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  • 21 May

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    Cinecast Episode 309 – Be Sure to do the Worksheets

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    In case you haven’t heard, JJ Abrams’ second installment in his version of the Star Trek universe is now in theaters. There seems to be some disagreement in the amount of enjoyment to be had. We parse it out. If you’re looking for counter programming and we all agree something ultimately much more enriching and fulfilling that allows the audience to breathe a bit (and has Michael Shannon), check out Mike Jeff Nichols’ (Take Shelter, Shotgun Stories) new film starring the ever on a roll, Matthew McConaughey, entitled Mud. We spoil the heck out of both titles, so if you want to remain in the dark, please just stop by later this week (Thursday night) as Andrew and Kurt get back to doing the live video version of the show with a double helping of “Game of Thrones” recaps and a Watch List that will include [rec]3, Jack Reacher, Great Gatsby and Catch Me if You Can.

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  • 15 May

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    Cinecast Episode Classic – We’re Calling it “#53″

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    Minnesota has been cold and dismal for almost the past 8 months. We finally got a hint of good weather (literally, it went from 35 to 90 degrees (Fahrenheit) overnight) and we love you – we really do, but sorry, Andrew needed his patio and beer evening. On top of that there has been a very slight domestic issue that needed attending to and we weren’t able to catch Gatsby. Also Mud hasn’t worked it’s mojo in the Toronto/Minneapolis markets very well either; so there’s that. We’ll be back next week though, with an explanation about this small hiatus and a likely a very long conversation about Cumber-khan.

    In the meantime, here’s something to keep you occupied if you really need your Cinecast fix: a classic episode in which I think Andrew and Kurt really started to feel comfortable with each other and became heterosexual life mates. We talk a bit about Angelina Jolie’s first (and only?) really impressive performance in A Mighty Heart, John Cusack tackles horror in 1408, more awesome Japanime with Paprika and the musical that kept audiences in their chairs when it was all over, Once.

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  • 09 May

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    Cinecast Episode 308 – Beards and Sunburns

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    It’s been a while since we got a good old fashioned sneak review from Matt Gamble. But for today’s show he graces us with some early thoughts on the new STAR TREK film, INTO DARKNESS; totally spoiler free of course. He refuses to even verify Andrew’s hunches on who the villain is. Before all of that however, we promised not to see IRON MAN 3, so of course we did just that. Andrew and Kurt sing the praises of a smaller film making the cinema rounds with KON-TIKI; a fully English film but somehow nominated for best foreign language picture at the Oscars? HotDocs has finally wrapped and Kurt gives all of his thoughts on the latest films from that festival. Of course we would be quite remiss if we didn’t at least acknowledge the work of Ray Harryhausen before getting out our boobs and swords for the latest episode of “Game of Thrones.” All of this leads to a hefty watch list and some banter about movie marketing in North America vs. overseas. We jammed a lot of stuff into 150 minutes, so please enjoy!

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  • 02 May

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    Cinecast Episode 307 – Don’t Be A Don’ter

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    This week sees the absence of Matt Gamble but that doesn’t stop us for going on far longer than probably needs be about another fantastic episode in the saga of Westeros. We take a step back from our initial anticipation of a Michael Bay film and remind ourselves to keep calm and carry on. The Watch List this week takes us to HotDocs and Jurassic Park. Again. Though not much new in the message, we take a quick look at Soderbergh’s thoughts on the state of cinema and decide that yes, you are probably part of the problem. All this and more in this episode in the classic banter style of the RowThree Cinecasts of yore.

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  • 25 Apr

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    Cinecast Episode 306 – Shameless Ridiculousness

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    Are we an effective team? We are arguably more effective than the mediocrity of the Kosinski/Cruise assembly squad insofar as we seem to be in agreement on Oblivion. (SPOILERS!) The popcorn science fiction takes a lot of leaps, but it never really lands on particularly solid (or fertile) ground due to similarities to so many other things. We recap yet another compelling episode of “Game of Thrones” (SPOILERS!) where we praise just about every element of the show, even the Dragon Lady. The Watch List segment hits the highs and lows of our respective local film festivals: HotDocs and Mpls Int’l Festival. After recording an entire commentary track on Twilight, Matt enlightens us with his true feelings on Catherine Hardwicke’s first kick at the can in the the sparkly vampire saga. Early David Mamet comes under question with the last 20 minutes of House of Games. And we have a look at a web reality-series that bucks the trend of meanness and goes for generosity. Nice.

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  • 18 Apr

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    Cinecast Episode 305 – Throwing Darts at a Hornet’s Nest

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    Being April, we thought it apropos to talk some baseball films – including 42, A League of Their Own, Major League and on and on. We once again debate the merits (and demerits) of Zack Snyder’s Watchmen and express our disappointment in one Danny Boyle. Speaking of Zack Snyder, the man with the “S” on his shirt is coming
    back once again and the spectacular new trailer can’t go without mention. Listener’s deride Kurt on last week’s Evil Dead discussion, Hot Docs is in full swing, Minneapolis Film Fest is getting its tank treads rolling and did we mention those are some pretty terrific neck ties!!?

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  • 10 Apr

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    Cinecast Episode 304 – Beware Movies That Are Named After Songs

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    A ‘Biggie Size’ episode of the Cinecast has Matt Gamble return to heap copious praise upon Mad Men and Game of Thrones. Never one to disappoint, he gets into fisticuffs with Kurt over the Evil Dead remake and ancient tomes made out of human skin. Andrew moderates like a champ and tries his utmost to keep the other two from fondling each others buttons in a delightful display of homoerotic movie-nerd posturing. Ahem. Before that business, there is a pleasant conversation on Derek Cianfrance’s A Place Beyond The Pines, as well as some home-theatre (and Blu Ray) discussion. It appears that Kurt will finally be joining movie fandom in the 21st century by going BLU. The Watchlist has a little Dwayne Johnson, a little Matt Damon, as well as the Activist Dude and “Food Insecurity” in America. We also talk a bit about the trailers for the Carrie remake as well as Elysium.

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  • 05 Apr

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    Cinecast Episode 303 – Prolificity

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    With Andrew’s new night school/work schedule things are a bit weird in the Cinecast scheduling department, but we still manage to get to a lot of new ground (and some old Australian ground) in this 3+ hour episode of The Cinecast. Two definitely “off the beaten path” films from a Hollywood standpoint to talk about. Yet both as different from each other as they could possibly be. We introduce a new segment to The Cinecast this week with our weekly “Game of Thrones” recap in which we realize that although this week’s episode covered more ground in 55 minutes than most television covers in half a season, it still left about a third of the character threads off the screen this week. A healthy Watch List harkens back to Australian (not really) blockbusters, Harmony Korine’s previous works and a couple of straight to DVD pictures that might (might) surprise you.

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  • 29 Mar

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    Cinecast Episode 302 – You’re Here and Something Happens

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    Welcome back to our bread and butter; i.e. a nice and healthy 2+ hour conversation on everything relevant and totally not relevant in the cinema world today. We start by addressing some concerns about the nature and format of our show after learning how to dupe governments, Hollywood studios, ISPs and Netflix into letting us see whatever we damn well please with their various regional services. We diverge a little from normal show content to talk about the current state of film marketing these days and how it influences (or doesn’t influence) our decisions about which films to see and pay for. From there we have a healthy Watch List this week that includes a very young and talented up-and-coming actor by the name of Jeff Daniels. Also films that should have a cult following by now, comic book movies that get better with age and lastly, Shane Carruth’s (Primer) latest project: Upstream Color. Oh, and what’s a Cinecast without a little bit of talk about the Nazis?

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  • 25 Mar

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    Cinecast Episode 301 – The Sniff Test

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    It’s just not worth it dammit; it’s just. not. worth. it. But, that’s what we’re here for: to talk incessantly (almost an hour) about a film that is not worth talking about for much more than couple of minutes. Our conclusion of Olympus Has Fallen: dumb. But we do look forward to the next couple of episodes with other, more interesting things on the horizon. For example The GI Joe crew will try to retake the White House next weekend. And then later in the summer Roland Emmerich will also have terrorists taking over the White House. So we have a lot of diversity and unique action scenarios coming up in the next couple of months. Stay tuned later in the week for our Watch List and some listener interaction material.

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  • 22 Mar

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    Cinecast Episode 300 – Lets Talk Some Shit!

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    For our MEGA-SUPER-DUPER-EXTRAVAGANZA episode 300, we do what we always do, talk casually about movies. Seriously folks, despite our inability to properly plan for these big milestone episodes, we appreciate our listening audience mightily, and their ongoing interaction on the site and by email and other means. To kick off the show, Andrew reads some listener mail which gets us right down into the minutiae of Park Chan-Wook’s Stoker (again.) This is a film we love to talk about! Kurt skims across the surface of three profound science fiction epics, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris and Sunshine before getting mired in the bizarre world of Twin Peaks and Fire Walk with Me. We talk the legacy of James Cameron’s Titanic in all its goofy glory, as well as boats and tigers novel adaptations with Life of Pi. And we leave with a bang in the form of homo-erotic riff on Sergio Leone by way of Bill Murray’s Quick Change – the 1967 Japanese-noir-gangster-western A Colt Is My Passport.

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  • 18 Mar

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    Cinecast Episode 299 – Techincally, Literally and Actually

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    We don’t have much to get into today. Mostly were just shaking in our boots about the expectations for Episode 300. So far we’ve got nothing but we’ll figure out what to do for something at least a little bit different. For today, it’s all Park Chan-Wook and trying to pronounce Mia Wasikowska. Love doesn’t quite do it justice. Be prepared for SPOILERS though. We look forward to the next couple of episodes and Kurt gives brief impressions of his thoughts on Dreamworks’ The Croods, which we’ll talk a little bit more about later this week.

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