Posts Tagged ‘Robert Rodriguez’
Double Feature Showdown – The Faculty vs. Cooties
I’m going to be honest with you; I am not a fan of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. (I kind of like the books, but I haven’t read them in about twenty years, so who knows what I think now.) The movies are…
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Film Review – Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
It’s supposed to be a hard punch. The film takes a swing at you and it hurts. You pick your jaw up and the adrenaline running through you is fun so you ask for some more. Instead, the swing comes limp, like John Hartigan (Bruce…
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #158
Spencer is joined by Ben Andrews (Evil Slave) and Nick Ahlers (The MacGuffin, The Grapes of Rad). Segments include: Meeting Ben, the politics of filmmaking and News at 5. News at 5: 1. Disney buys Lucasfilm (http://bit.ly/PFp5P4) 2. Change of plan for Up All Night…
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Episode 191 – Bruce Willis
In honor of the release of Looper, Spencer and Greg discuss Bruce Willis.
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What We’re Watching – Horror Edition #3
Brandi Sperry: Since joining the MacGuffin crew, there are a few movies that the lads have given me shit about not having seen before. One in particular seemed to illicit that certain “I’m just surprised you haven’t seen it, is all” reaction from movie-lovers that…
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Episode 109 – The Business of Horror
Spencer and Greg investigate what makes a horror film financially successful and give their DVD picks of the week.
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It Is What It Is: Part Three – Narrative and Originality in Predators
Predator is one of the best action films ever made. It’s got Schwarzenegger in his prime, a young and ambitious John McTeirnan at the helm, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and a seven-foot invisible monster. Boy, they don’t make them like that anymore… Firstly, you should…
READ MOREEpisode 72 – A Controversial Figure
A look back on the sometimes tumultuous career of Nicolas Cage in honor of the release of Season of the Witch, a discussion of some of the best DVD commentaries, and DVD picks of the week.
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