Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – The Avengers
#2 – Battleship
#3 – The Dictator
#4 – Dark Shadows
#5 – What to Expect When You’re Expecting
#6 – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
#7 – The Hunger Games
#8 – Think Like A Man
#9 – The Lucky One
#10 – The Pirates! Band of Misfits

(New Release)

Tops From the Past

2007 – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
2002 – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
1992 – Lethal Weapon 3
1982 – Rocky III
1972 – The Godfather

Box Office Premieres for the week of May 25th

Wide

Men in Black III – [PG-13]
Moonrise Kingdom – [PG-13]
Chernobyl Diaries – [R]

Limited

The Intouchables – [R]

Home Entertainment for the week of May 22nd

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Red Tails – [PG-13]
This Means War – [PG-13]
The Woman in Black – [PG-13]
The Secret World of Arrietty – [G]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

Sherlock: Season Two
Survivor Guatemala
Survivor: Panama - Exile Island
Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Second Season
Teen Wolf: Season One
The River: The Complete First Season

Blu-Rays From the Past

Lethal Weapon: The Complete Collection

Lethal Weapon (1987) – [R]
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) – [R]
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) – [R]
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) – [R]

Certified Copy (The Criterion Collection) (2010) – [UR]
A Bullet for the General (1966) – [NR]

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Podcast Promo

Technorama [Promos]
Technorama is an award winning audio podcast that takes a light-hearted look at tech, science, sci-fi, and all things geek. Chuck Tomasi and Kreg Steppe have a good time covering odd and quirky news stories that many blogs, and most podcasts don’t cover. It’s like hanging out with your geeky friends and having a good time.

Netflix Streaming New Releases (May 20th to May 26th)

May 20
Dawson's Creek (1998-2003)

May 21
None

May 22
Digging to China (1998) – [PG]
Last Assassins (1997) – [R]
Never Too Late (1997) – [PG]
The Serpent's Kiss (1997) – [R]
Never on Tuesday (1988) – [R]
Tripping Forward (2009) – [R]
Phil the Alien (2004) – [R]
Lost in Siberia (1991) – [NR]
Marine Life (2000) – [NR]

May 23
Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire (2010) – [R]

May 24
A Mother's Love (2011) – [NR]

May 25

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011) – [NR]

May 26
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) – [NR]
Henry's Crime (2010) – [R]

Quick Flicks

Skyfall teaser trailer

G.I. Joe: Retaliation delayed

FEATURED EPISODES

Cavalcade of America
"The Story of Dynamite"
May 12, 1937 

The Green Hornet
"Invasion Plans for Victory"
May 19, 1942 

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Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – The Avengers
#2 – Dark Shadows
#3 – Think Like A Man
#4 – The Hunger Games
#5 – The Lucky One
#6 – The Five Year Engagement
#7 – The Pirates! Band of Misfits
#8 – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
#9 – Chimpanzee
#10 – Safe

(New Release)

Tops From the Past

2007 – Shrek the Third
2002 – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
1992 – Lethal Weapon 3
1982 – Conan the Barbarian
1972 – The Godfather

Box Office Premieres for the week of May 18th

Wide

Battleship – [PG-13]
What to Expect When You're Expecting – [PG-13]
The Dictator – [R]
Hysteria – [R]

Limited

Elena – [NR] (NYC)

Home Entertainment for the week of May 15th

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

The Grey – [R]
Chronicle – [PG-13]
One for the Money – [PG-13]
The Devil Inside – [R]
Albert Nobbs – [R]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

Hell On Wheels: The Complete First Season
Flashpoint: The Fourth Season
Hazel: The Complete Third Season

Blu-Rays From the Past

Father of the Bride: 20th Anniversary Edition

Father of the Bride (1991) – [PG]
Father of the Bride, Part II (1995) – [PG]

Being John Malkovich (The Criterion Collection) (1999) – [R]
1900 (1976) – [R]
The Odessa File (1974) – [PG]
New York Stories (1989) – [PG]
Walking Tall: The Trilogy

Walking Tall (1973) – [R]
Walking Tall Part II (1975) – [PG]
Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977) – [R]

White Squall (1996) – [PG-13]
D.O.A. (1988) – [R]
Gone Fishin' (1997) – [PG]
Bringing Down the House: 10th Anniversary Edition (2003) – [PG-13]

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Podcast Promo

Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences: Tales from the Archives, Vol. 2 [Promo]
Exciting stories of adventure, mystery, and derring-do.

Welcome back.  Next up,

Netflix Streaming New Releases (May 13th to May 19th)

May 13
None

May 14
Scar (2007) – [R]

May 15
Windfall (2010) – [NR]
Coach (1989-1997)
The Space Between (2010) – [NR]
Adopt a Sailor (2008) – [NR]

The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) – [PG]
Ring of Fire: IMAX (1991) – [NR]
Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road to the Stars (2010) – [NR]
Something Ventured (2011) – [NR]
Surrender, Dorothy (2006) – [NR]

Michael Jackson: Life of a Superstar (2009) – [NR]

Severe Clear (2009) – [NR]
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) – [NR]
Boy Wonder (2010) – [R]
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011) – [NR]
The Greatest Places: IMAX (1999) – [NR]
Tropical Rainforest: IMAX (1992) – [NR]

London Boulevard (2010) – [R]
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) – [NR]
Boogie Woogie (2009) – [R]
Land of the Dead (2005) – [UR]

Dragonslayer (2011) – [PG]
Ghost Adventures
The Veteran (2011) – [R]

Heckler (2007) – [R]

A Second Knock at the Door (2012) – [NR]
My Piece of the Pie (2011) – [NR]
Search for the Great Sharks: IMAX (1999) – [NR]
Looking for Eric (2009) – [NR]
Junkyard Dog (2010) – [R]
The Dead One (2007) – [PG-13]
He Was a Quiet Man (2007) – [NR]
Kenny (2006) – [PG-13]

May 16
Paan Singh Tomar (2010) – [NR]
Drive (2011) – [R]

May 17
None

May 18

None

May 19
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010) – [NR]
Splintered (2010) – [NR]

Quick Flicks

The Avengers reaches $1 billion worldwide
Shawarma sales are up

Steve must prove that an alleged assassin with an airtight alibi killed an assisstant DA, part of a team bringing down a known racketeer.  The problem is, Steve saw the killer in the dark with his bionic eye and he can't give evidence without revealing his secret.  John and Paul are joined by author/musician and podcaster ( The Chronic Rift, Dead Kitchen Radio ) Keith R.A. DeCandido to discuss how much of a police procedual is involved in this episode.

BionicWiki entry on the episode.

Entry from the6milliondollarblog.com

Keith R.A. DeCandido has been, at various times, an author, editor, critic, book packager, musician, television personality, and probably some other things, too, but he can't remember due to the lack of sleep.
On the fiction-writing side, he has more than thirty novels to his credit, along with short stories, eBooks, comic books, novellas, and nonfiction. Most of his work has been in various media tie-in universes, ranging from TV shows ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI: NY, Doctor Who, Farscape, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Star Trek, Supernatural, Xena, Young Hercules ) to comic books (the Hulk, Spider-Man, the Silver Surfer, X-Men) to games ( Classic BattleTech, Command and Conquer, Magic: the Gathering, StarCraft, World of Warcraft ). He also wrote the novelizations of Joss Whedon's  Serenity and all three  Resident Evil films. Most of his non-tie-in work is in the milieu of his 2004 novel  Dragon Precicnt , a high-fantasy police procedural.
As an editor, Keith has put together twenty anthologies (some behind-the-scenes, some credited), was the editorial director of the Marvel Comics novels published in the 1990s by Boulevard Books, supervised the monthly  Star Trek eBook line from 2001-2008, and edited dozens of books.
Keith is also a professional percussionist—currently a member of the parody band, Boogie Knights, and having also played with the Don't Quit Your Day Job Players, Steve Rosenhaus, the late David Honigsberg, and the Randy Bandits—and a brown belt in  Kenshikai karate. Find out less at his web site at  www.DeCandido.net or read his inane ramblings at kradical.livejournal.com.

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Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – The Avengers
#2 – Think Like A Man
#3 – The Hunger Games
#4 – The Pirates! Band of Misfits
#5 – The Lucky One
#6 – The Five Year Engagement
#7 – The Raven
#8 – Chimpanzee
#9 – Safe
#10 – The Three Stooges

(New Release)

Tops From the Past

2007 – Spider-Man 3
2002 – Spider-Man
1992 – Basic Instinct
1982 – Conan the Barbarian
1972 – Play it Again, Sam

Box Office Premieres for the week of May 11th

Wide

Dark Shadows – [PG-13]
Where Do We Go Now? – [PG-13]

Limited

God Bless America – [R]
Hick – [R]
Girl in Progress – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment for the week of May 8th

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray

Underworld: Awakening – [R]
The Genesis Code – [PG]
The Vow  – [PG-13]
Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie – [R]
Mother's Day – [R]
Playback – [R]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray

Chuck: The Complete Fifth Season
Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Fantasy Island: The Complete Second Season
The Big C: The Complete Second Season
Vegas: The Third Season, Volume 1

Blu-Rays From the Past

Gremlins 2: The New Batch  (1990) – [PG-13]
La Haine (The Criterion Collection) (1995) – [R]
Ganja & Hess: Kino Classics Remastered Edition (1973) – [R]
Dirty Dancing: 2-Film Blu-Ray Collection

Dirty Dancing (1987) – [PG-13]
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) – [PG-13]

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Podcast Promo

The Hollywood Outsider [Promo]
The Hollywood Outsider Podcast is four guys who love the same things you do - Entertainment. Not always PC, but always entertaining, our Podcast is for YOU!

Netflix Streaming New Releases (May 6th to May 12th)

May 6

May 7


May 8
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) – [R]
Honey 2 (2011) – [PG-13]
Dirty Little Trick (2012) – [NR]
Bajo la Sal (2008) – [NR]
Talento de Barrio (2008) – [R]
Playing House (2010) – [NR]
Giallo (2009) – [R]
Where the Road Meets the Sun (2010) – [NR]
Café (2010) – [NR]
Sleep Dealer (2008) – [PG-13]
The Line (2007) – [NR]
Máncora (2008) – [R]

May 9
Killer Elite (2011) – [R]
Answer This! (2010) – [PG-13]
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2012) – [NR]

May 10
G.I. Joe: Season 2.0 (1986)

May 11

May 12
Grimm's Snow White (2012) – [PG-13]
Go For It! (2010) – [PG-13]

Quick Flicks

What’s next for Marvel?

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It Has Come to My Attention
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
(right click to save)

FEATURED EPISODES

The Adventures of Superman
"Donatelli's Protection Racket" part 6
April 26, 1940 (4:52)

The CBS Radio Workshop
"NIghtmare"
May 5, 1957 (17:54)

The Avengers
"Dial a Deadly Number" - episode 2 (42:43)

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Trivia Notes:  This was one of the few episodes where the subject of the episode sat in on the Roundtable discussion.  While the phone allowed us to bring in more people to the discussion, it was often a problem as the caller couldn't hear very well and John had to get creative with his camera shots if the caller went on a particularly long point.  (Doesn't look visually exciting)

Sponsors:  The Omega Zone, Comics Interview, Superlative Video,  Baen Books , Warner Books

Original Airdate:  May 5, 1992

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Promo

Balticon 46

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – Think Like A Man
#2 – The Pirates! Band of Misfits
#3 – The Hunger Games
#4 – The Lucky One
#5 – The Five-Year Engagement
#6 – Safe [Review]
#7 – The Raven
#8 – Chimpanzee
#9 – The Three Stooges
#10 – Cabin in the Woods

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – Spider-Man 3
2002 – Spider-Man
1992 – Basic Instinct
1982 – Porky’s
1972 – The Godfather

New Releases

Week of May 4th

Wide

The Avengers – [PG-13]
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – [PG-13]

Limited

First Position – [NR] (LA/NYC)
LOL – [PG-13]
A Little Bit of Heaven – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment

May 1st

New Releases

Haywire – [R]
Joyful Noise – [PG-13]
New Year's Eve – [PG-13]
W.E. – [R]

TV on DVD

Covert Affairs: Season Two
Suits: Season One
Felicity: Season 2

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Apr 29 to May 5

Apr 29

Apr 30
Stolen (2009) – [R]
Staunton Hill (2009) – [NR]


May 1
Trucker (2008) – [R]
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) – [PG-13]
High Anxiety (1977) – [PG]
Sea of Love (1989) – [R]
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004) – [PG]
Irresistible (2006) – [R]
Marvin's Room (1996) – [PG-13]
Swinging with the Finkels (2011) – [R]
Blood and Bone (2009) – [R]
Bubba Ho-Tep (2003) – [R]
Against the Dark (2008) – [R]
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) – [PG]
Brian's Song (2001) – [NR]
The Perez Family (1995) – [R]
Insomnia (2002) – [R]
Top Gear: Series 17 (2011)
The Shunning (2011) – [NR]
Starship Troopers (1997) – [R]

Meet Joe Black (1998) – [PG-13]
Addams Family Values (1993) – [PG-13]
8 Seconds (1994) – [PG-13]
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – [R]
Drugstore Cowboy (1989) – [R]
Groundhog Day (1993) – [PG]
Comedic Drama
Legends of the Fall (1994) – [R]
The Omega Man (1971) – [NR]
Analyze This (1999) – [R]
Cruel Intentions (1999) – [R]
Big Daddy (1999) – [PG-13]
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) – [R]
Stuart Little (1999) – [PG]
Hannibal (2001) – [R]
Snatch. (2000) – [R]
Joe Dirt (2001) – [PG-13]
Of Mice and Men (1992) – [PG-13]
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) – [R]
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) – [G]
Eight Crazy Nights (2002) – [PG-13]
Getting There: Sweet 16 and Licensed to Drive (2002) – [G]
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) – [PG]
Murder in Greenwich (2002) – [R]
Sneakers (1992) – [PG-13]
The Karate Kid (1984) – [PG]
American Heart (1992) – [R]
The Border (1982) – [R]
Robin Hood (1991) – [NR]
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story (2004) – [PG-13]
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) – [NR]
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007) – [R]
Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006) – [R]
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) – [R]
Beethoven's Big Break (2008) – [PG]
Private School (1983) – [R]
St. Trinian's (2007) – [PG-13]
Trucker (2008) – [R]
Elektra Luxx (2010) – [R]
Everything Is Illuminated (2005) – [PG-13]
Cemetery Junction (2010) – [R]
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005) – [NR]
Not the Messiah: He’s a Very Naughty Boy (2009) – [PG]
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001) – [NR]
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) – [PG-13]
Copying Beethoven (2006) – [PG-13]
Letters from Iwo Jima (2007) – [R]
Two Weeks (2006) – [R]
The Caller (2011) – [R]
The River Murders (2011) – [R]
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1994) – [R]
The Wiz (1978) – [G]
Two-Minute Warning (1976) – [R]
Mouse Hunt (1997) – [PG]

May 2
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) – [R]

May 3

May 4

Making War Horse (2009) – [NR]

May 5

Blu-Rays From the Past

Jeremiah Johnson (1972) – [PG]
Clueless (1995)– [PG-13]
Meet Joe Black  (1998) – [PG-13]
Casablanca: 70th Anniversary (1942) – [NR]
Pillow Talk (1959) – [UR]

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Quick Flicks

The Avengers dominates world-wide box offices

Poll: What’s your opinion? Do 3-D re-releases work?

Yes – 0
I think they would work better in 2D – 6
No – 7
It depends on the movie – 9

Steve agrees to help his cosmonaut friend, Vasily Zhukov, inspect the damage from a recent earthquake on a Russian facility.  After shocks trap Zhukov's fiance, Irena, beneath the surface and trigger a doomsday device that will destroy the complex.  The two mount a rescue mission into the heart of the complex in the hopes of saving Irina and the entire island.  John and Paul are joined by Geek Radio Daily's Billy Flynn  to discuss this episode.

BionicWiki entry on the episode.

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Bill Vernon, AKA “the Wonderful Billy Flynn, ” brings the funny each week on Geek Radio Daily! His daytime alter ego is mild-mannered (well, that part is a stretch) on-air talent at WRAR Radio Station in Virginia. He actually gets paid to sit on his butt and run his mouth! His “edumacation” is from UNC-Wilmington and the Columbia School of Broadcasting. When he is not gracing the podcasting airways with his comedic stylings, you can find Billy Flynn on Xbox Live (flynn71), rockin’ out on Guitar Hero or Rock Band, watching movies, reading comics, working out, or posting on the forums at geekradiodaily.com (ding!)

FEATURED EPISODES

The Adventures of Superman
"Donatelli's Protection Racket" part 5
April 24, 1940 (5:09)

21st Precinct
"The Story"
April 28, 1954 (17:45)

The Avengers
"Dial a Deadly Number" - episode 1 (44:41)

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Marc Scott Zicree ’s landmark book THE TWILIGHT ZONE COMPANION has been credited with creating the modern genre of books on TV series and inspiring a generation of series creators and filmmakers. The COMPANION was an instant bestseller (over a half million copies to date) and named in 2006 by the New York Times one of “ten science fiction books for the ages,” the only non-fiction book on the list.

Zicree is an alumnus of the Clarion Writers Workshop, the most esteemed science fiction writing workshop in the country. Graduating UCLA, he went on to a successful career as a writer-producer in film and TV, serving on staff on such shows as SLIDERS, THE LAZARUS MAN, FRIDAY THE 13th – THE SERIES and BEYOND REALITY. He has sold over 100 teleplays, screenplays and pilots to every major studio and network, including landmark stories for such shows as STAR TREK– THE NEXT GENERATION, DEEP SPACE NINE, THE NEW TWILIGHT ZONE, BABYLON 5, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, FOREVER KNIGHT, SLIDERS, LIBERTY’S KIDS, SUPERFRIENDS, HE-MAN, REAL GHOSTBUSTERS and SMURFS. He’s written about his odd family in features and pilots for CBS, NBC and Showtime.

Zicree is regarded as one of the country’s top media experts and has been interviewed by hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and TV and radio shows, including THE TODAY SHOW, AMERICAN MASTERS, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY, WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES and L.A. TIMES. Beyond his three-year stint as a commentator on NPR’s MORNING EDITION he is a regular guest on COAST TO COAST, one of the country’s top rated night-time radio shows.

In addition, Zicree is a lauded novelist with the bestselling MAGIC TIME trilogy, published by HarperCollins and Blackstone Audio.

Zicree has lectured at many colleges, professional conferences and museums in America, Europe and Asia, including USC, UCLA, Stanford and Ithaca, where he was a keynote speaker.

Over the last decade with his wife Elaine, he has taught classes for thousands of writers, directors, actors and producers, guiding them to successful careers in film, TV and books. Their classes have been glowingly reported on by such magazines as WRITTEN BY, SCRIPT and CREATIVE SCREENWRITING, and the Writers Store named their DVD on How To Sell a TV Series one of “ten essentials for a screenwriting career.” Beyond this, Zicree is founder and for the last nineteen years has run The Table, which has provided resources and a supportive community to thousands of Industry professionals both in Hollywood and around the world. (The documentary on the Table just won the Best Documentary Award at the SoCal Film Festival.)

One of Zicree’s recent credits is STAR TREK “World Enough and Time” starring George Takei, which he co-wrote, directed and executive produced. The episode won the TV GUIDE Award – beating NBC Universal’s BATTLESTAR GALACTICA – and was nominated for science fiction’s top two prizes, the 2008 Hugo and Nebula Awards. Zicree has also been nominated for the American Book Award, Humanitas Prize and Diane Thomas Award, and has won the prestigious Hamptons Prize and 2011 Rondo and Saturn Awards.

Most recently Zicree has completed LOVE, GLORIA, a memoir about his mother, collaborated with director Guillermo del Toro on GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES for Palace Press, worked on LOST MARS, a TV miniseries project with science fiction legend Ray Bradbury, teamed with producer Gabe Sachs (FREAKS AND GEEKS, JUST SHOOT ME, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID) on the TV series version of MAGIC TIME, and written and will be directing the upcoming science fiction feature FUGITIVE SPACE, produced by Chris Wyatt (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE). He is currently working on THE SECRET SCIENCE FICTION TV PROJECT with Oscar and Emmy winner Doug Drexler and producer Neil Johnson.

Jay Smith is a six foot tall ape-descendant and a man Harlan Ellison once called "a great scam-man liar or a born writer." Because of this, you must decide for yourself what, if any, of the following information is true.

Jay is the author of the stoner/gamer novel RISE OF THE MONKEY LORD called "Masterful", "Amazing", "A Natural Twenty", "The Stuff of Every Geek's Dreams" and "Incredible Fun" by several readers who were in no way coerced or related to the author. He is also responsible for the series of "aggressive vignettes" called BLUE COLLAR GODS. Jay also possesses his own weight in rejection slips.

In his spare time, Jay collects action figures, reads to his children (sometimes against their will) and writes audio drama scripts, including the un-produced space-western "Blackjack Masterson: Space Marshal" and the zombie apocalypse radio soap opera "HG World". His experimental soundscape program “The Delano Rose” remains popular with the hard-to-please and highly-specified “joker and toker” demographic, according to some guy who smelled like he might be on The Pot.

Jay's dream is to write the novelization of the upcoming Ghostbusters 3 motion picture.  Or cure cancer. Yeah, curing cancer would be awesome.  Jay’s website of projects, daydreams and products for sale is:  www.3015north.com .  Jay’s web-log is the memorable and convenient livejournal account “dr_p_venkman”.

Promo

The Scaper Chronicles

http://traffic.libsyn.com/scapecast/ScapeCastPromo5Karen.mp3

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – Think Like A Man
#2 – The Lucky One
#3 – The Hunger Games
#4 – Chimpanzee
#5 – The Three Stooges
#6 – The Cabin in the Woods
#7 – American Reunion
#8 – Titanic 3D
#9 – 21 Jump Street
#10 – Mirror Mirror

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – Disturbia
2002 – The Scorpion King
1992 – Basic Instinct
1982 – Porky’s
1972 – The Godfather

New Releases

Week of April 27th

Wide

The Five-Year Engagement – [R]
The Raven – [R]
The Pirates! Band of Misfits – [PG]
Safe – [R]

Limited

Sound of My Voice – [R]
Headhunters – [R]
Bernie  – [PG-13]
Girl in Progress – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment

April 24th

New Releases

Contraband – [R]
Pariah – [R]

TV on DVD

Car 54 Where Are You? - The Complete Second Season
Marvel Anime: X-Men - Complete Series
Marvel Anime: Iron Man - Complete Series
The Amazing Race Season 5
The Amazing Race Season 6
Titanic – [NR]

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Apr 22 to Apr 28

Apr 22

Apr 23
The Whitest Kids U'Know: Season 5 (2011)

Apr 24

Apr 25

The First Grader (2010) – [PG-13]

Apr 26

Apr 27

Apr 28

Blu-Rays From the Past

Camelot (1967) – [G]
The Red House (1947) – [UR]

Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/thechrrif-20

Quick Flicks

Facebook poll on 3D re-releases
New Dark Knight Rises trailer to front The Avengers
Guy Pearce joins Iron Man 3
Francis Lawrence to direct Catching Fire
Barry Sonnenfeld says MiB 3 wraps up story, sets ground for reboot

Please take a moment to comment on this episode by leaving a comment, writing john@chronicrift.com, or calling 888-866-9010.

In honor of Keith's birthday this past week, John decided to play an episode of a radio series Keith is very fond of, You Bet Your Life.   Please comment on this episode here, or by writing john@chronicrift.com, or by calling toll free 888-866-9010.

Presenting the Transcription Feature
You Bet Your Life
(right click to save)

FEATURED EPISODES

The Adventures of Superman
"Donatelli's Protection Racket" part 4
April 19, 1940 (4:14)

You Bet Your Life
"Secret Word: People"
April 21, 1954 (18:11)

The Avengers
"The Super Secret Cypher Snatch" - episode 6 (46:07)

Please take a moment to comment on this episode here, or by writing keith@whysper.net, or calling 888-866-9010. 

Promo

Cinefantastique Online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqScDgj3XMA

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – The Hunger Games
#2 – The Three Stooges
#3 – The Cabin in the Woods
#4 – Titanic 3D
#5 – American Reunion
#6 – Wrath of the Titans
#7 – Mirror Mirror
#8 – 21 Jump Street
#9 – Lockout
#10 – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – Disturbia
2002 – The Scorpion King
1992 – Basic Instinct
1982 – Porky’s
1972 – The Godfather

New Releases

Week of April 20th

Wide

The Lucky One – [PG-13]
Think Like a Man – [PG-13]
Chimpanzee – [G]
To the Arctic 3D – [G]

Limited

Darling Companion – [PG]
The Moth Diaries – [R]
Marley – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment

Week of April 17th

New Releases

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol – [PG-13]
Shame – [NC-17]
Born to Be Wild – [G]
The Divide – [R]

TV on DVD

Frozen Planet: The Complete Series
Eight Is Enough: The Complete First Season
Treme: The Complete Second Season
Bob's Burgers: Season 1
American Dad!: Volume Seven

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Apr 15 to Apr 21

Apr 15
Hurricane Season (2009) – [PG-13]
Please Remove Your Shoes (2010) – [NR]
The Legend of Lucy Keyes (2006) – [R]
Tara Road (2005) – [PG]
The Dark Horse (2008) – [NR]
Heart of Now (2010) – [NR]
My First War (2008) – [NR]
Food Fight (2008) – [NR]
Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story (2000) – [PG-13]
DNA (1997) – [R]
HouseQuake (2009) – [NR]
Animal Factory (2000) – [R]
Paul Goodman Changed My Life (2011) – [NR]
Head Trauma (2006) – [NR]
Hulk Vs. (2009) – [PG-13]
Doctor Strange (2007) – [PG-13]
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008) – [PG]
Planet Hulk (2009) – [NR]
The Invincible Iron Man (2007) – [PG-13]
Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006) – [PG-13]
Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011) – [NR]

Apr 16
Paul Simon: Graceland (1997)
Classic Albums: Steely Dan: Aja (1999)
Bob Marley & the Wailers: Catch a Fire (1999)
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell (1999)
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra (2000)

Tina Turner: Rio '88 (1988)
The Up in Smoke Tour (2000)
The Doors: No One Here Gets Out Alive (1981)
The Doors: Soundstage Performances (1969)
Out of Ireland: The Hit Songs and Artists of Irish Music (2003)
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London (2007)
Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux 2005 (2005)
A Tribute to Edith Piaf: Live at Montreux (2004)
Neil Diamond: The Thank You Australia Concert: Live 1976 (2008)
Ray Charles: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1997)
Classic Albums: Deep Purple: Machine Head (2002)
Talk Talk: Live at Montreux 1986 (1986)
Happy Mondays: Call the Cops (1990)
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama (1996)
Sinead O'Connor: Goodnight, Thank You, You've Been a Lovely Audience (2003)
Marvin Gaye: Behind the Legend (2004)
Alicia Keys: Diary of Alicia (2004)
Simply Red: Stars (2005)
Mike and the Mechanics & Paul Carrack: Live at Shepherds Bush London (2005)
Strat Pack: Live in Concert (2005)
The Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (1989)
The Isley Brothers: Summer Breeze: Greatest Hits Live (2005)
The Beatles: From Liverpool to San Francisco (2005)
Classic Albums: Cream: Disraeli Gears (2006)
Gary Moore & Friends: A Tribute to Phil Lynott (2005)
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On: The Life & Death of Marvin Gaye (2006)
The Life & Music of Ronnie Lane: The Passing Show (2006)
Canned Heat: Live at Montreux 1973 (1973)
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003 (2003)

Apr 17
Bob's Burgers: Season 1
Garbo: The Spy (2009) – [NR]
Fatso (1980) – [PG]

Apr 18

Apr 19
Roadie (2011) – [R]

Apr 20

Apr 21
Everything Must Go (2010) – [R]
The Way (2010) – [PG-13]

Blu-Rays From the Past

Buck Privates (1941) – [Approved]
High Road to China (1983) – [PG]

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Quick Flicks

Poll:  What’s your opinion?  Do you think 3D re-releases work?

-Yes.

-No, but I think they would work better in 2D instead.

-No, not at all.

-It depends on the movie.

BionicWiki entry on the episode.

Entry from the6milliondollarblog.com

Dayton Ward is the author of numerous media tie-in fiction works in such realms as  Star Trek and  The 4400 .  He is also the author of such original works as  Counterstrike, The Last World War, Book 2 and  The Genesis Protocol. When he's not writing or working for a software design firm, he's busy indoctrinating his two lovely daughters into the worlds that have so seriously warped his mind.

Please leave your thoughts on this episode by visiting the forums - http://www.chronicrift.com, writing john@chronicrift.com, or calling 888-866-9010.

In 1977, the United States government determined that one in every ten million Americans was gifted with a paranormal ability. It immediately set up a commission to look into the growing phenomenon. It was decided that a special, top-secret research facility was needed to study the matter further. Today, in a world where the paranormal is normal, the unexpected happens within the walls of The Dome.

Cast List

This is a Lucky Shot Production, copyright 2012

Bringing it to the Table

John discusses The Chronic Rift's Audio Competition.

Andrea talks about the New York Anime Festival.

Orenthal announces his Pop Fiendish segment at the end of the show.

Review Segments

Andrea reviews the Greywalker book series.

David reviews the latest Spider-Man reboot.

Derrick joins us with a review of the movie, Appaloosa.

Corey comments on Resident Evil 4 in time for Halloween.

Rhymephile fills us in on the DVD release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

The Roundtable

John and Judy discuss the continuing evolution of horror with author Joseph D'Lacey and critic Paul K. Bisson.

Joseph D’Lacey is the author of the novel MEAT, published by Bloody Books, in which he draws on the realities of factory farming and slaughter to create a hellish dystopia. The research turned him vegetarian, making the book a cautionary statement on the growing human appetite for flesh.

Joseph has been writing horror for the last ten years but strays into other genres at the drop of a scalpel. Eco-horror is the worm currently eating his brain. His forthcoming novel ‘The Garbage Man’ deals with the dangers of landfill waste and the many other things people would prefer to keep buried…

Find out about MEAT at www.meatnovel.com or read Joseph's blog at http://horrorreanimated.wordpress.com

For a poor kid growing up in Boston (where there wasn't much to do except watch TV or go outside and find trouble), they were doorways into the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comics.  And they remain the cornerstones of Paul K. Bisson's inner Fanboy.

Today, Paul is an actor, writer, independent media producer, and all-around Geek.  He still collects comics (mostly DC and definitely Wonder Woman), he founded the member-rich Bionic Fan Network
(http://www.bionicfans.net) and an ambitious online Bionic encyclopedia, The Bionic Wiki (http://www.bionic.wikia.com), he's the webmaster of The Omen Chronicles, the only fansite devoted to the Omen film series (http://www.omenchronicles.com), and he's developing http://www.fancommentary.com -- a social networking site where people can upload their own audio commentaries for their favorite movies and TV shows.

For over 20 years, Paul has called Salem, Massachusetts (The Witch City) his home.  He has performed on local and regional stages and has appeared in or voiced local, independent, and industrial films and
commercials.  An avid supporter of PEG (Public, Educational, Government) television, he has produced nationally-recognized media and serves on a board of directors.

Paul has earned a living (read: day job) in industries food service, call center management, Internet service, debt collection, and of course, retail.  He currently pushes pencils and taps keyboards in the
home and business alarm industry.  But all that's about to change at the end of the year as he makes the move to Los Angeles to continue his artistic career.

Paul is honored to be a part of the discussion in this latest incarnation of The Chronic Rift!

The Wrap-Up

Orenthal delivers his new rules of geekdom in his Pop Fiendish segment.

The results of the favorite Doctor poll from the website are revealed.

FEATURED EPISODES

The Adventures of Superman
"Donatelli's Protection Racket" part 3
April 19, 1940 (5:49)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
"The Enoch Arden Matter"
April 7, 1953 (18:42)

The Avengers
"The Super Secret Cypher Snatch" - episode 5 (44:28)

Promo

Flash Pulp
Promos at: http://flashpulp.com/about-flash-pulp/flash-pulp-promos/

Introduction

This is Michael Falkner and it’s showtime at the April 10th, 2012 edition of the Weekly Podioplex, brought to you by the Chronic Rift.

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – The Hunger Games
#2 – American Reunion
#3 – Titanic 3D
#4 – Wrath of the Titans
#5 – Mirror Mirror
#6 – 21 Jump Street
#7 – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
#8 – Salmon Fishing on the Yemen
#9 – John Carter
#10 – Safe House

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – Disturbia
2002 – Changing Lanes
1992 – Sleepwalkers
1982 – Porky’s
1972 – The Godfather

New Releases

Week of April 13th

Wide

The Cabin in the Woods – [R]
The Three Stooges – [PG]
Lockout – [PG-13]

Limited

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day – [PG-13]
The Lady – [R]

Home Entertainment

April 10th

New Releases

The Iron Lady – [PG-13]
The Darkest Hour – [PG-13]
Sleeping Beauty – [NR]

TV on DVD

One Tree Hill: The Complete Ninth Season
Night Gallery: Season Three
Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series (Limited Edition)
Logan's Run: Complete Series
Adam 12: Season Seven
Doctor Who: The Daemons
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
Laverne & Shirley: The Fifth Season
Starman - Complete Series

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Apr 8 to Apr 14

Apr 8
The Last Godfather (2010) – [PG-13]

Apr 9
Saving Private Perez (2011) – [PG-13]

Apr 10
Sleeping Beauty (2011) – [NR]
Into the Abyss (2011) – [PG-13]
Littlerock (2010) – [NR]

Apr 11

Apr 12
Melancholia (2011) – [R]

Apr 13

Apr 14

Ocean Heaven (2010) – [NR]
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family (2011) – [PG-13]

Blu-Rays From the Past

A Trip to the Moon (1902) – [NR]
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) – [NR]

Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/thechrrif-20

Quick Flicks

X-Men First Class sequel to shoot in January; Catching Fire shoots first

The Mummy being rebooted... again

Captain America sequel coming April 2014

You can buy District 12

Comment on this episode by visiting the website - http://www.chronicrift.com,, or by writing john@chronicrift.com, or by calling toll free 888-866-9010.

SHOW NOTES

Segment 1- Bringing it to the Table

5:11 - Keith tells about his experiences at I-Con 31.

15:45 - John enjoys playing two game apps for the smart phone: My Town 2 and Temple Run.

 22:55 - Promo for the It Has Come to My Attention Podcast - http://www.chronicrift.com

23:39 - Promo for the upcoming premiere of the 5th season of Eureka.

24:08 - Promo for the Weekly Podioplex podcast. - http://www.chronicrift.com

Segment 2 - Reviews

27:09 - The Comics Curmudgeon looks at several titles including a nod to Dark Shadows.

44:18 - Dan reviews The Raid Redemption. 

51:02 - Keith takes a look at the CSI and NCIS franchises, plus he enjoys Fairly Legal, even if he admits it's not a great show.

1:04:03 - Promo for the RFI Podcast - http:/www.rfipodcast.com

1:04:42 - 60 Second Science looks at how effective learners text less during class.

1:05:59 - Promo for the Parsec Awards - http://www.parsecawards.com

Segment 3 - Poptops

1:09:50 - Inspector Space-Time web series looking like it's not happening, Norman Spinrad's lost Star Trek script will not be produced by Phase II, Netflix will not pick up Terra Nova, 

Please take a moment to comment on this episode by visiting the website - http://www.chronicrift.com, writing john@chronicrift.com, or calling 888-866-9010.

Welcome Back, Kotter by visiting our Amazon store.  In purchasing them there, you not only get a great collection of comedies, but you support the Chronic Rift network.  Thank you. 

Please take a moment to comment on this episode by visiting our site - http://www.chronicrift.com, writing keith@decandido.net, or calling 888-866-9010.

Most of the works Keith speaks about in this episode can be purchased through our Amazon store. In doing so, you not only support Keith, but The Chronic Rift Network as well. Thank you.

Please take a moment to comment on this episode by visiting our website - http://www.chronicrift.com, writing chronictnt@gmail.com, or calling 888-866-9010.  

Promo

Parsec Awards
http://www.parsecawards.com/wp-content/uploads/LOTR.mp3

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – The Hunger Games
#2 – Wrath of the Titans
#3 – Mirror Mirror
#4 – 21 Jump Street
#5 – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
#6 – John Carter
#7 – Salmon Fishing on the Yemen
#8 – Act of Valor
#9 – A Thousand Words
#10 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – Blades of Glory
2002 – Panic Room
1992 – White Men Can’t Jump
1982 – Porky’s
1972 – The Godfather

New Releases

Week of April 6th

Wide

American Reunion – [R]
Titanic (1997) (3D re-release) – [PG-13] (4/4)

Limited

Damsels in Distress – [PG-13] (LA/NYC)
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope – [NR]
The Hunter – [R]
ATM – [R]

Home Entertainment

April 3rd

New Releases

War Horse  – [PG-13]
We Bought a Zoo – [PG]
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey – [PG]

TV on DVD

3rd Rock From the Sun - Season 3
3rd Rock From the Sun - Season 4
Roseanne - Season 3
Roseanne - Season 4
Bob: The Complete Series
That '70s Show: Season Three
That '70s Show: Season Four
Designing Women: The Complete Sixth Season
Benson - Season 2
Torchwood: Miracle Day
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Apr 1 to Apr 7

Apr 1
Fascination (1979) – [NR]
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) – [R]
Rebirth (2011) – [NR]
Devil's Playground (2010) – [NR]
Agent Cody Banks (2003) – [PG]
Step Into Liquid (2003) – [PG]
Bad Company (1972) – [PG]
Undocumented (2010) – [NR]
Let It Ride (1989) – [PG-13]
Miral (2011) – [R]
The Catechism Cataclysm (2011) – [NR]
Acolytes (2008) – [NR]
The Human Centipede II: Full Sequence (2011) – [NR]
Submarine (2011) – [R]
Hellraiser: Revelations (2011) – [R]
Chalet Girl (2011) – [NR]
Sidewalls (2011) – [NR]
The Cutting Edge (1992) – [PG]
Eureka: Season 4.0 (2010)
Eureka: Season 4.5 (2010)
Cake (2005) – [R]
Saint Nick (aka Saint) (2010) – [NR]
Come Fly With Me (2010)
Juice (1992) – [R]
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) – [R]
Last of the Dogmen (1995) – [PG]
Burma VJ (2008) – [UR]
The Skulls (2000) – [PG-13]
Permanent Midnight (1998) – [R]
Tactical Force (2011) – [R]
Pet Sematary II (1992) – [R]
Jane's Journey (2010) – [NR]
Days of Heaven (1978) – [PG]
Ace in the Hole (1951) – [Approved]
Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011) – [R]
The Grapes of Death (1978) – [NR]
Jess + Moss (2011) – [NR]
Belly of the Beast (2003) – [R]
Mr. Deeds (2002) – [PG-13]
Nico Icon (1995) – [NR]
Sanctuary (1997) – [R]
Mercy (2000) – [R]
Last Run (2001) – [R]
Midnight Madness (1980) – [PG]
X: Night of Vengeance (2011) – [NR]
Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace (2009) – [NR]

Apr 2

Apr 3
Black (2009) – [NR]
NoBody's Perfect (2008) – [NR]
Alien Armageddon (2011) – [R]

Apr 4

Apr 5
Jane By Design (2012)
Geek Charming (2011) – [NR]

Apr 6

Apr 7

The Rebound (2009) – [R]
Knuckle (2011) – [R]

Blu-Rays From the Past

Chinatown (1974) – [R]
Cleopatra (1963) – [UR]

Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/thechrrif-20

Quick Flicks

Iron Man 3 Casting Details

Please take a moment to comment on this episode by visiting our website - http://www.chronicrift.com, writing abionicpodcast@gmail.com, or calling 888-866-9010.

Dayton Ward is the author of numerous media tie-in fiction works in such realms as Star Trek and The 4400.  He is also the author of such original works as Counterstrike, The Last World War, Book 2 and The Genesis Protocol. When he's not writing or working for a software design firm, he's busy indoctrinating his two lovely daughters into the worlds that have so seriously warped his mind.

In the tradition of The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet comes Seargent Preston and The Challenge of the Yukon .  It's the adventures of a Royal Canadian Mountie and his lead sled dog as they battle evil in the Yukon. Please comment on this episode here, or by writing john@chronicrift.com, or by calling toll free 888-866-9010.

FEATURED EPISODES

The Adventures of Superman
"Donatelli's Protection Racket" part 2
April 17, 1940 (5:17)

Challenge of the Yukon
"Twenty Little Indians"
March 31, 1950 (18:49)

The Avengers
"The Super Secret Cypher Snatch" - episode 4 (48:57)

 Please take a moment to comment on this episode by visiting the website - http://www.chronicrift.com, writing john@chronicrift.com or calling toll free 888-866-9010. 

Promo

It Has Come to My Attention

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – The Hunger Games
#2 – 21 Jump Street
#3 – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
#4 – John Carter
#5 – Act of Valor
#6 – A Thousand Words
#7 – Project X
#8 – October Baby
#9 – Safe House
#10 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – Blades of Glory
2002 – Panic Room
1992 – White Men Can’t Jump
1982 – Porky’s
1972 – The Godfather

New Releases

Week of March 23rd

Wide

Wrath of the Titans – [PG-13]
Mirror Mirror  – [PG]
Goon – [R]
Intruders – [R]
Bully – [R]

Limited

The Island President – [PG] (3/28) (NYC)

Home Entertainment

March 27th

New Releases

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close  – [PG-13]
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked – [G]
A Dangerous Method – [R]
In the Land of Blood and Honey – [R]

TV on DVD

Eureka: Season 4.5
Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXIII
South Park: The Complete Fifteenth Season

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Mar 25 to Mar 31

Mar 25
The Sacred Blacksmith (2009)

Mar 26
Chop (2010) – [NR]

Mar 27
Janie Jones (2010) – [NR]
Fresh (2009) – [NR]
Angel of Evil (2010) – [R]
Bag It (2010) – [NR]
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress (2010) – [UR]
Dum Maaro Dum (2011) – [R]

Mar 28

Vettai (2012) – [NR]

Mar 29
Mandrill (2009) – [R]
I Melt with You (2011) – [R]

Mar 30

The Double Hour (2009) – [NR]

Mar 31

Lights Out (2011)
The Off Hours (2010) – [NR]
Traffic Light (2011)
2-Headed Shark Attack (2011) – [R]
Arabia: IMAX (2010) – [NR]
Baarìa (2009) – [NR]
The Chicago Code (2011)
The Hammer (2010) – [PG-13]
Rango (2011) – [PG]
Clash of Empires (also known as The Malay Chronicles: Bloodlines) (2011) – [R]
Freerunner (2011) – [R]
The Perfect Game (2009) – [PG]
Friends with Benefits (2011)

Blu-Rays From the Past

Casablanca (70th Anniversary) (1942) – [NR]
The Bodyguard (1992) – [R]
A Night to Remember (Criterion Collection) (1958) – [NR]
Dragonheart (1996) – [PG-13]
Who's Minding the Store? (1963) – [NR]


Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/thechrrif-20

Quick Flicks

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles follow-up

It's a delayed St. Patrick's Day episode as Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney sing some old Irish favorites in their syndicated morning radio show.  Please comment on this episode here, or by writing john@chronicrift.com, or by calling toll free 888-866-9010.

Presenting the Transcription Feature
Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney
(right click to save)

FEATURED EPISODES

The Adventures of Superman

"Donatelli's Protection Racket" part 1
April 15, 1940 (4:54)

Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney

"Top of the Morning"
March 17, 1960 (16:38)

The Avengers

"The Super Secret Cypher Snatch" - episode 3 (35:32)

Please comment on  this episode by visiting our site - http://www.chronicrift.com, writing keith@whysper.net, or calling 888-866-9010.

Promo

Forgotten Flix Podcast
http://forgottenflix.com/mediafolder/The_Forgotten_Flix_Podcast_Promo_V1.mp3

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – 21 Jump Street
#2 – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax   
#3 – John Carter
#4 – Project X
#5 – Act of Valor
#6 – A Thousand Words
#7 – Safe House
#8 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
#9 – Casa De Mi Padre
#10 – This Means War

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – TMNT
2002 – Blade II
1992 – Basic Instinct
1982 – Porky’s
1972 – The Godfather

New Releases

Week of March 23rd

Wide

The Hunger Games – [PG-13]

Limited

The Raid: Redemption – [R]
The Deep Blue Sea – [R] [NYC/LA]
October Baby – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment

March 20th

New Releases

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – [R]
The Muppets – [PG]
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy  – [R]
Hop  – [PG]
Carnage – [R]
The Sitter  – [R]

TV on DVD

Scarecrow and Mrs. King: The Complete Third Season
The Adventures Of Tintin: Season Two
Kojak: Season Three

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Mar 18 to Mar 24

Mar 18

Mar 19

Mar 20
!Women Art Revolution (2010) – [NR]
The Rainbow Tribe (2011) – [NR]
This Is Not a Movie (2011) – [NR]

Mar 21

Sarah's Key (2010) – [PG-13]
The Music Never Stopped (2010) – [PG]

Mar 22
Internal Affairs (1990) – [R]

Mar 23

Mar 24

                Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (2010) – [NR]

Blu-Rays From the Past

Battle Royale (2000) – [NR]
Lady For A Day (1933) – [Approved]

Amazon Store: http://astore.amazon.com/thechrrif-20

Quick Flicks

Netflix adds the TED Conference talks to the Instant Stream
Michael Bay says his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are aliens?

Jurassic Park coming to 3D
Dr. Horrible 2 starts this summer
John Carter fans really want a sequel
The Hunger Games gets some 3AM showings

Promo

Dead Kitchen Radio

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
#2 – John Carter  
#3 – Project X
#4 – Act of Valor
#5 – Silent House
#6 – A Thousand Words
#7 – Safe House
#8 – The Vow
#9 – This Means War
#10 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – 300
2002 – Ice Age
1992 – Wayne’s World
1982 – Porky’s
1972 – What’s Up, Doc?

New Releases

Week of March 16th

Wide

21 Jump Street – [R]
Casa de mi Padre – [R]

Limited

Jeff, Who Lives at Home – [R]
Detachment – [NR] [NYC]
The Kid with a Bike – [NR] [NYC]
The FP – [R]
Natural Selection – [R] [NYC]

Home Entertainment

March 13th

New Releases

The Adventures of Tintin – [PG]
The Descendants – [R]
My Week with Marilyn – [R]
Happy Feet Two  – [PG]
The Three Musketeers – [PG-13]
Melancholia – [R]
Young Adult – [R]

TV on DVD

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
Doctor Who: The Face of Evil
Doctor Who: The Robots of Death
Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention
Bag of Bones
The Killing: Season One
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Season Three
Xena: Warrior Princess - Season Three
Neverland

Webseries on DVD

The Guild: Season Five

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Mar 11 to Mar 17

Mar 11
Saved by the Bell (1989)

Mar 12

Mar 13
My Joy (2010) – [NR]
The Killing (2011)

Mar 14

Inkubus (2011) – [R]

Mar 15
The Mark of Cain (2007) – [R]
Mum & Dad (2008) – [NR]
Salvage (2008) – [NR]
Robsessed: Inside the Life of Robert Pattinson (2009) – [NR]
Shank (2010) – [NR]
Bonded by Blood (2010) – [NR]
Anuvahood (2011) – [NR]
Tony (2010) – [NR]

Mar 16

The Tale of Despereaux (2008) – [G]

Mar 17

Mysteries of Lisbon (2010) – [NR]

Blu-Rays From the Past

American Pie  – [R]
American Pie 2 – [R]
American Wedding – [R]

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Quick Flicks

The Ultimate Marvel Marathon

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Promo

Nutty Bites
 http://nimlas.org/NuttyBites/NuttyBitespromo02.mp3

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
#2 – Project X       
#3 – Act of Valor
#4 – Safe House
#5 – Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds
#6 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
#7 – The Vow
#8 – This Means War
#9 – Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
#10 – Wanderlust

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – 300
2002 – The Time Machine
1992 – Wayne’s World
1982 – Richard Pryor: Live on Sunset Strip
1972 – Cabaret

New Releases

Week of March 9th

Wide

John Carter – [PG-13]
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – [PG-13]
Friends with Kids – [R]
A Thousand Words – [PG-13]

Limited

Silent House – [R]
Jiro Dreams of Sushi – [PG-13]
Footnote – [PG]
Playback – [R]
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye – [NR]
Seeking Justice – [R]
The Decoy Bride – [NR]

Home Entertainment

March 6th

New Releases

Immortals – [R]
Footloose – [PG-13]
The Skin I Live In – [R]
Senna – [PG-13]
Jack and Jill – [PG]
Like Crazy – [PG-13]
NFL Super Bowl XLVI Champions: 2011 New York Giants – [NR]

TV on DVD

Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season
Mi-5: Volume 10
Transformers Prime: Season One
Tennessee Tuxedo And His Tales: Complete Collection
Friday Night Lights: The Fifth and Final Season

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Mar 4 to Mar 10

Mar 4

Mar 5

Mar 6
Babar: The Movie (1989) – [G]
Babar (1989)
Babar, King of the Elephants (1999) – [G]
Meeting Spencer (2010) – [R]
High Road (2011) – [R]

Mar 7

Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (2011) – [PG-13]
3 (2010) – [NR]

Mar 8
Jeepers Creepers (2001) – [R]

Mar 9

Mar 10

1911 (2011) – [R]

Blu-Rays From the Past

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974) – [PG]
To Catch a Thief (1955) – [Approved]
The Deer Hunter (1978) – [R]
9 1/2 Weeks (1986) – [R]
Parenthood (1989) – [PG-13]
The Lion King 1½ (2004) – [G]
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) – [G]
Reindeer Games (The Director’s Cut) (2000) – [R]
The Man From Snowy River (1982) – [PG]
Disclosure (1994) – [R]
The Blues Brothers (1980) – [R]
54 (1998)– [R]
Striptease (1996) – [R]
The Little Shop Of Horrors (1960) – [UR]
Charade (1963) – [Approved]
The Nutty Professor (1996) – [PG-13]
The Egg and I (1947) – [Approved]
Out of Africa (1985) – [PG]
Sullivan's Travels (1941) – [Approved]
 Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992) – [G]
The Jerk (1979) – [R]
My Man Godfrey (1936) – [UR]
Meet the Parents (2000) – [PG-13]
Car Wash (1976) – [PG]
Destry Rides Again (1939) – [Approved]
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) – [R]
Duck Soup (1933) – [NR]
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) – [Approved]


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Quick Flicks

Jason Segel out from The Muppets sequel
Ralph McQuarrie passed away at 82

That was a hundred years ago. Neither the Titans nor the Hezrin have been heard from since.

Now, finally, the Titans have returned, but instead of coming home as conquering heroes, they’ve been infected by a virus that’s driven them insane and compelled them to destroy everything they’d fought so long and hard to protect.

Standing between them and humanity’s destruction is a scholar, her son, and the only Titan able to resist the infection. Will they find a way to save humanity from its own greatest weapon?

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James Sherrard is a first generation fan of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. A collector of all things Bionic as a child, his interest in the shows was reignited when the first Bionic reunion movie was produced in 1987. The following year he met stars Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson for the first time through Lindsay Wagner’s Official Fan Club. In 1998, James reworked the Bionic Woman episode guide booklet that he had produced for the club into The Bionic Woman Files website…the longest running Bionic Woman site on the web! Over the years, James has contributed his Bionic knowledge to various books, articles, websites, and television productions. He has also amassed an amazing collection of Bionic memorabilia, from common toys to one-of-a-kind production items. Most recently, James has contributed to the 2010 DVD releases of The Bionic Woman Season One and The Six Million Dollar Man: The Complete Collection. James resides in New York where he is employed by a non-profit organization.

 Veteran journalist Joe Lombardo thought he was done with wars and terror campaigns. After winning a Pulitzer for his articles on the ethnic cleansings in Kosovo, after years spent covering wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, after sacrificing his marriage to his globe-hopping career, he’s quit the foreign desk of the New York Times in favor of writing about local politics for the Daily News. He prefers the quieter lifestyle local coverage affords him.

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Promo

Feb 28 – The Signal
http://pub.signalpodcast.com/promos/signal_promo_misbehave.mp3

Box Office Report

Top Ten
#1 – Act of Valor
#2 – Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds
#3 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
#4 – Safe House
#5 – The Vow
#6 – Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
#7 – This Means War
#8 – Wanderlust
#9 – Gone
#10 – The Secret World of Arrietty

(New Release)


Tops From the Past
2007 – Wild Hogs
2002 – We Were Soldiers
1992 – Wayne’s World
1982 – On Golden Pond
1972 – Cabaret

New Releases

Week of March 2nd

Wide

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax – [PG]
Project X – [R]

Limited

Being Flynn – [R]
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie – [R]
The Snowtown Murders – [NR]
Boy – [NR]
The Salt of Life – [NR]

Home Entertainment

February 28th

New Releases

Hugo – [PG]
Justice League: Doom – [PG-13]
Johnny English Reborn – [PG]
Beneath the Darkness – [R]

TV on DVD

Mission: Impossible - The '89 TV Season
Law & Order: The Tenth Year
How The Universe Works
Here's Lucy: Season Five

Netflix Streaming

New Releases

Week of Feb 26 to Mar 3

Feb 26

Feb 27
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) – [R]
Seven Days in Utopia (2011) – [G]

Feb 28
Beneath the Darkness (2012) – [R]

Elevate (2011) – [PG]
Wolf Town (2010) – [R]

Feb 29

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Series (1993)
Supershow (1969)

A Tribute to Edith Piaf: Live at Montreux (2004)

Alicia Keys: Diary of Alicia (2004)

America: Live in Central Park (1979)

Bob Marley & the Wailers: Catch a Fire (1999)

Canned Heat: Live at Montreux 1973 (1973)

Classic Albums: Deep Purple: Machine Head (2002)

Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (1997)

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell (1999)

Classic Albums: Phil Collins: Face Value (1999)

Classic Albums: The Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty (1997)

Diana Krall: Live In Rio (2009)