With the release of Arthur the King starring Mark Wahlberg, Movie Matt wanted to “feel it! feel it!” He wanted to pick another Mark Wahlberg movie to review this week. He went to IMDB and moved his mouse around Mark’s filmography until he felt good vibrations. He ended up picking the 2010 comedy, The Other Guys. So join us as we aim for the bushes on this deep dive.
Starring – Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton; Directed By – Adam McKay; Written By – Adam McKay, Chris Henchy; Music – Jon Brion; Cinematography – Oliver Wood; Editing – Brent White.
On March 5, 1750, Shakespeare finally arrived in the US. A semi-professional group of colonists staged an “altered” performance of Richard III in a playhouse on Nassau Street in New York City. In honor of this historic event, the captains wanted to talk about some of their favorite adapted works of Shakespeare on film.
Warm Bodies (2013) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Hamlet (1996) Romeo+Juliet (1996) Honorable Mentions
It has taken us a few years but we made it to episode 100 of the Deep Dive. Since we started it all with Blade Runner, we thought it was fitting to have Blade Runner 2049 be our 100th episode. We would like to thank our fan for supporting us these past few years.
Starring – Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Jared Leto; Directed By – Denis Villeneuve; Written By – Hampton Fancher, Michael Green; Music – Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch; Cinematography – Roger Deakins; Editing – Joe Walker.
The Captains discuss the new films that they are excited to see released in February or March of 2024. Scrambled, Argyle, Spaceman, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
February marks the 40 year anniversary of the release of Footloose. Money had the golden ticket this week and wanted to revisit this classic 80’s film. So kick off your Sunday shoes and listen to this Deep Dive of 1984’s Footloose.
Starring – Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest; Directed By – Herbert Ross; Written By – Dean Pitchford; Music – Various Artists; Cinematography – Ric Waite; Editing – Paul Hirsch.
Mean Girls, the musical film based on the broadway musical, which was based on the 2004 film, was released in theaters last week. This time around Angourie Rice takes over the lead role of Cady Heron. Matty G has the Golden Ticket this week and wanted to revisit an overlooked film that featured Angourie for this Deep Dive, so he chose 2016’s The Nice Guys.
Starring – Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Margaret Qualley; Directed By – Shane Black; Written By – Shane Black and Anthony Bagarozzi; Music – John Ottman and David Buckley; Cinematography – Philippe Rousselot; Editing – Joel Negron.
On January 9th, 1431, the trial of Joan of Arc began. The Captains wanted to discuss action movies with a female lead. We had Derek Duvall sitting in for Movie Matt this episode.
Terminator: Dark Fate, Atomic Blonde, Kill Bill: Volume 1&2, Aliens
Ferrari, directed by Michael Mann, was just released in theaters las week. Johnny Dangerous wanted to go back to the first Michael Mann feature film for his Deep Dive. That movie is none other than Thief (1981), which starred James Caan.
Starring – James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi; Directed By – Michael Mann; Written By – Michael Mann; Music – Tangerine Dream; Cinematography – Donald E. Thorin; Editing – Dov Hoenig.