Spoiler-free Mini-episode review of the new X-MEN installment DAYS OF FUTURE PAST! Is it worth the 3D? Is there a teaser scene after the credits? (Spoiler Alert: Of course there is, it's still a Marvel movie) All this and more vague information about what we thought of the film on this edition of Buzzed Off Film!
Episode 73: The Net (1995)
This week drag star ALASKA THUNDERFUCK 5000 comes to the show to discuss the Sandra Bullock tech-thriller THE NET! We recount the days when the internet came into our homes, play 'Trash/Star/Destroy' with Sandy's vacation movies, and find that when it comes to ordering pizza the internet hasn't changed a bit.
Check out @Alaska500 on twitter and look for "Your Make-up is Terrible" on Alaska's You-Tube Channel soon!
Episode 72: Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)
We're back with another Cameron Crowe film about music; this time it's his documentary PEARL JAM TWENTY! Singer/songwriter SHANE UNGER comes to the show to share his love of grunge and Fugazi rules. This week we switch back to letting Michael Bay "Destroy" our films, reminisce about MTV Unplugged, and impersonate the iconic voice of Pearl Jam, Stone Gossard, of course.
Check out Shane's YouTube channel here!
Buzzed Off Film XVIII: Godzilla (2014)
We saw the new GODZILLA for the next installment of our spoiler-free mini-episode reviews! Hear what Chris and Brad would have liked to pay to see the film, when they think you should take your bathroom breaks, and how this stacks up to another monster movie from recent history!
Episode 71: Best in Show (2000)
We flashback to Y2K for the second time in as many weeks with Guest's BEST IN SHOW and guest: co-creator and star of 'The Tiffany and Erin Show' ERIN COLEMAN! We eventually title the episode 'Missed Opportunities' for good reason, discuss whether the dog-actors deserve the awards they receive, and decide to maybe get around to watching 'Sophie's Choice' one day...
Check out The Tiffany and Erin Show and the Video Lettuce Tomato YouTube channels and follow Erin and her lovely friends @universalcenter, @TiffanyandErin, & @VLTchannel on twitter!
Episode 70: Almost Famous (2000)
It's lucky number Seventy with Actress/Producer KATIE PAGE and one of Cameron Crowe's finest ALMOST FAMOUS! Katie picks Zeppelin over The Doors, Brad explains the key to a Zooey Deschanel impression, and in the spirit of Crowe optimism we end 'up'.
Check out Katie's site katiepageface.com, follower her on twitter @katiepageface, and check her out on web shows such as Apartment 55, Speed Therapy, and The Tiffany and Erin Show!
"Listen to TOMMY with a candle burning and you will see your entire future."
Episode 69: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
69 shows in and we're finally watching STAR WARS (EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE, where it all began)! Comedian JEFF MAY comes to the show with the very first installment of the George Lucas space opera to talk about the original, the rumored future for Boba Fett, and the death of Luke Skywalker!
Look for Jeff in LA comedy clubs, at the Albuquerque Comic Expo in June, and @heytherejeffro on twitter!
Episode 68: Mannequin (1987)
This week KEVIN NICOLS stops by to watch the McCarthy/Cattrall classic MANNEQUIN! Brad talks of skyrocketing to Guttenberg levels of fame, everyone salivates for the Worst Scene discussion, and the merits of finding the love of your life in a sex toy are debated!
Episode 67: Goodfellas (1990)
Actor CLARKE KOHLER makes his third appearance on the show bringing his favorite movie of all time, Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS. We play 'Trash, Star, Destroy' with Scorsese/DeNiro pairings, talk about the comparisons to 'The Wolf of Wall St.', and Clarke graces us with another impression.
Check Clarke out @ClarkeKohler on twitter!
Episode 66: Django Unchained (2012)
Our first Tarantino (directed) film on the show is DJANGO UNCHAINED picked by our guest actor and artist RILEY GRAE MOORE! We find out that Brad is contractually responsible for somber comments, Riley segues with the best of 'em, and there's plenty of talk about violence and profanity in films on this week's show!
Check out Riley's site here: www.RileyGraeMoore.com, stop on by Brad's blog, his continuing love letters to his favorite baseball team I Love You, Pittsburgh Pirates here, and go check out talkbacker.com, our new friends in cinema!
Buzzed Off Film XVII: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
We're back with our spoiler-free mini-episode reviews! This time it's the new Marvel addition CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER! Chris and Brad give you their movie trailers, let you know when to drain the crane (or when not to), and measure our thoughts against the price of admission!
Episode 65: Sixteen Candles (1984)
Creator of 'Random Acts of Gratitude' JANA BOZEMAN returns to the show with John Hughes' first: SIXTEEN CANDLES!
We pack this episode with double entendres, count as high as we can in film titles, and Brad gives us an exclusive listen to what Marlon Brando would sound like if he were to be cast in the role of Long Duk Dong!
Make sure to check out Jana's wonderful project 'Random Acts of Gratitude' on facebook here!
Episode 64: Heathers (1989)
We debut a new format this week! New scoring, new sound bites, and a couple of breaks all surround today's episode with writer/actress SILVIJA PADJEN and HEATHERS! We talk about our favorite celebrity arrests, Chris decides to indulge the lingo from the 80s, and of course, the high school cafeteria clique trope is discussed.
Episode 63: There Will Be Blood (2007)
Ladies and gentlemen, if I say this is a podcast you will agree. Actor BRENDAN MCCARTHY comes to the show with Paul Thomas Anderson's THERE WILL BE BLOOD!
Brad and Brendan potentially become friends instead of just acquaintances, the 'bite-for-bite' program in food sharing is discussed, and Mr. Anderson's interest in religion are all on the table in this episode!
Buzzed Off Film XVI: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
We're back! It's our spoiler-free review mini-episode series! Check out what Chris and Brad thought of Wes Anderson's THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. Of course, if you're a real Wes Ander-fan, you've probably already seen it.
Episode 62: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Comediennes and friends of the show JEN MURRAY and LAURA DENTON return for Part 2 of our OSCAR SPECTACULAR with this year's Best Picture Winner: Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE.
We discuss our favorite Oscar moments, Jen equates Michael Bay to David O. Russell, and Laura professes her love for Benedict Cumber-huh? in this week's super-sized episode!
Follow Jen on twitter @jenniferwithaph and Laura at @RockyRoadKill and look for SoBad-ItsGood's web series PADS @PadsTheSeries!
Episode 61: Working Girl (1988)
PART ONE of our yearly OSCAR SPECTACULAR! It's OSCAR THROWBACK week where our guests choose from anything nominated for Best Picture from 10, 25, or 50 years ago! Writers and return guests LIZZIE DONALDSON and BRENDEN GALLAGHER come by with Mike Nichol's WORKING GIRL as we plow through all our favorite games and talk about tonight's ACADEMY AWARDS!
Follow Lizzie on twitter @lizziedonaldson and Brenden @muddycreekU!
Episode 60: High Fidelity (2000)
Man of the People and writer ANDREW GUTIN comes to the show with 'Annie Hall' in a record store: HIGH FIDELITY! We go through our Top 5 movies about jerkin' it, find out Brad's formula for his 'Trash, Star, Destroy' choices, and Andrew tells us the secret to selling 'Norbit'!
After the show, check Andrew out on twitter @andrewgutin!
Episode 59: The Cutting Edge (1992)
Celebrate the Winter Olympics with comedienne JEN MURRAY and THE CUTTING EDGE! This episode features plenty of talk about other Olympic films, Jen declares herself "Mrs. Detail", and Chris draws the Porno card in 'Milkin' It!' You'll never confuse D.B. Sweeney and B.D. Wong again!
Check out Jen's stand-up all over Los Angeles and follow her on twitter @jenniferwithaph!
Episode 58: Back to the Future (1985)
This week RUSSELL DILLULIO comes back to the show to watch BACK TO THE FUTURE! Who would you rather be: Indiana Jones or Han Solo? Who's the prettier Jennifer: Claudia Wells or Elizabeth Shue? What's a bad way to think about 'dicking over the rails'? The answers to all this and more on today's show!
Fencing Russ (Nigel Bicksley): Mascot