Tonight Kat and Tristan discuss how Mel Gibson is attached to the Machete sequel as well as Francis Lawrence announced being announced as the director to the Hunger Games Sequel. They also review the new Avengers film and take a brief look at actors that passed on famous movie characters.
Cinema Review – Avengers
It is finally here! Marvel studios long awaited forever planned group super hero film ‘The Avenger’. This one puts the might of Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and the Black Widow against Thor’s evil half brother Loki and his intergalactic army. Not only thank but we get to see more of Samuel L Jackson’s Nick Fury! Cool huh? Well Tristan and Kat were both at the midnight screening and tell you their thoughts!
Feature – Actors who passed on Roles
There’s always a long casting process for any movie with a number of actors up for different lead roles. Tonight we take a look at some of those iconic characters and who else might have stepped into that character!
Kat and Tristan look at the latest theme park ride film adaptation, Michael Douglas is back from his battle with cancer to do a comedy with Christopher Walken and Dustin Hoffman. Kat reviews new dance film ‘Street Dance 2 3D’ and they also take a closer look at the Prometheus viral marketing campaign.
Cinema Review – Street Dance 2 3D
Another year … another dance movie about an youngster from the wrong side of the tracks trying to prove them-self through dance. This though is the sequel to the film that was released a few years ago that propelled the sub-genre into the third dimension. Kat put on her dancing shoes and lets us know if this one is worth catching or if it has two left feet!
Feature – Prometheus Viral Campaign
We at Reel Time love a good viral campaign. Two of the most notable are what they did for Cloverfield and The Dark Knight. But over the past few month new sci-fi film from Ridley Scott, Prometheus, has been releasing some interesting viral marketing. From a Facebook game to Guy Pearce doing a TED talk. Over the past few day they have released this video of an advertisement for the android in the film. Kat an Tristan look at this campaign in a little more detail.
On tonight’s show we discuss the Dumb and Dumber sequel, Gary Ross leaving the Hunger Games franchise as well as reviewing Battleship and looking at other board game adaptations in the works.
Cinema Review – Battleship
Opening tomorrow is the adaptation of the classic Hasbro game, Battleship. Captaining the movie is Peter Berg with the curent Hollywood flavour of the month Taylor Kitsch in the starring role. Listen to hear if Kat and Tristan think this will be a hit or a miss!
Feature – Board Game Movies
Battleship is one of the first of a dice load of board games being given the big screen treatment. We take a look at the ones currently in production as well as debating games we think would make a good film and visa-versa.
Tonight we discuss Clerks 3 being brought to Broadway and a sequel to the 80′s comedy Twins, called triplets featuring … Eddie Murphy! Bizarre!
Cinema Review – The Pirates! Band of Misfits
The geniuses behind Wallace and Grommet are back with a brand new stop motion feature film just in time for the school holidays. The story follows the Pirate Captain and his band of pirates who hope to win the Pirate of the Year award. Problem is they aren’t very good at piracy. But their luck changes when they meet up with Charles Darwin who says the Pirate Captain’s pet Dodo is the scientific find of the century. Full of the witty humour that Aardman does best with off the wall comments, slapstick and plain silliness, Kat and Tristan dive into perilous waters to look at this family film.
Feature – Titanic 3D
The 100th anniversary to the sinking of the Titanic is coming up, and to commemorate the centennial James Cameron has released his epic, ‘Titanic’ back into cinemas with a 3D touch up. Kat and Tristan take a brief look back at one of the highest grossing films of all time, what made it so successful and why there is such a negative stigma attached to it.
The latest teen phenomenon has hit our screens in a flurry of adolescent squeals and excitement. The Hunger Games has been described as ‘The Next Twilight’, and with Twilight just making mega bucks it’s not all that silly to try and capture that market. This film follows the character of Katniss in a future America where the extravagant Capitol rules over 12 poorer districts. Do to a previous uprising, each district must send two young tributes to compete in The Hunger Games, a cruel reality television event where 24 teens go in, and only 1 comes out alive. Is it as dull and lifeless as the Twilight saga or are they onto something a little more substantial. Kat and Tristan give us the lowdown!
Also this week marks the release of Mirror Mirror a fresh take on the Snow White story. Not to be mistaken for Snow White and the Huntsman which comes out later this year. Now it isn’t the first time Hollywood has released two very similar stories at the same time. So Kat and Tristan go back and discuss other similar films released close to one another.
It’s been a little while since we have published a podcast, many apologies! We have been having some technical difficulties which are fixed for the most part so we will be able to update these a lot more regularly.
In this podcast Kat take a look at the sequel no one wanted, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. After failing both critically and financially at the box office, they’ve decided to give the anti hero comic book adaptation another crack. With Nicholas Cage back in the lead role, Kat discusses if they’ve been able to improve on the first and if it is all that necessary.
Sequels are very much a major part of Hollywood today. It may be a good thing it may not depending on your view. So tonight Kat and Tristan discussed the films they would like to see sequels from.
Koko – Red Dog
Elle Fanning – Super 8, We Bought a Zoo
Lucas Pittaway – Snowtown
Ezra Millrer – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Armie Hammer – The Social Network, J. Edgar
‘I’m Ready for my Close Up’ Award
Best Performance of 2011
Christian Bale – The Fighter Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Daniel Henshall – Snowtown
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady Viola Davis – The Help
Other Kate Winslet, Brad Pitt
‘Scene Stealer’ Award
Most Memorable Scene of 2011
Bathroom Murder – Snowtown
Tallest Building Sequence – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Hugh Jackman’s Cameo – X-Men First Class
Amputation Scene – 127 Hours
Bridesmaids – Pooping scene
‘It Belongs in a Museum’ Award
Best Artistic Film of 2011
Midnight in Paris
Tree of Life
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Melancholia 127 Hours
‘Mummy I Made a Movie’ Award
Best Director of 2011
Danny Boyle – 127 Hours
Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Justin Kerzel – Snowtown
George Clooney – The Ides of March
Lynne Ramsay – We Need to Talk About Kevin
‘Wizard of Oz’ Award
Best Australian Production of 2011
Snowtown
Red Dog
The Hunter
Griff the Invisible
Oranges and Sunshine
‘Better then the Book’ Award
Best Adapted Film of 2011
The Help
Snowtown
We Need to Talk About Kevin 127 Hours
One Day
‘Mrs Nesbit’ Award
Best Family Film of 2011
Rango
Red Dog Tintin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Rio
‘I Wish I Thought of That’ Award
Best Original Film of 2011
Griff the Invisible
Drive
Super 8 Midnight in Paris
Contagion
‘Play it Again Sam’ Award
Best Soundtrack of 2011
Crazy Stupid Love
We Bought a Zoo
Sucker Punch
Red Dog
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Midnight in Paris
Submarine
‘I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter’ Award
Best Visual Effects of 2011
Tintin Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Real Steel
Sucker Punch
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
‘Wanted’ Award
Worst Film of 2011
The Change Up
Your Highness
Red Riding Hood
Abduction
Bridesmaids
Limitless
‘Aww Zif!’ Award
Most Unbelievable Film Moment in 2011
Bridesmaids – Pooping scene
Amputation Scene – 127 Hours
Cowboys and Aliens – Aliens after the gold
The Change Up – Crossing the Streams Red Riding Hood – The Fake Wolf
Abduction – The Script!
Bridesmaids pooping
Bradley Cooper for President? – Limitless
‘It’s the Pictures that got Small’ Award Best Television Show of 2011
Homeland
Survivor: Redemption Island
BigLove
Game of Thrones
The Slap The New Girl
‘Wish You Were Here’ Award
Most Anticipated Film of 2012
The Avengers
Dark Knight Rises
The Muppets
The Hobbit
Pirates! Band of Misfits
Other The Artist
Prometheus
‘David Wenham’ Award
Most Overworked Actor of 2011 (Though that’s not a bad thing!)
Ryan Gosling: Drive, Crazy Stupid Love, The Ides of March
Emma Stone – Crazy Stupid Love, The Help, Friends with Benefits
George Clooney – Ides of March (Acting and Directing), The Descendants
Jason Bateman – Horrible Bosses, Paul, The Change Up
Simon Pegg – Tintin, Paul, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Burke and Hare
Directed By: Daniel Espinosa Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds
Denzel is back doing what he does best … playing the bad guy! This time he is a rogue CIA agent who is being housed in a safe house looked after by a young rookie played by Ryan Reynolds. But after the safe house is attacked he finds himself on the run. Kat went along to see this one and lets us know is this thriller should be put on your list!
It’s been eleven years since thw Working Dog boys put out The Dish. Their latest film, Any Question’s for Ben is their take on contemperary Aussie life starring Josh Lawson and Rachel Taylor. 27 year old Ben starts questioning his life after returning to his old school at a careers night. When none of the children have any questions for him at the end of his speech he wonders how meaningful his life really is. Kat and Tristan answer all the questions about this film on tonights show as well as looking at all the latest movie news.
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