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Podcast #072 - The Brit and Two Yankees
- The Star Wars series is finally coming to Blu-ray - and, no, the originals are ignored Panasonic launching six BDXL (100 GB Blu-ray disc) DVRs Chitty Chitty Bang Bang coming to Blu-rayToy Story trilogy coming in a 10-disc Blu-ray/DVD/DC setSamsung BD-Px600 line of Blu-ray players having problems with v2.09 firmware Verizon FiOS will have the first NFL 3D broadcast between Giants and Patriots on 2 September Netflix and Epix (Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM) confirm a streaming deal HBO not allowing non-DVD releases on Netflix A new HDMI cable scam is underway - 120/240/480 Hz and 3D labels now being used James Cameron shows off a Cameron-Pace 3D camera rig Bryan Singer reveals some of the details for the upcoming X-Men: First Class Karl Urban confirmed to play Judge Dredd in upcoming remake The 15 biggest box office bombs The 15 cheapest movies that became cult classics How Gareth Edwards shot Monsters with only $15,000 Another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is in the works MGM comes ever closer to bankruptcy Josh Brolin smacks the MPAA for giving The Tillman Story an R rating Behind-the-scenes information for Inception Information for Harry Potter movie split Warner Bros. to release a new live-action/CGI Bugs Bunny movie Terminator 3000 CGI-based movie now in legal limboUniversal is spending an obscene amount of money to convert the game Battleship to a sci-fi movie An incredible Dalek birthday cake! The Brit and Yankee
Podcast #071 - A Jump To The Left
- Long-awaited Playstation 3 3D update coming in September Panasonic reveals the first consumer-grade 3D high-definition camcorder Thor and Captain America going 3D -- but (sadly) in post-productionSamsung releases a 50-inch, no-frills, 720p, 3D-ready plasma TV for less than $1,000 Blu-ray is now available at most Redbox locations Iron Man 2 Blu-ray available on 28 September with a lot of extrasAlien Anthology Blu-ray set bursting forth on 26 OctoberPeanuts holiday collection coming to Blu-ray on 5 OctoberThe Rocky Horror Picture Show is just a jump to the left on Blu-ray on 19 OctoberThe Six Million Dollar Man (complete) coming to home video for the first timeNetflix will no longer require a disc on PS3 starting in late October Netflix launching a streaming-only server in Canada this fall New Back to the Future trailer hits the UK for an October theatrical release Spoilers! The Transformers 3 opening sequence has been revealed Rumor: Betty White considered to play God in Oh, God! remake Star Trek 2 begins filming in JanuaryFCC's indecency policies have been struck down as violation of First Amendment Scott Bakula: There WILL be a Quantum Leap movie Batman 3 cinematographer wants to film in non-3D IMAXRumor: Batman 3 likely to have The Riddler as the antagonistThe Dark Night on iTunes includes six featurettes (purchase only)Warner Bros. to release three, new Looney Tunes 3D cartoons (26-second preview in article)New Yogi Bear live action movie gets its first trailer Len Wiseman (Live Free or Die Hard ) wants to remake Total Recall Motorola and Verizon are teaming up to make a TV tablet NASA (not "Nasa", BBC!) debuts a full-time HD channel 56 incredible photos from the set on Transformers 3
Podcast #070 - 234 Years
- U.S. consumers purchase $55m worth of 3D hardware Transformers 3 will be filmed in native 3D (not converted in post-porcessing)DirecTV and Panasonic launch n3D Channel The Lion King to go 3DMartin Scorsese is in love with 3D Sears and Kmart to launch a streaming video service this Christmas Escape from New York remake in the worksTroubled Footloose remake gets its cast The SciFi Channel SyFy to let viewers create a new "B" movieStar Trek fans in L.A. get treated to 70mm theatrical showingsNew trailer for Space Battleship Yamato (known in the U.S. as Star Blazers ) Arthur remake in the worksBeavis and Butthead returning with new episodesAvatar returns to theatres on 27 August with new footageNew James Bond film cancelled due to MGM's financial woes Christopher Nolan confirms that he's working on Batman 3 script Still looking more and more like Peter Jackson is directing The Hobbit Back to the Future 25th Anniversary DVD/Blu-ray to have Eric Stoltz scenesThe new Spider-Man is ... Andrew Garfield New Harry Potter theatrical one-sheet Sadly, Clash of the Titans will be getting a sequel, but at least it's being filmed in 3D this time Cable companies and network consider smaller TV bundles (like anyone believes this will actually happen...)Wicked to be given a big-screen releaseAlleged Twilight bootlegger sues movie theatre Tron Pro Street Light Cycle on eBay ... but it's not cheap
Podcast #069 - A Perverted Title Is Too Obvious
- Obituary: Easy Rider and Hoosiers star Dennis Hopper, dead at 74Disney's first Blu-ray 3D announced - and it's not cheap Panasonic to sell a massive 152-inch plasma TV Google announces Google TV New Xbox 360 announced; $50 price drop on existing consoles First commercially available Blu-ray 3D, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , due 22 JuneThe original King Kong to be released on Blu-ray Sam Raimi to helm the Wizard of Oz prequel Indiana Jones 5 in the works......while Shia LaBeouf admits that Indiana Jones 4 wasn't good. The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made is in the worksFourth Bourne movie in the works Guillermo del Toro is no longer directing The Hobbit Sir Ian McKellan says that The Hobbit is still on schedule HD 101: Overscan and why all TVs do it Three Musketeers remake lands Orlando BloomGary Oldman to offer his voice for Kung Fu Panda 2 Shelock Holmes 2 and Flash release dates announcedParamount still working on Footloose remake Megan Fox kicked out of Transformers 3 ... ...and Victoria's Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley takes her place Michael Bay offers mea culpa for Transformers 2 ; promises 3 will be better Mr. T doesn't like the new A-Team movie Interview with Leonard Nimoy Star Trek Live now showing at the Kennedy Space CenterUnfortunately, Hollywood is making Clash of the Titans 2 Warner Bros. accused of pirating anti-piracy technology Mass Effect movie in the worksExclisive Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows scenes in upcoming LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 game 100 Things You Didn't Know About The Empire Strikes Back Idiots at MPAA worried about U.S. soldiers pirating movies while stationed overseas 25 DIY Home Theater Favorites $6 million home theatre exemplifies overkill The Amityville Horror home is up for sale (Thanks, but I'll pass)Premakes: The Empire Strikes Back Limited edition, 24-inch Stormtrooper Super Shogun Ralph Macchio tries to be bad in Wax On, F*ck Off
Podcast #068 - Pico And Sepulveda
- The PS3 goes 3D ... but only for games NewSight shows off the world's largest glasses-free 3D display Warner adds almost 100 movies to their DVD-to-Blu-Ray upgrade program Star Wars Blu-ray is in the worksAvatar smashes Blu-ray records, but doesn't work on certain modelsNetflix quietly rolls out HD on PC and Mac Paramount issues a recall for Saving Private Ryan Sapphire Series Blu-ray Sony brings streaming baseball to PS3 Robert Downey, Jr. as the Wizard of Oz? Men In Black 3D is set for a May 2010 releaseStallone says "No" to Rambo V Fox to make Commando The Hobbit is not delayed; still on track for a 2012 releaseBen Hur and Citizen Kane in moratoriumVerizon offers YouTube and Internet radio over FiOS YouTube opens a rental store Hulu abandons plans to expand their service to the UK How To Train Your Dragon 2 coming in 2013Ridley Scott confirms that Alien prequel will be shot in 3D Hugh Hefner donates almost $1 million to save the Hollywood sign Best Buy opens its first UK store in Thurrock Paramount creates Insurge Pictures as an experiment for successful indie films Monsters, Inc. sequel is in the worksHugo Weaving to play The Red Skull in upcoming Captain America Bill Murray talks about Ghostbusters 3 problems Next James Bond is on hold indefinitely New on-line store to buy and rent hard-to-find and public domain movies The Last Airbender movie to get the 3D butcher treatmentThe Dark Knight cinematographer talks about Batman 3 in 3DPeter Serafinowicz steals movies ... even the ones he's in Hitler Downfall parodies are removed from YouTube to the director's dismay Ostendo CRVD 43" 3:1 aspect ratio monitor FCC allows the MPAA to shut off your hardware Avatar extended re-release confirmed, more of Pandora on the waySteve Jobs says that those who want to distribute HD from Macs should use YouTube (Are you that clueless, Steve?)DeviantARTist's Star Wars paintings Awesome Muppet wedding cupcakes Lord of the Rings fan builds a model of Bag End from scratchStar Wars Wampa rugGreat Star Wars LEGO story Star Wars AT-AT baby strollerSir Ian McKellan mistaken as a tramp outside of an Australian theatre
Podcast #067 - I'm Radioactive
- Mistubishi to release new 3D DLP TVs Sony UK to offer PS3 owners some free, 3D games with TV purchase LG to sell passive 3D TV to consumers - cheap, plastic 3D glasses for all! DreamWorks Animation to convert the entire Shrek library to 3D Resident Evil: Afterlife to be filmed properly using James Cameron's Fusion 3D camerasMartin Scorsese jumps into the 3D realm with The Invention of Hugo Cabaret Dreamworks' Jeffrey Katzenberg: 3D is at a "genuine crossroads" Go behind the scenes of 2D-to-3D conversion at In-Three New enclosure makes your PS3 Slim portable Netflix is available on the overgrown iPod iPad Warner Bros., Sony, and Fox make an exclusive deal with Blockbuster... ...while forcing Netflix and Redbox customers to wait 28 days to rent new releases HD DVD's last hurrah Private Benjamin to be remadePirates 4 hooks a very hot, French mermaidNational Treasure 3 in the worksHarrison Ford is confirmed for Cowboys & Aliens Seagate to offer Paramount movies on 500GB FreeAgent Go hard drive; Star Trek (2009) is a freebie Original Star Trek episode Space Seed , prequel to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , to be performed in Portland, OR Comcast wins the right to slow down your connection to competitors' web sites Hugh Jackman takes on role that is rather ... er ... ball sy Season finale of House was shot with Canon 5D DSLR cameras US government finally admits that the numbers that are thrown around regarding piracy are BS MPAA and RIAA want U.S. Internet censorship to extend into your home onto your PC - at taxpayers' expense! Original Wargames IMSAI computer (no, not WHOPR) to be sold Modern Warfare: Frozen Crossing - made by MW fans for just over $200New York turned into Pixels as 8-bit video games attack The "street legal" Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper New Hampshire state representative's joke about anime really "bombs" out
Podcast #066 - The Anti-April Fools Day Show
- Obituary: Peter Graves Robert Culp LG unveils full LED 3D HDTV - less than one inch thick! Panasonic "Touch the Future" 3D tour almost finished Universal 3D glasses (like universal remotes) are in development but are still ridiculously expensive Verizon to bring 3D to FiOS customers by the end of the year AT&T is bring faster U-verse to their 120 markets Verizon winds down their FiOS expansions; Comcast users understandably start to cry Netflix expects to bring HD to PC streaming by the end of the year Comcast looks to bring even more pixelization to an HD channel near you Disney's Beauty and the Beast to be released on Blu-ray in October Avatar to be released on Earth DayFox mulling rereleasing Avatar primarily to 3D theatres during the summer Will Smith continues his inexplicable need to remake 80s movies with Overboard Mickey Rourke Ron Perlman to take on the role as Conan's fatherAnother Godzilla remake to be done but under far more reputable studio wings 50,000 people to be sued for distributing some really crappy movies Frieda Pinto and Olivia Wilde targeted to be in the next Bond movie Tim Burton to direct 3D Addams Family animation Chris Evans (The Human Torch in Fantastic Four movies) to be the new Captain America Rupert Grint (Harry Potter movies) to break out of his Ron Weasley shell in Cherrybomb Trailer for Czech live-action/puppet film Kuky se vrací , from the creators of indie game Machinarium E*Trade talking babies movie in the works (ever hear of Look Who's talking ?)Jamie Foxx to write Laverne & Shirley remake New Buck Rogers 3D series in the works Star Trek expo in Hollywood, October 15-17The Hobbit is likely to be delayed to 2012 due to MGM financial problemsFerris Bueller Ferrari to be auctioned offThe truth about HDMI cables and why you're stupid if you pay more than $10 for one Battlefield Earth screenwriter apologizes for writing "the suckiest movie ever"
Podcast #065 - I'm Part Irish, Not Part Oi-rish
- 80s teen heartthrob Corey Haim, dead at 38 Jinni just about nails how to determine the Best Picture Oscar winner Consumer Reports tackles Samsung vs. Panasonic 3D TVs Best Buy gets exclusive Panasonic 3D TV package deal Samsung launches their 3D TVs Sony to launch their 3D TVs in June LG to offer a 15-inch OLED TV in Austria for *choke* €1,999 ($2,725) Green Lantern to be released in 3D (is that surprising?)Alien prequel will be in 3DStephen King's Pet Sematary to be resurrected A new Police Academy is in the works Grace Park joins the Hawaii Five-O remake Another Chipmunks movie is in the works ... and, yes, it's going to be in 3D Hugo Weaving targeted to play Red Skull in the new Captain America Warner Bros. looking to make a new Three Musketeers Sony now offers HD movies from on six major studios in the Playstation Store New Robin Hood trailer Interview with Martin Scorsese Max Headroom is coming to DVDA "germ" (disease?) of an idea for the next Indiana Jones movie The next Wolverine movie is heading to Japan Dermot Mulrony to star in new Rockford Files series Planet of the Apes prequel detailsGil Gerard and Erin Grey in a new Buck Rogers web series Interview with Tron: Legacy director Warner Bros. looking at buying Space Invaders license from Taito (Enough, already!)2010 Razzie Award Winners Sandra Bullock takes her Razzie award in stride
Podcast #064 - Speedy Gonzales Is Racist
- Andrew Koenig, "Boner" from 80s sitcom Growing Pains , found dead in Vancouver Samsung 3D TVs are now available (along with their ridiculously expensive glasses!)Do-It-Yourself 3D (red/blue anaglyph) for less than $250 Michael Bay is testing post-production 3D for Transformers 3 Another Treasure Island is planned 3D resolution chart: Determining when 720p vs. 1080p really matters Over-the-air, $20 per month cable/satellite alternative launches in Los Angeles Continuing to abandon their namesake, The History Channel is trying to bring Top Gear to the U.S. Subscribers to Verizon FiOS TV and HBO now have access to HBO programming online It's official: Clash of the Titans will be in 3D Green Lantern movie in the worksThird Riddick movie forthcoming Monsters Inc. 2 is in production A new "non-racist" Speedy Gonzales movie is in the works Redbox damns new DVD releases to piracy by caving to Warner Bros. Barnaby Jones Season 1 to be released on DVDwhat?? Wal-Mart buys out Vudu. Public waits to hear that Vudu will be moving to China. Another reason why DRM is evil: From a soldier in Iraq New Flash Gordon movie coming (in 3D) New Conan movie in the works; studio attempting to woo Mickey Rourke Atari trying to push Missile Command as a potential Hollywood franchise -- really? Odeon and AMC cower away from Disney's shortened DVD release window Deadlands 2 HD DVD release has been cancelledTheatre vice president needs to learn a bit about "customer service" (hint: Don't throw the F word at customers in e-mail)
Podcast #063 - BLIZZARD!!
- Avatar claims the spot as the top-grossing film ever......but it's not really the top when adjusted for inflation. News Corp. looking to create an Avatar sequel 27 Avatar questions as answered by the movie's designers Panasonic reveals four new 3D Blu-Ray players Sony readies its first $200 3D-ready Blu-Ray player Mitsubishi prepares to release a 3D Blu-Ray adapter for their TVs 3D firmware update coming to PS3 sometime this summer NVidia 8000 series (and newer) cards can do red/blue anaglyph 3D for PC games right now Netflix bringing 5.1 surround sound and closed captioning to streaming HD videos Bill Murray confirms that Ghostbusters 3 is in the works and that he will be a ghost in it... ...and GB3 will also be in 3D OFFICIAL -- Clash of the Titans will be in 3D The new Spider-Man will also be in 3D Escape from New York is being remadeNew movie to be based off of Stretch Armstrong Tom Cruise is coming back for Mission Impossible 4 House to be the most popular U.S. TV export to Europe for second year runningWarner to continue releasing Looney Tunes DVDs -- Blu-Ray in the future Miramax Studios is no more YouTube charging $5 for some videos Pirates of the Caribbean 4 to start filming in the summerNight at the Museum 3 is in the worksDaredevil getting a rebootJudge Dredd creator says that the new movie won't be as bad as the originalComcast aims to deliver more 3D than anyone else (with far more pixelization, too)BBC given the go-ahead to add copy protection to Freeview HD (complaints due by 5 April 2010)Hugh Jackman + Rocky V + Rock-Em-Sock-Em Robots $3,500 Lexicon Blu-Ray player found to actually be $500 Oppo Blu-Ray player The Brit and Yankee Twitter
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