Hot on the heels of (6 episodes later than) our Commodore 64 Listener Top 10, we bring you another episode in the same format. Once again we bravely outsourced the responsibility for the games we played to you. Listeners were invited via social media to share their five favourite Dreamcast games with us, which we then combined to create a Top 10 of the most popular ones.
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“Today’s my birthday, and I’m treating myself to a trip to the seaside, as I do every year.” In honor of the Annecy Film Festival for animation this week, I’m featuring a few good animated short films that are worth watching. This one actually won Best Short Film at Annecy back in 2016, and it’s finally available online for viewing. The Head Vanishes is the latest short made by award-winning animation filmmaker Franck Dion, inspired by his great-grandmother, and the challenges of dementia. “The Head Vanishes is about the imagination of someone who is interpreting the world around her. It’s an evanescent vision of things, just like Jacqueline’s memory.” The animation style is a bit clunky, but it’s a heartfelt story. Watch in full below. ›››
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“I never should’ve stayed in that house.” Vertical Entertainment has debuted a new official US trailer for the supernatural horror thriller Incident in a Ghostland, the latest from French director Pascal Laugier (Martyrs, The Tall Man). We posted an international trailer for this earlier in the year. The story is about a house where a woman had to fend off intruders to save her daughters. Years later, the two of them grow up with completely different personalities, still traumatized by the events. When they all reunite at the house once again, strange events began to occur. The horror film stars Crystal Reed, Taylor Hickson, Rob Archer, Emilia Jones, Adam Hurtig, Anastasia Phillips, Mylène Farmer, and Alicia Johnston. Unfortunately this still looks as mediocre as it did in the first trailer, only for the most diehard horror fans. ›››
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What have I stumbled upon?! What is this genius work of cinema?! Seder-Masochism is the new film by filmmaker Nina Paley (of Sita Sings the Blues previously) and it’s totally amazing, brilliant, and hilarious. It’s very hard to describe the film, but I will try. Seder-Masochism is an animated exploration of Judaism, featuring Moses and a few other characters singing and dancing to various pre-existing songs (of all kinds). I could almost describe this as fun animated YouTube short extended to a full-length feature, but it deserves more credit than that. It’s also a personal film for Nina, as she interviews her father about her upbringing and his views on Judaism, while taking us on a journey into the history of Moses and the Book of Exodus. ›››
Continue Reading Annecy 2018: ‘Seder-Masochism’ is Animated Judaism Musical Hilarity
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“We’ve got to find the worst play ever written!” Studiocanal UK has debuted a short new trailer for a 4K restoration re-release of Mel Brooks’ original comedy classic The Producers, which first hit cinemas in 1968. They’re celebrating the film’s 50th anniversary, and putting it back in theaters for one day only this August (in the UK). There’s no US plans yet, but we expect to hear something soon. Brooks’ The Producers is about two producers who decide to make a flop Broadway show since it will make them more money than a hit. They go on to produce the hilarious show Springtime for Hitler. Gene Wilder stars in the film, along with Zero Mostel as his producer cohort, with Kenneth Mars, Dick Shawn, Lorenzo St. DuBois, Lee Meredith, Estelle Winwood, Christopher Hewett, and Andreas Voutsinas. Jawohl! This is a major comedy classic and a film that everyone should have seen by now anyway. If not, now is your chance. Enjoy. ›››
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“You squeeze your eyes tight enough, you can almost see the sun.” Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Night Comes On, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year in the Next category. Night Comes On is the feature directorial debut of an actress named Jordana Spiro, and tells the story of a young woman released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister to avenge her mother’s death. Dominique Fishback (from “The Deuce”, “Show Me a Hero”) stars as Angel, and Tatum Marilyn Hall as her sister, with a cast including Journee Brown, Cymbal Byrd, and Max Casella. This looks like an excellent film, and as many of the critics’ quotes stated, a very impressive directorial debut. Worth a watch. ›››
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We love movie trailers! This latest episode of our The First Word podcast is a special discussion recapping the epic week of trailers (from June 4th – 8th). Over those five days during that week, Hollywood debuted more than 20 new trailers for big movies throughout 2018 and the beginning of 2019. Our guest this time is Anton Volkov, the trailer expert behind the website and Twitter known as TrailerTrack. This recap was Anton’s idea and we dive into a discussion about all the trailers. Friends Alex Billington (@firstshowing) and Mike Eisenberg (@Eisentower30) team up to bring you a film podcast providing in-depth discussion, analysis, and interviews about the latest movies, and some old ones too. For this chat we geek out about trailers and everything we’re excited about coming up from Hollywood. Tune in below to our latest episode. ›››
Continue Reading The First Word Podcast – June Trailer Week Recap, feat. Anton Volkov
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“We’re going to get to the bottom of this together.” Netflix has released a new official trailer for a film titled Brain on Fire, which premiered at festivals in 2016 and has been awaiting release ever since. We actually posted a trailer for this in early 2017, expecting it to be out last year, but that never happened. Netflix is finally releasing the film this month, if anyone still wants to see it. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a young woman who starts going mad after she begins to experience terrible seizures, and her life falls apart as a result. Based on the true story of Susannah Cahalan, who was lucky to find one doctor who finally gave her a diagnosis. The full cast includes Richard Armitage, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tyler Perry, Thomas Mann, Vincent Gale, Nicole LaPlaca, Agam Darshi, and Jenny Slate. This might be worth skipping. ›››
Continue Reading Chloe Moretz in New Netflix Trailer for Medical Drama ‘Brain on Fire’
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“Leaders are born from survival.” Whoa. Sony has released a new trailer for the movie Alpha, which was originally set for release in March but then delayed until August this year. We featured the first trailer for this last year, almost a year ago, but the studio freaked. This new trailer is much different – selling it more as an uplifting tale like one of those fun nature documentaries. Very interesting pivot. This adventure follows the story of Zeta, played by Kodi Smit-McPhee, a young man injured on a bison hunt left for dead. He befriends a lone wolf and together they figure out how to survive. The full cast includes Natassia Malthe, Leonor Varela, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Mercedes de la Zerda, and Jens Hultén. I can’t believe they’re actually trying to sell this as the story of the first dog, that’s some serious pandering. Oh well. ›››
Continue Reading New Trailer for Prehistoric Thriller ‘Alpha’ About a Boy and His Wolf
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“I’m going to steal their Christmas…!” Universal & Illumination have revealed the second official trailer for Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, their new animated take on the classic Christmas story about the lovable green grump the Grinch. Benedict Cumberbatch voices the Grinch. No other voice cast members have been revealed yet, Cumberbatch is still the only one listed. “The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous holiday spirit. Funny, heartwarming and visually stunning, it’s a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.” This looks like another cash grab retelling of the classic holiday story, with some of Illumination’s usual animated quirks. It looks amusing, but not as good as the original cartoon. ›››
Continue Reading Second Official Trailer for Illumination’s ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch’ Movie
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