In which Martyn, Gerrod and Rix give you a quick review of The MCM expo and, when we say quick-we mean quick.
It was recorded in the car, after being on our feet for 9 hours. A longer episode is coming soon where we’ll talk about the expo in more detail, as well as Doctor Who and Star Trek:Into Darkness.
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In which Martyn, Gerrod, Pete and Ash review the 1996 film ‘From Dusk till dawn’.
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Hitchcock has been promoted as a behind the scenes look at the production of Psycho, but
it’s nothing more than a movie based on speculation and guess work. What follows is a complete mess of a movie that comes across as a GCSE drama group, trying their best.
Anthony Hopkins plays the famous master of suspense and is stuck in a fat suit and the least convincing facial prosthetics, since a 1960’s episode of Doctor Who.
It opens with Hitchcock’s relationship with the public, it then quickly turns into a look at Hitchcock’s private life, which has seemingly just been fabricated by the makers of the film.There’s a scene where Hitch watches Vera Miles (Jessica Beil) undress, through the Norman hole. He also leers at women through a window and has a “special” collection of 8×10 photos. We’re told that Alma (Hellen Mirren) made invaluable contributions to her husband’s work and that they saw each other as collaborators and had equal respect for each other. They then show her to be an attention-starved woman, who is considering an affair with studio hack, Whit (Danny Huston).
Those looking for an interesting biopic into the man’s life, will be bitterly disappointed. It’s interesting that the film makers weren’t allowed to use a frame from Psycho, I believe they weren’t even allowed to use the soundtrack, the famous shower score is the Danny Elfman remix, from the 1998 Psycho remake. It’s also interesting that Hitchcock’s daughter doesn’t feature, she isn’t even mentioned. Wait for this to come on TV.
Hitchcock is released in the UK on February 8th
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In which Martyn gets drunk and he and Gerrod discuss the 2012 films, The Sweeney and, Dredd.
This is a raw, unedited discussion by two drunk people. Enjoy. Play along at home, by listening out for Gerrod’s ghost and our secret word ‘mouse’.
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In which Pete and Ash go rogue and record outside a pub and next to a building site. Can the ambience and the alcohol add to a review of the new novelisation of Doctor Who’s lost story ‘Shada’?
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The name Marco Beltrami should be a familiar one to fans of h
orror/thriller films. His name and music have been all over the genre for years.
His work on everything from Scream and the Halloween remake to The Hurt Locker and Jonah Hex have made him the composer of choice for the likes of Wes Craven for two decades.
So when it came to remaking Susan Hill’s disturbingly creepy novella The Woman in Black, Beltrami must have been top of the list for director James Watkins. Continue reading Woman in Black soundtrack review
Three virgin, high-school friends 
think they’re on to a sure thing. One of them has found a woman online, that will sleep with all three of them, but they are soon caught in a trap by Pastor Abin Cooper and his Five Points Church. Albin Cooper is based on the real-life head of the Westboro Baptist Church, Fred Phelps.
Five Points protest at funerals with signs saying “Anal penetration, equals eternal damnation” etc. But Cooper believes that homosexuals are sinners and must be wiped off the Earth. In its first half, Red State is almost horror film. A gay man is murdered, quite brutally and the three high-school boys are next. However, half-way through, it turns from a horror film into a shoot ‘em up, action movie. The transition doesn’t really hurt the film. What hurts the film is that the tension that Smith created, in the first half, completely vanishes in the second half. It’s almost two different films. In the first half, Smith showed incredible restraint in not adding much comedy, but in the second half, during the middle of the shoot out, characters start cracking jokes and asking for tea. Which is a shame, the tension could have been cranked up a bit. By far, the first half of the movie is the strongest part.
Now Red state is a massive departure for Kevin Smith. You could even argue that it’s his first grown-up movie. The visuals are stunning, which is really impressive for Smith, he has never been known as a visual director. He’s been criticised in the past, for static camera shots and simple lighting. But, with Red State, Smith has created a style that works incredibly well, for the movie. Shaky camera-work is nothing new, but it is a huge step forward for Smith. The film has no background music, which really makes it more atmospheric, all we get is the sound of bullets and Cooper, singing hymns.
This is easily Kevin Smith’s best work as a director. It’s something different; it doesn’t feel like a Kevin Smith movie. We are seeing him mature here. But, he seems to be lacking the confidence, he needed for this. The introduction of five points isn’t handled in the best way. We learn about them, in a classroom and it’s just too much exposition. John Goodman’s character exists only for exposition, which is a waste of the actor’s talent.
Overall the film is good, it’s just not great. But, it is great to see Smith break away from his comedy roots and try something a bit more ambitious. It’s a shame that Smith, has announced that his next film, Hit Somebody, will be his last, as Red State is such a huge step forward for him, it would be interesting to see what else he could come back with. Let’s just hope, that Red State and Hit Somebody is such huge, global hits that he’ll change his mind and come out of retirement.
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Boardwalk Empire is produced by heavyweight director Martin Scorsese, every episode feels cinematic and the costumes are as authentic as anything you would see in a BBC period drama and is another jewel in HBO’s crown, the US broadcaster has never made a bad series and is pioneers when it comes to gritty realism. The series is set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the roaring twenties, just as prohibition laws are about to take effect. Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is a leading political figure that also runs the murky underworld of the city, if you need anything, you see Nucky.
As prohibition laws are being implemented across America, Nucky takes advantage of his geographical proximity to Canada and starts illegally importing booze. This is a complex and rewarding show. The Scorsese-directed pilot is a great introduction to life on the Boardwalk.
Boardwalk Empire has won eight Emmy awards and two Golden Globes, with actors such as Steve Buscemi, Stephen Graham, Kelly Macdonald and Michael Pitt on the top of their game, that isn’t surprising. The complexities of the stories make it almost impossible to review without spoiling the series, so I’ll end the review here.
Special Features
A. Audio Commentary (E1) w/ Terry Winter
B. Audio Commentary (E4) w/ Terry Winter, Steve Buscemi, Michael Williams
C. Audio Commentary (E6) w/ Tim VanPatten, Howard Korder
D. Audio Commentary (E8) w/ Terry Winter, Brian Kirk
E. Audio Commentary (E11) w/ Howard Korder, Allen Coulter, Michael Shannon
F. Audio Commentary (E12) w/ Terry Winter, Tim VanPatten
G. Making Boardwalk Empire (25:00 appx.)
H. Creating the Boardwalk (8:00 appx.)
I. Atlantic City: The Original Sin City (30:00 appx.)
J. Speakeasy Tour (25:00 appx.)
K. Character Dossier (available in English only from the English menu set)
L. Previews & Recaps
M. Enhanced Viewing
In which your heroes look at this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, ‘The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe’. As well as the Aussie K-9 spin-off.
“The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe” is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. First broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2011, it is the seventh Doctor Who Christmas special since the show’s revival in 2005. It was written by Steven Moffat and directed by Farren Blackburn.
K-9 is a British-Australian comedy-adventure series focusing on the adventures of the robot dog K-9 from the television show Doctor Who, achieved by mixing computer animation and live-action. It is aimed at an audience of 11- to 15-year-olds. A single series of the programme was made in Brisbane, Australia, with co-production funding from Australia and the United Kingdom. It aired in 2009 and 2010 on Network Ten in Australia, and on Disney XD in the UK, as well as being broadcast on other Disney XD channels in Europe.
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In which Martyn, Gerrod and, Pete record in the same location for the first time. We discuss Genesis of the Daleks, then go off-topic.
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Genesis of the Daleks is the fourth serial of the twelfth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was written by Terry Nation and directed by David Maloney, and originally broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 March to 12 April 1975 on BBC1.
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