Ready 2 Retro

Jim Carrey July is here!

In 1994, Jim Carrey had arguably the greatest one-year span of movies with Ace Ventura, The Mask and Dumb & Dumber. All July long Ready 2 Retro will be highlighting each film and doing a deep dive into the comedian's personal life and career. 

First up, "The Godfather of R2R", Joey from @ninjatoitles, returns to Ready 2 Retro to discuss one of his favorite movies of all time, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. In this episode we talk about Carrey's early years growing up in Canada, his career as a impressionist comedian, our favorite lines from the film and fun facts on how it was made.

LINKS Mentioned in the Episode:

• Jim Carrey's SNL Audition
• Monty Python – The Funniest Joke In the World
• Jim Carrey on the Tonight Show (1983)
• Siskel & Ebert Talk About Ace Ventura

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On Episode 186 of Ready 2 Retro, friend of the show, Andy Foreman returns to talk about his first ever published novel, "What We Find Back Home"! This is Andy's first interview discussing the book in detail and R2R is honored to be the inaugural site for the conversation to take place! 

Description of "What We Find Back Home":

When Arthur Belding was a child he could swear that he heard an unexplainable voice talking to him from the shadows of his Aunt Helen’s basement. When he returns to visit her many years later as an adult he is convinced that the voice was merely the overactive imagination of a little boy. But as night falls and the house grows quiet, Arthur can still hear that voice drifting up the stairs from out of the basement’s impenetrable darkness.

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This week toy enthusiast, expert and collector, Scott Zillner, joins Ready 2 Retro. In this conversation we cover the thrill of toy collecting, Scott's many conventions he currates and the upcoming Power Morphicon!

It's time to show your high signs, give an "azuka" and do a song & dance for a dollar because we are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of "The Little Rascals" (1994)!

Joining us for an official Ready 2 Retro episode for the very firsr time is Max's sister Celestina and together they share why this was one of their favorite movies growing up as kids!

This week on Ready 2 Retro we take you back to 1999 to review the horror/comedy/action fun adventure that is THE MUMMY! Returning to R2R is the Duchess of Horror, Chelsea, and together her and Max share their love for this film including their experiences seeing it in the theaters, favorite lines and scenes and they talk about all The Mummy attractions that were at Universal Studios Hollywood during the early 2000s! 

As always..."We're Ready 2 Retro...Are You?!"

Knock it off and make youself a dang "casaDILLa" because it is the 20th Anniversary of "Napoleon Dynamite" (2004)!!! Returning to Ready 2 Retro is Jasmine! Jasmine and Max share their absolute love for this movie as they talk about their favorite scenes, lines, the cultural impact it had in 2004 and share moments about their time spent in Preston, Idaho where the movie was filmed in. 

Get your chapsticks, make some tots and don't forget you can drink whole milk if you wanted to!

For Episode 181, Joey from @ninjatoitles joins Ready 2 Retro to talk all things C2E2 and the Chicago city extravaganza that Max and Joey went on!

The start of Season 5 starts NOW!

Joining @ready2retro this week is first time guest and the very talented artist, musician and creator Edem Elesh. Edem, a native of Los Angeles, is also an internationally known, collected and respected Fine Artist. He has participated in innumerable shows and residencies domestically and overseas. 

His art encompasses mixed media painting, sculpture, installation, drawing and music composition. Edem's music (seen as an integral part of his artistic expression, giving sound to vision if you will) has made it’s way into several features including Eric Minh Swenson’s Episode 2 of “Stoked” where his release “Selah” (under the moniker KinderCrowdControl®) was featured in it’s entirety. Edem also worked as an artist for the world renowned film director and producer Roger Corman. 

Edem is READY 2 RETRO...ARE YOU?

Links to Edem Elesh's Works:
https://www.edem-art.com/
https://kindercrowdcontrol.bandcamp.com/

Episode 179 is all about Max's trip to C2E2 in beautiful Chicago, Illinois! Joining in this episode is Tim Oliphant from TMNT+ who roomed with Max all C2E2 weekend long. Together, they share about their highlights and experiences including meeting new friends, checking out what C2E2 had to over, sitting in on a Power Rangers panel, and Max got to meet his childhood crush, Amy Jo Johnson!

Visit Tim Oliphant's online store for some killer art and enamel pins!:
https://www.timoliphant.com/shop

Ready 2 Retro has reviewed every TMNT movie upto date, except for two. The Michael Bay movies. To give a 10 year retrospect on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) joining us is of course Joey from @ninjatoitles and our #podcastcousin @tessllanos! 

In this episode, we dive into why this movie wasn't as fondly welcomed when it was first released and how the legacy of it since then. But don't be alarmed, this isn't a whole episode of us bashing this movie to pieces. We also discuss where the movie excels in mood, characterization and of course that iconic elevator scene. 

This is part 1 of our 2 part discussion. Head over to Tess and the Multiverse for our review of the sequel "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles: Out of the Shadows" (2016)!

Also be sure to get the best TMNT enamel pins on the web at ninjatoitles.com