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School of Movies

Alex & Sharon Shaw

Super in-depth analysis of movies (and occasionally TV, and video games). Hosted by veteran podcasters Alex & Sharon Shaw with different guests for round-table chats every week.

tv & film

All Episodes

02:18:51

Planet of the Apes 1- 5

School of Movies ·

2014/01/14

[Digital Drift 2014] 1968: Planet of the Apes 1970: Beneath the Planet of the Apes 1971: Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1972: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1973: Battle for the Planet of the Apes For newcomers to the series, all eight movies of which will be reviewed over the coming weeks here is a brief breakdown of events. 1. Universe A: The first five Planet of the Apes movies spanning the period between 1968 and 1973. Planet of the Apes / Beneath the Planet of the Apes / Escape from

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02:29:11

X-Men: The Last Stand & X-Men Origins: Wolverine

School of Movies ·

2014/01/10

[Digital Drift 2014] 0m: This is the worst. The very worst onscreen incarnation of the X-Men, and not simply because it screwed up the Dark Phoenix saga in a way that will take many years to remedy. It is in point of fact abundantly clear on investigation that meddling Fox executives combined with a creative team who seemingly didn’t care what occurred onscreen or what state they left the series in once the enforced release date was reached created the perfect Storm to send a potentially

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03:05:24

X-Men & X2: Mutants United

School of Movies ·

2014/01/09

[Digital Drift 2014] 0m: Looking back on the 2000 original it is both extremely important in legitimising the real life comic superhero movie for modern times and increasingly a relic of a bygone age when this sort of thing was considered a flaky risk and where low budgets, self-conscious cast members, dismal costumes, short running times and pedestrian action sequences were acceptable. That being said there are also some excellent performances within, especially Stewart, McKellen and the breakout

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02:17:27

The Sound of Gonzo: Vol. 4 [Lord of the Rings]

School of Movies ·

2013/01/10

[Digital Gonzo 2012] Vol. 4 - Chris Eason & Sharon Shaw [LOTR] One Ring to Rule them All/The Shire/The Road Goes Ever On Strider/Beren and Luthien The Great Eye/The Fellowship Gilraen’s Memorial/The Ring Goes South Moria/The Bridge of Khazad Dum The Departure of Boromir Theoden King/The Funeral of Theodred Sons of the Steward The Host of the Eldar Haldir’s Lament/Retreat Theoden Rides Forth/The White Rider/Nature’s Reclamation Eowyn’s Dream The Battle of the Pelennor Fields A Far Green Country The

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02:11:11

The Last Airbender

School of Movies ·

2012/11/01

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This one serves as an introduction to Avatar since my estimate is that 97% of you, my listeners have never had the pleasure of this, maybe the finest animated TV series in the world, and I do not use those words lightly. The Legend of Aang is a story that starts out aimed at kids aged 6-11 but rapidly becomes something far more compelling to all age groups and walks of life. Taking inspiration from eastern mythology and martial arts, but with a fresh, original and very funny

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02:41:28

Captain America: Civil War

School of Movies ·

2012/05/13

[School of Movies 2016] It's quickly jumped to the top of many a Marvel fans' favourites list. Combining the tone of Winter Soldier with the character lineup of Age of Ultron, this has been what people consider a worthy follow-up to the original 2012 Avengers Assemble. It was an almost impossible task: To more than adequately adapt a Marvel comics crossover of dozens of books, built on forty years of continuity, featuring dozens of characters into two and a half hours, featuring just one dozen

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02:54:39

Guardians of the Galaxy

School of Movies ·

2012/05/10

[Digital Drift 2014] This is the tenth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe podcasts. We talk at length about the transition from obscure Marvel comic to breakout success, how the characters differ across the mediums taking many detours into the depiction of female and black characters in comic book movies, the inspired soundtrack, the hilarious, often touching performances, the detail-filled worlds and of course the vibrant, fun-filled rollicking space adventure now finally earning recognition. This

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02:23:39

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

School of Movies ·

2012/05/09

[Digital Drift 2014] The second solo outing for Captain America has already proved immensely popular and we focus on what a strong, lean, politically charged action thriller it is. Far now from the Nazi-punching Indiana Jones style adventure of The First Avenger and separated from the volatile super team of which he had to make his mark as a significant member, this time Steve Rogers is left all alone in a world he’s seven decades out of step with. As well as welcome newcomers Falcon and Winter

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02:09:08

The Avengers

School of Movies ·

2012/05/06

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This is the sixth and final of the official MARVEL superhero movie reviews for now. In the future we will be returning to Marvel with reviews of the Spider-Man and X-Men film series’, and maybe a few of the others like Daredevil, 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Ang Lee’s Hulk. We will also be covering any subsequent movies from the Marvel cinematic universe including Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Captain America 2 and the inevitable follow-up to The Avengers. But right now we’re focusing

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01:21:18

Captain America: The First Avenger

School of Movies ·

2012/05/05

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This show covers the not the first but certainly the finest cinematic outing for the star-spangled man with the shield.. This was another tough movie to make happen considering America’s relationship with war over the past decade. If they had gone too patriotic the rest of the world would have hated it, too down on America and the domestic box-office would suffer greatly. In the end the smartest thing to do was to put Steve Rogers in the context to which his character was

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01:15:39

Thor-

School of Movies ·

2012/05/04

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This was a tough one for MARVEL. DC spent years developing the similarly magic-based superhero movie; Wonder Woman and ultimately stalled, ironically letting go the director of The Avengers. The rest of the established Marvels have their background in science, albeit fantastical science from the mind of dreamers. Thor has his basis in actual Norse mythology, given a space-age refreshing by Jack Kirby. The challenge was to sell modern cinema audiences this shining hero for the

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01:11:32

Iron Man

School of Movies ·

2012/05/01

[Digital Gonzo 2012] This first show covers Iron Man, arguably the best of the released movies so far. A critical and box-office high for Robert Downey Junior and director John Favreau and the beginning of a new renaissance of Marvel comic book adaptations. Guests: Neil Taylor of TheKiddDogg Joshua Garrity of Cane and Rinse Jerome McIntosh of GameBurst Paul Gibson of Gonzo Planet

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02:16:22

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm / Year One / Red Hood /...

School of Movies ·

2012/01/12

[Digital Gonzo 2012] 0m: A look at four animated batman movies. This time we’re taking a deep dive into the absolutely underrated box-office bomb, virtually unknown by the general public, but possibly best film about Batman until the Nolan films came along; Mask of the Phantasm. By extension this allows us to talk about the Animated Series which this sprang from unexpectedly for all. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill head up the cast of relative unknowns in this melodramatic film noir which explores a

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02:29:43

Batman (1989) & Batman Returns

School of Movies ·

2012/01/07

[Digital Gonzo 2012] 0m: The 1989 film. This is the second of the Batman shows. This time we’re covering one of the most successful blockbusters of its day, a movie that redefined how Hollywood handled it’s big, fantastical character pieces. It followed on from Richard Donner’s Superman (1978) as the next significant step in comic-book movies, jump-starting a series that would dominate the 90’s in the way The Man of Steel dominated the 80’s. With a soundtrack by Prince, a starring turn from Jack

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02:05:27

Alien vs Predator & AVP:R

School of Movies ·

2010/01/23

[Digital Gonzo 2012] 0m: Director of two of the Resident Evil movies and producer of the rest, Paul WS Anderson helmed the first PG-13 foray for these licenses, combining them into one family-friendly Jurassic Park-style romp. If you’ve not seen it the plot could be adequately described on the back of a matchbox or indeed with crude, crayon diagrams. Humans go somewhere they shouldn’t, looking for stuff. They find ALIENS and then PREDATORs show up. The humans go squish and the creatures fight. It’s

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01:14:27

Predator 2 & Predators

School of Movies ·

2010/01/21

[Digital Gonzo 2011] 0m: For the second part of our Predator specials we cover the 1990 film; Predator 2, this time starring too-old-for-this-shit Danny Glover. This one is directed by Stephen Hopkins who went on to helm The Ghost and the Darkness and Lost in Space. Once again the whole show is underscored by the music of Alan Silvestri. Unlike last week, opinion is somewhat more divided on the subject of this one and its follow-up. Neil and I have opposing favourites and a somewhat scornful

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01:47:49

Die Hard With a Vengeance & Live Free or Die Hard

School of Movies ·

2010/01/12

[Digital Gonzo 2010] 0m: The third Die Hard movie gets the Gonzo treatment. This time John McTiernan returns to bring the series back to greatness. We discuss how in many ways this is the equal of the original. 55m: This time almost everyone from the original three is absent save for Bruce Willis himself and we struggle to locate our interest in what is otherwise a functional, but unrelated action flick. We’re aided by some sterling musical accompaniment and at the end we bring in the big guns with

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01:42:21

Die Hard & Die Hard 2: Die Harder

School of Movies ·

2010/01/10

0m: In this first show, we discuss the Nakatomi incident, John and Holly’s relationship and Hans’ status as one of the greatest movie villains of all time. We also look at how immensely influential Die Hard has been both for action-thrillers and the portrayal of cinematic heroes. 52m: The 1990 sequel to Die Hard. You know the drill; airport in trouble, terrorists, gunfights. Experience firsthand what happens when the Gonzo format encounters a movie that’s actually just pretty mediocre. Tangents

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