Almost Famous

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Posted: January 29, 2022

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ALMOST FAMOUS

15-year-old William Miller’s writing talent and earnest passion for rock music earns him an assignment for Rolling Stone, interviewing and touring with Stillwater. Penny Lane is the young groupie who guides him through the wild world of rock heroes, all-night parties, and the most dangerous intensity of all—love.

Craig, Alan, and guest Sam Mattos (@mevsyoupodcast on twitter) discuss dad rock, orbiting around celebrity, Sam’s podcast Me vs. You and the movie “Almost Famous” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:49

    Craig, Alan and guest Sam Mattos discuss her podcast Me vs. You.

  • 10:29

    Craig, Alan and Sam discuss the movie “Almost Famous”

  • 51:03

    Recasting

  • 1:20:10

    Double Feature

  • 1:21:40

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:27:06

    A preview of next week’s episode “Quiz Show”

Next week… The fall of America’s trust starts with a simple “Quiz Show”

Out of Sight

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Posted: January 22, 2022

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OUT OF SIGHT

When a bank robber and his partner escape from prison, they soon find US marshals hot on their trail. Unexpectedly, however, the robber soon finds himself falling for one of the cops trying to arrest him.

Craig and Alan discuss movies for adults, getting over Covid, Elmore Leonard and the movie “Out of Sight” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 0:47

    Craig and Alan discuss Alan’s recent bout with Covid and looking forward to 2022

  • 13:53

    Craig and Alan discuss the movie “Out of Sight”

  • 37:39

    Recasting

  • 58:47

    Double Feature

  • 53:31

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:01:03

    A preview of next week’s episode “Almost Famous”

Next week… we’re touring in the 70’s for Rolling Stone in the movie “Almost Famous”

Contact

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Posted: January 15, 2022

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CONTACT

Dr. Ellie Arroway races to interpret a possible message originating from the Vega star system. Once first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence is proven, Arroway contends with restrictive National Security Advisors and religious fanatics bent on containing the implications of such an event. An incredible message is found hidden in the signal, but will Arroway be the one to answer its call?

Craig and guest co-host Mark Woodring (@vsmoviepodcast on twitter) discuss are we alone, science vs faith, billionaires in space and the movie Contact on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:07

    Craig and guest co-host Mark Woodring from the Visually Stunning Movie Podacast discuss 2022

  • 4:56

    Craig and Mark discuss the movie “Contact”

  • 30:28

    Recasting

  • 51:21

    Double Feature

  • 53:31

    Final Thoughts

  • 57:30

    A preview of next week’s episode “Out of Sight”

Next week… We get all Elmore Leonard hot and bothered with “Out of Sight”

The Last of the Mohicans

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Posted: January 8, 2022

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THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans — live in peace alongside British colonists. But when the daughters of a British colonel are kidnapped by a traitorous scout, they must rescue them in the crossfire of a gruesome military conflict of which they wanted no part: the French and Indian War.

Craig, Elisabeth Rappe (@elisabethrappe on twitter) and Brendan Agnew (@blcAgnew on twitter) discuss frontier life for women, hunky Daniel Day-Lewis, hopes for 2022 and the movie “The Last of the Mohicans” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!!

Show Notes

  • 1:06

    Craig, Elisabeth and Brendan look forward to 2022

  • 11:11

    Craig, Elisabeth and Brendan discuss the movie “The Last of the Mohicans”

  • 42:38

    Recasting

  • 59:34

    Double Feature

  • 1:08:04

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:12:18

    A preview of next week’s episode “Contact”

Next week… We go in search of intelligent life with Jodie Foster with “Contact”

True Grit

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Posted: January 1, 2022

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TRUE GRIT

Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father’s blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution.

Craig is joined by Movies That Make Us (@MoviesMakeUs on Twitter) hosts Jake Dietz and Valerie Cameron to discuss hopes for the new year, a rant on the manliness of Timothée Chalamet, tough teen women and the movie “True Grit” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:07

    Craig, Jake and Valerie discuss their 2021 and hope for 2022

  • 12:42

    Craig, Jake and Valerie discuss the movie “True Grit”

  • 44:19

    Recasting

  • 1:14:12

    Double Feature

  • 1:17:08

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:21:38

    A preview of next week’s episode “Last of the Mohicans”

Next week… We go into the wilds of the new world as we watch “Last of the Mohicans”

Catch Me If You Can

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Posted: December 25, 2021

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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Frank Abagnale, Jr. worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a major airline — all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger, whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame: At the age of 17, Frank became the most successful bank robber in the history of the U.S. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty makes it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him.

Craig, Alan and Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on Twitter) discuss how crime does pay, living a lie, the end of Spielberg month and the movie “Catch Me If You Can” on this Christmas Edition of Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:11

    Craig, Alan and Brendan Agnew discuss Spielberg as well as what Marion is getting for Christmas.

  • 9:46

    Craig, Alan, and Brendan discuss the movie “Catch Me If You Can”

  • 37:53

    Recasting

  • 1:00:10

    Double Feature

  • 1:05:30

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:11:03

    A preview of next week’s episode “True Grit”

Next week… A New Year needs a bit of “True Grit”

Jurassic Park

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Posted: December 18, 2021

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JURASSIC PARK

Paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park’s mastermind, billionaire John Hammond, assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.

Craig,  Alan and guest Charlie Brigden (@filmsonwax on twitter) discuss the brilliance of John Williams, CGI with weight,  cinematic scores and the movie “Jurassic Park” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:13

    Craig, Alan and special guest Charlie Bridgen discuss the maestro John Williams and his relationship with Steven Spielberg

  • 16:35

    Craig, Alan, and Charlie discuss the movie “Jurassic Park”

  • 47:26

    Recasting

  • 1:20:18

    Double Feature

  • 1:29:32

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:39:23

    A preview of next week’s episode “Catch Me If You Can”

Next week we celebrate Christmas with the gift that is “Catch Me If You Can”

AI: Artificial Intelligence

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Posted: December 11, 2021

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AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

In the not-so-distant future an advanced prototype robot child named David is programmed to show unconditional love, but his human family find themselves unprepared for the consequences. Suddenly, David is on his own in a strange and dangerous world. Befriended by a streetwise Mecha, David embarks on a spectacular quest to discover the startling secret of his own identity.

Craig and Alan are joined by Drew McWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny on twitter) to discuss the responsibilities of love, Spielberg’s dark side, Drew’s Netflix show VOIR and the movie “AI: Artificial Intelligence” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:59

    Craig, Alan and special guest Drew McWeeny discuss their love of Steven Spielberg and how the director was a huge help behind the scenes of Drew’s latest project for NetFlix “Voir“.

  • 17:20

    Craig, Alan, and Drew discuss the movie “AI: Artificial Intelligence”

  • 52:23

    Recasting

  • 1:18:02

    Double Feature

  • 1:25:56

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:30:56

    A preview of next week’s episode “Jurassic Park”

Next week we get old school…Jurassic period old school with the all-time great “Jurassic Park”

Lincoln

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Posted: December 4, 2021

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LINCOLN

With the Civil War raging, and the death toll rising, the president of the United States focuses his energies on passage of the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery in the untold story of the final four months of the man regarded as America’s greatest President. Abraham Lincoln

Craig, Alan and special guest James Oliphant (@JamesOliphant on twitter), the white house correspondent at Reuters, talk the power of compromise, politics, a whole month celebrating Steven Spielberg and the movie “Lincoln” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:06

    Craig, Alan and special guest James Oliphant discuss their love of Steven Spielberg.

  • 16:04

    Craig, Alan, and James discuss the movie “Lincoln”

  • 46:26

    Recasting

  • 1:25:20

    Double Feature

  • 1:31:10

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:40:10

    A preview of next week’s episode “Lincoln”

Next week we bring out the big guns as Drew McWeeny joins the show to discuss “AI: Artificial Intelligence”

Paddington

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Posted: November 27, 2021

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PADDINGTON

After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. Although taken in by the Brown family who are charmed by Paddington’s amazement at urban living, someone else has her eye on him: A taxidermist who has designs on the rare bear and his hide.

Craig, Alan, Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) and Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on twitter)come together to celebrate the holidays as they discuss what they are thankful for, the dignity of a Peruvian bear, inappropriate google searches and the movie “Paddington” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!!

Show Notes

  • 1:05

    Craig, Alan, Elisabeth and Brendan take stock in the past 18 months and say what they’re thankful for this Holiday Season.

  • 10:46

    Craig, Alan, Elisabeth and Brendan discuss the movie “Paddington”

  • 26:47

    Recasting

  • 58:27

    Double Feature

  • 1:02:33

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:08:00

    A preview of next week’s episode “Lincoln”

Next week we start a month long celebration of Steven Spielberg’s 75th birthday with the movie “Lincoln”

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