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Music Monday

8/31/2015

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The Artist: Silverchair

The Song: "Straight Lines"

Where you heard it first: I first heard this song way back in 2007 when SIlverchair released their final album together entitled Young Modern.  Let's start from the beginning, before The Maine was even jamming in their garage in Tempe, Arizona, my first music love was Australian band Silverchair.  Yes, they sound extremely different from The Maine, but when I first heard their first album Frogstomp at the age of 12, I didn't think music could get much cooler than what I was hearing.  Ever since then, Silverchair has always held my heart as my favorite band.  The boys of Silverchair, Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies, and Chris Joannou, were my first musical crushes and to this day, I love Daniel Johns more than words.  Each of their albums, Frogstomp (1995), Freak Show (1997), Neon Ballroom (1999), Diorama (2002), and Young Modern (2007) has a distinctly different sound, but somehow, they all sound cohesive and amazing in their own ways.

Why it’s been stuck in your head: "Straight Lines" came on my iPod this morning while I was driving to work and it made me remember how much I love this band.  I quickly switched to listen to the entire collection of Silverchair music I have and have been listening to it all day.  Yes, I may be a bit young to be appreciating a band that gained popularity in 1996, but I don't really care.  Even at their very last U.S. show in Los Angeles in 2007, I was by far the youngest person there at 20 years old.  "Straight Lines" and the rest of the songs off their final album are much more pop-related than their other albums and it's easier for these songs to get stuck in your head even if you've never heard Silverchair's music before.  

Why you recommend it to our listeners: I am a firm believer in trying out all different musical genres in order to come to a conclusion about what you like and what you don't like and so I dare you all to take a listen and see if you like Silverchair.  Maybe you don't, and that's okay, but all of us should take the opportunity to broaden our horizons and discover new music as often as possible.  And so I give you "Straight Lines", one of the last songs from my favorite band in the world.
-- Kelly Lee
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Fandom Friday

8/28/2015

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TV News
  • Orange is the New Black season 4 adds three new characters to its roster 
  • Joy Behar to return to The View
  • Violett Beane will play Jesse Quick, a new speedster to join The Flash Season 2 
  • Check out the first new photos from the sets of Arrow Season 4 and The Flash Season 2 
  • Demore Barnes will join the cast of The Flash Season 2 as Henry Hewitt, a new Firestorm villain 
  • Teen Wolf Season 5B has begun filming, but can we wait until January to get all our questions answered?
  • Executive Producer Jeff Davis teases potential returning characters to Teen Wolf Season 5B 
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert announces his first guests: George Clooney, Amy Schumer, Elon Musk, and the Uber CEO 
  • The trailer for Gotham Season 2 prepares us for the rise of the villains 
  • The CW’s new animated series Vixen releases its first teaser trailer 
  • Sleepy Hollow promotes Joe Corbin (played by Zach Appleman) and Daniel Reynolds (played by Lance Gross) to series regulars for Season 3 
  • Mr. Robot finale delayed out of respect to the murdered Virginia reporters 
  • Game of Thrones Season 6 welcomes back two characters who were previously presumed dead 
  • Take a look at the first 10 photos from American Horror Story: Hotel featuring Lady Gaga, Kathy Bates, and Finn Wittrock 
  • A new still from the new season of The Originals gives us a first look at Klaus’ sire Lucien 

Movie News 
  • Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer are co-writing and co-starring in a new comedy together….and it seems like comedic perfection! 
  • Wes Ball, director of The Maze Runner, will direct a new film about Norse mythology entitled Fall of Gods 
  • A comedic drama about the house that inspired Up is in development.  It will tell the story of the owner of the house, Edith Macefield, and her unwillingness to leave her beloved house in the face of retail giants attempting to buy her out 
  • Kristen Stewart will play an actress playing Coco Chanel in a new movie directed by Karl Lagerfeld 
  • Haley Bennett joins Emily Blunt and Rebecca Ferguson in the adaptation of The Girl on the Train 
  • French actress Lea Seydoux joins the cast of Gambit alongside Channing Tatum 
  • Check out the new Star Wars: Episode VI - The Force Awakens still featuring Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren 
  • Check out the new Mockingjay Part 2 banner which depicts Katniss standing atop a fallen statue of President Snow while some of her allies stand nearby 
  • The release date and bonus features for the Jurassic World DVD have been revealed 
  • Take a look at Nina Dobrev’s first post-Vampire Diaries project and watch the trailer for The Final Girls 
  • Nintendo may start making its games into movies 
  • Pierce Brosnan says producer would not allow a gay Bond 
  • The Avengers choose their sides in the new promo art for Captain America: Civil War 
  • Hannibal star Mads Mikkelson may be playing the villain in Doctor Strange 
  • The newest Star Wars teaser trailer shows John Boyega’s Finn wielding a lightsaber
  • Director Ridley Scott steps up to the helm of Prometheus 2
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts the newest in-universe TV spot for The Martian
  • Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen will reportedly have a very important role in the Star Wars spin-off Rogue One
  • Supergirl's Melissa Benoist and Outlander's Sam Heughan will costar in a new British dramedy

 Misc News
  • Niall Horan confirms that One Direction will be taking a “much needed” break...but could it be the same “break” that N*Sync is on? 
  • In related news, many Directioners fall for a satirical letter from a fake Joey Fatone to One Direction
  • Jimmy Kimmel comes up with some hilariously bad puns regarding One Direction’s break 
  • Kevin Bacon will star in the stage play adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock classic Rear Window 
  • The One Tree Hill cast reunited last weekend and it was amazing! 
  • Funko! Pop announces a holiday edition of Dancing Groot 
  • Taylor Swift and special guest Lisa Kudrow play the Friends' classic  “Smelly Cat” on the Los Angeles stop of Taylor's 1989 Tour 
  • This fan-made trailer re-imagines Harry Potter as the villain of the series 
  • A new fan theory about Friends character Phoebe Buffay may change the way we think about the classic sitcom forever
  • Target premieres a commercial for a new gender-neutral Star Wars toy
  • New best friends Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer danced on Billy Joel's piano during his concert at Chicago's Wrigley Field
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Throwback Thursday: Top 15 VMA Performances

8/27/2015

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In honor on this weekend's MTV Video Music Awards, we've created a list of our top 15 VMA performances since 1990.  Check them out below.
1. Michael Jackson's HIStory - 1995
Michael Jackson is a legend (so much so that the lifetime achievement award is named after him) and therefore, he was obviously our top performer in the past few years.  The late legend played some of his hits including "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Beat It", "Black or White", and "Smooth Criminal" and even brought out special guest guitarist Slash from AC/DC!
2. Justin Timberlake's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award Performance - 2013
Before receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, newlywed Justin Timberlake performed hits like "Take Back the Night", "SexyBack", "My Love", and included an NSYNC reunion that blew up the internet.  Every skill that makes Justin a legend in the making was on full display.  A personal highlight was Justin calling out the newer boy bands, saying "show these young boys how to do it" before joining his former bandmates with their famous synchronized dance moves.  Taylor Swift was in tears, Niall Horan head bobbed awkwardly while his bandmates tried to appear unimpressed, and Lady Gaga rocked out like the rest of us.

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Music Monday

8/24/2015

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The Band: Little Mix

The Song: Black Magic

The YouTube Link:
Where you heard it first: Little Mix has been getting a lot of air time here after performing in the local summer concert.  I've always loved them, and they're my go to music right now when I need an energy boost.

Why it’s been stuck in your head: Because it's super catchy!  And who doesn't love a good girl group harmony?

Why you recommend it to our listeners: If you love cheesy pop music, you'll definitely love this.
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Fandom Friday 8/21/15

8/21/2015

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TV News
  • Take a look at Team Arrow’s new lair for Season 4 
  • NBC signs up for a DC Comic workplace comedy entitled Powerless 
  • Watch the opening scene for Once Upon A Time Season 5 
  • Check out the OUAT Season 4 blooper reel!
  • Amy Schumer, Miley Cyrus, and Tracy Morgan will all be hosting Saturday Night Live this October 
  • Mama Smoak returns to the newly-renamed “Star City” in Arrow Season 4 
  • Peggy Carter herself, Hayley Atwell, wants to be the next Doctor!  And Christina might explode from joy if she gets the gig. 
  • Levi Miller (about to make a splash as the titular character in the new Pan film) has been cast as Carter Grant, the son of Calista Flockhart’s Cat Grant on Supergirl 
  • Jeff Davis, what’s wrong with you?!  The Teen Wolf creator may have just written the saddest breakup in TV history on this week’s episode entitled “Lies of Omission” 
  • Len Goodman leaves his post as judge of Dancing with the Stars after 20 seasons 
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta casts its first transgender cast member 
  • Jon Stewart’s successor settles in as the new anchor in the first promo for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah 
  • Nina Dobrev thanks her Vampire Diaries fans with a heartfelt speech at the Teen Choice Awards 
  • SyFy Channel cancels Haven 
  • 14 years after it was originally supposed to air, a Friends deleted scene (which was originally omitted after the events of 9/11) from Season 8, Episode 1: “The One Where Rachel Tells….”, resurfaces on the internet 
  • MTV releases a behind-the-scenes look at The Shannara Chronicles 
  • Ming-Na Wen and Blair Underwood hint at the possible departure of Agent May from S.H.I.E.L.D. in the upcoming season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 
  • ABC orders Marvel’s Most Wanted, a pilot starring Adrianne Palicki’s Mockingbird 
  • Get the 411 on the newest Disney princess headed to Storybrooke in Once Upon A Time’s Season 5, Brave’s Merida 
  • Check out two new trailers for American Horror Story:Hotel that shows you what happens behind closed hotel doors  
  • Alfre Woodard (True Blood, Star Trek) is currently in talks to join the Netflix original, Marvel’s Luke Cage 

Movie News 
  • Orlando Bloom will return for Pirates of the Caribbean 5 
  • Benedict Cumberbatch gives the Vulcan salute while promoting Doctor Strange 
  • Here’s your first look at Chris Hemsworth in the new Ghostbusters film 
  • Check out the first trailer for Carol where Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara fall in love in the 1950s 
  • Harry Potter and Professor X shine in the first trailer for Victor Frankenstein 
  • The first look at Star Wars: Rogue One is released 
  • Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow has been announced as the director for Star Wars: Episode IX 
  • Matt Damon’s crew wants to #BringHimHome in the new trailer for The Martian 
  • Rebecca Ferguson (Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation) is cast in The Girl on the Train 
  • A post-apocalyptic Zorro reboot is now officially in development 
  • The newest Spider-Man, Tom Holland, has been cast in The Lost City of Z alongside Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, and Robert Pattinson
  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the star of the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney’s Jungle Cruise attraction and it actually sounds like something Kelly might want to see 
  • The screenwriter for Thor: Ragnorok has been tapped to rewrite the script for Sony’s He-Man 
  • Clive Owen has been cast in Valerian with Cara Delevingne and Dane DeHaan 
  • James Foley could be the new director for Fifty Shades Darker and FIfty Shades Freed 
  • The newest clip from The Scorch Trials ask us whose side we’re on 
  • Tyler Bates returns as the composer for Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2  
  • Hugh Jackman is in talks to join Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence’s The Odyssey 
  • Take a look at the first behind-the-scenes images from Star Trek Beyond with Simon Pegg and Chris Pine 
  • The new ads for The Scorch Trials shows the virus The Flare as an adorable children’s PSA 

 Misc News
  • Congratulations to Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his wife Tasha McCauley on the birth of their son! 
  • Congratulations to Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux on their marriage!  ….we think…. 
  • Congratulations to Julianne Hough on her engagement to NHL boyfriend Brooks Laich 
  • Congratulations to Glee's Heather Morris and her husband Taylor Hubbell! Baby #2 is on the way! 
  • LEGO releases a perfect Wall-E replica 
  • Ellen DeGeneres gives an inspiring acceptance speech at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards 
  • Disney Records to release a star-studded album entitled We Love Disney with Disney classic songs sung by Gwen Stefani, Ariana Grande, Jason Derulo, Fall Out Boy, and many more
  • Darren Criss creates a Coachella-esque music festival called Elsie Fest with friends Aaron Tveit, Lea Salonga, Laura Osnes, and the company of Starkid Productions performing! 
  • During the Sarajevo Film Festival, the European film industry agreed to sign a declaration for gender equality 
  • The cast of Suicide Squad gave each other real tattoos!  That sounds incredibly dangerous 
  • Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green have announced their separation after 11 years together, five of those spent married 
  • Zayn Malik and Calvin Harris are in a Twitter war after Calvin came to the defense of his lady-love, Taylor Swift 
  • One Direction’s Liam Payne is being called homophobic after comments made at a recent concert about their song “Girl Almighty”.  And we thought you were the quiet, Chris-Kirkpatrick-type, Liam! 
  • Rachel Bilson shares an adorable family photo of fiance Hayden Christensen blowing bubbles for their 9-month-old daughter Briar Rose Christensen 
  • Liv Tyler shares the first photos of her son Sailor 
  • Kelly Clarkson sings Tinder profiles on Jimmy Kimmel Live
  • In a still developing story: Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle faces up to five years in prison and five years of supervisory release for child pornography and rape charges brought against him 
  • Gotham gets the Funko Pop! treatment (.....and HOW is there not a Teen Wolf line yet?!) 
  • Regal Cinemas has begun doing bag checks before entering the theatre in light of recent theatre shootings 
  • 19 Kids and Counting’s Josh Duggar admits to using the website Ashley Madison 
  • JK Rowling supports the Harry Potter theory that Dumbledore is the personification of Death 
  • A photoshopped image of Princess Diana meeting Princess Charlotte surfaces on the internet 
  • The casts of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter set the terms for DubSmash War II 
  • JK Rowling blames Tom Felton for the sex appeal of Draco Malfoy 

News from Disney's D23 Convention
  • Star Wars Land is coming to Disneyland in Anaheim, California
  • Toy Story Land is coming to Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim, California
  • Avatar Land is coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida
  • Disneyland Shanghai has some awesome plans for the new theme park
  • Check out the first poster for the live-action Jungle Book which hits theatres April 2016 
  • Surprise guests and teaser posters delight fans at D23: everything from Moana to Zootopia brought Disnerds joy all weekend
  • Disney announces Hyperspace Mountain, a new Star Wars overlay for the Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland 

And the Fandom Emmy Awards winners are. . . . . 


Outstanding Drama Series: 
Supernatural

Outstanding Comedy Series:
 Friends

Outstanding Animated Series: 
Avatar: The Last Airbender

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: 
Aaron Tveit as Mike Warren, Graceland

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: 
Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, Agent Carter

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: 
Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson, Glee

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: 
Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day, New Girl

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: 
Dylan O’Brien as Stiles Stilinski, Teen Wolf

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: 
Serinda Swan as Paige Arkin, Graceland

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: 
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
 
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Modern Family

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: 
The Voice

Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama Series: 

Michael Raymond-James as Neal Cassidy/Baelfire, Once Upon A Time

Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series:
Grant Gustin as Sebastian Smythe, Glee

Outstanding Comedy Series Ensemble Cast: 
Friends starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer

Outstanding Drama Series Ensemble Cast: 
Graceland starring Vanessa Ferlito, Brandon Jay McLaren, Manny Montana, Daniel Sunjata, Serinda Swan, and Aaron Tveit

Outstanding Variety/Talk Series: 

The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Variety/Talk Host: 
Ellen DeGeneres

Outstanding Variety/Talk Guest Host:
 
Justin Timberlake on Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Opening Title Sequence: 
Game of Thrones

Outstanding Male Multi-Fandom Performance: 
Sebastian Stan as Carter Baizen (Gossip Girl), Jack Benjamin (Kings), Jefferson/The Mad Hatter (Once Upon A Time), and TJ Hammond (Political Animals)

Outstanding Female Multi-Fandom Performance: 
Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance/The Black Canary (Arrow, The Flash), Juliet Sharp (Gossip Girl), Brooke (New Girl), and Ruby (Supernatural season 3)

Fandom MVP: 
Misha Collins
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Throwback Thursday

8/20/2015

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Let’s go back to: Misha Collins' resume circa 1997
In honor of Misha Collins' birthday today, let's go back to JIB Con 2012 when a fan brought a copy of Misha Collins' resume from 15 years prior.  Let's just say that Jensen Ackles and Misha had a good laugh about some of the ridiculous "special skills" an out-of-work actor would put on their resume.

Why it means something to you or to our podcast: We here at ALNM love Supernatural and Misha Collins, one of the ultimate "fan stans".  We love how much Misha embraces the Mishamigos.  It's definitely in stark contrast to some of the dislike we get from Jensen Ackles when it comes to Destiel shipping.

Where can you find it now?: Right here!
-- Kelly Lee
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Music Monday

8/17/2015

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The Artist: Anna Kendrick

The Song: I Can Do Better Than That

Where you heard it first: I know that we've already profiled the soundtrack for The Last Five Years on Music Monday, but I'm totally in love with this song.  I first heard this song on Valentine's Day when I watched this movie for the first time, but it is honestly my favorite song off the soundtrack.

Why it’s been stuck in your head: Whenever I am in the car, I like to listen to this song because Anna Kendrick sings it while in the car with Jeremy Jordan...and let's be honest, we all like singing to Jeremy Jordan in the car.

Why you recommend it to our listeners: This song is so fun and upbeat.  I love it and I know you will too!
-- Kelly Lee
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Fandom Friday 8/14/15

8/14/2015

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Happy 60th Birthday to Kelly's mom! 

Be sure to vote in our Fandom Emmy Awards!  Voting closes next Friday, August 21st! 

TV News
  • Arrow casts Elysia Rotaru, Parker Young, and True Blood’s Rutina Wesley for Season 4
  • FOX moves forward with an X-Men TV series
  • Harry Potter alum Matthew Lewis (AKA Neville Longbottom) has joined the Amazon series Ripper Street for Season 4
  • A new villain will join the cast for Season 2 of Agent Carter
  • Matt Ryan to return as John Constantine on Season 4 of Arrow to help resurrect Sara Lance, who was killed by Thea Queen at the beginning of Season 3
  • Britney Spears to guest star on Jane the Virgin
  • More details emerge about the Sleepy Hollow/Bones crossover...and it sounds amazing
  • Annabeth Gish officially confirmed for X-Files miniseries
  • The CW is developing Friday the 13th and The Notebook into series
  • Bachelorette cast-off Joe Bailey proves that he’s the biggest jerk on the island when he bullies fellow contestant Jonathan Holloway to tears in Monday night’s episode of Bachelor in Paradise
  • Lily Rabe will channel Charlize Theron’s Monster in her role on American Horror Story: Hotel
  • A has finally been revealed on Pretty Little Liars as the show ends the first half of its final season
  • Disney is reviving its beloved classic The Lion King with a new spinoff series, The Lion Guard starring Simba’s son, Kion
  • The Doctor Who Series 9 trailer shows Maisie Williams and other hints to the new season
  • Supernatural’s Matt Cohen joins How To Get Away With Murder
  • Brit Morgan (True Blood, Graceland) joins the cast of Supergirl as DC villain LiveWire
  • The cast of Downton Abbey share emotional photos from their final days on set
  • NBC confirms a reboot of Xena: Warrior Princess is in the works without Lucy Lawless
  • The president of The CW confirms that Season 3 of The 100 will have 16 episodes
  • Jimmy Fallon will host The Tonight Show through 2021 (or longer!)
  • Childhood classic Sesame Street will premiere its next 5 seasons exclusively on HBO
  • Will Smith is producing a reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air!  Dear Will, please don’t cast Jaden Smith.  Sincerely, ALNM 

Movie News 
  • Calling all Jedi!  The first Star Wars TV spot is here!
  • Steven Spielberg looking to cast Gene Wilder in Ready Player One or The BFG
  • Zac Efron joins The Rock in an R-rated movie adaptation of Baywatch
  • New details reveal a flop was inevitable for Fantastic Four
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them adds Irish actress Jenn Murray and American actor Ezra Miller
  • Director Josh Trank disowns the Fantastic Four film and fans push for the rights to be returned to Marvel
  • Winona Ryder confirms her involvement in a Beetlejuice sequel
  • Check out the trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
  • The first photos surface of Chadwick Boseman as The Black Panther on the set of Captain America: Civil War
  • Directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee confirm that Frozen 2 will tackle important issues that kids are dealing with today 
  • Michael Cera and Zach Galifianakis will voice Robin and the Joker respectively in the LEGO Batman movie   
  • Posters for Toy Story 4, Incredibles 2, and Cars 3 are unveiled at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California
  • A reboot of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is happening and it’s going to be female-centric!
  • Check out the newest posters for Pan
  • Inside Out will release a short film this fall where the Emotions deal with Riley dating 

 Misc News
  • Arrow star Stephen Amell will make his professional wrestling debut this summer in the WWE SummerSlam
  • A new J.R.R. Tolkien novel, The Story of Kullervo, will be released later this year
  • William Shatner tweets out a stunning tribute to his friend Leonard Nimoy
  • Sherlock and Friends get the Funko Pop! treatment 
  • Spice up your life!  The Spice Girls are hinting at a 20th anniversary reunion tour!
  • RIP Uggie the dog, star of The Artist
  • Remember that Frozen theory we talked about in our Disney episode “The Happiest Podcast on Earth”?  Seems like Frozen director Chris Buck really does believe that Tarzan is Anna and Elsa’s long-lost little brother
  • Zombie Deadpool kicks butt in this Walking Deadpool mash-up trailer
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Throwback Thursday

8/13/2015

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Let’s go back to: 1955.  A little theme park called Disneyland opened.

Why it means something to you or to our podcast: Disneyland is an obsession shared by both my cohost Kelly and myself.  I don't think there's a time we've hung out together in Southern California and not at least grabbed dinner in Downtown Disney.  This year is the 60th anniversary celebration, resulting in lots of awesome diamond themed decorations and goodies.  Sleeping Beauty Castle is looking especially awesome.  If you have the opportunity you should definitely check it out.

Where can you find it now?: Just like Walt Disney intended, the park has continued to help people relive the bright moments of their past and look forward to an optimistic future.  It is simply a place dedicated to joy.

-C




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FANTASTIC FOUR (SPOILER-FREE) REVIEW

8/10/2015

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What Is It: Fantastic Four is a reboot of the 2005 film of the same name and a reboot of the Marvel comic by Sony Studios in order to retain their rights to the superhero foursome.  In this version, it told the story of Reed Richards (Whiplash's Miles Teller) who, at a young age, had a dream to build a teleportation device back in the fifth grade.  Reed, along with his friend Ben Grimm (played by Billy Elliott himself, Jamie Bell) achieve that dream and gain the attention of Dr. Storm and his daughter Sue (Kate Mara, House of Cards).  Dr. Storm recruits Reed to the Baxter Foundation where he can complete his work on what will be known as the Quantum Gate, allowing teleportation to another dimension.  After a successful trial on a primate test subject, Reed, Ben, boy genius Victor Von Doom (Toby Kebbel) and Sue's brother Johnny Storm (played by That Awkward Moment's Michael B. Jordan) use themselves as the first human test subjects, resulting in catastrophe for Reed, Ben, Sue, Johnny, and Victor.

My experience: I decided to see this movie on a whim this weekend and was pleasantly surprised by it.  After hearing some pretty terrible reviews of the film, I had resigned myself to seeing it at the local dollar theatre, but when a friend and I needed a way to beat the Sunday heat, we chose this film and both of us found it fun and exciting.  I honestly did not think that I would enjoy it as much as I did.

Why You Should See It: Yes, the first attempt that this franchise was campy and, even originally, didn't do as well as one might have hoped, but you have to remember, this was before the Age of Iron-Man where Robert Downey, Jr.'s portrayal of a Marvel B-Team character revolutionized the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  With Phases One and Two of Marvel movies under our belts, this seemed like a good time to bring back the Fantastic Four.  Perhaps the best thing about this reboot was that it truly was about an origin story.  It started with Ben and Reed as young fifth graders with a dream and developed into them being courageous college students who were just trying to figure out how to make the best out of the situation that they found themselves in.  Perhaps the best part of this reboot was the casting of Michael B. Jordan as the brother to Kate Mara's Sue Storm.  When his involvement in the film was first announced over two years ago, many people were skeptical.  Originally, Johnny Storm was played by Chris Evans, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed man and now Michael B. Jordan, a younger, black man was stepping into the role while Kate Mara played his blonde-haired, blue-eyed sister.  But let's face it, everyone: this is 2015.  Interracial families are pretty common at this point.  Why wouldn't they be superheroes together?  I have to say, Michael B. Jordan (and his existing friendship with Miles Teller) was probably my favorite part of the movie.  It's about time we be color-blind when casting and start giving everyone the opportunity to play the superheroes they dreamed of being as children.

The Future: While this film only made about $60 million in its opening weekend, a sequel is set for 2017, but we'll have to wait and see if it actually happens.  Until then, this film has just been released and you should catch it while it's in theatres.  You won't regret it.  It's the type of fun, exciting film that's the perfect way to beat the heat.  However, for all your hardcore Marvel-moviegoers, be aware, this is an incomplete Marvel film with no end credits scene and no Stan Lee cameo.  Looking into the future of the film, the Fantastic Four will be integrated into future films of its fellow Sony-owned Marvel friends, the X-Men.  You can catch Miles Teller reprising his role as Peter in the Divergent series' final films Allegiant Parts 1&2 due out in 2016 and 2017, respectively.  You can also see Jamie Bell  reprising his role as Tintin in The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun, the sequel to his 2011 computer-animated adaptation of the classic story.  Probably most nerdy of all, Toby Kebbell will play the role of Durotan in 2016's highly anticipated Warcraft film, based on the wildly-successful MMORPG World of Warcraft.




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