HooperCast Movie Hour

0:00 - Conner regales Dustin on the fun and then horror of his son’s birthday weekend. 

11:00 - Fish Tacos and Tony Hawk, and Skate Jam, the movie that never was. 

21:35 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" (2024). 

49:13 - We’re curious, but cautious about the upcoming Russo Brothers film, “The Electric State”, for Netflix.

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1:00 - We begin to talk about Pixar, but we quickly diverge into a tangent surrounding the new Australian “The Office” series.And apparently, there are quite a lot of international adaptations of that show. Sorry. 

18:00 - Ok, we’re finally ready to talk about the situation at Pixar. 

https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-was-the-hit-pixar-needed-but-the-laid-off-employees-who-crunched-on-it-are-still-hurting

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Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

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Welcome to a gap in the schedule, everybody!

A discussion about physical home media in 2024. Are studios rooting for home media to fail? Is it too much to ask for them to mimic the book publishing model of multiple editions of their product?

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

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FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.

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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:30 - Explaining the HooperCast “Lecture Series” concept. 

3:00 - James Earl Jones has passed away. 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/entertainment/james-earl-jones-death/index.html 

8:53 - Linkin Park debuts their new lead vocalist and the Internet reacts….poorly… 

22:15 - Should the estate of a deceased performer be allowed to give consent to use the performer’s likeness in post-mortem work? Where is the line drawn? https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/california-ai-dead-performers-consent-sag-aftra-1236126432/?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

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Re-broadcast of Episode #419, The Novelist Screenwriter (The Gillian Flynn Episode)

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.

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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - “Anchorman” just stays in your brain, doesn’t it? “Anchorman 2” not so much… 

3:55 - Repping Nintendo shirts tonight! You’re welcome, audio listeners! 

5:30 - The awesome viral marketing for tonight’s film. 

6:30 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Alien: Romulus” (2024). 

29:22 - SPOILER DISCUSSION - “Alien: Romulus” (2024).

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

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FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.

I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Vaguebook statuses. 

2:36 - The wrong transition ever…into our topic. Which is long movie run times. When are they warranted? When are they unwelcome? Are there basic criteria that can determine each? YES, good people, there are! Join us to learn about it. Or don’t. It’s your life. And time is running out.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

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FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.

I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - False memories, getting old, and the Pee Pee Scale. 

4:00 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (2024). 

22:10 - NOT RECOMMENDED - “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024).

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - Conner made it through summer with kids. 

1:20 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Atlanta” - Spoiler-free recommendation of the entire series. 

17:00 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Bosch: Legacy” Season 2. 

23:00 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “Batman: Caped Crusader”. 

36:15 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “My Adventures with Superman”. 

52:25 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “The Bear” Season 3”. 

1:02:12 - OVERALL RECOMMENDATION - “Cobra Kai” Season 6, Part 1. 

1:08:45 - QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATION - “The Karate Kid” (2010).
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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

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FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.

I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

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1:00 - REVIEW - “Deadpool and Wolverine” (2024) - We’ll begin with no spoilers.We speak at length about the tone that a Deadpool story does or does not require. 

36:00 - Quick Update on Conner’s dishwasher. 

37:40 - SPOILERS BEGIN. We discuss plot details, surprise casting, the ending, and more! 

1:07 - We discuss the big Marvel news at ComicCon and how it makes us feel about the future of the MCU movies, the internet’s reaction, and the possibilities.

Thanks for joining us! If you enjoy our show, PLEASE please tell your friends. Recommend us. That is how we grow.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey

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FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.

I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

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