Showing posts with label podcast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label podcast. Show all posts
Monday, May 18, 2020
PODCAST: "Skyfall" (2012) - Bond Watch 07 w/ SimonUK and Ryan
Watched: 05/16/2020
Format: BluRay
Viewing: Unknown - maybe 4th?
Decade: 2010's
Director: Sam Mendes
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We talk a favorite of the entire Bond franchise - "Skyfall"! It's not just a perfect Adele song, it's also a movie! Daniel Craig and Dame Judith Dench protect Mother England and tangle with Javier Bardem! There's a komodo dragon! There's a mysterious island! There's a chase through tunnels! A jail cell with no toilet! Join Simon UK and Ryan as we sort through the film that was better than the films immediately before and after.
Music:
Bond Theme - Monty Norman
Skyfall - Adele
Playlist:
Monday, May 11, 2020
PODCAST: The Omega Man (1971) - Quarantine Watch w/ SimonUK and Ryan
Watched: 04/17/2020
Format: DVD
Viewing: Third
Decade: 1970's
Director: Boris Sagal
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We're in quarantine, and there's one sci-fi movie that's been on our minds. Join us as we talk about being the last man on Earth! At least the last sane man on Earth. Except for those other people out there living in the 'burbs. Anyway, it'd be nice to just drive cars off the lot without having to haggle.
Music:
The Omega Man Theme - Ron Grainer
Playlist:
Thursday, April 30, 2020
PODCAST: "The Killing" (1956) and "Asphalt Jungle" (1950) - Noir Watch! w/ JAL and Ryan
Watched: 04/03/2020 (Killing)/ 04/06/2020 (Asphalt)
Format: BluRay
Viewing: Unknown
Decade: 1950's
Directors: Stanley Kubrick/ John Huston
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JAL and Ryan watch two noir classics. Both heists. Both starring Sterling Hayden. One directed by a young Stanley Kubrick, the other by John Huston. We dive into what makes them work, some terrific performances and which director was in his prime and which was sorting things out. It's a journey into movies that set the stage for every heist movie to come after.
The Signal Watch PodCast · 101: "The Killing" (1956) & "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950) - Noir Watch 05 w/ JAL & Ryan
Music:
Noir Watch Theme - The Unsuspected Main Theme - Franz Waxman
The Killing, Main and End Theme - Gerald Fried
The Asphalt Jungle Theme - Miklos Rosza
Noir Watch Playlist:
Thursday, April 23, 2020
PODCAST: "Superman: The Movie" (1978) a Super Movie Special with Stuart and Ryan
Watched: 04/12/2020
Format: BluRay
Viewing: oh, you kidders
Decade: 1970's
Director: Richard Donner
Ryan is joined by fellow Superman super-fan, StuartW, as they take on the 1978 superhero film that made the world believe a man can fly. It's a discussion of how lightning was caught in a bottle and set a template that the better superhero films still emulate. It's a geek-out fan-fest as Stuart and Ryan fly high into the movie that maybe both of them have seen way, way too many times.
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Music: - All Songs from Superman: The Movie, OST, composed by John Williams
- Prelude and Main Title March
- The Planet Krypton
- Lois and Clark
- The Flying Sequence/ Can You Read My Mind?
- Finale and End Title March
Ryan's Random Playlist
Friday, April 17, 2020
PODCAST: "Why Do We Watch Movies?" w/ SimonUK (episode 2)
We start our new series which asks "Why do people watch movies?"
No, really.
Why?
What do they mean to us? Why do we care about fictional characters doing fictional things? How do certain movies impact us more than others? What draws us in? What makes us come back?
And who better to ask about "Why movies?" than SimonUK?
Who he is and how he came to be!
Music
One Barrel Chase - John Williams, Jaws OST
Over The Rainbow - Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole
Why Do We Watch Movies? - Playlist
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Saturday, April 4, 2020
PODCAST: "Streets of Fire" (1984) - Ryan's Random Cinema w/ Jamie
Watched: 03/14/2020
Format: BluRay
Viewing: Unknown
Decade: 1980's
Jamie and Ryan revisit one of Ryan's inexplicably favorite movies, 1984's "Streets of Fire" (which he is well aware is probably not a good movie, but it's somehow a movie he'll always stop to watch). Another time! Another place! It's sorta the retro 1980-50's, a sprawling urban landscape where rock rules and so do dudes in leather gear on motorbikes! But a steely-eyed dude with a high powered rifle and Amy Madigan at his side can save the day AND the cute girl (Diane Lane!)! Adventure! Excitement! Cool cars! Bad bad guys! Rock AND Roll!
Music:
Nowhere Fast - Fire Inc., Streets of Fire OST
I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman, Streets of Fire OST
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young - Fire Inc., Streets of Fire OST
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
PODCAST! "Doctor Strange" (2016) - Avengers Chronological Countdown #14 w/ Jamie & Ryan
Watched: 03/22/2020
Format: Disney+
Viewing: Second
Decade: 2010's
Jamie and Ryan delve into the multiverse of madness that is the 2016 Marvel entry, "Doctor Strange". It's no one's favorite Avengers film, but it's got some interesting stuff and absolutely pushes us forward toward what would become Infinity War. It's a hero who may be a bit of a jerk, but he's got some neat special FX.
Music:
Doctor Strange Main Theme - Michael Giacchino, Doctor Strange OST
Avengers Chronological Countdown
Friday, March 20, 2020
PODCAST: "Gemini" (2018) - Noir Watch w/ JAL & Ryan
Watched: 03/07/2020
Format: BluRay
Viewing: First
Decade: 2010's
It's a neo-noir! Join JAL and Ryan as we delve into a modern mystery thriller full of twists and turns in the world of Hollywood-pointed Los Angeles! There's murder, suspects and a personal assistant on the run, languidly pursued by no less than John Cho! Join us as we talk the world and rules of noir and doing it without pointing out that you're doing noir!
Music:
Gemini - Keegan DeWitt, Gemini OST
Noir Watch Playlist:
Saturday, March 14, 2020
PODCAST: "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) w/ SimonUK and Ryan
Watched: 02/08/2020
Format: BluRay
Viewing: First
Decade: 2010's
We take a break from Bond to look at a sort of surreal spy adventure, also from Jolly Olde England! It's "Kingsman", the 2014 action adventure with some exciting stuff, a decidedly hard-R rating, a dash of "Moonraker" and how to climb the social ladder in London through grit, street smarts, parkour, and a penchant for looking good in a suit! Plus, Samuel L. Jackson chewing the scenery in a role he's about 35 years too old to play.
Music:
Manners Maketh the Man - Henry Jackman & Matthew Margeson, Kingsman: The Secret Service OST
SimonUK Playlist
Monday, March 9, 2020
PODCAST: "Xanadu" (1980) - Jamie's Cinema Classics Selection #1 (w/ Ryan)
Watched: 03/07/2020
Format: Amazon Streaming
Viewing: First
Decade: 1980's
It's the inaugural episode of Jamie's Cinema Classic Selections! If you liked Cats, we've got us some more movies to discuss.
For no reason in particular we decided to watch "Xanadu" (1980) and talk about it. It seems neither of us had ever seen it, and, honestly, we now have more questions than answers. Not a musical, not-not a musical, starring a legend of the silver screen in his swan song and an up-and-coming film siren in the movie that kept her off the big screen for decades - it's roller skating, disco, rock, big band, 40's and 80's, and more rollerskating! XANADU!
Music:
Magic - Olivia Newton John, Xanadu OST
Xanadu - Olivia Newton John, Xanadu OST
and just in case you missed it:
Thursday, February 27, 2020
PODCAST! "Laura" (1944) - Noir Watch w/ JAL & Ryan
Watched: 02/22/2020
Format: DVD
Viewing: 5th or 6th
Decade: 1940's
We welcome all-new co-contributor and longtime pal JAL to the PodCast for a new series: Noir Watch! We're kicking it off with a dreamy murder mystery, Laura (1944) - a whodunnit about a detective who falls for a painting, a venom tongued columnist and Vincent Price in his pre-Master of Horror Days. And, of course, the lovely Gene Tierney.
Music:
Laura - Dan Raskin, Laura OST
Noir Watch Playlist:
Show notes:
Whiskey: Bonesnapper Rye
Some films mentioned:
His Kind of Woman starring Vincent Price, Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell
Kiss of Death starring Richard Widmark and Victor Mature
Laura as cover song
by Sinatra
by Charlie Parker
by Ella Fitzgerald
Laura portrait
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
PODCAST! "Teen Wolf" (1985) - w/ all-new co-contributor StuartW and, of course, me
Watched: 02/14/2019
Format: Amazon Streaming
Viewing: Unknown
Decade: 1980's
From the great state of Missouri, StuartW joins us to talk about one of his favorites from the 1980's - and one you probably haven't seen in a long while - it's "Teen Wolf"! The movie that brought us Urban Surfin', a girl named "Boof" and a curiously blase attitude about a lycanthrope wandering the halls of a typical American high school.
There are three rules that I live by. 1) Never get less than twelve hours sleep 2) Never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city. And 3) never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.
-Coach Finstock, Teen Wolf, 1985
Music:
Big Bad Wolf - The Wolf Sisters, Teen Wolf OST
Win in the End - Mark Safan, Teen Wolf OST
Stuart's shirt:
Thursday, February 13, 2020
PODCAST! "Casino Royale" (2006) - Bond Watch w/ SimonUK, Jamie and Ryan
Watched: 02/07/2020
Format: BluRay
Viewing: Unknown
Decade: 2000's
We're back with more Bond, and this time we've got Jamie along for the ride! We take a gamble on the 2006 relaunch of the Bond Franchise starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green and Dame Judy Dench as "M". All our cards are on the table as we examine this movie and how it fit into the world building they tried this go-round, how to make a Vesper cocktail, and what makes this movie so unique in the series. It's "Casino Royale"!
Music:
James Bond Theme - Monty Norman
You Know My Name - Chris Cornell, Casino Royale OST
No Time to Die Trailer
James Bond Popsicle
Eva Green in a cocktail dress
Bond Playlist:
Thursday, February 6, 2020
PODCAST: "Kingdom of the Spiders" (1977) - SimonUK & Ryan talk tarantulas and Shatner!
Watched: 01/20/2019
Format: DVD (Simon owns this?)
Viewing: First
Decade: 1970s
It's a PodCast - Where else can I listen?
Oh my. Well, there's a lot of tarantulas, and that's a problem, see? But don't worry! Shatner is on the case! And while he's in a love triangle with his brother's widow and a sexy scientist, he's gotta help save the Harvest Festival because spiders are here. Drama! Thrills! Romance! Woody Strode! SimonUK! Ryan!
Music:
Things I Treasure - Dorsey Burnette
Peaceful Verde Valley - Dorsey Burnette
Green Side of the Mountain - Dorsey Burnette
The SimonUK Cinema Series:
Thursday, January 30, 2020
PODCAST: The SIgnal Watch Talks About The Oscars! w/ Maxwell, MRSHL and Ryan
It's Academy Awards Season! Our panel of experts sits down to talk about the Oscars! What are they? Why are they? How did they come to be? It's a four hour program full of tiny clips of movies, awkward shots of celebs, and where you walk away with a paper weight, so what's the deal?
Music:
The Oscars Theme - Greg Hulme
Links:
- 2018 article from NPR: in 2016 after it was revealed that 92% were white and 75% male -
- 2018 article from MotionPictures.org - in 2014, the Academy voter was on average 63 years old, with 76% of the members being male, and 94% of the members being white.
- Preferential voting explanation
Monday, January 27, 2020
PODCAST: "Captain America: Civil War" (2016) - Avengers Chronological Countdown 13 w/ Jamie and Ryan
Watched: 01/04/2019
Format: Disney+
Viewing: Unknown
Decade: 2010's
We get to the dark middle chapter of the Avengers Chronological Countdown as Cap and Tony cannot agree on some paperwork, Bucky says a farewell to arms, a "Cats" understudy becomes a hero and Aunt May is suddenly way more interesting. It's "Captain America: Civil War"! and Jamie and Ryan are going to talk about it!
Music:
Captain America: Civil War, Main Theme - Henry Jackman, Captain America: Civil War OST
Complete Chronological Countdown:
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
PodCast: "1917" (2019) - SimonUK and Ryan in one long take!
SimonUK and Ryan ponder the atrocities of WWI via the 2019 critical darling and single-shot technical exercise, "1917". As accolades pile up, our two heroes must traverse a conversation across enemy lines and ponder what a war movie means and looks like in 2020.
Music:
1917 - Thomas Newman, 1917 OST
SimonUK Playlist:
Friday, January 17, 2020
PODCAST: "The Island" (1980) - a SimonUK Cinema Series Special! w/ Ryan
Watched: 01/05/2019
Format: DVD
Viewing: First
Decade: 1980's
Ahoy! We sail into the NSFW new year with a tale of unlikely adventure and horror as a very 1980-era Michael Caine heads to the Bermuda Triangle to look into some missing boats only to find: a secret civilization of PIRATES. And not fun, yo-ho-ho pirates, but, like, crazy inbred weirdo pirates. It's a whole scene, man.
Music:
Island Magic - Ennio Morricone, The Island OST
SimonUK Playlist
Friday, January 10, 2020
PODCAST: "Trading Places" (1983) - The Holidays Will Never End, w/ MRSHL and Ryan
Watched: 01/04/2019
Format: Amazon Streaming
Viewing: Unknown
Decade: 1980's
The holidays never end here at The Signal Watch! We've got one more PodCast for you as we discuss "Trading Places" (1983), a movie about class, race, and power of hoping your audience knows a whole lot about the commodities market (we do not). Join us as we discuss a movie that's both dated and ageless. Oh, and it takes place at Christmas, sort of.
Music:
Overture - Mozart, The Marriage Of Figaro
Holidays 2019
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