Celluloid Heroes Radio

• Heath Ledger (1979-2008)
• Oscar Nominations Reaction (Norbit gets a nod?!)
• Interview with Jon Wagner, Fullerton Historic Theater Foundation

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 Standard Podcast [33:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• Helping out at the Fox Fullerton
• Multiple Replicants of the new Blade Runner DVD!
• Blu-Ray wins High-Def war. Toshiba in denial.
• Your humble correspondent is joining the High Def Revolution. Viva la 1080p!

Promo courtesy of The Unreal OC.

 

 Harrison Ford's Chin [28:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week, we discuss the new Final Cut of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. Only subtle but welcome changes from the 1992 Director’s Cut are evident, but the diehard Blade Runner fan will find they noticeably improve the film. Also, I discuss why I think the movie tanked at the box office in 1982 and if I think Rick Deckard is really a replicant.

Oh, yeah. The actor whose name I forget is the late Brion James.

 

 Do Podcaster's Dream of Electric Sheep? [25:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

First, news about a friend. Scott Nehring of Nehring the Edge is in the hospital with a heart attack. Our best wishes go out to him and his family.

Other than that, this week is just a quick preview of the coming New Media Expo and Podcamp Socal.

 

 Episode 006 [6:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

For the anniversaries of Munich and 9/11, I give you a light-hearted episode about terrorism in movies.

• Munich: Spielberg’s Anti-terrorist angst.
• 9/11: The Naudet brothers’ accidental, cathartic brilliance.
• Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center. Conspiracy theories not included.
• The Siege: Terrorism isn’t fun anymore.
• Raid on Entebbe: Blast from the past.
• Finally, Fred Thompson’s foreign policy.

 

 Episode 005: If I don't Podcast, The Terrorists Win! [19:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week, we take an in-depth (groan) look at Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot and other submarine movies.

 

 Episode 004: The Podcast from 87 Fathoms [16:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Taxi Driver: Brothers under the skin or just kissin’ cousins?
• Branaugh’s Hamlet: Cinematic masterpiece or just a bladder buster?
• Black Snake Moan: The “half-naked Christina Ricci chained up in my living room” blues.
• Dreamgirls: Jennifer Hudson helps American Idol justify its existence.
• RoboCop: Less gratuitous violence is actually more.
• Starship Troopers: Dina Meyer looks great naked and, well, that’s about it.

 

 Episode 003: God's Lonely Pod Person [26:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• Miss Potter and the disappearing moustache.
• Flash Gordon, PG-rated porno?
• 300, vexing Iran since 480 BCE,

 

 Episode 002: Tonight, Peter Rabbit Podcasts in Hell! [15:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• Why Jaws did not suck.
• 1977 cut of Close Encounters on DVD this November 13.
• Final Cut of Blade Runner….finally.
• Branaugh’s Hamlet comes to DVD next week. This counts as a preview of the next episode.

 

 Episode 1: We're Going to Need a Bigger Podcast [21:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download