Movie Stream Cast

Movie Stream Cast Ep. 009: Dogtooth (2009)

Jeff Hammer — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:09:31 +0000

Today Jason takes a journey into the garden of good and crazy. He reviews the 2009 Greek film “Kyondontas” aka Dogtooth. The film focuses on an overprotective father which goes to great and sometimes confusing lengths to protect his family from the outside world. The film also features an alternate vocabulary where people pick zombies, sit in the sea and lick keyboards. If you haven’t watched the film, we dare you. The film features extreme violence and sex.

Note from Hammer: Sorry for the delay this week everyone. I have had an extremely hectic week. I post the episodes, don’t blame Jason. I hope it won’t happen again. Thanks for listening.

Fast Facts:

Dogtooth (Kynodontas) was only the fifth film from Greece to be nominated for an Oscar.
There is a similar film from 1973 called El castillo de la pureza (Castle of Purity). It was filmed in Mexico.
None of the children in the film are given names.

Next Week’s Film: The Messenger

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Movie Stream Cast Ep. 008: The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

Jeff Hammer — Thu, 09 May 2013 02:51:18 +0000

Join Jason Pyles as he sits atop a Lincoln alongside the man-of-a-million-rom-coms known as Matthew McConaughey. In an interview last year with Nylon Guys magazine, McConaughey had this to say about the films he is most well-known for: “On those romantic comedies, I’m going, ‘How do I keep the balls on the dude?’” Does Jason think McConaughey is out of his league starring as the slick Lincoln Lawyer? Or just where he belongs?

Fast Facts:

Considered to exist in the same universe as the film Blood Work which is also based on a novel written by Michael Connelly.
As of August of 2011, ABC had ordered a pilot for a TV series based upon The Lincoln Lawyer.
Interestingly, Connelly wanted McConaughey to play Mickey Haller based on his performance in Tropic Thunder.
Mickey Haller is based on a real lawyer in Los Angeles named David Ogden.

Next Week’s Film: Dogtooth

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Movie Stream Cast Ep. 007: Cleanflix (2009) and Trucker (2008)

Jeff Hammer — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:11:27 +0000

You probably expected to find a large picture of Michelle Monaghan here didn’t you? Well, fun as that might have been, the film Trucker is no longer available on Netflix streaming. Thus, Jason has decided to review a film about the sanitation of objectionable material in films for viewing by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We won’t go into any further details but it’s a very interesting ride for lovers of cinema. Don’t worry, Jason still talks about Trucker as well.

Fast Facts:

Your host, Jason Pyles, wrote movie reviews for one of the edited movie rental shops featured in the film. An article written by him is also featured in the film.
Co-Director of Cleanflix, Josh Ligairi, is a co-host on Jason Pyles’ other film podcast, Movie Podcast Weekly.
Despite finding the film fascinating and even considering whether the edited film versions are justifiable, Hammer has decided that editing out unsavory material from a film about an unsavory subject is stupid.

Some Trivia straight from Director Josh Ligairi:

The propaganda style of the animated graphics came from the fact that Shepard Fairey was attached to make the poster before HOPE blew up.
The DVD has a “clean” version.
We let Daniel Thompson off EASY.

Jason’s podcast featuring an interview with Cleanflix directors Andrew James and Josh Ligairi.

Jason’s edited movie reviews.

Next Week’s Film: The Lincoln Lawyer

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Movie Stream Cast Ep. 006: The Hunter (2011)

Jeff Hammer — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:49:11 +0000

Join Jason as he discusses Willem Dafoe’s supposed wilderness “thriller” known as The Hunter. Dafoe stars as Martin David who is hired by an unknown organization called Red Leaf to travel to Tasmania and collect tissue samples from a Tasmanian Tiger. The tiger has been believed to be extinct despite reports to the contrary. Will Jason be able to stay awake long enough to watch the film? Will Willem Dafoe take a bath (or 3)? We shall see.

Fast Facts:

The black-and-white archival footage seen in the film is actual footage of the last Tasmanian Tiger which lived in captivity.

Next Week’s Film: Trucker

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Movie Stream Cast Ep. 005: Scarface (1932)

Jeff Hammer — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:26:15 +0000

Today Jason and Jeff take a look at the original “Scarface” from 1932. The guys have a heated discussion about 80 year old films.
Fast Facts:

Ben Hecht was confronted by some of Al Capone’s men, he lied that the film wasn’t based on Capone but that the film was meant to remind people of Capone because the public would want to see it if it were about Capone. The thugs appreciated the ruse and left without incident.
There is a remake currently in pre-production which according to imdb.com has a 2014 release date.
Ranked #6 on America Film Institute’s top Gangster films, ahead of the Brian De Palma version.

Next Week’s Film: The Hunter

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Movie Stream Cast Ep. 004: Hick (2011) and a Tribute to Roger Ebert

Jeff Hammer — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:06:56 +0000

Jason and Jeff take a look at Derick Martini’s Hick starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne, Juliette Lewis, Anson Mount, Alec Baldwin and Rory Culkin. And Jason tributes Roger Ebert by discussing two films which were well received by America’s favorite critic, Un Chien Andalou and Bubble.
Fast Facts:

Both Colin Farrell and Kirsten Dunst were considered for roles in Hick but were forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

Next Week’s Film: Scarface: The Shame of a Nation

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Movie Stream Cast Ep. 003: Hugo (2011)

Jeff Hammer — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:57:44 +0000

Today Jason and Jeff take a look at Martin Scorsese’s Hugo. Their opinions might just surprise you. Are the guys wrong? If so, let them know why in the comments below. Hugo stars Asa Butterfield, Sir Ben Kingsley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee and Jude Law.

Fast Facts:

Prior to Hugo, Leonardo DiCaprio had starred in every Martin Scorsese film in the 2000s. The last to not star Leo was Bringing Out The Dead in 1999.
James Cameron has said that Hugo featured the best use of 3D he has ever seen, including Cameron’s own film Avatar.
An early scene in the train station feature appearances of characters representing Winston Churchill, James Joyce and Django Reinhardt.
The opening track shot of the city which ends in the train station took an entire year and 1000 computers to complete.

Next Week’s Film: Hick

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Movie Stream Cast Ep. 002: Red Lights (2012)

Jeff Hammer — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:01:35 +0000

Jason and Jeff take a look at Red Lights, a film directed by Rodrigo Cortes and starring Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro and Elizabeth Olsen.

Fast Facts:

Filmed in Spain and Canada
Both Rodrigo Cortes and Robert De Niro did research on paranormal and psychics for the film, Cortes believes that nothing can defy natural laws, but says that the paranormal could be attributed to science which there is currently not an explanation. Robert De Niro however says that the psychics told him things that nobody could have known and said in that sense “…there’s something there that they pick up psychically.”
Premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2012.

Next Week’s Film: Hugo

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Here’s a link to Jason’s new release podcast, Movie Podcast Weekly and Jeff’s horror franchise podcast, The Resurrection of Zombie 7.

Movie Stream Cast Ep. 001: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Jeff Hammer — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:04:13 +0000

Today Jason and Jeff review Colin Trevorrow’s Safety Not Guaranteed starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake Johnson.

Fast Facts:

Director Colin Trevorrow will direct Jurassic Park IV
Due to a cut backstory, a young black man had to be digitally removed from the scene with Darius’s father.
The part of Darius was written for Aubrey Plaza specifically.
The film is adapted from a fake ad printed in Backwoods Home Magazine, the writer of that ad, John Silveira has a cameo in the film and is billed as “Time Travel Consultant.”

Next Week’s Film: Red Lights

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