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Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (06/01/2020) 

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News: 

• Taika Waititi and friends doing a James and the Giant Peach read-along in support of COVID-19 efforts (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/live-feed/taika-waititi-lead-star-studded-james-giant-peach-readalong-1294943)
• Luca Guadagnino to direct Coen brothers ‘Scarface’ (https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/luca-guadagnino-scarface-coen-brothers-1202231315/)

Movies:

• Judy & Punch (VOD) 6/5

Music:

• RTJ4 - Run The Jewels 6/5

Video Games 

• Command & Conquer/Red Alert Remastered (PC) 6/5

Quick Hits

Chris

• The Wrong Missy (Netflix)
• DC: The New Frontier (Comic) 

Brian

• Mrs. America (Hulu)

Christian

• Somewhere City by Origami Angel (Streaming Apple Music, Spotify)
• The Caped Crusade and the Rise of Nerd Culture by Glen Weldon (Audible, Bookstores)
• Batman: Arkham Asylum (Return to Arkham Collection) (PS4, Xbox One, PC, Originally released on last generations)

Weekly Poll:

The gang is filled with brotherly love, as the month of Slapstick Comedy continues with Chris Farley's most famous theatrical entry, Tommy Boy. They are joined by Christian's two brothers, Bobby Kady (of Find the Stone and his latest podcast, Thee Fantasy Football Podcast) and Ryan Craver (unofficial understudy of Chris Farley).

Intro: 

• Special guests Bobby Kady and Ryan Craver
• Find the Stone, and Thee Fantasy Football Podcast

Corrections from Last Week: 

• Van Weezer release delayed indefinitely
• Evan Goldberg/Goldstein
• 40th Anniversary of Airplane

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Zack Snyder’s Justice League comes to HBO Max in 2021 (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/justice-league-snyder-cut-plans-revealed-it-will-be-an-new-thing-1295102)
• 20+ film festivals to stream content on YouTube for 10 day We Are One event https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/27/worlds-biggest-film-festivals-unite-for-10-day-streaming-event 

Movies:

• Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Netflix) 5/27

TV:

• Space Force (Netflix) 5/29

Bobby

• Instruments4Life

Ryan

• Joe Rogan Podcast
• Crash and Burn by Artie Lang
• Almost Interesting by David Spade

Chris

• Scoob! (VOD)
• Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything (Netflix) 

Brian

• Wind of Change (Spotify)

Christian

• Five by White Lies (Album)

Weekly Poll:

• Poll Results! (2 weeks worth) 

Tommy Boy (1995) 

Directed by: Peter Segel
Written by: Bonny and Terry Turner
Score by: David Newman
Budget: $20 million
Grossed: $32.7 million

Cast:

• Chris Farley as Thomas "Tommy" Callahan III
• David Spade as Richard Hayden
• Bo Derek as Beverly Barrish, Tommy′s stepmother
• Julie Warner as Michelle Brock
• Dan Aykroyd as Ray Zalinsky
• Brian Dennehy as Thomas "Big Tom" Callahan Jr., Tommy′s father
• Sean McCann as Frank Rittenhauer
• Zach Grenier as Ted Reilly
• James Blendick as Ron Gilmore
• Rob Lowe as Paul Barrish, Tommy′s stepbrother (uncredited)

This week, the gang is joined by Roger Hughes, sound engineer on Big Top Evil. They continue their month of whacky shenanigans to discuss 1980's infamous Airplane and whether or not the classic comedy holds up in today’s culture.  

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Roger

• Jedi Fallen Order (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
• Extraction (Netflix)
• What we do in the Shadows Season 2 (Hulu, FX)

Chris

• Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (Netflix) 

Brian

• A Period Piece (SXSW)
• Modern Whore (SXSW)

Christian

• Middleditch and Schwartz (Netflix)

Airplane (1980) 

Directed by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker
Written by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker
Score by: Elmer Bernstein
Budget: $3.5 million
Grossed: $158 million

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      The gang continues their month of Slapstick with the legendary Mel Brook's Blazing Saddles.


Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Cast of Community doing a virtual table read 5/18 (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/community-table-read-dan-harmon-donald-glover-joel-mchale-1234601209/)

Movies:

• Alice (virtual theaters) 5/15
• Leaving Netflix this month (Austin Powers trilogy, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Naked Gun & sequel)

Music:

• Van Weezer - Weezer 5/15

Podcasts: 

• Wind of Change (Spotify) 5/11

Quick Hits

Chris

• Bob’s Burgers (Hulu)
• Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (Movie)

Brian

• The Fall (MUBI)
• Ultrasonic - Field Works (album)

Christian

• I watched every Predator movie in the last 2 weeks ( https://youtu.be/InyKZ0F-fVU ) “Patrick Willems PREDATOR: The Smartest Genre Mash-Up Ever? Probably!”

Weekly Poll:

• Poll Results! 

Blazing Saddles (1974) 

Directed by: Mel Brooks
Written by: Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor and Al Uger
Score by: John Morris
Songs by: Mel Brooks
Budget: $2.6 million
Grossed: $119.6 million

Cast:

• Cleavon Little as Sheriff Bart
• Gene Wilder as Jim, "The Waco Kid"
• Slim Pickens as Taggart
• Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr
• Madeline Kahn as Lili von Shtüpp, "The Teutonic Titwillow"
• Mel Brooks as Gov. William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
• Burton Gilliam as Lyle
• Alex Karras as Mongo
• David Huddleston as Olson Johnson
• Liam Dunn as Reverend Johnson
• John Hillerman as Howard Johnson
• George Furth as Van Johnson
• Claude Ennis Starrett Jr. as Gabby Johnson
• Carol Arthur as Harriet Johnson
• Richard Collier as Dr. Samuel Johnson
• Charles McGregor as Charlie
• Robyn Hilton as Miss Stein, the governor's secretary
• Dom DeLuise as Buddy Bizarre, director of "The French Mistake"
• John Alderson as Gum chewer[2]
• Don Megowan as man who confronts Lili onstage[2]
• Rodney Allen Rippy as young Bart
• Robert Ridgely as Boris, the hangman
• Ralph Manza as man dressed as Hitler

Next EP: 

• Airplane

Extra Stuff: 

• “You Couldn't Make Blazing Saddles Today!”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMFoNZeZm0&list=WL&index=32 

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The gang wishes to bring joy and life into your eardrums with a whacky month of slapstick comedy. We start our journey through Yuck-Yucksville with the 1963 classic, The Pink Panther.

News

Quick Hits

-Chris
Prop Culture (Disney+)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Final Season (Disney+)

-Brian
The Assistant (VOD)

-Christian
Predator: Hunting Grounds (PS4, Epic Games Store PC Exclusive)

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The gang wraps up the month of Badass Women with one of the G.O.A.T.s, Sarah Conner, in T2. 

Intro: 

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• SXSW on Prime 4/27-5/6 (https://deadline.com/2020/04/sxsw-2020-festival-slate-to-launch-on-prime-video-april-27-film-list-1202913778/)
• Parks & Rec Reunion Episode 4/30 (https://screenrant.com/parks-rec-special-episode-cast-returning/)

Movies:

• Arkansas (VOD) 5/1

TV:

• Never Have I Ever (Netflix) 4/27
• Hollywood (Netflix) 5/1

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Middleditch and Schwartz (Netflix) 

Brian

• Sorry to Bother You (Hulu)

Christian

• FFX Remaster

Weekly Poll:

• Poll Results! 

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 

Directed by: James Cameron
Written by: James Cameron and William Wisher
Score by: Brad Fiedel
Budget: $94-$102 million
Grossed: $520.8 million

Extra Stuff: 

https://www.techradar.com/news/how-terminator-2s-effects-changed-film-forever-by-the-legend-that-made-them

https://www.kqed.org/pop/112098/the-timeless-feminism-of-sarah-connor-in-terminator-2 

By Rae Alexandra

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     The gang continues their month of Women in Cinema with 1991's Silence of the Lambs.

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Sam Raimi is officially directing Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (https://collider.com/sam-raimi-doctor-strange-2-confirmed)
• Comic-Con officially cancelled for 2020 (https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/17/coronavirus-pandemic-cancels-san-diego-comic-con/5153694002/)

Movies:

• Extraction (Netflix) 4/24

Music:

• 4:20 - Mike Dean 

TV:

• Beastie Boys Story (Apple TV+) 4/24
• The Midnight Gospel (Netflix) 4/20

Quick Hits (What We've Been Consuming)

Chip

• Kath and Kim, (Netflix)
• Kingdom Hearts 3 (PS4, Xbox One)
• The Buffalo Creek Disaster (Book)

Chris

• What We Do In the Shadows Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 (FX on Hulu) 

Brian

• Mrs. America first 3 episodes (FX on Hulu)

Christian

• FFVII Remake

Weekly Poll:

• Poll Results! 

Silence of the Lambs (1991) 

Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Written by: Ted Tally
Score by: Howard Shore
Budget: $19 million
Grossed: $272.7 million

Cast:

• Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling
• Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter
• Scott Glenn as Jack Crawford 
• Ted Levine as Jame “Buffalo Bill” Gumb 
• Anthony Heald as Dr. Frederick Chilton
• Kasi Lemmons as Ardelia Mapp

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The gang returns with special guest Hillary Weiss of the HAMYAW Youtube channel, discuss the newest film in the DCU, Birds of Prey.

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Atomic Blonde 2 possibly being developed at Netflix (https://screenrant.com/atomic-blonde-2-sequel-netflix-charlize-theron/)

TV:

• What We Do In The Shadows Season 2 (FX) - 4/15
• The Innocence Files (Netflix) - 4/15
• Mrs. America (Hulu) - 4/15

Quick Hits 

Hillary

• 000 (Prime)
• Tales from the Loop (Prime)
• Devs (Hulu)

Chris

• Lord of the Rings (Quarantine Rewatch)
• Ear Biscuits (Podcast) 

Brian

• Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach + Donald (Podcast)
• Scrubs (Hulu)

Christian

• Vader Immortal: Chapter III (Oculus Quest/Rift)
• FFVII Remake (PS4)

Weekly Poll:

• Poll Results! 

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) 

Directed by: Cathy Yan
Written by: Christina Hodson
Score by: Daniel Pemberton 
Budget: $82-$100 million
Grossed: $201.9 million

Cast:

• Margot Robbie as Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli / The Huntress
• Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Dinah Lance / Black Canary
• Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya
• Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz
• Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain
• Ali Wong as Ellen Yee
• Ewan McGregor as Roman Sionis / Black Mask

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The gang continues their month of Women in Cinema highlighting the underappreciated Atomic Blonde.

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Disney announces new release dates for multiple films. (https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/mulan-black-widow-indiana-jones-disney-coronavirus/amp)
• SXSW films to stream on Prime Video (https://www.slashfilm.com/sxsw-online/)
• Marvel Comics offering free digital comics (https://www.slashfilm.com/marvel-comics-for-free/)
• HBO to stream 500 hours of free content (https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/hbo-free-streaming-500-hours-sopranos-veep-wire-1234569585/)
• The New Abnormal - The Strokes

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Chris

• Harley Quinn (DC Universe) 
• Tiger King (Netflix) 

Brian

• Hunters (Amazon Prime)

Christian

• Call of Duty: Warzone (PS4,PC, Xbox One)

Weekly Poll:

• Giveaway Winner Announcement! 

Atomic Blonde (2017) 

Based on the Graphic Novel: The Coldest City by Antony Johnston
Directed by: David Leitch
Written by: Kurt Johnstad
Score by: Tyler Bates
Budget: $30 million
Grossed: $100.1 million

Next EP: 

• Birds of Prey (guest Hillary Weiss) 

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The gang is bringing the girl power all month long! The Pop-O-Holic's crew is joined by Bev Ellis of The Top 100 Project to talk about Ridley Scott's 1979 classic, Alien.

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• Wonder Woman 1984 release date pushed to August 14, 2020 (https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-in-the-heights-delayed-coronavirus-1203539795/amp/)
• AMC furloughs CEO and corporate staff (https://www.slashfilm.com/amc-corporate-staff/)
• Most SXSW shorts now streaming online for free (https://mailchimp.com/presents/sxsw/)

Movies:

• Coffee & Kareem (Netflix) - 4/3 

TV:

• Nailed It! Season 4 (Netflix)

What We’ve Been Consuming: 

Bev

• Watchmen (Graphic Novel)

Chris

• The Godfather Part I & II

Brian

• Memory: The Origins of Alien (Documentary)

Christian

• Super Hot VR (Oculus Quest, PC, PSVR)

Weekly Poll:

• Plug Giveaway Week 7 (Final Week) 

Alien (1979) 

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Written by: Dan O’Bannon
Score by: Jerry Goldsmith
Budget: ~$11 million
Grossed: ~$108 million (seeing conflicting info here)

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