Peanuts & Popcorn

Peanuts & Popcorn

By Tom Hockney and Leo FontanaTV & FilmFilm Reviews
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Peanuts & Popcorn episodes

  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 10-15-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring Unstoppable and Prizzi's Honor

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn…we open the bag of popcorn with Tommy’s selection from 2010, Tony Scott’s, Unstoppable. Next, we break down Leo’s choice for this week, John Huston’s, Prizzi’s Honor (1985).

    In Peanuts, the League Championship Series are set, and some unlikely teams have made their way to Baseball’s Final Four. We’ll answer the question, is the current playoff format fair to the higher-seeded teams? Attendance was up in 2023, did the new rule changes have anything to do with it? It’s been 20 years since the Bartman game, what have we learned.

    Next Show:

    Leo's Pick: Other People’s Money (1991)

    Tom's Pick: The Long Goodbye (1973)



    56 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 10-01-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and After Hours

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn…We open a steaming bag of hot-buttered popcorn with a double-feature of excellent features, Ang Lee’s, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. We then break down Tommy’s choice, Martin Scorcese’s After Hours. In Peanuts, with a clear(er) picture of the playoff matchups, we make our picks

    for the first round. Finally, the Cubs just miss out on the playoffs, was the season a failure and what can they do to improve for next season?

    Next Show:

    Leo's Pick: Prizzi’s Honor (1985)

    Tom's Pick: Unstoppable (2010)

    1 hr 7 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 09-17-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring Sleepers and Gladiator

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we start

    with the popcorn as we begin with Leo’s selection, the 1996 Barry Levinson effort, Sleepers. Then we discuss the final film of Tom’s pet project of Best Picture winners that he has not seen on the big screen, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator.

    Then we chew down the peanuts as the Atlanta

    Braves win their sixth straight NL East title. The Boston Red Sox fire Chaim Bloom and the LA Dodgers move on from Jose Urias. Blake Snell or Justin Steele? Who deserves to win the NL Cy Young Award. Finally, the Chicago Cubs come back to earth, but are still in line for a playoff berth.

    Next Show:

    Leo's Pick: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)

    Tom's Pick:  After Hours (1985)

    1 hr 3 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 09-04-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring Super 8 and Terms of Endearment

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we start with a fresh batch of popcorn with Leo’s selection, JJ Abrams’ Super 8. Tom’s choice for this episode is the third of four Best Picture winners that he has not seen on the big screen: Terms of Endearment.

    In Peanuts, Shohei Otani tore a ligament, but there are questions as to how serious it is. After shots are fired from within, or from outside their home ballpark, the Chicago White Sox fire their President of Baseball Operations AND their General Manager, and their owner is left to explain why he did not even look outside the organization to replace them. Meanwhile, the Cubs are in the playoff hunt and all is rainbows and unicorns on the North Side.

    Next Show:

    Leo's Pick: Sleepers (1996)

    Tom's Pick:  Gladiator (2000)

    1 hr 5 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 08-20-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring Ordinary People and Billy Elliot

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we begin with

    a big bag of Popcorn with Tom’s choice for this week, Robert Redford’s Ordinary People. Leo’s choice is a favorite from 23 years ago, Billy Elliot.

    In Peanuts, we lead off with a discussion on why so many plays that would normally be called errors are ruled as hits. We catch up on Kevin Brown’s return to the airwaves as well as the latest news on Wander Franco. The Dodgers retire Fernando Valenzuela’s number and we’ll react to the final two games of Cubs/Sox Crosstown Classic.

    Next Show:

    Leo's Pick: Super 8 (2011)

    Tom's Pick:  Terms of Endearment (1983)


    1 hr 1 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 8-6-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring The Greatest Show on Earth and Oppenheimer

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we open up the bag of popcorn as we review Tom’s choice, The Greatest Show on Earth. Up next is Leo's choice, Oppenheimer.

    In Peanuts, we begin with a reaction to MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred, earning a four-year extension. Does he deserve it?
    We will tell a tale of two no-hitters, one in the best of times, the other in
    the worst. We also examine the state of Chicago baseball after the trading deadline.

    Leo's Pick: Billy Elliott (2000)

    Tom's Pick:  Ordinary People (1980)


    1 hr 6 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 7-23-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring Prince of the City and Ghost Dog

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we begin with Tommy’s choice in honor of the passing of Treat Williams with Prince of the City. Our second feature is the Jim Jarmusch effort, starring Forrest Whitaker, Ghost Dog. In “Peanuts”, we discuss the awful All-Star uniforms. We also find that the Baltimore Orioles have overtaken Tampa Bay for first place in the best division in baseball. Will they trade for Otani to put them over the top? Jen Pawol becomes the first woman to umpire a AAA game. Can the Major Leagues be far away?

    Next Show's Films:

    Leo's Pick: Oppenheimer (2023)

    Tom's Pick:  The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)


    1 hr 2 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 6-25-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring Le Samourai and The Full Monty

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… The double-feature film discussion begins with Tom's selection, Le

    Samourai. We then move to Leo's choice, The Full Monty. In “Peanuts”,
    the Reds, Diamondbacks and Orioles are at or near the top of their respective
    divisions. We’ll discuss how they have all taken advantage of the new rule
    changes. Commissioner, Rob Manfred, reveals he is having second thoughts on
    granting immunity for players involved in the sign-stealing scandal. The Cardinals
    and Giants will play a game as a tribute to the Negro Leagues next season,
    while the Cubs and Cardinals finally face off in London. Next Show's Films:

    Leo's Pick: Ghost Dog (1999)

    Tom's Pick:  Prince of the City (1981)



    1 hr 1 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 6-11-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring To Have and Have Not and the Kentuckian

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… we kick off our double feature with Bogart and Bacall in

    To Have and Have Not, while our second film is the 1955 Burt Lancaster
    directorial debut, The Kentuckian. In Peanuts, we discuss the retirement
    of friend of the show, Bartolo Colon. We’ll also react to a recent Jayson Stark
    column in The Athletic. Stephen Strasburg has another setback. Finally, we
    mourn the passing of Ed Stack, the former president of the Baseball Hall of
    Fame.
    Next Show's Films:

    Leo's Pick: The Full Monty (1997)

    Tom's Pick:  Le Samouraï (1967)

    1 hr 5 min
  • Peanuts & Popcorn (P&P) 5-29-23 With Leo Fontana/Tom Hockney featuring It's a Gift and Roxanne

    This week on Peanuts and Popcorn… We open up the bag of

    “Popcorn” with Tom’s choice, the W. C. Fields 1934 film,
    It’s a Gift. Leo’s choice is a slightly more modern selection, the re-imagining
    of the Cyrano de Bergerac classic, Roxanne.

    In “Peanuts”, we’ll react to Jayson Stark’s list of active

    players who may be headed to the Hall of Fame. We’ll ask
    the question, “What has happened to the no-hitter?  Christopher Morel is
    showing Cubs fans that he is certainly worth the price of admission. We’ll look
    at some not so famous “one-hit wonders”.
    Next Show's Films:

    Leo's Pick: The Kentuckian (1955)

    Tom's Pick: To Have and Have Not (1944)







    55 min

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Peanuts & Popcorn. (P&P) is a biweekly movie podcast interrupted by a baseball discussion between two old friends.