Wednesday, March 15, 2023

NinetyForChill: The #Podcast: Cinematic Potluck with ThePoeticCritic

NinetyForChill.com: The #Podcast

Episode 110: Cinematic Potluck with ThePoeticCritic

Cinematic Potluck with ThePoeticCritic

Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
CatBusRuss's taking on a second job is providing him with fewer opportunities to record new episodes of NinetyForChill: The #Podcast. He will make time to create weekly content, but the world does not revolve around him. On top of that, where is the time for him to watch new movies? Fortunately, family stepped up to help him out this week. ThePoeticCritic has a lot to say about the state of cinema at the moment, and she wanted a platform. The two siblings have a boundless conversation to address their favorite actors, the upcoming and previous Oscars, and hopes of fewer comic book movies.
As for movie reviews, our host was able to watch Costas Mandylor of "Saw" fame star in a 2022 knock off of the franchise he is best known for with "Death Count". With that said, we never saw Det. Hoffman die. So could this be considered a spinoff?

Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.

I think I maybe use to the 50-(55)-hour work week at least in terms of exhaustion. My issue now is just finding time to do anything else. Perhaps I should have skipped the new job night out on my only day off between the two of them.

Not to say that I had a podcast recording lined up. As I stated in last week's blog, with plans to transition away from Podbean, there is not going to be a lot of pressure to try and force guests on to the show. Next week will be the "mega" version of my conversations about Adam Sandler with Joe Golwitzer. My anal-retentive nature is inspiring me to leave Podbean with a multiple of five for total episodes, so there maybe some bonus throwback episodes until my current subscription ends with the provider.

I am still determined to keep up the podcast, but the past week was tough. Unless guests want to stay up late, Sundays are the only day that I am certain can be made for podcasting. With that said, if you have a movie or topic that you want to chat about, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

It was nice to talk about the future of the podcast instead of the disasters and difficulties that are not work related. I have a car bumper that decided to conclude falling apart. Eva's vet appointment has to be rescheduled to accept the cost of the car. There is bathroom cleaning and laundry for my day off. When you fall in the shower and bruise everything, responsibilities seem to be paramount over fun.

And Eva is trying to fill in all the roles that Skimble left. She will not listen to me telling her those are not queenly chores. Well, except for the extra cuddling.

I suppose I could surrender the co-hosting duties to my big sister, ThePoeticCritic. Not having a set topic was a little weird with her, but she really came out of her shell for this episode. It would be weird to close out this era of NinetyForChill with a Seinfeldian episode, but when you get topics like the following, I think it at least demonstrates the product's personality.

Heath Ledger vs. Alan Tudyk.
Our top ten favorite actors who are not Johnny Depp or Woody Allen.
YouTube Rips vs. YouTube Rentals.
The importance of cinematic duologies.
William Hurt being like Johnny Depp and Woody Allen.
Willem Dafoe's important works like "Streets of Fire" and "The Last Temptation of Christ".
The 1988 Oscars.
C2E2 2023 anticipation.
And our hopes for better (or fewer) superhero movies.

Follow me on Twitter @catbusruss. If you want to be on the show, contact me on Twitter or send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All we need is a theme, movie, director, or actor and a focus on sub 100-minute material. As long as the credits start before the 1:39:59 mark on the runtime bar, the movie qualifies.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

NinetyForChill: The Mega #Podcast: Stealing Harvard, Spaceballs, and Podbean’s Darkside

NinetyForChill.com: The #Podcast

Episode 109: Stealing Harvard, Spaceballs, and Podbean’s Darkside

MEGA Podcast: Stealing Harvard, Spaceballs, and Podbean’s Darkside

Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
This is a case of CatBusRuss trying to make chicken salad from chicken waste. Between starting a second job and his scheduled recording falling through at the last minute, he did not have a way to line up a new guest. But, with Podbean only allowing a hundred episodes to show up on the top podcast apps, there is a fear that some of the past episodes will be lost when/if the podcast changes platforms. We cannot lose our only episodes (thus far) with JD Greving of JDHD and Jessica Kwazz from "2nd Chance Movies". Thus, welcome to the Stealing Harvard (2002) and Spaceballs (1987) mega episode. It also features NinetyForChill legend ThePoeticCritic.

I am still trying to adjust to the two-job schedule. On top of that, it looks like trying to format this blog on my Chromebook is further torture. One can appreciate that this computer was designed by guys who love Linux, but I am 20 years removed from my prime HTML coding.

This leads to further disdain for Marine Bank leaving me with a meager $300 tax refund. If I was not canned by a vindictive Karen, Marissa Embry, who found a better job, but felt that leaving without trying to ruin my life would not be worth it. Fingerhut's on this markup Mediatek powered device would be something I could have avoided.

And now I could go into work shopping a parody of The Cure's "Killing an Arab", but my new job might frown on that. They may be fine with the idea, but they cannot have customers in Downstate Illinois recognizing this snowflake. Or can they with the product we sell? This is a dangerous rabbit hole, and I need more guests on this show to distract me from ranting about why I have two jobs.

Sundays are the only day that I am certain can be made for podcasting. With that said, if you have a movie or topic that you want to chat about, send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

On top of fiscal stresses, I have the drama of needing to move on to a new podcast distributor. Podbean has a great app to record podcasts on, but that is about it. The support team is fine, but support is not someone I should need to address.

Right now, I do not want to give Podbean more money to ensure that all my recordings are going to be featured on Apple, Google, and Spotify's feeds. The move could backfire, but you need to provide better service to discourage this. And not suggest conservative bullshit to listen to. If the app store can offer me fine suggestions, so should you. What else are cookies for.

It is going to be weird for the next few weeks for the show. Maybe I will just bank episodes until the transition is completed. I am thinking about keeping the feed alive with more "MEGA" episodes like this one. In other words, Podbean was going to take my "Stealing Harvard" and "Spaceballs" episodes off the feed next. Jessica Kwaz and JD Greving are guests I would like to have on again, so they shall not be forgotten.

On top of that, can this show ever get enough of ThePoeticCritic. Judging that her Twitter friends have yet to show support on the social media, the answer may be no. But denial is not only a river in Egypt.

And now I wish that I did not leave this blog with a trailer for Mel Brook's classic "Spaceballs". The comb the desert clip is always near the top of the YouTube algorithm.

Despite Podbean dropping the ball, the MP3's are always going to be under my MainEventOfTheDead.com domain. And of course, there are always the original blog posts. If you do not have three and a half hours, visit the links below:

"Stealing Harvard" with JDHD (Because they won't give Skimble a scholarship).

A 2nd Chance to Master the Schwartz and "Spaceballs"
~~The Schwartz Is Strong with ThePoeticCritic and The Kwazz~~

The Undrafted and Wrongfully Drafted

"Bull Durham" was not drafted on the Baseball Draft (A film that can only be drafted at #1)
"No Fear of a Black Hat" on the Fictional Band Mini-Mega Draft
The entire George Lucas Draft
"The Birdcage" instead of "La Cage Aux Folles" on the Drag Draft
"Road Trip" was not even mentioned during the Road Trip Draft
"Major League" instead of "Drop Zone" on the Wesley Snipes Draft
"Black Swan" instead of "Mermaids" on the Wynona Ryder Draft
"Akira" instead of "Ghost World" on the Comic Book Movie (Non-Super Hero) Draft. Tetsuo is a Supe.
"Now You See Me" instead of "Diggstown" on the Con Artist Movie Draft
"The Onion Movie" instead of "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask" on the Sketch Comedy Anthologies Draft
"The Big Lebowski" not being marked eight on the Coen Bros. Draft
"Labrynth" or "Dark Crystal" not receiving the number 1 or 2 spot in the Jim Henson Draft
"Stage Fright" on the Giallo Draft. It is a slasher despite the presentation.
"Assault of Precinct 13" and "Prince of Darkness" Instead of "Escape from New York" and "The Thing" on the John Carpenter Draft
"Con Air" instead of "US Marshalls" and "Universal Soldier" instead of "Time Cop " on the 90's Action Draft
"WarGames" instead of "Spies Like Us" on the Cold War Draft
"Traffic" instead of "Side Effects" on the Steven Soderbergh Draft
"Fight Club" instead of "The Virgin Suicides" on the 1999 Draft ("Suicides" made the Actor Directorial Debut Draft)
Any Kirk Douglass instead of "The Shining" being on the Kubrick Draft
"Return of the Jedi" instead of "Tokyo Drift" on the Threequels Draft (there's only one "Return," okay, and it ain't "of the King," it's "of the Jedi.")

Deserves a Second Chance

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

I find the DC movies, or at least Zack Snyder, was trying to bring comic books to the big screen as opposed to adapting comic books for the big screen. If you read, (or watch the excellent animated adaptation of) "The Dark Knight Returns", it is a very slow build to the battle between the Bat and Supe. This is regarded as one of the best threads in comics.

As a guy who fell in love with wrestling in the 1980's, the very methodical showdown is what I loved. It's a love letter to comic book fans who read and note every detail and want to try figuring out the plot before the character do. Come at the flick this way, and I think you will get something out of it.

Tropic Thunder (2008)

This is a feature that dares you to be offended. When director Ben Stiller is that forthcoming like Robert Downey Sr. was with 1969's "Putney Swope", an audience saying that something is in poor taste, hence not funny, means they are afraid to make a mockery of a concept.

My own experience with junkies bankrupting me allows me to thoroughly enjoy Jack Black's making addiction seem ridiculous. Robert Downey Jr. nails his taboo performance and I would say helps the call for actors from a demographic to be the first people called on for the roles representing them. As for the "Forest Gump" knock off jokes, they serve as a way to ridicule us for what we accepted (and encouraged) as fine a decade prior. The narrative that controls the pace in the second act can drag, but the content that is delivered cannot be cut.