69 shows in and we're finally watching STAR WARS (EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE, where it all began)! Comedian JEFF MAY comes to the show with the very first installment of the George Lucas space opera to talk about the original, the rumored future for Boba Fett, and the death of Luke Skywalker!
Look for Jeff in LA comedy clubs, at the Albuquerque Comic Expo in June, and @heytherejeffro on twitter!
This week KEVIN NICOLS stops by to watch the McCarthy/Cattrall classic MANNEQUIN! Brad talks of skyrocketing to Guttenberg levels of fame, everyone salivates for the Worst Scene discussion, and the merits of finding the love of your life in a sex toy are debated!
Actor CLARKE KOHLER makes his third appearance on the show bringing his favorite movie of all time, Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS. We play 'Trash, Star, Destroy' with Scorsese/DeNiro pairings, talk about the comparisons to 'The Wolf of Wall St.', and Clarke graces us with another impression.
Check Clarke out @ClarkeKohler on twitter!
Our first Tarantino (directed) film on the show is DJANGO UNCHAINED picked by our guest actor and artist RILEY GRAE MOORE! We find out that Brad is contractually responsible for somber comments, Riley segues with the best of 'em, and there's plenty of talk about violence and profanity in films on this week's show!
Check out Riley's site here: www.RileyGraeMoore.com, stop on by Brad's blog, his continuing love letters to his favorite baseball team I Love You, Pittsburgh Pirates here, and go check out talkbacker.com, our new friends in cinema!
Creator of 'Random Acts of Gratitude' JANA BOZEMAN returns to the show with John Hughes' first: SIXTEEN CANDLES!
We pack this episode with double entendres, count as high as we can in film titles, and Brad gives us an exclusive listen to what Marlon Brando would sound like if he were to be cast in the role of Long Duk Dong!
Make sure to check out Jana's wonderful project 'Random Acts of Gratitude' on facebook here!
We debut a new format this week! New scoring, new sound bites, and a couple of breaks all surround today's episode with writer/actress SILVIJA PADJEN and HEATHERS! We talk about our favorite celebrity arrests, Chris decides to indulge the lingo from the 80s, and of course, the high school cafeteria clique trope is discussed.
Ladies and gentlemen, if I say this is a podcast you will agree. Actor BRENDAN MCCARTHY comes to the show with Paul Thomas Anderson's THERE WILL BE BLOOD!
Brad and Brendan potentially become friends instead of just acquaintances, the 'bite-for-bite' program in food sharing is discussed, and Mr. Anderson's interest in religion are all on the table in this episode!
Comediennes and friends of the show JEN MURRAY and LAURA DENTON return for Part 2 of our OSCAR SPECTACULAR with this year's Best Picture Winner: Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE.
We discuss our favorite Oscar moments, Jen equates Michael Bay to David O. Russell, and Laura professes her love for Benedict Cumber-huh? in this week's super-sized episode!
Follow Jen on twitter @jenniferwithaph and Laura at @RockyRoadKill and look for SoBad-ItsGood's web series PADS @PadsTheSeries!
PART ONE of our yearly OSCAR SPECTACULAR! It's OSCAR THROWBACK week where our guests choose from anything nominated for Best Picture from 10, 25, or 50 years ago! Writers and return guests LIZZIE DONALDSON and BRENDEN GALLAGHER come by with Mike Nichol's WORKING GIRL as we plow through all our favorite games and talk about tonight's ACADEMY AWARDS!
Follow Lizzie on twitter @lizziedonaldson and Brenden @muddycreekU!
Man of the People and writer ANDREW GUTIN comes to the show with 'Annie Hall' in a record store: HIGH FIDELITY! We go through our Top 5 movies about jerkin' it, find out Brad's formula for his 'Trash, Star, Destroy' choices, and Andrew tells us the secret to selling 'Norbit'!
After the show, check Andrew out on twitter @andrewgutin!
Celebrate the Winter Olympics with comedienne JEN MURRAY and THE CUTTING EDGE! This episode features plenty of talk about other Olympic films, Jen declares herself "Mrs. Detail", and Chris draws the Porno card in 'Milkin' It!' You'll never confuse D.B. Sweeney and B.D. Wong again!
Check out Jen's stand-up all over Los Angeles and follow her on twitter @jenniferwithaph!
This week RUSSELL DILLULIO comes back to the show to watch BACK TO THE FUTURE! Who would you rather be: Indiana Jones or Han Solo? Who's the prettier Jennifer: Claudia Wells or Elizabeth Shue? What's a bad way to think about 'dicking over the rails'? The answers to all this and more on today's show!
Fencing Russ (Nigel Bicksley): Mascot
Don't be confused, this isn't a book podcast! Industry man and terrible movie enthusiast DAVE BEIRNE comes by to watch the awful sequel to a sleeper hit THE BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY! We perform a Google search on Alexander Dumas, hypothesize the 'Are We There Yet?' trilogy, and issue a public apology to 'Fat Hand' Jackson.
After the episode, go check out Dave's film writing and critique facebook page 'Junk on Netflix' here!
Allright, allright, allright . . . As the month of McCon-uary comes to end, we celebrate all things Matthew McConaughey with writer BRENDEN GALLAGHER and the 2008 indie bomb SURFER, DUDE!
We appeal to the readers of the podcast, talk about maybe someday covering 'Point Break', and what it takes to sufficiently titillate. Check out Brenden on twitter @muddycreekU!
We finally have the lovely RACHEL MCCLARD from SoBad-ItsGood Comedy over to watch JAILHOUSE ROCK! Rachel shares her personal love for the King and how a postcard at a young age became a life lesson. We discuss music in movies, the politics of prison sentences, and how it compares to Britney Spears' Crossroads.
Go and check out Rachel, Laura, and Venus at SoBad-ItsGood.com, on facebook, @SoBadComedy on twitter, and the same on instagram and look for their new Kickstarter soon!
This week's guest is music producer DOMINIC AMENEYRO who stopped by to watch the digital revelation that is SIN CITY! Dominic discusses his love of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino and we dig into the Director's Guild controversy over pegging Frank Miller as a co-director.
All your favorite games, black and white movies, and of course, a high dosage of Bruce Willis praise all await you in the coming hour! After the episode, check out Dominic's SoundCloud page: soundcloud.com/westminsterave
Ever wonder what happened to Chunk? Well, comedian CRAIG PHILLIP CONANT lets us in on what he has heard became of Jeff Cohen as we discuss the Richard Donner family favorite THE GOONIES! We discuss the love triangle of Brand, Troy, and Andy (and what's really right for Brand) and what happened to the cut octopus scene!
See Craig at The Comedy Store this Saturday Jan. 11 in The Belly Room and follow him on twitter @craigconant
It's still the holidays and Brad has family in town! His cousins from Vegas, ADAM & HALI DAVIS stop by to watch Damon Wayans' MAJOR PAYNE! Chris makes a courageous stand in 'The Summary Game', Brad puts Mike Tyson in the movie, and Hali gets the puppies.
Special thanks to all the fans out there! Keep those letters and questions coming in!
Season 2 kicks off the holidays with comedian JOSH WALDRON and Kevin Smith's religious experience that is DOGMA! Lots of Jay and Silent Bob oeuvre talk and, of course, plenty about the Golgotha. Stay tuned for the pilot pitch for "Growing Up Jesus" in 'Milkin' It!'
Follow Josh @optimuswaldge and look for him at the Comedy Store and Flappers in Los Angeles!
It's our 50th episode! The end of Season 1! We're celebrating the end of our first year with return guest and birthday girl KIMBERLY CONDICT! We travel back to a time when 'the kids and the pants were always high' and watch Chris's first pick DAZED AND CONFUSED!
Amongst the usual games, we add on a round of 'International Pandering', muse about National Lampoon's Forrest Gump, and define the sports term 'on the ledge'.
Thanks to Toin Coss for sponsoring the podcast and remember to check out Kimberly at the Groundlings Sunday show starting in May here in Los Angeles and on twitter @KimberlyCondict!
See you next season!
