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It's 2023, so we're going back through the highs and lows of 2022. Let's talk best and worst films, MMVP, and future resolutions!
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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SFX: "Concert Scream Applause Short" on audioblocks.com
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It's Christmas Time on Avant-Bard which means we "get to" watch a Christmas rom-com based on Shakespeare. Today we're tackling Much Ado about Nothing with Much Ado About Christmas! Are we filled with the Holiday Shakespirit?
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Short Canned Laughter", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Jingle Sleigh Bells Ringing", "Serene Stinger", "Comic Male Laughter", "Crowd Boos 2" on audioblocks.comDivertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia "Warp Speed", "Wah Wah Sad Trombone" on freesound.org
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Getting our November tradition out at the last second! You know we had to cover a Titus Andronicus before the feasting month ended! So we're here this week with The Hungry. How will this Tamora-focused adaptation strike our collective fancy?
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX:Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia ""Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start". "Female Saying Oh", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Harp Spell Classic", "Gasp 3" on audioblocks.com "Evil Laughter Joker", "Sniff mmmm" on freesound.org
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We love covering new films that fit our shtick, so we're doing back-to-back Romeo and Juliet so we can cover Rosaline! What's this classic like through the eyes of the forgotten first love? Let's find out.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: ""Minuet", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Harp Spell Classic", "Super Short Drum Roll with Cymbal Crash at the end", "Cat Call Whistle 2", "35mm Film Projector Start". "Short Canned Laughter", "Aww Cute Reaction", "Crowd Boos 2", "Warning Attention Security Alarm 3", "Sigh Content", "Gasp 3", "Bird Goose Honk", "Jail crate Closing", "Harp Spell Classic" on audioblocks.com "Cat Screaming", "Surprised Child Voice Sound" on freesound.org Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia"Night at the Club" by Neil Cross-- Link: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/night-at-the-club-rgw-wla3uvhk0wy3e6k.html
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What's a Spooptober Month without a zombie love story? Any other Spooptober Month. But not this one! This one has Warm Bodies, a twee-zombie-love-tale inspired by Romeo & Juliet. Let's dig in.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Cricket Chirp Single", "Aww Cute Reaction", "Record Stop", "Minuet", "Harp Spell Classic", "35mm Film Projector Start". "News Flash Background Music", "Party Noise Maker Blow Unfold" on audioblocks.com "Action Cue", "Cash Register Kaching", "KB_Heartbeat", "Cat Screaming" on freesound.orgDivertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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We're back! It's Spooktober month, so how could we stay away? We're back with more Akira Kurosawa; this time, Throne of Blood (his take on Macbeth)!
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Creaking Door", "Hooded Crow", "Cackling Creepy Laughter", "Man Screams in Pain", "Stabbing Stab Knife" on freesound.org"Cartoonish Ghost Moaning", "Horror Style Impact 2", "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start" on audioblocks.comDivertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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Episode Notes a play we love with ACTORS WE LOVE!? Yes! King of Texas! A pretty ambitious tv movie if we do say so ourselves. A western adaptation of King Lear that we couldn't wait another week to cover. But how do we feeeeeeel?
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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SFX: "Slide Winchester", "Record Stop", "Minuet", "Redneck Yeehaw", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Boxing Bell Ring Single", "Jingle Sleigh Bells Ringing", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Gasp 3", "Cheering 4" on audioblocks.comDivertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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A kickstarted Julius Caesar? Set in the post apocalypse? It's more likely than you think! Well, I mean, there's one. It's Ambition's Debt.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start" on audioblocks.com "Random Intruder- Ahhhh" on freesound.org Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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Marquez promised it and we're covering it: Romeo and Juliet SEALED WITH A KISS. It's like Romeo and Juliet but they're seals. Just like Shakespeare.... never intended.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Crowd Boos 2" on audioblocks.com "Tada2", "Sigh 2", "Gasp 3" on freesound.orgDivertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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This month, we're focusing on something we've wanted to discuss ever since we started Avant-Bard: hit Canadian television program SLINGS AND ARROWS! In the last episode of July, we're going to discuss Season 1 Episodes 4-6 and how they relate to Hamlet and other works by William Shakespeare. Have we mentioned how much we love Kate today?
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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SFX: "Female Saying ooohhh 2", "Crowd Boos 2", "Gavel", "Warning Attention Security Alarm 3", "Record Stop", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Slot Machine Win", "Cat call Whistle 2"on audioblocks.com "Ahhhh", "Cat Screaming", "Cheering 3" on freesound.org
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This month, we're focusing on something we've wanted to discuss ever since we started Avant-Bard: hit Canadian television program SLINGS AND ARROWS! Wait... it's not a huge hit? Well, that's a mistake. Maybe after this, you'll join our campaign to make Slings and Arrows a hit Canadian television program. But for now, we're going to discuss Season 1 Episodes 1-3 and how they relate to Hamlet and other works by William Shakespeare.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Typing 1", "Short Canned Laughter", "Gavel", "Telephone Cordless Receiver Hang Up", "Harp Spell Classic", "Aww Cute Reaction", "Concert Scream Applause Short" on audioblocks.com "Siren", "DJ Brake", on freesound.org
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On our quest to cover every play by Shakespeare, we're tackling Coriolanus today! Does this play work almost better in a modern setting? Is it gay? Yes. Yes, it's gay.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Record Stop", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Tape Machine Fast Rewind", "Flight of the Bumblebees", "Minuet", "35 mm Film Projector Start", "Short Canned Laughter", "Small Young Group Ovation" on audioblocks.com Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia"Buzz Buzzer Buzzing" on freesound.org
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It's time for us to cover the oldest film on the podcast so far! All with the goal of crossing Two Gentlemen of Verona off our list! How will this silent film hold up to the bard's words?
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start", Gavel", "Cat Call Whistle 2", "Gasp 3", "Comic Male Laughter", "Short Canned Laughter" on audioblocks.com Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia
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A new Macbeth direct adaptation? A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ADAPTATION? WITH OSCAR NOMINATIONS?! AND DENZEL WASHINGTON?!!!!!???
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Incorrect Answer Decision", "Feedback Incorrect 25", "Wrong Incorrect Failure Answer 3", "Wrong Incorrect Failure Answer", "Male Nerd Laugh", "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Crowd Clap Applause Slow to Fast", "Camera Shutter Shots", "Female Saying Ooohhh", "Comic Male Laughter", "Bird Goose Honk", "Cheering 4" on audioblocks.com"Piperman on Westminster Bridge Rd", "Ravens", "Cha Ching" on Freesound.org Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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Spring has sprung and we think we're adding a new Shakespeare play to the catalog with Winter's Tale! This is totally Shakespeare. It's an adaptation for sure. With Horse.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Trumpet Cornet Flourish", "Sad Cinematic Piano", "Aww cute reaction", "Random Intruder Ahhh" , "Classic Rimshot" on Freesound.org"Cricket Chirp Single", "Minuet", "News Flash Background Music", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Horse Whinnying", "Dog Warning Barking", "Cat Call Whistle", "Concert Scream Applause Short" on audioblocks.com Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia-
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We're still on a musical kick! This week we're doing a deep dive into Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. A recent film? YOU KNOW IT! We have a LOT to say about this Romeo and Juliet adaptation. Don't you?Mambo Orchestra Link
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Cricket Chirp Single", "Horse Whinnying", "Minuet", "Cat Call Whistle", "Concert Scream Applause Short", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Wah Wah Sad Trombone", "Happy Pop Ding Success" on audioblocks.com Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia- The Entertainer by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5765-the-entertainer"Mickey Mouse", "Cha Ching", "Male Spits Raspberry", "Aww cute reaction" on Freesound.org
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We might have missed Valentine's Day, but we're still in the mood for love! Kind of. At least it's queer? That's right, we're talking Were the World Mine! A gay musical! Midsummer Night's Dream! But... will we like it?
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Comic Male Laughter", "Tape Machine Fast Rewind Sound", "Crowd Boos 2", "Cheering 4" on audioblocks.com Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia- "Aww cute reaction", "Cat Screaming", "Squirting Bottle", "Cha Ching" on Freesound.org
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Keeping our promise to cover plays we haven't before, we're watching Kenneth Branagh's film version of As You Like It. Will we enjoy his setting or call him out for Orientalism? I'm sure you can guess.
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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SFX: "Gasp 3", "Minuet", "Crowd Boos", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Cat Call Whistle", "Funny Long Cartoon Kisses", "Lion Roar", "Trumpet Cornet Florish", "Gavel", "Wheel Spin" on audioblocks.comDivertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia- "Aww cute reaction", "Bong Rip" on Freesound.org
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We're starting this year with some sweet nostalgia! These two theatre nerds grew up with the Boy Genius Jimmy Neutron and NEEDED to cover his school play MACBETH... IN SPACE!
CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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SFX: "Cricket Chirp", "Comic Male Laughter", "Digital Phone Ring" on audioblocks.com "Cha Ching", "Aww cute reaction", "CD Player Turn on Turn Off 01 01" on Freesound.org
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CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez
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Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music
SFX: "Cheering 3", "Gasp 3", "Magic Turning Spells Casting", "Super Short Drum Roll with Cymbal Crash at End", "Scared Male No Scream" on audioblocks.com "Winner Bell Game Show" on Freesound.org
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