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Join us for Jay's new featured segment! Lots of souring, talk of the weather and surprisingly little about Tim Hortons. #NHL playoff talk, #FIFA, and #hollywood

When an alien mothership comes to a stop just outside of Earth's atmosphere, the entire world is going to have to come together to save the human race from our new common enemy. This week, we're throwing ingredients into a glass and taking a swig for freedom from alien invaders! Join us as we mix up a crazy cocktail concoction, make up a computer virus, crop dust the wrong field, go to a welcome to Earth party, and celebrate our new collective Independence Day! This week's cocktail comes from Alcohollywood! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With the impending launch of The Spool (formerly Alcohollywood), Spool editor-in-chief Clint Worthington and TV critic Allison Shoemaker offer a brief sendoff for listeners of their previous podcast TV Party, and a preview of the fun to come in their reboot/spinoff/continuation, Hall of Faces!  

Every year, the Alcohollywood podcast takes the week before Christmas to celebrate the life and works of Sir Harry Connick Jr. - actor, musician, Renaissance Man.  Harry Connickuh, listeners! For this episode, we take our appreciation for Harry Connick Jr. all the way to the beginning - his breakout film debut in the 1990 WWII drama Memphis Belle. Connick joins a cavalcade of other young 90s stars (Matthew Modine, Sean Astin, Tate Donovan, Eric Stoltz, Billy Zane and more) as the crew of a B-17 bomber on its last mission before ending its tour of duty.  While director Michael Caton-Jones (Asher) does an admirable job replicating the oo-rah spirit of old WWII pro-US propaganda films, that's also what keeps Memphis Belle from really taking off. It's hard to make a movie all that compelling when you have to keep track of ten similar-looking white dudes with one personality trait, all working as a unit to accomplish a pretty tension-free mission. The claustrophobic action,  which mostly takes place inside the cramped bomber of the title, is novel, but it all gets dull after a while. Still, Connick's his laconic, charming self as always, and he even gets a couple songs to sing!  Check out our thoughts on this WWII homage, along with our custom drinking game for the film, here. (Thanks to our sponsor Jackbox Games as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

... in which no spiders were harmed in the recording of this podcast. JB is joined by television/film critic and fellow "Timey Wimey" alum Clint Worthington from the "Alcohollywood" podcast for a review of "Arachnids in the UK".

This week, we're playing the fantastic Station Blue from Chad Ellis as we take Horror Octorbor (trademark Clint Worthington and Alcohollywood) to its spoopiest extent yet: to ANTARCTICA!Matthew Leads is a driftless young man—and the Flower Company has taken a chance on him. They've sent him to a private research base in Antarctica, to prep the facility for the arrival of the scientists later in the season. For now, though. he's alone with his thoughts—or IS HE?Content warnings for the first two episodes: Episode 1: Something not unlike an evisceration befalls a minor character. It is brief, but gruesome.Episode 2: Suspense, flickery lights, a jump scare that resolves into a pleasurable jokehttps://www.patreon.com/StationBlue

Our third season of Filmography on the Master of Horror John Carpenter continues, as Film Editor Dominick Suzanne-Mayer is joined for this week's episode, John Carpenter vs. The Monster Mash, by Halloweenies and The Losers Club contributor Mackenzie Gerber and CoS senior writer/Alcohollywood podcast co-host and editor Clint Worthington. Together, they examine Carpenter's understanding of monstrousness, the ways in which his filmmaking informs the scares of some of his creatures, the wildly differing returns he's found on monster movies throughout his career, and much more. This week's discussion is focused around the following features: Prince of Darkness (1987) In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Vampires (1998) The Ward (2010) Chapters: Introduction (0:09), The Monster Mash: A Discussion (1:56), Prince of Darkness (5:25), In the Mouth of Madness (18:20), Vampires (31:23), The Ward (45:01), Intermission (56:20), Sight [Cinematography/Editing] (56:24), The Lasting Image (1:12:48), Music & Score (1:16:31), Gin the Vermouth of Madness: A Cocktail Recipe by Clint Worthington (1:25:49), Closing Remarks (1:27:27) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

(CONTENT WARNING: use of the word 'gypsy')  We explain the full context of its usage in the episode, and its ubiquity in the film itself makes it relatively unavoidable as a term. However, we understand its seriousness as a pejorative to the Romani people, and apologize in advance for anyone who might be offended.) Seven years in, and Alcohollywood is on its seventh Horror Octorbor! Some Kind of Goblin sets upon us a mission to explore films related to the seven deadly sins, so we're temporarily back to weekly episodes as we try to take this on! For our first foray into sinful horror films, we dig into the sin of gluttony with 1996's Thinner, a goofy, more than a little racist bit of Stephen King schlock in which an unscrupulous, obese attorney (Robert John Burke) gets cursed by an elderly Romani (Michael Constantine) as punishment for running over his daughter. His curse? To grow "thinner" each day, no matter how much he eats, until his body consumes itself.  It's a wackadoodle premise told with incredible relish by director Tom Holland (the original Fright Night), and the film's latter half is full of fun beats courtesy of Kari Wuhrer and Joe Mantegna. But all of its outsized pulp can't quite overcome its unsympathetic, ugly characters. And, well, the whole "gypsy curse" premise itself doesn't age well (much like the makeup, though it's not like horror master Rob Bottin could anticipate the coming of HD).  Enjoy a heaping helping of our podcast, along with our drinking game for the film! (Thanks to our sponsor Cards Against Humanity as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!) DRINKING RULES FOR THINNER: Any time you hear the word "gypsy" Every time Billy's appearance changes demonstrably (i.e. changes in the fat suit) Whenever a character eats FINISH YOUR DRINK WHEN: Tadzu Lempke tells Billy to "Die clean, white man from town! Die clean!" Join us next week as we continue our exploration of the seven deadly sins, moving on to Lust with the sexy-alien movie Species!

The main podcast is back, baby! Since Ant-Man and the Wasp has us thinking about all things shrinking, we decided to look at 1987's fun-sized adventure comedy InnerSpace! Film critic for HollywoodChicago.com (and now Alcohollywood!) Jon Espino joins us to dive into a movie from our 80s-kid childhoods - a Joe Dante romp of the finest order that sees hotshot pilot Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid) shrunk down to a microscopic level and injected into the body of nebbish hypochondriac Jack Putter (Martin Short). Together, the two have to evade corporate spies, silent Terminator-types, and navigate a very strange love triangle with Tuck's girlfriend Lydia (Meg Ryan).  In classic Joe Dante style, InnerSpace features a wonderful blend of surprisingly mature elements for a PG film (Dennis Quaid butt!), a charming sense of whimsy and lightness, and his signature stable of actors, from Dick Miller to Robert Picardo. Dante's a master of these kinds of breezy high-concept adventures, so it was a real treat to finally visit his delightfully devious oeuvre.  We had a blast talking about this crazy time capsule of a movie, so take a listen and check out our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (Thanks to our sponsor Overcast as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!) Related links: The Goldsmith Odyssey - a great podcast on the works of Jerry Goldsmith, who also sponsored this very episode!

Alcohollywood's spinoff mini-cast On Tap returns! Every so often, we'll be providing you with exclusive interviews, reviews and festival coverage alongside the regular podcast. Hope you enjoy! To kick off our (semi-) inaugural installment, Clint reviews Leigh Whannell's upcoming sci-fi thriller Upgrade.  After losing his wife and the use of his limbs after a tragic attack, a man (Logan Marshall-Green) equips himself with an experimental technological upgrade to regain the ability to walk  - using his newfound powers to track down the men who killed his wife. It's lean, bloody and immensely entertaining, with more than a few neat tricks to spice up its bone-crunching action and enticingly rendered near-future world. Along the way, Clint sits down with Whannell to discuss the conception of the film's cyberpunk world, choreographing intricate fight scenes, and finding the perfect voice for Upgrade's all-powerful technology. Take a listen! (To read Clint's full review of Upgrade, head over to Consequence of Sound.) 

The Alcohollywood podcast is back after a month hiatus! We're moving to new episodes every two weeks, but we'll still bring you all the goodies you've come to expect. For this episode, we usher in 2018 with the found-footage horror flick Apollo 18, about a group of NASA astronauts at the height of the Cold War launching a clandestine moon mission to spy on the Russkies. What they find, however, is more than they expected... and, given the film's found-footage conceit, kinda hard to see. Join us (along with returning guest Nick Freed) as we plant our flag in this forgotten relic of the post-Paranormal Activity era, and see if it's got the right stuff. Check out our custom cocktail and drinking game below! (Thanks to our sponsor Overcast as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!) Related links:  The brilliant space-race documentary For All Mankind, in HD on Youtube in full! The full speech Nixon would have given if the Apollo 11 mission failed, featured in the film

This week, Clint talks about the gritty Jackie Chan-led action thriller THE FOREIGNER, the kinky comic book biopic PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, and the oil-painted historical detective story LOVING VINCENT (along with Alcohollywood co-host Jared). Also, with the opening of the Chicago International Film Festival, Clint offers capsule reviews of GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, BLUEPRINT and FACES PLACES!

  This week Clint from Alcohollywood joins Dawn and Rachel for a discussion that uncovers so many movies Rachel hasn't seen that they simply can't all be listed (note from Rachel: it's Dumb and Dumber and Hocus Pocus. Come at me!) It also turns out Dawn is the only one of the trio with any connection at all to Beverly Hills 90210. We have two Als in this episode and one Al replacement, for a total of maybe 1.8 Als...? We also learn a few more of the "rules" about how leaping works, but aren't naive enough to think the show will be consistent with them as we keep watching.  Content Warning: This week's episode deals with topics of sexual assault and violence against women. If you want to miss most of that chat, skip ahead to the ratings (around 1:17 roughly). Next week's episode is Season 2, Episode 9 "So Help Me God"

Clint Worthington developed a love for film as an Illinois farm boy who was admittedly more of an inside, MST3K boy than anything else. Since those days of pirated satellite, he's spent years watching film with a critical eye producing reviews for his own podcasting network at Alcohollywood.com and for Consequence of Sound as well as becoming a member of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle. He cites Ebert and Roeper as big influences of course, but there's also a lot of love for some smaller reviewers and YouTube channels (and a lack of love for some bigger sources like Rotten Tomatoes and CinemaSins). Clint talks movies as empathy machines, reviewing film through the lens of an audience and not just as one critic, and being a Michael Bay apologist. Notes: Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring and the Chicago Podcast Cooperative for bringing Clint and MBS together as coop-mates.

In this episode we are joined by Jared Latore from Alcohollywood to discuss the Bermuda Triangle, several incorrect pronunciations of Carla Gugino, and the My Buddy / Kid Sister ads.  Next week's episode is Season 1, Episode 1 "Genesis"

Happy Anniversary honey bunches! We're going back to where our show began and hitting some of our favorite themes as Alaina teaches us about some famous shipwrecks of the Great Lakes! Each of these events has at least one folk song about them, too. How much history is lost on lakebeds? IF folk music preserves these stories, do musicians have a duty to the facts? Will anyone from Cleveland ever listen to our show again? Links! Gale of 1913 – Dan Hall The Wheelsman – Dan Hall Sisters of the Storm – Dan Hall The Bright Port Austin Light – Dan Hall The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot Mcsorley and the Lady of the Storm – Dan Hall Cooper of the Anderson – Dan Hall Great Lakes Shipwreck Musem Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Map Through the eyes of Capt. Cooper: The night the Edmund Fitzgerald went down The Lost Fitzgerald Search Tapes danhall.com Us on Alcohollywood talking about Tekkonkinkreet Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 29 prompt is: favorite Mayor!   Logo by Marah Music by Thylacinus Censor beep by Frank West of The FPlus

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Alcohollywood is back for 2017, and we've brought Consequence of Sound's Blake Goble out to sea to talk about Kathryn Bigelow's 2002 sub drama K-19: The Widowmaker, starring a wery Russian Harrison Ford and a not-so-wery Russian Liam Neeson as competing captains on a radioactive Russian sub at the height of the Cold War. Take a listen and enjoy our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (Thanks to our sponsor Cards Against Humanity as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week, Clint talks about the Asa Butterfield YA sci-fi romance The Space Between Us, and regular Alcohollywood guest Jane Dempsey comes on to discuss the hard-hitting James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro! Clint's review of The Space Between Us for Consequence of Sound

At long last, Alcohollywood presents a project years in the making: Indiana Jones and the Monkey King! Chris Columbus’ unproduced 1985 screenplay comes to life in this full-cast radio drama with sound effects, original music, and voicework from your favorite Alcohollywood guests! In Part 4, Indy (Nick Freed) tries to mollify moon-eyed college student Betsy (Betsy Stone), who threatens to....kill herself if she can't be with Indy? Geez, this got dark fast. Enjoy! DISCLAIMER: This episode contains several unfunny scenes depicting attempts at suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. (Thanks to our sponsor Cards Against Humanity as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

Need a distraction? Well Thank Jason It’s Friday, the Kill By Kill Podcast is here to help. Gena & Patrick are sadly closing the book on Friday the 13th The Final Chapter, but we have the support of Clint Worthington from the Alcohollywood podcast to help them! Along the way, we discuss new craft selections for Jason’s Crystal Lake Swap Meet stand, the disturbing connection between The Final Chapter and every other Tennessee Williams play, Tommy’s Uncle Fester cosplay and celebrate the elevation of Trish to supreme Final Girl badass! Plus we talk about the Voorhees Family’s hatred of windows and there’ an all-new edition of Choose Your Own Death-venture! It’s a real slice of fun for the whole family!! (Warning: Do Not Listen With Your Whole Family. Please download separately.) Never fear - new episodes of Kill By Kill are made available every other Friday! Have something to say? Reach out on Twitter @killbykillpod or email us: killbykillpod@gmail.com Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com

At long last, Alcohollywood presents a project years in the making: Indiana Jones and the Monkey King! Chris Columbus’ unproduced 1985 screenplay comes to life in this full-cast radio drama with sound effects, original music, and voicework from your favorite Alcohollywood guests! In Part 3, Indy (Nick Freed) commiserates with Marcus Brody (Chris Bashen) about his potential next mission, and all the sidekicks he's lost along the way. Wait...lost? Like, Sallah and everybody? Geez, that's a gut punch. Take a listen and enjoy! Full Cast and Credits at http://www.alcohollywood.com

At long last, Alcohollywood presents a project years in the making: Indiana Jones and the Monkey King! Chris Columbus’ unproduced 1985 screenplay comes to life in this full-cast radio drama with sound effects, original music, and voicework from your favorite Alcohollywood guests! Part 2 sees Indy (Nick Freed) returning to his day job as a mild-mannered professor, only to face his greatest nemesis yet... angry students!   (Thanks to our sponsor Cards Against Humanity as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!) Full Cast and Credits at http://www.alcohollywood.com

At long last, Alcohollywood presents a project years in the making: Indiana Jones and the Monkey King! Chris Columbus' unproduced 1985 screenplay comes to life in this full-cast radio drama with sound effects, original music, and voicework from your favorite Alcohollywood guests! In Part 1, our story begins with rugged adventurer (and mediocre fisherman) Indiana Jones (Nick Freed) visiting Scotland to enjoy some much-needed recreation, only to become ensnared in a murder investigation involving g-g-g-ghosts! Full Cast and Credits at http://www.alcohollywood.com

This week, Patrick O'Rourke of Pat Trek joins us to kick off December with the Jean-Claude Van Damme action film Sudden Death! Basically "Die Hard in a hockey stadium," Sudden Death features a disgraced fire marshal (JCVD) who has to save the Vice President and his own daughter from the clutches of a madman (Powers Boothe) holding them hostage during a Hawks-Penguins game. Featuring kick-fights with henchmen in penguin suits and the most industrious MacGyvered weapons, Sudden Death is a total blast - especially with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! Related Links: Get tickets to VStheUNIVERSE's Holiday Geek Show (feat. Alcohollywood!) Get tickets to Mercy Street Theatre Company's production of Merry Christmas, Mulch Pile (feat. Clint!) (Thanks to our sponsor Iron Galaxy as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

For our second go-around, Alcohollywood co-host Jared joins Clint to talk about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the latest entry in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter; Nocturnal Animals, the latest domestic drama/thriller from Tom Ford; and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, the ambitious military drama from Ang Lee.   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/alcohollywood! 

This week, we lean into the everlasting arms of special guest Adam Kempenaar of Filmspotting as we discuss the Expressionistic style and intriguing moral center of Charles Laughton's acclaimed 1955 noir thriller The Night of the Hunter! ANNOUNCEMENT: For the month of January 2017, we'll be pre-empting new episodes of the podcast in favor of bringing you our long-awaited full-cast radio drama Indiana Jones and the Monkey King! Don't worry, our spinoff shows Twin Cinema and Alcohollywood On Tap will run as scheduled.  Related Links: Get your tickets for Filmspotting, Filmspotting: SVU, CinemaJaw and The Next Picture Show’s live podcast performances at the Chicago Podcast Festival!Clint’s guest spot on the Kill By Kill Podcast (Episode 14) Get Tickets for VStheUniverse’s Holiday Geek Show (featuring Alcohollywood!)PUNCH Drink's article on movie drinking games, feat. Alcohollywood (Thanks to our sponsor Basecamp as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

Welcome to our first episode of Alcohollywood On Tap, where the folks at Alcohollywood review the latest studio/indie releases, as well as provide festival coverage and interviews! This week, Mercy Street Theatre Company's Julia Rohed joins Clint to discuss Marvel's latest superhero film Doctor Strange, as well as Jeff Nichols' civil rights drama Loving. 

Thank Jason It’s Friday - Gena and Patrick are joined by Clint Worthington of the Alcohollywood podcast as the days of “coming’ at ya” are coming to an end. We bid adieu to Friday the 13th Part 3D by wondering what it takes to make someone “burn down a barn” mad at Jeff Ross, discover which character has been described as “the Main Deuteragonist,” explore the career of Jason Voorhees: Exterior Decorator and learn the secret behind the all-new #SadSandwich! All that - plus a new Choose Your Own Death-venture - when you listen to Kill By Kill today!! Never fear - new episodes of Kill By Kill are made available every other Friday! Have something to say? Reach out on Twitter @killbykillpod or email us: killbykillpod@gmail.com Artwork by Josh Hollis: joshhollis.com

Episode 2 of Sketched Out on TV where Chris Revill of Let's Chat with Revill and Friends at Core Temp Arts and Nate Withrow of Flights, Tights, and Movie Nights discuss the HBO series Mr. Show with Bob and David, specifically the Thrilling Miracles sketch from season 2, titled "Now Who Wants Ice Cream?" which is listed as episode 1 on the DVD, and episode 3 on HBO GO where you can watch if you are an HBO GO subscriber by going here: play.hbogo.com/episode/urn:hbo:episode:GVvltdgF--YWgwmEJAAAY. We also talk about what podcasts we've been listening to lately, Aisha Tyler's Girl on Guy can be found at GirlonGuy.net and Alcohollywood can be found at Alcohollywood.com

Clint Worthington of Alcohollywood and Consequence of Sound joins me to defrag 2001's would-be game-changer Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

This week, we go dog-avenging with Mike and Jessica of Down in Front as we check out the 2014 Keanu Reeves shoot-em-up John Wick! A straightforward but oh-so-stylish take on the action revenge thriller, the film follows Keanu's titular former hitman as he takes revenge on the mob family that unknowingly killed his dog and took his car. It's a ridiculous premise, but the pitch-perfect action staging and stylish direction make it a tremendously enjoyable bit of pulp, and gives Keanu a much-needed punch in the arm (or stab in the kidney). Check out our thoughts along with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! Related Links: Get tickets for Down in Front's upcoming live riff of Top Gun, guest-starring Clint from Alcohollywood, @ At North bar in Chicago on July 12th! (Thanks to our sponsor Basecamp as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, Keith Phipps of The Next Picture Show joins us to talk John Carpenter’s 1994 Lovecraftian mind-bender In the Mouth of Madness! When grizzled/semi-New Zealander insurance investigator John Trent (Sam Neill) is tasked with tracking down the missing horror writer Sutter Cane (get it? like Stephen King?), he finds himself in a metatextual nightmare where the lines between realty and fiction are intriguingly blurred. It’s a curiously effective mix of campy horror chills, impressive practical effects, and mind-bending twists, so check it out along with our custom cocktail and drinking game! (Thanks to our sponsor Cards Against Humanity as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, we start our May-long ode to legend’s greatest beasts with DRAGON MONTH! (We promise, we’ll take a break from theme months after this one.) Starting off, returning guest Todd Kuhns joins us to talk 2002’s post-apocalyptic dragon flick Reign of Fire, starring Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey! In the grim future of 2020 – presumably in the fiery wake of President Trump’s first term – dragons rule the earth, and humans are left to huddle in castles and reenact Star Wars in front of children as myth. But when a group of roughneck US troops roll in (including a beardy, bald, bug-eyed McConaughey) to start slaying dragons, our heroes are in for the fight of their lives. Check out our thoughts, along with our custom cocktail and drinking game! (Thanks to our sponsor Basecamp as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, Blake Goble of Consequence of Sound joins us to pay homage to Prince in the wake of his tragic passing with his flawed-but-singular 1984 opus Purple Rain! Telling the tale of young Prince (played here, oddly, by late-twenties Prince already in his sexual-dandy outfits) and his struggle to get to the top of the Minneapolis music scene, Purple Rain is chock full of Prince’s thumping soundtrack, incredible concert sequences, and…some pretty unfortunate acting and a threadbare narrative connecting everything together. In spite of all that, it remains a wonderful testament to the genius of Prince’s persona – put on your raspberry beret and lace cravat and take a listen, along with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (Thanks to our sponsor Cards Against Humanity as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

As we continue Mars-ch on Alcohollywood, returning guest Craig (with a little help from new guest Alicia) joins us to talk John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars! An entertainingly cheesy change from the astronaut-based disaster movies that make up most Mars movies, Ghosts of Mars is late-career Carpenter at his most gonzo. Featuring a group of Mars cops (led by Natasha Henstridge and Jason Statham) and a band of criminals (led by professional lip-biter Ice Cube) fending off a group of possessed Martian ghosts who make themselves up like Marilyn Manson, Ghosts of Mars has all the grunge-rock, lesbian subplots and awkward cross-fades you might expect from the master of terror – or not. Check it out along with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (Thanks to our sponsor Field Notes as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, Ele Matelan of WildClaw Theatre joins us as we continue our March full of Mars movies with the companion piece to last week’s Red Planet, Brian De Palma’s Disney-produced Mission to Mars! Telling the same story of a group of astronauts taking off for the Red Planet (Gary Sinise, Connie Nielsen, Tim Robbins and Jerry O’Connell) to investigate Don Cheadle’s doomed first mission, De Palma’s 2001-lite slog takes some hard left turns amongst its Disney-caliber safeness, and we’ll take you through them along with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (Thanks to our sponsor Jackbox as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

All of March, the Alcohollywood crew is blasting off to the Red Planet for five movies set on Mars! First up, Nick Freed of Consequence of Sound joins us to talk 2000’s Red Planet (namely, the movie where Val Kilmer threw a dumbbell at Tom Sizemore during filming). The Armageddon to Mission to Mars’ Deep Impact, Red Planet is a bizarre mix of 2001, Stealth and The Matrix in which a group of bro-y scientists crash-land on Mars to investigate a failed terraforming experiment, only to find themselves on the run against a killer military robot they decided to bring along with them! The whole thing is a glorious trainwreck, and we’re here to give you the custom cocktail and drinking rules you need! (Thanks to our sponsor Field Notes as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, we switch gears with Grant from Chip & Ironicus (specifically Chipod Ironicast) to talk the crazy 2009 anime racing flick Redline! Unlike the last anime we watched (Satoshi Kon’s Paprika) Redline‘s uniquely concerned with the fast and the furious – fluid racing animation, a crazy anime story, broad alien characters and all of the jiggling robot boobs a 14-year-old weeaboo could ever hope for. It’s not subtle, and it might not even be good in the conventional sense, but it’s certainly not ordinary. Take a listen and check out our custom cocktail and drinking game! (Thanks to our sponsors Basecamp as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, improv-esario Pat Niday joins us to talk 1994’s strangely modern reboot of The Little Rascals! Directed by Wayne’s World’s Penelope Spheeris, The Little Rascals takes place in a bizarre world where the idiosyncratic group of 30s delinquents somehow also grew up and were socialized in modern-day Los Angeles, and cause all manner of mayhem while also sort-of having parents? It’s all a bit confusing, and the terrible kid actors do little to help the matter; still, we’ve got a custom cocktail and drinking rules to help you navigate this very strange beast! (Thanks to our sponsor Iron Galaxy as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, guest Ele Matelan of WildClaw Theatre (and our friend from Our Fair City) grabs a milkshake and sits down with us to talk about listener request and 2007 arthouse darling There Will Be Blood! Among one of the more contemplative films in Paul Thomas Anderson’s repertoire, TWWB tells the story of Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis, in an oft-admired and long-impersonated performance), an unscrupulous oil man who seeks to start and expand his oil empire from nothing. Full of gorgeous shots, fascinating performances, and a fair share of psychologically complex characters, this one gave us plenty to talk about. Give us a listen and check out our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (Thanks to our sponsor Cards Against Humanity, a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, we invite returning guest David Rheinstrom (of Twenty Questions Tuesday and Our Fair City fame) for one last job before he departs Chicago for the wide world of San Francisco – the “Recobbled Cut” of the infamous animated labor of love The Thief and the Cobbler! Who Framed Roger Rabbit’s Oscar-winning animator Richard Williams’ magnum opus is an elegantly drawn piece of cinema that follows the titular double-act as they attempt to retrieve the Three Golden Balls from the evil Vizier (Vincent Price), while winning the heart of Princess Yum-Yum in the process. Its thirty-year production history led Williams’ vision to be ultimately unfinished, but the Recobbled Cut by fan and animator Garret Gilchrist (link to the full film below) is an admirable effort to get as much of William’s intended film up on the screen. Check out our reaction to the film, along with our custom cocktail and drinking game! Related Links: The Recobbled Cut on Youtube Persistence of Vision, the Documentary on the Making Of The Thief and the Cobbler  Tickets for Our Fair City: Human Resources (still running until the 13th, if you’re in Chicago! See Clint and Jared in a live radio play!) (This episode is sponsored by Field Notes as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

This week on Alcohollywood, Jared and I fly solo (along with sentient Maillbot J4R.3D) as we check out the 2005 flop Stealth! In this notorious cross between Top Gun, 2001, and an Incubus music video, Stealth follows hotshot pilots Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx (fresh off his Oscar for Ray) as they contend with an experimental AI fighter (voiced by Prison Break's Wentworth Miller) who goes rogue after...getting hit by lightning? This two-hour epic is full of director Rob Cohen's particular tics, porting the zooming-though-vehicle-mechanics CG shots from The Fast & the Furious and the obnoxious nu-rock soundtrack of xXx, but those are just the beginning of what promises to be a very bizarre, baffled post-film discussion. Check out our episode, along with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (This episode is sponsored by Cards Against Humanity as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!) Related Links: The 'Cast Next Door - Clint's co-hosting duties covering another Rob Cohen movie! OFC Fringe Show - Get Tickets to Our Fair City: Human Resources! Fan Page on "(She Can) Do That," the Bowie/BT Song used in Stealth

David and Dave welcome the boys from the Alcohollywood podcast to get strange for August! Clint and Jared from Alcohollywood, a film review/drinking game podcast, join the boys to discuss some of the stranger news from the month of August. … Read More The post BullStone 8: Gettin’ Strange with Alcohollywood August 2015 appeared first on Blurry Photos.

This week on Alcohollywood, Clayton Faits of Our Fair City joins us to talk about the chintzy 1970s giant animal flick Food of the Gods! Adapted from a “portion” of the novel by HG Wells, Food of the Gods stars Starcrash alum (and walking LL Bean ad) Marjoe Gortner as a football player/survivalist who finds himself in the midst of an invasion of giant animals on a secluded island. With a little pluck and determination, Marjoe and the cast of mumbly supporting players must fight off giant rats, mealworms, maggots and shadowy wasps – all rendered with adorably flimsy care and attention. Check out our custom cocktail and drinking rules below! (Thanks to our sponsor Lodge Management Group, as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!) Related Links: Our Fair City Fringe Show! The ‘Cast Next Door! The full movie on Youtube, TV edited to take out all those devilish swears

This week on Alcohollywood, Julia Rohed of Mercy Street Theatre Company joins us to talk the Karl Urban 2012 comic book movie/reboot Dredd! Fulfilling a mission he’s had (perhaps to an irritating degree) for the past 3 years, Clint finally gets Jared to watch Dredd, the most recent adaptation of the British comic strip after the 1995 Sylvester Stallone disaster. Does it hold up to the cult hype? Did it deserve the sequel fans never got? And how does a population that’s 96% unemployed buy all those drugs anyway? Find out all these answers and more, along with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (This episode is sponsored by Utter Nonsense! as part of the Chicago Podcast Coop!)

Attention Moonchildren and biters of rocks! Crack open the cover of Mark and Andy's mapcap reimagining of The Never Ending Story. There will be freaks, fights, and a pretty unexpected detour into Magic the Gathering. Enjoy!   This is part one of a two-part episode.   This episode is sponsored by those creative, semi-aquatic mammals at the Busy Beaver Button Co.   After the episode, enjoy the included sneak-peek trailer of Alcohollywood's 200th episode - Indiana Jones and the Monkey King. Blastropodcast/Muffed Movies is a member of the Chicago Podcast Cooperative. Muffed Movies is a fan production which celebrates film through parody. The Neverending Story is Copyrighted by Neue Constantin Film Productions GmbH and Distributed by Warner Home Video.

This week on Alcohollywood, Grant of Chip & Ironicus fame joins us to talk the 1986 John Carpenter cult classic Big Trouble in Little China! THRILL as Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) wryly smirks his way through a rescue mission in the heart of San Francisco's Chinatown, oblivious to his role as the film's sidekick! GASP as mystical Raidens and old mascara-d ghost-men kidnap green-eyed girls for demonic rituals involving mall escalators! We chat about all this and more, so give us a listen and check out our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (Special thanks to our sponsor Cards Against Humanity, a proud member of the Chicago Podcast Coop!) Related Links: Our Wizard World episode, feat. our interview with James Hong! The Thing episode for Alcohollywood

This week on Alcohollywood, we make a double feature of “shitty 90s comedies Clint watched too often as a kid” by following Good Burger with the lamentable John Leguizamo vehicle The Pest! Guest (and author of You Don’t Know Me But You Don’t Like Me) Nathan Rabin joins us as we witness the irredeemably-shrill Pestario Vargas (Leguizamo) vamp, titter, and offend his way through a Most Dangerous Game-like scenario involving Jeffrey Jones as a Nazi human hunter. Along the way, Pest manages to reference every 50s or 60s movie and TV figure the presumed kid audience of the film would not get, as well as scores of 1940s-era racial stereotypes so pernicious they almost become anti-humor. Listen to us shake our collective heads at this baffling piece of cinema, along with our custom cocktail and drinking rules! (Special thanks to this episode's sponsor Jackbox, as part of the Chicago Podcast Cooperative!)

This week on Alcohollywood, we get a bit more obscure with Theo from Twin Cinema as we discuss William Friedkin’s lost 1977 thriller Sorcerer! An unfortunate casualty of the end of New Hollywood and the beginning of the Star Wars era of special-effects blockbusters, this remake of the classic French film The Wages of Fear sees a group of disparate expatriates (including Roy Scheider) in a small South American hellhole, tasked with a dangerous mission to transport unstable nitroglycerin 200 miles to put out an oil rig fire. What follows is a moody, tense, existential and deeply stylized journey through the bowels of hell and human frailty, resulting in one of the most personal and fascinating works of Friedkin’s career. Check out our episode, along with our custom cocktail and drinking game! Related Links:Scout Tafoya's Sorcerer video essay on The UnlovedFan edit from Louisa (@infamoussphere) - Our 80s truck-building montage dream come true! Louisa Fan edit 2 - Thanks Infamous Sphere for your amazing gift!