Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Saturday, 26 November 2011

Thursday, 24 November 2011

LIMITLESS ***

USA: Neil Burger, 2011

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MOVIE MATTERS PODCAST - REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

This is perhaps slightly premature notice coming just a day after the release of the last Movie Matters episode, but for our upcoming thirteen episode we'll be looking at Pixar's two most maligned features, CARS and its sequel CARS 2. Unlike the last three instalments, all of which were specials covering three films apiece, this will be a "normal" episode covering only two films and therefore marking the return of our regular features: (a) the "upcoming releases" sections and (b) the "listeners' questions" section.

With that in mind, here's the topic for discussion:

What's your favourite and least favourite Pixar film and why?

You can either add your answers as replies to this post, tweet them to us at @MovieMattersTM, or drop us an email at moviematterspodcast[at]gmail[dot]com.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

MOVIE MATTERS PODCAST - EP12 'BRIAN DE PALMA SPECIAL - SISTERS, BLOW OUT & BODY DOUBLE'

In this episode of the Movie Matters podcast, regular co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie are joined by special guest Daniel Sardella to discuss the films of Brian De Palma. The three hosts cast an eye over three of the equally celebrated and derided filmmaker's most infamous thrillers - SISTERS, BLOW OUT and BODY DOUBLE - and induct another Blu-ray transfer into the Movie Matters Hall of Fame.

The music sampled in this episode is all from THE UNTOUCHABLES by Ennio Morricone, FEMME FATALE by Ryuichi Sakamoto, SISTERS and OBSESSION by Bernard Herrmann, and RAISING CAIN, BLOW OUT and BODY DOUBLE by Pino Donaggio.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER ***½

USA: Joe Johnson, 2011

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Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Saturday, 12 November 2011

Friday, 11 November 2011

ISLAND OF BLOOD *½

aka Whodunit?/ Scared Alive
USA: William T. Naud, 1982

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BURIED ***

Spain/USA/France: Rodrigo Cortes, 2010

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Thursday, 10 November 2011

MOVIE MATTERS PODCAST - EP11 'HALLOWEEN 2011 SPECIAL - SCREAM 4, THE DESCENT & POLTERGEIST'

The Movie Matters podcast returns after an impromptu extended hiatus with a Halloween special and promises of a more frequent recording schedule going forward. In this spine-tingling episode, co-hosts Lee Howard and Michael Mackenzie cast their eyes over horror movies old and new, discussing Wes Craven's SCREAM 4, Neil Marshall's THE DESCENT and Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's POLTERGEIST.


The music sampled in this episode is all from HALLOWEEN by John Carpenter, THE DESCENT by David Julyan, and THE EXORCIST by Mike Oldfield.

As mentioned in the podcast, here are some comparisons between the two different colour grades of THE DESCENT: http://www.landofwhimsy.com/archives/2011/11/movie-matters-11---halloween-special-ii/

Please note that some minor audio interference may be audible in the earliest parts of the episode. This was due to failing equipment that has since been replaced and should not be a problem in future episodes.

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