The Futile Podcast

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

"The only boobs you see in the film are corpse boobs."

A v. P-R review(right click, save as)

In an effort to be more topical and concise the gang talks about Aliens versus Predator Requeim. Then we chat about how the series of Alien films used to be good and talk a bit about Ridley Scott. Send emails and Denehey related anecdotes: futilepodcast@gmail.com

musics:
David Bowie – Law (Earthlings on Fire)
Ben Folds Five – Army

“To save time they could have just shot her naked.”

Master Series 02 FX (right click, save as)

OR: “Ooops, no bullets. What do you think, I’m fucking stupid Hans …. err I mean Assistant D.A. Liz Kennedy?”

In our second installment of the Master series we discuss FX and FX2. To enter the: Where I was when I saw FX2 contest send your anecdotes to futilepodcast@gmail.com
bump music:
Jan Hammer – Miami Vice Theme
Stewart Copeland – The Equalizer Busy Equalizing

"Why not."

podcast 026 year in review 2007 (right click, save as)
Referencing the Film Junk end of the year top 10 lists we talk about some of our favorite films of 2007. Some are popular amongst many and others are popular amongst us Hot Rod … or me Spiderman 3. Zack presents his top 5 films in no particular order and they include: No Country for Old Men, Zodiac, The Black Book, Eastern Promises, and Gone Baby Gone. I review The Lookout and Brad Bird’s Ratatouille. In TV we talk about Xavier: Renegade Angel on [adult swim], It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and South Park. Rachel shows up and tells us that neither War nor Michael Clayton were her cup of tea … though P.S. I Love You wasn’t terrible.

For what it’s all worth send the emails: futilepodcast@gmail.com.

bumps*:
Linkin‘ Park – Wake
Fast Karate for the Gentlemen – Ancient Fist (promo)
Greatest Movie Ever – Commando (promo)

The Bravery – Bad Sun

Air – Photograph

Radiohead – Reckoner

RJD2 – You Never Had It

*all music from albums released in 2007 … this is the sound of now kids.

"… but it’s interesting right?"

podcast 025 pt. 2 (right click, save as)

Character study, can you watch a story with unlikable characters? What merits discussion in cinematic art? These topics are more are covered in part 2 of the conversation with Lally and Daniel. send grievances and fan mail to futilepodcast@gmail.com

Bump Musics:
Boards of Canada – Satellite Anthem
Fat Jon – Ask
Zero 7 – This Fine Social Scene
Aphex Twin – Blur

"I Cannot find Romance anywhere. It wasn’t made in India?"

podcast 025 (right click, save as)
Warning adult content
In this one Ian and special guests Lally and Daniel talk about “female perversion” in the French films Romance and The Piano Teacher. The video from the Piano teacher that we are watching can be found here: Let’s get stabby!
As always send complaints and grievances to futilepodcast@gmail.com

bump musics:
Aphex Twin – Ventolin (deep gong)
Heaven 17 – Temptation
Django Reinhardt – I can’t give you anything but love

Gentle People – Le Tunnel de l’Amour

Depeche Mode – Strangelove (Blind mix)