FARCE/FILM Episode 72: Tron: Legacy, The Fighter

--> Episode 72 - 12/19/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Sonic Kim, Laura Rachfalski, Ben Wong

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 – 01:02

Tron: Legacy (spoilers) – 08:44

The Fighter – 38:07

WMD – 52:25

(The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Restrepo, Bad Santa, Risky Business, Black Swan, 127 Hours, Speed, Point Break, The Walking Dead, The Tourist, Bubba Ho-Tep, Ace in the Hole, Who's Afraid of V. Woolf?, Serpico, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3, The Green Mile, Superman: The Movie)

E-mail and Outro: 01:22:34

(Favorite Films Featuring Marine Life)

"Tron: Legacy"

Colin:
Sonic:
Laura:
Ben:

"The Fighter"

Colin:
Sonic:

-- Weekly Discussion --

This week on the show, our hosts discuss the incredible Jeff Bridges de-aging technology on display in Tron: Legacy. What are some of your favorite films that broke new ground with their visual effects?

FARCE/FILM Episode 68: Due Date

--> Episode 68: 11/09/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Kevin Mauer, Laura Rachfalski

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 - 01:04

Due Date – 09:23

WMD – 37:15

(Terminator, Romancing the Stone, Standard Operating Procedure, Fast Cheap and Out of Control, Dancer in the Dark, Barton Fink, The Color of Money, Fright Night, Candyman, Zombi 2, Fawlty Towers, The Walking Dead, Vertigo)

E-mail and Outro – 01:10:51

(Time travel movies)

"Due Date"

Colin:
Kevin:
Laura:

--Weekly Discussion--

This week, our hosts discuss Todd Phillips’ “Due Date,” and compare the criterion by which they rank comedies. Should obvious flaws be overlooked if the material is funny? What is more important to you, that a comedy make you laugh or draw you in?

FARCE/FILM Episode 67: Paranormal Activity 2, The Walking Dead

--> Episode 67: 11/02/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Kevin Mauer, Jon Mauer, Micah Haun

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 – 00:50

Paranormal Activity 2 (spoilers) - 04:02

The Walking Dead pilot - 34:37
WMD - 49:26

(Zombieland, The Tudors, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pushing Daisies, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Saw 3D, The Blob (1956), Trash Humpers, Dracula (1931), Bram Stoker's Dracula, Suspiria, Louie, Kontroll, House of Wax)”

E-mail and Outro - 01:19:34 (Favorite Horror Franchises/Deaths)

"Paranormal Activity"

Colin:
Kevin:
Jon:

"The Walking Dead" pilot

Colin:
Kevin:

-- Weekly Discussion --

This week on the show, our hosts discuss Extended, Unrated, and Director’s Cuts of films. Does allowing filmmakers to revise their work have its merits or does it just dilute the film itself? What are some of your favorite alternate versions?