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The Hollywood Saloon
by Andy Siems / John Jansen
Enter the swinging doors of the Hollywood Saloon, kick up your spurs and get drunk with knowledge as Andy and John spin tales from the cinema trails. So strap on the six shooters and get ready for a showdown as the good, bad and the ugly of filmmaking is given the campfire treatment, where outlaw commentary rules the town. Tune in each week as the Saloon opens it s doors and examines what happend Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.
Episodes
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The NEED for SPEED
A discussion of the 2008 film SPEED RACER and the animated show.
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Saloon Shots 23 - Who the Hell is TinTin ?
From a far away land comes a new name in adventure...and it has nothing to do with a dog and everything to do with Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. Taking pages from the classic series and translating them to the screen with the latest in digital technology, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN has been...
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Super Summer 2011 vol.1 - THOR
He was brave, loyal and reckless - the future king, but the fate of the gods held a different path for Thor Odinson. Seeking great glory and deep pockets Marvel Studios calls on the Mighty Thor as it's next multi-million dollar big screen hero taping British Shakespearean Veteran Kenneth Branagh…
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Saloon Shots 22 - Dark Gripe Rising
Gotham City. Same bat time. Same bat gripe. With each new breaking story from the next chapter in the Dark Knight Saga comes a wave of critical disposition to rival Batman's greatest gallery of villains. The cloud of creation and confusion create a thunderstorm of opinions that now take root in…
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Never Happened
More than once upon a time in Hollywood, the passion of making a movie and the realities of production have failed to come in sync, leaving behind only the dreams and whispers of a film that Never Happened. Joining this illustrious club of rejects, John and Andy dig into the vault of old and new...
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FACE-OFF : the social network
From deep inside the binary code of inspiration and innovation, Mark Zuckerberg and friends teamed together to expand the idea of social networking on the Internet. A few years and Facebook later, it has over 500 million members and continues to grow. Where did it all begin? Why are there…
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Saloon Shots 21 - Team EDIT
From Hollywood's earliest pioneers of creation and collaboration, the pairing of director and editor has helped to push and expand the language of cinema in ways never before possible. The titans of twin thinking have discovered ways to take the unique art of film editing and create a musical...
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Saloon Shots 20 - 45 Days Later
The Incredible Shrinking Window of movies from theater to on-demand just got a new kick in the pants from news that a proposed 45 day window for theatrical exhibition will now open the door for a premium on-demand service, new movies costing $24.99. Can a premiere weekend "ultra-premium" service…
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Saloon Shots 19 - GROAN
People were sensing it. The SIGNS were clear. What was once an UNBREAKABLE relationship between director and audience was just not HAPPENING anymore. As the expansion of the M. Night Shyamalan brand moves into the next "presents" phase, an unwelcome cry of groans and anger came from potential...
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Saloon Shots 18 - Marvel Madness
Never have the words "Continuity is a Bitch" been so profound as Marvel Studios continues its drive toward the creation of THE AVENGERS. After setting up individual films for Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Hulk -- the new regime at Marvel have decided to make some 11th hour changes, finding...
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Saloon Shots 17 - Megan's Law
With 24/7 news infotainment cycles, just about any and every word from the famous gets recorded and raced around the world within hours of delivery. Today's new breed of celebrity can settle scores through multiple forms of multi-media. But at what cost? When one of Hollywood's oldest codes is...
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Apocalypse Hollywood VI: Expanding the FILMverse
For years, when considering the story and events in a motion picture, audiences were left with only the information provided between the start and finish of a film. Then came the novelization, which created a new market for expanded material based on movies. Radio Dramas, Comics and Sequel Novels...
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Saloon Shots 16 - WannaBe 3d
It came. It saw. It leaped from the screen and conquered. The next level of the 3-D cinema experience sprang into audiences laps and within six weeks, scored a quick two billion dollars. Now the AVATAR effect has jumped into full green light mode -- with new announcements weekly about the latest...
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Saloon Shots 15 - The Big Apple
From iPods to iTouch to iPhone, the development team at Apple has continued to meet and greet the challenges of 21st century portable entertainment devices. Now in the year we make contact, the iPad is unveiled to the world, combining portable and personal needs with the latest in future tech.…
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Saloon Shots 14 - 28 Days Later
From one year, to six months, to three months, the release window schedule for home video entertainment has always been in an ever changing flux. When DVD sales skyrocketed, the goal of getting movies into the hands of customers faster and sooner became a Hollywood battle cry that reaped millions...
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Saloon Shots 13 - Spider-Man 4ever
The spider sense is tingling and the warnings are now clear: Spider-Man 4 is no more. Creating a new web of intrigue, Sam Raimi has left the production of what was to be his final Spider-Man film and in his place a new script and re-boot concept awaits. Will this be the end of Spider-Man? A new...
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Saloon Shots 12 - Rat Branded
Product placement in motion pictures and television is nothing new. It is a full time enterprise, up and running for years, aimed at squeezing every bit of potential branding into and around a product that will be seen by millions. Now the next wave of opportunists have arrived, ready to be seen....
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Saloon Shots 11 - Cronenberg FLYS Again
To redux, or not to redux? That is the question facing David Cronenberg as new reports surface about the auteur's interest in re-helming the remake of his remake of THE FLY. After creating and playing in the world of Brundlefly for the big screen and the stage, does Mr. Cronengerg have a new...
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Saloon Shots 10 - Disney + Marvel
From Mickey to Magneto, the rich history of characters from Disney and Marvel has populated imaginations for generations. Now for the first time, the Marvel crew are joining the Mouse House to help expand Disney's growing reach into youth culture and beyond. Is this a desperate sale? A quick dip...
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Saloon Shots 9 - CGI PORN
From optical, to model to full computer generated image, the magic of visual effects has allowed filmmakers to add new levels of fantasy and realism to storytelling on film. But then the storm of the 1990's arrived pushing this unique speciality into the forefront. Now CGI has become the top…
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Saloon Shots 8 - Again With The Indy?
The crack of Indy's whip returned to screens in 2008, followed by a tidal wave of opinion, frustration and castration. Now the serial wheels are spinning again - emphasis on spin - and talk of a new Indiana Jones adventure has been discussed. Will Steven Spielberg use this opportunity to once…
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Saloon Shots 7 - Released
From the long lead of broadcast to DVD, the window of releasing television programs to home video has slowly gotten shorter, untill now. Welcome to the next level by watching the entire season the day after it finishes airing. With 24 leading the wave, the latest hammer to smash the old model…
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BOND NEVER DIES - Quantum of Solace
After going up against enormous odds in 20 previous films, James Bond came roaring back with Daniel Craig in CASINO ROYALE, firmly establishing a new Bond for the 21st century and creating a successful reboot for the franchise. Now 007 is taken into newer territory by embarking on a direct sequel...
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Saloon Shots 6 - Fake to the MAX
In the modern age of theatrical film screening, the IMAX brand stands head and shoulders above the rest. Combining awesome size and spectacular sound, the IMAX experience has helped make the IMAX brand one of the most unique theatrical experiences ever. However, now IMAX has moved into the...
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Saloon Shots 5 - Down Rated
We live in a time where Hollywood is so scared of opening night box office reports that they are willing to manipulate a film in order to receive a specific MPAA rating. The rating they desire is, of course, dictated to create the most broad mass appeal avaliable. Why not bring the kids to see a...
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Saloon Shots 4 - IronHypinitas
The act of over-hyping a good film into something more than it really is. This condition was first reported in the early 21st century when multiple film after film continued to disappoint audiences and then suddenly a good film comes out that doesn't suck. But what would normally end there has a...
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Saloon Shots 3 - Senequelphobia
In today's cluttered, branded marketplace, the early perception of a film can make or brake an opening weekend. A recent case of announcing a sequel to a film months before it's release has become commonplace. This senequelphobia, or fear of not announcing a sequel before a film opens is sweeping...
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Saloon Shots 2 - Archived?
Leave it to Warner Bros. to once again show the industry how it is done. With the opening of Warner Archives and the announcement of new titles to be released each month, a new game changer has charged into town. Moving from 20th Century thinking into the age of the 21st Century, Warner Bros.…
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Saloon Shots 1 - 3D Hustle
The new age of 3-D is springing from screens all across America, but for Regal Cinemas, a line has been drawn in the sand. As the studios continue to search for new ways to entertain AND cut costs, the idea of passing the buck of 3-D glasses onto the backs of the theater owners is opening an…
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Apocalypse Hollywood V: Fertile Cinema
After another summer of pop and circumstance and a long cold winter of creation, what kind of crops is Hollywood planting for the future? With the proliferation of sequels, remakes, reboots and rip-off's, it seems that corporate branding has replaced any chances of original movies being created…
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The Temple of Jones
From the sands of Cairo, to the jungles of Peru, to the mine shafts of India to the sewers of Venice -- one name has footprints in them all Indiana Jones. Starting from his first adventure in 1981, the travels and heroics of Professor Henry Jones Jr. have captured the imaginations of audiences,...
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Early Works
Before 2001, Raging Bull, The Terminator, E.T., JFK, Safe, Star Wars, Back To The Future, Boogie Nights, Pulp Fiction, Do The Right Thing and sex, lies and videotape...they were just young movie watchers with a dream. A passion. A cinematic vision so strong that no force on Earth would be able to...
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HALLOWEEN - The Shape of Fear
It was 1978. Leaves were falling, children were laughing and Michael Myers escapes from a sanitarium fifteen years after killing his sister on Halloween. A little town called Haddonfield was in for a big shock the night HE came home. Thirty years and nine films later, the legacy and legend of...
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art of commentary.
It came from the belly of the beast known as Laser Disc. The little analog wonder known as the 2nd audio track suddenly opened up new possibilities for providing unprecedented content for and about a film. Now directors, writers, actors and film historians are given the chance to set the record...
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APOCALYPSE HoLLyWooD IV - The Summer Pass
From the depths of JAWS to the outer reaches of STAR WARS, the summer blockbuster has spawned and grown for over thirty years, reaching record breaking numbers in 2007. While audiences flock to the latest in CGI-escapefest, critics are faced with the daunting task of putting films, movies and…
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BOND NEVER DIES - The Saga of 007 pt.3
Four Bonds down, two to go. From the rebirthof Goldeneye to the reboot of Casino Royale, Bond steps into the 90s and beyond. After a long six year absence, 007 is back in action with Pierce Brosnan filling out the tux and giving the Aston Martin a proper spin. In four larger-than-life missions,...
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STYLE - Film Grammar at the Movies
In the beginning there was only a single shot and take. Then came the first cut, followed by the close-up, the dissolve, the dolly, the crane, split-screens, rapid-editing and expressionistic camera angles. In a word, style was created. Jump forward 100 years and the remains of these attention...
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FuRy ROAD - Car Chases @ The Movies
From McQueen to Friedkin to The Blues Brothers to Bourne, the set-piece known as the car chase has been a Hollywood staple for over 40 years. Drop into gear and put the pedal to the metal as Andy and John buckle up and go for an extended ride through the greatest car chases of all time -- or so...
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FORMAT WARS
In the beginning there was VHS and it was good. Followed by LaserDisc, that was even better.. Then the sell-through market came marching home and movie collecting was never the same. Jump ahead to DVD which proved to be the biggest and best format yet. But the battle for video supremacy is not…
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THE FAN EDIT.
The idea of an alternate cut of a film is nothing new. But for some fans and films, this is not enough. Enter the newest phenomenon of Fan Edits, where a fan of the film gets busy with scissors (or a mouse) and assembles the ultimate version of their favorite film. Using passion as payment and...
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BOND NEVER DIES - The Saga 0f 007 pt.2
A good spy never retires, he is only reborn. Moore, Roger Moore takes the helm of the most famous franchise in movie history, bringing with him a new style and attitude to James Bond 007. From Live and Let Die through A View To A Kill, Moore would take on the tuxedo for more missions than any 007...
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BOND NEVER DIES - The Saga 0f 007 pt.1
From Dr. No to Diamonds are Forever, the first seven James Bond adventures helped usher in a whole new brand of action-adventure entertainment. At the center of it all is Bond, James Bond -- perfectly personified and established by Sean Connery. In his first five assignments, Bond would face some...
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APOCALYPSE HoLLyWooD III - The Shift
From Nickelodeons to the Mini-Series, the cinematic form of storytelling has been exploited in almost every imaginable running time length. From the epics and serials of the past to the new formats of the present, the future of the film canvas just got a shot of nitro from todays explosive DVD…
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Star Wars @ HOME
A long time ago, in a VCR far far away, the home video revolution got a galactic boost when STAR WARS finally came home for repeat viewings. For the first time, fans could play, rewind, fast-forward and freeze-frame their favorite moments from the groundbreaking film. Now celebrating its 29th...
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LITTLE FAT GIRL - The Future of Cinema
From Super-8 16mm film, to VHS and Mini-DV video to HD, in the last 30 years the tools of amateur filmmaking have grown up to introduce a new generation of future filmmakers. Instead of scissors and splice tape, todays film professional now edits on a computer with Avid or Final Cut Pro -- and…
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DC vs MARVEL - Battle II
From Kryptonite, to batwings to golden lassos -- Detective Comics aka DC Comics has lead the way in mystery-suspense and action -adventure stories -- both on and off the comic book page. From radio and television serials, animated films, Saturday morning specials to the IMAX silver screen -- DC…
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THE FINAL CUT ?
How many cuts does it take to finish a film? Or is it ever really finished? In todays explosive world of DVD -- there is now room available for multiple versions of the same film. The Directors Cut is no longer a privilege, its a marketing term. Directors of the past and present are now going…
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DC vs MARVEL - Battle I
From the colorful pages of youth to the big screen dreams of adulthood, Marvel and DC comics have been at the forefront of heroic and myth making characters for over 70 years. Now in the 21st Century, the ultimate battle for cinema supremacy begins. In Part 1 of our DC vs. Marvel series (titled...
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SABOTAGE - The Media's War Against Hollywood
In todays 24 hour Entertainment News world, the media is striving more than ever to sink their teeth into todays Hollywood blockbusters. With Box Office reports (and projections) now arriving the day after a film opens (and sometimes on the same day), the culture of cash over content has taken a...
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LOST IN SPIES - the abrams file
Your mission should you choose to accept it, is a bio-breakdown of multi-hyphen talent J.J. Abrams. From sceenwriter, to producer, to director -- since 1990 J.J. Abrams has been effectively working his versitilty of talents in a variety of genres on the big screen, while helping to expand and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Enter the swinging doors of the Hollywood Saloon, kick up your spurs and get drunk with knowledge as Andy and John spin tales from the cinema trails. So strap on the six shooters and get ready for a showdown as the good, bad and the ugly of filmmaking is given the campfire treatment, where outlaw commentary rules the town. Tune in each week as the Saloon opens it s doors and examines what happend Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.
HOSTED BY
Andy Siems / John Jansen
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Enter the swinging doors of the Hollywood Saloon, kick up your spurs and get drunk with knowledge as Andy and John spin tales from the cinema trails. So strap on the six shooters and get ready for a showdown as the good, bad and the ugly of filmmaking is given the campfire treatment, where outlaw...
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