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In this very special episode WGVH host DANNO KLONOWSKI is joined by old friend  and STAR TREK afficionado RYAN COLLER!

FIRST: Ryan and Danno play some catch up and then discuss the film I, FRANKENSTEIN (which they saw just before recording) as well as a few other recent Frankenstein stinkers and…DANCES WITH WOLVES, cause why not?

NEXT: The ***debut!!!*** of The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR MOVIE GAME!!! In which guest co-host Ryan answers questions about a film he’s never seen in an attempt to win ONE OF YOU–THE LISTENER!!!–a prize!!! Did he? Did he win it for you? You’ll have to listen to find out!!!

FINALLY: Danno and Ryan have an in-depth discussion about the five STAR TREK television series’ and then rank them in their humble opinions!

WGVH hosts DANNO KLONOWSKI and MATT  RISNES are back! And it’s SHOWTIME–SPIELBERG STYLE!!!

ACT I: We have Viewer Mail from AXL of PROFONDO CINEMA and new friend of the show JOSH ARCHER, followed by some UNO HITTRES: I, FRANKENSTEIN, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, a discussion about the “lesser” Coen Bros films, and we go INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS.

ACT II: We once again look back at… THE WAY WE WERE: 1987

ACT III: A career spanning look at the the man who nowadays makes TRANSFORMERS films happen, but once upon a time made some fantastico films: Senor Steven Spielberg!!!!

ACT IV: In honor this episodes subject–Senor Spielbergo–we offer a Superfluous Spielbergian Fourth Act. …Enjoy…?

In this very special episode WGVH host DANNO KLONOWSKI is joined by returning WGVH guest host  and old friend CASEY “NELS” NELSON.

FIRST: Danno and Nels play some catch up, discuss Nels growing comedy career, the world of comedy (stand-up vs. improv) and Nels’ band NATIONAL BIRD.

NEXT: Some UNO HITTRES including IN A WORLD…, KROLL SHOW, THE STORIES WE TELL, ARROW, and some podcast/audio book recommendations.

FINALLY: THE SAM ROCKWELL EXPERIENCE!!! Nels and Danno discuss their favorite actors career and go off on lots of interesting tangents about our boy SAM and the film he’s made.

In this very special episode WGVH host DANNO KLONOWSKI is joined by WGVH listener, Viewer Mailer, former coworker and old friend ANDY SWART!

FIRST: Danno and Andy play a decades worth of catch-up and discuss the wild and wacky world of behind the scenes production of a HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, where the boys met.

NEXT: Danno and Andy have some UNO HITTRES including SAVING MR BANKS, UPSTREAM COLOR, PRISONERS, THE WIRE, and AMERICAN HUSTLE.

FINALLY: Swart and Danno look back at the entire decade of the 90’s and pick out their favorite forgotten gems, including: COBB, DEFENDING YOUR LIFE, SHORT TIME, LA STORY, A PERFECT WORLD, THE KISS OF DEATH, WAYNE’S WORLD 2, DEMON KNIGHT, and many, MANY more!

Thank you sooo much to Andy for wasting the nicest Sunday in months to do this little program.

2013 has come and gone and now WGVH hosts DANNO KLONOWSKI and MATT  RISNES tackle it to ground and beat one last breath out of it like it was every character Paul Dano has ever played.

We cover what the year meant to us personally and what happened as we aged another 365 days, some of the news stories that tickled our fancies, and if course our TOP 5 lists of THE WORST FILMS OF 2013 and TOP 10 lists of THE BEST FILMS OF 2013.  We also have the usual UNO HITTRES and some great VIEWER MAIL from  ANDY SWART, JOHN SMALLBERRIES, ANDY LUNN and RAFE GUTTMAN!  Thanks as always!!!

NOTE: Due to ARCTIC VORTEX-inspired Cabin Fever Matt had his Cantankerous Levels set all the way to 11, so please take all his broad generalizations with a 50 pound bag of Ice Melt.

DANNO KLONOWSKI is back! So is 5th Host JEREMY ZOSS!!! 

AND IT’S THE WAYNE GALE HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

JEREMY and DANNO open with some festive holiday UNO HITTRES, such as Jeremy’s take on CATCHING FIRE and 12 YEARS A SLAVE, the horrifying transformation of the AMC THEATER branding, a  DAILY SHOW/COLBERT REPORT discussion and MERRY much more!

NEXT ON THE YULE LOG:  As is Kwanzaa tradition, DANNO and JEREMY discuss the continuing evolution (and entropy) of the SUPER HERO COMIC MOVIE MADNESS! Whether it’s MARVEL/DISNEY, DC/WARNER, FOX, NETFLIX or SONY they can’t stop throwing super hero films and TV shows eing at us. But it’s become too much! And they are just making more and more and more and more and MERRY HO HO HO!!!

FINALLY: a VERY HOLIDAY THEMED THEY WAY WE WERE!  This Holiday Season gather the family around the flatscreen and toss in one, more, or all of JEREMY and DANNO’s suggestions: DIE HARD, GREMLINS, HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, KISS KISS BANG BANG, SCROOGED, BAD SANTA, ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS, THE REF, George c. Scott’s version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 4th Host of show ANDY LUNN‘s suggestion RARE EXPORTS, the essential holiday classis A CHRISTMAS STORY, or, of course, A CHRISTMAS STORY 2: THE OFFICIAL SEQUEL. Seriously. It’s a real thing.

DANNO KLONOWSKI and MATT  RISNES  have been friends for 20 years and enjoy talking about things at length and in-depth, and in this episode they discuss the career of one of the WGVH Patron Saints: OLIVER STONE.

BUT FIRST: We open with some VIEWER MAIL from DALE ROY. Then we bust into UNO HITTRES starting with a mind-blowing analysis of HOT FUZZ by 3rd Host RAFE GUTTMAN. Matt and Danno then UNO HIT the passing of PAUL WALKER, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, STARSHIP TROOPERS 2, HOMEFRONT, FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES: THE STORY OF AMERICAN FILM CRITICISM, LETTERBOXD, HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE and much more.

THEN: THE WAY WE WERE–1986!!!

FINALLY: As you may have guessed by this podcasts title, Danno and Matt have a very special affinity for NATURAL BORN KILLERS and the films of OLIVER STONE, so we do a comprehensive retrospecticus of one of our shows Patron Saints career–his highest highs to his lowest lows and where he’s going as a filmmaker. Special thanks to ANDY LUNN for his Viewer Mail contribution to the conversation.

DANNO KLONOWSKI and MATT  RISNES  have now officially been friends for 20 years!!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

They like talking about stuff at length and in-depth and this time they are discussing the long gone movie theaters–THE CATHEDRALS, if you will!–of their youth.

BUT FIRST: We open with some UNO HITTRES including: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2/NEVER SLEEP AGAIN (with a special NMOES2 dissertation by 3rd Host of the show RAFE GUTTMAN), THOR 2, AGENTS OF SHIELD, PRISONERS, ONLY GOD FORGIVES, Matt’s amazing story about attending a screening of 12 YEARS A SLAVE followed by a Q&A session with the director STEVE McQUEEN and much, much more.

THEN: THE WAY WE WERE–1985!!!

FINALLY: A look back at our cinematic youth and the theaters we loved–ALL OF WHICH ARE GONE NOW!!! Our favorite theaters in the Northern Minneapolis Metro area. Memories both good and bad, what we saw where, and lots of teenaged dating fumbles.

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist, writer for THE DAILY ROTATION, and podcaster. MATT  RISNES is once again absent, so professional writer, game reviewer, and film lover JEREMY ZOSS does a stand-up job filling in.

FIRST: We open with some UNO HITTRES including: GRAVITY, LORDS OF SALEM, THIS IS THE END, THE ABC’S OF DEATH, and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK!

THEN: Jeremy and I give our top 31 recommendations for the HALLOWEEN time o’ year!

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist, writer for THE DAILY ROTATION, and podcaster. MATT  RISNES is a noted film blogger and podcast guest. They have been friends for nearly 20 years and like talking about stuff at length and in-depth and this time they are discussing the directorial work of the legendary writer/director/composer/etc JOHN CARPENTER!

BUT FIRST: We open with some UNO HITTRES including METALLICA: THRU THE NEVER, THIS IS THE END (and a discussion of JONAH HILL and FRANCO!), WALKING DEAD season 3, GRAVITY, and more! We follow this with the continuation of THE WAY WE WERE game recalling and discussing the films we saw theatrically in the year 1984!

FINALLY: An over-all discussion of the work of legendary journeyman filmmaker JOHN CARPENTER!