Talking The Mickey

This week we're headed under the sea and we're not talking about Sebastian, Ariel, & co.  Georgia's pick brings us the Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea"  Ethan and Ian both love the underwater sequence but don't think it belongs in this film while Georgia talks about the links to the original Jules Verne novel and the feats of filmmaking this represents and Ellie answers the great squid vs squids debate and we discover what the collective noun for a group of squid/squids is.  One thing we all could agree on though is that we all loved Esmerelda, the sea lion.  Also, this week we continue our segment of 'A Pause For The Parks" featuring some content from friend of the podcast, Andrew.  So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.'

Evil has a beginning and we're not talking about Ethan's origin story, no, we're talking about this week's review of Maleficent.  Ellie's got a heck of a job to do this week defending the Angelina Jolie super-proejct as Ethan's got questions about the editing, Ian gets tired of the CGI, Georgia talks about the inconsistencies in the storyline (both within the Sleeping Beauty established narrative and the film's internal logic), Ethan points out how the iron does what it wants to happen, Ian rages about the lack of earned consequences in the film and hates that nothing feels big because it's all been done on a green screen.  We all think Jolie does a pretty good job though and is that enough to tip the scales in Maleficent's favour? Also, this week we debut our segment of 'A Pause For The Parks" featuring some content from friend of the podcast, Andrew.  So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.'

In Episode 36, we tackle Moana and what can we say, except you're welcome?  Ethan's pick lines up with the recent Maori Language Awareness Week and we're all feeling like voyagers and wayfinders (watch out for that warm gulfstream).  Ellie's got conflicting opinions on the Grandma power rankings,  Georgia is overwhelmed by having 4 or 5 non-speaking characters to choose from, Ethan relays some of the Maori folklore he grew up with and somehow Ian compared himself to Mariah Carey?   So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.' 

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Ooooh-de-lolly, ooooh-de-lolly, golly what a day - we're heading back to Medieval England for another bullseye of a story of British folklore in Robin Hood. Join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, Georgia and Ian as they approach a film that’s light on animated finesse but a masterclass in fostering a feeling of warmth in the characters.  Ellie's advocating for a minor character to have a larger part, Georgia learns how to say a new word, Ethan has some more lessons on sound mixing and Ian confesses about a childhood crush. So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.'  

Podcasters… Assemble!  We were remarkably good and held off on any Marvel content for over half a year. So now we’re breaking the seal and giving our full attention to the film that started it all in back in 2008 with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man .  Join your favourite transatlantic film review crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Georgia, and Ethan – as we head to Burger King in our Audi in search of a classic American Cheeseburger. It's a gamechanger of a 34th episode as we discuss:

· How much did Robert Downey Jr & Terrence Howard made for Iron Man

· What other directors were attached to the film before Jon Favreau was hired.

· Why Jeff Bridges referred to Iron Man as a “$200 million student film”

· Is Iron Man just a reimagined James Bond?

· How Ramin Djawadi composed the score for Iron Man

· What was the first thing Jon Favreau did when he found out he would be directing Iron Man?

· Ian & Liam come up with a great sitcom spin-off for SHIELD agent Phil Coulson

· How Favreau pulled off the scene where Pepper puts her hand in Downey’s chest

· What unique rehearsal trick did Bridges & Downey do together

· How many soundbytes/easter eggs were presented here that wouldn’t show up until much later?

· What do the voices of Jarvis and Karen (Spider-Man: Homecoming) have in common?

· Whether or not Iron Man is the Best Film Ever

Oh deer, oh deer - we're heading back to the Fantasia forties to tackle what was supposed to be Walt's second full-length animated classic in Bambi.   Join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian with a very special guest – to tackle the rough first draft for The Lion King.  Ellie's all caught up in nostalgia, Georgia tries to contact her dear deer friend, Ian wonders about the homicidal tendencies of Bambi's dad and Ethan is mixing Disney videos with 2000s hip hop.  

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.'  

Time for a bonus episode as we bring you an episode of our Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment. Ethan, Ellie, Ian, and Liam (from Best Film Ever) revisit the career of the legendary tour-de-force and Disney Legend that was Robin Williams.  Comments, banter, and a more than slight dose of nostalgia and appreciation can be found as we discuss:

· Why did Robin Williams effect so many in such a profound way

· How large a part of our collective childhoods were the films of Robin Williams

· Did Robin work best when there were narrative restrictions that limited his creativity to a point

· How often could it be said that Robin Williams’ performances were better than the films he was a part of

· We go over our audience input as to which Robin Williams performances they held in highest regard

· We present the BFE Top 10 list for the best Robin Williams Performances ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you. Hit us up at @talkthemickey on Twitter, and @talkingthemickey on Facebook and Instagram.

This week we go where no Star Trek cast member has gone before.  Behind the camera of the most successful baby film of the 1980s.  Join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian – in a three part barbershop as we analyse a film with two charming and talented actors, and joining them is Steve Gutterberg.  Ethan wants to know why there's a clumsy drug plot in the middle of a fish-out-of-water story, Ellie connects with the random store assistant selling baby food, Ian is infatuated with Tom Selleck's good looks, Ethan finds Ted Danson's stage acting wooden, while Ian comments at how the men actually learn nothing about themselves morally and WE ALL HATE SYLVIA.  .

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.'  

Ohana means family and that means nobody gets left behind or forgotten - maybe a strange episode to do with Georgia not around but regardless, join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian – as we analyse a film that was initially supposed to be a retelling of the Ugly Duckling in the Kansas Woodlands, in Lilo & Stitch.  Ellie fact checks the presence of milkshakes bringing the boys to the yard in 2002 and questions the lack of child locks in a social worker's rental car while Ethan talks about some dark fan theory regarding the death of Nani & Lilo's parents while Ian wants to know why Ohana doesn't apply to any of the Hawaiian villagers who just let Nani and Lilo struggle and we all question why everyone talks about the sisterly bond in Frozen but ignores a film that preceded it with the same message a decade earlier.

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.'  

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines as we prepare to go 200 laps around the track with Lightning McQueen and the merchandising machine that is "Cars"..  Join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian – alongside our visiting crew chief, Richard, as we analyse the last independently produced Pixar film before Disney's acquisition of the production company.  Ellie wants to know how Lightning can choose to jump, Ethan wants to know when we're supposed to care about Lightning McQueen, Richard feels that maybe this film doesn't live up to the Pixar label and Ian has a free therapy session about Larry the Cable Guy and for some reason just rants about some Michael J. Fox film.

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.'