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We’re back and protecting the world from bad movies, like Megaforce protects… wait we watched the movie and we’re still not clear on what they do. Paul & Chris invite Arden and Jacob on to discuss spandex, 80s car chase films, and a campaign to make the thumb kiss a thing. We are also introduced to the Grease Cinematic Universe. Find Megaforce on a streaming service near you. Should you dare. Megaforce performance via Box Office Mojo. And the rankings for that year. Arden reminds us that this film has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This film is part of few attempts for stunt man turned director Hal Needham to have another Smokey & the Bandit. Oh hey, Dictionary.com has a definition for “Moose Knuckle.” It would seem Edward Mulhare was typecast in only science fiction and fantasy. Arden is frustrated that Michael Beck from The Warriors was in this movie. Actor Evan C. Kim reminds Arden of Caveman movie starring Ringo Starr. Paul reminds us that Geico actually got a TV show out of their Cavemen commercials. The infamous B&W composition notebook. Playing Burt Reynolds in this film, Henry Silva. Jacob reminds us that skydiving is not a tactical thing, but simply recreation. It is fair to say that Michael Bay Hal Needhams better than Hal Needham. Honestly, we want to skip this bad green screen and watch the Supergirl Ballet again. Barry Bostwick’s co-star is Persis Khambatta from Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This film is from Golden Harvest productions. The Raymond Chow and Golden Harvest Era. Jacob reads us sections of the Wikipedia page for this film. It is so laughable that it played a part in him choosing to watch this movie. While some may say Barry Bostwick’s best film is Rocky Horror Picture Show, Chris argues for another film. Behold the trailer for FDR American Badass. Dear Nic Cage and Bruce Willis Arden says Barry is coming for your jobs. It’s your favorite Low Rider Nic Cage Scene. We are all still hungover from watching that Neil Breen picture and that was 2 years ago. The A-Team disclaimer was short and to the point. The Megaforce one is boring and long-winded. A Thumb Kiss from Barry Bostwick. Oh no, they are really trying to make this happen in the movie. If you do not pay the FX team, they will take their toys back and leave your motorcycles in the sand. Barry changes into some Buck Rogers in the 25th Century inspired clothes. We still cannot get over Edward Mulhare playing the same character as he played in Knight Rider. It’s a motorcycle film, should it be remade with Tom Cruise, middle tooth man? Coy and Vance Team America was based on Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s love for Megaforce. One of the director’s first jobs was on Skidoo, another Film Frown movie. Introvision was used in UHF (a past Film Frown movie), Army of Darkness, Adventures in Babysitting, and Driving Mrs Daisy. The skydiving scene was not Introvision, but Zoptic. The deep dive into Geronimo! Sauron makes a guest appearance in the movie? Always remember Jacob’s hat is like a shark fin. The original Adama, Lorne Green sells dog food. More interesting than Megaforce is Spock’s Brain on VHS. Remember when you see someone wearing Spandex shout “BOSTWICK!” Thanks for listening! Stay tuned for more bad movies and if you want to help us pay for our website hosting, and now the Zoom subscription, please see our Saucey Patreon. Support Film Frown on Patreon

The last time Paul & Chris got together to do a short show minus any guests, they talked Star Trek Discovery. How fitting that the first Sauce Packet of this year is talking about season 2 of the show. Oh, and we’re sorry that the “short” show went long, but we had a lot to say about Time Crystals. Please Red Angel, go back in time and give that MacGuffin a better name. The thrilling start of our episode is us trying to pronounce a name in the chat room. You can join us during our live recording via our Live page. We usually tweet, toot, and post upcoming shows on Patreon. What’s a chat about Star Trek with Paul without Darmok and Jalad? Chris shares his distaste for the actress playing Michael because of her Walking Dead days. He spent a lot of time doing recaps called Mocking Dead. Chris’ partner has issues with the organization structure of Starfleet. This is an issue that often comes up on Random Trek. We talk of the original series callback of the pilot, The Cage. -The Masters of the Universe episode of Film Frown was too much fun and why we referenced it. Thanks for listening! We appreciate your ear holes and your smiling face. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

So the key to getting a Neil Breen film means going to the source. In keeping with our spy movie season, we followed the instructions on the site that said, “If you want a film other than Fateful Findings add the title to the comments section.” We asked for Double Down and paid the man for the DVD. Here we are reviewing what came in the mail, Fateful Findings. We were joined by Jen and Arden, reuniting the Masters of the Universe crew. “Basically the movie is so bad that when there is some clarity, it sticks out to you,” says Jen. Arden says, “If it wasn’t for Film Frown, I never would have been exposed to stuff like this. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not.” Lamenting that we didn’t just watch Supergirl again. If you need a Fateful Findings drinking game, it’s here. Is Breen the next Tommy Wiseau? We are all so confused. Even a movie called The Never Ending Story has a plot! Paul recommends you watch the film on 1.2 speed and Arden said he kept fast forwarding 15 seconds and nothing changed. Where did these sounds come from? Lord of the Rings or Star Trek IV. We share how uncomfortable we feel for the other actors in the movie when Neil is undressing them. If you were in the film, you can find help here. The hospital scene confounds us. A breathing apparatus over the bandages, carpet, and a stretcher that would look old on Marcus Welby, M.D.. Doing show notes is hard when I’m laughing. Did I miss something? Neil Breen’s character can do magic if you don’t watch him. It’s like the Invisible Boy from Mystery Men. Neil Breen does product placement for Hefty? Jen points out all the production companies listed see the bottom in the credits are actually Neil Breen. Chris offends Starman. Chris reads Neil Breen’s official summary of the film to see if this is the movie they watched. We talk about continuity. It’s important and completely missing here. Jen struggles to compare The Room to Fateful Findings. Paul calls the film “a Vine but longer.” While Paul and our guests are not to sure about labeling this as so bad it is good, Chris wants the film to become the traditional graduation gift for students. Jen thinks this could be an excellent De Beers-like conspiracy. Arden had to stop watching the film and cleanse his palate with The Toys That Made Us. Oh my, Jen throws down the gauntlet and says her most hated film is Lucy. Arden feared she was going to say, Now You See Me 2. Jen says American Psycho did the plastic room better. The first rule of Hefty room is? Thanks for listening! Thank you to Arden and Jen for joining us. Support Film Frown on Patreon

Our season of spy films continues with this very strange parody. It’s 1967 and those Bond movies are making money, let’s jump in on that. Well, the first thing we need is a Connery. Hey, Sean Connery has a brother. Let’s call him? Does he act? Does it matter? Our friend Jacob Cook returns for this episode and we’re wondering if he’ll ever return. This is a bad, bad movie. As Paul says, “The main character’s super power is knowing what the hell is going on.” The film was originally titled, Operation Kid Brother, but in some releases it is called OK Connery because they just gave up on trying to be clever. What’s in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction may be a better discussion than this particular film. According to Wikipedia, the Moneypenny actress made more money for this than all the other Bond films. The Italian Dudley Moore? It’s Alvaro Vitali. And he’s not in this film, or it might be funny. Jacob compares this film to the last parody we watched with him, Our Man Flint. Neil Connery was a plasterer and an affordable Connery. Our hero practices the secret Tibetan art of hypnosis. Paul wonders if it is related to Calgon. Chris confuses Terrence Mann with Terrence Malick. We here at Film Frown apologize for this mistake, Mr. Mann. We love Critters and do not enjoy the sleepy films of Malick. Seeing the portable projector in the film, Chris says he’s 5 years sober from his addiction to woot!. Jacob quotes Insane Clown Posse for the first time in his life we’re guessing. “Magnet’s, how do they work?” The crime syndicate is Thanatos, not Thanos. While Paul says the music in the film is overpowering, Jacob points out that it was made by famous composer Ennio Moricone. Let’s avoid getting in trouble with copyright, but we’ll have a line referencing Ian Fleming. It confuses us all and we discuss this a lot. “Pull the levers!” is this movie’s “Blankets!” Curiously, United Artists released this film and the Bond films. So did they reuse the outfits in Starcrash? So in this film, Neil Connery is Scottish and does not, at all, sound like it. In Highlander his brother plays a Spanish character and does not, at all, sound like it. Thanks for listening! Thanks to Jacob for watching this atrocious film and teaching us the Dolph Lundgren nipple tolerance theory. Next up, a Neil Breen film. Support Film Frown on Patreon

Friend of the show and the intelligence behind Clattertron and Foxes & Boxes, Daniel J. Hogan suggested this week’s film. Surely he’s chose it out of some sort of patriotism because it stars the commander in chief, Ronald Reagan. Oh, it also stars a chimpanzee. Pet Sounds Radio host Sarah Hoyles kindly joined us as well. We didn’t learn until the day of the show that she rarely watches films with animals! It was a pleasure to see things from her perspective. We hope you’ll listen to learn more. Don’t worry if you’re falling from an 8 story building, the Browder Life Safety Net will certainly break you in much more interesting way than the ground. Sarah reminds us of The Bear. Sorry for the spoilers, but it is 30 years old. Let’s not hurt animals in film Leonardo DiCaprio. Who is the moustached character in the photo? Is it Rappin’ Ronnie? Our show is not brought to you by 23andMe. Instead, we’re funded by listeners like yourself. And our moms. Chris thinks this film is a precursor to Three’s Company. Meanwhile, Dan points out that it may actually be the predecessor to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Bonzo is to be sold! What? Can’t we make money in the Iran-Contra affair instead? Chris steals a joke from Noises Off and it gets awkward. Dan reminds us, as does the film, to study our Freud. There’s a sequel? Oh no, Bonzo Goes to College. Bonzo was played by Peggy the chimpanzee. There’s a nice page here on this beautiful creature. Dan shares this wisdom from actor Dick Miller, if a chimp gets aggressive, bite him. He heard this story on another podcast, but their archives are behind a paywall. Tippi Hedren, the mom of Melanie Griffith, founded The Roar Foundation to provide sanctuary for mistreated exotic animals, educate the public and advocate for legislation. The insane trailer for Tippi Hedren’s film Roar. As it states, no animals were harmed in making the film but 70 of the cast and crew were. The 80s film that was far more than teenage angst, Project X, with Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt. Movies from the past are an insight to the culture of their time. Eww, that Elivs film we watched. Can’t stop, won’t stop watching Leave It to Beaver. Dan suggests a few podcasts, Star Wars Minute, The Dollop, and The Adventure Zone. Congrats to our guest Sarah for joining the Entertainment One podcast network! Thanks to you for listening! You can find us wherever you get your podcasts, Google, Apple, or your favorite apps. Be sure to check out the amazing Pet Sounds, we guarantee you’ll love it! You can find Sarah Hoyles on a number of social networks. Also, find our friend Daniel J. Hogan’s work on Clattertron.com. Again, he’s on a number of sites, just follow the previous link. And remember, never give or sell your chimps to Yale. Support Film Frown on Patreon

As we consume bad movies for Film Frown, palate cleansers are very useful. Paul and Chris get together to discuss the latest incarnation of Star Trek in a short episode we like to call a Sauce Packet! SPOILERS AHEAD! In other words, don’t engage unless you are out of star dock. It’s the Michael Burnham Show, a.k.a Star Trek Discovery. Chris posits that Scott McNulty, the host of Random Trek will enjoy the serial nature of the new show. The joy of Riker’s Beard. Who doesn’t love mirror universe Michelle Yeoh? The Harry Mudd universe. That time Christopher Llyod mumbled his way through Klingon in Star Trek III. Why was the show delayed so many times? Sisko uses some questionable tactics to get the Romulans into the Dominion War In the Pale Moonlight. “Midi-canon,” a word proposed by Chris to refer to prequels that attempt to make new additions or changes to existing canonical material. For example, Midi-chlorians. Thanks for listening! If you want to hear more of us on media, try Film Frown, which we’re currently producing. You can find our live schedule on our Patreon page. Hit us up with your opinions on Facebook and Twitter. Poster image from The Movie DB as added by Elizabeth Jennings and shamelessly Photoshop’d by Paul. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

Our conversation with Stump Kitchen was one of those chats where we lose track of time. Guest Alexis and the hosts were sad to see the time was up. That just means we’ll have to have Alexis back or convince her to watch a bad movie for Film Frown. This episode revolves around producing the cooking show, dealing with mental health, eating a pre-dinner when you’re making risotto, sweat pant shopping and stump squeezing. Many of the Stump Kitchen recipes featured are vegan, gluten-free creations of Alexis. Inspiration often comes from Hot For Food, Minimalist Baker, Oh She Glows, and Thug Kitchen cookbooks. Cooking with guests means a lot of laughing for Alexis. She mentions this episode with Natalee as an example. W.C. Fields said, “Never work with children or animals.” A pizza sauce food fight with Ethan. A Mom has her 3 year old dress her for a week. Alexis is open to share her story, she just asks that you respect her. In one of her “Ask me anything” vids a commenter suggests that Alexis have Courtney Gilmour on Stump Kitchen. Courtney has this great read on XOjane that pairs well with our discussion of respect. Fidget Cube versus an Alexis belch! Aside from the joy of getting her stump in a lime, Alexis loves Kala namak. “Tastes like eggs,” says our friend. Recommended Vegan Deviled Eggs from Jazzmin Kaita. Alexis is distracted by Chris’ Stylophone Beatbox. The best introduction to that is probably from Brett Domino. Writing versus typing? Chris pitches Morning Pages again. We need to eat some of those smashed potatoes! Also, peanut butter cups for dessert, y’all! Some of Alexis’ recommendations are My Drunk Kitchen, Liv’s Healthy Life, Jazzmin Kaita and if you want more feel free to reach out to her with the links below. Alexis would love to hear from you. Subscribe to Stump Kitchen and support our incredible new friend Alexis. Chris tried those peanut butter cups, and yeah, throw money at the Stump Kitchen Patreon because, delicious! Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The one stop link is stumpkitchen.com. Thanks for listening! You rock! Oh, and let’s find Alexis a gluten-free vegan hot dog! Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

In which we celebrate our 100th episode for what is almost definitely the first time. The alcohol flows freely on this week's celebratory 100th episode, in with Danica and Brandon welcome special guest Chris Sikkenga (of Montreal Sauce and Film Frown) to the show! Chris (the scamp) chose the final episode of Series 1 to watch - The Parting of Ways - and the gang gets well and truly sauced and forgets to talk about the plot for much of the hour. Get ready for some McConaughey and try some of Jackie Tyler's Space Jerky as we all talk about Daleks being stage divas, sex in the undernet, and Trevor. Also: Danica throws hands at T-Swift. All this, and a lot more! Outro music is "I Really Like You" by Carly Rae Jepsen.

This week's podcast features the audio from our meetup on how to get good sound, featuring multimedia photojournalist Ryan Jackson of Full Circle Visuals and podcaster and video editor Chris Sikkenga. We gathered at Variant Edition Comics and Culture in June to learn more about why sound is so important, how to control the room to improve the conditions for recording, how to work the microphone to avoid common errors, how to monitor your sound along the way, and what, if anything, you can do after the fact to fix it up if you mess up. The irony is not lost on me that the sound for this is not pristine, as it was recorded on a snowball mic on a table in a room with a lot of hard surfaces. And it occurred to me after re-listening to the recording that I still haven't mastered their advice for good microphone technique. It's not terrible, but there's room for improvement. Do as they say, not as I do.  This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. Be sure to follow Full Circle Visuals on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. And please listen to, subscribe to and rate Chris's podcasts, Montreal Sauce and Film Frown. Thanks again to Variant Edition for technical assistance, the room and a door prize; to NeWest Press for another door prize; and to CafeRista for delicious treats. Our next meetup will be held at CafeRista (14213 103 Ave.) on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 1 pm. Save the date, and watch for details on the Edmonton Podcasting Meetup page. Here is some of the gear that Chris brought along for show and tell: Behringer XENYX 802 eight-channel compact audio mixer Rolls Pro switchable microphone mute/talk switch Shure SM58-LC vocal microphone Pyle Pro PHA40 four-channel stereo headphone amplifier Zoom H4nSP four-channel handy recorder A lot of that is next-level stuff. If you're just looking for gear to get started, previous podcast meetup guest Justin Jackson recommends this setup: Microphone: Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Pop filter: "Find one that will work with your mic. This one is a good start." Headphones: Sennheiser HD 202 II Editing software: Garage Band (for Mac) and Audacity (for PC) This week’s Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Podcast Canvas, a tool to help businesses and organizations that want to start a podcast figure out who to reach, what to say, and how to make it happen. If you want to start a podcast, want to help your company start a podcast, or keep getting asked "How do I start a podcast?", visit podcastcanvas.com for a free planning tool and guide.  Musical credits: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, played by Daniel Veesey, from freemusicarchive.com.  

“You go to school to learn a craft in some sense, but more than anything else, you’re learning about yourself.” The Michigan-Edmonton duo of Paul & Chris were lucky enough to chat with animator & director Jamil Lahham who shared those words about university. Jamil tells us about the organic nature of traditional animation, animating cycles for iPads and the weight of an Oscar. Jamil was a part of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, the Academy award winning The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and his wonderful short Dirty Laundry Day. If you want to learn even more about Jamil, have a look at this interview at episcura. Jamil went to Ringling College of Art + Design and has mentored students in the animation department for the last 3 years. While in Syria, Jamil attended Damascus University to study interior design. Jamil did his internship at EA. Artist William Salazar explains how he prefers to draw 2D over his 3D work to get the movement right. Andy Serkis (Golem) waged war animators back in 2014, saying he did all the work. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore won an Oscar. Jamil said he got to carry it around the studio briefly, and that it is ‘heavy as s**t!” Paul has downloaded The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore app for his daughters and they love it. The movie and the app are based on a story by WIlliam Joyce. Jamil is learning Python because it works in Maya. Jamil challenges the idea of “bad” movies on our Film Frown podcast. “What is good and bad?” Jamil and hosts agree that you need to seek your own happiness and not compare yourself to others. Chris says former guest Sally Ann is a perfect example of making your own way. Stay tuned for part 2 where we learn about Jamil’s animated short and how one stays focused. Thanks to you for listening. A very special thanks to our patrons and of course Jamil Lahham. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

This is our first Sauce Packet, a short show on a single topic. The inaugural topic is “that album that always finds its way into your playlist.” What is a Shadoe Stevens? Sorry Film Frown fans, Traxx is just bad, not so bad it is good. Who was the announcer in the $10,000 Pyramid? Paul’s pick, “The album that they handed out in the streets of the suburbs,” Green Day’s Dookie. Chris married his music to his wife’s in Subsonic. He loves it, she misses her free singles from Starbucks on iTunes. Chris’ pick, New Radicals - Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too. Pick two from the Paul, pandering to the Canadian listeners, Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle. Chris drops a cover album as his second pick, If I Were a Carpenter. The grunge bands of the 90s sing Carpenter hits. Chris’ oldies favorite is the Greatest Hits from Blood, Sweat & Tears Paul enjoys singing the Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel to his girls. Thus, it is his final pick. Thanks for listening! Friend us on Facebook, Twitter or Patreon and subscribe in your podcatcher app, iTunes or Google Play. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

This episode features discussions of cities in New York that aren’t New York City, succeeding in university and it turns out there are people who love candy corn. No. Really! Our guest Tierney Coren is part of the Node.js Evangelism Work Group, a web developer, designer, writer and student. The glorious reputation of Utica. Tierney teaches us that the origin point of the grid system in Salt Lake is the Mormon Temple. Chris has been using Here.com to replace Google Maps. Tierney & Paul have issues using Duck Duck Go for search. However, Paul does love the !bangs. Chris defends DDG, but shares an option given to him on the Cupcake.io community, Startpage.com. Tierney is doing an accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s program at SUNY Poly. We previously did a show with a professor of information design, part 1 & part 2. Let’s talk about our dark future with 1984, Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451. More books? How about Snow Crash, Ready Player One, Wuthering Heights & The Prince. Tierney thinks previous guest Arturo could be the protagonist from Snow Crash. Paul & guest review the Twilight Saga films. Tierney’s instructor is obsessed with TiddlyWiki, so he’s learned a lot about it. Let’s Encrypt is in beta. Tierney teaches Chris about Coursera. SuperCard Suite wants to be your HyperCard replacement. Tierney was using ghost for his site. He tried Jekyll and Hexo. He settled on Metalsmith, a static site generator. Paul says the Montreal Sauce & Film Frown sites are also created with a static site generator, PieCrust. The setup is documented on his blog, A Podcaster is Me. Chris mentions that he’s going to take a stab at joining the IndieWebCamp movement with a new site using Known. He was inspired by Jeena.net and our chat with Jen Montes, part 1, part 2. A really great way to connect with Webmentions is to use brid.gy. Thanks for listening to the episode & thanks to &! (@bitandbang), Tierney, for chatting on the Sauce. Want to learn more about our podcast or read more about the production, check our Patreon. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

In the cozy warmth of their homes in December, the boyz team up with Daniel J. Hogan of Clattertron.com to throw a house party. Err, that is to watch House Party. I was just Kid’n Playing with you. Want to risk watching it? Amazon Video iTunes All else fails? Try canistream.it. Bullworth is a “rap’ movie? Paul wants this soundtrack on The Last Dragon. Dan has recently enjoyed Straight Outta Compton, bought the N.W.A. album with the same title and wants this soundtrack, yo. Hip Hop Family Tree is a suggested comic you should read. Chris & Dan cannot recommend Cool As Ice enough. They are totally down with Vanilla Ice. The late, great Robin Harris is “Pops” in this film. Wait, are we watching Pee-wee’s Big Adventure? Paul & Chris are getting matching sweaters like Kid’n Play from the Gittin’ Funky video. Chris has a Youtube playlist of more old hip hop tracks he had the cassettes or singles of, click at your own risk. The film’s villains are the group Full Force. They have great professional names, way better than the character names in the movie. Oh look! A very young Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell-Martin from that TV show Martin(1992). Dan says we need to add Reagan’s Bedtime for Bonzo to next season’s Film Frown. How different would this movie be if it was written by Tennessee Williams? Pops wants to watch Dolemite, the forefather of bad movies. Don’t break your nose doing this dance move. Here’s a how-to. Oh hey! It’s Lou B. Washington from UHF. Red dyes are evil! Why does that cop look familiar? Barry Diamond The graphic sex scene is disturbing in a different way than the one in A Boy and His Dog. George Clinton is the DJ at the elephant graveyard party. Who is the better actor, Christopher “Kid” Reid or Christopher “Play” Martin? Daryl Mitchell from Galaxy Quest was part of a rap duo? Another great performer in this film is John Witherspoon, from Friday, The Boondocks and Black Jesus. There is no drug use, no smoking, the one guy drinking is made fun of and absolutely no hanky panky without birth control. This movie is actually pretty responsible. That explains why Kid’N Play had a cartoon as well. Oh no, Dan remembers the awful that is Hammer Man. Magic shoes? That’s not 2 legit. At your next cocktail party, be sure to challenge someone to a dance off. Everyone loves the scene where Robin Harris is talking to the police (NSFW). Dan teaches us what CPT means. What’s the deal with those burglars in the film? It’s the producer and director. The most amazing voice of Fats Williams gives advice about not getting raped in prison. Dan thinks this is a good movie, but no From Justin to Kelly. Meanwhile, Chris kept thinking he was watching Class Act. Dan plugs the Capital City Film Festival as he was volunteering for them. Thanks to Dan for joining the show! He’s 2 Hype. Be sure to peep his web comic, Clattertron. Thanks for rolling with us and listening. Please check out our other podcast, Montreal Sauce and enjoy doing the Kid’N Play kick step this week. Support Film Frown on Patreon

You see that title up there? That’s right, we watched Son of the Mask to celebrate Halloween. Armin joined the guys to review this legendary bad film. Well, he joined Chris. In a Film Frown first, Paul could not finish the movie. How’s that for a review? Dare to watch it? Buy on Amazon. iTunes And now the review: Chris & Paul claim to be part of the Q Continuum. Showing guests bad movies is the way they test humanity. Production designer on this film did a great job. Makes sense, his other films: Alien, Superman, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and An American Werewolf in London. This cinema stinker includes a decent cast of Bob Hoskins, Alan Cumming, Traylor Howard and Steven Wright. This film was nominated for a bunch of Razzies. Unfortunately, it lost to Jenny McCarthy’s Dirty Love. Remember The Chevy Chase Show? Of course not. Son of the Mask was a sequel to an 11 year old movie. In between, there was an animated series. Ben Stein is the only actor to be in both movies and the above cartoon. Who is the better Loki? Alan Cumming or Tom Hiddleston? The Adventures of Milo and Otis. Paul thinks Drew Carey would have been a better Jim Carrey replacement than Jamie Kennedy. All the action in this film is borrowed from the cartoons of Tex Avery. Jamie Kennedy was destroyed in reviews of this film. His coping mechanism was making the documentary Heckler. Armin’s take, Kennedy is no Carrey. The metaphor used, “Simba shouldn’t try to be Mufasa” via The Lion King. Kal Penn is also in this film. Is Odin renting space from Morgan Le Fay who was in a recent film we reviewed, Doctor Strange? Jamie Kennedy’s Mask is less of a party animal than Spuds MacKenzie. Nine Inch Nails performing Hurt vs. Johnny Cash’s version. In other words, make it your own. Hulk sperm from the Mask? The baby learns his hi-jinx from watching Looney Tunes on TV. Is that still on? Also the baby seems to know a pretty famous Exorcist scene. An archive of the Entertainment Magazine Son of the Mask article. Armin likens the film to Madagascar. There’s lots going on and really the Penguins could have their own film. The insane Mask hot rod. Roger Ebert’s review of the film. Why does the baby only use his powers when Jamie Kennedy around? Tribute to Michigan J. Frog? Paul wants a drama version where they lock this kid up like E.T. Recommendations Armin: Madagascar Paul: Thor Chris: Killer Klowns From Outer Space Thanks to Armin for joining us to watch this film (not so much for choosing it). Thanks to you for listening and reading this synopsis. Laters. Support Film Frown on Patreon

Paul & Chris are back! They’re kicking it old school. Join them as they go to warp speed. Well, just as soon as they can remove all the Google bloatware from the engineering software and find a cool external hard drive. Here’s a new season of the Sauce but what about Film Frown? Where is our lost episode featuring Marty Chan? Right here and here, smart ass. “What browser are you using these days?” Chris answers in a blog post. How to “Remove Uninvited Google Apps from Launchpad” on Macs. Chris used Homebrew & the Cask to install all his applications on his Mac during his clean install. Lifehacker has a decent guide. Little Snitch is a great firewall to tell you which applications are trying to connect to the web. For example, Apple location services on want to connect to the internet every 10 seconds. That seems wasteful on a desktop. Chris reviews his experience with MailPile. Then he shares that he moved to Airmail. Checking system stats on your Mac? iStat Menus is great or there’s GeekTool. Less expensive Monity is another option, but it doesn’t do temperature. If you are just concerned with temperature, there’s TG Pro. Paul has Automatic connected to his OBD-II port in his vehicle. He can track his car’s health with his Apple Watch or his phone. You need Shia LaBeouf freestyle rapping. Just do it. External hard drives? Lacie makes decent drives, but Chris & Paul prefer enclosures with fans, if it is a rotating drive and not an SSD. Chris has Vantec cases for his externals. Paul recommends buying in pairs for your backup. What’s on your external? Chris has some work resources like Death To The Stock Photo images. We interviewed one of the minds behind that site once. Paul & Chris really like their TP-link gigabit switches. You rock. Thanks for listening and let us know on twitter if you have any feedback. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

Paul & Chris sit down and chat about central vacuum and avocados! What more could you want from a host-full show? Well, surprise guest Tina pops in to talk delicious cookies & not-so delicious undercooked cheeseburgers. Chris is excited for the next episode with author Marty Chan. A last minute shot in the dark, Chris attempted to get Adam Dachis from Supercharched as this episode’s guest. However, he’s hoping to schedule Adam and Darren Herczeg for a future Film Frown. Paul asks about Chris’ latest writing gig, Lost Highway. Chris was also lucky enough to have an article posted on the arkOS blog. Glen Fleishman’s The New Disruptors is an excellent podcast. In particular, they discuss the episode featuring Nicole Dieker where she talked briefly about working for CrowdSource. Discussing the terror of possibly offending a movie star hero during your bad movie podcast. Here’s the show in question. Here’s a recap. Panasonic, why you no have Ernie Reyes Jr. kick your Toughbook & Toughpad around in commercials? We’d buy one then. IF IT COULD SURVIVE HIS MARTIAL ARTS! The ridiculous 3D music video for Edmonton’s Brewery District development. (Turn off your speakers unless you want to hear synth trombones. In fact, do not watch this at all.) Paul enjoys listening to the podcast Core Intuition. Paul wants to incorporate Searchpath into the new site to hosts our podcasts. He currently bakes pies when he uploads these notes and podcasts? WHA? A backstage look at how Paul publishes and hosts the podcasts. Chris has been editing images for episcura.com. So, if you need seamless textures or HDRI, check it out. The fellas discuss using tags and how John Gruber uses tags. Patent trolls 101 and The Temple of Gloom. Chris shares a review of Sony’s Powers. Only available on PS4? REALLY? Rory from Doctor Who is in CW’s new Legends of Tomorrow. The kids need a GyroBowl! Paul loves the “fabulous central vacuum.” Skype boxes built from Raspberry Pis? Why not. The Wolfson Audio Card might be a decent audio solution. Paul’s audio mixer used for the show, Mackie Onyx 1640i. Dan Benjamin now suggests some Focusrite products for podcasting in his show Podcast Method. Thanks for listening to our host-full show. It was a lot of fun for us to catch up with each other instead of getting to know a rad guest. It’s a bit of a throwback episode; we hope you enjoyed it. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

Jacob Cook from arkOS is with the guys for part 2 of the discussion on privacy. Jacob says we should trust the investigation techniques we’ve used for years rather than collect everyone’s data. Meanwhile, Paul has a great metaphor for online privacy, the front door of your home. We mentioned it in the show notes for the last episode, but we talked about the Last Weeek Tonight video on Edward Snowden in this part. (NSFW) Jacob recommends Citizenfour, the Oscar winning documentary about the Snowden leak while Chris is not as impressed. Watch it on iTunes. Chris recommends The Internet’s Own Boy which you can also watch on iTunes. Trusting websites and companies with our data online is one thing. We also have to trust our friends with whom we share. You send them pictures & information all the time. They could get hacked or use gmail and your data is at risk. Diaspora is a social network that is decentralized. GNUSocial is another decentralized social network. Chris asks Jacob about IndieWebCamp. Suggested examples are jeena.net and brennannovak.com. The government wants a backdoor into every system out there. This would make encryption pointless. Legal or not, many are being forced to unlock phones and decrypt laptops at borders. Legally you can be forced to unlock your phone with touch ID. Nothing leaves the web. You post it. Forever it shall be. “I don’t have anything to hide.” Jacob suggests that you watch Why Privacy Matters. Jacob gives a quick overview on how to get started protecting your privacy. Start with hosting your email somewhere else beside these large data collection companies. A brief discussion of the robot in Starcrash. Or is he the chicken lawyer from Futurama? Your Samsung SmartTV is spying on you? Meanwhile, Barbie is spying on your kids. Lenovo Responds to Superfish issue. Jacob tells us about the new arkOS Connect service. Once again thanks for listening and thanks to our guest for the chat. Be sure to check out Jacob’s arkOS. If you want to hear more from Jacob, have a listen to the Film Frown podcast he was on. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

Last season we ended the show watching Revenge of the Ninja (http://revengeofthe.ninja/) where guest Arden chose a random page number from Videohound’s Complete Guide to Cult Flicks & Trash Pics. The idea was that we would watch a film from the page he chose. What luck! On that page was Weird Al Yankovic’s UHF Where can you watch this film? And for once we recommend it. Buy the Blu-ray 25th Anniversary edition. Stream it on - Amazon iTunes Coincidentally, there probably aren’t any UHF stations where you can watch UHF. Check your local listings! This episode we’re joined by Sally from Sallyannk.com. During the episode she talks about the upcoming One Spark competition. As of posting this show we know she placed 9th in her category! Chris appeals to Cracker Jack to sponsor the show. UHF had heavy competition in 1989. We decided that Weird Al needs one of Sally’s beanies. It’s a good price, get one for yourself! Paul’s first cassette ever? Alapalooza. The film has an amazing story when it comes to its video release. Check out the “Legacy” section of the Wikipedia entry. Supposedly the movie was loosely based on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a Danny Kaye film based on a short story. Ben Stiler stars in the remake. You do not have permission to use a real oscar in your silly film! So here’s a bashful, gold statue. Everyone needs a Nash Metropolitan. The undisputed king of sandwiches. Weird Al builds a mountain of mashed potatoes a la Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Is that the Inspector Gadget villain again? Victoria Jackson shows up in the film. She sticks to her lines and thankfully doesn’t accuse Obama of being a communist. Crispin Glover was offered the role of the janitor, but turned it down. They also tried to get Christopher Llyod. Michael Richards from Seinfeld is crazy young and one of the best parts of the film, the janitor. Chris thinks Fran Drescher looks like a Swatch watch in her dress. It’s a Film Frown alum! Billy Barty is the camera man at the station. We saw him in Harum Scarum. One of the great surrealist comedians, Emo Philips has a hilarious bit in the film. The Spatula City commercial entertains us all. The movie says it’s time to show a Weird Al video. Beverly Hillbillies. Chris loves Weird Al’s take on Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner. Wheel of Fish? No you don’t get a clip because we’ve already spoiled enough in these notes. Trinidad Silva is amazing in this film. His character has an “animal kingdom” TV show on the public access station Al manages. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident before shooting ended and the film is dedicated to him. “You get a drink from the fire hose!” That’s the iconic line and scene from this movie. Where does the “We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!” line come from? The book The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and its 1948 film. Weird Al parodies The Geraldo Rivera Show. In the TV station there’s a Thing With Two Heads poster. The bizarre but lovable bum in the film was played by Vance Colvig Jr.. He was one of the first Bozo the Clowns. Of course there has to be a Rambo parody. Anthony Geary from General Hospital plays Philo, named after inventor Philo Farnsworth. Weird Al’s character is named George Newman in a nod to Alfred E. Neuman the mascot of Mad magazine. Sally wants more Weird Al movies. We found these interviews he did for the Nerdist network. Where’s the commentary in streaming? If you’re interested you can find some commentary in films using VHX.tv to distribute digitally. David Cross’s new film Hits has an option to get bundled extras. Paul also mentions that iTunes has Extras available for some films as well. Sally choses another page from the cult movie book! Next season we have to watch Tower of London, Top Secret! or Touch of Evil. Stay tuned after the ending theme song - we do some bonus talk about Weird Al trivia and copyright, as well as catch up with Sally’s adventures in up-cycling / recycling / repurposing goods through hand (not mine) crafting. And a double-bonus track at the very end, Paul talks with his daughter Evie just before the show starts. Thanks for listening! And thanks for taking time to join us again, Sally! Up next, 1995’s Waterworld. Support Film Frown on Patreon

Chris is on the road interviewing students in the Master of Digital Media program at The Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver. In addition to the school and projects, we discuss how technology has changed the concept of ownership and we collectively miss the days of buying physical media. Armin Mortazavi stuck around from part one as we chatted with Carolyn Fung and Marina Lúcio. Carolyn was part of the True North team which put together 2 interactive experiences for the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Marina and team Maneki Neko developed a game for a company that we cannot disclose. Read more by clicking the team name. Chris wonders if there’s a cheat code to get the Miami Vice speed boat in the museum simulator. Armin shares that there are lots of cell phone cheats in Grand Theft Auto. All three guests discuss the program at the CDM. Collaboration, even between student teams is a huge part of the school. In contrast, Marina shares that her team’s client was on the other side of the world communicating voice-only through Skype. Since Marina never met the voice on the line Armin wonders, could the client be the Inspector Gadget’s nemesis? Carolyn was on the fence about leaving her career path to return to school, but she recommends you do it if you’re thinking about it. Do it in a flash! We discuss how fast technology moves and are curious how many people know what a floppy disk is? Carolyn tells us that there’s a movement of folks who are ant-technology. The documentary Deluged by Data features Camp Grounded where you can disconnect. We discuss the Oculus Rift and substituting a virtual reality for, well reality. Is the touch screen a good interface? It’s not exactly a tool. Armin is a spy and has no fingerprints which made it difficult for him to take the MCAT. Wait what? You can instantly print your iPhone pictures with a device strapped to your phone? Prynt case. Or you can try the Polaroid Zip. Arturo chimes in from the chat room to mention that USB seems to be disappearing as well. Since we don’t own anything, we can’t let people borrow things very easily. Marina tells us about the awkward Steam sharing. XBox One made sharing games difficut but changed their idea after consumers reacted negatively and PS4 made fun of them. Zip disks are evil as discussed on Film Frown. Be sure to check out Armin’s website biasedcat.blogspot.ca for his comics. Carolyn is on LinkedIn and Twitter. Look for Easter eggs in future games created by Marina Lúcio. Once again, the team blogs are True North, Maneki Neko and The Six. Special thanks to Mark, Josh, Jeannette, Director Dr. Richard Smith and the entire staff at the CDM for making this remote show possible. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

A production coordinator from Hollywood, Jil Szewski talks to Paul and Chris about working shows, unions, the long hours, and practical jokes on imdb. Chris has learned “What do you do?” is a bad question thanks to reading our last guest, Nicole Bélanger. Jil is currently working on Whose Line Is It, Anyway? (Content not available in Canada, peep this instead.) GVSU Alumni reunion for those cats interested. Experimental film featuring bug parts, Mothlight. You can probably find it on Youtube. Maya Deren’s rad experimental film, Meshes of the Afternoon. Again, you can probably find it on Youtube. Jil had the awkward task of finding Christmas decorations in the summer when she worked on A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. We learn that web series are very big right now in Hollywood. Chris recommends Chef, but Jil who worked on the film, warns that it will make you very hungry. Paul is currently watching Arrow and The 100. Chris is watching Helix, Supernatural, 12 Monkeys and he’s waiting for Orphan Black and Silicon Valley to start up again. Jil went to the wrap party for season 2 of Silicon Valley where they showed a gag reel and she said it looks really good! Aren’t 5 stars better than 1? Michigan had a film incentive (you can read more about it here), but then it ended and now some folks are trying to get it going again. Jil’s fiance worked on HBO’s True Detective which is a very good show. Jil schools Chris & Paul on the various unions and the requirements to join. Chris admits his only understanding of Hollywood unions comes from Full Tilt Boogie. Resident bad movie lover Chris is sad when Jil reveals that her uncredited acting credit for Avalanche Sharks on imdb.com is a joke played on her by some friends. Jil loves Elvis! Chris wishes she was on the Harum Scarum episode of Film Frown to recommend some decent Elvis films. Thanks again to our guest Jil! Be sure to check out her current show, Whose Line Is It, Anyway? And thanks to you for listening. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

Chris & Paul are left to their own devices, whatever that means. The two share what they did on the break between seasons and discuss Gene Roddenberry & Dan Harmon shows. Chris promotes his made-up holiday Someday if February, the 3rd Saturday in February in which you prioritize something from your Someday list instead of your To-do list. Built on the Tent protocol which places your data in your control rather than a service, Cupcake.io is a twitter-like place for conversation that Chris enjoys using. Paul talks about his involvement in West Michigan’s Online Cooperative and his exit from version two, West Michigan FarmLink. Pay someone else to do your chores? Check out TaskRabbit. Be good. Don’t make waves. There was a new Venture Bros special recently that you may be able to watch here for a limited time (and if you’re lucky enough to be surfing from the States). Speaking of cartoons, Chris says you should check out Rick & Morty if you are a fan of Community. What the heck is Heat Vision and Jack? A hilarious show you never got to see. Paul mentions that Amazon Prime Instant Video has the remastered Star Trek: The Next Generation. Netflix does not. The Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra tee missing from your closet. What other projects had Roddenberry at the helm? Chris has recently watched Genesis II and Planet Earth featuring the Hyperloop? Roddenberry’s Andromeda was meh, but Earth: Final Conflict was well enjoyed by a younger Chris. Chris & Paul talk Film Frown & the LL Cool J film Deep Blue Sea. Podcast apps like Overcast (iPhone) & Podcast Addict (Android) have recommend/share buttons so you can share your favorite shows with friends! If only you had a favorite show. Hmm. Got questions for us or our guests? Tweet your questions to @MontrealSauce or using the hashtag #asksauce. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

Artist & author Dan Hogan returns to chat Redshirts, webcomics, cartoons, and Tim Hortons. Also joining the conversation is the always hilarious Tina who shares podcast recommendations and laughter with us. Allergies, yo! New Equipment is rad. This is Dan’s second visit to the show. Last season he was on the show and he was a recent guest on Film Frown. Don’t click this, Thicke of the Night. Chris giggles like a teen girl about South Park’s Go Fund Yourself and Freemium Isn’t Free. We talk Kickstarter, pluses/minuses. Dan reminds us of Dinosaur Comics, talks Ryan North’s book, To Be or Not To Be and the podcast he heard the story on, MakeItThenTellEverybody. The happy podcasters review John Scalzi’s Redshirts, a parody of Star Trek. Honestly, you can enjoy the book without any prior Star Trek knowledge. In fact, you can read the first few chapters here. Secret of the Lizard People (Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy #7) & Full House: That’s the Way It Crumbles, Cookie are recent book finds by Dan. Tina is reading the The Daily Mail because she’s heard enough about Star Trek. Burger King wants to buy Tim Hortons to be closer to Chris. Well, that and to move their HQ to Canada and pay less in taxes. Dan found Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom very interesting and from there Chris & Dan whirl down the Cory Doctorow rabbit hole, talking Little Brother and Rapture of the Nerds. While Dan & Tina lament the size of the GVSU campus, Chris shares important advice about avalanches. Dan suggests that you participate in NANOWRIMO and check out his new shirt design. The Saturday Morning preview with Scott Baio? Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince, Hammer Man, Little Rosey and Gravedale High. We discuss the first episode of Film Frown. Podcast recommendation: Dads Being Dads. Webcomic recommendation: The Molebashes. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon

On this episode we talk with Seth, who just made the leap from a career in television production to pursuing the starving artist lifestyle of musician. We talk interview skills, taming the creative brain and connectivity in the age of the smartphone. Edmonton has its own version of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the form of a live show called Turkey Shoot. Of course we have another podcast called Film Frown where you can hear Paul & Chris make fun of bad movies. All the guys chat about Grand Valley State University and it’s robotic retrieval system. You can watch live for some reason. Seth collaborated with guitarist Brooks to make an album which is available to listen for free, Ravenous Magnet. The entire planet wears bluetooth ear pieces to get their daily advertising via this Doctor Who episode. Seth likes Akai products, but lately beat production has moved to computers instead of standalone machines. Chris suggests Jack Conte, part of Pomplamoose and maker of awesome music of all kinds including this video with robots. You could try some art hop from Big Ben and Edmonton local. Be sure to check out the album Seth collaborated on, Ravenous Magnet, and tune in for the next episode of our show which will be part two with Seth. Support Montreal Sauce on Patreon