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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 98: ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance’ and more

0:00-3:55 – Introduction; Kickstarter; etc.
3:55-12:35 – “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” review
12:35-24:55 – “This Means War” review
24:55-26:00 – They didn’t screen “The Secret World of Arrietty” for us, so whatever
26:00-37:50 – QOTW (movie characters you would kill/marry/sleep with)
37:50-38:30 – Next week’s QOTW
38:30-46:45 – “Bullhead” and “Kill List” reviews
45:45-53:40 – Pitch Me (John Goodman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, historical fiction domestic drama)
53:40-56:15 – Our lunch sponsor, Ladybug Crochet! She made us hats.
56:15-58:15 – Kickstarter to Cannes
58:15-59:30 – Go vote on the TSR Movie Awards
59:30-1:01:03 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: Which movie’s cast of characters would you want to live on a commune with?

Our lunch sponsor: Ladybug Crochet!

Vote on the TSR Movie Awards!

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 97: ‘Safe House’ and more

0:00-5:40 – Introduction; detailed discussion of the Kickstarter campaign to send Movie B.S. to the Cannes Film Festival
5:40-17:00 – “Safe House” review
17:00-27:25 – “The Vow” review
27:25-36:15 – QOTW (your most romantic movie-watching experience)
36:15-38:25 – Next week’s QOTW (which movie characters would you marry/kill/sleep with?)
38:25-47:55 – “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” review
47:55-51:20 – “The Phantom Menace” is in 3D now; our memories of the first time we saw it
51:20-53:35 – Send us your new game ideas; thanks to Jerilyn Pool for doing our Cannes logo; thanks to Snider’s brother Jeff for web stuff
53:35-1:03:45 – Character casserole (Chris Rock from “Lethal Weapon 4,” Justin Timberlake from “Shrek the Third,” Bradley Cooper from “The Hangover Part II”); also a tangent about sitcom theme songs
1:03:45-1:06:10 – Portland International Film Festival, Cort & Fatboy’s midnight movie
1:06:10-1:08:55 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: Which movie characters (not actors/actresses but characters) would you marry, kill, and sleep with?

Here’s the Kickstarter page. Special thanks to our talented graphic-designer friend Jerilyn Hassell Pool for doing the illustration.

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 96: ‘Chronicle’ and more

0:00-2:20 – Introduction; Bayer and Snider as Calvin and Hobbes
2:20-15:15 – “Chronicle” review
15:15-15:45 – Bayer’s mom is in town
15:45-24:40 – “The Woman in Black” review
24:40-32:10 – “The Innkeepers” review, during which Movie B.S. becomes a horror movie too
32:10-37:10 – “Big Miracle” review (from Bayer only, because Snider didn’t see it because he was at a major film festival like some kind of big-shot)
37:10-40:05 – The QOTW for next week: What’s your most romantic movie-watching experience?
40:05-49:05 – Interquel (“The Adjustment Bureau” and “500 Days of Summer”)
49:05-50:25 – iTunes reviews
50:25-52:55 – What if we went to the Cannes Film Festival?
52:55-53:48 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

QOTW: What’s your most romantic movie-watching experience?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 95: ‘Man on a Ledge’ and more

0:00-3:55 – Introduction; technical difficulties; Bayer and Snider are incoherent and tired; “Ghost Dog”
3:55-10:05 – “Man on a Ledge” review
10:05-17:10 – “The Grey” review
17:10-23:00 – Snider’s Sundance recap
23:00-24:30 – Movie B.S. might be going to war with other podcasts
24:30-33:15 – Our changes to the Oscar nominations
33:15-39:00 – Pitch Me (sci-fi comedy, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman)
39:00-43:22 – Wrap-up and goodbyes; a last Sundance anecdote; apologies

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 94: ‘Red Tails’ and more

0:00-3:05 – Introduction; Bayer’s knee
3:05-14:55 – “Red Tails” review
14:55-24:40 – “Haywire” review
24:41-26:45 – “Underworld: Awakening” non-review
26:45-36:35 – QOTW (which actress would you like to see beat up which actor)
36:35-45:40 – “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” director
45:40-53:35 – Character Casserole (Eddie Murphy from “Daddy Daycare,” Melissa McCarthy from “Bridesmaids,” and the frog from “Princess and the Frog”)
53:35-55:50 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 93: ‘Joyful Noise’ and more

0:00-5:35 – Introduction; Bayer’s vacation
5:35-14:40 – “Joyful Noise” review
14:40-27:20 – QOTW (your best celebrity encounter story)
27:20-40:45 – Bayer’s adventures at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
40:45-42:30 – Next week’s QOTW
42:30-49:05 – Interquel (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and “Up in the Air”)
49:05-52:15 – Discussions of James Franco, Michael Fassbender, Ron Perlman, Steven Spielberg, Elijah Wood
52:15-53:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

Your QOTW for next time: Which actress would you like to see beat up which actor in a movie?

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Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider – Episode 92: ‘The Artist’ and more

Introduction, we’re doing the art-house stuff, covering a few stragglers from the end of 2011 – 0:00
“The Artist” review – 4:00
“The Iron Lady” review – 14:25
“My Week with Marilyn” review – 23:35
“Carnage” review – 32:30
“A Dangerous Method” – 41:05
QOTW (your two most anticipated movies of 2012) – 46:40
Next week’s QOTW, including a fanciful tale about Johnny Depp – 57:35
“The Devil Inside” – 1:00:05
Wrap-up and goodbyes – 1:04:35

Your QOTW for next time: What is your greatest celebrity encounter?

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