On August 25, I was fortunate enough to guest host on KNBR 680, The Sports Leader! It was a little nerve-racking being in such a renowned radio station, but I was able to hold my own for a little over an hour of sports talk. I took several calls and mainly stayed on topics surrounding San Francisco Giants baseball. Listening to it again, I can definitely tell I was nervous in the beginning. By the second half, however, I was feeling great and didn’t want to leave!
Honestly, sitting in that studio with a mic in front of my face felt oddly familiar now that we’ve been doing Cinema Recon for a full year! Still, it was certainly different not talking about movies or trading quips with Jake. If you listen carefully though, you may hear a few CR references from myself and some familiar voices!
This was truly a dream come true for me, as I’ve been listening to KNBR in the bay area all my life. I cannot begin to describe how much fun it was, and I only wish that radio was a full-time gig for me! Ah well, time will tell…
You can stream the full KNBR show here:
Or download the show (right click, then save) here: CR: Paul on KNBR
Today on the show, we witness the carnage that is unleashed on 10,000 innocent terrorists by Stallone and his murderous friends! It’s the Cinema Recon of The Expendables 2! (09:00)
In the news…
Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted ‘Theodore’ Logan 3! (52:25)
The Last Stand trailer shows off Arnold’s 65-year-old guns! (1:02:00)
Shia LaBeouf guaranteed to lose his virginity in Nymphomaniac! (1:05:45)
When Stallone isn’t making action movies, he’s apparently making other action movies! (1:12:20)
Sisterhood of the Traveling Combat Boots! (1:15:45)
John Goodman is NOT John Candy! (1:20:10)
Sharks celebrate their 25th birthday! ..no, wait (1:23:35)
But seriously, stop whatever you are doing right now and watch this YouTube video containing (you guessed it) 163 Horror movies in 2 1/2 minutes:
I found this gem thanks to Kotaku, thanks to Vulture. How many of the films in this video can you name?? I’d say I could name about (+1 whatever number of movies Jake says he could name).
Now excuse me while I pull up my Netflix queue and watch this again!
The Internets were all lit up this morning when I went to check the various movie news sites, with a new gag reel from none other than the Mega-Blockbuster Marvel Movie The AVENGERS!!!
I think gag reels are awesome. It’s a great way to show the fun side of film making, and also to get a glimpse into some “behind the scenes” type situations, like Captain America not being able to pull on his parachute!
Check out the gag reel below courtesy of DailyMotion.com. I did notice some sites were already taking this down however so watch it while you can!
Also, you can listen to the Cinema Recon review of The Avengers here on Episode 05/13/12!!!
Ahhhh… smell that? It’s the smell of a good old action movie kicking down your door, delivering a cheesy one liner, and making shit go ‘splode!!! That’s right kiddies, it’s the first trailer for The Last Stand featuring the much anticipated return of everyone’s favorite action star, maid-banger, and former governor… Arnold Schwarzenegger!
Arnold stars as Ray Owens, sheriff of a quiet little border town called Sommerton Junction, where he has come to retire/get away from all the violence after leaving the LAPD due to a botched operation that left his partner crippled. But hold the bingo! Arnold can’t sit back and knit a lovely sweater for his illegitimate son just yet! The most notorious and wanted drug lord in all of the western hemisphere has escaped and is barreling towards Sommerton Junction in a “specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1” at 250mph, and Arnold and team must stop him at all costs before he makes it to Mexico!
I am actually really stoked for this movie. US directorial debut director Kim Jee-Woon looks like he has what it takes for a good ol’ fashion American action movie, and seems like he knows how to handle a good OLD fashion action star too. The trailer does a good job of blending some pretty sharp looking action pieces with some light hearted jokes that were always a staple of Arnolds movies, as well as backhanded humor in reference to Arnold as an iconic action star who is a bit past his prime. I talked about this briefly on the most recent podcast, how this generation really doesn’t have an action star, it’s a sad state of affairs really… So frankly speaking, I am excited for Arnold to come back and show all these wanna-be up-and-comer pretty boys how it’s done!
What I don’t get though, is why does the bad guy have to be the most notorious in the “western hemisphere?” I mean really? Why not just make him the most bad ass dude in the world? Why stop and say, “You know what this dude is pretty bad ass, but let’s make his bad assed-ness stop at the Prime Meridian. Beyond that, there are even MORE bad ass-ed dudes!!!” (Yeah so what, I had to Google Prime Meridian to remember what it was. What are you going to do about it!? You’re probably going to Google that one too right… about… now) Also, when did Johnny Knoxville become the go-to guy for a whacky half-red-neck half-idiot type sidekick for a sheriff/cop? Maybe it was just that one movie with The Rock and I always happen to catch it on FX or something, I don’t know I digress. Also, in all the write ups they keep mentioning this “specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1.” I really hope this is significant in some way (it won’t be), and isn’t just some giant plug for Chevy (it will be) because I won’t stand for it! (I probably will)
In case you were wondering, my favorite part of the trailer is the non sequitur towards the end when Johnny Knoxville asks Arnold, “Man you look jacked, have you been workin’ out?” Then the scene cuts to Arnold blasting away at something with a shotgun. Umm, sure guy… sure, that’s a valid response to that question, why not.
Our dear friends (who don’t actually know us) at CinemaBlend are reporting that director Ron Howard will make a Jay-Z documentary. …Yup.
On the surface, that is the funniest headline I have read in a long time. It doesn’t even need a joke, just read it out loud. Let’s take the whitest McWhitey white guy in Hollywood and having him helm a documentary of the world’s greatest rapper! I’m pretty sure I have slipped into some alternate, wacky dimension where I’ll turn on the TV and see Usain Bolt driving for Nascar or hear Lady Gaga on Bloomberg Radio.
After reading into the story further, however, it actually sounds like a pretty cool idea. The documentary (a first for Ron Howard, hard to believe!) will center on Jay-Z’s upcoming music festival, Made in America. Specifically we will follow Jay-Z and the difficulties of actually assembling something as large as a two-day music festival. It also sounds as though the film will touch on Jay-Z as an icon and how he has appealed to several generations of music fans. Brian Grazer told the New York Post:
“The festival showcases 20 pre-eminent artists that speak to the new generation. I am producing the film with Steve Stoute and Jay. Ron is directing. It is going to be born through Jay-Z’s perspective … how he puts the event together … Jay stayed the king for a very long time … I can’t even begin to explain how he is capable of remaining relevant. He is a phenom, like a musical Michael Jordan.”
It certainly won’t hurt to have a backdrop of popular artists, such as Pearl Jam, Drake, Skrillex, Mike Snow, Chris Cornell, and Run DMC, to name a few. The full lineup for the Made in America festival can be found here.
I watch documentaries because I want to learn something about a subject I would otherwise know nothing about. I personally am not a huge fan of Jay-Z’s genre of music, but that would make a documentary all the more interesting to me.
Still, if Ron Howard and Jay-Z are really going to collaborate, I think a goldmine could be had in a sitcom! Howard and Mr. Z could find themselves as roommates in the big city! Howard could unexpectedly bring his boss (special guest star Don Rickles) home for dinner, prompting Jay-Z to try cooking a fancy dinner, while still keeping ALF out of sight, who of course keeps chasing after their cat, Mr. Wrinkles! Oh, and The Fonz is their landlord.
As being reported by Collider, the once thought to be slated film Eastern Promises 2 is no more. Focus Features has apparently pulled the plug on the sequel to 2007’s (you guessed it) Eastern Promises.
The film would have reunited director David Cronenberg and actor Viggo Mortensen, who worked together on the first film, as well as the recent A Dangerous Method. (The two also worked together on the stellar A History of Violence…seriously, add that one to your queue)
When Viggo Mortensen was asked of his feelings on the abandoned project, he stated “A shame, a real shame. I was really looking forward to giving audiences another full frontal nudity scene of yours truly. A sad day in cinema, to be sure.”
(Viggo of course said nothing of the sort, but he did go full monty in Eastern Promises)
Eastern Promises 2 was scheduled to begin shooting in October.
If you haven’t already seen Total Remake, not to worry, we can criticize it for you wholesale! It’s the Cinema Recon review of TotalRecall! (sans Mars) (09:45)
Also, what happens when you make a Bourne movie without Jason Bourne? You get two guys ripping it apart and talking about Sean Connery, of course! It’s the Cinema Recon review of The Bourne Legacy! (49:40)
In the news… (1:34:00)
Joss Whedon will do everything for Marvel short of fighting crime and wearing a cape!
Follow the trail of bloody breadcrumbs for Jeremy Renner’s next film!
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