens in the USA on March 6, 2015
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February 25, 2015 Episode 20: Chappie
In this episode we review Neill Blomkamp’s Short Circuit tribute, Chappie. We’re joined by a special non-biased guest, Mod-Bot 2020, to keep the conversation from just being Alan’s repeated demands to “burn him to ash” every time I defend Chappie. Download: Films of the Future 020:... Read More
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February 18, 2015Episode 19: Focus
In this episode we review Focus starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie as sexy con artists. Along the way we ponder the origins of steampunk and explore the complicated dynamics of co-directing films.
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Episode 19 Notes
According to EW, “Will Smith on turning down ‘Django Unchained’: ‘I needed to be the lead'”
Will Smith played Captain James T. West in Barry Sonnenfeld’s Wild Wild West (1999)
Listen to our song about healthy communication in a relationship in “Episode 17: Fifty Shades of Grey”
Ocean’s 11 (1960) was remade as Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Focus directors, Glenn Ficarra and John Requa previously directed Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) and wrote Bad Santa (2003) and Cats and Dogs (2001) together.
In a recent interview with Esquire, Will Smith described After Earth (2013) as “the most painful failure in my career.”
Alan claims that “I Put A Spell On You” and “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” are the same song
Focus opens in the USA on February 27, 2015
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The podcast currently has 97 episodes available.