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We get to talkin' 'bout... Funimation's new Blu-ray restoration/upgrade of "DragonBall Z: Level 1:1" Mr. JJ Abrams' "Super 8" ... which is lookin' super sweet on Blu-ray The super low-budget, Roxbury, MA-filmed horror flick "The House of the Damned” (1966) The Robert Altman-produced drama "Welcome to L.A." (1976) Disney's "Prep and Landing" on DVD Gabriel Iglesias: Fluffy's Back 2 disc set from Comedy Central The Sy Fy Channels' "Being Human" The new "Toy Story" short film "Small Fry," which is attached to "The Muppets." http://www.post-movie.net is where you'll find all of our episodes online, and other stuff. Leave us a review on iTunes and/or send us email and let us know how the show's going. We're at contact@post-moive.net

In this episode, full-time movie reviewers and part-time film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss 'The Descendants' and 'The Muppets.' And then there's the other topics: That whole 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part 1' thing; 'The Color Wheel' at the ArtsEmerson Paramount; NBC reboots 'The Munsters;' and Sergio Leone's 'Duck, You Sucker' and 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' at the Harvard Film Archive. Email us at contact[at]post-movie.net http://www.post-movie.net is where all the other stuff is.

Directors Dennis Dugan's (in actuality, Adam Sandler directed it) 'Jack and Jill,' and Tarsem Singh's 'Immortals' get the full review treatment. We also discuss new DVD and Blu-ray releases including: 'Darker Than Black,' 'Toy Story' on 3D Blu-ray, 'West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition,' Criterion's release of Ingemar Bergman's 'Fanny and Alexander' and The Asylum's 'Three Musketeers' and more! Leave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do). Visit us online at post-movie.net

Directors Brett Ratner's Tower Heist,' Todd Strauss-Schulson's 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,' and Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia' get the full review treatment. Topics also discussed... Steve raspy voice due to his 'Spooky World: The Fear at Fenway' gigWhat's playing at the Coolidge Corner Theater in November'The Tobolowski Files' coming to The Brattle Theater in Harvard Square (Nov. 11th -13th) Leave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do). Visit us online at post-movie.net

We discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including: 'Captain America: The First Avenger,' Jewel Staite's 'Mothman' the 'Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy,' 1957's 'Valerie,' 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes: The Avengers' Volumes 3 and 4, 'The Howling: Reborn,' William Shatner's documentary 'The Captains,' 'Page One: Inside the New York Times,' Kevin Smiths 'Red State' and Disney's 'Winne the Pooh.' http://www.post-movie.net is where it all happens.

Directors Paul W.S. Anderson's 'The Three Musketeers,' Sean Durkin's 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' and Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman's 'Paranormal Activity 3' get the full review treatment. Topics also discussed... John's theory art house film overflow: The Sundace Effect Sergio Leone's films at the Harvard Film Archive, particularly 'Once Upon a Time in America on Nov. 5th John Wayne and Kirk Douglas' 'The War Wagon' (1967) Why thrillers and horror films desperately need more humor The strange return of Teddy Ruxpin and Lite-Brite! Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.net Leave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do). Visit us online at post-movie.net resides in their home. Henry Joost & Ariel  

We discuss new DVD and Blu-ray releases including: 'Scared Shrekless,' 'Monte Carlo,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,' 'The Tree of Life,' 'Phase 7,' 'A Better Life,' 'Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginings' and 'The People vs. George Lucas.' And Steve gets a little ranty with the 'Star Wars' issues. http://www.post-movie.net is where it all happens.

Directors David Frankel's 'The Big Year' and Matthijs van Heijningen Jr's 'The Thing' receive the full review treatment.What's more, John and Steve talk about ... - Having directors John Boorman ('The General') and Tom Tykwer ('Run Lola Run') get upset with them- Trying to forget 'The Human Centipede: Full Sequence'- What's at The Brattle on Halloween: 'White Zombie' with a Live Score by The Volcano Kings (Oct 31)- What's coming to The Harvard Film Archive: 'The Legend of Taylor Mead' (Oct 21-24)- What's coming to The Coolidge: director Lucio Fulci's 'Zombie' (Midnight, Oct 21)- And John being under the uncomfortable contempt of Stephen Baldwin Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netLeave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

New on video store shelves and up for extensive discussion in this episode is... Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) and Jackie Brown (1997) on Blu-ray - Both films making their debut on blu-ray, with Pulp Fiction getting a little extra love in the form of newly produced special features: New Interviews with the Cast and a Critic's Retrospective on the Movie's Place in Film History with Elvis Mitchel and Scott Foundas. The Honeymooners: Lost Episodes 1951-1957 - The Complete Restored Series on DVD - A 15-disc set running more than 3,000 minutes. It's everything a Honeymooner's fan could want. Really. There's 30 sketches in the set that have never been on DVD, 18 of which haven't been seen since they originally aired in the 1950s. It's $139.00, but all sorts of goodness. Poltergeist II (1986) on Blu-ray - John recalls the horrors of that "attack of the braces" scene. "A dental nightmare." Hero's Island (1961) on DVD - From the MGM Limited Edition Collection, starring James Mason and a young Harry Dean Sta

Shawn Levy's 'Real Steel' and George Clooney's 'The Ides of March' get the full-on review treatment.Also on tap ... - I recommend 'Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone,' which is now playing in New York and L.A.- John recomends 'The Hollies: Look Through Any Window,' which is new to DVD- I'm inspired to take a stand for journalists before Boston's 'Real Steel' screeningLet us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netLeave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

New Blu-ray and DVD releases are reviewed.Noted titles ...Poltergeist 2 (MGM)Manhunter (MGM)Hannibal (MGM)Robocop 2 (MGM)The Last House on the Left: Special Edition (MGM)And titles discussed at length...Friday the 13th: The Ultimate Collection (Paramount)The Sophia Loren Collection (Kino Loerber)Beauty and the Beast 5-disc Set 3D (Disney)The Lion King 4-disc Set 3D (Disney)Carolos (The Criterion Collection)Les Cousins (The Criterion Collection)Going Postal (NTI)Master of the World (MGM Limited Edition Collection)Trigun: Badlands Rumble (Funimation)Le Beau Serge (The Criterion Collection)Bridesmaids (Universal)Prohibition (PBS)Prom (Disney)The Revolutionary (MGM Limited Edition Collection)The Others (Lionsgate) Let us know what you think of the podcast! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netLeave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do). Visit us online at post-movie.netet enjoy the show!

Directors Jonathan Levine's '50/50' and Mark Mylod's 'What's Your Number?' get the full-on review treatment.Other subjects discuessed, particularly ... what's happening at The Coolidge Corner Theater (Coolidge.org) ...- The forthcoming film 'Blackthorn'- 'Jimmy Tingle's America' at the Brattle Oct 7-9- IFFBoston award winner 'Litterock' at ArtsEmerson's Paramount Theater Oct 7-9- More about the Stephen King flicks at the Coolidge Corner Theater this monthApologies for the hissy audio quality of this episode. We now know what NOT to do when saving files :)Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netLeave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

Bennet Miller's 'Moneyball' and Gary McKendry's 'Killer Elite' get the full-on review treatment.Other subjects discussed, particularly ... what's happening at The Coolidge Corner Theater (Coolidge.org) ...- 'Tucker and Dale vs Evil' at midnight- Diggin' 'The French Connection' in 35mm- Stephen King adaptations- The strangeness of Kevin Smith's 'Red State'- And John implores everyone to see 'A Dolphin's Tale'  ... but NOT in 3-DLet us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netLeave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

Rod Laurie's 'Straw Dogs' and Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Drive' get the full review treatment.Other areas traversed...- 'Rolling Thunder' at midnight and the latest Q&A ever at the Coolidge.- 'Sophie's Key' and a film introducer's worst nightmare- 'The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training' actually and deservedly gets honored- 'Dr. Detroit' and Dan Aykroyd at his best (yes, there was a time)- Recalling the '80s films of Chevy Chase- What's up with Boston's Stuart Street Theater?Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netLeave us a review on iTunes (because writing is fun).Visit us online at post-movie.net

New Blu-ray and DVD releases are reviewed, including- 'Scarface: Limited Edition' (dir. Brian De Palma, 1983) on Blu-ray - 'Straw Dogs: The Unrated Version' (dir. Sam Peckinpah, 1971) on Blu-ray- 'Trainspotting' (dir. Danny Boyle, 1996) on Blu-ray- 'If....' (dir. Lindsay Anderson, 1969) on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection- 'Disco Worms' (2011) on DVDOther valued concerns ... - Get on over to The Coolidge Corner Theater and see 'The Debit' starring Helen Mirren!- John tells of the strangeness that was 'Trainspotting: The Play' in Los Angeles- Susan George knows how to make an entrance in 'Straw Dogs'- Steve's resentment of Danny BoyleLet us know what you think of the podcast! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netLeave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

Steven Soderbergh's 'Contagion' and Gavin O'Connor's 'Warrior' get the full review treatment.Other areas traversed... - The Harvard Film Archive's 'American Punk' series ruled, like way seriously.- Matt Damon is a great leading man because he's a great character actor.- 'Suburbia' in 35mm is a trip.- Sonny Chiba needs his own retrospective at Harvard.- Eating during a movie can be exceptionally disruptive; sometimes as much as talking or texting.- Gweneth Paltrow is a good sport. How can you not love what she lets Soderbergh do to her character in 'Contagion'?- Find and watch 'Linda, Linda, Linda.'Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netLeave us a review on iTunes (because writing is fun).Visit us online at post-movie.net

Steve Head and John Black turn their attion to the new Blu-ray & DVD releases: Secret Sunshine, Nikita, The Perfect Host, Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, Rebirth, If a Tree Falls, Meek's Cutoff, and The Best of Jack Benny. John asks, How amusing are those Lucky Strike cigarrette ads during The Jack Benny Show? And Steve remembers Elke, the cat from The Towering Inferno.Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.netVisit us online at post-movie.net

Directors David R. Ellis' "Shark Night 3D" and David Robert Mitchell's "Myth of the American Sleepover" get the full review treatment.John and I also discuss the slate of films playing this month at the Brattle, The Coolidge Corner Theater, and the Harvard Film Archive; "Class of 1984," "The French Connection," and the films of Woody Allen. Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at contact@post-movie.net Visit us online at post-movie.net

Inspired by an obnoxious "texter," Steve Head and John Black discuss what should be done to stop cell phone users during movies, and the protocol for booting these selfish, incosiderate jerks (particularly texters!) from a theater. We're at our wit's end. These people must go.Receiving the full film review treatment is Guilermo del Toro's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and the comedy Our Idiot Brother, starring Paul Rudd.Also up for discussion is the new documentary Chasing Madoff, and the new home video releases: Akira Kurosawa's High & Low, Jodie Foster's The Beaver, the BBC's Top Gear 16, Blitz starring Jason Statham and Little Big Soldier starring Jackie Chan.And Steve (having experienced a 5-hour screening of Cleopatra during the Harvard Film Archive's Joseph L. Mankiewicz retrospective) and John (who's seen the film *6* times) reminice about Taylor & Burton's epic 1963 debacle. Follow us online at post-movie.net Send us an email at contact@post-movie.net and tell us what you think of the show! And

Steve is impressed by the 'Life on Mars - Full motion-capture viewing experience with audio commentary' feature on Disney's Mars Needs Moms Blu-ray, and John finds the Conan the Barbarian remake to be one of the most trying theatrical experiences of the year. Fright Night and Attack the Block get the full review treatment. Plus the new Blu-ray releases of Top Gun and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing and The Killer's Kiss are discussed. Follow us online at post-movie.net Questions or comments about the show? Email us at contact@post-movie.net