The Scene Stealers Podcast: Recent Episodes
Trevan McGee
Trevan and Eric have a fundamental difference in opinion on "Tinker Tailor Solider Spy," the new spy thriller opening at Liberty Hall 644 Mass., today. Once that's over, they make up long enough to talk about anticipated movies of 2012.
Eric and Trevan talk about David Fincher's take on the popular novel before moving on to "The Adventures of Tintin" and Cameron Crowe's return, "We Bought A Zoo."
Eric breaks down the current state of nominations for the films in 2011 and makes some pretty big predictions for the Oscars.
It's been awhile since the last podcast, as an address mishap has kept Trevan from getting a majority of the consideration screeners this fall. As a result, he's guessing the films based on the trailers and Eric tells him how close he is to the finished product.
Eric and Trevan unceremoniously celebrate their first year of the podcast with a video montage no one can see. Clint Eastwood's new film "J. Edgar" is the focus of today's show with a little time spent on "The Way" and a nod to all the great music happening in Lawrence on 11.11.11
Trevan and Eric catch up after two weeks off by talking about "Moneyball," "50/50," "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" and "Real Steel."
Eric and Trevan devote the entirety of this podcast to the new Ryan Gosling movie "Drive" directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Minor spoilers ahead, but nothing you shouldn't be prepared for, if you intend to see the movie.
Trevan and Eric discuss the new underdog sports movie "Warrior" and Eric tells us all about Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion."
Eric catches Trevan up on three remakes and breaks down his top ten Gene Simmons performances. Trevan talks about Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's 'Trip.'
Eric catches Trevan up on last week's "Rise of The Planet of The Apes" and gives him the lowdown on "30 Minutes or Less."
Trevan welcomes back Eric Melin after his journey to Chicago for the U.S. Air Guitar Championship. Now that he's back the boys talk about "Cowboys and Aliens," "Crazy, Stupid, Love" and Eric praises "Tree of Life." Again.
Trevan stops by the secret lair of the guys from dadsbigplan.com to talk about "Captain America: The First Avenger." For the uncensored, uncut podcast, visit dadsbigplan.com or find them on iTunes at Four Color Freakout
It's the end of an era as the second half of the final Harry Potter movie hits screens and Eric weighs in, not just on this film, but the entire series. Elsewhere, Trevan talks about Larry Crowne in less than two minutes and plugs the Wild West Film Fest, which is tonight at 7 p.m. at Liberty Hall.
Trevan and Eric talk about Michael Bay's new, face-melting offering "Transformers: Dark of The Moon" and share some information on the upcoming Footprints Summer Film Festival at the Lawrence Arts Center.
Eric and Trevan debate the differences between anthropomorphic cars and robots that turn into cars. Trevan discusses "Bad Teacher" and spends a little too much time on Jake Kasdan.
In a Ma Bell edition of the podcast, Trevan and Eric talk about Woody Allen's "Midnight In Paris," "Green Lantern" and Terrance Malick's stunning "Tree of Life."
Trevan and Eric talk about J.J. Abrams' new Sci-Fi coming-of-age story "Super 8," mystery boxes and the moment a documentary crosses an undefined line.
Eric reviews the locally made "Earthwork" starring John Hawkes and both he and Trevan discuss "X-Men: First Class" and the sequel to "The Hangover."
Trevan and Eric discuss "Bridesmaids" and why it works better as an ensemble comedy than "The Hangover." You read that right.
Trevan and Eric tackle "Thor," Marvel's first of three properties heading to theaters this summer.
This week Eric talks about the only thing keeping Vin Diesel and Paul Walker off the streets, "Fast Five." And Trevan discusses Richard Kelly's ambitious failure "Southland Tales." If you have a question or comment, call us at 913.256.5434 and we'll address it or play it during the podcast, as long as it's not inappropriate.
This week's episode comes from the luxurious kitchen of Trevan's apartment. The sound quality may be iffy, but hey, it's a shorter podcast and we talk about three movies, so that's something. Anyway, we'll be picking things back up once summer movie season kicks off proper. As it stands, we're just biding our time.
Eric and Trevan enlist the help of Aaron Weber and Alan Rapp from Dadsbigplan.com to discuss the most (and least) anticipated movies of the summer.
This week Eric reviews "Paul" and both he and Trevan discuss first contact movies in honor of the first-annual Reykawvik UFO summit.
Eric reviews "Red Riding Hood" and "Battle:Los Angeles." Trevan calls Kevin Smith a hypocrite and they both discuss Smith's upcoming screening of "Red State."
Trevan and Eric review "The Adjustment Bureau" and "Take Me Home Tonight." Eric vents about the Oscars. Trevan discusses camp and the failure that is "Drive Angry 3D."
Trevan and Eric give their picks for the 2011 Oscars. And there's still time to enter the contests on here on Lawrence.com and scene-stealers.com.
The boys discuss "Cedar Rapids," drop some details on their respective Oscar events and argue over Frank Miller and "The Spirit." As always, comment, e-mail or call us at 913-256-5434.
Eric suffers through the Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy "Just Go With It." Trevan and Eric highlight some of the best duos in movie history mentioned in this week's top 10 and end the episode with three recommendations for underrated or overlooked movies from 2010 now available on DVD.
Eric and Trevan talk about the tragic beauty of "Blue Valentine," opening at Liberty Hall and the schmaltzy garbage of "The Company Men."
Trevan talks about the new Jason Statham vehicle "The Mechanic" and Eric praises "I Love You Phillip Morris."
Eric discusses a not entirely by-the-book romantic comedy in Ivan Reitman's "No Strings Attached." Trevan recounts the horror of "Spice World" and the two recap the Golden Globes.
Trevan and Eric have opposing opinions on the latest from Seth Rogen, but then reconcile by mocking The Golden Globes.
Last Sunday the KCFCC voted on its best films and performances of 2010. Trevan and Eric recap the results and lament a few talents that went unrecognized.
Trevan and Eric are again joined by Aaron Weber and Alan Rapp from dadsbigplan.com to talk about Christmas offerings from the Coen brothers and Tom Hooper.
Trevan and Eric are joined by Aaron Weber and Alan Rapp from DadsBigPlan.com as they talk about three of the biggest movies of the season –– Tron Legacy, Black Swan, and Fighter.
In honor of the recently cancelled Terriers, Trevan and Eric talk about some of their favorite cancelled TV shows.
The boys discuss the documentary "William S. Burroughs: A Man Within," belated sequels and what that could mean for "Tron: Legacy," and Eric makes an early Oscar prediction.
Eric reviews "127 Hours" and Trevan talks about "Thankskilling." The guys cover Thanksgiving movies (they do exist) and round out the podcast with some news and a plea for their favorite TV show this season.
Eric reviews the latest from Paul Haggis, Trevan talks "Gamer," and both discuss a little-known, indie movie "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1."
In the second Scene Stealers podcast Eric takes down Todd Phillips' "Due Date" starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis and Trevan discusses the mound of wasted potential that is "Howl" starring James Franco, Jon Hamm, and David Strathairn. Eric also gives a belated recommendation to "Never Let me Go" and Trevan details "Clifford," the subject of this week's Insomniac Movie Theater.
Lawrence.com editor Trevan McGee and scene-stealers.com creator Eric Melin join forces for The Scene Stealers Podcast. In their podcast debut, Eric discusses "Conviction" and "Catfish" and Trevan brings up "The Dark Knight Rises," the (re)greenlit "The Hobbit," and Nicholas Cage's performance in "The Wicker Man."