Screencast

Show Name - BtSD 01-04-2011
Real Date - 04th January 2011 
Show Number - 34
 Host(s) - Alex & Matt
Guest(s) - None

Show Description 

 
 
From vacation the Screencast returns, minds ablaze with thoughts of film, television, and whatever other stupid junk we can collect for speakings and discussion! Or, something like that anyway. Alex at least went and watched a bunch of movies he's itching to talk about, including such award season faves as Blue Valentine, Biutiful, The Illusionist and Somewhere. As for Rorie? Well, he spent the break drinking and watching Enterprise. Curious how this somehow turns into a show? Listen in to find out! It's better than you'd think, and less curse-filled! (Less, but not devoid.) 
 
 

Podcast

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 -   Is this real life?  
00:02:00 - True Grit - Little fockers - Gullivers travels
00:03:00 - Titanic
00:03:30 - Jack Black
00:04:00 - Adam Sandler - Punch drunk love  
 00:06:00 - Jessica Alba
00:07:00 -  jessica biel - Jennifer aniston 
00:07:30 - The Bounty Hunter
00:08:30 - Biutiful
00:10:00 - 21 Grams - Babel
00:11:30 - Ron Howard - Dilemma
00:14:30 - Blue Valentine
00:16:00 - Michelle Williams
00:19:00 - Somewhere - illusionist
00:20:00 -  kirsten dunst - Lost in Translation 
00:20:30 - Stephen Dorff - Alone in the dark
00:21:00 - Lindsay Lohan
00:22:00 - Elle Fanning -  Jackass
00:25:00 - Scarlet Johansson 
00:27:30 - The Kings speech - Blackswan  
00:34:30 - Enterprise - Next generation - voyager
00:36:00 -  Jonathan Frakes -  Marina Sirtis
00:37:00 - First contract - insurrection - nemesis
00:39:00 - Joint security area - old boy
00:39:30 -  Yeong-ae Lee
00:40:00 - Prophet
00:40:30 - Darkon - the wild and wonderful whites of west Virginia
00:44:00 - V - The cape
00:45:00 - Keith David
00:45:30 - Parks and recreation - Archer - Justified - lived to dance
00:46:30 - American Idol 

 00:48:00 - Southland
00:49:00 - Detroit 187 - Mocumentary
00:52:00 -  Pete Postlethwaite - Inception
00:53:30 - In the name of the father
00:54:00 - Red Dawn remake
00:56:00 - The Stuntman
00:56:30 - Blood meridian - No country for old men - the road
00:57:30 - James Franco
00:58:30 - Spiderman - Milk
00:59:30 - The Bridge

 01:01:00 - User Questions  (With abridged answers)  

http://www.screened.com/profile/smartoonkid/   
 I just watched O Brother Where Art Thou, my first Coen Brothers Experience and I wanted to know what your opinions were on it.  Also, what other Coen films would you suggest?     

Alex - The soundtrack is amazing
Matt - Anything but lady killers. Watch Fargo or Big Lebouswki

 http://www.screened.com/profile/undeadpool/  
 What movie or movies do you feel got a bum rep because people didn't understand what the movie was actually about? I feel like Last Samurai gets lumped in with "Dances With Wolves" as the "white man shows these savages how its done" when the movie really seems to be more about Tom Cruise's character bearing witness to the death of a culture.         

Alex - The 9th Gate, Love ranch, middlemen
Matt - The Thin red line, The American, Tree of life
 

 http://www.screened.com/profile/razeeverything/  
Getting (or at this point have gotten) a blu-ray player for Christmas. What movies should i get to show it off when my parents come over and ask what the big deal is?  

Alex - The Dark Knight
Matt - Inception, Star Trek, Speed Racer
 

http://www.screened.com/profile/malawi1321/   
 In reading reviews and listening to the podcast, you guys will often describe actors as "chewing their lines." I've also heard the phrase "chewing scenery." What does this mean?! I can figure out most things by context, but for this one, I really can't tell if it's good, bad, good with a touch of badness, or what. 
 
Thanks so much, 
Mike from Philly

Alex - Depends on the context
Matt - Intentionally overacting

 http://www.screened.com/profile/benx02/  
What are some of your favorite heist films?  

  
Alex - Heat
Matt - Heist 
 

http://www.screened.com/profile/kajaah117/   
 
 The quality of a film is usually, but not always, equal to the sum of its parts, but is there a certain aspect of films that you find yourself gravitating towards? I know the films I enjoy most are ones that feature great dialog or recognizable directorial trademarks. 
 
Just for fun predictions. Matt: Script. Alex: Cinematography. *crosses fingers*     

    
Alex - I'm a script guy
Matt - Script

 
 http://www.screened.com/profile/stormtrooprdave/  
 Will there be a children's film for this generation that has the emotional impact of Bambi or Charlotte's Web?        

Alex - Toy story 3
Matt - Iron Giant

http://www.screened.com/profile/archteckguru8/    
I watch Top Gear but the BBC America version only has incomplete episodes.  The clips are cut for commercials differently, the music that they play is different due to licensing regulations, and they even sometimes cut out whole segments of the show for no reason at all.  Is there any legitimate way for me to get the complete British versions in America that does not involve torrents?  How do you feel about watching overseas television?  

  
 Matt - Youtube is a friend for topgear

http://www.screened.com/profile/zero315/   
I was happily unwrapping gifts from various friends and family on christmas, when all of a sudden I found myself unwrapping a copy of Jonah Hex on DVD. Just as I was wondering what I had done to deserve this cruel fate, the person who gave it to me asked if I liked it. I put a smile on my face and lied my ass off, but couldn't help but wince when she said someone told her this was a good movie. So I was wondering if you guys have ever been given a bad movie as a gift, and if so what were they and what were your reactions. Also, how do I get rid of this movie? I think I feel it watching me sleep...  

Alex - I normally get bad books and music albums.
Matt - Take it back and ask for store credit     
 
01:35:00 - End of user question 
01:36:59 - E.O.F. 

Quote of the week  

Alex - When talking about The Cape "It just looks like a really gay Batman"      

Women of the podcast 

 

Sinner and saint leaderboard

   

Table contains highest to date total, this week (in Bold) and all guest score.          

As I failed to mention it in the last summary, let me say that the women of the podcast section is an inspired inclusion.

@skidd: Thank you.  I may need to rotate in a "Men of the podcast" from time to time.  But we all know that @Alex has a massive man crush on Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon Levitt. (And to be honest I think i do too.) So a list just containing them just seems pointless.  

Nice work, as always.