Category Archives: Jake

In Jeremy Renner, an action star is Bourne… get it?

The Hollywood Reporter brings us the wonderful news that the trailer for The Bourne Legacy has gone online! So get ready to run across the rooftops once more, but this time with Jeremy Renner! Renner will star as Alex Cross, another agent of the Treadstone/Blackbriar/Enter Cool Name Here program which creates super duper assassin-hit-men-solider-guys! I’m excited to see Renner do some more hand to hand combat fighting after what we saw of him in Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol. But to my note above I really hope there aren’t any more rooftop foot chases… we’ve seen enough of that.

This movie does start to line up quite the action packed summer movie line up for 2012 though, which makes this dude pretty excited. Ready (take a deep breath) – we have The Avengers, Battleship, Snow White and the Huntsmen, Prometheus, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, The Amazing Spider-man, The Dark Knight Rises, Bourne Legacy, Total Recall, and Old Men and Explosions Expendables 2.

You can check out the trailer for The Bourne Legacy below. It is expected to hit theaters August 3rd so text me on your non-traceable cell phone and I’ll see you there.

 


Cinema Recon – A clip from Episode 2/4/12

During our review of Chronicle, we couldn’t help but go off on one of our tangents about how parties and dorm rooms are never portrayed quite right in movies. How can this be so difficult!?


The Amazing Spider-Man is only mediocre at swinging from shit.

All the Internets are buzzing right now with the new and improved trailer for The Amazing Spider-man. In all honesty, and if you’ve been listening to any of the shows, or hanging around outside my living room window (please stop), I am not looking forward to this movie all that much. I mean yes, I am looking forward to it in the standard amount I guess, but I really have no excitement built up for this movie.

I cant quite figure out why I am not excited though. Maybe its because they started moving on this reboot before Spider-man 3 was even released in theaters. Or maybe because I’m not buying the emo, dark depressed, me against the world Andrew Garfield – the kid who plays Peter Parker. Or maybe its because, for the love of God, it still looks cheesy as all hell seeing someone swing from buildings!!!

I don’t understand how this could possibly be difficult! Michael Bay can use CGI to turn a Rubik’s cube into a god damn robot the size of the Sears Tower with more moving parts than the number of plastic surgeries Joan Rivers has had, but for some unknown reason nobody can seem to make the simple physics of an object swinging up, and then swinging back down look real! Its ridiculous!!!

Either way, as Paul and I say after talking about a movie that we really aren’t all that interested in… I’ll see it. And you know what, I will probably think its OK. But I promise you this… I WILL be covering my eyes during all “swinging from buildings and shit” scenes.

Don't be mad Jake. Its not his fault he cant swing like meeee!


I want more satchels dammit! And… and stitching… yeah!

Ok so if you have listened to any of the past shows you have probably heard us talk about the new Avengers movie, and the cast, and our thoughts, etc. You have also probably heard me talk about how I think they have completely ruined Captain Americas credibility by the updates they have made to his costume! Captain America: The First Avenger was a a pretty awesome movie overall. And what made that movie for me, what really grounded it, was the fact that his costume was believable. It was very heavy duty, looked like it was made out of very thick, tough fabric, you could see the stitching on it, it had lots of straps and satchels and shit all over it. It looked like a real, hardcore world war whatever army costume. It was bad ass.

Now fast forward (or if your Captain America just stay frozen in ice) to present day. Cap gets busted out of ice, says word-up to Sam Jackson, enjoys a stein of fine lager with Thor, joins The Avengers, and then gets the lamest costume out of all of them! What a rip off! This guy is Captain God-Damn America people, Show some respect! His new costume is all nice and bright and shiny, no more heavy fabric, and don’t even get me started on the lack of satchels!

I’m just afraid that they are taking a step in the wrong direction and actually reverting back to the costume of the early Cap movies… or not, maybe I am making too much of this. All I know is that when all the Avengers are facing impending doom, backs to the wall, and they need Captain America to gather all the magic power crystals or whatever the fuck ever, and run them over to Iron Man so he can place them in the ACME machine to break the avengers free and save the world all while still using his hands to punch bad guys in the face… he better have enough damn satchels.

Has anyone seen my satchels??? I could have swore I left them up here.


Celeste and Jesse Forever cast and crew Q&A from Sundance 2012!

Whats up everyone!? I made it back alive! While attending the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah, I was able to see a glorious movie called Celeste and Jesse Forever. This was an absolutely amazing film written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, and directed by Lee Toland Krieger. Starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Elija Wood, and Will McCormack, Celeste and Jesse Forever is a realistic tale about a couple going through a divorce who were, and remain to be, best friends. This is the romantic comedy/drama you always wanted to see. This movie is real, this movie is emotional, funny, captivating, and above all a damn near perfect movie.

When the movie was over we were lucky enough to have the cast and crew come out on stage for some Q&A. From far left at the podium you have Lee Toland Krieger, then to the center of the stage from left to right, a guy a didnt catch his name, Will McCormack, Elija Wood, Andy Samberg, and Rashida Jones. I know the video is slightly blurry, it is from my phone from a bit back from the stage, but the audio is great.

Cast and crew interview Part 1 –

Cast and crew interview Part 2 –

One of the best parts is when an audience member asks the cast “what did you think of the whole experience?” and Andy Samberg unleashes some of his comic genius – Its hilarious.

Listen to me call in live from Sundance and review Celeste and Jesse Forever with Paul and Billy here on Episode 1/21/12.


Sundance 2012 Eccles Theatre

It was a packed house at Eccles Theatre for the showing of Celeste and Jesse Forever. Review to be up shortly!

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Look at this adorable baby! Now go listen to Cinema Recon!

Here it is… more proof that Cinema Recon is more enjoyable than peach & spinach baby food! If the other picture wasn’t proof enough, here is even more evidence that babies love Cinema Recon! And babies know whats up, on the real. Look at this hip baby listening to her Cinema Recon, on her iPhone 4s, bossing Siri around – “Siri, find me the most knowledgeable, hilarious movie review podcast on all of the Internets.” “HERE, LISTEN TO CINEMA RECON (read in robot voice).” So if this baby is smart enough to know we rock, what are you waiting for, go listen to some Cinema Recon! After all, you’re smarter than a baby right!?

Cinema Recon does not endorse babies eating electronic devices - unless you're this cute.


Even babies love Cinema Recon!

The power of Cinema Recon cannot be stopped! Feast your eyes on this amazing image for absolute proof that Cinema Recon is the best thing in the world, ever. Why is it the best thing in the world ever you might ask? It’s because we transcend all genres, all demographics, and all language barriers! Even infants who cant speak love Cinema Recon as proven by the picture of this adorable baby obviously listening to the latest podcast and enjoying the hell out of it. But this baby not only has exceptional taste in podcasts but also in clothing! She is wearing the latest addition from our winter line of baby onesies (aren’t they fierce?), made to keep babies comfortable and fashionable all year long, or until they outgrow it I guess. They will be the hippest infant at the coffee shop while they strap on their headphones, sip their non-fat latte, get out their iPhones and listen to the warm, fuzzy, and fierce tones of Cinema Recon.

I like it when Jake says "wreck shop."


Off the Mic: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

It blows.

 

It blows, big time.


Happy Thanksgiving from Cinema Recon!

We hope everyone is having a safe and delightful Thanksgiving!

CR Holiday Tip #246: Just as you begin to sense the beginnings of an awkward political debate brewing around the dinner table between opinionated family members, interrupt with an anecdote from your favorite Cinema Recon episode! Everyone will either laugh or be completely dumbfounded, but at least you will avoid the inevitable holiday F-bomb from Uncle Stanley.