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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: December, 2022
Dec 31, 2022

STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

After an epic battle against cybernetically-enhanced life forms called the Borg, Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise follow the Borg Sphere back into the 21st century to prevent the Borg from contaminating Earth’s timeline and preventing Earth’s first contact. Picard and the crew must work together to battle the Borg Queen before she assimilates all of mankind and changes history forever.

Craig, Alan and Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on twitter) talk about Strange New Worlds, looking ahead at 2023, a live panel with Brent Spiner (@BrentSpiner) and the movie “Star Trek: First Contact” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:14

    Craig, Alan and Brendan talk about the upcoming year.

  • 10:31

    Craig, Alan and Brendan discuss "Star Trek: First Contact"

  • 31:15

    Recasting

  • 46:53

    Double Feature

  • 50:17

    Final Thoughts

  • 54:14

    Brent Spiner & John De Lancie talk with Craig live from Fan X Salt Lake 2022

  • 1:38:20

    A preview next week's movie "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once"

We start the new year with a full month of movies we loved from last year starting with the surprising "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once"

Dec 24, 2022

THE HOBBIT

Craig and Alan go there and back again as they discuss movie Gollum vs animated Gollum, the lack of Tolkien in the 70s, the month of Lord of the Rings and the movie "The Hobbit" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:47

    Craig and Alan discuss "The Hobbit"

  • 28:47   

    10 things the Hobbit Animation Did Right and Did Wrong list

  • 27:35 

    Double Feature

  • 33:07

    Final Thoughts

Next week we end the year with a first, a live Star Trek panel with Q and Data and we talk "Star Trek: First Contact"!

Dec 17, 2022

AVATAR

On the lush alien world of Pandora live the Na'vi, beings who appear primitive but are highly evolved. Because the planet's environment is poisonous, human/Na'vi hybrids, called Avatars, must link to human minds to allow for free movement on Pandora. Jake Sully, a paralyzed former Marine, becomes mobile again through one such Avatar and falls in love with a Na'vi woman. As a bond with her grows, he is drawn into a battle for the survival of her world.

Craig and Alan discuss backlashes to success, betting against James Cameron, the new Indiana Jones trailer and the movie “Avatar” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 1:10

    Craig and Alan talk about the new "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" trailer.

  • 10:05

    Craig and Alan discuss "Avatar"

  • 34:47 

    Recasting

  • 47:49 

    Double Feature

  • 49:54

    Final Thoughts

  • 54:50

    A preview of next week's episode "The Hobbit"

Next week we celebrate the Christmas with a Patreon episode featuring the Rankin/Bass animated musical "The Hobbit".

Dec 10, 2022

FULL METAL JACKET

A smart-aleck Private Joker and pudgy Private Pyle try to endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering -- and eventually participating in -- the bloody Tet Offensive.

Craig and Alan talk about the amazing R. Lee Ermy, the deconstruction of soldiers, Craig’s full panel with Vincent D’Onofrio at FanX Salt Lake and the movie “Full Metal Jacket” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

  • 0:55

    Craig and Alan discuss an upcoming visit to Los Angeles

  • 8:21

    Craig and Alan discuss "Full Metal Jacket"

  • 22:07

    Recasting

  • 31:33

    Double Feature

  • 35:48

    Final Thoughts

  • 38:42

    Vincent D'Onofrio and Craig talk Live from Fan X Salt Lake 2022

  • 1:23:32

    A preview next week's movie "Avatar"

With the new sequel coming out next week, Craig and Alan don the 3d glasses and watch "Avatar" on the next Matinee Heroes!

Dec 3, 2022

PRESUMED INNOCENT

Rusty Sabich is a dedicated criminal prosecutor seduced into a short-lived extramarital affair by a beautiful colleague. When she is found dead--apparently the victim of rape and murder--all the evidence incriminates Sabich. Now, the prosecutor must fight a seemingly hopeless legal battle for his very life.

Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) talk about ACAB, looking at different perspectives, traffic tickets and the movie “Presumed Innocent” on this week’s Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

  • 0:59

    Craig, Alan and guest Elisabeth Rappe discuss small time courts and traffic tickets.

  • 6:50

    Craig, Alan and Elizabeth discuss "Presumed Innocent"

  • 38:24  

    Recasting

  • 1:24:35 

    Double Feature

  • 1:31:01

    Final Thoughts

  • 1:35:33

    A preview of next week's episode "Full Metal Jacket"

Next week we celebrate the holidays with Craig's interview with Vincent D'Onofrio from FanX and the movie "Full Metal Jacket"

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