If you’d like to keep up to date with everything going on please follow me on Twitter. When I first set up my blogs I spent a bunch of time setting up “Asides,” basically short quips and interesting facts I could easily post to the sites. In recent months Twitter has emerged as the superior vehicle for micro-blogging and replaced my need for Asides here on the sites. So what should you do? Follow me.
Reel Reviews - The King of Kong
7 Comments Published February 17th, 2008 in General, Podcast and Reel Reviews.
Reel Reviews #62: “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs… I play video games.” A fascinating documentary about the pursuit for the world championship Donkey Kong score. A true David and Goliath tale that keeps sucking you in the whole time. Find out “what happens when a loser who needs to wins, faces a winner who refuses to lose.”
Download from the AOL servers: Reel Reviews - The King of Kong (15:19 min 14.2MB)
» MommyCast Splits from PodShow [Link] (0)
» For the two year anniversary of Reel Reviews - Seven Samurai is coming. (0)
» The story behind The Levelator™ (0)
Reel Reviews - Thank You For Smoking
5 Comments Published April 3rd, 2007 in Podcast and Reel Reviews.
Reel Reviews #61: “Michael Jordan plays ball. Charles Manson kills people. I talk.” A great comedy that takes a hard look at political correctness with a good dose of social satire. Time to follow Nick Naylor, big tobacco’s chief lobbyist. “We don’t sell Tic Tacs, we sell cigarettes. And they’re cool, available, and *addictive*. The job is almost done for us.”
Download from the AOL servers: Reel Reviews - Thank You For Smoking (18:20 min 12.7MB)
Reel Reviews - Kicking and Screaming
5 Comments Published August 30th, 2006 in Podcast and Reel Reviews.
Reel Reviews #60: “If Plato is a fine red wine, then Aristotle is a dry martini.” Time to enjoy the freshman effort from writer/director Noah Baumbach. A smart script with endlessly quotable lines and a great ensemble cast of young “indie” actors comes together for a film worth watching. “I like a bartender who drinks.”
Download from the AOL servers: Reel Reviews - Kicking and Screaming (17:30 min 16.2MB)
» Congratulations to Grape Radio - Podcast of the Year! (0)
» Check out the promo gruntmedia made for Podcast Academy 4. [link] (0)
» I didn’t disappear - I’ve just been hard at work [link]. (1)
Reel Reviews #59: “Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you going to bite?” Today we look at the 1992 film that really put Quentin Tarantino on the map. Let’s go hang out with some bad guys. “Why am I Mr. Pink?”
Download from the AOL servers: Reel Reviews - Reservoir Dogs (19:06 min 17.7MB)
- Show Sponsored by: Peerflix - Trade DVDs online at Peerflix
- Reservoir Dogs - DVD at Amazon
- IMDB
Reel Reviews - Rebel Without A Cause
4 Comments Published April 21st, 2006 in Podcast and Reel Reviews.
Reel Reviews #58: “You’re tearing me apart.” An all time classic. James Dean turns in a great performance in the film which he is probably best remembered for. It’s time for tough kids, Fifties style. “What can you do when you have to be a man?”
Download from the AOL servers: Reel Reviews - Rebel Without A Cause (17:15 min 16MB)
- Show Sponsored by: Peerflix - Trade DVDs online at Peerflix
- Rebel Without A Cause - DVD at Amazon
- IMDB
Reel Reviews #57: “Super Hood, Super High, Super Dude…” One of the original “Blaxploitation” films, this one helped to set the standard. An iconic performance by Ron O’Neal as Youngblood Priest and an amazing soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield makes Superfly a film worth watching. “It’s not so much what we do, it is having a choice.”
Download from the AOL servers: Reel Reviews - Superfly (18:20 min 16.9MB)
Reel Reviews #56: Per the commentary: “Why close what you can slam?” This film is so bad, it is good - sort of. For film aficionados this is required viewing. I always talk about great film, here is the antithesis. We have all heard of it, so let’s take a look. Yes it is April 1, but this is not an April fools joke. Today we take a serious look at Showgirls. “Thanks, I bought it at Ver-sayce.”
Download from the AOL servers: Reel Reviews - Showgirls (17:05 min 15.8MB)
Reel Review #55: “It sounds like they are conspiring to conspire.” Traffic is Steven Soderbergh’s powerful film examining the complex issue of the war on drugs. Using bold cinematography (as seen above) and a stellar cast, Soderbergh delivers a thought provoking film. “In Mexico, law enforcement is an entrepreneurial activity.”
Download from the AOL servers: Reel Reviews - Traffic (17:05 min 15.8MB)
» The First Freshman Class of podcasting by Dan Klass. (0)
» Here is my Boston University Podcast Academy roundup. (0)
» Live webcast of the Podcast Academy - click “Watch the webcast” here. (1)
