Episode 18 – Oz the Great and Powerful

The film nerds take a trip somewhere over the rainbow to review Oz the Great and Powerful! They also discuss the potential behind Ed Helms’ Vacation film and more film news.

Show Notes:

  • Introduction
  • What We’ve Been Watching
    • Willie:Hitchcock (0:00:52)
    • Gojo: Skyfall (0:05:25)
    • Alex: Crazy, Stupid, Love, Scrubs  (0:09:20)
  • Film News
    • PSA: Christopher Nolan’s next film, Interstellar will be out November 7th, 2014 in IMAX (0:13:22)
    • Wally Pfister’s directorial debut Transcendence will star Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, and Rebecca Hall, out April 24th, 2014 (0:14:40) 
    • A new Vacation film starring Ed Helms will film this Summer (0:18:09)
    • Harrison Ford, John C. Reilly, Dylan Baker, and James Marsden have joined Anchorman: The Legend Continues (0:22:53)
    • Sam Mendes will not return to direct the 24th Bond film (0:25:33)
    • Gary Oldman has joined Rise of the Planet of the Apes (0:28:18)
    • Chris Cooper has been cast as Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (0:28:48)
  • Review: Oz the Great and Powerful (0:33:44)
    • Spoilers Start: (0:58:21)
  • Food for Thought
    • What are some neglected franchises that could be revived? (1:09:31)
  • Outro (1:26:17)

As promised, the scene from Sex Drive where James Marsden annihilates a garage door:

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