tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64976189577504063062024-03-05T01:47:00.744-08:00The Drive-in Speakerbox PodcastThe Boom Operatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586357438604998986noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497618957750406306.post-16531148938604396212014-10-13T17:07:00.001-07:002014-10-13T17:07:35.851-07:00Episode 10 - 5 - 14Back in action for a minute or two, The Gaffer takes a break from the cornfields to help out, helping to review <i>Gone Girl</i> and pitch a movie about deadly butt electrocutions. You heard me.<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Cannibal Holocaust</i>, 1980 - Riz Orlani<br />
<i>The Fearless Vampire Killers</i>, 1967 - Krzysztof Komeda<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Rambo: First Blood Part II</i>, 1985 - Jerry Goldsmith<br />
<i>The Zero Theorem</i>, 2014 - George Fenton<br />
Italian thrillers - Various<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Flash Gordon</i>, 1980 - Queen<br />
<i>The Color of Money</i>, 1986 - Various, Robbie Robertson<br />
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Naked pictures of several starlets were recently hacked from the iCloud, reinforcing our cultural notion of celebrities in general and female celebrities in particular that they are part of our entitlement consumer consumption. Sad shit.<br />
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I only caught one newish film this week, David Mackenzie's British prison drama <i>Starred Up. </i>I don't know why prison dramas have such a legacy in film history, but they do, I guess mirroring the prison narratives in literature. Many of them are about escape, but some are simply dramas about life on the inside - the principle of realism being that escape isn't a possibility. <i>Starred</i> is good, a fairly straightforward look at British prison brutality with a slight critique of the system. It ultimately doesn't dive very deeply in any respect, but is worth catching for the performances.<br />
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Music from:<br />
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<i>The Hunger</i>, 1983 - Michel Rubini<br />
<i>Ghostbusters</i>, 1984 - Elmer Bernstein<br />
<i>The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai</i>, 1984 - Michael Boddicker<br />
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the former's use of real-time lapse as storytelling overshadowed it's
ability to actually create a narrative. The latter however, relied
completely on narrative but not story and profited immensely.<br />
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<i>Ferris Bueller's Day Off</i>, 1986 - Various<br />
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Wiener-cleavage? George Takei? Yes indeed. I won't give you context,
you'll have to listen in.<br />
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I keep meaning to see <i>Boyhood</i>,
which is playing at our local Cinemark. Low-fi artsy-fartsy using
real-time aging experimentation for film? I'll check that out. But what I
really want to see is this recently unearthed gem:<br />
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Music:<br />
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<i>Bloodsport</i>, 1988 - Paul Hertzog<br />
<i>No Retreat, No Surrender</i>, 1986 - Paul Gilreath<br />
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depression informed by bipolar disorder and alcoholism. I prefer the
expression, "Death by depression" to suicide, since it decenters the
individual as the cause and focuses on the illness, much as if he died
from a stroke or congenital heart failure. I don't accept the simplistic
rational that an individual is solely responsible for their mental
illness - we understand that there are biochemical issues in the brain
that can be treated with medication and cognitive therapy. It's hard for
someone to fight these demons forever, though, and whether it was a
momentary mistake or a deliberate decision from a perceived rational
state, Robin Williams decided it was time to stop fighting. It's
irrelevant to think this entails weakness or failure; if the success
Robin Williams achieved and the millions of people he made happy
couldn't beat this, maybe nothing could. He was wrong, however, because
he believed he was not loved. If only he could see now how much we all
wanted him to stay with us.<br />
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It's a shame to muddy that somber note with what we talked about on the rest of the show: the goddamn new <i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</i> movie. <br />
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Music from:<br />
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<i>What Dreams May Come</i>, 1998 - Michael Kamen<br />
<i>Aladdin</i>, 1992 - Alan Menken<br />
<i>Mrs. Doubtfire</i>, 1993 - Howard Shore<br />
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least two other films had their trailer debuts at that symposium of
sadness.<br />
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We reviewed <i>Expendables III</i> and <i>Lucy</i>.
The former was to be expected of the franchise, the latter wrapping up
too nicely to be any real sort of heady sci fi, but still decent to see
Scar-Jo jumping around flashing her awesome lady parts at the screen.<br />
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Music from the following:<br />
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<i>Mad Max</i>, 1979 - Brian May<br />
<i>Cobra</i>, 1986 - Sylvester Levay<br />
<i>Desperado</i>, 1995 - Various<br />
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Diesel's return to the illustrious xXx franchise, and the internet
getting its collective nutt over some new...pictures of a new X-Wing and
Ultron in upcoming sequel resplendence. The geeks have taken over!
Well, they took over a decade ago, at least, but it's still worth
opining a bit.<br />
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We got into an interesting discussion about the new craze with kitschy "bad art" ala <i>Birdemic</i> and <i>The Room</i> and whether or not our collective obsession with it detracts from good art. The answer is: yaidunno.<br />
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Then
followed talk of Hercules, past and present. So many Hercules. Why did
he get the lion's (yuk yuk) share of Greek Myth popularity, when my boy
Theseus was just as cool? They never do Greek Myth right - except Lars
Von Trier! Alas.<br />
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The Boom Operator reviewed The new <i>Apes</i> movie and enjoyed it, perhaps more than the original. <br />
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We heard music from the following:<br />
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<i>The Avengers</i>, 2012 - Alan Silvestri<br />
<i>Hercules</i>, 1983 - Pino Donaggio<br />
TMNT movies - Various<br />
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the roost. We talked about a bunch of stuff as usual as the Gaffer
managed to gchat to people for most of the show and barely pay attention
for the rest of it, while being passive aggressive via blogger about
the Boom Operator bringing a guest to the studio. <br />
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"Planet of the Apes", 1974 - Lalo Schifrin</div>
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<i>12 Monkeys</i>, 1996 - Paul Buckmaster</div>
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<i>Robocop 2</i>, 1990 - Leonard Rosenman<br />
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lost their luster or things just didn't come together this year. So it
goes, Mr. Vonnegut.<br />
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<i>Snowpiercer</i>: It exists. We talked about it.<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>How to Train Your Dragon 2</i>, 2014 - John Powell<br />
<i>Rise of the Planet of the Apes</i>, 2011 - Patrick Doyle<br />
<i>The Last Starfighter</i>, 1984 - Craig Safan<br />
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we're back after a two-week hiatus talking all the crazy Star Wars
Batman Superman Ninja Turtles geeky bullshit news that has diminished us
all personally. We did have micro-reviews of the movies we saw:<br />
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<i>22 Jump Street</i> - Dick-humor, delivered by actors who were, in actuality, pretty funny.<br />
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<i>Maleficent</i>
- The Boom Operator had a bone to pick with this film's "feminist
agenda". We both agreed that a villain should stay a villain, and not be
cheated out of <i>turning into a badass dragon</i>.<br />
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<i>How to Train Your Dragon 2</i> -
This one surprised me a bit, growing up from its predecessor in tone
and stepping up the game of its a art direction to Miyazaki-esque
heights. It ultimately panned out<br />
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We heard music from the following:<br />
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"CHiPs", 1977-1983 - Alan Silvestri<br />
<i>Catch Me If You Can</i>, 2002 - John Williams<br />
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On tap this week were reviews of the film <i>Edge of Tomorrow</i>,
a film which is impossible to describe without describing other films,
which illustrates an easy point about postmodern pastiche without me
having to. It worked as pulp sci-fi and little else; to its credit, it
never tried to think about its own whacky premise, but that's always a
backhanded compliment. I don't always understand the "Just shut off your
brain and enjoy!" dictum. Why the fuck would I shut off my brain? It
seems useful. If I happen to find stupid things entertaining, it sure
won't be because I shut my brain off.<br />
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Anywho, DVD's may also be dead by 2016. Say lah vee.<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Drop Dead Fred</i>, 1991 - Randy Edelman<br />
<i>Drive Angry</i>, 2011 - Michael Wandmacher<br />
<i>Elektra</i>, 2005 - Christophe Beck<br />
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block; the Boom Operator thought it was one of the better installments
of this franchise, and the Gaffer thought that was scant praise in
itself. I've never felt like these live-action renditions of the classic
comic phenom felt as big as they should, and this latest time-spanning
epic storyline should've felt big, at the least. I don't wholly like the
attempt to fuse the history in the X-Men universe with American
geopolitical history from the 60s and 70s, but I guess that might be in
keeping with the origins of this comic.<br />
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Talk: Upcoming Marvel and DC projects! Edgar Wright breaks up with <i>Ant-Man</i>! <i>Malefecent</i> movie - how will she be characterized?<br />
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Then we pitched our ideas for a new era of super-heroes: Ass-Man and Invisible-Farting-Man!<br />
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We heard music from the following:<br />
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<i>Patton</i>, 1970 - Jerry Goldsmith<br />
<i>Legend</i>, 1985 - Jerry Goldsmith / Tangerine Dream<br />
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more and more origins prequels no one wanted: Rescue Rangers, Smurfs...a
Batman show with no Batman? There aren't enough WTFs.<br />
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I (the Gaffer) also caught Slavoj Zizek's <i>The Pervert's Guide to Ideology</i> on Netflix, and can't recommend it enough for those who like (or are amused by) critical theory.<br />
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We talked about vampires and <i>Vampire Academy</i>,
and why goddamn vampires won't go away, but mostly we talked about
Godzilla's triumphant return, which the Boom enjoyed quite a bit.<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Mysterious Island</i>, 1961 - Bernard Hermann<br />
<i>X-Men Origins: Wolverine</i> - Harry Gregson-Williams<br />
Various <i>Godzilla</i> films - Various<br />
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We played Shredder to the new <i>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle</i> movie trailer, because it really looks unfun and just awful. I don't understand why the oft-maligned but capable <i>TMNT</i> didn't keep this franchise rooted in a 100% animated atmosphere. The conversation ranged after that, although I think my favorite bit was a diversion about the worst films to ever star a pro wrestler. I went on to review <i>Divergent</i>, the latest blockbuster YA dystopian film to cash in on Harry Potters and Hunger Games past; <i>Mazerunner</i> and <i>The Giver</i> are forthcoming. I thought it was ok, though it certainly did not distinguish itself in any way from any of the other YA crazes; the story did still have unexpected violence and consequences where I assumed punches would be pulled. So, I was impressed in that regard.<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Gattaca</i>, 1997 - Michael Nyman<br />
<i>The Grand Budapest Hotel</i>, 2014 - Alexandre Desplat<br />
Rocky movies - Bill Conti<br />
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"That guy!" character actor James Rebhorn passed away this week past, a memorable character actor who always seemed to play some bureaucratic, officious toolbag . It must be interesting to be a ubiquitous character actor that everyone recognizes and yet no one knows from where - to achieve fame but no one knows your name...sound kinda existential, ne?<br />
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A lot of weird, macabre shit in the hews this week: Ivan Reitman abandons Ghostbusters III, a project whose death should've preceded Harold Ramis's by a mile. Naturally, Sony is moving forward with this nightmare, because money. And speaking of ghosts, a digitally reanimated Paul Walker will appear to finish his scenes in FF7, raising a slew of upsetting questions about post-death image usage rights. Yegh.<br />
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B.O. reviewed <i>Knights of Badassdom</i> and I reviewed nothing, because what is in theaters right now - Tyler Perry and YA fanfic. Nope!<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Mad Max</i>, 1979 - Brian May<br />
<i>The LEGO Movie</i>, 2013 - Mark Mothersbaugh<br />
Vampire Academy, 2014 - Various<br />
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We bitched and moaned about St. Patrick's Day because, well, it's topical and because we survive on a delightful IV of haterade. But yes, it's that "Irish" time of year again, meaning that frat-fucks around the country will claim an indiscernible Irish heritage while ordering offensive car-bombs and vomiting green beer onto coeds all in the name of venerating a Catholic saint.<br />
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We went on to such topics as "True Detective," Amazon Prime, and Lars Von Trier's wiener-opus, but you should listen for yourself, you lazy prick. Why am I synopsizing for you!?<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Subspecies</i>, 1991 - Richard Kosinski<br />
<i>The Color of Money</i>, 1986 - Various<br />
<i>Leprechaun</i>, 1993 - Kevin Kiner, Robert Walsh<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Dead Man</i>, 1995 - Neil Young<br />
<i>Battle Beyond the Stars</i>, 1980 - James Horner<br />
<i>Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind</i>, 1984 - Joe Hisaishi<br />
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Hooray! After two weeks of holiday and arctic temperatures we returned from our Igloos just in time to rain vituperation with our Worst of 2013 lists. We didn't compare or rehearse the lists beforehand, which always makes this show interesting. Like the years before, we spent much of the last days of December revisiting the worst-reviewed critical failures of the year, and again I noticed that the "worst" of 2013 actually consisted of a few <i>stupid</i> movies that really weren't worth kicking a fuss about (I differentiate between <i>bad</i> and merely <i>stupid</i>), particularly when compared to the more highly anticipated efforts which garnered upwards of a billion in gross and were, in my estimation, boring bloated nightmares. I'm talking more specifically of my #'s 6, 4, 2, and 1. But there was certainly plenty to be hated, so chime in with your own worst-of and we can all complain together.<br />
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Gaffer's List:<br />
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10. <i>Despicable Me 2</i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">made <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">a worldwide total of $918,612,050.</span></span><br />
9. Boy-band Movies (One Direction, Justin Bieber)<br />
8. "Out of Retirement" Porn (<i>The Last Stand</i>, <i>Bullet to the Head</i>, <i>Another Day to Die Hard, Escape Plan</i>)<br />
7. <i>Machete Kills</i><br />
6. <i>Iron Man III</i><br />
5. Young Adult Bullshit (<i>Mortal Instruments: City of Bones</i>, <i>Beautiful Creatures</i>, <i>The Host</i>, <i>Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters</i>)<br />
4. <i>The Lone Ranger</i><br />
3. Skit Comedy (<i>Movie 43</i>, <i>Inappropriate Comedy</i>)<br />
2. <i>The Wolverine</i><br />
1. <i>Star Trek: Into Darkness</i><br />
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Boom Operator's List:<br />
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10. Horror-Spoof Comedy (<i>Scary Movie 5</i>, <i>Haunted House</i>)<br />
9. <i>The Great Gatsby</i><br />
8. <i>Lords of Salem</i><br />
7. <i>Gangster Squad</i><br />
6. <i>Grownups 2</i><br />
5. Tyler Perry<br />
4. <i>Monsters U</i><br />
3. <i>Smurfs 2</i><br />
2. <i>Wolf of Wall Street</i> / <i>World War Z</i><br />
1. <i>Movie 43</i><br />
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We heard a bit of music from:<br />
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<i>John Carter</i>, 2012 - Michael Giacchino<br />
<i>Oblivion</i>, 2013<br />
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<br />The Boom Operatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586357438604998986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497618957750406306.post-37490675229529248942013-12-09T20:43:00.000-08:002014-01-24T18:04:04.834-08:00Episode 12 - 9 - 13(original podcast date 12-9-13)<br />
Here in Northwest Arkansas, 1-2 inches of snowfall can bring the entire tri-county area to its knees...in worship of the fact that we don't have the infrastructure to deal with snow or ice. So, the University has been closed since last Thursday while townsfolk try and fail to drive on frictionless surfaces; we've been on glorious vacation, venturing out to sled or holing up in our fortresses of solitude, dreading the return to our white, blue, or taupe-collared jobs.<br />
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But our vacation is probably coming to an end tomorrow, and in any case we braved the weather to take advantage of a captive audience.<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Eight Below</i>, 2006 - Mark Isham<br />
<i>The Ice Storm</i>, 1997 - Mychael Danna<br />
<i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>, 1980 - John Williams<br />
<i>The Shining</i>, 1980 - Wendy Carlos<br />
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The Boom reviewed <i>Thor: The Dark World</i> and found it silly. Go fig.<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Risky Business</i>, 1983 - Tangerine Dream<br />
<i>The Social Network</i>, 2010 - Atticus Ross<br />
<i>Broken Flowers</i>, 2005 - Mulatu Astatke<br />
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On the heels of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Black Friday (so to speak) this week, we were feeling a bit festive. The Boom Operator reviewed <i>Ender's Game</i>, and found it surprisingly decent. We both took <i>Hunger Games: Catching Fire</i> to task for knocking aside the political message for a goddamn <i>Twilight</i>-inspired love triangle (a criticism that could be leveled at the books). Bleh.<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Black Sunday</i>, 1977 - John Williams<br />
<i>Planes, Trains and Automobiles</i>, 1987 - Various<br />
<i>Catch Me If You Can</i>, 2002 - John Williams<br />
<i>Jingle All the Way</i>, 1996 - David Newman<br />
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We listened to the following:<br />
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<i>Dark City</i>, 1998 - Trevor Jones<br />
<i>Fire and Ice</i>, 1983 - William Kraft<br />
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<br />The Boom Operatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586357438604998986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497618957750406306.post-72520892972464901792013-10-15T15:27:00.001-07:002013-10-15T15:27:38.609-07:00Episode 10 - 14 - 13Our second week of October saw a Goblin-themed show: the creepy, synthy, funky sounds of the group that is largely responsible for the ambiance in Dario Argento's most famous films. This is was a really easy show to listen to.<br />
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We waxed lyrically about October and why exactly it holds the appeal to us that it does. Mostly we talked about our upcoming or ongoing projects: my capsule reviews of <i>The Howling</i> on this blog, our Multiple Goregasms horror movie screening this week, Halloween Edition Trivia, and Beat Bachs' Halloween Dance Party. The month is ours!<br />
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We heard music from:<br />
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<i>Patrick</i>, 1978 - Goblin, Brian May<br />
<i>Contamination</i>, 1980 - Goblin<br />
<i>Zombi</i>, 1980 - Goblin<br />
<i>Suspiria</i>, 1977 - Goblin<br />
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