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First Trailer for Disney’s Frozen
Disney’s released their first trailer for their Thanksgiving 2013 theatrical animated feature Frozen. Lots of cute animation and slapstick humor with pretty good timing. It should be interesting to see how character details and plot are revealed over the next few months, but we’re off to a pretty good start.
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Episode 29: Man of Steel
This week Mike and Tim discuss Man of Steel, including over an hour’s worth of discussion in the Spoilers section, because there’s just that much to talk about.
We also briefly review This is the End, Epic, and Superman Returns, as well as launch a new segment called Absolutely Meaningless Competition in which we rank our top 5 comic book or graphic novel-adapted films.
Intro Song - (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman by The Kinks
00:00 - Intro and What are you drinking?
04:04 - This is the End
10:34 - Epic
20:06 - Superman Returns
26:29 - Absolutely Meaningless Competition
39:20 - Man of Steel
01:04:36 - SPOILERS
02:09:09 - Wrap up & Boat Drinks
Outro - Man of Steel the Musical
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Kids re-enact Oscar nominated films
Just ran across this little gem. A little late, but still funny.
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Episode 28: The Internship
Hey, everybody. Tim here with the latest episode of the Film Parley. In it, Mike and I discuss the surprisingly uncynical The Internship starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
Also on the show: Mike reports back on his special homework assignment to review Fast and Furious 6; I get slapped with my own special homework assignment; we chat about Mike’s Superman obsession and predict Man of Steel’s opening box office; and we discuss some notable film duos in response to the homework. Those things, some film-related news, and mini reviews of two Jurassic Park movies and the AMC series, The Killing. Join us, won’t you?
00:00 Intro
03:37 What are you drinking
05:25 News
16:38 Box Office Predictions
19:13 Mini-reviews (Jurassic Park 3, Jurassic Park 2, The Killing)
27:21 Mike’s Homework: Fast and Furious 6
36:40 Homework: Film Duos
44:13 - Film Parley: The Internship
58:09 - SPOILERS
1:17:40 - Wrap up, Homework, and Boat Drinks
Outro song: Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head by BJ Thomas
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Phoenix and Rudolph on the Inherent Vice set
Couple of shots from the set of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest.
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Episode 27: Now You See Me
In the 27th episode of the Film Parley, Mike and Tim review five films currently in theaters, including new releases Now You See Me & After Earth. In addition, they discuss why there was no Star Trek Into Darkness podcast and offer brief reviews of that film, Pain & Gain, and The Great Gatsby.
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - What are you drinking?
06:60 - News - Peter Dinklage, Milla Jovovich, Sam Mendes
10:20 - What we’ve been watching (Parks & Rec, Game of Thrones, Arrested Development)
16:03 - Explanations, Explanations
18:05 - Star Trek Into Darkness
22:49 - Pain & Gain
30:17 - The Great Gatsby
32:51 - Surrogate Apologies from Jelani
39:52 - After Earth
53:31 - Now You See Me
01:09:27 - Wrap up & Homework
Outro Song - Afternoon Delight by The Starlight Vocal Band
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Penelope Cruz rumored for next Bond film
Yahoo UK is reporting that contract details are being worked out for Penelope Cruz to join the cast of the 24th Bond film as the oldest Bond girl to date.
This comes on the heels of the recent news that contrary to earlier reports, Sam Mendes will indeed return to the franchise for at least Bond 24 and possibly Bond 25.
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Blackfish trailer
An interesting trailer for the upcoming documentary Blackfish, about the sea park industry and their treatment of orcas.
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The Lone Ranger poster
In addition to posting fun, visual, movie related content, the Film Parley also hosts a film podcast.
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Episode 26: Iron Man 3
In episode 26 of the Film Parley, Tim & Jelani discuss Shane Black and his second directorial feature, Iron Man 3.
The guys also weigh in briefly on several television shows (listed in the notes) and discuss some interesting bits of news, including Joss Whedon’s upcoming show, Agents of SHIELD.
There’s also a bit of nonsense when Jelani tries to defend all 8 seasons of 24 as brilliant.
00:00 Intro
03:08 What are you drinking?
05:54 Mini-reviews & recommendations (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Game of Thrones, Community, Jack Reacher, Veep, West of the Moon, Brazil)
23:29 News (PTA’s Inherent Vice, the return of 24, Agents of SHIELD)
43:49 Shane Black
50:54 Film Parley: Iron Man 3
01:01:24 Spoilers
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Short Film: Brazil
Brazil is an early work from director F. Javier Gutierrez, who was recently tapped to direct the remake of The Crow, and it’s quite fun.
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Gravity trailer
George Clooney and Sandra Bullock star in Alfonso Cuaron’s first feature since his masterful 2006 adaptation of Children of Men.
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Watch this immediately
An amazingly wonderful and ambitious fantastical short film from Brent Bonacorso.
This works on every level and heralds the coming of a confident new voice in filmmaking.
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Episode 25: Oblivion (& Upstream Color)
In this momentous 25th episode of the Film Parley, Jelani Memory rejoins Mike and Tim to give his (rather strong) opinion about Upstream Color before signing off so the other guys can take Oblivion through its paces.
Also: The winner of the Film Parley’s first twitter contest is announced, Mike weighs in on his Olympus Has Fallen experience, and Tim talks about a whole bunch of movies he watched with his kids over Spring Break.
There is also a segment on cake decoration camouflage which is not to be missed.
**Note: If you found Oblivion confusing, you are most likely going to feel insulted during this podcast. On account of Tim insults you, multiple times.
00:00 Intro
01:43 Twitter contest winner
06:59 Apologies from Tim (Twitter contest, Unanswered questions)
08:16 What are you drinking, and what Tim is brewing
10:10 News (John Williams, Live-action Cinderella, Die Hardest, Magic Mike 2)
18:12 Mini-reviews (Olympus Has Fallen, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Prestige, King Kong, Jurassic Park 3D, Lion King blu ray extras)
24:03 Hysterical laughter
37:49 Upstream Color and the triumphant return of Jelani Memory
1:13:10 - Film Parley: Oblivion
1:27:51 - SPOILERS
2:00:28 - Boat drinks
Outro song: Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
