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On the 29th episode of THE WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR, DANNO KLONOWSKI is joined all the way from across the pond by long-time listener, viewer mail author, and “4th Host” of the show ANDY LUNN! 

We start the show with discussions of The Lunn’s recent trips to THE LONDON FILM AND COMIC CON and the 5-Day LONDON HORROR FILM FEST (aka the NUMB-BUM-A-THON)! In the course of this discussion we UNO HITTRES such films as: GARBO THE SPY, BIG BAD WOLVES, FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY, the trailer for I, FRANKENSTEIN, HIGH SPIRITS, THE CONSPIRACY, R.I.P.D, what happened to LIAM NEESON, and much, much more!

After the break we return with DANNO’S “BLUE VELVET” HOMEWORK report The Lunn assigned him, then move onto THE LUNN’S TOP TEN(ish) FILMS OF ALL TIMES (as of right now)!!!

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 MEL GIBSON!

BUT FIRST: Some VIEWER MAIL from J Scott, Jeremy Zoss, Andy Lunn, and Rafe Guttman!

THEN: A couple of UNO HITTRES including the “docu-films” of JAMIE BENNING, Matt’s revisiting of RIDDICK, THE ICEMAN, DREDD, and TRAILER PARK BOYS!

FINALLY: We get into Mel’s films BRAVEHEART, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, and APOCALYPTO!

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 today they took in the first screening possible of RIDDICK!

BUT FIRST: Some VIEWER MAIL from our old friend SCOTT KULANDER, which we hotly retort. Then ANDY LUNN sends us some thought from across the pond, and invents a new game for us: CINEMA GOING EXPERIENCES (we “start” with 1983).

THEN: Some UNO HITTRES including, an ELYSIUM and Summer Film wrap-up, GRANDMASTER, ZERO DARK THIRTY, GUNS, GERMS, and STEEL, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH, JOURNEY TO PLANET X/AMERICAN MOVIE, MY AMITYVILLE HORROR, and THE WORLD’s END!!! 

FINALLY: Matt and Danno give their thoughts, at length, about RIDDICK and the RIDDICK “trilogy”.

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: JONAH HEX, THE CONJURING, TOUCHING THE VOID, OBLIVION, THE LAST OF US (video game), RIFFTRAX doing STARSHIP TROOPERS, and more.

AFTER THE BREAK: We break down the one-noteness of ELYSIUM (and it’s comparisons/glaring off-ness from the brilliant DISTRICT 9), and then get into our personal favorite Top 5 Sci-Fi films, including: ROBOCOP (we even touch on the upcoming remake), BRAZIL, PITCH BLACK, ALIENS/RESURRECTION (n’ some PREDATOR), THE MATRIX/RELOADED, TERMINATOR(2), CONTACT, TIME CRIMES, and STAR WARS.***

***(Childhood memories of the original, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)

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 IT’S THEIR 25th EPISODE!!!

FIRST OF ALL: Thank you, thank you, thank you to anyone and everyone who has listened to one or all of the 25 episodes of THE WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR over the last nine months or so. Matt and Danno really appreciate you listening to our thoughts and ramblings and hope you continue to enjoy for (being presumptuous here) another twenty-five! And muchos thanks to everyone who has written in to the comments section. We love your feedback! Keep it coming!

SPECIFICALLY: This episode we asked for AUDIO VIEWER MAIL and you guys did not disappoint! We did our best to dedicate this episode to you lovely listeners and thank JOHN SMALLBERRIES, RAFE GUTTMAN, and ANDY LUNN for taking their time and effort to send in some mp3 kudos, thoughts, and general viewer awesomeness. Also, first-time Viewer Mailer ANDY SWART keeps it soapy and clean with some classic written script. Seriously, he sent it written on parchment with a feather-ended quill-dip pen, the Mook.

AFTER THE BREAK: We have a few UNO HITTRES (this is how we’ve outsmarted PROFONDO CINEMA by stealing their ONE HITTERS bit), and then it’s into the PARANORMAL ANNIVERSARY!!! Since we don’t care about 9/11 or the several wars we are fighting anymore, horror has lost it’s perspective and just resorted to jump-scare trickery–specifically and repeatedly with Possession and Ghost films. Matt and Danno examine this paranormal phenomenon, decide what they like and what they despise, and even share a few paranormal tales of their own!!!

Thanks for listening!!!

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.  In the 24th episode of the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR we break down the works of four specific STANLEY KUBRICK films.

BUT FIRST:  We open with some viewer mail, including an AUDIO Viewer Mail by J SCOTT of PROFONDO CINEMA (and we’d love more AUDIO Viewer Mail for ep 25 in two weeks), a quick thought/link on the the difference between scripted and improv films by DAVID STEINLICHT (see the comments for ep 24 for the great Peter Jackson/Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright link he mentions), and some thoughts on ep 24 by first-time listener JEREMY ZOSS.

THEN: Some ONE HITTERS including: the passing of DENNIS FARINA, Danno and Matt taking on PACIFIC RIM: round 2, ONLY GOD FORGIVES (and Matt’s general distaste for high-def V.O.D.), the British comedy series PEEP SHOW, Ken Burns “PROHIBITION”, the announced SUPERMAN follow-up featuring BATMAN, Matt’s theory on when the death of big-budget cinema will occur (sooner than you might think), the VERONICA MARS vs SPIKE LEE Kickstarters, and Matt takes on THE WOLVERINE. 

FINALLY:  We get into DANNO’s KUBRICK HOMEWORK: Paths of Glory, Spartacus, Barry Lyndon, and Lolita, as well a general overview of Kubrick’s career. Many thanks to ANDY LUNN and RAFE GAUTTMAN for their thoughts on Danno’s Kubrick Homework!

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.  In the 23rd episode of the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR we discuss THE SUMMER OF 9/11, 2013!  Every major blockbuster has had 9/11 overtones and America’s response seems to be they are SOOO over it. Are they? Should they be? Matt and Danno tie this all into their SPOILER-IFFIC review of PACIFIC RIM!

BUT FIRST:  We open with some COLLER CATCHES UP Viewer Mail, followed by new business from JOHN SMALLBERRIES about Disney, and ANDY LUNN about football, The Lovely Joanne, Silence of the Lambs, and much more!  Once again thanks to everyone who writes in!

THEN:  Matt has some eye opening revelations (courtesy of Danno, no less) about how to deal with the internet and how to use the Library! We also our love of the recent minted THEDISSOLVE.COM (seriously, go check it out!) Danno then tells tales of seeing films with family: First, Danno’s father travels back and time at THE LONE RANGER, and then Danno gives a short review of THIS IS THE END, which he saw with his nigh-on 17 year old daughter, who is a sarcasmo and loved the film. Did Danno?!?! Find out!

FINALLY:  The summer of films 2013 aka THE SUMMER OF 9/11 and PACIFIC RIM reviewed!

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist, reviewer 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.  In the 22nd episode of the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR we discuss our favorite WAR FILMS, as well as have a SPOILER-IFFIC chat about THE LONE RANGER (TLR discussion goes from roughly 46:00-1:10:00 if you want to avoid said spoilers).

BUT FIRST: We open with some VIEWER MAIL from our old friend COLLER who continues to “Catch Up”.  Coller also put his two cents in about the last episode (while Matt becomes unstuck in time reading his mail), as does ANDY LUNN, who evidently watches the Super Bowl even though he lives in England. Who knew?!  Finally, 3rd host RAFE GUTTMAN sends along his thoughts on MAN OF STEEL, closing the book on that films place in cinematic history forever. FOREVER!!!

NEXT: Matt and Danno debate what has become of film criticism what with the democratization of the internet and all. Matt ponders hard on whether or not he wants to remain a part of the online film community and the generation of grown children who have weaseled their way into taste-maker status, while Danno tries to figure out what the hell the difference between a critic, reviewer, and a blogger is.

THEN: We do some One-Hitters on Kanye West’s new album, documentaries Johnny Carson, Ralph Nader, Hiroshima, and Soderbergh’s CHE, which eventually leads into the RANGER talk.

FINALLY…It’s WAR!!!   Or at least films about them, including: ENEMY AT THE GATES, GONE WITH THE WIND, PLATOON, KELLY’S HEROES, APOCALYPSE NOW, STARSHIP TROOPERS, TORA! TORA! TORA!, PATHS OF GLORY and CATCH-22.  Enjoy!

In the 30th episode of the Lutefisk Sushi Podcast host DANNO KLONOWSKI sits down with MN cartoonist MICHELLE SILVA about her history, growth as a young, budding artist into the messy, scattered artist she is today! We discuss her various anthology works, he blog, he book LOVE BUZZ from ONI PRESS, her characters STINKY & INKY, her work with me on ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL, the MAN OF STEEL film, and much more! (Enjoy the ambient fan background noise. It’s summer!)

The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and BIG TIME ATTIC.  TheLutefisk Sushi Podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production!

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist, film reviewer 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.  In the 21th episode of the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR we discuss our feelings/thoughts on each of our favorite Top 5 Coen Brothers films.

But first, we bust into some Viewer Mail (Thanks Coller and Andy Lunn…and the lovely Joanne!), followed by many a One Hitter including: This weeks Jim Carrey/KICK-ASS 2 gun violence debacle, WORLD WAR Z (the magic of GEORGE ROMERO’s contribution to Zombie Lore, as well as National Geographic’s THE TRUTH BEHIND ZOMBIES “documentry” and WWZ author and “Zombie Expert” MAX BROOKS), JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Alan Moore’s SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING (Matt actually read it!), the passing of JAMES GANDOLPHINI, AUSCHWITZ: INSIDE THE NAZI STATE, TALES FROM THE SCRIPT, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, JOHN HODGMAN: RAGNAROK, ESCAPE FROM LA and PRINCE OF DARKNESS.

After the break it’s on to our discussion of both Danno and Matt’s TOP 5 FAVORITE COEN BROTHERS films! Minnesotans film fans talking films by Minnesotans! What more could you ask for?! Enjoy!