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Crane Kick Commentaries

A film Podcast hosted by Jake Del Mastro and Keaton Beyer. As a duo, or with a roster of rotating guests including frequent collaborator Felix Frontini, the guys discuss the history, production, legends, star-trek connections, as well as the truth behind of a wide variety of movies. Get ready for: Deep-dives, digression filled discussion, occasional film legend sicophantry, constant Canadiana, not-irregular discussions of Aliens (to Jake’s chagrin ), tally keeping in the never ending game of Cinemetrics, Questionable opinions on The Next Generation, and much more. New episode every Thursday!

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  1. Episode 99: The Doors, Part 2 - Welcome to Oliver Stone Land!

    In this Episode we finish our discussion of Oliver Stone's 1991 Jim Morrison Biopic: The Doors. We discuss the wild production of the movie, Constant drug use, the defacement of a National Park, Oliver Stone's relationship with dictators and whether Ed Sullivan was a CIA operative

  2. Episode 98: The Doors, Part I - Weird Scenes From Inside the Stone Mind

    In this Episode we discuss Oliver Stone's 1991 Jim Morrison Biopic: The Doors. We talk about the wacky world of Oliver Stone, The similarities between Val Kilmer and Mozart and Star Trek connections

  3. Episode 97: Lord of War, Part II - Soberingly Simple

    We finish our LOW coverage with some TREK, Production and TRUTH. NO EPISODE NEXT WEEK!

  4. Episode 96: Lord of War, Part I - Cocaine Ukraine

    This week we are discussing the Nic Cage film Lord of War. We do the 5 minute summary, some basic facts, Pre-production and HOW THEY SHOT IT.

  5. Episode 95: Young Frankenstein, Part II - It was Coffee!

    We finish our coverage of Young Frankenstein by talking about the production, HOW THEY SHOT IT, the TRUTH and our final thoughts.

  6. Episode 94: Young Frankenstein, Part I - Putting on the Ritz

    We are back with the Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder film Young Frankenstein. We do the 5 minute summary, some initial thoughts, the pre-production and TREK.

  7. Episode 93: Amadeus, Part II - Excessive Opera

    This week we continue discussing the 1984 epic Amadeus, we talk about the film's production, the TRUTH about Mozart and Salieri and our final thoughts

  8. Episode 92: Amadeus, Part I - Agree to Disagree

    This week we are discussing the 1984 epic Amadeus, we do the 5 minute summary, some contentious initial thoughts, pre-production and TREK.

  9. Episode 91: FUBAR, Part II - Kraft Deaner

    We've got an extra special episode for you this week to conclude our FUBAR Coverage. We discuss some production and TREK, we also shotgun some beers.

  10. Episode 90: FUBAR, Part I - Just Give ’r

    We are back with one of our most Canadian films yet— this week we are discussing FUBAR (2002). We talk background, Basic facts, 5minute summary and HOW THEY SHOT IT.

  11. Episode 89: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Part II - Get On With It!

    This week we return to finish talking about the comedy classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail, we talk about stomach turning production stories, exactly who shot it, the TRUTH about King Arthur and much more

  12. Episode 88: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Part I - Erratic Personality

    This week we are discussing the comedy classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail, we do the 5 minute summary, and spend a lot of time on the background of Monty Python, also Pre-production and TREK.

  13. Episode 87: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Part II - Frankenstein Defenestrates

    This week we conclude our A & C Meet Frankenstein coverage by discussing the production, and the TRUTH.

  14. Episode 86: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Part I - The Monsterverse

    This week we are discussing the classic Horror-Comedy film Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). We do the 5 minute summary, some background info and some pre-production facts. Also TREK.

  15. Episode 85: The Great Escape, Part II - Keeping it Light

    On this episode we discuss the production, the TRUTH and our Final thoughts on The Great Escape.

  16. Episode 84: The Great Escape, Part I - I’m in College

    This week we are discussing the extremely long film The Great Escape, for the first time we are on camera! We do the 5 minute summary, basic facts, and discuss some pre production and TREK.

  17. Episode 83: School of Rock, Part II - Oh, You Don’t Know the Man?

    This week we conclude our School of Rock series with a discussion on the Music, the production, the TRUTH, and our final thoughts.

  18. Episode 82: School of Rock, Part I - Stuck in the Dumb Days

    This week we are discussing the Jack Black classic School of Rock. We do the 5 minute summary, some initial thoughts, preproduction HOW THEY SHOT IT and TREK.

  19. Episode 81: The Princess Bride, Part II - Let’s Get Into It

    We conclude our Princess Bride Coverage with a discussion on the production HOW THEY SHOT IT, the TRUTH, Music and final thoughts.

  20. Episode 80: The Princess Bride, Part I - Anything But That

    Another classic this week with The Princess Bride. We do the 5 minute summary, some basic facts, pre-production and TREK.

  21. Episode 79: Wayne’s World, Part II - Buddhist Retreat

    This week we conclude our Wayne's World coverage with a discussion on the production of the film, some TRUTH and our final thoughts.

  22. Episode 78: Wayne’s World, Part I - Game On!

    This week we are excited to be covering the Mike Myers and Dana Carvey classic Wayne's World. We talk about the character's backstory, the preproduction and TREK.

  23. Episode 77: Hellboy, Part II - Should’ve Been a Puppet

    This week we conclude our Hellboy Coverage with a discussion about the production, and a dive into the murky waters of the TRUTH.

  24. Episode 76: Hellboy, Part I - Born for the Role

    https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ This week we are covering the Guillermo Del Toro Film Hellboy, starring Ron Perlman as the titular character. Keaton does the five minute summary this week, we also discuss the Basic Facts and Pre-production, followed by segments: How Did They Shoot it? and TREK.

  25. Episode 75: Solaris (Соляріс), Part II - Erotic Problems in Space

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  26. Episode 74: Solaris (Солярис), Part I - Parallel Industries

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  27. Episode 73: Left Behind, Part II - Average or Above Average Intelligence

    Good Lord. We conclude our Left Behind coverage by discussing the Production, the TRUTH, and the reception and follow up. Glad to have this film behind us.

  28. Episode 72: Left Behind, Part I - There’s Almost No Point (Besides Nic)

    This week we are covering the God-awful rapture/plane movie Left Behind, made only slightly watchable by Nic Cage. We discuss the plot, our thoughts, the background and some TREK.

  29. Episode 71: Big Fish, Part II - One Eye on The Paint and The Other on The Weather.

    This week we FINish our Big Fish coverage by discussing the Production, the TRUTH and our Final thoughts.

  30. Episode 70: Big Fish, Part I - Ewan Mcgregor’s Infinite Charm

    On this bitesize episode we are talking Big Fish. We discuss the summary, pre production and TREK.

  31. Episode 69: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Part II - Gene’s Expansive, Universe-Filling Vision

    This week we conclude our Star Trek: The motion Picture coverage by discussing the production and the TRUTH. Chunky episode.

  32. Episode 68: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Part I - Crane, the Final Frontier

    Welcome to the new year. We are discussing Star Trek: the Motion Picture in all its glory. This week we discuss some basic facts, the summary, some background HOW THEY SHOT IT and GATE.

  33. Episode 67: Santa Claus is Coming to Town - A Kiss a Toy is the Price You’ll Pay

    Merry holiday episode! we discuss the 1970 made for TV movie Santa Claus is Coming to Town, featuring Fred Astaire and Mickey Rooney. We talk history, production, TREK, SANTA, and more.

  34. Episode 66: Love & Mercy, Part II - Mike Love & Mercy

    Today we discuss the Truth behind the Brian Wilson & the film Love & Mercy and why everyone should hate Mike Love

  35. Episode 65: Love & Mercy, Part I - Two Films

    This week we are discussing the biopic/not biopic/ film about Brian Wilson, Love & Mercy. This week we discuss our initial thoughts, some basic facts, the Preduction, HOW THEY SHOT IT, and TREK. Part II next week.

  36. Episode 64: The Hurt Locker, Part II - Explosion Artist

    This week we conclude our coverage of The Hurt Locker. We discuss the production, some TRUTH, and our final thoughts.

  37. Episode 63: The Hurt Locker, Part I - Constant Tension

    This week we are discussing an Oscar winner, The Hurt Locker. We discuss some basic facts, Mark Boal, HOW THEY SHOT IT and some TREK.

  38. Episode 62: Shanghai Knights - Roy O‘ Bologna

    This week we are talking about the Shanghai sequel, Shanghai Knights. We talk summary, production, TREK and TRUTH.

  39. Episode 61: Shanghai Noon, Part II - Wet Shirt Don‘t Break

    This week we return to finish our discussion of the kung-fu comedy western Shanghai Noon. We talk about Production, Stunts and some very truthy things

  40. Episode 60: Shanghai Noon, Part I - If You can Stomach the Racism

    This week we are talking about the Jackie Chan vehicle, Shanghai Noon. It's pretty funny, and extremely racist. We talk synopsis, Jackie and TREK.

  41. Episode 59: The Exorcist III, (Spooky Series, Part III) - Redemption / HELL HELL HELL

    One last week of spooky as we discuss the Exorcist III in all its not-the-Exorcist II glory, some production, TRUTH and TREK and finally some final thoughts on the series. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

  42. Episode 58: The Exorcist II: The Heretic (Spooky Series Part II) - A Demented Mind

    This week we are talking about the god-awful exorcist sequel. This one is a slog through the summary, everything wrong with this film, production and TREK.

  43. Episode 57: The Exorcist (Spooky Series Part I) - The Power of Crane Compells you

    Welcome to the Crane Kick Spooky Season Special Series! This week we are talking about The Exorcist. TRUTH, Production, TREK and more! The series continues next week.

  44. Episode 56: 乱 (Ran), Part II - From a Distance

    This week we conclude our Ran coverage with a look at Kurosawa's career, the production and some TRUTH/HDTSI? hybrid action to close it off.

  45. Episode 55: 乱 (Ran), Part I - Forget the Flute!

    This week we are discussing the Kurosawa epic 乱 . This week we talk about some backstory, HOW THEY SHOT IT and some TREK.

  46. Episode 54: Get Out, Part II - What Kind of Psychopath Drinks Milk and Listens to Dirty Dancing?

    This week we conclude our Get Out Coverage by discussing the development, the production, the Academy and the TRUTH.

  47. Episode 53: Get Out, Part I - How do you Zoom?

    This week we are discussing Jordan Peele's first film Get Out. We talk Basic Facts, HOW THEY SHOT IT, some music and TREK.

  48. Episode 52: Planet of the Apes, Part II - Apes are People too

    This week we conclude our Ape coverage with a discussion on the production, HOW THEY SHOT IT, and the TRUTH.

  49. Episode 51: Planet of the Apes, Part I - Zone of the Pan Troglodytes

    This week we are talking about the cultural touchstone Planet of the Apes. We discuss some Rod Serling backstory, Preduction, WWII, CCR, and some TREK.

  50. Episode 50: John Wick, Part II - John Wick's Bogus Journey

    We made it to 50! This week we are talking about the production, HOW THEY SHOT IT, and a Frankenstein segment we're calling TRUTHEMETRICS, which references some excellent Graphic work by George Hatzis at www.visu.info

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A film Podcast hosted by Jake Del Mastro and Keaton Beyer. As a duo, or with a roster of rotating guests including frequent collaborator Felix Frontini, the guys discuss the history, production, legends, star-trek connections, as well as the truth behind of a wide variety of movies. Get ready for: Deep-dives, digression filled discussion, occasional film legend sicophantry, constant Canadiana, not-irregular discussions of Aliens (to Jake’s chagrin ), tally keeping in the never ending game of Cinemetrics, Questionable opinions on The Next Generation, and much more. New episode every Thursday!

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