The Silver Screen Dudes

This week we're doing the reverse of last week and looking at some of the strange and incomprehensible dislike that critics have for certain much beloved movies. There are some genuine shocks in store!! You can now catch the Movie Mount Rushmore podcast as a visual show as well. Just head over to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJbOIBmHMaQ6ejjf2Nbkw7w Be sure to share this po...

This week we're taking a deep dive into the chasm of opinion that exists between audiences and critics. We're looking at movies that critics love, but audiences hate. You might be surprised! You can now catch the Movie Mount Rushmore podcast as a visual show as well. Just head over to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJbOIBmHMaQ6ejjf2Nbkw7w Be sure to share this podcast with a...

This one comes from one of our newer fans @Zukuja, who came up with this great, but VERY pedantic idea of original Movie villains. The way "Original" was defined was no books, no games, no comics, no other pre-existing media whatsoever. Upon research, this was a brutally difficult list to comply. Imagine that Darth Vader and Hans Gruber didn't make the cut!?!?!?! Hope you guys enjoy listening as m...

This one was an in-house pick from one of our co-hosts. During one of our many weird and wonderful tangents during last week's episode, AJ thought of this out of thin air: the best acting performances from singers. The caveat to this one is that we are not talking about actors who happen to have a talent for singing, we're talking about talented individuals who started off as singers and then turn...

Comedic actors. They make us laugh, they make us cry with laughter, they make us smile. But they are by proxy then capable of incredible depth, and that's what we are here to celebrate: amazing dramatic performances from unlikely sources, comedic actors! Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, https://www.spreaker.com/show/movie-mount-r...

We're back! After a month break dealing with a family bereavement, the show must now go on. Thanks to everyone who sent us good wishes during our absence. For our return, we're counting down the TOP 10 Supporting Characters in movies. It's an incredibly diverse list, from superhero/comic movies and Animations to Scorsese to musical classics, this list has a little bit of something for everyone! Be...

This is one we've wanted to do for a very long time. Nothing in particular has triggered it other than the fact it's been in the works for a long time. So in honour of nothing other than a desire to do a fun list, please enjoy our countdown of the TOP 10 Movie Robots. Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, https://www.spreaker.com/show...

It's been a long time since we've had the chance to make an episode based on the release of a movie so... IN HONOUR OF THE RELEASE OF "ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA" (felt good saying that after so long!), we are counting down the TOP 10 Prison Movies, though we are not including the Shawshank Redemption as it would be the outright winner when we put it over to the fans to vote for the winner on Twitter. T...

It's INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! So let's show some love to the ladies of Hollywood. Unfairly overlooked, type-cast, playing the "hot girl" or damsel in distress.. Not cool! There is so much more to the modern actress than playing second string to the men on screen, and some of the finest actors today are in fact women! Let's take you on a podcast journey and explore just how good these actresses a...

We often like to talk bout villains on our podcast, so we thought this week we would talk about actors who, more often than note, end up playing villains, or at the very least we associate playing villains. Nothing more to add really. Enjoy Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans that you know, and follow us for free on Spreaker, https://www.spreaker.com/show/movie-mount-rushmore Spotif...

Let's talk scenes. To a lot of traditional scriptwriters, the "restaurant scene" is the final nail in the coffin for when a script has run out of ideas. We believe not so! There have been so many great restaurant/cafe/diner/cantina scenes over the years that have been fundamental to the progression of the film, the development of a character or have proved pivotal points in the unfolding of the st...

Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Wether you are in a committed relationship or currently single, we've gt you covered. We believe that this genre gets seriously unfairly labelled as "Schmaltzy" (which it most definitely can be!), but we're bring you some movies that - for most part - don't fall into this label, and are genuine movies of great quality. So curl with your loved one, or a tub of Haagen...

January/Fanuary wraps up now. You could call this the "encore" episode? Our friend, Andy Hart, (@Fandangogroover on Twitter), came up with this epic suggestion, so we decided to do one more "Fanuary" episode. This week, it's all about the Franchises. So many to pick from, and in some cases, so much quality within each franchise it's hard to pick a standout winner. Do you agree with all the franchi...

January/Fanuary continues with another TOP choice from one of our Twitter Followers! This week, we're having to do the hardest TOP 10 we've ever done. How in the word can you narrow down all the greatness of the 80's into just 10 movies... The glaring omission may get us some online hate, but we have done our best to stay true to ourselves and picked the ones we love. Hope you will all approve of...

January/Fanuary continues with another TOP choice from one of our Twitter Followers! This week, we're going a bit darker and looking at the TOP movies about Addiction. However, we're trying to diversify as much as possible, and don't just want to go down the drug addiction route. No no, we're bringing alcohol addiction, sex addiction, gambling addiction, power addiction, adrenalin addiction and ev...

We continue January/Fanuary with another TOP choice from one of our Twitter Followers! This week, we're attempting to create the Mount Rushmore of Magic Movies. This is actually a lot more diverse than meets the eye. This topic stretches across a wide range of genres including Drama, Horror, Animation, Comic Book and that's just the start. Kiddy in some parts, mature themed in others, this was a r...

Happy New Year dudes! We're back once again with a brand new season (and crossing our fingers that the movie industry picks up again in 2021). For all of January, we'll be bringing you #Fanuary as all of our epsides will be Fan Selections. For our first episode back, we're counting down the TOP 10 Sci-Fi Movies set on Earth, that were made in the 21st Century. Let's not waste time, and get straigh...

That's it movie fans. The end. The final episode... of this season ;) You didn't really believe we were quitting we hope? It is the end of Season 3 though, as one of our hosts, Nico, is heading off to Mexico on a filming project for 10 days, so for this season, that's a wrap. We do hope you've enjoyed it? Despite the cinema industry taking an absolute hit from Covid, some studios trying to kill ci...

We just missed out on "Noir-vember", but we had to get this one out! The Noir genre is very loosely defined. Google what a Noir movie and on the first page of google you can get 10 different explanations. There is a certain tone, usually a detective, an art style, sometimes a femme fatale, but you definitely know when you're watching a Noir. We're here to honour the more modern, newer (or Neo) Noi...

Fun one for you this week! We just finished watching Blade Runner during lockdown (btw, Deckard I definitely a Replicant), and that made us question what the most visually striking movies of all time are. Note, that this isn't one where we are recognising how technologically groundbreaking the movies are (we've already covered that in another episode). In pure, simple terms, these movies are just...

One picked by our host, AJ, and questioned by our other host Nico, but actually turned out to be a crazy good episode. Think about it. REALLY think about it. Movies set on a train, there have been some absolute bangers over the years. We don't want to give anything away, so just hit that play button and, like Nico, be prepared to be surprised! Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans tha...

Wah-Tah! In honour of absolutely nothing other than the recent trailer for Jiu-Jitsu starring Nic Cage and Tony Jaa, which got us thinking, "Hey, have we done Martial Arts movies yet?". Here we are. Counting down the greats, the cheese, the "Wah-Tah", and honouring some true legends of both cinema and martial arts, we bring you this new TOP 10. Be sure to share this podcast with all movies fans th...

Sad times here in the UK... Sean Connery has just died, we're going into lockdown again etc... So let's feel really shit about ourselves and escalate the sadness even more by counting down the TOP 10 saddest moments in animation. There are still some who don't give animation the respect it seserves as a genre and this episode will be about the moments that reinforce why this type of cinema should...

It's timer a Halloween Special! Yes, we're releasing a bit early, because Halloween falls on the day before we record this year, but hopefully you still feel the spookiness? AJ is not the biggest fan of horror, so Halloween is always a tricky one for us ere at the Movie Mount Rushmore podcast. That said, if there was one sub-genre that he loves, it's Vampire movies! This is certainly a more divers...

Lockdown continues, our travel plans are cancelled, and we're stuck in the UK (for now). So we thought no point in looking beyond our own shores this week and look at the TOP 10 Movies set in the UK. From Romantic comedies, to gangster films, to werewolf flicks, to period pieces, to ... oh hell.. to everything! We're blessed in the UK that we have all the movies, lol. Jokes aside, for such a small...