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Matinee Heroes

Matinee Heroes is a podcast dedicated to exploring hero cinema - from adventurers, heroes, and superheroes; from Jedi to buddy cops; from the Wild West, to the distant past, to futures both hopeful and dystopian, from ancient lands to the deepest reaches of outer space. In a time when we need heroes more than ever, Alan and Craig will try to understand just what makes our cinematic heroes tick, and how we can use that heroism in our everyday life.
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Now displaying: March, 2020
Mar 28, 2020

RED DAWN

The outbreak of World War III has occurred, leaving a group of mid-western high school students turned refugees to slowly organize themselves into an effective guerrilla force. In their brutality, are they becoming just like their enemies?

Craig and guest host Devin Pike (@justdevin on twitter) discuss life under quarantine, Devin reflects on his panels at the Fayetteville Comic Show, Craig’s entire panel with actor C Thomas Howell and the movie "Red Dawn" on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:01

    Craig and guest Devin Pike talk about the state of conventions in the age of #coronavirus as well as reflect on the panels Devin hosted while they were in Fayetteville. You can also play Remote Control with Devin every Monday during the quarantine at his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/justdevin/ 

  • 18:38

    Veteran actor C Thomas Howell sits with Craig to discuss magic, aging in hollywood and more during this panel at the Fayetteville Comic Show

  • 1:06:40

    Craig and Devin discuss "Red Dawn"

  • 1:22:40

    Recasting

  • 1:46:45

    Double Feature

  • 1:48:49

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:53:32

    A preview next week's movie "Dick Tracy

Next week Craig and Richard Jensen try to get out of the social distancing blues with the bright reds and yellows of "Dick Tracy" 

Mar 21, 2020

TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME

In the town of Twin Peaks, everybody has their secrets—but no one more than Laura Palmer. Homecoming queen by day and drug-addicted thrill seeker by night, Laura leads a double life that pulls her deeper and deeper into horror as she pieces together the identity of the assailant who has been terrorizing her for years. 

Craig has the panel at the Fayetteville Comic Show with 8 members of the cast of Twin Peaks,  Guests Steve and Izzy Kondrick (@EILFMovies on twitter) talk about watching the TV show and wondering what the hell is going on as they discuss the movie “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 1:04

    Craig and guest Steve and Izzy talk about how they were introduced to Twin Peaks

  • 10:04

    The cast of Twin Peaks ( Sheryl Lee, Dana Ashbrook, James Marshall, Eric DaRe, Harry Goaz, Gary Hershberger, Rebekah Del Rio and Charlotte Stewart) LIVE from the Fayetteville Comic Show

  • 1:15:29

    Craig, Izzy and Steve discuss "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me"

  • 1:26:28

    Recasting

  • 1:53:11

       Double Feature

  • 1:56:43

       Final Thoughts

  • 2:03:30

      A preview next week's movie "Red Dawn"

Next week Craig and Devin reflect back on the their panels at the Fayetteville Comic Show, Craig has the full panel with C. Thomas Howell and the movie "Red Dawn"

Mar 14, 2020

THE MASK OF ZORRO

After being imprisoned for 20 years, Zorro or Don Diego de la Vega as he is publicly known, receives word that his old enemy, Don Rafael Montero (has returned. He escapes and returns to his old headquarters, where he trains aimless drunk Alejandro Murrieta to be his successor. Meanwhile, Montero -- who has secretly raised Diego’s daughter, Elena as his own -- hatches a plot to rob California of its gold.

Craig and guest co-host Zaki Hasan (@zakiscorner on twitter) discuss kick starting puberty, Zaki’s twitter success, Antonio Banderas’ nationality and the movie “The Mask of Zorro” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:28

    Craig sits in awe of Zaki's recent twitter fame 

  • 7:55

    Craig and Zaki discuss "The Mask of Zorro"

  • 20:35

    Recasting

  • 41:27

    Double Feature

  • 45:36

    Final Thoughts

  • 51:49

    A preview of next week's episode "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me"

Craig has his live panel of a semi "reunion of Twin Peaks stars from the Fayetteville Comic Show as well as "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me"

Mar 7, 2020

WITNESS

When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be hardened Philadelphia detective John Book who goes into hiding in Amish country to protect the child until the trial.

Craig and guest co-host Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) discuss fish out of water, nasty dog bites, peak Harrison Ford and the movie “Witness” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:55

    Craig listens to a play-by-play of how Elisabeth was bitten by a dog and now has a Harrison Ford-like "finger of doom".

  • 18:35

    Craig and Elisabeth discuss "Witness"

  • 45:47

    Recasting

  • 1:16:18

    Double Feature

  • 1:20:52

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:24:22

    A preview of next week's episode "The Mask of Zorro"

Twitter sensation Zaki Hasan returns to discuss "The Mask of Zorro"

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