PARASITE WINS BEST PICTURE – 2020 Oscars Reaction
Adam and Paul sit down with The Movie Trivia Schoedown’s of Video Drew to recap the Oscars that was the 2020 Academy Awards.
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The Movie Guys Pitch To The Movie Trivia Schmoedown Managers For The 2020 Player Draft
Managers have a lot of options in the 2020 Schmoedown Draft. Like Paul Preston and Adam Witt. But who are all of these “other” players?
Olivia Dunkley & Matt Merchant – The TMG Interview
Olivia Dunkley’s new film, A HOLIDAY BOYFRIEND, is about a romance MEANT to last just that long – for the holidays. She and co-star Matt Merchant talk about it over nog.
Countdown to Nine: Ep. Eleven – The Last Jedi, The Last Episode (w/Adam Witt & David Beach)
Countdown to Nine wraps up its look at the movies of the Star Wars franchise with this once-over of The Last Jedi, joined by Adam Witt and Luke Skywalker!
Countdown to Nine: Ep. Ten – An Episode Thirty-Two Years in the Making (w/Brian Crewe)
When you wait 32 years for a movie, you tend to go on about it, as evidenced by this EPIC episode of Countdown to Nine all about STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS with filmmaker Brian Crewe.
Paul Hirsch – The TMG Interview
Who is Paul Hirsch? The title of his book answers that question: A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits – Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mission: Impossible and More.
Countdown to Nine: Ep. Nine – O.G. “Jedi” talk with O.G. Mace!
A full hour devoted to RETURN OF THE JEDI with actor Daniel Betances and the O.G. Mace – Mace Towani – Eric Walker!
The Movie Guys’ Breaking Movie News: FROZEN II
The nationwide release of FROZEN II is treated like a weather event by The Movie Guys’ Paul Preston & Adam Witt.
Countdown to Nine: Ep. 8 – The Countdown Strikes Back
This episode focuses on arguably everyone’s favorite chapter of the original trilogy (or of them all) – The Empire Strikes Back.
Bethany Hamilton – The TMG Interview
On the eve of the release of Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, Paul Preston talks movies, surfing, motherhood and more with the doc’s inspirational subject, Bethany Hamilton.
David Swift – The TMG Interview
Producer/director David Swift sits in with Paul Preston to talk about the new-on-VOD, DVD & Blu-Ray BEERS OF JOY.
Countdown to Nine: Ep. Five – Why We Love Solo: A Star Wars Story (w/Ken Napzok)
Author Ken Napzok joins hosts Paul Preston and Sean Blodgett for an in-depth look at Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Jenifer Westphal and Joe Plummer – The TMG Interview
Get to know Wavelength Productions’ Jenifer Westphal and Joe Plummer, the company behind the conversation-starting documentaries WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? and KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE.
Countdown to Nine: Ep. Four – The Man Behind The Man Behind Darth Vader (w/Christian Simpson)
The COUNTDOWN TO 9 podcast is live on May the 4th (be with you) to talk Episode 9 & actor Christian Simpson sits in the whole show to talk Revenge of the Sith.
Countdown to Nine: Ep. Three – Talkin’ Attack of the Clones…with a Jedi! (w/Nalini Krishan)
Paul & Sean are joined by actress and Jedi Padawan Barriss Offee – AKA Nalini Krishan! We recap Star Wars: Episode II and, as ever, time is made for other nonsense!
Countdown to Nine: Ep. Two – Breaking down The Phantom Menace
The countdown jumps into .5 above light speed as hosts Sean Blodgett and Paul Preston tackle the first deep dive is into the Star Wars universe: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace.
Geneviéve Flati and Nathan Makaryk – The TMG Interview
Former Movie Guys guest Geneviéve Flati is joined by Nathan Makaryk to talk all things Les Misérables, including their new live show LES MIZ AND FRIENDS.
Patrick Fabian – The TMG Interview
Patrick Fabian joins Paul & Karen and while they can’t get to everything on his IMDB (there’s a lot), there’s ample talk of his new movie, DRIVERX, as well as BETTER CALL SAUL and stories for days.
Max Martini – The TMG Interview
Paul and Adam get to know hard-working actor Max Martini, who goes in-depth on making a meaningful indie (SGT. WILL GARDNER) and offers up great stories from the set of some modern classics.
John Ottman – The TMG Interview
There’s so much to talk about with this week’s guest, a true Hollywood anomaly. John Ottman – editor AND a film score composer (BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY).
Tommy Avallone – The TMG Interview
Twist Karen Volpe’s arm to talk about Bill Murray… So, it’s a good thing she and Paul are interviewing THE BILL MURRAY STORIES director Tommy Avallone.
MaJaMa – The BAD CGI SHARKS Interview (Matthew Ellsworth, Jason Ellsworth & Matteo Molinari)
Paul Preston talks to MaJaMa, the production team behind the sure-to-be-a-cult-hit terror movie spoof BAD CGI SHARKS – Matthew Ellsworth, Jason Ellsworth & Matteo Molinari.
Movie Review – The Devil We Know
This is not a horror film, but it is about a real evil – greed.
James Tumminia & Alan Zweibel – The LOVE, GILDA Interview
Two producers of LOVE, GILDA, James Tumminia and Alan Zweibel, join Paul and Karen for a deep dive into the first definitive documentary about Gilda Radner.
Leon Russom – The TMG Interview
Paul and Karen welcome actor Leon Russom to The Admiral’s Club to talk about his career – the longevity and wide variety of his credits are a revelation!
Movie Review – Assassin’s Creed
The first thing Fassbender is guilty of is hiring a director of photography who doesn’t own a light kit.
Movie Review – Manchester By The Sea
Kenneth Lonergan’s deeply truthful drama is one of the year’s best films.
Movie Review – Girl on the Train
About halfway through the movie, I came to the following realization: “This movie is a real downer.”
Critics Don’t Matter
Critics and moviegoers just aren’t in line anymore
“A Small Taste of Success” (w/Diane Franklin) – “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”, “Me Before You” & “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”
Ep. 153: A longtime guest wish is fulfilled as ’80s icon Diane Franklin of the legendary films “Better Off Dead…” and “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” joins the Movie Guys in studio! Plus, previews of new films “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” and “Me Before You”.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – “RUFUS SEWELL NIGHT!” (w/Sean O’Bryan) – “Triple 9”, “Gods of Egypt” & “Eddie the Eagle”
Showcast Episode 139: All Movie Guys are presented and accounted for in The Admiral’s Club for fast and funny previews of “Gods of Egypt”, “Triple 9” and “Eddie the Eagle”. Then actor Sean O’Bryan of “London Has Fallen” joins in with great on-the-set stories everyone doles out their Top Ten Movies of 2015.
THE MOVIE SHOWCAST – BEST OF SKETCHES, PART 1
Showcast Episode 134: This special edition of The Movie Showcast looks back on some of the show’s best comedy sketches, characters and bits including popular recurring segments like “Karen’s Birthdays” and the opening “Attention”. Part One covers original comedy moments from 2014 and includes special guests like Ike Barinholtz, Matt Craig, Laura Krafft, Pete Gardner, Ross Marquand, Andrew DeWitt & more!
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – SELMA
For all who are uninitiated, “Selma” is not just about Martin Luther King Jr, although he is a key player in its history. Just as fascinating are all the supporting players that were integral to the historical events that took place in Selma, Alabama.
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.
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.
“SAVING MR. BANKS” & THE PROBLEM WITH BIOPICS
I doubt any conscious film viewer would deem it wise to take any one biopic as authority on a certain subject. Any individual movie cannot be an authority over a whole, complicated life.
THE LATEST – TOM CRUISE, PIXAR AND ROGER EBERT – 4/11/13
Movie news from The Movie Guys includes a new NetFlix series from Eli Roth, Matt Damon’s latest humanitarian project and remembering Roger Ebert.
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.
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.