Listener's Choice Winner: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

The votes are in...

Cinebanter #40 (tentatively scheduled for October 1) will be about ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, the Julie Taymor musical featuring Beatles music and Bono.

Thanks to all of our listeners who wrote in with suggestions!

Cinebanter #39: THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS

The MP3 file of Cinebanter 39 is available here.

In this episode, Michael and Tassoula reminisce about life in the 80s and occasionally refer back to the film they're reviewing, THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS. In their Last Five®, Michael is all boy with back-to-back Michael Bay choices, while Tassoula finally gets around to watching a trilogy Michael's been bugging her to see. They also ask for listener's help in an announcement at the end of the show. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 KING OF KONG Discussion, Part 1
• Break
• 17:47 KING OF KONG Discussion, Part 2
• Break
• 33:02 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 33:46 The Last Five®/Listener Last Five® (Scott in Florida)/Show Notes
• 57:50 Credits and Outtakes

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Michael's Last Five in this episode were: ARMAGEDDON, THE ISLAND, MANHATTAN, DIE HARD 4.0 and FREEDOM WRITERS. Tassoula's Last Five in this episode were: THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP, THREE COLORS TRILOGY, DAVE and MOULIN ROUGE.

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 reviews, musings and movie-related product links 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!

So We Don't Have to See BALLS OF FURY...

Michael and I chose THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS for Cinebanter #39 (which will be posted September 17), but we couldn't decide what to see for our 40th show, so we're leaving that up to you!

That's right, Cinebanter #40 is LISTENER'S CHOICE.

Please send your selection for what we should see to: cinebanter@gmail.com, no later than September 21 and the film with the most votes will become the topic of our October 1st show.

Please keep in mind that the movie chosen has to be available in both Michael and Tassoula's cities (San Jose and Seattle).

And FYI...DRAGON WARS, THE NANNY DIARIES and HALLOWEEN aren't in the running.

Happy voting,
Tassoula

Cinebanter #38 - SUPERBAD

The MP3 file of Cinebanter 38 is available here.

In this episode, Michael and Tassoula explain why SUPERBAD was funny, yet flawed. AVERAGE MATT also weighs in on the comedy, and the hosts deliver their Last Five®, discussing everything from middle-aged virgins to men on the moon. They also comment on a Listener Last Five® and announce the movies they're choosing between for Cinebanter 39. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 SUPERBAD Discussion
• Break
• 17:57 To Sum It Up
• Break
• 18:25 Average Matt
• Break
• 25:46 The Last Five®/Listener Last Five® (Scott in Florida)/Show Notes
• 55:30 Credits and Outtakes

If you'd like to subscribe to the show (it's free, of course) via iTunes, click here.

The show is also available on Podcast Alley, Pop Current, Podcast-Review and blubrry. Please vote for us at any of those sites and leave comments if you like what you hear.

And, if you're compelled to donate to the show, there is a PayPal button labeled 'Make a Donation' to the left of this blog. All donations are much appreciated.

Michael's Last Five in this episode were: THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON, DIE HARD and ARMAGEDDON. Tassoula's Last Five in this episode were: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, RESCUE DAWN, MY DATE WITH DREW, GREY GARDENS and THE SNOW WALKER.

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 reviews, musings and movie-related product links 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!