The Avengers: Ironmike, Indanny Jones, and the kingdom of the lost ELAC Theatre Students (Daniel C., Mari, Jasmine, Heather, Mike V and Jen).

The triplets of bevelle: 30 Days of Natalie, Dannys we lost in the fire. and Into the Mike.

The triangle of Love: Heartbreaker Mike, Natalie Evil: Extinction, Across the Dannyverse.

The Superfriends: Mike Myers, Danny Bacon and Balls of Z.

STORY:Sequel To "Batman Begins" Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale) is cleaning up the mean streets of Gotham with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordan (Gary Oldman) and D.A. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). However, when a new villian called The Joker (Heith Ledger) threatens the streets of Gotham, Batman must rise to defeat his greatest foe.

DIRECTED BY: Christopher Nolan

Holly-Weird Epilogue: John Almighty, Mike Cussak, Silver Danny, and Special Guest: Knocked Up Thad

Next Movie Menu Podcast:Transformers

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Holly-Weird Epilogue: Artist formerly known as Felix, Michael Hood-Prince of Leaves, and Prince John Elkington of Mandarin Oranges

Next Movie Menu Podcast:Knocked Up

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Daily Globe: Chris Raimi, Michael Campbell, and John Jay Jameson

Next Movie Menu Podcast:Shrek 3

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STORY:Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble(Andy Samberg) is preparing for the jump of a lifetime. Rod plans to clear fifteen buses in an attempt to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation. He'll land the jump, get Frank better, and then fight him, hard.

DIRECTED BY: Akiva Schaffer

The Lonely Island: below is a brief introduction to the guys behind the movie, and trust me! Everything from them is AWESOME!

Happy Meal: Christopher Nuggets, Michael Malt Shake, and John Hasselhoff

Next Movie Menu Podcast:Spiderman 3

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DIRECTOR: Jonathan King

STORY: An experiment in genetic engineering goes horribly wrong when it turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.

Z's Corner: Mikey Darling, Stunt Man Dan, and El John Rey Theater

Next Movie Menu Podcast:Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters

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STORY:A young rat living in the walls of a famous bistro wishes to become a chef, but is hindered by his family's skepticism and the rat-deprising staff and patrons.

DIRECTED BY: Brad Bird

The Foot-Clan: Michael-San, Emperor Daniel Mu, and John-ika Kurosawa

Next Movie Menu Podcast: Grindhouse

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Pre-Production
So this weekend there were a few contenders for the pick of the week. There was Reign Over Me, Shooter, and The Hills Has Eyes 2. However, when we heard Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was being released, we were gitty like little school girls. We grew up watching TMNT, and it was my first look into the world of the ninjaâs and samuraiâs as a kid. This being a CGI continuation of the live action movies, it seemed to be an interesting addition to the collection.

Day of Podcast
Iâve been working on a project, so time was an issue when recording the show. Mike and I saw it the morning of, while John saw it the night before. We only had 3 hours to record the banter, which seemed impossible because usually our days of recording take up an entire day. Though, Mike took it upon himself to work on the intro on his own, so we can just focus on the banter. This was the best idea because we finished recording within an hour. Another great news was that Mike got the new mixer to work, so we were able to record our show with better equipment.

Post Production
Mike and John edited the show this week. John edited the banter down, while Mike worked on the intro. The idea for the intro came from Mike, and basically it is a theme song that goes perfect for this episode. You just might be surprised, but if you love the original show, then youâll love this theme too.

Panelist: Mike Mithodonos, King Daniel of New Guinea, and John Antonio Leonardo

Next Movie Menu Podcast: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Planning the Podcast

After watching horrible and so so films, we decided to treat ourselves to watching Frank Miller’s 300. We knew this was the movie to podcast because the style it was made and the creativity of the artwork that went into making this movie looked phenomenal. Also, with the success of Sin City, another Frank Miller film adaptation, the anticipation of this film stretched across the world. So of course Movie Menu was there!

Day of Podcast

After a few scheduling problems, (mainly on my part because of work), we finally met up to record the show. However, discussion was created over the fact that one of us didn’t particularly enjoy the movie. The name will remain nameless until you listen to the show; however, it raised some questions. So we recorded the banter, of course checking out the levels prior to the recording, that way everyone is evened out and not fighting to talk over one another, even though it still happens. However, the first recording wasn’t enough. It seemed like something was missing, so we ended up scraping the first recording and doing another one. Then we figured what was missing, the gross comedic jokes that Movie Menu is famous for!

Post Production

So we had three ideas for an intro. However, we couldn’t think of a correct way to execute them. The first idea was of someone yelling “PODCASTERS! TONIGHT, WE DINE IN HELL!” And then cuts to us actually eating in hell with the Devil. However, so many ideas were tossed and different variations were created, that we shifted ideas to us actually dining either at norms, to heaven, then us just burning. Then someone, I say someone because I can’t remember who it was, and I know it was me, came up with doing a Richard Simmons Parody of Sparta Work out Video, but didn’t translate too well with audio. So we scrapped the whole Intro Idea. Figured the show was strong enough that it really didn’t need one, since the first 5 minutes aren’t really about the movie, we thought that it would speak for itself. SO ENJOY!

Panelist: Mike Ventura-When Nature Calls, Danny is Dumb and Dumber, and John- The Cable Guy

Next Movie Menu podcast: 300

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February 16th- 22nd Edition

â The Dark Knight: a lot of news has been circulating involving the Batman Begins sequel, so a quick overview: Christopher Nolan will write/direct again, Christian Bale- Morgan Freeman- Gary Oldman are returning, Katie Holmes quit, Heath Ledger is Jokerâand this weekâs news: Aaron Eckhart has been hired to play Harvey Dent, better known as the villain Two Face. Looks like Warner Bros. has successfully reprised a cherished franchise, until someone decides to bring back Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, âIceâto see you!â? (Hollywood Reporter)
â Borat wins again: âVery niceeeee!! How much?â? Well Borat, since youâve won, only the attorney fees now. A Los Angeles judge has thrown out the case of the two fraternity brothers who claimed their participation in the movie was under false pretenses. The fraternity brothers wanted the world to know they were lied to when the producers of the movie got the brothers really wasted, had them sign the release forms, and then promised them the film will be get international distribution. They forgot to add something in their lawsuit though, the movie has ruined their game and they cannot get any pussy now. Good job Borat! 1 lawsuit downâlike 4 or 5 more to go! (Yahoo!)
â Wonder Woman: Josh Whedon (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity) was recently kicked off the project because Warner Bros. found a better script and are close to finally hiring an actress. Looks like Eva Green, the latest Bond girl, will receive the honors of portraying Wonder Woman. No truth to my rumors that Josh Whedon wanted Sarah Michelle Gellar to play Wonder Woman so sheâd have to wear tight little suits and give us some camel-toe actionâwhat? You wouldnât go to see that? Come onâ(The Movie Blog)
â Indiana Jones Jr.: the word involving the script of Indiana Jones IV has an Indy Junior to protect now, and Steven Spielberg has been talking up a storm about actor Shia LaBeaouf. Canât say I love the idea, but Shia LaBeaouf is a great new talent who will get more recognition with his role in Transformers and his brilliant performance in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. As long as Shia remembers Macaulay Culkin was once a rising star. Beware. (Cinema Blend)

DIRECTOR: Mark Palansky

STORY: this is a modern day off-beat fable about a young woman who, having spent her life trapped by a family curse, sets out find love and discovers her true self.

Panelist: TEAM BLAZIN’ IT-member #1: Mike Chronic, #2: Danny Blunt, #3: John Bong

Next week’s podcast: The Number 23

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STORY: Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld), a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa (Renee Zellweger), a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.

DIRECTED BY: Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith

Ghost Rider- Nicholas Cage upset that he couldn’t be Superman agrees to play a comic book hero with flames coming out of his skull. It is actually a better look for him. Rated PG-13 –Movie Menus Pick of the Week-

Breach- Ryan Phillippe plays a man who is promoted to work with a FBI agent who is brilliant, however then realizes he’s hired to spy on the FBI agent who is suspected to be a traitor. Based on a true story. Rated R

Bridge to Terabithia- Two new friends imagine a world called Terbithia, that has a magic kingdom hidden in the deep woods where they have to defend the world they created from a Dark Enemy. Rated PG

Close to Home- An explosion brings two women who dislike each other together in an awkward kind of bond. Rating Pending

Days of Glory- In the war against the Nazi’s in WWII, North African men must also fight the discrimination of their fellow soldiers in the French army. Rated R

Grbavica: The Land of my Dreams- During the 1990s, a single mom is trying to raise her 12 year old daughter in a city where jobs are slim and poverty is the norm. However, a mother and daughter bond is considered priceless. Rating Pending

Panelist: Mike Stand and Deliver, Danny Shore is Dead, and Johnâs Short Circuit

Next Weekâs episode: Ghost Rider

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You might think that since this is our 27th episode, that the 27th Annual Razzie Awards would be the perfect choice, right? Well that was just a coincidence. We figure the Oscars get enough buzz, lets dedicate a show to something we know very well, worst movies of 2006. Plus we didn’t want to review Norbit, or at least I didn’t.

Day of Podcast

This format would be different because there are five movies nominated for WORST FILM OF 2006. Luckily we had previously seen two of them (Lady in the Water and Wickerman), so we didn’t have to watch them over again. However, that left THREE movies (Bloodrayne, Little Man, and Basic Instinct 2), that we’d have to watch before the show. Luckily they were all on DVD so we ended up renting them on our own and watching them, except Basic Instinct 2, which we saw at John’s place, (very awkward, we explain it during the show). We recorded the show, and afterwards created the intro for the show, which is the norm that we do for every episode. However, we also did the music that day. Since we had limited use of instruments, we took advantage of the recording and used what we had, which wasn’t much.

Post Production

It would be Movie Menu if we hadn’t recorded excess amount of audio footage that would make my editing that much difficult. Thanks guys, jerks. The episode of done fairly early, however of course the minor things needed to be added, like effects, lowering/higher volumes, and cleaning up a few things. Luckily we were able to shoot this episode out since it was the first episode of the newest season. Hope you enjoy!

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STORY: an unstable dad (Michael Douglas)who after getting out of a mental institution tries to convince his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia

DIRECTOR: Mike Cahill

Well, now that you know our back storyÃïÂenjoy season 2! HereÃïïs a collection of our best ÃïïmaterialÃïï from season 1 and remember: Rush Limbaugh is not afraid of cougars!

Panelist: John Hangman, Michael Weisz, and Danny Aronofsky.

Sound Guy: The Tree of Life

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Planning the Podcast
Well, we couldn’t decide on which movie to review:. go for the easy film, Déjà vu, or the comedy, Tenacious D, or the complex film, The Fountain. Since this was our final Podcast of the season, we decided to do it our way and review The Fountain. With Thanksgiving weekend being the same weekend that The Fountain was released, it would make for an interesting show.

Day of Podcast
So I picked up Mike so to watch the film. We didn’t have any interruptions this time, unlike Casino Royale. After we finished, we headed over to John’s place to start recording the show. I had bought a new laptop, so I was excited to use it for the final show. However, Z installed new software and it was kind of difficult to figure it out. I also think my laptop wasn't handling the new software the best either, which is probably why the sound quality is different than the past episodes. There was still a show to do and we were going to deliver! (even if it meant producing bad quality sound.)

Post Production
Well, this was the final show to edit for the season; of course, it would be the hardest, because while recording, for whatever reason the sound cut in certain parts of the show. So I had to go in and fix each one manually. It was not an easy edit for Mike either, but we always manage and pull through. Hopefully you guys enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. I’d just like to thank everyone who helped support the show. I really appreciate all that you have done, thanks again and we’ll be back next year in January with better shows. Tune in!

Planning the Podcast Casino Royale seemed like the perfect popcorn movie flick to watch one episode before our season finale. Yes, Podcasts can have seasons too! So much planning was made to make this show a success. We had a comfortable format in the past episodes, though in this one, we slightly drifted away from the norm. As a podcast, weâre still learning the ropes and finding our niche so we continue to evolve. Hopefully you evolve with usâwait that didnât sound rightâheh

Day of Podcast Well, things got difficult so close to the holiday season. We ended up watching the movie the day before recording. The next day, I picked up Mike and headed over to Johns to record the show. However, Christina, Vasthy, and Carlos were there so catching up was in order. After yapping away, we got down to business. We recorded the banter which didnât last too long. Then ideas for the intro came into play. We decided to spoof an event that happened to Mike and me when we went to watch Casino Royale.

Post Production Well two banters were recorded so I used one as the main banter but used snippets of the other to combine as a whole banter. Mike created the intro and we had a show. Only problem there was a glitch that didnât allow us to upload the show. Though one day late is better than never so enjoy the show!

Panelist: John Bond, James Dan, and 007 Mike Sound Guy: The Hulk

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Reviewed by- John Hang

Remember as a child, watching Saturday morning cartoons, in your P Js, cross-legged, holding onto your blanket and your pet chicken Bangkok…okay, that last part might have just been me…but remember those Power Wheels commercials? Well, several years ago engineers made a grown-up version of them and now they are all gone. Director Chris Paine gives you the tragic story of the electric car.
Who Killed the Electric car? Is a documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.

STORY: we are starting to see a lot more environmental documentaries circulate, a sign there is a strong interest and concern of what is happening. The story of the electric car is a tragic one, the reality of our government, car manufactures, oil companies, and consumers failing to support a vehicle with zero omission of gases. We all saw those re-chargeable stations at convenient stores, yet there was not a strong enough demand at the time to convince manufactures, supposedly, and now we’re experiencing the retribution of global warming. This documentary shines light on exactly how the electric car was killed and why all electric cars were destroyed.

STYLE: clever graphics and animation has become a staple in documentaries, thereby causing their budgets to sky-rocket. There is also a good amount of footage depicting the environment and what our factories are doing to our o-zone. The film builds to this great scene of a news piece by PBS that visited a recycling center and the reporter notices an entire lot of brand new vehicles in the lot. Well the recycling manager admits to his shock as well, for these were brand new electric cars that were tagged to be destroyed immediately. The two puzzled looks from the men were enough to make me understand what kind of travesty this image was.

SUMMARY: is this film biased? Yes. Are both sides properly represented? Probably not. But consider this documentary more as a debate environmentalist are making to stake their claim your government does not care enough about our health. The electric car provided a vision of the future, the equivalent in my mind to a Lego car, but it wasn’t given a chance to succeed. Hybrids and Hydrogen gas stations might be the future, but electric cars was an alternative to where oil was not dependent, and now it is just part of car history.

Casino Royale- In this prequel of all prequels, we revisit 007’s James Bond first mission. Terrorist brings him to the infamous Casino Royale where you bet more than your life.
-Movie Menu’s Pick of the Week-

• Aura- A case of mistaken identity is the twist of this movie that has a shy taxidermist plotting the perfect robbery. After a murder, the taxidermist continues the job of a person who already committed a robbery.
• Bobby- Directed by Emilio Estevez, this historical drama revisits the night Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. The film follows 22 individuals who are all at the hotel for different purposes but share the common thread of anticipating Kennedy's arrival at the primary election night party. (movies.go.com)
• Candy- A reckless poet falls for a young art student named Candy. When drugs get involved in their relationship, they both head towards a downward spiral that only love can accept.
• Fast Food Nation- Shows the ugly side of fast food, unhealthy reports, contaminated food and how America doesn’t care.
• For your consideration- The cast and crew of a small indie movie find themselves inexplicably surrounded by Oscar buzz in the middle of Academy Awards season. (movies.go.com)
• Happy Feet- In the great nation of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica, you're nobody unless you can sing, which is bad news for Mumble (Elijah Wood), who is the worst singer in the world.But he sure can tap dance. Mumble may never find true love. His one
  friend, Gloria (Brittany Murphy), happens to be the best singer around, and the two have a connection from the moment they hatch, even though she has a tough time understanding her pal's eccentricities. (movies.go.com)
• Lets go to prison- The son of a judge get sent to prison. However, before the judge died, he sent  someone to jail and now is going to “watch” over the son of the judge in prison.
• The Piano Turner of Earthquakes- An opera singer is kidnapped and an innocent piano Tuner gets caught up in the kidnap as this Doctor creates a “diabolical opera” in his mind.
• Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror- Three horror stories from snoop of urban players and their demise.

Panelist: Danny Stranger, Russhelle Than, Mike Fiction
Sound Guy : Dennis Hoffman

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Planning the Podcast
There was much anticipation for the film Stranger Than Fiction with us Movie Menu guys. Will Farrell playing a serious role? We had to be there! So much planning was created to not miss this movie. However, there were some twists and turn when we decided to have Russhelle on the show again. So all that planning went out the window. Luckily for us, we have no lives anymore, so we were able to change some things around so Russhelle could be a part of our show. So we actually saw the movie the day before the recording of the Podcast.

Day of Podcast
Since we saw the movie the day before, we decided to Podcast at night. Which was perfect for me because I was able to watch Volver, a Spanish film starring Penelope Cruz, which I will do a written review on soon. So after getting lost, Mike and I found Russhelle’s house and got to work. We went through the banter once, though the intro look longer than expected because we had some script issues…. Okay I couldn’t get it right. Though it was late, and our energy was low, we still were determined to provide an entertaining show, no matter what the cost.

Post Production
Things seemed to be going better for Mike’s computer since we used it to record the show, we could only hope that it would work while recording the music for the intro. The banter took a little longer to edit than expected but that’s Movie Menu for you. However of course we are successful at spitting out another episode that you’ll enjoy and wonder, what would I do without MOVIE MENU?!

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Shadowboxer – reviewed by John Hang

Cuba Gooding Jr. sure does like to box. He once was an underground fighter in Gladiator…before there is any confusion, I’m not talking about the Russell Crowe film. Although Russell would have been great in both. Hey! You wanna fight!
Rose, a female assassin, decides to finish her career with one final job. But the job isn’t completed, so it’s up to Rose and Mikey now to find a way out.

STORY: Helen Mirren a British actress better known for her recent portrayal of Queen Elizabeth, plays Rose the terminally ill assassin who wants out now. Cuba Gooding Jr. is the boyfriend Mikey, an assassin who trains like a boxer, but fights no one. Like a Shadowboxer. How clever. Well the two assassins couldn’t bring themselves to kill a pregnant woman, so the trio flee with the baby and go into hiding. The story focuses heavily on Mikey and how he got into the profession. Cuba Gooding Jr. shows how bad you can make a bad movie worst with bad acting. Clearly Cuba proves his best role was a retarded water boy in Radio. Director Lee Daniels used so many flashbacks to tell Mikey’s story, I easily guessed the ending and everything in between. Although, they do remind us Stephen Dorff is still alive and acting, giving him a chance to play the mad boss man chasing Mikey and Rose.

STYLE: Think of the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith, starring Angelina Jolie- Brad Pitt okay, now add a hip hop/ gangster rap soundtrack, and have it romantically star a British actress pushing 60 and a black actor who can also be seen in Snow Dogs. Every shot is bland, no aesthetics worth mentioning, and a lot of shots of Cuba Gooding’s ass. One scene that was memorable was the wife’s infatuation with Cuba Gooding’s ass while he was showering, and she decides to start masturbating.  Well they changed the shutter speed so on film her hand trails in slow motion. Masturbation in slow motion. Yup. That was new, found it pretty funny, but I give director Lee Daniels credit for trying something different.

SUMMARY: I was pretty disappointed in my rental choice, because I chose Shadowboxer over Totally Awesome, a new film starring Chris Kattan. Let me repeat that, I was disappointed in myself for not renting a Chris Kattan film. Just a bad-bad-bad film. Supposedly LL Cool J and Mos Def rejected the film, shouldn’t that be a sign to someone to not make this film? So go watch it! Movie Menu pick of the month! Kidding. Your hour and a half is better spent thinking of joining Flavor Flav’s posse. Chicken and waffles for everyone!  

Stranger Than Fiction- Emma Thompson and Will Farrell star in this film about an English writer narrating the life of an IRS Agent only to find out that he will be killed off unless he finds out who is narrating his life. –Movie Menu pick of the Week-

An interesting fact about Will Farrell is that he is a graduate of the University of Southern California; Will Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where he made his school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. He started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The Groundlings. In 1995 he became a feature cast member at "Saturday Night Live" during the show's rapid re-casting. He was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during his first season. However, his talents of impersonations and range of characters shot him forward to making him arguably the greatest "Saturday Night Live" cast member ever. During his seven year run he is one of the few cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played George W. Bush during the 2000 elections. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002071/bio)

• Climates- This Turkish film deals with a professor and a young television producer whose relationship has more ups and downs than a roller coaster. 
• Come Early Morning- Ashley Judd plays this promiscuous woman looking for love in all the wrong places, but changes her way after she finally finds someone she likes.
• Copying Beethoven- An aspiring composer has a chance to work beside Ludwig van Beethoven.
• F*CK- This humorous documentary tackles the mystery, “where did the word FUCK come from?” It has interviews from celebrities, political figures, and other commentators on their thoughts and ideas on the F Word.
• FUR: An imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus- Nicole Kidman plays Diane Arbus, an influential photographer in the 1950s, whose unlikely romance started her vision.
• A Good Year- Russell Crowe plays this money hungry man who inherits this little vineyard from his uncle after passing away. Now Russell’s character struggles if he should sell the vineyard and move on with his life, or keep the only thing that he really cares about.
• Harsh Time- This movie follows Christian Bale employed by the DEA to work in Columbia. His friend and him stroll Los Angeles only to turn against each other.
• The Return- Sarah Michelle Gellar plays this woman who feels like she is losing her mind. She gets these visions of murder and suspects that someone is after her.

Panelists: John "Hairy monster", Rushelle "Pee Pee Pants", "Morocco" Mike Sound Guy: Coffi Anon

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BORAT- CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN- One of the longest titles in cinema, Ali G famous Borat character makes his film debut as a foreigner from Kazakhstan, visiting America and basically showing us how retarded and unnecessary our culture really is to outsiders. Filmed as a documentary, this movie is sure to be a hit. –Movie Menu’s pick of the Week- 

Interesting Fact about Kazakhstan, yes it is an actual country, is that it is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of northern and central Eurasia. A small portion of its territory west of the Ural River is located in eastern-most Europe. It has borders with Russia, the People's Republic of China, and the Central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and has a coastline on the Caspian Sea. Kazakhstan was a republic of the former Soviet Union and is now a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is the ninth-largest country in the world by area, but it is only 62nd country in population. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan) 

• Flushed Away- In this animated CGI film, an uptown rodent (voice of Hugh Jackman) is flushed down the toilet and is forced to live with lesser rodent folks in the sewers. 
• Infamous- Think you know the whole story of Copote? Think again. In this version of the infamous writer, an unknown actor (Toby Jones)plays Copote, who got close to the murderers Perry Smith and Dick Hickock while researching his "non-fiction novel" In Cold Blood. 
• Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause: Stars “funny” man Tim Allen as Santa Claus in this third installment of the Santa Clause series. In this movie, Jack Frost (Martin Short) tries to take over Christmas once and for all, and Tim Allen has a chance to escape and not be Santa Claus anymore by stopping himself from hurting Santa Claus in the past.  
• Volver- Set in Madrid, a community of people lives are intertwined together, among them are three generation of women living in the same house.

Panelists: The Great Danton, Stephoudini, Scarlett JohnHanson Sound Guy: Mike Cop-a-feel

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Babel- A couple on vacation (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) goes to hell when the wife gets shot by accident by two teens from afar, which triggers a life changing event for four different people in three different continents. -Movie Menu’s Pick of the Week-

The history of Babel is fascinating. According to the narrative in Genesis Chapter 11 of the Bible, the Tower of Babel was a tower built by a united humanity to reach the heavens. Because the hearts of men were said to be inherently evil and disobedient, they were striving to make a name for themselves instead of worshipping the God who created them. Because of this open defiance, God stopped their efforts by confusing languages so that no one could understand each other. As a result, they could no longer communicate and the work was halted. The builders were then scattered to different parts of Earth. This story is used to explain the existence of many different languages and races. The tower of Babel never got close to being finished. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel)

• Catch a Fire- Terrorism is the main focus of this dramatic portrayal of a man in South Africa during apartheid to battle against a regime.
• Death of a President- This mockumentary has a promising premise of following an investigating while using actual video with fictional video of the assassination attempts on George W. Bush.
• Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss- In this child adapted story, the roles of Romeo and Juliet are portrayed as Seals. This is not a joke, I’m serious.
• Saw III- Perfect for Halloween, the third installment of the terror of Jigsaw brings in his new apprentice to terrorize more victims in this gruesome movie.
• Shut up and Sing- This documentary follows the aftermath and backlash of Natalie Mains of the Dixie Chicks after her negative comment about George W. Bush.

Panelist: Rush-anbow, Dan-aliscious, and Gangues-John Sound guy: Halle Joel Osman

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Matt Damon is impotentâ on that note, sometimes art imitates life. So when we went to see The Departed and saw rats were involved, we decided that weâd find some rats of our own. The best we could do find, however, was Mickey Mouse and Chuck E. Cheese. Not exactly the rats we had in mind, but it was fun beating the crap out of them. So, pop some Viagra pills Matt, and enjoy this weekâs episode of Movie Menu.

Panelist: Dan âtheâ? Rat, Mike âIrishâ? McStand

Sound Guy: Sound Person

Panelist: Diana Cums-a lot, Christina Ride-her, and Vasthy Hoot-her nany

Sound Guy: Six-John-Nine

Next Week’s podcast: Employee of the Month   (maybe)  

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This Film is Not Yet Rated- reviewed by John Hang

THIS WEBSITE IS RATED NC-17 for strong sexual content and the use of a spatula to harm a kangaroo. Who the hell gave us this rating? And where the hell did we find a kangaroo? Well the new documentary by director Kirby Dick tackles this issue.
Kirby Dick hires a private investigator and interviews many artists who have been censored by a review board that has remained anonymous…until now.

STORY: not believable at all! Complete farce! Actually with clever editing you make a documentary completely unbelievable. Actually with all the mockumentaries it has harder to distinguish the lines between reality and fiction. With this documentary, there is a blend of interviews with acclaimed directors and other commentators on the M.P.A.A.’s board or review, and interwoven is footage of Kirby Dick and a team of private investigators following cars coming out of the MPAA building. The premise lies in the fact no one knows who determines the ratings for films, which leads to no accountability for the harsh results that are laid sometimes. We are led to believe the board is occupied by regular parents looking out for the well-fair of our youth, but we learn differently.
STYLE: shot on DV cameras with plenty of stock footage of movies that have been censored, it is almost hard to believe too many shots were designed for this film. Developing a beautiful image is not even discussed for a documentary mainly because the focus of a documentary is to tell a story, hence the reason for the recent success of many documentaries. There were some cool animated and flash graphics that have become a mainstay in docu-films like Fahrenheit 9/11 and Supersize Me. The film runs at 97 mins because of the many interviews conducted and there is probably only about 30 minutes with Kirby and his private investigators.
SUMMARY: mehhh. When members of the review board are revealed, there wasn’t a wave of shock that wiped over me or the audience. Maybe with the build-up I was expecting the review board to be occupied by large stalks of celery or Sinbad, but it was mainly suburban parents which came to no surprise to me. I thought the bigger story was the members of the appeals committee which makes perfect sense to me and the funniest parts of the movie consisted of dramatizations with Kirby Dick and the MPAA as he submits his film for a rating to the committee. That must have been an awkward moment for board members as they realized a spy has been following them for months. The main objective is to prove how sex receives a harder sentencing than violence, which is the opposite with other review boards, and after watching this film, all I really wanted to do was watch all these films that received NC-17 ratings and maybe watching some deleted scenes for others. Viva la France!

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Scoop – reviewed by John Hang

Woody Allen discovers life out of his New York City cesspool and rejuvenates himself in London, England. A 4 picture deal with BBC has persuaded Woody Allen to direct his first films out of New York with the first film being Match Point, and now Mr. Allen brings us the movie Scoop.
An American journalist receives the scoop of a lifetime from a dead journalist and falls in love with the person she is investigating.

STORY: Scarlett Johansson plays Sandra Pransky the American journalist who encounters a ghost during an act for Sid Waterman’s (Woody Allen) magician act. The story follows the pursuit of Sandra’s investigation into the claim that Peter Lyman, played by Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman is a serial killer at large. Sandra falls in love with Peter despite the disapproval of Sid who is assisting Sandra to find the truth. Scarlett Johansson is one of the hottest talents in Hollywood, but she falls stale for me in this film. Hugh Jackman gives one of the worst performances of an English aristocrat which questions whether Great Britain should purchase Australia back from China so they can imprison Wolverine. Woody Allen plays Woody Allen if he decided to be a Magician and his paranoia and sarcastic humor saves the bad decisions in casting. The story resembles a satirical parody of a film noir film which is quite fascinating, but there is a bias in this review for my positive approval of anything Woody Allen.
STYLE: the scenes of the dead journalist riding a fishing boat with the Grim Reaper are beautifully designed and subtlety hilarious. It clearly was done on a sound stage somewhere but the elements of everyone who had recently died riding a boat brought a chuckle every time it appeared. The film runs at 96 minutes and the music seems to add dimensions to a story that wasn’t completely executed. Not too many issues with the aesthetics because they never really tried anything adventurous. Woody has always maintained a focus on story rather than style, and the writing contained all the elements of all his films.
SUMMARY: I over exaggerate the performances but Scarlett Johansson and Hugh Jackman did play their roles respectfully. Woody Allen steals the film, which is ironic because didn’t Woody write and direct this film? This is a good story of the lengths we take to further our careers and the obstacles and decisions we make to stipple that advancement. So there are 2 more films Woody Allen will be shooting in London, and I’ll be the 27th person in line for those films, until then wait for Scoop to be released on DVD and make it a priority to place Match Point on your list.  

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