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In this installment, being our 20th, critic Sean Burns (The Improper Bostonian) joins us to discuss the new Blu-rays and DVDs: Shame, Hellacious Acres, The Red House, Bob’s Burgers: Season One, Werner Herzog’s Into the Abyss and more.

Recording remotely from the Independent Film Festival Boston 2012, film critics Brett Michel (The Boston Herald), Monica Castillo (The Boston Phoenix) and Steve Head discuss the opening night events.

Film critics Steve Head, John Black and guest Sean Burns preview the Independent Film Festival Boston 2012.

Since the inception of DVDs more than a dozen years ago, home video Special Features - those wonderful and sometimes not so wonderful “extras” which seemingly validate purchasing the movie after you’ve seen it at the theater three months prior - have greatly improved in style and content. Case in point: The special features on Paramount’s Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Blu-ray are state of the art. Tops in not only in style, but in menu presentation. The team that put together the disc clearly had it’s menus in mind while Ghost Protocol was being filmed. In Extra Features 19, John and I get to talking about the Ghost Protocol disc, as well as the impressive We Bought a Zoo Blu-ray, which has a couple neat special features from Cameron Crowe and Co. We also discuss the new titles: Kate & Leopold: The Special Edition (which is a fine film and a guilty pleasure, and I’ll stand by that claim), The Witches of Oz, Conversation Piece (starring Burt Lancaster), The Siege of Firebase Gloria (from 20th Century Fox’s video on demand), the French film The Conquest, Timur Bekmambetov’s The Darkest Hour; and The Marvel 3-Movie Collection (Thor, Hulk and Dr Strange) and The Marvel Movie Collection: Ultimate Avengers - both from Lionsate Home Video.

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black to discuss the new films CABIN IN THE WOODS, DETENTION, LOCKOUT and THE THREE STOOGES. Please subscribe to our RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/iDrF

Extra Features is our discussion of new Blu-ray and DVD releases. And on this episode, Bob Chipman (a.k.a. MovieBob) joins us to discuss a number of things, including… Anchor Bay’s new Battle Royale: The Complete Collection – a 4-disc set featuring Battle Royale (2000), Battle Royale: Special Edition (2001) and Battle Royale: Requiem (2002). Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Bob crackes the esseence of it noting that “Kids deserve better.” The extra features on the new War Horse Blu-ray. Largo Winch with Kirsten Scott Thomas and Tomer Sisley And, says John, “Words that no film critic wants to hear: The Gweneth Paltrow Four Film Collection, The Nicole Kidman Four Film Collection and the Renee Zellweger Four Film Collection.” All on DVD. John will be using his extra copy of Cold Mountain as a coaster. Madonna’s Truth or Dare (1991) on Blu-ray The Criterion Collection’s release of A Night To Remember (1958) on Blu-ray The extra features on Jonah Hill’s The Sitter Blu-ray

Bob Chipman (a.k.a. MovieBob - http://moviebob.blogspot.com) joins Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black to discuss the new films WRATH OF THE TITANS, MIRROR MIRROR and THE RAID: REDEMPTION. Please subscribe to our RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/iDrF

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new Blu-ray and DVD releases TOOTH FAIRY 2, HOP, IMMORTALS, TODD AND THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL, BLADE OF KINGS, NEVERLAND, GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES and FOOTLOOSE. Please subscribe to our RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/iDrF

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films THIS MEANS WAR, CORIOLANUS and Whit Stillman's DAMSELS IN DISTRESS. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films 21 JUMP STREET, CASA DE MI PADRE and JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME. Plus new Blu-ray releases: Ralph Bakshi's WIZARDS (1977) and Alexander Payne's THE DESCENDANTS. Please subscribe to our RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/iDrF

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films JOHN CARTER and SILENT HOUSE. Please subscribe to our RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/iDrF

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including Alfred Hitchcock's TO CATCH A THIEF (1955), The Criterion Collection's release of VANYA ON 42ND STREET (1994), PUSS IN BOOTS, BOUNTY HUNGER, THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER and more. Please subscribe to our RSS feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/iDrF

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films PROJECT X and THE LORAX, plus new DVDs and Blu-rays inclucing Paul W.S. Anderson's THE THREE MUSKETEERS, IMMORTALS and TIN TIN.

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black interview the stars of PROJECT X - Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown - and discuss the new films ACT OF VALOR and WANDERLUST.

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including Martin Scorsese's HUGO, Billy Wilder's THE APARTMENT, Jerry Lewis' THE JAZZ SINGER, TOWER HEIST, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK and The Asylum's TWO-HEADED SHARK ATTACK and Zombie Apocalypse. http://www.post-movie.neT

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including Woody Allen's ANNIE HALL and MANHATTAN, Alfred Hitchcock's SPELLBOUND, NOTORIOUS and REBECCA, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in THE REBOUND. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films STARWARS: EPISDOE ONE THE PHANTOM MENACE 3D, JOURNEY 2 THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, and THE VOW. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including IN TIME, LOVE STORY (1970), WINGS (1927), OPPOSING FORCE (1986), UP THE CREEK (1984), PUSSYCAT PUSSYCAT I LOVE YOU (1970), the ainme .HACK: QUANTUM, and the web series that's now on DVD, WAINY DAYS. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new film THE WOMAN IN BLACK and CHRONICLE. http://www.post-movie.net

In this special episode, MovieBob, a.k.a. Bob Chipman, joins Steve Head to discuss their favorite films of 2011. http://www.post-movie.net feedback: [email protected]

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including DEAD POET'S SOCIETY (1989), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962), THUNDER SOUL, DIRTY GIRL, ELVIS FOUND ALIVE, QUEEN OF THE SUN: WHAT ARE THE BEES TELLING US?, Funimation's B GATA H KEI: YAMADA'S FIRST TIME and The Criterion Collection's restoration of GODZILLA (1984) and GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS (1956) http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films THE GREY, HAYWIRE, MAN ON A LEDGE and ALBERT NOBBS. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including SID & NANCY, GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, VELVET GOLDMINE, REAL STEEL, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3, ARCHER: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO, CATCH .44 and more. http://www.post-movie.net

In this special episode, MovieBob, a.k.a. Bob Chipman, joins Steve Head to discuss their favorite films of 2011. http://www.post-movie.net feedback: [email protected]

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films CONTRABAND and director Ti West's THE INNKEEPERS. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including TORA! TORA! TORA!, FRIGHT NIGHT, THE HELP, VELVET GOLDMINE, THE SIMPSONS: SEASON 9, ASTRAL CITY: A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY, DEXTER ROMWEBER: TWO-HEADED COW and the Criterion Collection's release of THE LADY VANISHES and DESIGN FOR LIVING.

Improper Bostonian film critic Sean Burns joins Steve Head and John Black as they discuss: TINTIN, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, WAR HORSE and YOUNG ADULT. Plus home video reviews of THE EXPENDABLES: THE EXTENDED CUT and WARRIOR. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including GIRLS NEXT DOOR, THE ROCKETEER, BOY TOY, DRAGON CRUSADERS, THE ROLLING STONE'S SOME GIRLS, GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE, ZEBRAMAN, BELLE'S ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS, ICE AGE: A MAMMOTH CHRISTMAS and more. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films NEW YEAR'S EVE and THE SITTER. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films THE ARTIST, ARTHUR CHRISTMAS, and ANSWERS TO NOTHING. http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including CHILLERAMA, GHOST WARRIOR, RUSHMORE, THE BIG COUNTRY, THE FUTURE, INCIDENT IN AN ALLEY, THE NICKLE RIDE and more! http://www.post-movie.net

Boston area film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss the new films HUGO and MY WEEK WITH MARILYN; plus new films coming soon to the Coolidge Corner Theatre (coolidge.org) - THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) in 3D, 12 MONKEYS, and FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM - and the ArtsEmerson Paramount (artsemerson.org) - THE SWELL SEASON. http://www.post-movie.net

We get to talkin' 'bout... Funimation's new Blu-ray restoration/upgrade of "DragonBall Z: Level 1:1" Mr. JJ Abrams' "Super 8" ... which is lookin' super sweet on Blu-ray The super low-budget, Roxbury, MA-filmed horror flick "The House of the Damned” (1966) The Robert Altman-produced drama "Welcome to L.A." (1976) Disney's "Prep and Landing" on DVD Gabriel Iglesias: Fluffy's Back 2 disc set from Comedy Central The Sy Fy Channels' "Being Human" The new "Toy Story" short film "Small Fry," which is attached to "The Muppets." http://www.post-movie.net is where you'll find all of our episodes online, and other stuff. Leave us a review on iTunes and/or send us email and let us know how the show's going. We're at [email protected]

In this episode, full-time movie reviewers and part-time film critics Steve Head and John Black discuss 'The Descendants' and 'The Muppets.' And then there's the other topics: That whole 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn: Part 1' thing; 'The Color Wheel' at the ArtsEmerson Paramount; NBC reboots 'The Munsters;' and Sergio Leone's 'Duck, You Sucker' and 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' at the Harvard Film Archive. Email us at contact[at]post-movie.net http://www.post-movie.net is where all the other stuff is.

Directors Dennis Dugan's (in actuality, Adam Sandler directed it) 'Jack and Jill,' and Tarsem Singh's 'Immortals' get the full review treatment. We also discuss new DVD and Blu-ray releases including: 'Darker Than Black,' 'Toy Story' on 3D Blu-ray, 'West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition,' Criterion's release of Ingemar Bergman's 'Fanny and Alexander' and The Asylum's 'Three Musketeers' and more! Leave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do). Visit us online at post-movie.net

Directors Brett Ratner's Tower Heist,' Todd Strauss-Schulson's 'A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,' and Lars Von Trier's 'Melancholia' get the full review treatment. Topics also discussed... Steve raspy voice due to his 'Spooky World: The Fear at Fenway' gigWhat's playing at the Coolidge Corner Theater in November'The Tobolowski Files' coming to The Brattle Theater in Harvard Square (Nov. 11th -13th) Leave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do). Visit us online at post-movie.net

We discuss new Blu-ray and DVD releases including: 'Captain America: The First Avenger,' Jewel Staite's 'Mothman' the 'Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy,' 1957's 'Valerie,' 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes: The Avengers' Volumes 3 and 4, 'The Howling: Reborn,' William Shatner's documentary 'The Captains,' 'Page One: Inside the New York Times,' Kevin Smiths 'Red State' and Disney's 'Winne the Pooh.' http://www.post-movie.net is where it all happens.

Directors Paul W.S. Anderson's 'The Three Musketeers,' Sean Durkin's 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' and Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman's 'Paranormal Activity 3' get the full review treatment. Topics also discussed... John's theory art house film overflow: The Sundace Effect Sergio Leone's films at the Harvard Film Archive, particularly 'Once Upon a Time in America on Nov. 5th John Wayne and Kirk Douglas' 'The War Wagon' (1967) Why thrillers and horror films desperately need more humor The strange return of Teddy Ruxpin and Lite-Brite! Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] Leave us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do). Visit us online at post-movie.net resides in their home. Henry Joost & Ariel

We discuss new DVD and Blu-ray releases including: 'Scared Shrekless,' 'Monte Carlo,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,' 'The Tree of Life,' 'Phase 7,' 'A Better Life,' 'Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginings' and 'The People vs. George Lucas.' And Steve gets a little ranty with the 'Star Wars' issues. http://www.post-movie.net is where it all happens.

Directors David Frankel's 'The Big Year' and Matthijs van Heijningen Jr's 'The Thing' receive the full review treatment.What's more, John and Steve talk about ... - Having directors John Boorman ('The General') and Tom Tykwer ('Run Lola Run') get upset with them- Trying to forget 'The Human Centipede: Full Sequence'- What's at The Brattle on Halloween: 'White Zombie' with a Live Score by The Volcano Kings (Oct 31)- What's coming to The Harvard Film Archive: 'The Legend of Taylor Mead' (Oct 21-24)- What's coming to The Coolidge: director Lucio Fulci's 'Zombie' (Midnight, Oct 21)- And John being under the uncomfortable contempt of Stephen Baldwin Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

New on video store shelves and up for extensive discussion in this episode is... Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) and Jackie Brown (1997) on Blu-ray - Both films making their debut on blu-ray, with Pulp Fiction getting a little extra love in the form of newly produced special features: New Interviews with the Cast and a Critic's Retrospective on the Movie's Place in Film History with Elvis Mitchel and Scott Foundas. The Honeymooners: Lost Episodes 1951-1957 - The Complete Restored Series on DVD - A 15-disc set running more than 3,000 minutes. It's everything a Honeymooner's fan could want. Really. There's 30 sketches in the set that have never been on DVD, 18 of which haven't been seen since they originally aired in the 1950s. It's $139.00, but all sorts of goodness. Poltergeist II (1986) on Blu-ray - John recalls the horrors of that "attack of the braces" scene. "A dental nightmare." Hero's Island (1961) on DVD - From the MGM Limited Edition Collection, starring James Mason and a young Harry Dean Stanton. Irvin Kirshner's Robocop 2 (1990) on Blu-ray - Featuring all those pre-CGI go-motion effects by the wizardly Phil Tippet. Manhunter (1986) on Blu-ray - Starring a young Stephen Lang (Avatar and Terra Nova) and featuring another psycho bad guy performance by Tom Noonan (Robocop 2) Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2011) on DVD and Blu-ray - Who would have thought we'd enjoy this film? You've got to love the way Mr. Sassoon did Mia Farrow's hair for Rosemary's Baby, and this doc shows you how that transpired. Ken Burn's and Lynn Novick's Prohibition on DVD and Blu-ray - I'm 4-hours into this 6-hour doc (a 3-disc blu-ray set). Where did the time go? Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill (1980) on Blu-ray - a film that must be seen again to be appreciated. This new Blu-ray offers some nice special features, including The Making of Dressed to Kill and An Appreciation by Keith Gordon Featurette, which is rather insightful. Click on the playback links and enjoy that show!

Shawn Levy's 'Real Steel' and George Clooney's 'The Ides of March' get the full-on review treatment.Also on tap ... - I recommend 'Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone,' which is now playing in New York and L.A.- John recomends 'The Hollies: Look Through Any Window,' which is new to DVD- I'm inspired to take a stand for journalists before Boston's 'Real Steel' screeningLet us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

New Blu-ray and DVD releases are reviewed.Noted titles ...Poltergeist 2 (MGM)Manhunter (MGM)Hannibal (MGM)Robocop 2 (MGM)The Last House on the Left: Special Edition (MGM)And titles discussed at length...Friday the 13th: The Ultimate Collection (Paramount)The Sophia Loren Collection (Kino Loerber)Beauty and the Beast 5-disc Set 3D (Disney)The Lion King 4-disc Set 3D (Disney)Carolos (The Criterion Collection)Les Cousins (The Criterion Collection)Going Postal (NTI)Master of the World (MGM Limited Edition Collection)Trigun: Badlands Rumble (Funimation)Le Beau Serge (The Criterion Collection)Bridesmaids (Universal)Prohibition (PBS)Prom (Disney)The Revolutionary (MGM Limited Edition Collection)The Others (Lionsgate) Let us know what you think of the podcast! Send us an email at [email protected] us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do). Visit us online at post-movie.netet enjoy the show!

Directors Jonathan Levine's '50/50' and Mark Mylod's 'What's Your Number?' get the full-on review treatment.Other subjects discuessed, particularly ... what's happening at The Coolidge Corner Theater (Coolidge.org) ...- The forthcoming film 'Blackthorn'- 'Jimmy Tingle's America' at the Brattle Oct 7-9- IFFBoston award winner 'Litterock' at ArtsEmerson's Paramount Theater Oct 7-9- More about the Stephen King flicks at the Coolidge Corner Theater this monthApologies for the hissy audio quality of this episode. We now know what NOT to do when saving files :)Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

Bennet Miller's 'Moneyball' and Gary McKendry's 'Killer Elite' get the full-on review treatment.Other subjects discussed, particularly ... what's happening at The Coolidge Corner Theater (Coolidge.org) ...- 'Tucker and Dale vs Evil' at midnight- Diggin' 'The French Connection' in 35mm- Stephen King adaptations- The strangeness of Kevin Smith's 'Red State'- And John implores everyone to see 'A Dolphin's Tale' ... but NOT in 3-DLet us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

Rod Laurie's 'Straw Dogs' and Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Drive' get the full review treatment.Other areas traversed...- 'Rolling Thunder' at midnight and the latest Q&A ever at the Coolidge.- 'Sophie's Key' and a film introducer's worst nightmare- 'The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training' actually and deservedly gets honored- 'Dr. Detroit' and Dan Aykroyd at his best (yes, there was a time)- Recalling the '80s films of Chevy Chase- What's up with Boston's Stuart Street Theater?Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] us a review on iTunes (because writing is fun).Visit us online at post-movie.net

New Blu-ray and DVD releases are reviewed, including- 'Scarface: Limited Edition' (dir. Brian De Palma, 1983) on Blu-ray - 'Straw Dogs: The Unrated Version' (dir. Sam Peckinpah, 1971) on Blu-ray- 'Trainspotting' (dir. Danny Boyle, 1996) on Blu-ray- 'If....' (dir. Lindsay Anderson, 1969) on Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection- 'Disco Worms' (2011) on DVDOther valued concerns ... - Get on over to The Coolidge Corner Theater and see 'The Debit' starring Helen Mirren!- John tells of the strangeness that was 'Trainspotting: The Play' in Los Angeles- Susan George knows how to make an entrance in 'Straw Dogs'- Steve's resentment of Danny BoyleLet us know what you think of the podcast! Send us an email at [email protected] us a review on iTunes (because it's morally the right thing to do).Visit us online at post-movie.net

Steven Soderbergh's 'Contagion' and Gavin O'Connor's 'Warrior' get the full review treatment.Other areas traversed... - The Harvard Film Archive's 'American Punk' series ruled, like way seriously.- Matt Damon is a great leading man because he's a great character actor.- 'Suburbia' in 35mm is a trip.- Sonny Chiba needs his own retrospective at Harvard.- Eating during a movie can be exceptionally disruptive; sometimes as much as talking or texting.- Gweneth Paltrow is a good sport. How can you not love what she lets Soderbergh do to her character in 'Contagion'?- Find and watch 'Linda, Linda, Linda.'Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] us a review on iTunes (because writing is fun).Visit us online at post-movie.net

Steve Head and John Black turn their attion to the new Blu-ray & DVD releases: Secret Sunshine, Nikita, The Perfect Host, Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, Rebirth, If a Tree Falls, Meek's Cutoff, and The Best of Jack Benny. John asks, How amusing are those Lucky Strike cigarrette ads during The Jack Benny Show? And Steve remembers Elke, the cat from The Towering Inferno.Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] us online at post-movie.net

Directors David R. Ellis' "Shark Night 3D" and David Robert Mitchell's "Myth of the American Sleepover" get the full review treatment.John and I also discuss the slate of films playing this month at the Brattle, The Coolidge Corner Theater, and the Harvard Film Archive; "Class of 1984," "The French Connection," and the films of Woody Allen. Let us know what you think of the show! Send us an email at [email protected] Visit us online at post-movie.net