Podcasts about John McClane

Tonight we have a Christmas-themed triple feature of public-domain movies as heard from the projection booth: The Star of Bethlehem (1950), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948), and Scrooge (1935).We'll also be running trailers from three really bad Christmas movies: Die Hard 2, Santa Conquers the Martians, and Santa Claus (1985). Plus one trailer for a really good Christmas movie, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. Rounding things out will be favorite 1980s-ish Christmas commercials and other vintage theater messaging (and a random appliance warehouse ad bc I want it stuck in everyone else's head too).So — The Star of Bethlehem was the only work I was familiar with before beginning this week's episode. It's inclusion is a shout-out to my late father, for his insistence that we make it to the midnight service to hear this story told again and again and again. Miss you, Dad.Religiosity aside, it's an astonishingly beautiful work. I have a computer, and I couldn't dream of producing something this wonderful. If you gave me a time machine to the 1950s, my MacBook, and pitted me against the creative team of Lotte Reiniger and Carl Koch, I would lose every time.Reiniger created articulated paper figures from spare cardboard and other materials, and the team animated them on glass over painted backgrounds. (Preservationists studying her paper figures believe they can tell what she was eating during production, based on what material ended up in the dolls.) One of their rigs also looked like the best bunk bed ever — photo on wiki. Honestly, give me a time machine just so I can hang out with this crew, they seem cool.Rudolph (1948) feels lower-budget by comparison. This is not Rankin/Bass Rudolph, man. It's based on Robert L. May's 1939 story, not the song. And to steal an internet meme: this is Zack Snyder Rudolph. Hard times — you can feel them oozing out of that steely, cold color palette. Which makes sense: World War II had just ended when production began.Going further back in time brings us to our feature film Scrooge (1935). The acting is solid and includes an Ebenezer expert (Seymour Hicks) as the lead. Variety, literally said Hicks could play Ebenezer upside down in its December 11, 1935 issue. And that Hicks played Scrooge for more than a quarter century both onstage and in two films including a silent Scrooge in 1913.As for trailers:Die Hard 2 — which is just Die Hard with the melodrama turned all the way up and relocated to an airport. Also, I'm positive the airplane-eject scene for John McClane was later pilfered by the GoldenEye folks… and it's nowhere near as cool.Santa Conquers the Martians, which I briefly toyed with making the feature; is awful.And Santa Claus (1985)... Last year my family stumbled onto a smart tv Christmas-movie list, and I saw Santa '85 and said, “Hon, I have a movie that will blow your ****** mind. It's like Superman meets Kris Kringle and is still earnest. Everyone is acting out of their brains. It's like Shakespeare. Like if Frank Miller did Shakespeare doing Superman.”And then I hit play like I was firing a heat-seeking photon torpedo at General Chang.Three minutes later, we're watching Santa drown in snow. A few minutes after that: bizarre McDonald's product placement. A scene of people merrily eating Quarter Pounders while, through the window, an unhoused and hungry child stares lustfully at the food consumption. His face framed by the Golden Arches.The movie is bad. But awesome bad. See it for John Lithgow, as an evil toymaker who excels at selling extremely dangerous **** to children. And Dudley Moore is a charming mutinous elf that tries to outdo Santa by creating candy canes that make children float. Definitely see it.And happy holidays, y'all.PS: If you're looking for an uncommon ambience episode with a more modern Scrooge, check out last year's ⁠The Night the Reindeer Died⁠: Christmas Workshop Ambience. "Yule love it."

A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.Shout out to ChrisIf you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but want to for some reason, here is the link to ThanksKilling: The Musical: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZVpVhYzt0UTwitter: @comicrundownInstagram: @comicbookrundownThreads: @comicbookrundownEmail: comicbookrundown@gmail.comHosted by Joe Janero, Ron Hanes and Charlie Shaw Edited by Joe JaneroTheme song provided by Cam Malidor Find our t-shirts at Redbubble and TeePublic https://www.redbubble.com/shop/comic+book+rundown?ref=search_boxhttp://tee.pub/lic/vBbIJZ4eLQ0

Welcome to another episode of Death Don't Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It's December, so that means it's time for our “Holidanger” series, where we cover holiday movies that put lives on the line! In this week's episode, Alex, Tim, and returning guest K-Tron discuss the movie that's effectively Die Hard but John McClane is Santa Claus, 2022's Violent Night!Low-stakes parkour! Confrontational gift opening! a teenager named Bertrude! Die Hard 2 references! A snowmobile chase! Checkov's nutcrackers! Santa magic! Santa's thoughts on children swearing! Bickering with reindeer! Making fun of Mark Wahlberg! Impeccable action from the production team that brought you John Wick, The Fall Guy, and Nobody! Colorful villains and henchmen! Themes of greed, classism, and believing in others! A mini, R-rated Home Alone movie! Slasher movie-level kill scenes! Weaponized Christmas decorations and a deadly candy cane! David Harbour as a disturbingly hot Santa Claus, Beverly D'Angelo as a foulmouthed grandma, and John Leguizamo as the Christmas-hating villain! All that and more in this bloody action movie with sweet, holiday vibes that may be a new Holidanger classic for the whole family! Santa Claus is coming to town!In addition, K-Tron talks about the wonders of Christmas noirs like 1961's Blast of Silence and 1947's Lady in the Lake, while Alex shares his spoiler-free thoughts on Die My Love, Bugonia, 1984's This Is Spinal Tap, and Lucio Fulci's bizarre trip into action sci-fi, Warriors of the Year 2072 (aka, The New Gladiators)!You can find Death Don't Do Fiction on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!The Death Don't Do Fiction podcast brings you the latest in movie news, reviews, and more! Hosted by supposed “industry vets,” Alex Harris and Tim Gardiner, the show gives you a peek behind the scenes from two filmmakers with oddly nonexistent filmographies. You can find Alex on Twitter, Bluesky, or Letterboxd @actionharris. You can follow K-Tron on Letterboxd @puddingtaco. Tim can't be found on social media because he doesn't exist. If you have any questions or suggestions for the Death Don't Do Fiction crew, they can be reached at aiptmoviespod@gmail.com, or you can find them on Twitter or Instagram @aiptmoviespod.Theme song is “We Got it Goin On” by Cobra Man.

A Sermon for the Second Sunday in Advent Romans 15:4-13 by William Klock In our Epistle, in Romans 15:4, St. Paul writes, “Whatever was written ahead of time, you see, was written for us to learn from, so that through patience and through the encouragement of the scriptures, we might have hope.” Maybe more than any of our other Advent scripture lessons, that verse sums up what Advent is about.  There's a big story.  The story of God and his people and the world.  And the Christmas story is just one part of it.  A very importantly part, without a doubt, but still just one part.  Pull it out, try to make it stand on all on its own, and it ends up becoming something else.  And that's what secular culture has done.  Contrast how the world prepares us for Christmas and how the church prepares us.  Our commercialistic, materialistic, entertainment focused culture just starts shoving Christmas at us as soon as Halloween is over.  How do you get ready for Christmas?  You buy Christmas stuff.  You start listening to Christmas music.  You start watching all the Christmas movies on TV.  Our culture prepares for Christmas by doing Christmas.  And then Christmas comes and then it's suddenly over in a day…or maybe two, if you count Boxing Day.  And I hear it all the time: people are left wondering what happened, feeling like they missed something. It occurred to me that this is like trying to explain to someone that Die Hard is a Christmas movie by making them watch the scene of Hans Gruber falling from Nakatomi Plaza…over and over and over.  It's an iconic scene.  It says Christmas almost as much as Baby Jesus in the manger.  But your friend will still have no idea what Die Hard is about, let alone why it's a Christmas movie.  He just knows it ends with a bad guy falling off a building into a big explosion.  If you want him to understand, you've got to start at the beginning.  He has to know the story all the way back to the opening with John McClane on the airplane.  Then your friend will get it…and maybe he'll even understand why it's the best Christmas movie ever.  And when the time comes for that scene, the grand crescendo of the movie, and Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Tower, he's gonna cheer, because it's not just a cool scene.  It's not just iconic.   It's the denouement of the story. And that is what the church does with Advent, Brothers and Sisters.  It takes us back into the story of Israel and Israel's God, it shows us the darkness of the world and the fallenness of humanity, it reminds us God's plan and his promises to set it all to rights, to make everything new again.  That's why our daily readings through Advent are taken from Isaiah.  And so, when Christmas comes, it's more than just an orgy of consumerism and it's more than just sentimental feelings about Baby Jesus in a manger, it's more than vague good thoughts about God.  No, when Christmas comes and we've been reading the promises in the scripture and singing the promises and songs of longing during Advent, we recognise the light and life that have been born into the midst of darkness and sin, we see God's saving Messiah, and most of all we're moved to give him glory because Christmas shows that he is faithful to his promises. And for Paul, that was kind of everything.  Because when you know what the story is all about and when you know where it's going, you realise that following Jesus isn't just about sentimental feelings, or about being good until you die so you can go to heaven, it's about the fact that in Jesus, God has sent his king to bring new creation into the midst of the old and to make us a part of it.  In fact, to make us the agents of that new creation and his saving work.  To be the stewards of his good news and his Spirit who carry his light and life into the darkness and death of the world in preparation for the day when Jesus' work is consummated.  When people don't know the story, they too often reduce Christianity to fire insurance, to a “Get out of hell free” card.  Christmas becomes a sentimental holiday about a baby.  But when you know the story, you that Christianity is all about is a vocation—to be the people of God for the sake of the world—and the baby in the manger shows us what our vocation looks like. And this is precisely why Paul writes what he does here in Romans 15.  Because when you forget the story, or when you forget where it's going, and especially when you stop living in hope of God's future, it becomes very, very easy to just go with the flow.  To take the path of least resistance.  To let the world and its values and ideas carry you away back into the darkness.  To give up on the vocation that the gospel and the Spirit have given us.  The big problem Paul saw in the Roman churches was that the Jewish believers in Jesus and the Gentile believers in Jesus were splitting up.  They were letting ethnicity define them instead of Jesus and because of that they were losing their gospel witness and letting the darkness and division of the world define who they were. And Brothers and Sisters, the same thing happens to us.  It still happens with churches dividing up over ethnicity and language and things like that, but it happens all sorts of other ways too.  We lose sight of our hope.  We lose sight of God's future.  And when we do, we lose our vocation and instead of being gospel people of light and life swimming upstream, we end up just going with the worldly flow.  Sometimes it happens without us even realising it.  Other times we knowingly give up because it seems like there's no other option.  I was talking with someone this week about politics in my country and he said, “Well, you have to be a Democrat or a Republican!  There's no other choice!”  And I kept saying, there is another choice.  You commit to doing the right thing, the kingdom thing, to following Jesus and being light and life.  These days that means saying no to the options that everyone else is making.  It means making a deliberate choice to lose, but you do so knowing that God's justice will win in the end—because the story shows us that God is always faithful to do what he's promised and to finish what he starts.  If you understand the cross, this shouldn't be a difficult concept. This is why Paul starts out with some of that scripture that was written in the past, some “Old Testament” as we call it.  In verse 3 he writes, “The Messiah, you see, didn't please himself.  Instead, as it was written, ‘The reproaches of those who reproached you are fallen on me.'”  In other words, Jesus took on himself a punishment he didn't deserve.  When David wrote that psalm he was thinking of his own situation.  It's Psalm 69.  He cries out to God because the flood waters are rising around him.  Because he feels like he's sinking in the mud with no footing to be found.  His enemies were surrounding him and kicking him when he was down.  But he knew the Lord and he knew his promises and he knew the Lord is faithful, so he cried out for justice and salvation.  And as he closes the psalm, he cries out with hope-filled praise.  God hadn't delivered him yet, but David still praises the Lord for his salvation—what he knows God will do. And this wasn't just David's story and vocation, it was the story and vocation of Israel and that meant that when Jesus came as the faithful Israelite to represent his people, it became his story and his vocation.  David knew, Israel knew, Jesus knew because it had been written, because they had God's word and because of that they had Gods' promises.  The way of God's people is the way of the servant who suffers.  It's the way of unjust suffering for the sake of others and for the sake of the whole world.  But through that suffering God has brought redemption and kingdom and new life. As the Mandalorian says, “This is the way.”  Looking to the good of others instead of our own good is the way of the cross.  Just as it was for Jesus the way to his throne, it is for us the way to his kingdom.  Jesus could have given in to the devil's temptation in the wilderness.  He could have bowed down to him and received his throne.  And he'd be king, but he'd be king of a people still enslaved to sin and death.  The world would still be dark and broken and fallen.  Think of our Gospel last week.  Jesus could have let the Palm Sunday crowd carry him into Jerusalem and seat him on a throne.  But again, he'd have his throne, but the primary mission would have failed.  He'd be king over a dead people.  Instead, he had to come as a humble servant, he had to face the rejection of his people, he had to face their jeers and their mocking, and he had to go to his death in a way so humiliating that polite people wouldn't even discuss it.  But through the cross, by letting all the forces of evil come together to do their worst in one place, Jesus defeated them and brought light and life back to God's good world.  And now, as Jesus said, he calls us to take up our cross and to follow him.  Not when it's expedient.  Not when the cross is light.  The point of a cross is that it's heavy!  It's our calling, no matter what.  But it's a joyful calling in the end, because we know the story and we have the promises of a God who faithful.  The lowly birth, the constant antagonism, the humiliating and painful death make possible the glory and the joy of the resurrection and new creation. So, Paul goes on writing in Romans 15:5, “May the God of patience and encouragement grant you to come to a common mind among yourselves, in accordance with Jesus the Messiah, so that, with one mind and one mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.” That's the mission, Brothers and Sisters: to glorify God.  And not just when we come to church and pray and praise and give thanks.  That's certainly one way we give him glory, but one of the things the story teaches us is that God is glorified when we respond to his faithfulness with faithfulness of our own—and especially when the watching world sees it, especially when it involves humility and even suffering.  God was glorified as the world watched Jesus go to the cross, trusting his Father's promises.  And God is glorified today as, trusting our Father's promises, we take up our crosses and follow him.  As we walk in faith, as we do good, as we live in hope, and as we do it without compromise, even it means trouble or loss.  Think of the apostles.  Think of all the Christians in the first centuries after Jesus who lived in hope of God's future and who trusted in his promises and refused to compromise their gospel life and witness and gave their lives for it.  At first it seemed like a pointless failure, but as the world watched, their gospel witness made a difference and eventually—not in a single generation, but eventually—their witness brought an entire empire to Jesus and taught it grace and mercy and lifted it up out of barbarism and sexual immorality the likes of which—even in light of the world today—we'd be hard-pressed to imagine.  And it happened because Jesus' people were united in him and faithful in hope and witness. That unity part is a major theme of Paul's letter to the Romans, because the unity of the church across the Jew-gentile divide was one of the most significant ways the early church broke with both Jewish and Greco-Roman culture and swam against the current.  We don't think about that nearly as often as we should.  Unity is essential to our Christian vocation.  It reveals that our identity is Jesus the Messiah.  Those early Christians showed the world what it looks like to find your identity, not in your ethnicity or language, not in your customs or biological kin, not in your social class, but in Jesus.  Jews and gentiles, rich and poor, slave and free came together as brothers and sisters in those churches and it shocked the world, Jews and Greeks alike.  It became a powerful witness to God's new creation.  It was that witness coupled with the proclamation that Jesus, crucified and risen, is the world's true lord, that brought the nations—a few at first, but eventually a whole empire—that's what moved them to give glory to the God of Israel.  Something absolutely unthinkable.  Romans giving glory to a loser God of a loser people.  But Jesus changes everything and the faithful witness of a servant church backed that truth up. So, going on in our Epistle, Paul says in verse 7: “Welcome one another!”  Don't let the values, identities, and prejudices of the world divide the church.  Paul says, instead, “Welcome one another as the Messiah has welcomed you, to God's glory.  Let me tell you why: the Messiah became a servant of the circumcised people in order to demonstrate the truthfulness of God—that is, to confirm the promises to the patriarchs, and to bring the nations to praise God for his mercy.” That was the plan all along.  This is the big story.  God called Abraham and through him created a people, a holy nation through whom he would eventually save the whole world.  Jesus was the culmination of that chapter of the story: the perfect, faithful Israelite, the humble Davidic king, who died the death his people deserved in order to deliver them.  In doing that, God fulfilled what he'd promised the patriarchs, what he'd promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, what he'd promised to David. The unity of the church, the bringing in of the gentiles into the covenant family, is a witness to the faithfulness of God, so Paul keeps hammering away at it.  These are the things, the scriptures, that were written in the past and that tell us the story.  And so Psalm 18:49.  It's the Psalmist celebrating the victory that the God of Israel has given him as he declares that he will praise him not just in Israel, but in the midst of the nations so that they hear of the glory of God, too.  He sings: “That is why I will praise you among the nations, and will sing to your name.”  And then, in verse 10 Paul quotes Deuteronomy 32:43: “Rejoice, you nations, with his people!”  This was the song of Moses celebrating God's victory over and just judgement on both rebellious Israel and the gentile nations and Moses calls those pagan nations, having seen the victory of Israel's God, to join in his praises.  And then, verse 11, Paul is back to the Psalms, to Psalm 117:1: “Praise the Lord, all nations, and let all the peoples sing his praise.”  Again, the Psalmist calls to the nations to come and praise the God of Israel with him.  And then, finally, the Prophet Isaiah: “There shall be the root of Jesse, the one who rises up to rule the nations; the nations shall hope in him.” The bit from Isaiah is important.  Because Paul's showing the Roman Christians (and he's showing us), that it was God's plan all along for the nations to join Israel in praising and glorifying Israel's God.  And in the days of Moses and the days of David, that was crazy talk.  People didn't glorify other people's gods.  The gods were the strength of their respective nations, so not only was it unpatriotic to give glory to a foreign god, it was sort of like inviting the defeat of your nation and your king.  But this was God's plan all along.  To bring the nations to him in faith.  And Paul's reminding the Roman Christians that this is exactly what's happened to them.  Pagan Romans heard the gospel and they saw the uncompromising witness of the believers there—probably mostly Jews—who believed Jesus was truly the Messiah.  And those pagans were moved to faith.  And in the early days of the church there, Jewish and Gentile believers were doing the unthinkable: they were worshipping the God of Israel side by side.  And that only served to witness the power of the gospel even more powerfully.  But things happened and those Christians started to go with the flow and the unity began to fall apart: Jews worshipping in that house and Gentiles in this one over here.  And so Paul reminds them how God has fulfilled his promises in Jesus.  The root of Jesse promised by Isaiah has come and he was raised up on the cross to the glory of God, and the nations have begun to come to him.  And Paul's saying: don't lose that that or you risk losing the whole gospel.  I know it's hard.  The gentile believers will be mocked by their friends and family for worshipping the God of the weirdo Jews, with weirdo Jews at their side, no less.  And the Jewish believers, they were going to be hassled by their Jewish family and friends for worshipping beside those unclean gentiles.  And Paul's saying, “Don't give in to the pressure from the world.  Keep witnessing the power of the gospel.  Remember that you worship the God who was born in humility as one of us and who went humble to a cross for our sake.  Live humbly for the sake of each other—and live humbly for the sake of the world.  Romans, you show your people that the God of Israel is faithful and full of mercy and grace and unlike any god your people have ever known.  And Jews, you show your people that in Jesus, your God has purified the gentiles and is fulfilling his promises.  And he wraps it up exhorting them, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”  Paul knew that persecution was coming and the temptation to fragment would be even strong, but the hope-filled joy that began with the birth of Jesus and that carries through the story to the cross, burst out of the tomb with joy on Easter—and that resurrection hope, that light and life, would keep them faithful to their calling.  Will keep us faithful to our calling. A people overflowing with hope.  Hope in the fulfilment of what God has promised and what he's revealed in Jesus: hope for a world where the darkness is gone, hope for a final end to sin and death, hope for the day when heaven and earth are brough back together and men and women live and serve in the presence of God as he created us in the beginning. And here's the thing, Brothers and Sisters, it's that gospel- and Spirit-filled hope that will make us the gospel force Jesus calls us to be.  It's that hope that makes us heaven-on-earth people even when it means swimming upstream, even when it means choosing the option that no one else will choose, even when it means that the world is angry with us, even when it means rejection—and in some cases even martyrdom.  It's that hope that will drive us to proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection; it's that hope that will give us the hearts of servants ready to humbly teach the world mercy and grace; it's that hope that will move us to love our enemies and even to die for them; it's that hope that will move us to take uncompromising stands against what is wrong and for what is right, even if it means losing in the short term.  Because our hope is sure and certain—that what God began in humility at the manger, he will surely one day bring to completion in an all-consuming burst of glory.  Let's close with our collect.  Think on that prayer and how it calls us, not just to read the scriptures, but to so immerse ourselves in them that they become a part of us. Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: help us so to hear them, to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word, we may embrace and for ever hold fast the hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

Cozy up by the fire as Sebastian Aho brings you holiday tidings by sharing several Swedish Christmas traditions. Who knew Kevin McCallister and John McClane had such a grip on Swedish television networks!? Sebastian also talks about his life as a father, the sunlight (or lack thereof) in his hometown, and more!

DISPONIBLE EN VIDEO POR YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/iYrbfjKYPwQEn este episodio, nos pusimos festivos para hablar de dos clásicos de la década de 1980, GREMLINS (1984) y DIE HARD (1988), con el propósito de hacernos la siguiente pregunta: ¿son realmente películas navideñas o solo se desarrollan en Navidad?Acompáñanos para descubrirlo… con luces, caos y un toque de espíritu festivo poco tradicional mientras discutimos lo qué hace a estas películas festivas no convencionales, llenas de acción, humor oscuro y nostalgia ochentera, sigan presentes cada diciembre.Desde el heroísmo de John McClane en medio de villancicos hasta el desastre adorable, pero destructivo, de los Gremlins en plena víspera decembrina, analizamos su impacto cultural y por qué han logrado abrirse camino dentro del canon navideño.No olvides dejar tus comentarios sobre tu experiencia viendo estas películas, y síguenos en redes sociales para más contenido cinéfilo.SÍGUENOS EN REDES SOCIALES:- INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/duelodefilmotecas- TIKTOK: https://tiktok.com/@duelodefilmotecas- FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/duelodefilmotecas- X: https://twitter.com/duelofilmotecas

Send us a textWrong place, wrong time, same Filmshake! We're back and Dying Harder than ever, as we talk 1990's Die Hard 2. One of our host's AOL Instant Messenger handles in the 90's was "John McClane," so there might be a little bias here, Mr. Falcon!We also talk our punishment film, 1990's punch and kick-fest, Bloodfist II. But AOL's John McClane doesn't find it a punishment at all! He inexplicably loves it! Can our other host's sanity take all this kicking, punching, shooting, and exploding partisanship? Will he also be swept away in this wave of kickboxing and gasoline? Find out on Filmshake!Music Heard this Episode:"Bloodfist II Credits Theme" -- Nigel Holton"Commando Main Title" -- James Horner"The Runway" -- Michael Kamen"Finlandia" -- Michael KamenSupport the showIntro music - "If" by Broke For FreeConnect with us!TwitterFacebookEmailLinktr.eeLetterboxd - Nic & JordanThe Nicsperiment

After the, cough, 'underwhelming' A Good Day To Die Hard in 2013, the assumption was that the Die Hard saga had run aground. But for a while, that wasn't the case, and by 2015, there was a plan hatched for one final movie in the series. Bruce Willis was set to return as John McClane, Len Wiseman - after Die Hard 4.0 - was coming back to direct. And this time, we were going to be told the origin story of John McClane too. The film was active for nearly half a decade. And this is the story of the Die Hard that never was. Plus, a small update too on the Film Stories podcast... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Air Force One” is the kind of movie that grabs you by the collar, shouts “GET OFF MY PLANE,” and dares you not to grin through the whole ride. It's the most unabashedly earnest “Fly Hard” ever committed to film—yes, it's Die Hard on a plane, and yes, it knows it. Yet somehow, through sheer force of will (and Harrison Ford's presidential scowl), it keeps its two-plus hours aloft with crowd-pleasing momentum. Sure, the premise is absurd to the point of parody: the President of the United States personally throwing hands with terrorists at 30,000 feet. The script asks you to swallow far more than peanuts—plot holes you could taxi a 747 through, logic leaps that would make John McClane blush, and an “Idiot Plot” where the villains make decisions that seem scientifically engineered to defeat themselves to keep the movie going. But the movie never stops long enough for any of that to really sink in. It just keeps hustling, barreling from corridor shootout to cockpit crisis like a blockbuster with someplace urgent to be. The special effects… well, bless them. Even in the late '90s, some of these shots looked suspiciously like the world's most patriotic PlayStation cutscenes. But their rubbery seams and digital wobble just add to the charm—this is a movie that's trying so hard to thrill you that you forgive it for occasionally looking like a flight simulator running on Windows 95. And that's the thing: despite its flaws—maybe even because of them—Air Force One is a blast. Ford and Oldman chew the scenery with gusto, the pacing never really sags, and the film delivers exactly the kind of fist-pumping, flag-waving nonsense it promises. It might be ridiculous, but it's ridiculously entertaining.

Chels from The Q Division, And a Rewatch Podcast, and the upcoming Across the Whoniverse joins us to discuss the adorable Life Day #1 , released on November 24, 2021, celebrating everyone's favorite Star Wars Holiday, Life Day. Plus we talk about the original Holiday Special from 1978, our Star Wars comic reading habits, and why Chewie is both the Mariah Carey and John McClane of Star Wars. Yippee ki-yay mother tip yip!More from Chels-Bluesky: chels725.bsky.socialAnd A Rewatch:AndARewatch.bsky.socialQ Division: QDivisionPod.bsky.social Across the Whoniverse: acrosswhoniverse.bsky.social- Where To Find Us - Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.socialInstagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠Email: ⁠DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com⁠- Theme Music -失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠- Sources -Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

Maintenant Vous Savez, c'est aussi ⁠Maintenant Vous Savez - Santé⁠ et ⁠Maintenant Vous Savez - Culture⁠. Dans les films de la saga Die Hard, comme "Piège de cristal", sorti en 1988 et "58 Minutes pour vivre", sorti en 1990, le personnage interprété par Bruce Willis, John McClane, s'en sort toujours avec seulement quelques égratignures. Pourtant, l'acteur ne se contente pas de faire des roulades sur un tapis en mousse. Pour sauver sa femme séquestrée dans un gratte-ciel, John abat plusieurs preneurs d'otages un à un, en vient même à défier la sécurité et l'univers hostile d'un aéroport rempli d'ennemis, en moins d'une heure pour sauver à nouveau sa belle et s'en sort toujours. Les combats avec des armes à feu sont-ils souvent faux ? Existe-t-il d'autres scènes qui sont vraiment impossibles ? Écoutez la suite de cet épisode de "Maintenant Vous Savez - Culture". Un podcast Bababam Originals, écrit et réalisé par Carole Beaudouin. Première diffusion : octobre 2023 À écouter aussi : ⁠Quels sont les pires scandales écologiques causés par des tournages de films ?⁠ ⁠Sylvester Stallone, Fabrice Luchini, Cameron Diaz... qui sont ces célébrités passées par le porno ?⁠ Quels sont ces films qui ont fait rougir leurs acteurs de honte ? Retrouvez tous les épisodes de "Maintenant vous savez". Suivez Bababam sur Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Mary and John as they continue their 1995 marathon with two blockbuster action movies. First, we review the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence movie, Bad Boys, and follow it up with Bruce Willis's third turn as John McClane in Die Hard With A Vengeance. Liked it? let us know! Hated it? No need to share! Enjoy You can find the Spotify playlist accompanying the review at Moviescramble Ep 101: Bad Boys & Die Hard 3 Find us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/moviescramble/id1466571460 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42wPn0tXvH3GQJ2E3NYDYp?si=TPUrCkecQb-zdEOAaD3cDA Amazon: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/ed9b87c9-fb70-4307-96a7-d6223a202741/moviescramble Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsR--3Bae_QGM5xiM3fWohA and all podcast providers. Contact us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Moviescramble

Howdy folks of the interwebs! Welcome back for another shenanigan infused journey into the mind of this particular Garbage Can Dood!Tonight's discussion is an Occult and/or Esoteric review of the 1993 cinematic masterpiece "Striking Distance"!Where Bruce Willis reprises his character of "Die Hard" 's "John McClane" but this time as a homicide detective for Pittsburgh PD, investigate'n a "serial killer" dump'n bodies in the rivers!It's a tale complete with the standard conspiracy culture coverup tropes! Lone nut, orgy of evidence, crooked cops, family feuds, and much much more! All brought to us by an international gangster & Iran Contra figure Arnon Milchan! We even take a deep dive into a Sarah Jessica Parker focused "Transvestigation"!Anyhow, folks of the interwebs thank for join'n me to get a lil GCD! An Occult and/or Esoteric Review of the 1993 cinematic masterpiece "Striking Distance"! w/Julia host of the Cosmic Peach podcast & (NOT-Bill) Colby host of Conspiracy Playtime podcast!Enjoy the show! Links for Julia - https://linktr.ee/xpeachLinks for "NOT Bill" Colby - https://www.conspiracyplaytime.com/https://x.com/Conspiracy_PlayLinks for JJ - https://linktr.ee/operationgcdLinks from show:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striking_Distancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vXaq00fq1whttps://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/kentucky-woman-accused-of-cutting-up-cooking-mother-due-back-in-court/https://people.com/health/ellie-kemper-jogs-in-new-york-city-two-weeks-after-giving-birth/https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOA/comments/duvhzu/phyllis_smithbba_used_to_be_a_burlesque_dancer/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWq_wY2TQkM

This time it's Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) — the loudest scavenger hunt New York's ever seen. Bruce Willis is back as John McClane, hungover and out of patience, Samuel L. Jackson's the reluctant partner who didn't sign up for this, and Jeremy Irons plays a villain who treats citywide chaos like an art project. It's riddles, explosions, and nonstop banter at 90 miles an hour. Did you enjoy the episode? Don't forget to hit that subscribe button and join us for more retro movie discussions! Want even more? Get bonus content and connect with us directly by supporting the show on Patreon. For additional episodes and exclusive insights, head to www.30podcast.com. And if you love what you hear, leave us a glowing review on your favorite podcast app—especially Apple Podcasts. Your support keeps the show going!

On this week's Film Sack Podcast, John McClane is forced to team up with a young computer hacker, Matt Farrell, to stop a master cyber-terrorist called Thomas Gabriel, who wants to shut down the entire nations computer infrastructure in a mass cyber attack. Computers are scary! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Film Sack Podcast, John McClane is forced to team up with a young computer hacker, Matt Farrell, to stop a master cyber-terrorist called Thomas Gabriel, who wants to shut down the entire nations computer infrastructure in a mass cyber attack. Computers are scary! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Notes Alan Sanders of The Alan Sanders Show is back again after a long weekend to try and decipher a 9 digit code written with a 1024bit code.

“Die harder.”   “Die Hard 2 (also known by its tagline Die Harder or Die Hard 2: Die Harder) is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Steven E. de Souza and Doug Richardson, co-produced by Joel Silver, and starring Bruce Willis as John McClane alongside Bonnie Bedelia, William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton, Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos, and Reginald VelJohnson.”   Show Links Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvHp7xJZ4_U   Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard_2   Just Watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/die-hard-2   Socials Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moviewavepod.bsky.social   Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/moviewavepod   Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/moviewavepod/   Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@moviewavepod   Intro/Outro Sample Credits “Aiwa CX-930 VHS VCR Video Cassette Recorder.wav” by Pixabay “Underwater Ambience” by Pixabay “waves crashing into shore parkdale beach” by Pixabay   Movie Wave is a part of Pie Hat Productions.

Episode Notes Nick Rehak of Rabbit Hole Podcasts is back again with Rob as Mai takes her final bow.

Who is the best action movie hero? Welcome to VOLUME 179 of The Bracket. Kenjac is host alongside Tommy Smokes, KB, Cheah, Clem and Gooch. Follow The Bracket ►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/BracketPod ►INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/thebracket/ Follow Kenjac ►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/JackKennedy ►INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/jackennedy/ ►TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@ken_jac Intro - (0:00) John McClane v The Bride - (5:45) James Bond v Rick O'Connell - (14:17) The Termintor v Rambo - (20:52) Cheah-In Game - (27:33) Ethan Hunt v Cheah-in Winner - (37:29) Bryan Mills v Jason Bourne - (45:59) Indiana Jones v Inspector Lee - (52:34) Dutch v Robert McCall - (1:00:37) John Wick v John Creasey - (1:07:15) Playoffs - (1:12:55) Finals - (1:23:55) Download the Gametime app today and use code BRACKET for $20 off your first purchase Get your first month of BlueChew FREE Just use promo code BRACKET at checkout and pay five bucks for shipping. https://BlueChew.comYou can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/lightscamerabarstool

This week on the I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast, we dive into a wide range of cinematic experiences—from post-apocalyptic horror to action-comedy chaos to heartfelt animated sci-fi. Whether you're here for the zombies, the laughs, or the feels, we've got something for everyone.

BT and Sal dive into a lively discussion about their cinematic viewing habits, revealing surprising gaps and strong opinions. Sal admits to shockingly never seeing Die Hard with a Vengeance and only recently watching the original Die Hard, much to BT's disbelief and comedic outrage over Sal's qualms about John McClane's bare feet. Their conversation quickly spirals into a broader "guy movie" quiz, with BT challenging Sal on classics like Scarface, The Godfather, Goodfellas, and Shawshank Redemption, while Sal reveals he's missed out on Fight Club, Heat, and Rambo, leading to further playful jabs and a call for Sal to expand his action film horizons.

Episode Notes Rob is back with Todd Liebenow of The Forgotten Filmcast as McClane and Farrell reach DC (or is it Baltimore?)

Ever wonder what could've been if the right actor had just taken that iconic role? Well, today's episode of Pop Culture Pastor dives into those “almost” casting decisions that could have totally changed Hollywood history. From Matthew McConaughey almost playing Jack Dawson in Titanic (imagine "Alright, alright, alright", but on a sinking ship) to someone you wouldn't believe possibly stepping into John McClane's shoes in Die Hard, we're exploring the actors who almost became legends. Plus, we've got some wild behind-the-scenes stories about why Val Kilmer didn't get that Dune role.Oh, and don't miss our discussion on Taylor Swift's power move in acquiring her music masters—who needs a record label when you have that much fan support?Also, we answer listener questions in The Lobby!Join us for a fun-filled hour of near-misses, “what ifs,” and, of course, one-liners.

Welcome to another episode of Death Don't Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It's May, which means it's time for the AIPT Movies podcast's “Mayhem” series! Where we cover movies that kick ass in the literal sense! In this week's episode, Alex, Tim, and guest Tony Sedani discuss the messy-yet-beautiful 1991 Bruce Willis action romp, The Last Boy Scout!Sleazy 90's vibes! A mile a minute pace! Satan Claus! Goons in sunglasses! $650 pants! An iconic celebratory jig! Football that's somehow even more dangerous than usual! A stadium with a secret hangout and fireplace! A surprisingly loud, public, and messy "professional" assassination! A guy with the name Joe Hallenbeck who has actually seemingly gone to hell and back! Behind the scenes friction that inspired a character in True Romance! A great musical score from Lethal Weapon & Die Hard's Michael Kamen! A cast that includes a young Halle Berry, Damon Wayans, Danielle Harris, Taylor Negron, and Bruce McGill! A shot of excessive violence and entertainment that's effectively a who's who of 90s action cinema with Tony Scott's visually stunning direction, Joel Silver producing, Shane Black writing endless one liners, and Bruce Willis delivering one of the greatest cigarette-smoking performances of all time!In addition, Tony discusses his Mission: Impossible series rewatch in preparation for “The Final Reckoning,” while Alex shares some spoiler-free thoughts on Fight or Flight, the third movie in the French Netflix action series, Last Bullet, and Final Destination Bloodlines!You can find Death Don't Do Fiction on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!The Death Don't Do Fiction podcast brings you the latest in movie news, reviews, and more! Hosted by supposed “industry vets,” Alex Harris and Tim Gardiner, the show gives you a peek behind the scenes from three filmmakers with oddly nonexistent filmographies. You can find Alex on Twitter, Bluesky, or Letterboxd @actionharris. This episode's guest, Tony Sedani, can be found on Instagram @tsedani. Tim can't be found on social media because he doesn't exist. If you have any questions or suggestions for the Death Don't Do Fiction crew, they can be reached at aiptmoviespod@gmail.com, or you can find them on Twitter or Instagram @aiptmoviespod.Theme song is “We Got it Goin On” by Cobra Man.

"Yippee-ki-yay, mother**ker!" It's been 30 years since John McClane rolled out of bed (with a hangover) and straight into a city-wide terrorist scavenger hunt in 'Die Hard with a Vengeance.' In this anniversary episode, we dive headfirst into the explosive third installment, which marked John McTiernan's glorious return to the franchise, and unpack the high-octane action, the unbeatable chemistry between Bruce Willis & Samuel L. Jackson, and how it redefined the buddy-cop action formula. Complete with riddles, Germans, Samuel L. Jackson yelling, Bruce Willis shooting, bombs, blood, and explosions, we'll get to the bottom as to why this sequel still hits hard three decades later.Send us a textThank you for listening! Don't forget to rate & subscribe. New episodes bi-weekly. Also available on YouTube. All new website coming soon!

Dad called his driver Argile...LOL Made the drive, call him John McClane. Freson INTL. Denver. Lagaurdia then backwards all the way home... And Dad was scared the entire time.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 367) — Is John McClane a realistic cop or just an action hero with a badge? Yippee-ki-yay, history lovers, let's see if McClane would survive a real Internal Affairs review.Where to watch "Die Hard" nowHelping us conduct a review of McClane from the entire Die Hard franchise is retired U.S. police sergeant Patrick O'Donnell, who is now a technical consultant and author of "The Good Collar."Get Patrick's bookAlso mentioned in this episode Hire Patrick for your next project Listen to the Cops and Writers podcast Did you enjoy this episode? Watch the credits roll Unlock ad-free episodes Get the BOATS email newsletter Leave a comment Support our sponsors Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from qualifying purchases through these links.Note: If your podcast app doesn't support clickable links, copy/paste this in your browser to find all the links: https://links.boatspodcast.com/367 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 367) — Is John McClane a realistic cop or just an action hero with a badge? Yippee-ki-yay, history lovers, let's see if McClane would survive a real Internal Affairs review. Where to watch "Die Hard" now Helping us conduct a review of McClane from the entire Die Hard franchise is retired U.S. police sergeant Patrick O'Donnell, who is now a technical consultant and author of "The Good Collar." Get Patrick's book Also mentioned in this episode Hire Patrick for your next project Listen to the Cops and Writers podcast Did you enjoy this episode? Watch the credits roll Unlock ad-free episodes Get the BOATS email newsletter Leave a comment Support our sponsors Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from qualifying purchases through these links. Note: If your podcast app doesn't support clickable links, copy/paste this in your browser to find all the links: https://links.boatspodcast.com/367 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being sick sucks, the satanic potato bug, changing a stale routine, liquor lessons, moving on up, fear and loathing in Ashburn, John McClane and Rick Blaine, a pretty nifty new action movie, one of the worst things I've ever come up with while stoned, another sad suicide, and a kind of shitty song. Stuff mentioned: Gay Talese "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" (Esquire Magazine, April 1966 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131114645/https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a638/frank-sinatra-has-a-cold-gay-talese), Go West "King of Wishful Thinking" (1990), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Lethal Weapon (1987), The Jeffersons (1975-1985), Janet DuBois "The Jeffersons (Movin' on Up)" (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), D.O.A. Bloodied But Unbowed (1983), Die Hard (1988), Casablanca (1942), Cleaner (2025), and Edge of Darkness (2010).

John McClane is Back!  After successfully defeating terrorists at Nakatomi Plaza in the first movie and Dulles Airport in the second movie, McClane (Bruce Willis) is once again working as a NYPD cop.  Hung over and once again on the outs with his wife, he has been called back into duty to track down a mysterious new threat who's not only planting explosives around the city but is specifically asking for HIM.  This threat is named Simon (Jeremy Irons) and he apparently wants to play games with McClaine while he terrorizes the public, even threatening to blow up a local school if our hero doesn't do what he wants on time.  And just as things are heating up, John gets mixed up with a local store owner named Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) who not only saves his life but ends up being summoned to play these same games.  The two team up to save the city....but what are they saving it from exactly?  The plot just thickens from there as Die Hard director John McTiernan (The Thomas Crown Affair, The Hunt for Red October) returns to direct this well-liked and hugely popular third installment which came out thirty years ago this spring.  Yippee-Ki-Yay.....indeed! Host & Editor: Geoff GershonProducer: Marlene GershonSend us a texthttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/

¿Sabes qué y cuántas películas copiaron la “plantilla” de “Duro de Matar”? En este episodio: la huella de un clásico que redefinió el cine de acción.

Yippee ki‐yay! This year marks 30 years since DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE hit theaters, and the MovieFilm boys decided to mark the occasion by talking through the second John McClane sequel! Listen separately or watch along with us as we tell behind-the-scenes stories and humorous anecdotes about the New York-set action extravaganza!

The Binge Buddies continue on their journey with John McClane, this time as he faces off against Jeremy Irons. What could go wrong?

This week on "Shat the Movies," we're revisiting Die Hard 2 (1990), where Bruce Willis is back as John McClane, this time battling terrorists at an airport. We'll talk about the high-octane action, memorable one-liners, and how it stacks up against the original. Whether you're a fan or just in for the ride, get ready for another action-packed, fun discussion! Subscribe Now Android: https://www.shatpod.com/android Apple/iTunes: https://www.shatpod.com/apple Help Support the Podcast Contact Us: https://www.shatpod.com/contact Commission Movie: https://www.shatpod.com/support Support with Paypal: https://www.shatpod.com/paypal Support With Venmo: https://www.shatpod.com/venmo Shop Merchandise: https://www.shatpod.com/shop Theme Song - Die Hard by Guyz Nite: https://www.facebook.com/guyznite

Have you ever been to Stapleton Airport? It's okay if you haven't, it was the major Denver airport until the Illuminati decided their meeting halls weren't big enough. Unless you're local to our area, the only thing you might have heard that name was in the trivia of filming locations for a certain sequel. That's right, we're doing Die Hard 2(1990). John McClane is back and this time he's on vacation. The kids are with the in-laws and he's picking Holly up from their airport around DC. John being John witnesses some sketchy men sneaking a gun through the metal detectors. Which leads to a protracted fight in the emptiest … Continue reading "Popcorn Pulse 234: McClane International Airport"

Paul & Amy walk across broken glass for 1988's definitive Bruce Willis action film Die Hard! They ask whether Hans Gruber is the true protagonist of the film, learn why Frank Sinatra was originally considered to play John McClane, and explore why this film succeeds where legions of imitators have failed. Plus: we settle the “Christmas movie” debate once and for all. You can rent Die Hard on all platforms but don't forget to check your local library or apps like Hoopla and Kanopy! You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul's Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/  https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/Paul's book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheerCheck out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheerEpisodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don't forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts.

[Ep 24-514] Welcome to the New Year of Old. 2025 is here, and Leftists face a new era of reality checks under Trump's second term. From navigating the collapse of pronoun policing to rediscovering patriotism, it's time to adjust. Inflation isn't imaginary, cancel culture is out, and echo chambers only deepen the misery. Heroes aren't born—they persevere, confronting challenges head-on. As crime surges in progressive cities and old policies unravel, self-reliance and humor are essential. Leftists, embrace the irony of voting for Biden and Harris—then laugh. Growth comes from letting go of illusions. Rediscover community, individuality, and resilience. Therapy is costly; these truths are free.[SEGMENT 2-1] Welcome to the New Year of Old 1   [X] SB – Nyer pleads for Hochul to resign   Swedish politician who fought for open borders was beheaded in Congo. That country just abandoned Agenda 2030 and may just survive.   For all of you people who have Apple gear, know that they were the first company to BAN conservative podcasters on their platforms. They removed Parler over J6 accusations. They literally bankrupted that company…  [SEGMENT 2-2] Welcome to the New Year of Old 2 I want us all to be happy and HEALTHY this year. I want to say a couple of things about my sponsors… Native Path: GetKrill.com/KevinJackson Native Path Live Read: 8X more potent than fish oil, and a supplement that can fix your heart, memory and joints within days…   BiOptimizers: bioptimizers.com/kjradio Promo code: KJRADIO  BiOptimizers Live Read: Almost every function your body needs involves magnesium. The RIGHT magnesium is important. And as we age, this little element becomes much more important. For sleep, stress, our immune systems, healthy heart, and much more….   Let's level-set about the new year. Nothing will change about the Left. The only thing that will happen is what we can change. How we adjust to them. For the past few decades, we've allowed them to change our environment. We have 4 years to undo their damage. We slowed it down from 2016 to 2020. But clearly we didn't stop it. They used their last 4 years of lies and deception to do more damage to America and the world than has been done in a decade. Thankfully, we never stopped. Perseverance. The secret of all triumphs. It distinguishes the strong from the weak. Perseverance makes difficulties and obstacles vanish. It can even overcome Nature. Hollywood created the fiction that people start off as heroes. Nobody starts as a hero. A hero doesn't even know he or she will ever be a hero. They simply strive for more. They ready themselves, and when the moment arrives, they act. Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. Look at all we defeated, albeit temporary. It's a long list, and not of small things. Leftism tops the list. The idea of Leftists wanting to swap out an old, demented clown for a young black female clown. As if we wouldn't notice that is was just a clown-for-clown swap. We defeated Fauci the fraud. Fauci lost his SS security details. $15M per month was the cost to taxpayers. There were 6 US Marshalls in SUVs parked outside his home at any given time. He will now have to use some of that Pfizer money to protect himself. I suggest he do two things: wear a mask and quarantine.    [SEGMENT 2-3] Welcome to the New Year of Old 3 - Our limits to protect 13 mass shooters were on the FBI watch list. NONE of them were stopped. Here are just a few things that happened over Christmas… [X] SB – Christmas robbery attempt You can bet that Leftists will spin this as teenagers shot in Houston while shopping. The thing about a gun is you'd better be prepared to use it, because Texans trained in hand gun use know that you only pull it when you're going to use it. Three Black teen boys found this out the hard way. Consider that these 3 had the drop on a guy they planned to rob, and they all got shot. The proposed victim was either ex-police, ex-military, or Jason Bourne.   [X] SB – Shooting at the Phoenix airport The good news about this shootout is that it was family. https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/26/report-family-dispute-arizona-police-phoenix-sky-harbor-airport-stabbing-shooting/ “I believe this was a family dispute that escalated,” Reeson said, adding that the police have reason to believe that all five people involved in the violent quarrel knew each other. All four victims were hospitalized and one is in critical condition, police said. Because nothing says I love you like a stabbing or a shooting. But there was more bad news for the criminal element, as felony theft charges soared by 154% in Chicago after the departure of Soros DA Kim Fox. Threshold went from $1000 to $300. Where will criminals do their Christmas “shopping”, if they can't loot from regular stores.   What are you willing to do for your family? This story prompted me to ask this question of my audience. Because I know that the majority of people don't know their limits. This is John Eisenman. He lost his daughter to sexual trafficking. She was sold for $1,000 in Seattle Washington. He did what a father should do and researched, investigated and found out about her abduction. He RESCUED her HIMSELF. He found out the person who sold her into trafficking was her 19 year old boyfriend. He met up with him, abductd him, bludgeond and stabbed him to death in Nov, 2020. The authorities found him [dead AF boyfriend] in Oct 2021 in the trunk of the car he abandoned. John Eisenman sits in jail knowing his daughter is safe and growing up after he has already lived 60 years of his life, always Do your absolute best to make sure your children are safe. Do you think He deserves a medal I watch this show called Alone. People are literally alone in the wilderness and try to survive as long as possible to win $500K. There are no vegans on alone. There is no one not willing to kill a bear to survive. Show me a pacifist and I will show you a person who hasn't been put in a situation to kill another person. There is no such thing. There are people who act or react too slow and get killed. But put in a situation where you can kill the person who is going to kill you, I don't know anybody who won't kill the other person. Does that make us bad humans? No. It makes us humans.    [SEGMENT 2-4] Welcome to the New Year of Old 4 - Trump Second Term Survival Tips for Leftists     Leftist Life Hacks for 2025 It's 2025, and America continues to remind the world why it's still the land of the free and the home of MAGA Christmas sweaters. For Leftists, however, this year might feel like a prolonged stress test. Between clashing with reality and attempting to police everyone's pronouns, the struggle is real. So, in the spirit of goodwill, I'm offering a few “helpful” tips to help you survive the next four years of Trump's second term with your mental health sort of intact.Tip 1: Trump Won, Again. Deal With That Too. Your MAGA relatives will definitely be discussing Trump's latest massive victory—all year long. And let's face it: you deserve it. You tried calling an audible, but your quarterback fumbled the ball before halftime. Penalty. Dump the “felon” talk and stop holding out hope that maybe ONE of those charges will stick. None will, so just stop. Example: Remember when Leftist hopes were pinned on Trump's tax returns exposing a massive scandal? Yeah, that aged about as well as a glass of milk left out overnight.Tip 2: Pronoun Anxiety Is Self-Inflicted. Your pronouns are back to the gender of your birth. No more “ze,” “zir,” or whatever Scrabble hand you were playing with. Within 90 days of Trump's inauguration, you'll be the only one using your pronouns—and not even you really believe them anymore. Look at what happened to the college professor who lost his job for refusing to use neo-pronouns. Ultimately, he got his job back, and the school quietly dropped the case. That should tell you where the wind is blowing.Tip 3: Life Is Not Montessori. Here's a shocker: We don't all have to get along. In the words of John McClane from Die Hard, “Welcome to the party, pal!” Life is messy, people disagree, and sometimes the turkey is dry. Evergreen State College's attempt to create a utopia of mutual respect failed spectacularly.  The college tried mandating “safe spaces” for every opinion. Turns out, the logistics of separating people based on micro-aggressions looked like a spaghetti map. In the end, students turned on each other.   Tip 4: Inflation Is Real, and It's Your Fault. Good news! You'll rediscover capitalism this year. You'll also discover how “free” student loans weren't actually free, and why those who were to foot your bill cut the head off the snake: Joe Biden. Remember when Biden's student loan forgiveness plan got overturned? Yeah, that wasn't Monopoly money they were playing with.  Tip 5: Grow a Spine. New year, new you—right? Well, it's time to grow a spine. Your feelings aren't everyone else's problem. Nobody's coming to bubble-wrap your feelings. If someone triggers you by existing, that's a “you “problem. Think of all the companies that went broke trying to apologize for imaginary sins (cough Bud Light cough). Did it work? Nope. Did it cost billions? Oh yeah.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! Today, we're revisiting a quintessential action-packed sequel, Die Hard 2, often styled as Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Directed by Renny Harlin and released in 1990, this film takes the high-octane thrills of its predecessor and amplifies them against the backdrop of a snow-covered Washington Dulles International Airport during the Christmas holidays.Just when NYPD officer John McClane (played by Bruce Willis) thought he could enjoy a peaceful Christmas, he finds himself embroiled in another terrorist plot. This time, McClane battles a group of mercenaries who've taken control of Dulles Airport to free a captured drug lord. With his wife's plane circling overhead, low on fuel, McClane must navigate the complexities of the airport's infrastructure and outsmart the villains to save the day. As the snowstorm of the century bears down, McClane discovers a plot to rescue the deposed dictator General Ramon Esperanza. With little help from the airport police initially sceptical of his claims, McClane takes matters into his own hands. What follows is a series of explosive encounters, clever twists, and intense battles as McClane races against time to thwart the terrorists' plans and ensure a safe landing for all the planes above, including the one carrying his wife, Holly.Die Hard 2 explores themes of isolation and resourcefulness. McClane is often portrayed as a lone hero battling against not just the external threats but also bureaucratic inertia and scepticism. His ability to improvise solutions and navigate complex environments under pressure underscores a key aspect of his character—his resilience and ingenuity.Why It's a Must-Watch For fans of the action genre and the Die Hard franchise, Die Hard 2 is a must-watch. It successfully replicates the formula that made the first film a hit while introducing enough new elements to stand on its own. The film is a testament to the enduring appeal of John McClane as a relatable action hero.So, grab some popcorn and join us as we dive back into the snowy chaos of Die Hard 2. Whether you're a die-hard fan of the series or just looking for a high-stakes action film to spice up your holiday viewing, this film delivers on multiple levels.

The writer Brian Abrams returns to the show from Brooklyn for the first of two episodes on the Die Hard series. In part one, Brian, the author of Die Hard: An Oral History, gives us the details on the genesis of the franchise, which perfected a formula for action comedy films that producers Joel Silver and Lawrence Gordon had been developing through the eighties with 48 Hrs, Commando and Predator and instantly converted Moonlighting's Bruce Willis into a legit movie star. Brian spoke to dozens of members of the Die Hard creative team for his oral history and we discuss the film's major players, the genre innovations, its politics, and the recipe for what makes a good Die Hard movie. And I force Brian to explain the Bill Clay scene; what tipped John McClane off that Clay was Hans Gruber? Part two of our discussion, on the other four films in the Die Hard series, is available on the Patreon feed. Over 30% of all Junk Filter episodes are only available to patrons of the podcast. To support this show directly and to receive access to the entire back catalogue, consider becoming a patron for only $5.00 a month (U.S.) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/junkfilter Happy Holidays from Junk Filter! Follow Brian Abrams on Letterboxd and check out his website. “Die Hard: An Oral History” by Brian Abrams is available to download as a Kindle Single. Trailer for Die Hard (John McTiernan, 1988) Canadian Labatt Ice Beer commercial featuring Alexander Gudenov, 1993

Access this entire 68-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/posts/194-die-harder-118608075 In part two of our discussion of the Die Hard series, Brian Abrams, the author of Die Hard: An Oral History and I go over the sequels to John McTiernan's 1988 masterpiece. We make a case for Renny Harlin's Die Hard 2 (1990) as the platonic ideal of a blockbuster sequel - a bigger, dumber version of the original with a great supporting cast which delivers on the formula and also serves as a better “Christmas movie” than the first one to boot. We itemize our issues with McTiernan's return to the franchise with Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), and trash the final two films in the series, Len Wiseman's Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and John Moore's rock-bottom final entry, 2013's A Good Day to Die Hard, inexplicably set in Russia. Follow Brian Abrams on Letterboxd and check out his website. “Die Hard: An Oral History” by Brian Abrams is available to download as a Kindle Single "Robert Costanzo, the Essential Worker", by Brian Abrams, for Lowbrow Reader, 2022 “Die Hard is Back”: Bruce Willis' final performance as John McClane in a 2020 battery commercial Music video for “Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun”, The Beastie Boys

As we wrap up our "Year of Bruce" with special guest Richard Liverman, it's time to spotlight Die Hard 2, a film that often stands in the shadow of its predecessor but deserves its own moment in the Christmas-action spotlight. While the original Die Hard has cemented its place as the go-to holiday action movie, its sequel doubles down on everything that made the first one great. Set during Christmas Eve at a snow-covered airport, Die Hard 2 delivers all the festive chaos you'd expect from John McClane's unlucky streak. From nerve-wracking shootouts to epic explosions, it's an adrenaline-pumping reminder that holiday cheer sometimes comes with a lot of collateral damage.True to the promise of a bigger sequel, Die Hard 2 takes the "more is more" approach, boasting higher stakes, more deaths, and even grander explosions. It's like the original, but on steroids—a relentless ride through mayhem and holiday spirit as only Bruce Willis can deliver. Yet, it rarely gets the recognition it deserves, often dismissed as "just like the first one." But isn't that the point? It's unapologetically McClane in peak form, facing off against bad guys in an impossible situation. If the holidays are about revisiting familiar joys, Die Hard 2 should be a perennial classic for action fans. It's Bruce, it's Christmas, and it's the perfect way to close out a year celebrating one of Hollywood's most iconic stars.Stick around for a round of Movie 20 Questions!Safe travels, nomads.

Christmas is next week, so the A24 Rocks crew decided to put aside the dark horrors about generational trauma, or the Thai prison dramas, or coming-of-age tales about anxious/depressed eighth grader's, or the thrillers about alcoholic pastors on a path of righteousness. Just to put you in that Christmas mood: they decided to discuss the most beloved (but maybe debated) Christmas action film of all time in Die Hard. John McClane vs Hans Gruber, Bruce Willis starring alongside Alan Rickman, is this the best action film of all time? Caution: movie spoilers.  Programming note: we will be taking a break for Christmas next week, and will be back on New Year's Day with the 2018 A24 Oscars. See you in 2025! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a24otr/support

On this week's Film Sack podcast, DIE HARD 2!!! John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. AIR PORTS DON'T HAVE MAN HOLES! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Film Sack podcast, DIE HARD 2!!! John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. AIR PORTS DON'T HAVE MAN HOLES! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the next two weeks, we're talking about the heroes of the Christmas story, from the ancestors of Christ to Mary and Joseph, St. Nick, St. Lucy, St. Juan Diego, and John McClane. This week's episode focuses on St. Nick—the man, the myth, the legend—and how we approach talking about him in our families (so if you're listening with Santa loving little ones around, definitely use those earbuds!),Show Notes“How to Do Santa Without Lying to Your Kids” by Kendra Tierney“Not Believing in Santa Claus is Like Not Believing in Jesus…or George Washington,” by Kendra Tierney“Yes, Jesus Really Existed and He was Born on December 25,” Father Dwight Longenecker“What's Wrong with Santa” by Father Dwight LongeneckerThe Wiggles Christmas SpecialThe Toronto gay mall santa serial killer This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit visitationsessions.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the party, pal! Michelle and Seth are joined by Merinell to discuss everyone's favorite tale of bloodied bare feet, Die Hard! They discuss the two Johnsons, Twinkies, Alan Rickman's accent work and yes, they discuss the holiday association. Also: Seth cannot endorse John McClane, Michelle picks a nickname and Merinell gets to the bottom of the hand pie business. Check it out! For all of our bonus episodes and to vote on upcoming episodes check out our Patreon Patreon supporters help pick episodes, monthly themes and get access to all of our additional shows and our Patron exclusive Discord. It's only the price of a single cup of coffee ($5 a month!) Visit our website and send us an email! Follow Movie Friends on Twitter and Instagram You scrolled this far? That's impressive.

This week, we are discussing Live Free or Die Hard. This sequel turned John McClane into a superhero. This one had us discussing the over-the-top action scenes, the many plot holes, which finger you could live without, and more. Watch the Unedited Video at sequelsonly.com/diehard4 Next up is "Dennis the Menace Strikes Again," which has an EPIC cast and for it, I chatted with Hollywood Hair Stylist Emanuel Millar. We discussed his journey from cutting his hair at 10 to owning a studio at 19 to venturing off to Hollywood. Emanuel has worked with Tina Turner, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, and more. Follow us on all social media @sequelsonly and our website is sequelsonly.com   Review, rate, and share us with your friends, enemies, neighbors, exes, and even that annoying supermarket clerk!

It's Die Hard in a hitman movie!This week it's the DIE HARD ON A BLANK 50 th episode bonanza, and Phil and Liam aretracking down THE JACKAL, the 1997 action-thriller starring Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, SidneyPoitier, Diane Venora and J.K. Simmons!After an FBI raid results in the death of a vicious Russian gangster, the mobster's aggrievedbrother hires an elusive international assassin known as ‘the Jackal' (Bruce Willis) for aretaliatory killing against a high-profile American target. But because so few people have everseen this wily hitman in the flesh, FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (Sidney Poitier) decides tobring one of the Jackal's former cohorts - imprisoned IRA sniper Declan Mulqueen (RichardGere) - onto the task force assigned to stop him. Can Carter, Declan and the team track downand take out the Jackal before he completes his deadly mission?With its high-stakes terrorism plot and escalating action, THE JACKAL shares strong DNA withthe DIE HARD series, providing ample material for comparison. Phil also uncovers somefascinating information about alternative casting choices for both films, that spark somecaptivating thought experiments. Did you know that Richard Gere was formally offered the roleof John McClane, and that producer Joel Silver aggressively pursued him for the part?Phil loves this film, whereas Liam is not so hot on it, so they each present the case for thedefense and the prosecution. They discuss the performances of the lead actors, particularlyBruce Willis' portrayal of the cold-blooded assassin, and Richard Gere's complex, reluctanthero, as well as the excellent supporting turns from Sidney Poitier and Diane Venora (Venora-Cast anyone???). The episode also explores the film's reception, examining its critical reviewsand box office performance, (and controversies), and the guys discuss how it fits within thebroader action-thriller genre of the late 1990s. The late appearance of the Marine heavyhelicopter in the film's finale ticks the ‘Philly Special' box and sends Phil into delirious rapture!As always events culminate with the DIE HARD Oscars and the Double Jeopardy trivia quiz, butstay tuned for a very exciting announcement at the end of the show!THE JACKAL trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nszMBbCZKo4At the time of release, THE JACKAL is available to watch on Tubi and Starz, and is available torent or buy on Prime Video, YouTube, Apple/iTunes, Fandango, and all the usual platforms! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textYippee-Ki-Yay, Gym-Goers! Trent's Laying Down the Law—Die Hard StylePicture this: Trent McClane, rogue Air Force operator, bursts into the gym like he's storming Nakatomi Plaza. But this time, the enemy isn't terrorists—it's bad gym etiquette! He's on a mission, and the stakes are high. Armed with a towel in one hand and a cleaning spray in the other, Trent lays down the rules like it's life or death. Rule number one? Cleanliness is next to godliness—you gotta wipe down that equipment after your workout, or you're going down. Rule two? Put your gear away, people. You wouldn't leave explosives lying around, would you? Same goes for dumbbells. Respect personal space—no unsolicited advice or invading someone's zone. And if someone's setting up their camera for that perfect PR shot, don't go Bruce Willis and photobomb it!But here's the twist—this isn't just about surviving the gym. Trent reminds us these rules are just as crucial in the pipeline, where teamwork and respect make or break the mission. In the end, it's not just about lifting weights, it's about lifting each other up. And if you follow these simple guidelines, you'll come out on top—just like our hero, Trent McClane.So, the next time you hit the gym or step into the pipeline, ask yourself: **What would John McClane do?** Stay clean, stay cool, and don't forget to **respect the mission**. Yippee-ki-yay, gym rats!Chapters00:00 Gym and Cone Etiquette02:55 Putting Equipment Away05:21 Respecting Personal Space07:14 Wiping Down Gym Equipment16:48 Sharing Equipment18:37 Being Mindful of Filming Setups23:29 Respecting People's TimeSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9aFBBZoBcQk8UUN_pO7nDA/joinBuzzsprout Subscription page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/680894/subscribeCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: 1ReadyATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteCardoMax - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADYThe content provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The host, guests, and affiliated entities do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. The use of this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the podcast is not liable for any damages resulting from its use. Any mention of products or individuals does not constitute an endorsement. All content is protected by intellectual property laws....