Reporting From The Floor of Comic-Con 2023
Movie Guy Justin Bowler reports with thoughts and photos from what, for five days, is the middle of the entertainment industry.
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Movie Review – Thor: Love and Thunder
There’s nothing Waititi and co-screenwriter Jennifer Kaytin Robinson set up that they don’t punch.
PIC of the Week – Bloody Hell
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 1/15/21 – Bloody Hell
Karen’s Birthdays, 8/15/14 – Marcia Gay Harden, Steve Martin & Chris Hemsworth
Karen Volpe’s celebrity birthday celebration segment from the August 15, 2014 Movie Showcast – Marcia Gay Harden, Steve Martin & Chris Hemsworth
PIC of the Week – Booksmart
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 9/12/19 – Booksmart
Movie Review – Avengers: Endgame
A film so nice, I had to see it twice. Let me re-phrase that…a film so MASSIVE, viewing it twice is required. Doesn’t rhyme, but that’s more accurate.
Movie Review – Avengers: Infinity War
A glorious, exciting, unparalleled, intricate, thrilling LOT.
PIC of the Week – Thor: Ragnarok
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 3/8/18 – Thor: Ragnarok
“They All Die in the End!” (W/Scott Mantz) – “Sausage Party”, “Pete’s Dragon” & “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Ep. 163: Access Hollywood film critic Scott “Movie” Mantz joins The Movie Guys in The Admiral’s Club for rapid fire previews of new releases Sausage Party, Pete’s Dragon and Florence Foster Jenkins.
MOVIE REVIEW – IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
It’s probably the most common thing said about movies of this type – I liked it when all hell broke loose, but the characters otherwise weren’t that compelling.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CHUNKY PEE” (w/Sarah Burns) – “In The Heart of the Sea” & “The Big Short”
Showcast Episode 130: Nothing says the holidays like chunky pee. Find out what The Movie Guys are talking about when special guest Sarah Burns (“Slow Learners”) hits The Admiral’s Club to preview “In the Heart of the Sea” and “The Big Short”. Plus, a round of Retractions involving one incident…a year and a half ago…and The Soup Dragons.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 2/6/15
New movie trailers include “Ant-Man”, “Dragon Blade”, “Entourage”, “Fantastic Four”, “Furious 7”, “In the Heart of the Sea”, “Insurgent”, “Jurassic World”, “Magic Mike XXL”, “Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron”, “Minions”, “Pitch Perfect 2”, “Poltergeist”, “San Andreas”, “Spy”, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, “Ted 2”, “Terminator Genisys”, “Tomorrowland” and “True Story”
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST LIVE FROM COCKFOSTERS (w/David Pompeii) – “Paddington”, “Blackhat”, “The Wedding Ringer” & “American Sniper”
Showcast Episode 83: Stand-up comic and all-round hilarious guy David Pompeii joins The Movie Guys for a big 4-movie weekend’s worth of previews, including “The Wedding Ringer”, “Paddington”, “Blackhat” and the wide release of “American Sniper”. Also, angry Kevin Hart tweets, great stories about Key & Peele and “The Godfather” and a rousing version of Karen’s Birthdays.
OSCAR RANT 2014
Movie Guy Paul Preston’s annual, over-thorough once-over of all the categories – who will win, who should win, and the Top 10 Films of 2013
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “YOU’VE BEEN GREENLIT!” (w/Matt McCarthy) – “Thor: The Dark World”, “The Book Thief” & “About Time”
Showcast Episode 25: After a preview of “Thor: The Dark World”, The Movie Guys provide a glimpse of what life must be like on Asgard. Also, a preview of “The Book Thief” inspires a game of “You’ve Been Greenlit!”, a game of vocabulary skill where keywords in your plot can win you an Oscar. Then comedian and actor Matt McCarthy hits the studio for a preview of “About Time” and tons of great talk about movies and professional wrestling.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “BILL MURRAY-PALOOZA” (w/Andy Peters) – “Rush”, “Prisoners” & “Battle of the Year”
Showcast Episode 18: A preview of “Rush” sparks a couple rounds of the Indy Car and NASCAR name generators. Plus stand-up comic Andy Peters joins The Movie Guys to preview “Prisoners” and “Battle of the Year” until the whole show wraps up in a rousing birthday celebration for Bill Murray.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 8/15/13
New movie trailers include “American Hustle”, “Her”, “Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa”, “Lone Survivor”, “The Monuments Men”, “Muppets Most Wanted”, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “Thor: The Dark World”
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 6/11/13
New movie trailers include “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”, “Captain Phillips”, “Delivery Man”, “Ender’s Game”, “Gravity”, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”, “Paranoia”, “Prisoners”, “Riddick”, “Runner, Runner”, “Rush”, “The Way, Way Back”, “We’re the Millers”, “The World’s End”
THE LATEST – THE SIMPSONS, TRANSFORMERS 4 & STAR WARS KID – 5/30/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a first look at “Transformers 4”, and updates on “The Avengers 2”, “Star Wars, Episode VII” and what’s new with Star Wars Kid. Yes…Star Wars Kid.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 5/1/13
New movie trailers include “The Bling Ring”, “The Conjuring”, “Elysium”, “Grown-Ups 2”, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, “Much Ado About Nothing”, “Now You See Me”, “Only God Forgives”, “R.I.P.D.” and “Thor: The Dark World”
MOVIE REVIEW – “RED DAWN”
Not as much fun as a pageant of big-breasted women.
NEW MOVIE TRAILERS – 9/23/12
New movie trailers include “42”, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, “Lincoln”, “Monsters, Inc. 3D”, “Pitch Perfect”, “Promised Land”, “Red Dawn”, “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D” and “Wreck-it-Ralph”
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN – THE MOVIE GUYS’ TRAILER BREAKDOWN
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, the new fantasy film starring Kristen Stewart, gets a thorough once-over from Movie Guys Paul Preston and Christanna Rowader. Quick, sharp and funny, we’ll tell you what it’s all about.
MOVIE REVIEW – SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
It’s an interesting concept to see the original world the Brothers’ Grimm imagined up on the screen, but it’s coupled with dialogue that’s not very special and devoid of any real charisma.
The Avengers – NEWS 92FM – 5/4/12
Movie Guy Paul Preston talks with afternoon anchors Bonnie Petrie and Mike Barajas about what’s new in theaters. This week, the huge summer spectacle “The Avengers”. Hint – it’s awesome.
THECABIN IN THE WOODS – THE MOVIE GUYS’ 2-MINUTE TRAILER BREAKDOWN
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, the Joss Whedon-produced trippy take on classic teens-in-the-woods horror film, gets a thorough once-over from Movie Guy Paul Preston and special guest Chris Gore. Quick, sharp and funny, we’ll tell you what it’s all about.
REPORTING FROM THE FLOOR OF WONDER-CON 2012
Your Movie Guys Paul Preston and Adam Witt went to not San Diego (Anaheim) to spend the day at not Comic-Con (Wonder-Con).
MOVIE REVIEW – THOR
Branagh does a good job of balancing the work of his actors with all the glitz, glitter and action sequences that abound in Asgard.
YOU MISSED IT!: A PERFECT GETAWAY
I suspect it ranked well below what it should have because people knew too much about it before they saw it