The Futile Podcast

Deconstructing 80's & 90's action movies. Relating them to comics, TV, and cartoons from then and now.

Month: February 2008

Lone Bear and Cub

Posted on by Ian

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We talk about films where animals are the protagonist: Babe, Milo and Otis, Homeward Bound, Benji: The Hunted, The Edge, The Black Stallion, Ours, L’ (trans. The Bear) the K-9 Trifecta (one with Hanks, one with the Belush and one with Chuck Norris) and how the Crocodile Hunter suffered from a Ornithophobia focused on parrots. Send emails: futilepodcast@gmail.com

bump musics:
Animal Collective – Turn into Something
Goldfrapp – Deer Stop
Radiohead – Hunting Bears Brian
Eno – White Mustang
Massive Attack – Butterfly Caught (RjD2 remix)
Boards of Canada – On a Rolling Sea

Also, here’s another self indulgent bonus for the true committed futilefan.

Evening02
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6

including such
IRL “dude”, chewing paper, no talking, straws + alcohol, brain freeze,
R: “Valentine’s Day sucks!
Z: “Are you sure this isn’t just sour grapes and jaded bitterness?”,
solitude, change for Taco Bell, remaking FX and FX2, “what’s this truck gonna do?”, mild sauce, I have no mouth and I must scream, The Wire, The Riddle of Steel, mixed drinks, rageohol, Rodney Dangerfield, a funny story about Max, Luke the prankster and his Scheme Team, lotion, “Don’t mark up your shit.”, the 3 types of filtration, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Indiana Jones’ Fedora, admitting that you lost, lookin’ like a Badass, Alien, “Bud is terrible.”, Say It Ain’t So, baldness, “What is manly?”, clapping out a flame like Superman, handshakes, arm wrastling, soft cheeks, being annoyed by people, social networking, secret agent quiz, “I’m so angry right now.”, Sonic Youth, a feather in his cap, Hoth, dressing the same, SEQUENCE, hair, sleepin’ with the TV on, “My pinky’s all out of whack.”, stacking firewood, MC Chris, platitudes.

bump musics:
Smiths – What She Said
Tears for Fears – Cold
Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight
Boards of Canada – In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
Erasure – Sometimes
Goldfrapp – Pilots
The Cure – All Cats are Grey
Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five
Siouxzie and the Banshees – Face to Face
Massive Attack – Protection
nine inch nails – The Fragile
Mercury Rev – Moving On

"and that’s all he can do."

Posted on by Ian

This one is different dear listeners. Since we did our President’s Day podcast a few weeks early with the National Treasure BOS review I present to you:
evening pt. 1
evening pt.2
evening pt.3
evening pt.4
evening pt.5

A mini-cast where we take a break from movies (mostly) and cover:
justice, violence, the meaning of the ring finger, Samurai Jack (I will talk about this for serious at some later date), Yojimbo, “Which foot do they put the toe tag on?”, “on my podcast you disparaged Fugazi“, the ouroboros, “Pomegrantes are awesome!”, Occam’s Razor, evaporated milk, the Safety Dance, the Rebel Yell, Pi (3.14159….), Top Gear, Amazing guitarists, eating ice, Powerbars, “…must drive a Porsche.”It’s really about tattoos …. send your frustrated emails: futilepodcast@gmail.com

"It teaches us that tank beats Apache."

Posted on by Ian

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We talk about Rocky (mostly Rocky IV), Rambo, and Commando again for good measure. send emails: futilepodcast@gmail.com

bump musics:
Vince Di Cola – Training Montage
John Cafferty – Hearts on Fire
Bill Conti – Reflections
Survivor- Burning Heart
Vince Di Cola – The Matrix Survives
Queen – Another One Bites the Dust