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#73 – Mostly FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS on Blu-ray

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Artwork for the Criterion Collection's release of 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' by Ralph Stedman. (Click on the image for the hi-res version.)

Much to my surprise, the ever-dependable John Black couldn’t make this recording session. Fortunately, film critic Sean Burns (The Improper Bostonian and Philadelphia Weekly) valiantly stepped-up to fill in. And so our Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas episode lives!  Terry Gilliam’s 1998 adaption of Hunter S. Thompson’s “failed experiment in Gonzo journalism” was recently upgraded to Blu-ray by Criterion. And we go on and on about it as, you know, fans do.

Plus we discuss Kelly Reichardt’s Meek’s Cutoff - a film we agree needs more love at the box office.  Do see it if you can.

We recorded episode at Panera Bread across the street from the Coolidge Corner Theater. As always, we tried to find a quiet-ish spot to record (which isn’t always easy). Our apologies for any obtrusive background noise.

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#72 – Even Stranger Bilge-Sucking PIRATES

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Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz search for the Fountain of Youth in the narrative mess that is 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.'

Bob Chipman (a.k.a. MovieBob and The Game Overthinker, and contributor to Escapist Magazine) joins John and me again this week to discuss the new Walt Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer box office pillager Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Amid this episodes’ 107-minutes, wrath and bewilderment ensue.

John, Bob and I also discuss director Céline Danhier’s documentary Blank City, which is now playing at Kendal Square, and the latest release from The Asylum, Almighty Thor. Plus our picks of the week, including the new 50th Anniversary blu-ray release of Robert Rossen’s The Hustler (1961) starring Paul Newman.

We recorded this episode at Panera Bread, across the street from the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA. As always, we tried to find a quite spot to record. Our apologies for any obtrusive background noise.

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#62 – RANGO, THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU and TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT

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Rango (voiced by Johnny Depp) and his posse chase water thieves in the first CGI-animated feature from Industrial Light & Magic - 'Rango.'

John and I discuss the new CGI-animated flick Rango, Matt Damon’s venture into the world of Philip K.Dick with The Adjustment Bureau, and the Topher Grace comedy Take Me Home Tonight.

For our picks of the week, I say Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours, starring James Franco, is worth it on Blu-ray. And John goes for Blake Edward’s 1971 western Wild Rovers – all 140 minutes of it.

Ryan O'Neal and William Holden in Blake Edward's 'Wild Rovers' (1971).

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