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The Midnight Movie Commentary - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

September 2, 2010 by Fatboy

To sync commentary: Press play on commentary, pause commentary after "3, 2, 1" countdown. Start movie, and as the Paramount logo appears at the beginning of the movie proper, unpause the commentary. Commentators include Mike Russell of culturepulp.com and The Oregonian, and Erik Henriksen, senior editor of The Portland Mercury. Yet another commentary fueled by bourbon and cookies.

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Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

August 31, 2010 by Fatboy

David Walker returns from a week at camp with a startling admission - he's never watched Ferris Bueller. Other revelations ensue as the discussion examines the filmic wonderfulness that was 1982, how Pretty in Pink is forever starting fights, how the zen wisdom of Road House could solve the spread of ISLAMOPHOBIA! running across america, a plague just barely beating out the spread of bedbugs through the midwest. Other topics include - The challenges David endured in an attempt to get outside his comfort zone at camp, Antoine Dodson's attempt at flipping internet fame into something legitimately helpful for his family, and a couple quick bursts of advice from Dr. No-Love

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Monday, August 30th, 2010

August 30, 2010 by Fatboy

Aaron Duran has some interesting ideas on marketing, inspired by Evan Dorkin, whose book he's pimping this week. Also interesting? The Egg Industries latest attempt to duck the salmonella scare. Other topics include: Damn near everything that happened over the weekend. Read Comics in Public Day, The Emmys and their irrelevancy, What would happen if Batman was in a John Hughes movie? Should airplanes have child-only sections, and the scientific theorem that states if someone fictional does something in a movie, you should be able to do it, too.

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Friday, August 27th, 2010

August 27, 2010 by Fatboy

Mike Russell gives a peek into his idea of pure masculinity by touting the bad-ass powers of The Green Machine. After a small minute or two soaking in the nostalgia bath of the late 70's and the media's attempt to coerce children into vehicular manslaughter, "The Last Exorcism" is reviewed, and Rumor Control steps in to explain why about 2/3rds of the movie news you're hearing is overexaggerated press-release pablum. Other topics include - how to successfully interview James Cameron, what Expendables 2 needs to do in order to succeed, and various nerdfights breaking out into a cacophony of limp-wristed slaps and grunts.

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Thursday, August 26th, 2010

August 26, 2010 by Fatboy

Byron Beck goes shopping with a wide variety of celebrities - for example, what kind of weird crap did John Malkovich buy for his college-age daughter while dressed like a member of The Revolution? Further discussion reveals quite a few details about Byron's life that have never before been revealed, stories that include Byron's first big gay date, coke-rimmed butt-treats, self-loathing on the commode, and his own square tendencies. Other topics include - The Walking Dead, the Kentucky Mosque decision, McDonald's gets to relive 1994 all over again, and an interesting theory regarding aging and how it ruins your birthday.

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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

August 25, 2010 by Fatboy

Cort and Fatboy lock down your Halloween by announcing their screening of The Walking Dead at the Bagdad Theater, Halloween night. Ryan of DigitalTrends investigates radio's latest folly - attempting to force their crappy product into your shiny cellphone. Plus, the latest in hi-def TV so hi-def you don't even need eyeballs anymore. Then Courtenay Hameister sits in for the news, which includes the most bizarre hate crime in recent memory, a one-act play starring Iran and The Rest of the World, and the plague of Manopausal males who are SO oppressed. Courtenay introduces some new slang to the show vocabulary, and explains why films BY women end up being vastly more enjoyable than the films made "for" women.

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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

August 24, 2010 by Fatboy

Adam Rosko (Captain Kirk) and Jesse Graff (Mr. Spock) return to the show to send off Season 2 of Trek in the Park. What changes are in store for the Bagdad performance, why they chose the episodes they chose, and why they DIDN'T do what almost always happens when stuff is adapted to the stage: Shove some songs in it, camp it the hell up, and wipe your ass with the material. Other topics include - how to successfully survive the geek trivia minefield, Why the Next Generation isn't making it to the park anytime soon, Indiana finally slaps some sense into its old people, and a surefire way to ensure you're NEVER getting a card at christmas.

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Friday, August 20th, 2010

August 20, 2010 by Fatboy

The goal: To get the Mike Russell Power Hour to steam to a review of Pirahna 3D. The obstacles - the 30 other digressions, distractions and ridiculous flotsam placed on the track with the intent to comedically derail. Mike spent 14.75 of his own hard-earned cash to review this tribute to schlock and mammaries. Will he succeed? Topics include - James Cameron's fruitless trip to South America for validation, More on the Scott Pilgrim fallout, Why can't Fatboy talk, Mike's own set of verbal crutches, and what happens when you kick them out from under him - politely. Also: Applying the fantasy sports model to moviemaking, why do the "Epic Movie" guys keep getting work even though they're terrible, and bad news for fans of Mutants and Ninjas.

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Friday, August 13th, 2010

August 13, 2010 by Fatboy

We celebrate Friday the 13th by resurrecting the beast that is THE MIKE RUSSELL POWER HOUR. No news, no sidetracks - straight movies, and nothin but movies. We toss Eat Pray Love and Expendables up on the autopsy slab and get to work identifying the emptiness at the center of these creations, less films than they are lifestyle pornography aimed at people who specifically don't want any MOVIE in their movie. And then there is Scott Pilgrim, an emotionally satisfying kung-fu action flick based on a comic book about videogames, starring Michael Cera. How the hell does Edgar Wright manage to make a better action star and romantic lead out of Michael Cera than either Julia Roberts or Sylvester Stallone could muster? Plus, some Harry Potter news and classic B-Movie recommendations from Mike Russell

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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

August 11, 2010 by Fatboy

The kinda show you hope translates to people who aren't clinically insane. I'm not saying it doesn't bounce from topic to topic faster than a schizophrenic superball, I'm just saying that you might be in for a ride when Courtenay Hameister and Ryan from DigitalTrends guest star on today's show. Topics include - do iPhone users have more sex with prettier people? Strange things are afoot at HP headquarters. A scintillating episode of Gay Predators in Mexico Theater. How do Canadians maintain such a sharp sense of humor when nothing bad ever happens to them? Horrible songwriters and their horrible songs, The Spider-Man stage play, Nerds have the best sex, and why trying to get laid will lead to an early death.

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