tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65679191674665181232024-02-19T03:00:52.317-06:00Movie BonfireMovie Bonfire is a movie and tv review and podcast site that provides reviews of stuff we find interesting. Currently we are doing a weekly podcast review of the television show, Walking Dead.Bill Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681587252591286819noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-48950968296215148152011-06-23T13:34:00.001-05:002011-06-23T13:35:44.040-05:00Movie Bonfire on Game of Thrones Season recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUHVg990kwn10HDTOxX61rZ3zOIcz3Mhg_NjPFIQSf97bF0ynnWa18MmNeEZVFEOp-OcZNgTakL8186_DVSnJZdtj5oumGsJclBJ3JGwXNFjRXRvH1uRhnWIqv8w39qMaiyTc78F_n6g/s1600/dragon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUHVg990kwn10HDTOxX61rZ3zOIcz3Mhg_NjPFIQSf97bF0ynnWa18MmNeEZVFEOp-OcZNgTakL8186_DVSnJZdtj5oumGsJclBJ3JGwXNFjRXRvH1uRhnWIqv8w39qMaiyTc78F_n6g/s1600/dragon.png" /></a></div>Well, crap. GAME OF THRONES season one is over. I am glad there will be more. What a great show. Take a listen to our latest podcast to hear our thoughts and predictions.<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://ia700106.us.archive.org/14/items/MovieBonfireOnTheWalkingDeadSeason1Episode2/MovieBonfireOnWalkingDeadEp2.mp3">podcast</a>Bill Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681587252591286819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-67624083985438419212010-11-06T21:47:00.001-05:002010-11-12T16:57:46.067-06:00Movie Bonfire on The Walking Dead Season 1, Episode 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan9ofl6_9qmIHxwSFR990ziUfdoofSZqbTdaB6l_4Jr0OUk5k-4SwHc0T9AI6-NDiAOb9UDGHAXjqfkkCNYUN1xMQ10yNtfFqcLn1TsQf_WSh8X7iPdCawyTdtpUNmFoGEXQ-nInla8w/s1600/sweetheart108x108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan9ofl6_9qmIHxwSFR990ziUfdoofSZqbTdaB6l_4Jr0OUk5k-4SwHc0T9AI6-NDiAOb9UDGHAXjqfkkCNYUN1xMQ10yNtfFqcLn1TsQf_WSh8X7iPdCawyTdtpUNmFoGEXQ-nInla8w/s1600/sweetheart108x108.jpg" /></a></div>And now for something a little different...<br />
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Movie Bonfire is back! In this episode we take a shot at the first episode of the new series on AMC, <i>The Walking Dead</i>. Closely based on the Comic Book series that shares its name, this series has a number of Hollywood heavyweights behind it. Written and directed by Frank Darabont (<i>The Shawshank Redemption</i>), who is reaching back to his horror roots to produce a very promising first episode. Micah, Terrie and Will's hopes are flying high. Will this series continue to deliver, or will it eventually get bogged down by the collective weight of the walking dead?<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://www.archive.org/download/MovieBonfireOnTheWalkingDeadEpisode1/walkingDeadS01E01.mp3">podcast</a>Bill Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681587252591286819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-56996455994179212432010-09-02T22:25:00.000-05:002010-09-02T22:25:40.386-05:00Splice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptOoAo9jiYN8ZgKA9UcizMFDbHZRefpe8cSQ33FXfKZQLWOjKoW26MPUh1KPSVRXVCCB_HLrKLKrNjbA116qyYZu8Ur1gVzwp-e16VDTo3FrlgJ3fDldCECX9hoTcOBVHQM7z9MpMwtE/s1600/spliceWeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptOoAo9jiYN8ZgKA9UcizMFDbHZRefpe8cSQ33FXfKZQLWOjKoW26MPUh1KPSVRXVCCB_HLrKLKrNjbA116qyYZu8Ur1gVzwp-e16VDTo3FrlgJ3fDldCECX9hoTcOBVHQM7z9MpMwtE/s320/spliceWeb.jpg" /></a></div>Movie Bonfire is back once again. I just got through "splicing" our latest podcast episode and I think the end result may have come out just a tiny bit better than this unoriginal film. There is nothing new in this Frankenstein's monster rehash and it's hard to say exactly what our monster is a mixture of? Oh wait, it's anything the filmmakers need it to be given the point in the weak plot. Terrie seemed to like this a smidgen more than I did, but we both were bored by this cruddy movie. Too bad, I like Sarah Polley.<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://www.archive.org/download/MovieBonfireOnSplice/Splice.mp3">podcast</a>Bill Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681587252591286819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-68155838558761215472010-07-23T12:43:00.000-05:002010-07-23T12:43:32.669-05:00Inception<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa3Rz7kg6_FXheh_HMisVyYjJFFiyNWIB_zEK5E1CKHfD_ayPurZWqvCLaer-cKlf5PHtvwnGa1zDJZJ0xaM5Od9g_ESNO1URsYe8xdm46oBybeDxy26IeQbH24Vq1lgWvub1OXXSkpI/s1600/inception108x108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa3Rz7kg6_FXheh_HMisVyYjJFFiyNWIB_zEK5E1CKHfD_ayPurZWqvCLaer-cKlf5PHtvwnGa1zDJZJ0xaM5Od9g_ESNO1URsYe8xdm46oBybeDxy26IeQbH24Vq1lgWvub1OXXSkpI/s320/inception108x108.jpg" /></a></div>This one was fun. Terrie and Will pick apart the recent mindbender of a film, Inception. Terrie was bored while Will claims that this is the best film he has seen is his whole life. How is this possible? Spoiler alert. We talk about EVERYTHING in this puzzler. <br />
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Check out the <a href="http://www.archive.org/download/MovieBonfireOnInception/Inception.mp3">podcast</a>Bill Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681587252591286819noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-48118456746814792842010-07-10T07:24:00.000-05:002010-07-10T07:24:33.769-05:00The CraziesCan. You. Believe. It?!?<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://ia360703.us.archive.org/23/items/MovieBonfireOnTheCrazies/TheCrazies.mp3">podcast</a>Bill Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681587252591286819noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-76963107982774403482010-02-18T14:37:00.021-06:002010-02-18T21:55:00.814-06:00Exorcism Episode 2: The Exorcist 2: The Heretic (1977)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67fi54vIw09zuW205jYxNDU0t5fXb-z7XSLCda3yLXKXooAAd-WjJgdQIcGy4dzWQeCIaTOAmQ9oI3TFHsdta36i1c32Nnb161Z50nMoxXHLFhXMhIEyMH6C0YnehyphenhyphenC3K_ExtkP_ZzP0A/s1600-h/exorcist2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 108px; float: right; height: 108px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439685516928629762" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67fi54vIw09zuW205jYxNDU0t5fXb-z7XSLCda3yLXKXooAAd-WjJgdQIcGy4dzWQeCIaTOAmQ9oI3TFHsdta36i1c32Nnb161Z50nMoxXHLFhXMhIEyMH6C0YnehyphenhyphenC3K_ExtkP_ZzP0A/s200/exorcist2.jpg" border="0" /></a>After the success and massive critical praise earned by <em>The Exorcist</em>, the obvious sequel was produced four years later. <em>The Exorcist 2: The Heretic</em> attempts to rewrite the back story from the original, recasting Regan's possessor as the evil demon Pazuzu rather than Satan himself. With total disregard for this awful sequel, Movie Bonfire instead seeks out the original figure of Pazuzu at the <a href="http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/highlights/meso.html">Oriental Institute</a> on the University of Chicago campus and has a conversation with the little guy (shown below).<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerTheExorcist2" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia360929.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnTheExorcist2TheHeretic/theExorcist2.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia360929.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnTheExorcist2TheHeretic/theExorcist2.mp3">podcast</a><br /><br /><img style='margin:0;padding:0' id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439687108345365330" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRU7IHlc_RScueWz_s0EbH82jBLj9aO_k3CwOygMofwOvHzm6HArx7JwcETL5Oxnorx56Bt5Ybaayqbfr9rTg0mY6RHC29opkQgKcE17ywRb1zctCAxONA9ss7Xgn-iPEvWBIqaX4dvCp/s200/pazuzu.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p style='margin:0;padding:0;'>The future Zach?</p><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X9RQ2D2J-MY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X9RQ2D2J-MY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-8230056132222028342010-02-17T09:06:00.005-06:002010-02-18T11:09:30.494-06:00Exorcism Episode 1: The Exorcist (1973)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif47VbinPxaRgslsoBCWXtYlCuMDu22KjfH8kvk4-ZK155E8fbvyVWZ2uzdREJC5fbyUZIob8GgbPJNkXKhY8UxahIMUj72qp8qQEZKAXJ-LQURZliw3RN7pkZM_d4mBIxe8rCbnT_z3O7/s1600-h/exorcist.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 108px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 108px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439229144516888866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif47VbinPxaRgslsoBCWXtYlCuMDu22KjfH8kvk4-ZK155E8fbvyVWZ2uzdREJC5fbyUZIob8GgbPJNkXKhY8UxahIMUj72qp8qQEZKAXJ-LQURZliw3RN7pkZM_d4mBIxe8rCbnT_z3O7/s200/exorcist.jpg" /></a> The understood champion in the competition for "scariest movie of all time" is the first film we take on for our new Exorcism marathon, guaranteeing that the remaining films in this marathon will be anticlimactic. Though <em>The Exorcist</em> itself may be talked to death by various film scholars, movie buffs, and probably even your mom, Movie Bonfire takes a stab at it (with a crucifix, no less). In our longest episode yet, the religious themes of the movie are explored by an atheist, a Catholic, and one guy who can never make up his mind.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerTheExorcist" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia360936.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnTheExorcist/theExorcist.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia360936.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnTheExorcist/theExorcist.mp3">podcast</a>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-23846582731202839182010-01-28T13:39:00.013-06:002010-01-28T14:29:23.956-06:00Cronenberg Episode 7: Dead Ringers (1988)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvIb4FTWwGUWzFDI5zUI4_y6DUr6mBtiunpRjrAxUvDn1mKihbqY6kOdtvRisCfrb_8AXttdSMROXUXC0HnIluzBpiE6Jz3QQhTFa3b-vCEo0x0wPmdYc4qQK7Rgd1R1gUKJ_qIPyOt4e/s1600-h/DeadRingers.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 108px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 108px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431877968821348594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvIb4FTWwGUWzFDI5zUI4_y6DUr6mBtiunpRjrAxUvDn1mKihbqY6kOdtvRisCfrb_8AXttdSMROXUXC0HnIluzBpiE6Jz3QQhTFa3b-vCEo0x0wPmdYc4qQK7Rgd1R1gUKJ_qIPyOt4e/s200/DeadRingers.jpg" /></a> For our final episode in the David Cronenberg marathon, we present the 1988 film <em>Dead Ringers</em>. Here Cronenberg adds his own spin on the true story of twin gynecologists found dead in their apartment in New York. Jeremy Irons plays both brothers and shows his acting chops (take a look at those tools in the picture to the right, he definitely shows some "chops"). By any measure this is a disturbing film, touching on standard Cronenberg themes such as flesh, sexuality, technology, and science, all with a little bit of gore thrown in for good measure. Join us as we sign off on our Cronenberg marathon and each rate our experience with the past seven movies.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerDeadRingers" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341318.us.archive.org/1/items/MovieBonfireOnDeadRingers/deadRingers.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341318.us.archive.org/1/items/MovieBonfireOnDeadRingers/deadRingers.mp3">podcast</a><br /><br /><strong>Next Marathon?</strong><br /><iframe allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' height='300' name='poll-widget-3378707300638680631' src='http://www.google.com/reviews/polls/display/-3378707300638680631/blogger_template/run_app?txtclr=%23333333&lnkclr=%23336699&chrtclr=%23336699&font=normal+normal+100%25+Verdana%2C+Arial%2C+Sans-serif%3B&hideq=true&purl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moviebonfire.com%2F' style='border:0; width:100%;'></iframe>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-87995025948273116122010-01-16T18:51:00.008-06:002010-01-28T14:11:55.858-06:00Cronenberg Episode 6: The Fly (1986)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJrIkk5xJXd4aRxerkkUkWoKkU2wW6kwgHFTI6JFp13ydmgEDjYbnvLGSnE0vsDaSgaD9gtyxeZ7ZX7Brjd64j97aBUt4ziCzopVjqS9yULnOFCYOr2C8fXQYSZqbR1481FRDVv4ShbE/s1600-h/TheFly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJrIkk5xJXd4aRxerkkUkWoKkU2wW6kwgHFTI6JFp13ydmgEDjYbnvLGSnE0vsDaSgaD9gtyxeZ7ZX7Brjd64j97aBUt4ziCzopVjqS9yULnOFCYOr2C8fXQYSZqbR1481FRDVv4ShbE/s320/TheFly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427505306886804434" border="0" /></a>The Fly is what happens when Cronenberg gets his hands on a decent story and hires some decent actors. He's back in his element with all the technofear and cartoonish gore. All three of us liked this one and pretty much agree that it's a classic. Goldblum is awesome and the drug metaphor takes this film to the next level artistically. Remake? What? Why? Where? Who? Crazy.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerFly" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341313.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnTheFly/TheFly.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341313.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnTheFly/TheFly.mp3">podcast</a>Bill Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681587252591286819noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-56101130945537618532010-01-12T16:44:00.004-06:002010-01-16T18:46:58.437-06:00Cronenberg Episode 5: The Dead Zone (1983)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA6K3lwnIdhZx5dVw2mlUvcjE90NfGSVDDBVJQLV7RNFoTGkhlWmBroanK4aPDnOCVtEBNMsM4FoqhLMNlfC7Lo675Y8YWHBvxN1AUnGxHfAho7QPBNvdzl_19XfVJvUvfkDWywiB57gs/s1600-h/deadzone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 108px; float: right; height: 108px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425988251268250386" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA6K3lwnIdhZx5dVw2mlUvcjE90NfGSVDDBVJQLV7RNFoTGkhlWmBroanK4aPDnOCVtEBNMsM4FoqhLMNlfC7Lo675Y8YWHBvxN1AUnGxHfAho7QPBNvdzl_19XfVJvUvfkDWywiB57gs/s200/deadzone.jpg" border="0" /></a>David Cronenberg alters his standard filmmaking model for a Stephen King adaptation. Like most Stephen King adaptations, <em>The Dead Zone</em> doesn't quite jibe as a film, though Christopher Walken is dead-on as Johnny Smith. For once we all mostly agree, or maybe it's just that Zach and Will agree and Bracken is too agreeable to really start a yelling match. Two more Cronenberg films left in this series.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerDeadZone" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341313.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnTheDeadZone/DeadZone.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341313.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnTheDeadZone/DeadZone.mp3">podcast</a>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-33012017177390766352010-01-08T15:21:00.005-06:002010-01-09T11:25:46.662-06:00A MB Diatribe on Avatar and the State of Movie Theatres in General<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTqM3V7p81SG3DIE9cR_j13hvc2Qb05DIuytiMpUtuICo0Vd58qNEZ30lsz_XH0gY8aOttxPy_cNjdGT4Oc3JvT7jK8vOov1F4PryA4OwBSo8ThDImtfZyCAQiNHnfpbjmvWdF08OZoPz/s1600-h/avatar.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 108px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 108px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424486390868461778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTqM3V7p81SG3DIE9cR_j13hvc2Qb05DIuytiMpUtuICo0Vd58qNEZ30lsz_XH0gY8aOttxPy_cNjdGT4Oc3JvT7jK8vOov1F4PryA4OwBSo8ThDImtfZyCAQiNHnfpbjmvWdF08OZoPz/s200/avatar.jpg" /></a> In this episode, we started to talk about James Cameron's blockbuster <em>Avatar</em> (we're always there with your up-to-the-minute topics) but got sidetracked into a lengthy, and ultimately much more interesting, discussion on the pros and cons of going to a theatre to see a movie or watching it at home. Is the movie theatre dying? (doubtful) Is <em>Avatar</em> one big gimmick? (blasphemy) Are there <em>any</em> movies that Will Carter actually likes?! (yes, one) Listen to this episode to hear two movie nerds yell at each other and a movie nerd moderator attempt to find middle ground.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerAvatar" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341334.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnAvatar/Avatar.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341334.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnAvatar/Avatar.mp3">podcast</a>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-34941415490859216552009-12-21T09:49:00.007-06:002009-12-21T15:52:41.941-06:00Cronenberg Episode 4: Videodrome (1983)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjoAnBMpu-nOqf916qkmNXjb-DiqDsF1EunbMrnrdHthspkkKFdCZDEtdNzHk3GQFXJipzIIobdiTJHc1-xlFh8qNiudLYIVReQsAnvuPxch6os3aI0GOkS5UHpUVb-981edLQEDlFeN4/s1600-h/videodrome.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 108px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 108px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417718128898502402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjoAnBMpu-nOqf916qkmNXjb-DiqDsF1EunbMrnrdHthspkkKFdCZDEtdNzHk3GQFXJipzIIobdiTJHc1-xlFh8qNiudLYIVReQsAnvuPxch6os3aI0GOkS5UHpUVb-981edLQEDlFeN4/s200/videodrome.jpg" /></a> In the year that one of the Movie Bonfire podcasters was born, David Cronenberg made this twisted indictment of television and media. As a sleazy cable channel executive James Woods is always looking for the next "hot" thing to broadcast to his viewers. When he stumbles upon a bootleg version of a torture show (what many of today's viewers might dub "torture porn") he thinks he might be on to something. <em>Videodrome</em> is a prediction of a future in which reality and television intertwine so that no one knows what's real and what's fabricted any more. In the course of the podcast, we made sure to argue about such important topics as which film critics to trust, Beta vs. VHS, and what the true definition of "art" is.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerVideodrome" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341308.us.archive.org/3/items/MovieBonfireOnVideodrome/VideoDrome.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341308.us.archive.org/3/items/MovieBonfireOnVideodrome/VideoDrome.mp3">podcast</a>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-10485337966912419622009-12-17T13:57:00.039-06:002009-12-17T15:40:40.610-06:00Cronenberg Episode 3: Scanners (1981)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DzSykPnBVjwtNPNLRKYrhT55oiVDVSvbDbI9cxG9wtejbGXsmPMT6JeB39S00SRk2C7Snj4EDL0NtvjH0JqmPFKwH8awvIZ76Uw7iLDNTnCAdnRUAuL0AZq2Qj8UsbqKRLASC9geFcuK/s1600-h/scanners.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 108px; float: right; height: 108px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416311212523588274" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DzSykPnBVjwtNPNLRKYrhT55oiVDVSvbDbI9cxG9wtejbGXsmPMT6JeB39S00SRk2C7Snj4EDL0NtvjH0JqmPFKwH8awvIZ76Uw7iLDNTnCAdnRUAuL0AZq2Qj8UsbqKRLASC9geFcuK/s200/scanners.jpg" border="0" /></a> Perhaps his most well-known cult classic, <em>Scanners</em> is when Cronenberg started really getting some attention for his films. Michael Ironside makes the film as Darryl Revok, a powerful scanner bent on world domination. As usual, we've got plenty to argue about during our conversation of this science fiction "classic." Though Scanners, spawned several sequels and there is currently talk of a 2011 remake, Movie Bonfire is sticking to the original material here. See below for a picture of our coworker that reminds us of Dr. Paul Ruth.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerScanners" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341332.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnScanners/Scanners.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341332.us.archive.org/0/items/MovieBonfireOnScanners/Scanners.mp3">podcast</a><br /><br /><a href="http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/thumb/8/81/Uncle_matt.jpg/300px-Uncle_matt.jpg">pic</a> of Dr. Paul Ruth as Richard Hoffer as Uncle Gobo<br /><br /><strong>The best minute of the film (Ironside orgasm)</strong><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="320" height="260" id="utv626550" name="utv_n_912796"><param name="flashvars" value="autoplay=false" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/video/3181336" /><embed flashvars="autoplay=false" width="320" height="260" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" id="utv626550" name="utv_n_912796" src="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/video/3181336" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-83443489924716375612009-12-14T13:04:00.009-06:002009-12-17T13:49:37.197-06:00Cronenberg Episode 2: The Brood (1979)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFv2Q1jtm3YEWyH19hep-nzLek488Ywot6Qo-JB2Z2IPsqMqtly9qs66_b3nKETV05wIH8tACciFmpBxye7yJxzyrMSBWF2HN0EeYkj2LII_9H6JYkym6Y3PEcvGNY8oGCQ7SN9jqlFM4/s1600-h/Brood.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 108px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 108px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415170191856083474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFv2Q1jtm3YEWyH19hep-nzLek488Ywot6Qo-JB2Z2IPsqMqtly9qs66_b3nKETV05wIH8tACciFmpBxye7yJxzyrMSBWF2HN0EeYkj2LII_9H6JYkym6Y3PEcvGNY8oGCQ7SN9jqlFM4/s200/Brood.jpg" /></a>In response to his own divorce, Cronenberg made this disturbing horror film about a man who tries to protect his daughter from a psychologically disturbed mother who can send monster children formed through her own rage out to do her violent bidding... pretty much how Cronenberg sees divorce. It was a mixed bag here at Movie Bonfire. One of us loved it, one of us thought it was okay, and one of us couldn't make it through the entire film because he hated it so much.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerTheBrood" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" width="290" height="24"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341312.us.archive.org/1/items/MovieBonfireOnTheBrood/TheBrood.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341312.us.archive.org/1/items/MovieBonfireOnTheBrood/TheBrood.mp3">podcast</a>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-66785647829914015352009-12-08T13:49:00.009-06:002009-12-09T14:12:02.460-06:00Let the Cronenberg commence: Cronenberg Episode 1: Shivers (1975)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUK4od8kmc5tXQ_KTjbTwVtZpr32jUUDSPVs_JTGERAbWwrKBmM1KOBW7Ib9pqie0nk5ZfbJy-VdbIxTzBUi36iBtNDxRqCK4IUSuO0DrNraLAI4TWK0BCI0ThW4k3G_R0R2iNfG6orpk/s1600-h/shivers.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 108px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 108px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412954885046225010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUK4od8kmc5tXQ_KTjbTwVtZpr32jUUDSPVs_JTGERAbWwrKBmM1KOBW7Ib9pqie0nk5ZfbJy-VdbIxTzBUi36iBtNDxRqCK4IUSuO0DrNraLAI4TWK0BCI0ThW4k3G_R0R2iNfG6orpk/s200/shivers.jpg" /></a> In David Cronenberg's first feature film, <em>Shivers</em>, a scientist develops an aphrodisiac/STD hybrid that infects the residents of an elite Canadian high-rise. This film sets the tone for much of Cronenberg's future work and highlights his use of extensive and disturbing gore effects. Though none of the Movie Bonfire contributors found this to be a particularly "good" film, it definitely sparked plenty of debate. <em>Shivers</em> may be over three decades old, but it still has enough edgy moments to give you... shivers!<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerShivers" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" width="290" height="24"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341333.us.archive.org/2/items/MovieBonfireOnShivers/shivers.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341333.us.archive.org/2/items/MovieBonfireOnShivers/shivers.mp3">podcast</a>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567919167466518123.post-88672167490036105902009-12-03T16:06:00.005-06:002009-12-07T17:54:27.739-06:00The Zombie Marathon Concludes: Fido<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWcjEDpsi8-8UZ7ZvddcFK4wym0sWjMhYg1Z_vgywBhc5znv__FDqXGSMhQCXmFqj1PjXpSeGb2BWlSAmS9LlgeoWH5ziM42VLhck9Azk9M1WB1KsrO3qUqTrhwqT93yMG5WnXlWVr8Jl/s1600-h/fido.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 108px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 108px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411135956524853202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWcjEDpsi8-8UZ7ZvddcFK4wym0sWjMhYg1Z_vgywBhc5znv__FDqXGSMhQCXmFqj1PjXpSeGb2BWlSAmS9LlgeoWH5ziM42VLhck9Azk9M1WB1KsrO3qUqTrhwqT93yMG5WnXlWVr8Jl/s200/fido.jpg" /></a> Bringing the (seemingly) longest bonfire marathon ever to its final resting place took longer than expected, but with the horror/comedy <em>Fido</em> - about a boy and his zombie - the Movie Bonfire trilogy wraps up nicely on a light-hearted comedic note... a light-hearted comedic note filled with zombies.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf" id="audioplayerFido" style="margin: 8px 0pt;" width="290" height="24"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://moviebonfire.chicagofilmdiscussion.net/src/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&soundFile=http://ia341336.us.archive.org/3/items/MoviebonfireOnFido/Fido.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br />Check out the <a href="http://ia341336.us.archive.org/3/items/MoviebonfireOnFido/Fido.mp3">podcast</a>The Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758182930113705109noreply@blogger.com1