Legends Podcast

Director Ang Lee had already achieved international success when he took the helm of an adaptation of Annie Proulx's short story that was co-written by Lonesome Dove author Larry McMurty. Starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as two cowboys who carry on a decades-long love affair that began on the titular mountain in 1963, the film was a critical and commercial success, winning multiple awards...

Director Peter Jackson rose to prominence directing horror-comedies, but it was his 1994 film Heavenly Creatures that earned him international recognition and his first Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay with his partner, Fran Walsh. Retelling the infamous Parker-Hulme murder case in Christchurch, New Zealand, forty years prior, the film introduced Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey to th...

Four years after its original release, the fifth film of the DCEU is back on screens courtesy of HBO Max. Zack Snyder's Justice League, however, presents an almost entirely different vision from Joss Whedon's theatrical version, and is the direct result of the unholy alliance between a troubled production, a rabid fanbase, and a streaming service hungry for buzz-worthy content. Adding $70 million...

The career of action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger is full of hits, but 1993 handed him his first major flop. Following his career-defining performance in Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the John McTiernan-directed spoof Last Action Hero saw Arnie play a fictional movie character from an action sequel starring… Arnold Schwarzeneggar. Opening in June of 1993, Last Action Hero was billed as "the next grea...

After facing a career downturn and seeing his personal life turn to tabloid fodder, Ben Affleck solidified his status as an actor-director with his sophomore outing, 2010's The Town. Starring Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, and Pete Postelwaite in his final film role, The Town followed up the first pic Affleck helmed, 2007's Gone Baby Gone, as another Boston-based crime drama. The...

In 2012, the French sci-fi action film Lockout asked the question: what if Luc Besson ripped off John Carpenter's Escape from New York? When a convicted ex-soldier is asked to infiltrate a floating maximum-security prison to rescue a member of the First Family in order to receive a pardon, hijinks ensue. Starring Guy Pearce as Snake - er, um, "Snow," - Lockout was panned by critics as "Escape from...

In 1997, the Canadian sci-fi horror film Cube asked the question: what if six strangers were trapped in a maze filled with traps and the only way for them to escape was by using... math? Okay, so on paper Cube is a movie that should not work. It was made for just $350K, in one room, with a bunch of unknown actors. There are a few special effects, but blink and you'll miss them. There are no answer...

The global box office shut down has led many theatrical releases to seek other avenues for distribution - including films seeking award recognition. Earlier this year, Amazon Prime released One Night in Miami…, which is the first film directed by Regina King and was written by Kemp Powers, based on his 2013 play. While it received showings at multiple film festivals - including the first movie by...

The global box office shut down has led many theatrical releases to seek other avenues for distribution. Earlier this month, Netflix released Space Sweepers, the first-ever South Korean space blockbuster, which had originally been aimed at cinemas. After multiple delays due to the pandemic, the film's studio sold the movie's exclusive rights to Netflix in hopes that it would be well-received and c...

This episode includes a discussion of suicide. If you are in crisis, you should call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.   Last year brought a plethora of new original films to streaming services. In September, Netflix released I'm Thinking of...

Last year brought a bumper crop of new original films to streaming services. In July, Netflix released The Old Guard, based on the Image Comics series by Greg Rucka. Starring Mad Max: Fury Road's Charlize Theron as the leader of a group of immortal mercenaries, this globe-trotting action movie reportedly drew 78 million viewers in the first month of release. With a sequel reportedly in development...

From the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro, best known to American audiences from the 2006 English-dub version released by Disney, the titular Totoro has become a brand icon for Studio Ghibli - a silent, imposing counterpart to Mickey Mouse. Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and based on his own childhood, My Neighbor Totoro has become a worldwide cult classic. As we wrap up our Japanuary arc, we...

We're wrapping up our Kurosawa trilogy with 1958's The Hidden Fortress. Cited often as one of George Lucas's direct inspirations for Star Wars, The Hidden Fortress features two bumbling fools, a fugitive princess, a badass swordsman, and a scarred bad guy who carries a grudge but is ultimately redeemed by his good heart! Toshiro Mifune shows up again for the third time this month in this epic from...

We're continuing the month with Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. Released by Toho Studios the same year as the first Godzilla, Seven Samurai actually cost more than the monster flick and took three times as long to shoot, and though both would be remembered as two of the greatest films ever made, Seven Samurai remains one of the most heavily referenced, remade, or reworked, films of all time. C...

We're kicking Japanese classics month off with Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon. Notable for its use of conflicting points-of-view on the same event, Rashomon has become synonymous for storytelling by unreliable narrators or differing takes on a simultaneous scene. Rashomon is considered one of the greatest movies ever made, but does it stand up to our Legendary scrutiny? We try to get our stor...

We all hoped for a good movie to close out this awful year, but does Wonder Woman 1984 make us want to renounce our wish? Join us for our final review of 2020 and a look back at the year's top stories.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast...

It's one of the longest, darkest, coldest nights of the year. What better time to talk about child vampires? This week we're taking a detour from our usual format and comparing the 2008 Swedish film  Let the Right One In with its American remake, 2010's Let Me In.   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a pos...

The 2005 neo-noir dark comedy caper Kiss Kiss Bang Bang combines Robert Downey Jr.'s charm, Val Kilmer's swagger, Michelle Monaghan's legs, and Shane Black's penchant for setting his movies during the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Now with all 4 of our food flavored hosts!!! For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and g...

***This cast was nearly lost :/ and barely wrestled back from the missing audio gods.... Sorry for the uneven, sometimes poor audio quality*** We're joined by author and John Hughes enthusiast D.X. Ferris to unpack the third film in the National Lampoon Vacation series, which was written by Hughes and based on his National Lampoon magazine short story "Vacation '59." Swapping road trips for a stay...

The first Bond movie not to be based on an Ian Fleming story, GoldenEye was a huge hit, grossing more than Dalton's two flicks combined. Directed by Martin Campbell (who would return to introduce a new Bond with Casino Royale) and introducing Judi Dench as M, GoldenEye also spawned a hit video game that might be more popular than the movie. Brosnan went on to play Bond three more times, but never...

Episode Five Hundred of Legends Podcast is here, and we're going back to where we started: with Ah-nold. Last year's Terminator: Dark Fate, a reboot/sequel of the long-running franchise, saw the return of Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, along with newcomers Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, and Diego Luna rounding out the cast. Come with me or you'll be dead in 30 seconds... This is Chronovember!...

Palm Springs premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where Neon and Hulu reportedly paid $17.5 million and 69 cents for the film's distribution rights, breaking the festival's record for its highest sale - by 69 cents. It also broke Hulu's record for most-watched original film. Critics praised the film's updated take on the classic Groundhog Day concept. Today, tomorrow, yesterday, it's all...

Ten years ago, Hot Tub Time Machine was released into the world. Part time travel comedy, part mid-life crisis comedy, part Eighties comedy, part gross-out comedy, part stoner comedy, and part 17 Again/Freaky Friday body-and-age-swap comedy, Hot Tub Time Machine somehow also blends in Back to the Future and Chevy Chase for a nostalgia-fueled romp through Winterfest '86. This is Chronovember!    Fo...

This week we travel back in time to re-watch one of beef's favorite movies! and beef just woke up from a nap...   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact...

Halloween is upon us, Join us as we rip into "One Cut of the Dead"   For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: LegendsPodcastS@gmail.com You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of Gonn...