The Futile Podcast

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

Technology in film part 3: Robotics and Fear

Tech in film part 3 (right click OR click)

Prof. Estrada and Ian continue to devle into robotics in movies which leads to discussions about intellegence and of course the Turing Test.

Dr. Estrada’s place:  http://eripsa.org/

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Funny People and Moon reviews

Funny People and Moon reviews (right click OR click)

Hot off the skillet and into your mouth we got a fresh Futile Podcast with special guest USC Alum and director of Master P’s Gutta Time Lucas Heyne.  This is a top notch podcast so be sure to check it and tell your friends.

 

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Musics:

David Bowie – Dead Man Walking

                   – Jump They Say

Method to Murder

Sunshine, Hard Candy, House of 1000 Corpses, and Hipsters

We talk about a bunch of crap in this podcast and it all ends up making quite a bit of sense.  If you are offended then you’re probably part of what’s wrong with ‘merica so you can git out.  No seriously, I am not amused if you’re not amused so take it easy and enjoy.  If you can’t do that then GTFOMI.

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music:

Beck – The New Pollution

Harry Potter 1-5

Harry Potter 1-5 review (right click OR click)

Zack and Ian have a rousing debate about this series so far and inevitably it leads to a discussion about what to expect from an epic tale, etc.

 

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Musics:

John Williams – Hedgewick Theme

                      – Fawkes Phoenix

Public Enemies review

Public Enemies review

More like Pubic Enemies as Zack would have you believe.  We discuss this newest of Mann’s films in all it’s crappy video shaky cam goodness.

 

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music:

Passengers – Always Forever Now

runtime:  33:41:07

Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost (right click OR just click)

We talk about this new Ferrel movie.  And also East Bound & Down, Popular Culture references,  Ian’s anime obsession (again), cartoons from Disney, Looney Tunes, and the new Ren & Stimpy called: Flap Jack

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musics:

The Irresistibale Force – It’s Tomorrow Already

Hint – Actory

runtime:  1:17:13:12  (we push the hour with this one but I feel the material is good and it really may be one of our last podcasts)

Pelham 123

Pelham 123 review (right click or click)

Zack, Mark, and Ian discuss the new Tony Scott version of Pelham 123.  We talk about the original The Taking of Pelham 123 in comparison but mostly this podcast has to do with Zack’s obsession with actors and wigs. 

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musics:

Paul Chambers – Confessin’

Deltron 3030 -3030

runtime: 0:32:56:14

Anime randomness

Anime Randomness (right click OR click)

Zack, Blaine, and Ian do a perfunctory discussion about Japanese cartoons and videogames.  We briefly discuss:  Claymore, Gurren Lagann, Mushi-Shi, Quincy, Riddick, Call of Duty 4,  Jonathan Swift, etc.  Zack interrupts to steer it more into sports and we talk about “the love of the game”.   We recorded this self serving haywire episode at a coffee shop, so bear that in mind. 

Edit:  In keeping with the them of Anime I recently wrote a review of Ghost in the Shell director:  Mamoru Oshii’s newest anime film “The Sky Crawlers” you can check it out over at Zack’s Forgotten Reviews site: http://theforgottenreviews.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/review-the-sky-crawlers/

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Musics:

Na Kagawa Shouko – Soraira Days

Plaid – This City

runtime:  0:26:02:19

Vicky Christina Barcelona review

Vicky Christina Barcelona Review (right click OR click)

We talk about Riddick, Ratner, Auteurism, and do a Woody Allen recap before Ian discusses his take on Allen’s take on a prequel to the Innational Coffee Ads.   You can also read Ian’s written review of the film along with many others on Zack’s website here:  http://theforgottenreviews.wordpress.com/ 

 

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Musics:

Django Reinhardt – Echoes of Spain

                            – Exactly Like You

runtime:  0:34:31:04