Karen Volpe

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST WITH SPECIAL GUEST HARRISON FORD (w/Ross Marquand) – “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″, “Walk of Shame”

Showcast Episode 48: It’s a star-studded episode of The Movie Showcast, as Harrison Ford, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich and more stop by The Admiral’s Club thanks to special guest and celebrity impressionist Ross Marquand. Plus, summer kicks off with previews of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” and “Walk of Shame”, and The Movie Guys attempt to acquire superpowers by way of Peter Parker-esque animal bites.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “WE RETRACT THIS EPISODE” (w/Alex Albrecht) – “The Other Woman”, “Brick Mansions” & “The Quiet Ones”

Showcast Episode 47: It’s a party as TV and internet personality Alex Albrecht joins The Movie Guys for previews of “The Other Woman”, “Brick Mansions” & “The Quiet Ones”. Also, more regret as we go over show retractions, plus a look at what moments cause a story to be “inspired by actual events”, and bad impersonations all around as Karen covers celebrity birthdays.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “SCREAMING NEIGHBOR CHAOS PROFANITY SEQUEL” (w/Tim Jennings) – “Transcendence”, “A Haunted House 2” & “DisneyNature Bears”

Showcast Episode 46: “Transcendence”, “A Haunted House 2” and “DisneyNature Bears” get thorough previews to prep you for your weekend, with the help of TheSoupTV.com’s Tim Jennings, this week’s special guest. Plus, rapid-fire versions of “What Did you See This Week?” and Karen’s Birthdays.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST AT THE PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL (w/Justin Bowler) – “Oculus”, “Rio 2” & “Draft Day”

Showcast Episode 45: The Movie Guys are broadcasting from The Phoenix Film Festival. Besides previewing “Oculus”, “Rio 2” and “Draft Day”, Paul, Lee, Karen and special guest host Justin Bowler got interviews with loads of filmmakers, including “Locke” director Steven Knight and horror legend Dee Wallace. It’s a unique episode recorded at an awesome place.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “THE LIST EDITION” (w/Steven Lewis) – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

Showcast Episode 44: The preview of only one major release this week, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”, makes room for The Movie Guys to fire up another “Indie Round-Up” of all the high-falootin’ films in thee-ay-ters. Plus, Adam explains how superhero movies are now a giant soap opera, and guest Steven Lewis hits the studio to get a good roundtable discussion going about movie lists.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “I SAY TOMATO, YOU SAY SABOTAGE” (w/Grace McPhillips & Corbett Lunsford) – “Sabotage” & “Noah”

Showcast Episode 43: Big Hollywood movies like “Sabotage” and “Noah” get thoroughly previewed, then talk switches to indie films with guests Grace McPhillips & Corbett Lunsford, makers of “The Other One”. Plus, a Schwarzenegger-themed edition of “That’s Right!” and a fond farewell to The Admiral’s Club’s cleaning lady.

THE CROWDFUNDED MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Chunky B) – “Need for Speed”, “Bad Words”, “Veronica Mars” & “Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club”

Showcast Episode 41: Four signature movie previews come at you in this fast and furious episode, including “Need for Speed”, “Bad Words”, “Veronica Mars” and “Tyler Perry’s The Single Mom’s Club”. Plus, a special appearance by Dr. Haku Matani, who stops by to explain his Theory of Movie Star Relativity and comic and fellow podcaster Chunky B sits in the whole show!

THE GRAND BUDAPEST MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Vanessa Whitney) – “300: Rise of an Empire”, “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Showcast Episode 40: Good friend of The Movie Guys Vanessa Whitney sits in the whole show to preview a big, three-movie weekend, including “300: Rise of an Empire”, “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel”. Plus, West Hollywood and Borscht Belt movie reviews and an Oscar recap.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST LIVE FROM THE OSCARS RED CARPET…SETUP – “Son of God” & “Non-Stop”

Showcast Episode 39: The Movie Guys are LIVE! from the Oscars red carpet…setup area, where construction workers are hauling ass to make Hollywood & Highland ready for TV. Paul, Karen and Adam go over the major nominees and give their Top 5 films of 2013. Plus, previews of “Non-Stop” and “Son of God” and an Oscar version of Karen’s Birthdays!

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON’S THE MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Heath Corson) – “Pompeii” & “3 Days to Kill”

Showcast Episode 38: Comic book talk runs amok as special guest Heath Corson (“Justice League: War”) comes to The Admiral’s Club for good movie chat and previews of “Pompeii” and “3 Days to Kill”. Also, a look at Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Pompeii”, the Vesuvian weather forecast, and Karen comes back to the show just in time for a whole segment on “Ghostbusters”.

THE MOVIE ROBOSHOWCAST (w/Matt Braunger) – “Robocop”, “Endless Love”, “About Last Night” & “Winter’s Tale”

Showcast Episode 37: Love is in the air as a quartet of romantic films get previewed, including “Winter’s Tale”, “Endless Love”, “About Last Night”…and the most romantic of all, “Robocop”. Also, Creepy ’80s Songs, future Robo-remakes, plus rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and “5 Questions for Other Guests” with special guest Matt Braunger!

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST: SHADOE RECRUIT (w/Michael Coleman) – “Jack Ryan”, “Devil’s Due”, “The Nut Job” & “Ride Along”

Showcast Episode 33: It’s a big, four-movie weekend with new releases “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit”, “Devil’s Due”, “The Nut Job” and “Ride Along” given a full once-over by The Movie Guys and special guest Michael Coleman. Plus, rapid-fire rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and Karen’s Birthdays.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “MANUARY” (w/Robert Reeves) – “The Legend of Hercules” & “Lone Survivor”

Showcast Episode 32: The Movie Guys kick off 2014 with a fresh batch of New Year’s resolutions, then launch into previews of “The Legend of Hercules” and “Lone Survivor”. Then guest and “Star Wars” fan filmmaker Robert Reeves stops by The Admiral’s Club for a crap-ton of “Star Wars” talk. Also, guest co-host Mike J. Nichols sits in the whole show!

The Hater Nation – 12/29/13

Movie Guys Paul Preston and Karen Volpe called in to talk to their WBAD.NET comrades and brothers-from-different-mothers, The Hater Nation’s MC Hater and Ali, about the best films of 2013, which included CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, IRON MAN 3, BAD GRANDPA and more, leaving a litle time for a quick once-over of the worst films as well.

WALT DISNEY PICTURES PRESENTS THE MOVIE SHOWCAST (w/Joe Kraemer) – “Frozen”, “Homefront” & “Oldboy”

Showcast Episode 28: It’s a holiday weekend, so The Movie Guys serve up previews of all the new films, including “Frozen”, “Homefront” and “Oldboy”, as well as a look at movie news. Plus, film score composer and songwriter Joe Kraemer talks about writing the music for “Jack Reacher” and joins in a round of “Name That Tune: Film Score Edition”.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST OF THE NETWORK STARS (w/Joel Murray) – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, “Delivery Man”

Showcast Episode 27: The sequel “Catching Fire” inspires an exciting episode of The Hunger Games of The Network Stars, featuring the death of scores of ’70s TV stars. Plus, a preview of “Delivery Man”, and a look at how Vince Vaughn got so affable. Then, TV & film actor Joel Murray sits in to talk movies and delivers an unforgettable NFL Films cast list read.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST HOLIDAY (w/Matt Gourley) – “The Best Man Holiday”, “Nebraska”

Showcast Episode 26: After 14 years, the sequel “The Best Man Holiday” is here, so The Movie Guys look at other 1999 films that could use a sequel. Plus, a preview of “Nebraska” and a full-on interview with Superego’s Matt Gourley, complete with Bond talk, a “Scrooged”-themed holiday movie preview, Five Questions for Other Guests, and Karen’s comedy closer – this week’s celebrity birthdays.

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 – “#XMEN #THOR #CAPTAMERICA” (w/Ken Barnard) – “Ender’s Game”, “Last Vegas” & “Free Birds”

Showcast Episode 24: The Movie Guys are joined for the whole show by comedian Ken Barnard to preview “Free Birds” and “Last Vegas”. Plus, “Ender’s Game” inspires an enshrining ceremony for The International Order of Ornate Sci-Fi and Fantasy Names. Also, fiery rounds of “What Did You See This Week?” and Karen’s Birthdays.

THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “CARRIED AWAY” (w/Steve Guttenberg & Robin Mountjoy) – “Escape Plan”, “The Fifth Estate” & “Carrie”

Showcast Episode 22: Previews of “Escape Plan” and “The Fifth Estate” lead to another round of YouTube movie reviews. The Movie Guys also welcome three guests – the great Steve Guttenberg calls the show, plus “Quick to Duck” director Robin Mountjoy in studio, and the one and only Carrie White talks about her new anti-bullying campaign on the eve of the release of her new film, “Carrie”.