Mike Russell closes out August with magic. First, a quick recap of Tim Burton’s career, and where Batman slots into a ranking of his films. Then, a career retrospective of Clint Eastwood’s, in order to get the taste of him losing an argument with a chair out of our mouths. That leads to the show jumping into a TARDIS, and visiting an alternate dimension in which The Dark Knight Returns is getting made into a movie – and Eastwood plays Batman. How does the rest of that movie fill out? It’s not the only fancasting indulged – we come up with the complete cast of The all-female Expendables. It’s just one of the 15 or 16 foolproof moneymaking ideas spun out of thin air by today’s show, and that’s all before Mike reviews Premium Rush and Lawless. It’s enough show to last you the three day weekend.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
{ 17 comments… read them below or add one }
Roy Scheider! One of cinema’s most under utilized actors.
Female Expendables:
Sigourney Weaver
Milla Jovovich
Linda Hamilton
Pam Grier
Michelle Yeoh
Cynthia Rothrock
Gina Carano
Villains:
Uma Thurman
Zoe Bell
Cameos:
Angelina Jolie
Lindsay Wagner
Uma Thurman and Zoe Bell. EXACTLY.
(And Joan Severance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiHjwbRaDLI )
Joan Severance, Tia Carrere and Brigette Nielsen as a trio of deadly models turned assassins.
Tia Carrere and Brigette Nielsen are essential additions.
Also what the hell let’s throw in Helen Mirren and Judi Dench as retired British black-ops pros. Mirren will tote a Kalashnikov in every scene in which she appears, regardless of the needs of the scene.
Can I play, too?
Oh, necessarily.
Sarah Michelle Gellar?
Show-notes for Friday, Aug. 31:
Clint Eastwood’s RNC speech:
http://gawker.com/5939482/watch-clint-eastwoods-rambling-bizarre-speech-at-the-rnc
My Oregonian review of “Lawless”:
http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2012/08/lawless_review_channels_vibran.html
“Sleepwalk with Me” at Cinema 21:
http://www.cinema21.com/#sleepwalkwithme
“Evil Dead” in 35mm at the Hollywood Theatre, starting Aug. 31:
http://hollywoodtheatre.org/evil-dead/
“Do the Right Thing” in 35mm at the Hollywood Theatre, starting Aug. 31:
http://hollywoodtheatre.org/do-the-right-thing/
“Rear Window” in 35mm at the Hollywood Theatre, Sat. 9/1 and Sun. 9/2:
http://hollywoodtheatre.org/rear-window/
B-Movie Bingo: “Showdown in Little Tokyo,” Tues. 9/4 at the Hollywood Theatre:
http://hollywoodtheatre.org/showdown-little-tokyo/
“Boyz in the Hood” at the Laurelhurst Theater:
http://www.laurelhursttheater.com/
The 1965 Italian futuristic comedy “The 10th Victim” screening Thurs. 9/6 as part of the “Movies & Moonlight” series at the Hotel Moderna:
http://nwfilm.org/screenings/42/432/#2520
A trailer for William Friedkin’s “Killer Joe,” which friend of the show Becky Ohlsen recommends:
http://youtu.be/cxpvzmvFHTM
Clip: http://youtu.be/QTTBULmplRI
Also forgot to mention: Sunday theatrical exhibition of “Breaking Bad” episodes:
Hollywood Theatre: http://hollywoodtheatre.org/breaking-bad/
Academy Theater: http://academytheaterpdx.com/
A clip that sums up the vibe of much of “Premium Rush”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Rxoq8luLs
Portland Pirate Festival • Sept. 1-2, St. Helens:
http://portlandpiratefestival.com/
“Haywire” on Netflix Instant — highly recommended:
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Haywire/70138801
Podcasts we recommended at the end of the show:
“PATIOH! PATINO!”
http://patiohpatino.wordpress.com/
“Kick Ass Oregon History”:
http://orhistory.com/archives/category/kaoh
“How Was Your Week” with Julie Klausner:
http://howwasyourweek.libsyn.com/
(And Joan Severance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiHjwbRaDLI )
Oh, and Brandon Bird’s glorious “Gran Torino” lunchbox. I want this.
http://brandonbird.com/lunchboxes.html
That is one of the greatest things ever. The Eric Roberts box is pretty awesome too.
I felt the same about the Eastwood speech, just sad. Great show, thanks for the show notes.
Don´t forget the end-level boss: Kathleen Turner (imagine the VOICE!)
Yes. Also, Karen Allen should turn up for one scene just to crack a guy in the jaw.
This must happen.
Late to the game here, but just to reassure everyone, the movie voices Mike does in this show are COMPLETELY WRONG. Sorry buddy! Wrong wrong wrong. Tom Hardy sounds like a badass.
(And yes, Wooderson gets naked in Killer Joe. Half the cast gets naked, actually. He’s not slimy, though; more sort of glistening.)
“Hrr hmmn hmnn ahm a little bird flahin in th’ sky ain’t got no sense hrm brass knuckles hrm”
TOTALLY AND EERILY ACCURATE, OHLSEN. [ ducks flying chair ]