The Matineecast

Speaking of people I care about, I’m glad I was finally able to bring one of my local friends on the show. I’ve been hanging around with Courtney for a year-and-a-half now, so his appearance on a full episode of the show is mildly overdue at least!

As is to be expected, this episode is lengthy – matter of fact it’s the longest Matineecast episode ever. It beat the old mark by about five minute, and appropriately enough the old mark was held by the “2011 in review” episode. I’m thinking this cements the fact that I will never record a year-end episode that runs less than an hour and twenty minutes.

Once again I bring you an episode that is far more collaborative than most, and I want to thank everybody who helped me bring it together. I couldn’t be happier with the results, and it’s a fitting send-off for a year where going to the movies introduced me to so many wonderful people – both around the world and here at home .By the way – For my favorite part of the episode, go straight to chapter seven, or the sixty-one minute mark.

Finally, if you’re curious about the songs used as bed music, the track list can be found below in the show notes.

Here’s what’s in store in episode seventy-five…

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– Our Top Five of 2012 –

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(00:00) “Youth Without Youth” by Metric

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Enjoy!

During the last episode, you might have heard me allude to episode seventy-four as being “a special episode” for The Matineecast. It is, which is to say that it brings in two returning guests and strays from the usual rhythm of the show…however, I had originally planned to take the episode off and hand it over to my guests completely.

Things change, especially during this very busy time of year, and one can only roll with the changes. So while we have eschewed the usual rhythm of The Christmas Episode, there are still a few Christmas touches to this episode.

Pulling this off took a bit more effort than usual, and for that I have my friends to thank.

Here’s what’s in store in episode seventy-four…

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Enjoy!

As I mention early on in this episode, The Matineecast turns three years old this week. In that time I’ve met a lot of great people, talked to some pretty interesting guests, and honed the show into something I’m rather proud of. In the early-going I used to joke that I had a listenership of six. I’ve obviously grown since then, and the encouragement that has come all of you awesome people who have tuned in has been wonderful.

In an age where so many blogs and podcasts fold up after a few weeks, I’m pretty proud to have kept the show going for this long…and hopefully I’m not done with it anytime soon.

So again, thanks. Thanks for listening, for sending in feedback, for giving me ideas to make it better, and for dropping by to do a guest spot if you have indeed done so.

Here’s what’s in store in episode seventy-three…

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Considering how I don’t know when or if there will be another 007-centric episode of this show, the fact that it is retrospective of both SKYFALL and the franchise on the whole suits me just fine.

One thing that might come through in the audio is a sense of familiarity. You see my guest today has been a dear family friend for nine years now, so hopefully you will forgive the odd drift towards our friendship and our individual spouses.

Oh, and at one point in the show you will actually hear me get distracted by an iconic moment in 007 history…be sure to listen for it.

Here’s what’s in store in episode seventy-two…

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The good news is that when I sat down to record this episode, my voice had pretty much returned to normal, and I was able to record it in the quiet confines of Casa del McNeil.

The bad news is that around the forty-seven minute mark, when we get to Steve’s selection for The Other Side, my mic goes apeshit and my audio sounds really fuzzy. Steve’s audio is fine, and mine isn’t completely inaudible, so I decided to leave it in…but if it bothers you, fast forward to the fifty-six minute mark and it goes away.

I’m a little bit surprised that we were able to record this episode at all, since it was captured the night Sandy started lashing at Toronto – not nearly as fiercely as what happened to the American East Coast, but still bad enough to knock out my internet mere minutes after Steve and I wrapped this conversation.

Hopefully you enjoy the discussion, and while I’m not dead certain, I think this might be one of the longest reviews we’ve ever recorded here on The Matinee.

Here’s what’s in store in episode seventy-one…

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Every once in a while, fates align themselves in a way that suggests a particular podcast episode isn’t meant to happen.

These moments arrive for all sorts of reasons, both avoidable and unavoidable, but they all seem to scream that I should just fold my hand and cash out. Of course, when the podcasting gods send me such signs, I tend to get all the more defiant and make the episode happen anyway. See, it’s these plans – the ones perilously close to going awry – that often garner the best results. In many ways, that was the case again yesterday.

For one wonderful hour, my voice held together better than it has in days. In that hour I had the chance to share a drink and some laughs with a good friend here in town and record some lacking in polish, but dripping with energy.

So there were a few sacrifices that needed to be made on the path to this entry, but for my money it still delivers.

Here’s what’s in store in episode seventy…

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I hope you’ll pardon me if I keep the show notes brief today, but it’s a holiday up here in The Great White North, and I’d like to get back to enjoying it.

As I get back to spending time with my loved ones and getting more than my fill of some fantastic meals, I leave you with The Thanksgiving Episode. I’m thankful for an awful lot this year, including the class and insight my guest brought to this instalment.

Here’s what’s in store in episode sixty-nine…

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Told ya I’d keep Volume 9 to a shorter run time!

Oddly enough, I actually didn’t have the foggiest clue what I wanted to discuss this month until I got a comment on the site this week from John LaRue of The Droid You’re Looking For. So first and foremost – thanks a mile John!

This time out, a pair of familiar voices join me – namely Matthew Price who you might remember from IBD vol. 1, and Bob Turnbull who joined me for IBD vol. 2. These two gents were chosen specifically to talk not just as movie lovers, but also as parents…and for my money, they bring the goods as both.

To recap the concept of this offshoot – expect to see these episodes turning up once a month. My intention is for them to be a bit more raw (there are almost no cuts in this conversation), a bit shorter, with no rules, and less of a pecking order on who sits down at the table.

Enjoy!

I’m sort of expecting this to be an unpopular episode, which is a bit of a shame because I think there’s a lot of good things contained within. However, I fully realize that besides featuring a review on a film that’s slowly rolling out, we’re also discussing two films that aren’t all that popular with my listenership.

But such is life.

I did discover something in editing this show together – I have some pretty great friends who volunteer to drop by as guests. You see this is the third post-TIFF episode where I felt slightly off my game, but I was propped up by my guest (maybe next year I should hold off recording for an extra week).

So allow me to re-thank Jess Rogers and Marc Ciafardini for episodes 21 and 41, and today’s guest for being friends indeed to a friend in need.

Here’s what’s in store in episode sixty-eight…

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And so it was that we arrived at the end of the cinematic yellow-brick road once again…

Like last year, part four of this year’s series finds me finally sitting down for dinner with my wife after largely not seeing her for eleven days. In this episode we get to talking about our festival experiences on the whole.

Here’s what’s in store in WLT Part Four…

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Enjoy!