Posts Tagged ‘James Franco’
Episode 253 – Tobey Maguire
In honor of the release of The Great Gatsby, Spencer and Greg discuss Tobey Maguire.
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CinemaCon Days 3&4 Recap
If screenings of clips from Star Trek Into Darkness and Fast & Furious 6 weren’t cool enough, we still had two days worth of studio presentations (Disney, Sony, 20th Century Fox, and Lionsgate) at CinemaCon 2013. Generally the presentations went two ways: either the presenters would briefly mention a…
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Episode 243 – Danny Boyle
In honor of the release of Trance, Spencer and Greg discuss Danny Boyle.
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Film Review – Spring Breakers
Harmony Korine’s filmography to date is nothing if not provocative. His claim to (moderate) fame, 1995’s Kids, proved a seedy force to be reckoned with and traumatized teenagers of a certain age with its frankness towards adolescent sexuality. Continuing this despair-ridden trend with the likes…
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Episode 236 – James Franco
In honor of the release of Oz the Great and Powerful, Spencer and Greg discuss James Franco.
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Film Review – Oz the Great and Powerful
There has been a steady diet of fairytale films with a modern twist lately. Whether the main characters are hunting vampires or playing with the tropes of the genre, it seems writers and directors have been keen to tackle this material from a cynical perspective.…
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #153
Spencer is joined by Aaron Mason (The Grapes of Rad) and Nick Ahlers (Planned Brotherhood, The MacGuffin). Topics include: the trouble with Compliance, the sudden arrival of Before Midnight, looking forward to ‘Avatarland,’ theorizing about the future of Planet of the Apes, debating whether Jim…
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Underappreciated – Pineapple Express
Judd Apatow has become the king of comedies in the last few years. Each year there is at least one film that he or one of the Apatow crew are involved in. These films usually end up being one of the most talked about comedies…
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