Judgement Day: T2 VS Cinema

This Week: Nerd Alert! We talk with world traveler and "Minneapolis Zoo Employee" Matthew McLaughlin about doing scientific research in the field, visiting Antarctica, working on reality TV with Robert Englund, being fascinated with the Faces of Death series at a young age and the dynamic screen presence that is Joe Morton. This one is all over the map, folks!

FILMS DISCUSSED:

The Thing - @15:10

Medicine Man - @33:55

Predator - @46:55

Project Grizzly - @54:05

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This week Anti-Folk veteran Turner Cody is my guest and we're meditating on the New York of the past. Plus: the couch surfing years, sweet car chase sequences, "New York Post New York" and good ol' David Foster Wallace's T2 take.

Turner Cody is one of my absolute favorite singer/songwriters working right now and I'm ecstatic to have him on the show. His new album, along with The Soldiers of Love, is called "Friends In High Places" and comes out this June. If you've never sat down with his discography before what are you even doing? He's right there on Spotify

FILMS DISCUSSED:

The French Connection - @11:00

Summer of Sam - @36.00

Inside Llewyn Davis - @53:30

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Outro music: Boozing and Losing

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This week we TRIPLE DOWN on the nostalgia as I present a rare Pre-COVID episode I recorded over a few beers with my old pal Travis Tips, as we discuss the franchise-less / non-Oscar-bait films in good ol' JC's filmography. Plus: Travis shares a riveting tale of working under the legendary Roger Corman! Stay safe out there, everyone!

Check out Travis's show Barnwood Builders

FILMS DISCUSSED:

The Abyss

True Lies

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This week: Film critic for The Baffler and author of The Earth Dies Streaming: Film Writing, 2002-2018, A. S. Hamrah joins me to talk about his book as well as films that tackle quagmires, enduring this last year and by the end we begin to explore if a film critic played a role in American music history.

A.S. Hamrah is one of the most important voices in film criticism today and the subjects we're tackling are things that have been weighing on my mind heavily this past year. I'm very excited to share this discussion with you all. Excuse some inelegant audio transitions at the beginning because the episode is very strong. Be safe. Take care.

FILMS DISCUSSED:

Grapes of Wrath - 11:25

Operation Filmmaker - 30:20

Melancholia - 48:10

Music by Jonny Ampersand

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This week: EVERYTHING HAPPENS ALL AT ONCE

I reached out to Dozzyrok, one of the most vibrant voices on Letterboxd, to discuss Maximalism in film; what we think it is and isn't. We also talk about Youtube Poops, listening to Infinite Jest and how bad I am at self promoting. By the end of the episode maybe you'll finally get the meaning of Synechdoce, NY's climactic scene!

FILMS DISCUSSED:

Spree (2020)

Memories of Matsuko (2006)

Breakfast of Champions (1999)

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Absolutely check out Dozzy's wild Youtube page

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This week: We’re talking body swapping with Paul Mizzi of The Swapcast Podcast! Body swapping is the little trope that could, we talk about how prevalent it’s been in movies, what makes them effective, and talk Sarah Michelle Gellar just a bit. 

FILMS DISCUSSED: Freaky Friday (2003), The Hot Chick (2002), Hearts and Souls (1993), and Your Name (2016)

Be sure to rate and review The Swapcast Podcast so they can get to 100 reviews and finally do an episode on Face/Off. Also they have way better audio quality then I do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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This week we're going back to basics and diving deep into T2 itself. I sat down with Your Uncle Casey, creator and host of T for 2: The Terminator 2 Show on YouTube. Listen in as two adult men discuss their sundry media platforms which center on the same 30 year old movie, merchandise as it relates to cinema, video production, amusement park rides and crying.

DISCUSSED: Terminator 2 Extended Cut; T2-3D: Battle Across Time

MENTIONED:

T for 2: The Terminator 2 Show

Check out Casey's great designs at the

T for 2 TeePublic shop

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Hope Of The Future

CRIMINALLY NOT MENTIONED:

Edward Furlong's album Hold On Tight

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This week - Look who came crawling back: Inaugural guest Liam Billingham needed to bust the oeuvre of director Tony Scott and his favorite leading man, Denzel Washington, so who was he going to call... me?!

Lean back and relax as a couple of cool dads fumble their way through remembering dates and facts about these movies, other movies around the era and their own personal lives!

FILMS DISCUSSED: Crimson Tide (1996), Man On Fire (2004) and Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

Liam co-hosts the show Oeuvre Busters which is now on it's fourth season, spotlighting the films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune

Music by Johnny Ampersand

Contact me: [email protected] if you have a series of movies that you want to talk about! Always excited to hear what people want to do an episode about.

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This week Elana Levin of the Graphic Policy podcast and songwriter/rapper/producer Frandie Batista as we cast a wide web and look at the film adaptations of Spider-Man. Happy new year, everyone! I'm starting this one off with something joyful for you all!

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Outro: Side Piece by Frandie

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This week: low budget holiday movies with a slew of returning guests and a very exciting celebrity cameo by Mr. Matt Farley of Motern Media!

Featuring: Olivia Leirer, Megan Carroll, Peter Jubinsky, Viktor Maco, Caroline Debevec and Anastasia Usinowicz!

FILMS DISCUSSED: CHRISTMAS AGAIN, THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS RUSH, CHRISTMAS CATCH and THE MOTERN MEDIA CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

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Contributing Artists:

Carol of the Bells by Live Action Fezz

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Dee Yan-Key

Deck The Halls by The HoHoHos!

O Tannenbaum by Dan Lerch

Auld Lang Syne by WoodenShjips

Christmas, Again 2014

Directed by Charles Poekel

Produced by Charles Poekel

Written by Charles Poekel

Starring Kentucker Audley

Hannah Gross

Cinematography Sean Price Williams

Edited by Robert Greene

The Spirit Of Christmas 2015

Directed by David Jackson

Written by

Tracy Andreen

Cast

Thomas Beaudoin...Daniel

Kati Salowsky...Lilly

Steven A. Miller...Charles

Jen Lilley...Kate

Alexander Gauthier...Laird

Christopher Tarjan...Oliver

Neil Casey...Mr. Murray

Robert Walsh...Rafferty

Bates Wilder...Sheriff Bell

Brett Leigh...Harry

Joanna Herrington...Molly

Produced by 

Andrea Ajemian...producer

Sharon Bordas...executive producer

Hannah Pillemer...executive producer

Fernando Szew...executive producerMusic by 

Claude FoisyCinematography by 

Michael NegrinFilm Editing by 

Sarah C. Reeves

Christmas Rush 2002

Written and Directed by 

Charles Robert Carner

Cast

Dean Cain...Lt. Cornelius Morgan

Erika Eleniak...Catherine 'Cat' Morgan

Roman Podhora...Rich Rajinsky

Richard Yearwood...Kid Blast

Bernard Browne...Wayne

Santino Buda...Simulus

Aleks Paunovic...Petrovich

Angelo Tsarouchas...Joyner

Eric Roberts...Jimmy Scalzetti

Jack Wallace...Santa

Larry Mannell...Eric Norman

Chris Benson...Al Quigley

Rothaford Gray...Rashid Buckley

Sarah Deakins...Aurora's Mom

Jessica Smith...Aurora

Produced by 

Charles Robert Carner...executive producer

Thomas Carter...executive producer

Tim Christenson...associate producer

Peter Lhotka...producer

Richard M. Rothstein...co-executive producer

Music by 

Louis Febre

Cinematography by 

Michael Goi

Film Editing by 

Marc Leif

Christmas Catch 2018

Directed by 

Justin G. Dyck

Written by  

Patrick McBrearty

Cast  

Emily Alatalo...Mack

Andrew Bushell...Reid

Franco Lo Presti...Carson

Genelle Williams...Special Agent Robertson

Lauren Holly...Captain Bennett

Yanic Truesdale...Ken

Kyana Teresa...Jessica

Eric Hicks...David

Produced by 

Stan Hum...executive producer

Myles Milne...producer

Beth Stevenson...executive producer

Nancy Yeaman...executive producer

Music by 

Craig McConnell

Film Editing by 

Elizabeth Stadtlander

The Motern Media Christmas Special (2017)

Directed by 

Charles Roxburgh

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Matt Farley ... (screenplay)

Matt Farley ... (story by)

Charles Roxburgh ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Matt Farley ... Matt Farley - Earl of Christmas

Chris Peterson ... Chris Peterson / Jandek Claus

Michelle Briand ... Joyce

Phil Cote ... Mike

Jon Cross ... Danny

Ryan Desmarais ... Texas Tom

Terry Dugan ... Man Who's Known Chris A Long Time

Phil Klenhofer ... Sure Shot

Tiffany L'Heureux ... Amy

Jay Mayo ... Comedian Extraordinaire / Unscrupulous Locksmith

Kevin McGee ... Sheriff

Jim McHugh ... Man-on-the-Street

Elizabeth M. Peterson ... Christmas Card Commercial Wife

Sharon Scalzo ... Jeri

Tom Scalzo ... Tommy Adirondack

Chris Sleison ... Sleison

Produced by 

Matt Farley ... executive producer

Music by 

Matt Farley

Tom Scalzo

Cinematography by 

Charles Roxburgh Film Editing by 

Charles Roxburgh Visual Effects by 

Charles Roxburgh ... motion graphic design

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