Geeking Off 161: Logan Osborne

Oscars and coincidences first of all.

Then some movie talk about:
Logan
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Get Out
The Greasy Strangler
Split
Split
Flash Gordon

We look forward a little bit to Kong: Skull Island

Then a Zo monologue about Robert Osborne and old Hollywood movies.

Somehow there's a divergence into Cannon movies to binge on.

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A Loving Tribute To Robert Osborne

I write this tribute to Mr. Osborne through misty eyes and a heavy heart. Robert Osborne and TCM are members of the Lorenzo family. We have a TV in our master bedroom that is on almost 24/7 and it rarely changes from TCM. We are cinephiles, obsessed with the films of a bygone era, when story and romance and adventure and characters mattered. Robert Osborne taught me more about films and the spirit of films than anything or anyone else could have.

Robert Osborne. What made him special? Why was he a part of our family as well as thousands of others? His passion for films, their stories, their characters and most importantly, the people behind them. The people. This was the key for Robert. He genuinely cared about the people behind the films. One of his responsibilities as the brain trust/face of TCM was profiling the actors, writers and directors of the films he so loved. His thoughtful consideration for the people behind these films, no matter how unknown or obscure, always added a genuine and very human element. No one ever made the forgotten character actors of long ago so delightfully rich and compelling as Robert did. His charisma and love of film leapt off the silver screen, and did so in the most charming manner.

This love of film was so powerful and pure it spanned all generations and planted the seed of Old Hollywood in the hearts of all viewers. The work that he did in collaboration with TCM is something so wonderful, giving the gift of film, his memory will forever be treasured and held on to. Robert words can hardly express the incredible journey that you so thoughtfully took us on. We love you. We miss you. We treasure the man you were. Rest in Peace. 

Geeking Off 160: It's Another Day of Sundance (Oscars In There Too)

Here's what we got:

- Sundance best/worst
- A disagreement about the merits of La La Land
- Oscar general picks
- Etc.

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Geeking Off 159: Cool Weather Talk Dos

Here's part 2 of the forum results of Madbeard, Steele and Zo. This time, Zo's report on a month of terrible Halloween movies. Also some diversion dialogue regarding Doctor Strange and the current state of Marvel movies. A tangent about the upcoming Wolverine movie somehow led to a tangent of Ryan Murphy shows we don't appreciate (which obviously led to more Pitch Perfect talk. Also, Zo hates Ghostbusters. Lotta hate this time. Sorry. An apt end to 2016, maybe.

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Geeking Off 158: Cool Weather Talk Uno

Madbeard, Steele and Zo get a quick Sing Street chat in before resuming the grand Movie Club experiment with a discussion of Capricorn One. We get all this along with a reveal of the next Movie Club pick and, of course, the usual tangents.

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Geeking Off 157: A Short Rhettspite

Hey I spoke to Rhett for a couple of hours the other week. Trust me, it was a great conversation that tackled a lot of elements where business and entertainment meet. Please keep in mind it was recorded just a bit ago (during the RNC), so that will explain the anachronisms.

Some topics:

1. Melania speech
2. The nature of podcasting
3. Advertising
4. Torrents and password-sharing
5. Streaming vs. networks
6. Netflix strategy
7. Other streaming services (I mention that horror movie one. I meant Shudder, not Chiller.)
8. Online shopping and delivery
9. Klosterman's new book
10. Robbing the millenials?
11. Examples of other podcasts
12. Podcast names

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Geeking Off 156: Enter the Movie Club

So we kick off the Movie Club project with a real winner, if by winner we mean the best case of European child abuse in the 1970s. Fernando Arrabal's Long Live Death is confounding, surreal, thought-provoking, but also quite bad. Even so, it yields stimulating conversation despite mild disagreement on what the film is actually saying.

We tangent slightly toward the strength of symbolism generally in films as well as a sober wrap-up talk of our own recent filming project.

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If you're interested, the next Movie Club project will be Capricorn One.