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It's the eighth wonder of the world, Jack O'Donnell!
That's right, we've got the nicest guy in New Zealand film, Jack O'Donnell talking about Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)! Before Peter Jackson was union busting and bringing about Hobbit Law with the NZ Government, he was transforming Petone into New York City and making a great big gorilla wreak havoc.
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
But does this colossal monster movie which was one of the most expensive shoots ever hold up? Can we withstand the power of the three hour runtime? Will PJ ever trump the death scene of Lumpy with those horrific penis monsters?
You can watch Jack O'Donnell's short film Tama right now! It's an excellent watch.
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Today we're joined by the wonderful Charlie Potter to discuss the magical adventure/romance 'Stardust' (2007) by Matthew Vaughan, adapted from Neil Gaiman's book of the same name.
THIS SUMMER A STAR FALLS. THE CHASE BEGINS.In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he’ll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
Will this be 'The Princess Bride' for a new generation or is that just inconcievable? Does the combined weight of gay icon Michelle 'Catwoman' Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro playing gay spellbind us? How does the Ricky Gervais cameo land now?
Climb aboard and grab a scabbard to see if this star is soaring or sinking.
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Another first for Mixed Bag season 2, our very first documentary!
Cast your mind back to 2012 when Katy Perry was on top of the world, dating Russell Brand and her new movie Katy Perry: Part of Me was hitting cinemas in 3D!
Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained true to herself and her vision in order to achieve her dreams.
But did Katy deliver a candy covered confectionary or is there something darker going on in this film? Is this actually the Marriage Story of popstar docos? Everyday when Katy wakes up does she hope Russell's dead? (OK bit dark, it's a quote OK?)
Listen in to see if this is a Firework or just a Teenage Dream we'd rather forget.
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It might be the summer of Cillian Murphy in 2023 with Oppenheimer but what about 4 August 2005, when this very week 18 years ago today, Red Eye was released and the general public realised just how 'killer' Cillian could be. Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy and Brian Cox and directed by beloved horror filmmaker Wes Craven!
FEAR TAKES FLIGHT.A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.
Is Brian Cox going to be the secret big bad? Could Wes reinvent the slasher genre again after the success of Scream? And where is Red Eye 2 aka Red Eyes?
This episode featuring a couple new surprises as we continue season 2 of Mixed Bag.
Pop Corner discussions includes Patrick Barnes shout out, Big Hero 6, Pixar Sequels, The Carpenters, Dredge, The Bear, average Richard E. Grant impressions, Aliens are real, Off Menu Podcast, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part Two, The Firm, Wild segues, NZIFF and Sinead O'Connor.
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Pika pika! We're heading back just four years to revisit Pokémon Detective Pikachu with performer, director and Pokémon aficionado, Emily K. Brown!
We get talking our favourite little 151 critters and how this action adventure starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith sat with us.
PARTNER UP! In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective. (Sourced from Letterboxd)
Pop Corner discussed in Popcorner includes Barbie and Oppenheimer (relatively spoiler free but if you want to see both films knowing nothing, skip 7:13 - 18:00), Siren: Survivor the Island, Dungeons and Drag Queens, Dimension 20, Emmy Nominations, Traitors Australia, Cocaine Bear and FIFA Women's World Cup.
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"Say it. Out Loud."
"100 episodes"
That's right, we're 100 episodes old, Baghags! To celebrate, we gathered together at Vogelmorn Hall on a cold July evening and celebrated with an iconic Mixed film and franchise, Twilight (2008). Huge thanks to Patrick Barnes for the sound and AV, Cass' parents for the screen, our readers Ed, Catherine, Mike and Jared and to our special guest! Listen to the end to discover who it is and visit our socials for the video version.
WHEN YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER, WHAT DO YOU LIVE FOR?When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to live with her father, she meets the reclusive Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward’s repeated cautions, Bella can’t help but fall in love with him, a fatal move that endangers her own life when a coven of bloodsuckers try to challenge the Cullen clan. (Sourced from Letterboxd)
What is there to say about Twilight? A huge franchise that introduced Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart to the world, it was a massive sensation but is the first film any good? Matt, Cass and James and our live audience cast a critical eye over Catherine Hardwicke's film and revisit the fashion, soundtrack and crazes of 2008.
Thanks again for listening and here's to 100 more!
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ARE YOU READY?
Because we've reached the end of our MixedBerg Miniseries with the only way we could, Speilberg's retrospective on legacy by cramming so much IP on the screen at all times!
That's right it's Ready Player One! (2018)
Based on the popular book of the same name, Ready Player One imagines an OASIS world where the VR headset is king and everybody is obsessed with Mark Rylance.
A BETTER REALITY AWAITS.When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Will Steven bring the magic touch to this loving ode to video games? Why are the avatars and the world of Oasis so drab? And why is Mark Rylance acting like thaaaat...?!
Don't forget to RSVP for our Live Event Twilight here so we know who's coming! Featuring many surprises including a special guest who may or may not be associated with the film...!https://www.facebook.com/events/258968476818293
mixed bag live: twilightSATURDAY, JULY 8, 2023 AT 6:30 PM – 11 PMVogelmorn Community - 93 Mornington Road, Brooklyn
SaveVUW and StopTheCuts petition: https://teu.ac.nz/campaigns/stop-the-cuts/
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Picture the scene: You're Steven Speilberg. Congrats! You've made a lot of great movies! You sit down to a show on the West End and you see a hella great show with some stonking great horse puppets. You think to yourself, this is one wicked tale, time to nix those horsies.
That's right, it's the movie no one was calling for, it's Best Picture nominee War Horse (2011), the second entry in our MixedBerg Miniseries.
Do you want two hours and 26 minutes about some horses that go to war? Have we got the picture for you!
SEPARATED BY WAR. TESTED BY BATTLE. BOUND BY FRIENDSHIP.Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend. (Sourced from Letterboxd)
Catch Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Emily Watson and Peter Mullan and more catch some feelings for a horse called Joey. Does this play adaptation lose its lustre with real horses? Is it a yay or a neigh? And why do our episodes about horses get so damn weird and giggly. Find out in the one, the ONLY... WAR HORSE.
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Because we were a little late with some episodes, we're dropping a new miniseries a few days early!
Welcome to the mini miniseries of Mixed-Berg, the covering of Steven Speilberg's mixed films in the lead up to our 100th episode! And to kick things off, we're joined by returning guest, Ellie Stewart!
So put on your pirate hat and think a happy thought because we're flying to Never Neverland with Hook (1991) starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts!
WHAT IF PETER PAN GREW UP?The boy who wasn’t supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter’s kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.
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"Mr. Grey will see you now"
We're finishing off our Personal Picks with the steamy Fifty Shades of Grey! Released in 2015 and an adaptation of the ridiculously popular book of the same name, Fifty Shades stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan who, like their Twilight compatriates, have gone on to bigger and better things.
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair – and learns that Christian’s true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
But the big question on everybody's lips... is it any good? Or is it even mixed? Listen in to James, Cass and Matt as they explore all fifty shades of f'ed up.
Popcorner kernels include Graveyard Keeper, The Traitors Australia, Beau is Afraid, Infinity Pool, Renfield, The Tony Awards, Abbot Elementary and Jury Duty.
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(Heads up, the audio sounds a little different this episode! We don't think it's hugely distracting but just a little mic mix up.)
In our second entry in Romance Personal Picks, we're heading back to 1999 with Entrapment. Y2K was just around the corner, Catherine Zeta-Jones was getting regular work and aged movie stars were still having extremely younger women as their love interests.
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
You might know the laser scene but does the whole film hold up? What is the definition of Entrapment? And what will be our final entry into the Romance Personal Picks be?
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You're waiting for a train, or rather you're running for one! Do you make it through the sliding doors? Or do you just miss it?
The ultimate brain tickler in multiversal mysteries starring Ms. Goop herself, Gwyneth Paltrow!
Released in the same year as her Oscar-winning turn in Shakespeare in Love, Sliding Doors (1998) sees Gwyn donning the British accent again as we follow two parallel stories of Helen.
London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories shift back and forth, overlap and surprisingly converge. (Sourced from Letterboxd).
Will John Hannah be suitably charming? How many Monty Python references are too many? And are you ready for quite how dark this movie is willing to go? All this in more in the first of our personal picks on the theme of love/sex/affairs as we get closer to 100 episodes of Mixed Bag!
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We've reached the end of our Hello Halle series! We're sending her off with this taut psychological thriller 'GOTHIKA' (2003).
After a car crash, a criminal psychologist regains consciousness only to find that she’s a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she’s been accused of murdering her husband—but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-workers of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.
That's all very well but WHO or WHAT is Gothika? Will Robert Downey Jr put on the charm or the smarm and who knew Penélope Cruz is in this?! Not us. Join us for one last time to celebrate Halle in this blue blue BLUE movie!
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It's time! It's the film that won Halle Berry her Oscar and we've timed it perfectly to discuss the 95th Oscars. The first and second time a Person of Colour has won Best Actress at the Academy Awards.
With that celebratory but also bleak premise, let's look at the film itself. Releasing in the same year as Swordfish, Monster's Ball (2001) is a completely different kettle of fish:
Set in the southern USA, a racist white man, Hank, falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically, Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia’s husband. Hank and Leticia’s inter-racial affair leads to confusion and new ideas for the two unlikely lovers.
Who know that's what Monster's Ball is about? We certainly didn't! But what is the Monster's Ball? What role is Heath Ledger is playing and why is he billed ABOVE Halle in the opening credits? Will we buy this very Oscar-y baity premise or is Billy Bob a flop as Prince Charming at the Ball? Listen in and see for our penultimate episode of Hello Halle!
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"You know what the problem with Hollywood is? They make shit. Unbelievable, unremarkable shit." So says Gabriel (John Travolta) in Swordfish (2001), but does this assessment apply to his own movie?
Cast your mind back to June 2001, the hairdos were wild, the pants were leather, the tips were frosted and terrorism and vehicles smashing into buildings were something freely depicted onscreen. 😬
Starring John Travolta with some...questionable facial choices, a baby-faced Hugh Jackman and the star of our miniseries, Halle Berry! In the thick of her capable kickass heroine era, will she actually get something to do or just deliver more bad lines in a sexy but aloof way?
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n’er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
Join us as we dive in to see if this is a Swordfish or more of a Spoonfish.
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Hello Halle once again!
We started with one of Halle Berry's most well-known roles so we thought we'd take a trip back to 1997 to discuss one of Halle's first leading roles, B.A.P.S (1997). And to keep the 1997 train going, we spend the first 20 minutes discussing Titanic: 25th Anniversary so if you're a Jack & Rose-head like we are, be sure to tune in.
Two clueless homegirls move to L.A. to become dancers, but instead find themselves scamming a dying millionaire to eventually become B*A*P*S (Black American Princesses).
How will Halle handle a comedy? How come Martin Landau is in this flick? Is the film deserving of its 15% on Rotten Tomatoes and 4.6!! on Imdb or are the criticism about the stereotypes justified? Find out all this and more in our latest Mixed Bag with Halle Berry.
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It's time to take you back to the wild, stylish times of 2002! Random slow mo! Upbeat techno Madonna! Cool waterboarding montages??
It's time to check out Lee Tamahori's Die Another Day, the final entry in the Pierce Brosnan Bonds and our very first new miniseries, 'Hello Halle!'
That's right, over five episodes we're going to be looking back into the films of Halle Berry, Storm herself to celebrate her work and analyse the mixed entries in her filmography.
Up first is one of her biggest films, the film that killed Bond for a time before Daniel Craig brought him back.
Bond takes on a North Korean leader who undergoes DNA replacement procedures that allow him to assume different identities. American agent, Jinx Johnson assists Bond in his attempt to thwart the villain’s plans to exploit a satellite that is powered by solar energy.
Are we throwing this movie into a second sun or are we partial to a bit of ice palace in our shaken not stirred martini?
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She's got a point. She's an icon, she is a legend, and she is the moment.
It's M3GAN, bot.
That's right it's the smash hit by kiwi director Gerard Johnstone. Available in cinemas now, the Mixed Bag crew head to the cinema once against to see if this robot is a TikTok flash in the pan or the real deal.
A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll’s programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.
Starring Allison Williams and a bevy of New Zealand talent, join us as we determine if, like friendship, filmmaking has evolved. 🤖
Pop Corner discussions: The Traitors, The Circle, The Appeal, The Hobbit, Where Lies the Water, The Fablemans and Oscar predictions.
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We said we were starting 2023 strong so we're recalling our 12th episode Avatar, a whole THREE years ago (we said 2 on the pod whoops) with the long-awaited sequel Avatar: The Way of Water.
Did James Cameron prove everybody wrong? Well, financially yes. But how does the story hold up? Are we really that jazzed to be back in Pandora?
Shout out to the wonderful folks at Weta Digital for their incredible work, we don't have anything bad to say about their work but does Jake Sully and his family hold our attention for another three hours? Listen in to hear what we thought and let us know your thoughts on our socials.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Happy holidays Baguettes! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday if you celebrate and are having a well-earned break.
Now that it's Boxing Day, it's the perfect time to kick up your feet and hear our annual tradition of inviting Lucas Neal on to discuss a Christmas movie! This year we're diving back to 2004 for The Polar Express by Robert Zemeckis. Along with our extraordinary baking guest, listen out for an additional surprise appearance somewhere in the podcast!
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
You know it, you've had nightmares about it but when a movie stars beloved dad of Hollywood Tom Hanks and an extraordinary train who don't need no tracks, surely we've got a ticket to ride to the North Pole?
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