Synopsis
Movies reviewed, the CSICON way.
Episodes
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Movieing On #169: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
23/11/2015 Duration: 37minAndrew's away this week, so Jon steps in to take his place in what might be the most buxom episode of Movieing On ever to be recorded. Unfortunately, however, it's another one of those days where everybody just likes the movie enough for there to be a dearth of discussion to be had about it - it's hard to find anything to discuss when everybody just genuinely likes the movie in question. Still, we all had a good time, and that's what counts; right? Show notes and links: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) (imdb.com) When her great aunt dies, famous horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight New England town Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house, a witch's cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once the stuffy locals get an eyeful of the scream queen's ample assets, all hell busts out and breaks loose. Can the Madonna of the Macabre find love with a studly cinema owner, avoid her creepy great uncle, titillate the town's teens and become a Las Vegas dance sensation - all without
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Movieing On #168: Koyaanisqatsi
16/11/2015 Duration: 44minThis week, we sit down to watch the 90 minute Philip Glass music video also known as Koyaanisqatsi - a collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them. Show notes and links: Koyaanisqatsi (1982) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #167: The Faculty
09/11/2015 Duration: 53minThe gang's back together, and they suspect something not right in the world. People just aren't acting the way they're supposed to be acting ... Show notes and links: The Faculty (1998) (imdb.com). This post has no title. (youtube.com). Diuretic (en.wikipedia.org). This post has no title. (dailyrecord.co.uk). | Movieing On (movieing-on.com).
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Movieing On #166: Heavenly Creatures
02/11/2015 Duration: 49minThis week, Rachel picks a movie and makes herself unavailable when we start recording the episode about the movie. Andrew, Breki and Toerag suspect this might be her payback for having forced her to watch all the violent, hateful, surprisingly often Nazi-themed movies we've seen of late. Show notes and links: Heavenly Creatures (1994) (imdb.com). Heavenly Creatures (en.wikipedia.org). Parker–Hulme murder case (en.wikipedia.org).
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Movieing On #165: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
26/10/2015 Duration: 47minIt's a movie that isn't a movie, more cult than history. How did the four of us enjoy it? Show notes and links: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #164: Heat
19/10/2015 Duration: 54minRachel and Andrew couldn't make it today, so Toerag and Breki sat down to talk about the best movie in the history of forever and ever. Show notes and links: 10 Great Ponytails | The Movie Lists (themovielists.wordpress.com). Heat (1995) (imdb.com). The Saint (1997) (imdb.com). Tombstone (1993) (imdb.com). Willow (1988) (imdb.com). Top Secret! (1984) (imdb.com). Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #163: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
12/10/2015 Duration: 50minIt's a film noir parody - and most of us really didn't like it. At all. Show notes and links: 118 118 ITV Sponsorship (vimeo.com). Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (imdb.com). "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Trials and Tribble-ations (TV Episode 1996) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #162: Starship Troopers
05/10/2015 Duration: 46minAnother week, another movie from 1999 or earlier! This time around, the gang covers the movie very loosely based on the Heinlein book of the same name. It's not a very good movie, but there are plenty of things that can be said about it anyway. Show notes and links: Starship Troopers (1997) (imdb.com). 6 Mind Blowing Ways 'Starship Troopers' Predicted the Future | Cracked.com (cracked.com). Portraits of Soldiers Before, During, and After War (mymodernmet.com). Timothy Omundson (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #161: Cabaret
28/09/2015 Duration: 57minIt's a movie about a female club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin who romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them. One would think the discussion of said movie would be fairly straight forward and everybody would agree with each other. Instead, what we got was a heated debate about ... well, listen to the episode and find out for yourself! Show notes and links: Cabaret (1972) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #160: The Thing
21/09/2015 Duration: 46minIt's that time of the week again, and - barring some technical issues that kept Andrew from joining the show until a few minutes in - three people sit down and talk about the John Carpenter classic; The Thing. Show notes and links: The Thing (1982) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #159: East of Eden
14/09/2015 Duration: 42minJon hands over the hosting baton to Breki in this episode, where they deal with the 1955 movie East of Eden, a movie that nobody quite seems to like as much as the hype says they should. Show notes and links: List of Academy Award records (en.wikipedia.org). How producer Jon Peters and a giant spider nearly ruined Superman | The Pop Cultist (thepopcultist.com). East of Eden (1955) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #158: The Breakfast Club
07/09/2015 Duration: 46minThis week on Movieing On, the cult classic we've all been waiting for finally rears its head. Show notes and links: The Breakfast Club (1985) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #157: The Ninth Gate
31/08/2015 Duration: 50minThis week we've been dabbling with arcane books and watched the 1999 film The Ninth Gate. Show notes and links: The Ninth Gate (1999) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #156: Four Weddings and a Funeral
24/08/2015 Duration: 39minThis week we've been watching the 1994 romantic comedy, Four Weddings and a Funeral. Show notes and links: Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #155: Lethal Weapon
17/08/2015 Duration: 55minThis week, Andrew is out, so Breki steps in and covers for him. The team tackle the classic 1987 buddy cop movie, Lethal Weapon! Show notes and links: ▶ Why CG Sucks (Except It Doesn't) (youtube.com).
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Movieing On #154: MASH
10/08/2015 Duration: 55minThis week we're watching the 1970 move MASH, which isn't to be confused with M*A*S*H even though it's the same idea and has the same character names. Show notes and links: MASH (1970) (imdb.com). M*A*S*H (TV Series 1972–1983) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #153: Police Story
03/08/2015 Duration: 59minThis week we're looking at the 1985 Jackie Chan film, Police Story. Show notes and links: Jackie Chan's Major Injuries: A Catalogue of Pain (kotaku.com). Police Story (1985) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #152: The Prophecy
27/07/2015 Duration: 43minThis week we're watching the 1995 movie, The Prophecy. We manage to not do a single Christopher Walken impression, which is some kind of miracle. Show notes and links: The Prophecy (1995) (imdb.com).
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Movieing On #151: Beauty and the Beast
20/07/2015 Duration: 42minThis week we're looking at the 1991 classic Disney animation Beauty and the Beast. Show notes and links: Not language but a map — just shut up. (gyzym.tumblr.com). Beauty and the Beast (1991) (imdb.com). Reused animation in Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast (youtu.be).
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Movieing On #150: The Rock
13/07/2015 Duration: 48minThere was a time when Michael Bay was an interesting upcoming film directory. With that in mind this week we're looking at the 1996 Bay film, The Rock. Show notes and links: The Rock (1996) (imdb.com).