The episode in which Ziggy Stardust and Hans Gruber are no longer with us, The Rams move back to LA, Ready Player One has an open casting call, Apple is rumored to be killing the headphone jack, China acquires Legendary, Netflix makes too many moves to type out, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Ryan Coogler helming Black Panther, Infinity War having 67 characters, DC making a WWI Wonder Woman movie, Disney’s shortlist for Young Han Solo, J-Law backlash, the Jumanji remake’s rushed production, Ava DuVernay moving to TV, 24 getting a reboot, and Hugh Hefner getting a docuseries.
Category: Two Cents
Our weekly news roundup show that is published Monday mornings – topics sprawl across film, tv, technology, and video games. We sprinkle in tidbits and theory here or there.
Two Cents 029: The Baywatch is Over
The episode in which Star Wars becomes the highest grossing domestic film of all time, Michael Bay returns to Transformers, Kevin Spacey becomes the chairman of Relativity, Kodak reintroduces Super 8, lots of new VR info, Aaron Sorkin is directing one of his scripts, Guillermo Del Toro might remake Fantastic Voyage, Netflix continues to make moves globally, M. Night is bringing Tales From the Crypt back, Max Landis making a detective show, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 shooting in 8K, Steve complains about IMAX image quality, plus 4K news from CES.
Two Cents 028: An Old Friend Returns (Feat. David Junco)
The episode in which David joins us to chat about Amazon’s confusing Chi-Raq release strategy, George Lucas selling Star Wars to white slavers, CBS shutting down a Star Trek fan film, details on Christopher Nolan’s next film, the possible rise of 70mm, The CW’s DC Film Universe special, Joss Whedon moving on from Marvel, the future of 007, the possible return of NC-17/AO ratings. Plus our predictions for the tech to come at CES and dialogue about VR porn.
Two Cents 027: Christmas Will Break Your Heart
This shorter than usual episode where we continue to talk about Star Wars making box office history, Avatar 2 possibly coming Christmas 2017, The Hateful Eight screener that leaked before its release, deaths of stuntmen and the end of stunts, James Franco making a Lifetime movie, David Fincher teaming with Netflix again, Comcast rolling out gigabit internet, and the return of LCD Soundsystem.
Two Cents 026: No Place Like Dome
The episode in which the force awakens new box office records, Tarantino is pushed out of the Cinerama Dome, Dreamworks becomes Amblin Partners, Netflix streaming requires less bandwidth, Mad Max might get a black and white re-release, Terminator 2 is returning in 3D, Disneyland takes safety precautions, Sean Penn is Andrew Jackson on HBO, and Amazon renews three shows (including my darling Red Oaks).
Two Cents 025: Virtually a Reality
The episode in which we speculate what The Hateful Eight announcement will be, review Amazon’s premium add-on subscription offerings, Netflix doubling original content in 2016, VR feeling closer than ever/my first impressions of Google Cardboard, Ang Lee returning to 3D filmmaking, The Rock making an 80s style buddy action comedy, Lionsgate possibly making prequels to The Hunger Games, Universal’s shared monster universe casting rumors, and Mr. Robot season 2 being helmed entirely by Sam Esmail.
Two Cents 024: Not Prime Time
The episode in which I complain about Chi-Raq not being on Amazon Prime yet, Mad Max is an awards contender, Star Wars continues to be talked about, Google is creating a streaming library, Dave Chappelle cracks down on phone usage at shows, Max Landis is Lex Luthor, The Duplass Brothers are writing a book of essays, Trainspotting 2 is official, Peter Jackson might be doing Doctor Who, Samurai Jack is returning, DirecTV will broadcast live 4K content, and Nokia’s Ozo VR camera hits the big leagues.
Two Cents 023: Dollars Makes Sense
The episode in which we announce the reviews section of Two Cents is becoming the new Dollar Reviews, Amazon is rumored to offer premium content through Instant Video, Yoga Hosers is playing Sundance, Gods of Egypt’s lack of diversity, J-Law wanting to be a director, and Netflix’s next theatrical releases. Plus, reviews for Cop Car, The Guest, The Night Before, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, The Good Dinosaur, Creed, Tom Sawyer, The Dirty Dozen, Tangerine, Bound, True Story, Turbo Kid, and Spike Lee’s Oldboy.
Two Cents 022: Common Creativity
The episode in which we publish under Creative Commons, talk about Vin Diesel’s expanding movie universes, Memento getting a remake, Figment VR, Robert Rodriguez’s film that won’t be seen until 2115, Edgar Wright trying his hand at animation, Hasbro putting My Little Pony on the big screen, Joaquin Phoenix + Casey Affleck, Top Gun 2, Max Landis getting a show on Syfy, and Amazon’s improved screenwriting tools. Plus, reviews for Edward Scissorhands, Iron Man, King Kong, Gravity, The Killing, Monster’s University, Monster’s Inc., The Little Prince, Winnebago Man, Stories We Tell, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, and Man in the High Castle.
Two Cents 021: Beta to the Max
The episode in which we talk about Lawrence Kasdan leaving the Star Wars universe, the death of Betamax, Netflix helping out monsters, Shia LaBeouf doing performance art, Fifty Shades going back to back, Neil Blomkamp helming a time travel flick, T-Mobile making video streaming free, and digital stars being on The Amazing Race. Plus, reviews for the Limitless pilot (again!), Miller’s Crossing, Road House, Adult Beginners, and the Art Angels album by Grimes.
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