MOVIE REVIEW – THE LOOKALIKE
Thirty minutes into the film I actually said out loud “I love this film and I love everyone in it!”
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THE MOVIE GUYS LIVE FROM THE LOOKALIKE PREMIERE
Movie Guy Justin Bowler hits the red carpet to chat about “The Lookalike” and play a little “Who do you look like?” with the cast and filmmakers.
THE MOVIE MCCONAUGHSHOWCAST (w/Brian Shortall) – “Interstellar” & “Big Hero 6”
Showcast Episode 74: All you can ask of anyone who visits The Admiral’s Club is that they be funny and tell great stories, and this week’s special guest Brian Shortall does both! He joins The Movie Guys to talk “Big Hero 6” and “Interstellar” and jump in on a round of “McConaughey Role or Lincoln Commercial”.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “SATURDAY MORNING” (w/Kate Elliott) – “Nightcrawler”
Showcast Episode 73: A rare Saturday morning taping of The Movie Showcast sees vlogger and YouTuber Kate Elliott join The Movie Guys in studio for talk about Halloween weekend’s lone major new release, “Nightcrawler”. Plus, some YouTube Movie Reviews, Karen’s Birthdays and a trip inside The Movie Guys’ Time Capsule.
Kneel Before Aud – 10/28/14
Audrey Kearns sits down and chats with The Movie Guys’ Paul Preston about, well just about everything – Star Wars, superheroes, film making, film buffs, Doctor Who, terrible Catholic School memories, acting and so much more.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “BILL MURRAY CAN CRASH HERE” (w/Shulie Cowen) – “Ouija”, “John Wick” & “St. Vincent”
Showcast Episode 72: It’s a Bill Murray love fest as The Movie Guys preview “St. Vincent” and “John Wick” with special guest Shulie Cowen. Plus, a preview of “Ouija”, including a special look at the trailers for other board game adaptations coming out in 2015.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – WITCHING AND BITCHING
“Witching and Bitching” comes to us just in time for Halloween. It starts off small and frenetic, and soon becomes giant in scope in its visual flair and hyperkinetic style.
INDIE REPORT – DEVIL’S MILE
“Devil’s Mile” is inventive, well-crafted and innovative (unlike the idiots who are running the PC game platform, Steam (by the Valve Corporation)).
THE MOVIE GUYS’ ANNUAL PLEDGE DRIVE (w/Laura Krafft) – “Fury”, “Birdman”, “The Book of Life”, “The Best of Me”, “Kill the Messenger” and “Men, Women and Children”
Showcast Episode 71: During their annual pledge drive, The Movie Guys go for a World Record number of movies previewed on a Showcast recorded in a studio in Burbank on a Wednesday night – SIX (“Fury”, “The Book of Life”, “Men, Women and Children”, “Birdman”, “Kill the Messenger” and “The Best of Me”). Plus, comedienne and Emmy-winning writer Laura Krafft sits in the whole show!
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “EVERYTHING IS ANNOYING ME NOW” (w/Tracey Birdsall & Neil Johnson)- “The Judge”, “Dracula Untold” & “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”
Showcast Episode 70: “Dracula Untold”, “The Judge” and “Alexander and the Terrible Title” get the preview treatment, including a look at future villain origin story films, how to add fake Mumford & Sons to your movie trailer, and a look at updating a story from 1972. Then actress Tracey Birdsall joins The Movie Guys to talk about her new movie “Dawn of the Crescent Moon”, and our guest brought a guest! Director Neil Johnson (“Starship Rising”) also sits in the second half of the show.
WORTH REVIVING – “THE NINTH CONFIGURATION”
“The Ninth Configuration” suffered the fate of being too high-minded for its time. But for those deep thinkers who were open to its philosophical and metaphysical musings and its search for a higher being, the pay off was a remarkable experience.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT?” (w/Matt Craig) – “Gone Girl” & “Annabelle”
Showcast Episode 69: Emmy-nominated comic writer and actor Matt Craig joins The Movie Guys for previews of “Gone Girl” and “Annabelle”. Plus, there’s a not-at-all-creepy gift exchange and lively rounds of “What Did you See This Week?”, 5 Questions and Karen’s Birthdays.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – MOTIVATIONAL GROWTH
The ride genuinely makes you uncomfortable from turn to turn but elates you in between.
I MISS GENE HACKMAN
Gene Hackman had an extraordinary ability to be in a wide variety of films and be authentic in each of them. I ALWAYS bought him. And it seems he’s going to stay retired…
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “PLOT LIBS” (w/Audrey Kearns) – “The Equalizer” & “The Boxtrolls”
Showcast Episode 68: The Movie Guys get geeked up with GeekGirlAuthority.com’s Audrey Kearns in studio as this week’s guest to kick around “The Equalizer” and “The Boxtrolls”. There’s also a set visit to “Space Command”, a game of Mad Libs to generate a plot to rival “The Boxtrolls”, plus movie news, reviews, a look inside The Movie Guys Time Capsule and celebrity birthdays.
MOVIE REVIEW – BOYHOOD
I’m probably late to the game, but that does not prevent me from singing the praises of the best film (so far) of 2014.
MOVIE REVIEW – LIFE’S A BREEZE
Overall, this Irish indie film is charming and full of love. If you enjoyed “The Full Monty” and “Waking Ned Devine”, then this is one to find and enjoy.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “BASED ON A BOOK WEEK” (w/Pat Finn) – “A Walk Among the Tombstones”, “The Maze Runner” & “This is Where I Leave You”
Showcast Episode 67: How funny is Pat Finn? The film & TV actor and improv expert joins The Movie Guys to talk “Seinfeld”, his favorite movie of all time and more. Plus, former guest John Rocha sits in to co-host, previewing “This is Where I Leave You”, “The Maze Runner” and “A Walk Among the Tombstones”, featuring the classic bit “Liam Neeson Orders a Pizza”.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST, BROUGHT TO YOU BY LOCK-TITE (w/Pete Gardner) – “No Good Deed” & “Dolphin Tale 2”
Showcast Episode 66: The extremely cast-able and likable Pete Gardner joins The Movie Guys for previews of “No Good Deed” and “Dolphin Tale 2”, while sharing stories from the sets of “Evan Almighty”, “Transformers” and more. Plus, a much-need profile of prisoner transfer security with our other special guest Sven S’cure.
INDIE REPORT – HELLO FOREVER
“Hello Forever” is an ambitious and subtle undertaking by filmmaker Peter R. Kirk.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “FROM THE ARCHIVES – 1994” (w/Vinnie Donadio) – “Forrest Gump”
Showcast Episode 66: With “Forrest Gump” the only big theater release this week, The Movie Guys dip into their archives and bring you a Showcast episode from July 6, 1994, when “Gump” was originally released. Jaimie sits in for part one of the show, and special guest Vinnie Donadio joins in part two to talk the 10th anniversary of “Ghostbusters”.
SHORT FILM REVIEW – MORDRAUD
“Mordraud” is a fantastic little short. By “Fantastic”, I mean Extraordinary. By “Little”, I mean Epic. By “Short”, I mean under 23 minutes.
MAY THE FORCE OF 3D BE AVOIDED
Studios and theater chains are in cahoots to wrangle the public into paying more and practically forcing them to accept 3D.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “LOCAL ESPIONAGE” (w/Caitlin Keats & Sarah Butler) – “The November Man” & “As Above, So Below”
Showcast Episode 65: Actresses Sarah Butler and Caitlin Keats stop by The Admiral’s Club to talk movies and their new film “Treachery”, plus Board Op Jaimie joins in for previews of what’s new in theaters, including “As Above, So Below”. And “The November Man” prompts an exclusive interview with an honest-to-goddamn-goodness SPY, risking outing his identity to give The Movie Guys the lowdown on the real-life spy world.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “WELL, SUMMER’S OVER…” (w/Jennifer Blanc-Biehn & Mick Foley) – “If I Stay”, “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” & “When the Game Stands Tall”
Showcast Episode 64: From the set of “Hellevator Man”, Paul & Karen talk to producer Jennifer Blanc-Biehn and WWE legend and Hall of Famer Mick Foley about their upcoming film anthology. And back in The Admiral’s Club, “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”, “If I Stay” and “When the Game Stands Tall” get thorough previews and The Movie Guys score a rare interview with God.
UWE BOLL – THE TMG INTERVIEW
Uwe Boll has a body of work as director, producer and writer, spanning over twenty years, but is also known for being one hell of an eclectic personality, and his strong opinions showed up when we asked him about the state of showbiz and his place in it.
THE LATEST – SUPERHEROES, TARANTINO & PIXAR – 8/22/14
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes the return of Universal monsters, new images from “Batman Vs. Superman” and “Star Wars – Episode VII”, a Tarantino death montage and more.
HORROR’S THREAT
Movie Guy Ray Schillaci looks at the current state of horror films – is creativity still alive? Can they be profitable? These questions and more get answered with commentary by director Mike Flanagan (“Oculus”), director Marcus Nispel (“Friday the 13th” (2009)) and more.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST IN SUITS (w/Frank Woodward) – “The Expendables 3”, “The Giver” & “Let’s Be Cops”
Showcast Episode 63: Retractions lead an all-new Showcast, as The Movie Guys redo their final words about Robin Williams. Plus, previews of three new films, including “The Expendables 3”, “The Giver” and “Let’s Be Cops”. Then, “Men in Suits” director Frank H. Woodward sits in to talk about his self-proclaimed “geek-centric” films.
The Producer’s Patio – 3/28/14
Movie Guy Paul Preston appears on the premiere episode of The Producer’s Patio, hosted by Grace McPhillips and Corbett Lunsford, talking about doing it all, producing a weekly show, and what producing is all about at heart.
Movie Review – As Good as it Gets
One of the most entertaining pictures I’ve ever seen, extremely funny and quite emotionally affecting.
Movie Review – Blue Velvet
BLUE VELVET seems almost benign in our over stimulated, shock value society, but let me tell you it still holds its own where depravity is concerned.
Horror Movies – KTRH, Dallas – Oct. 2011
Movie Guy Paul Preston talks about what makes a horror movie great on KTRH, Dallas, TX
Rise of the Planet of the Apes & Fright Night – Broad Topics – 8/23/11
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Adam Witt stopped in on LA TALK RADIO’s Broad Topics again, reviewing Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Fright Night.
Captain America: The First Avenger, Horrible Bosses & Larry Crowne – Broad Topics – 7/26/18
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Karen Volpe stopped in to LA TALK RADIO again for another episode of Broad Topics, reviewing Captain America: The First Avenger, Horrible Bosses and Larry Crowne.
Cars 2 & Bad Teacher – Broad Topics – 6/28/11
Movie Guys Paul Preston and Steven Lewis stopped in to LA TALK RADIO again for another episode of Broad Topics. This discussion covered Cars 2 and Bad Teacher.
X-Men: First Class – Broad Topics – 6/7/11
Movie Guys Paul Preston & Adam Witt stopped in to LA TALK RADIO again for another episode of Broad Topics. This discussion covered X-Men: First Class and more!
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – Broad Topics – 5/24/11
Paul Preston & Lee Kias stopped in to LA TALK RADIO for another episode of Broad Topics. This discussion covers Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Thor & Fast Five – Broad Topics – 5/10/11
The first appearance of The Movie Guys on Broad Topics, in what will be routine visits. In this segment, Paul Preston talks about Thor and Fast Five.
Oscar Night 2011 – LBC, London, England (Part 2)
Movie Guy Paul Preston checks back in with London’s Biggest Conversation from a very busy red carpet of the Oscars on LBC, 97.3, London