In which we discuss the seeming improbability of Michael Bay agreeing to helm this franchise, everything revolving around a horny teenager, characters arriving in pairs, deploying Megatron so late and Matt's potentially controversial take on the best handling of a Transformer in a Michael Bay movie.

For those wanting to read and/or watch along, next week's episode covers More Than Meets the Eye Issues 1-8, and the week after will be Revenge of the Fallen.

Outro music performed by Saskia Parks

More (and Less) Than Meets The Eye

More (And Less!) Than Meets The Eye - Episode 1: Transformers (2007)

In which we discuss the 2008 writers strike's impact on one of the worst major movies ever released, going Full-Bay, giant robot balls and of course a Magic Sock Full of Matrix Dust.

Next week: MTMTE 2012 Annual & Issues 9-16 
Two weeks: Dark of the Moon

More (And Less!) Than Meets The Eye - Episode 3: Revenge of the Fallen

In which we discuss Shockwave's cool pet drill, the height of 3D filmmaking, the courting of major name supporting actors, gay panic with Dr Ken, juggling villains, and the ups and downs of The Battle of Chicago

(Yes, Matt said 'Episode 4' at the start by accident. Sorry!)

Next Week: Issues 17-33 of MTMTE (you can skip Dark Cybertron)
Two Weeks: Age of Extinction

Outro Music: 'This Is Why We Fight' (The Decemberists Cover - Saskia Parks

More (And Less!) Than Meets The Eye - Episode 5: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Lightning. Thunder. Featuring...

What's This Shit?!?! - Rowboat in a swampy area. Voiceover: "That's when I realized he was the love of my life."

Phone a Friend (Who Also Happens To Be Named Lisa) - Disturbia (2007)

Hosted by your own personal cinematic I am exquisite & I am thriving!
Music by Splash '96
Recorded & Edited by Boutwell Studios

#411 - That's 60gb of My Life

The guys discuss the new film from Francis Ford Coppola, APOCALYPSE NOW, which is NOT directly based on any source material such as a novel or play. But, the release of MEGALOPOLIS fits nicely within our season on Francis Ford Coppola, and this may be the last opportunity to witness an opening release for the acclaimed director. 
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MEGALOPOLIS tells the story of a conflict between Cesar, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare.
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The film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who has directed THE GODFATHER trilogy, THE CONVERSATION, THE OUTSIDERS, and THE RAINMAKER, among many others. The script was written by Francis Ford Coppola, while the film stars Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Robert Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voigt, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter and Dustin Hoffman.
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Topics of discussion include the chaotic narrative, the lack of clarity and context around the world and actions of characters, where this leaves Francis Ford Coppola as well as the actors involved, and whether or not roundabouts are a more sustainable solution to traffic lights. 
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(0:00) Trailer
(2:08) MEGALOPOLIS discussion
(55:00) Coming up next, and outro….
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82. MEGALOPOLIS

Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited passion project, Megalopolis, self-funded to the tune of $120m, has finally arrived. We love it. It's wild, imaginative, earnest, and beautiful. We discuss and decry some of the criticisms of it we've already seen while coming up with some of our own - how could we have known that an octogenarian might hold some rather traditional views? - in between breathlessly enthusing about what captivated us.

Megalopolis is hardly a perfect film but it's a visual treat and a fantastic cinematic experience. Don't let the naysayers' sniping turn you off. Indulge!

Recorded on 30th September 2024.

428 - Megalopolis

W międzyczasie zrobiłem taki mały low effort cover utworu który siedzi mi ostatnio w głowie on repeat. Jako że nie wiem kiedy uda mi się zabrać za cokolwiek innego (zastaję porwany z mojej jaskini na święta) postanowiłem że wstawię go tutaj. Enjoy.

Rob Cantor - Shia Labeouf [8-BIT COVER]

Just Do It

A podcast about books and their film adaptations. It's a safe place for those who really did like the movie better than the book.

Mike Thomas, Matt Waters, Ben Phillips, Kevin Ford, Jerome Cusson and more bring you shows covering a plethora of films and TV shows, including Lost, Adventure Time, Game of Thrones, Firefly and even superhero movies, because nobody else is talking about those! Where else could you hope to find a 90-minute critical discussion of Brokeback Mountain and a dump truck of trivia on Mission: Impossible II in the same feed?

"I have this romantic idea of the movies as a conjunction of place, people and experiences, all different for each of us, a context in which individual and separate beings try to commune, where the individual experience overlaps with the communal and where that overlapping is demarcated by how we measure the differing responses between ourselves and the rest of the audience: do they laugh when we don’t (and what does that mean?); are they moved when we feel like laughing (and what does that say about me or the others) etc. The idea behind this podcast is to satiate the urge I sometimes have when I see a movie alone – to eavesdrop on what others say. What do they think? How does their experience compare to mine? Snippets are overhead as one leaves the cinema and are often food for thought. A longer snippet of such an experience is what I hope to provide: it’s two friends chatting immediately after a movie. It’s unrehearsed, meandering, slightly convoluted, certainly enthusiastic, and well informed, if not necessarily on all aspects a particular work gives rise to, certainly in terms of knowledge of cinema in general and considerable experience of watching different types of movies and watching movies in different types of ways. It’s not a review. It’s a conversation." - José Arroyo.

"I just like the sound of my own voice." - Michael Glass.

SideTalks is the official podcast of the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema. Hosted by Sidewalk Creative Director Rachel Morgan and Programmer Corey Craft and featuring the Sidewalk staff as well as industry professionals, SideTalks takes on all things cinematic. Produced by Boutwell Studios in Birmingham, Alabama, the podcast provides a fun, fast-paced spotlight on select current and retrospective films from all eras and genres and related cinematic topics by way of debates, deep dives, interviews and notes on "what we're watching". The podcast also highlights select events and films screening at the annual Sidewalk Film Festival and year-round Sidewalk Cinema and provides an awesome companion for festival-goers, cinema patrons and film enthusiasts alike. Email us at podcast@sidewalkfest.com with your questions, comments, and counter arguments.

I make things. Usually. Sometimes. Mostly not.💀

New tracks tagged #Shia Labeouf