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Joining John and me this week is Bob Chipman, a.k.a. MovieBob and The Game Overthinker, and contributor to Escapist Magazine. Our critical concerns are director Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood and Jonathan Liebesman's Battle: Los Angeles.For our picks of the week, we discuss Criterion's new Blu-ray release of Federico Fellini's Amarcord, and a few more new home video surprises.We recorded this episode at Panera Bread, next to the Regal Fenway 13 Theater in Boston.Visit the Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.netIntro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com)Questions? Email us at [email protected]

Film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new CGI-animated flick Rango, Matt Damon’s venture into the world of Philip K.Dick with The Adjustment Bureau, and the Topher Grace comedy Take Me Home Tonight.For our picks of the week, Steve says Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, starring James Franco, is worth it on Blu-ray. And John goes for Blake Edward’s 1971 western Wild Rovers – all 140 minutes of it.They recorded this episode at the Harvard Film Archive in Cambridge, Ma.Enjoy!Visit the Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.netIntro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com)Questions? Email us at [email protected]

A complete recording of The 2011 Boston Society of Film Critics awards ceremony proceedings, featuring BSFC members Tom Meek (President), Joyce Kulhawik, Wesley Morris, Peter Keough, Gerald Peary, David Wildman, James Verniere, Peg Aloi and Brett Michel.Awards presented to director Frederick Wiseman (accepted by his his colleague, Karen Konicek), Juliette Lewis (Best Supporting Actress - "Conviction"), director Jeff Malmberg ("Marwencol"), ArtsEmerson, filmmaker Saul Levine and editor Andrew Weisblum ("Black Swan").Highlights:- Musical performance of Trent Reznor's "Hurt" (from "The Social Network") by the acoustic duo Carriage House (David Wildman and violinist Clara Kebabian)- Juliette Lewis's recorded message to the BSFC- Wesley Morris on the career of Frederick Wiseman, with a message from the director.- Peter Keough on the plight of jailed Iranian director Jafar Panahi- An extended post-movie Q&A with the makers of "Marwencol" - director Jeff Malmberg, producer Chris Shellen and star Mark Hogancamp - by Peg AloiVisit Brattlefilm.orgVisit The Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.net

This week, your hosts Steve Head and John Black discuss the new Nicolas Cage actioner, Drive Angry 3D, and Farrelly brothers' comedy, Hall Pass, starring Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis.For our picks of the week, John selects 1957's Sweet Smell of Success on Criterion, and I select two titles from the filmography of director Peter Yates, who passed away last month: the 1969 Dustin Hoffman/Mia Farrow drama John and Mary and the 1973 Boston crime film The Friends of Eddie Coyle, starring Robert Mitchum.

On March 2nd and 3rd, in tribute to Peter Yates, the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Ma, will screen 35mm prints of two of his films: the quintessential Steve McQueen film Bullitt (1968), and the rarely seen British film Robbery (1967), starring Stanley Baker. Visit brattlefilm.org for more information and to buy tickets.

Visit us online at Post-Movie.net.Intro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com).Questions? Email us at [email protected]'t forget to leave us an iTunes review! We could sure use some kind words to help us reach a larger audience. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

This week, John and I discuss the Dark Castle flick Unknown, starring Liam Neeson, the Miguel Arteta comedy Cedar Rapids, and the DJ Caruso-directed, Michael Bay production I Am Number Four.Plus our picks of the week. I say Tony Scott’s runaway train flick Unstoppable is an excellent Blu-ray choice, John implores you to put the anime Summer Wars in your player, and we both re-live the love of Mel Brook’s 1977 Alfred Hitchcock homage High Anxiety. The total running time is about 56:37Visit the Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.netIntro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com).Questions? Email us at [email protected]'t forget to leave us an iTunes review. We could sure use some kind words to help us reach a larger audience. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!- Steve

In this episode, John and I discuss the sword and sandals actioner The Eagle, talk with its star, Channing Tatum, and try to figure out why Elton John made the 3D animated confection Gnomeo & Juliet.For our picks of the week, I say Frank Tashlin’s 1967 spy spoof Caprice, starring Doris Day and Richard Harris, is the one you must find and watch, and John says Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1994 thriller $hopping, starring Jude Law and Sadie Frost, is not to be missed.The total running time is about 50:02Visit the Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.netIntro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com).Questions? Email us at [email protected]'t forget to leave us an iTunes review. We could sure use some kind words to help us reach a larger audience. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!- Steve

This week, John and I discuss the new thriller The Roommate and the James Cameron-produced 3-D flick Sanctum.And for our picks of the week, I revisit Joseph L. Mankiewicz's classic All About Eve, which is now on Blu-ray, and John says Skin is the film you must see.We recorded live at Panera Bread, next to the Regal Fenway 13 Theater in Boston.Enjoy!The total running time is about 43:39Visit the Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.netIntro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com).Questions? Email us at [email protected]'t forget to leave us an iTunes review. We could sure use some kind words to help us reach a larger audience. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!- Steve

Joining John and me this week is Boston Phoenix film critic and Albany Times-Union blogger Peg Aloi. Our objective: discuss the new Anthony Hopkins thriller The Rite and the Javier Bardem melodrama Biutiful. Then John and I discuss the Jason Statham/Ben Foster actioner The Mechanic - in which I (attempt to) explain The Mechanic's unintentional homoeroticism. Such fun.We then offer our picks of the week. I recommend the new Blu-ray release of Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull. Peg says The Last Exorcism and the Red Riding Trilogy are worth your time. And John implores you to view Man in a Suitcase, which is also new to DVD.We recorded live at Panera Bread, next to the Regal Fenway 13 Theater in Boston.Enjoy!The total running time is about 52:39Visit the Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.netIntro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com).Questions? Email us at [email protected]'t forget to leave us an iTunes review. We could sure use some kind words to help us reach a larger audience. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!- Steve

This week, John and I argue about Ivan Reitman's No Strings Attached and discuss Mike Leigh's Another Year.And for our picks of the week, I say Irwin Allen's '60s TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is what you must watch, and John says The Mechanic, not the Jason Statham re-make but the 1972 original starring Charles Bronson is well worth your time.

The total running time is about 50:20.Visit the Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.netIntro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com).Questions? Email us at [email protected]'t forget to leave us an iTunes review. We could sure use some kind words to help us reach a larger audience. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!- Steve

This week, John and I discuss Michel Gondry’s big budget endeavor The Green Hornet, Dominic Sena's medieval escapade Season of the Witch and Gaspar Noe’s metaphysical mind-bender Enter the Void – which is now playing at the Brattle Theatre (brattlefilm.org). And for our picks of the week, I opt for Robert Rodriguez’s Machete on Blu-ray, while John suggest you check out Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story on DVD.The episode was recorded “live” at the Trident Bookseller’s & Cafe in Boston.The total running time is about 40:30.Visit the Post-Movie Podcast online at Post-Movie.netIntro music by Stereo Soul Future (stereosoulfuture.com).Questions? Email us at [email protected]'t forget to leave us an iTunes review. We could sure use some kind words to help us reach a larger audience. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!- Steve