86: Classified Wi-Fi
Independence Day.
Every so often a movie comes out that takes the world by surprise at just how big it becomes. Star Wars did this in 1977 and recently and recently it happened with Jurassic World, but in the summer of 1996 it happened again with a movie no one could have predicted.
In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Michael Schindler and Richard Marquez to talk about Independence Day (ID4). We discuss our recollection of 1996, bringing back the disaster film, the cast, impressive effects, if it holds up and our ratings.
ID4 (00:02:44)
Remembering 1996 (00:04:41)
Bringing Back Disaster (00:14:55)
The Cast (00:28:29)
Impressive Effects (00:43:18)
Does it Hold Up? (00:51:16)
Michael Schindler
Richard Marquez
Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)
Category:general -- posted at: 9:30am MST
85: Bond is the Pawn
From Russia With Love.
After the success of Dr. No the producers immediately began planning their next film in the Bond saga and landed on From Russia With love, which coincidently had just been named one of John F. Kennedy's favorite books in an interview with Life magazine. What could go wrong?
In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by 00 agent John Champion to talk about From Russia With Love. We discuss continuing Bond, changes from the book, women and villains, a troubled shoot, heightened realism, behind the scenes heroes, great moments and our ratings.
Live from Goldeneye (00:02:05)
Continuing Bond (00:04:40)
Changes from the Book (00:16:49)
Women and Villains (00:20:30)
A Troubled Shoot (00:42:47)
Heightened Realism (00:47:53)
Behind the Scenes Heroes (00:55:14)
Great Moments (00:57:53)
John Champion
84: C-3PO Burlesque Show
Star Wars: Clone Wars.
In 2003, as Star Wars fans eagerly anticipated the last film in the saga, a surprise arrived on Cartoon Network, Clone Wars, a micro series of 20 episodes that gave a taste of what the war was like. With the success of the first 20, Lucas asked for 5 more episodes which would be longer and tell the story of the crawl from Episode III.
In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Jedi Masters Bruce Gibson and John Mills to talk about Star Wars: Clone Wars. We discuss our Clone Wars experience, volume one, if it's still fun, volume two, leading up to Episode III, voices, being over-written and doing yourself a favor.
Something Fun to Do (00:03:10)
Clone Wars Experience (00:04:35)
Volume One (00:16:52)
Still Fun? (00:25:21)
Volume Two (00:28:42)
Leading Up to Episode III (00:39:27)
Voices (00:42:18)
Over-Written (00:47:14)
Do Yourself a Favor (00:52:47)
Sat, 4 June 2016
83: Yes to the Mystique
X-Men: Apocalypse.
In the summer of 2000, Bryan Singer changed the landscape of superhero films with his first X-Men by having a movie that took it's story, characters and world much more seriously than had previously been seen in a comic book movie. Fast forward sixteen years later and Singer and company are back with their latest in the X-franchise.
In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by fellow X-Men Suzanne Williamson to talk about X-Men: Apocalypse. We discuss the X-franchise, new mutants, Quicksilver, rounding out the trilogy, a blessing or a curse, hero?, our ratings and a quick side note.
A Dragon's Age (00:02:31)
The X-Franchise (00:03:26)
New Mutants (00:08:35)
Quicksilver (00:21:05)
Rounding Out the Trilogy (00:22:47)
A Blessing or a Curse (00:30:17)
Hero? (00:37:37)
Side Note (00:47:19)
Suzanne Williamson