Friday, June 26, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 107: Fan Theories



Was Doc Brown actually trying to kill himself in Back to the Future? Is everyone in Westoros the bad guy, EXCEPT the White Walkers? Do District 9 and Chappie take place in the distant past of the Halo universe?  Bruce and Larry examine the evidence and discuss fan theories. 

Fan Theories, the practice of taking evidence presented in pop culture to predict future outcomes of stories, to examine motivations for characters, or make a mediocre story a little better.

Why do fans like to speculate? Why do we try to add to existing narratives?  Why do we share in the world building by creating elaborate fan theories? They ask that and more in Episode 107 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 106: Chariots of the Gods? (1970 Film)



Did humanity get a jump start thousands of years ago via in Extra Terrestrial intervention? Is Earth merely the location of the biggest Cargo Cult in all of creation?  Bruce and Larry visit the ancient astronaut theory and watch Chariots of the Gods?, the 1970 film adaptation of Erich Von Daniken's book of the same name. 

They look at the plausibility of the theory as well as criticisms of invented evidence and bad science. They explore the theory's impact on popular culture including Jack Kirby and Battlestar Galactica. 
All that and more in Episode 106 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Friday, June 12, 2015

Media Montage Podcast 105: The Beastmaster (1982)



He can talk to the animals! 

Dr. Doolittle? 

No! The Beastmaster. 

This week Bruce and Larry visit a faraway time and place filled with magic, prophecy and loincloths. They take a look at Don Coscarelli's 1982 fantasy epic starring Marc Singer, Rip Torn, Tanya Roberts and John Amos.  Singer plays Dar, a child born of prophecy and gifted with the power to communicate with and control animals.  He fights against the evil powers of Maax (Rip Torn) and the evil horde of Juns.  

Beastmaster is a cable TV classic and seemingly ran forever on HBO and WTBS in the 1980s and 90s, developing cult film status. Is that status deserved?   Does Dar need to take some sensitivity training? Did that tiger really die from an allergic reaction to black dye?  Those questions and more in Episode 105 of the Media Montage Podcast.

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Friday, June 5, 2015

Media Montage 104: Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)



It's high school reunion time! Larry and Bruce go back to 1997 to take a look at the 10 year high school reunion of Martin Blank. Martin's life is complicated by the fact that he's a contract killer, the government is after him and the love of his life isn't ready to let him back into her life.

Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 black comedy starring John Cusack as Martin, Minnie Driver as Debbie, and Dan Ackroyd as Martin's relentless rival, Grocer.

Are we our jobs? Can we move past what we do for a living, and be better people? When is the right time to let go of the past? Those questions and more in Episode 104 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015