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The Hollywood Saloon

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.

ROCKY - Going the Distance v1.0

In a 30 year trek, the Italian Stallion, Rocky Balboa puts a cap on his illustrious career with the 6th tale in this popular franchise that saw an unknown boxer rise from obscurity to take the greatest title in the world. Join John and Andy, sitting …

0 Comments Published: Dec. 28, 2006

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. …

0 Comments Published: Dec. 3, 2006

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 …

0 Comments Published: Nov. 15, 2006

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…

0 Comments Published: Sep. 15, 2006

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, today's film professional now edits …

0 Comments Published: Sep. 7, 2006

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…

0 Comments Published: Aug. 4, 2006

THE FINAL CUT ?

How many cuts does it take to finish a film? Or is it ever really finished? In today's explosive world of DVD -- there is now room available for multiple versions of the same film. The Directors Cut is no longer a privilege, it's a marketing…

0 Comments Published: Jun. 28, 2006

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…

0 Comments Published: Jun. 14, 2006

SABOTAGE - The Media's War Against Hollywood

In today's 24 hour Entertainment News world, the media is striving more than ever to sink their teeth into today's Hollywood blockbusters. With Box Office reports (and projections) now arriving the day after a film opens (and sometimes on the same…

0 Comments Published: May. 23, 2006

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…

0 Comments Published: May. 12, 2006

GUILTY PLEASURES - Theater of Shame

Tired of making excuses for that copy of Showgirls on your shelf? Afraid of what people will think of that Roadhouse DVD? Well STOP and celebrate the shame! Break out those movie treasures youve been hiding and join John and Andy as they champion…

0 Comments Published: Apr. 26, 2006

InSide SpiKe - by any means necessary

In 1986, 40 Acres and a Mule Productions released it's first independent film She's Gotta Have It, announcing a new look, vibe and voice in black cinema A Spike Lee Joint. 17 films (or joints) later, Mr. Shelton Lee has amassed a bold, brave and…

0 Comments Published: Apr. 11, 2006

LEGACY - What Will Endure?

Legacy is defined as something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past. Hollywood has a rich tradition of films that have become Legacy. Many films have endured the test of time and become classics, but are the times changing? …

0 Comments Published: Mar. 26, 2006

PAPER CINEMA - Lights, Camera, Read

Before the internet, Entertainment Tonight and DVD Behind the Scenes documentaries, the only way to learn anything about the craft of film was to read about it. From screenwriting, to directing to the day-to-day life on a movie set, these literary…

0 Comments Published: Mar. 16, 2006

APOCALYPSE HoLLyWooD II - Meltdown 2005

It was Hollywood vs. The Press vs. The Consumer in 2005 as Tinseltown fell from grace with disappointing box office receipts. The big question is WHO is to blame? - An industry frightened of change and growth, a over-dramatic media machine bent on…

0 Comments Published: Jan. 14, 2006
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