Cinebanter #84 - AVATAR

The MP3 of Cinebanter #84 is available here.

In this episode, Michael and Tassoula venture into Pandora as they review James Cameron's AVATAR. In The Last Five®, they both recall their thoughts on INVICTUS and a few small documentaries. They also respond to a Listener Last Five and announce their next show. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 AVATAR Discussion
• Break
• 28:50 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 29:34 The Last Five®
• 53:04 Listener Last Five (Jordan in Greenville, SC)
• 1:03:09 Credits & Outtakes

Michael's Last Five in this episode were: ME AND ORSON WELLES, FLOWER SNAKE, INVICTUS, LAKEVIEW TERRACE and WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY? Tassoula's Last Five in this episode were: A CHRISTMAS STORY, A CHRISTMAS TALE, EVERY F-ING DAY OF MY LIFE, INVICTUS and UP IN THE AIR.

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Special thanks to Brad Daane and Mark Cummins for providing the original music in this episode.

Reviews and/or notes of every movie Michael sees can be found at his MichaelVox website.

Tassoula has reviews, musings and movie-related product links at Tassoula's Movie Review Blog.

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Cinebanter #20 - PAN'S LABYRINTH

The MP3 file of Cinebanter Episode 20 is available here.

In this episode, Michael and Tassoula applaud the amazing creativity of PAN'S LABYRINTH. They also deliver their Last Five® and digress into a full-on tangent about the overrated film DREAMGIRLS. Michael also tells us What Went Wrong at the Theater® and both hosts respond to feedback about their CHILDREN OF MEN show. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 PAN's LABYRINTH Discussion
• Break
• 18:46 TO SUM IT UP
• Break
• 19:29 The Last Five®/DREAMGIRLS Rant (mini-spoilers)
• Break
• 50:35 What Went Wrong at the Theater
• Break
• 54:06 Listener Feedback
• 1:02:54 Credits and Outtakes

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Michael's Last Five in this episode were: VOLVER, NOTES ON A SCANDAL, THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED, DREAMGIRLS and LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA. Tassoula's Last Five in this episode were: A BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLE, WHITE HEAT, DREAMGIRLS, BENT and FRIENDS OF GOD: A ROAD TRIP WITH ALEXANDRA PELOSI.

Special thanks to Brad Daane and Mark Cummins for providing the music in this episode.

Reviews and/or notes of every movie Michael sees can be found at his MichaelVox website.

Tassoula has movie reviews/musings at Tassoula's Movie Review Blog.

Feedback is always welcome - you may leave comments here or e-mail the hosts at cinebanter@gmail.com.

We hope you enjoy the show!