Episode 647: Our All Time 10 Ten Favorite Films

It's the unofficial end to the summer series, dropping a day or two before summer actually ends -- but we waited until #XLessDrEarl was back in studio!  And here he is, joining d$ and Mikey as they count down their all time 10 favorite films ever (and give 11 thru 20 later on in the show)

Mikey and d$ have a recap of the All Time Top 10 given in Eps 214 and 218 (back in March of 2016), but for #XLessDrEarl, its a brand new list that none of us had ever heard.

And after a lengthy discussion on the films of Ernest, we dive in to the all time top ten... of course there is some crossover, and a little movement from previous lists to now -- and only a smattering of pretention.  You'll hear about Harry Ford and Michael Mann. Some Tom Hanks and Audrey Hepburn.  Morgan Freeman and Play It Again Sam... films from 1942 all the way up to 2010.

It was a great list to discuss and we'd love to know YOUR faves too.

Here are movies discussed and where to find them streaming at time of recording:

• Almost Famous - MGM+
• Andre Rublev
• The Big Lebowski - rental
• Blade Runner - rental
• Casablanca - MAX
• Chariots of Fire - rental
• Clerks - Netflix
• Days of Heaven - Criterion Channel
• The Empire Strikes Back - Disney+
• The Godfather - Paramount+
• Heat - Showtime
• Inception - rental
• The Last of the Mohicans - TubiTV
• Lawrence of Arabia - Amazon Prime
• The Mission - rental
• The Princess Bride - Disney+
• Pulp Fiction - Amazon Prime; Paramount+; AMC+
• Raiders of the Lost Ark - Disney+
• Roman Holiday - rental
• The Seventh Seal - MAX; Criterion Channel
• The Shawshank Redemption - TBS; rental
• Star Wars - Disney+
• Titanic - Paramount+
• To Kill a Mockingbird - TubiTV
• True Romance - rental
• You've Got Mail - rental 

 

Episode 592: The Actor 1-2-3 Punch

Like sand through the hourglass, this is the Deuce of our Lives... because summer is whizzing by faster than you can name 14 straight Tom Hanks banger movies. #FanboySummer2023 rolls on as the latest loser winner guest joins the show -- returning Friend of the Show, Roth from Wyoming! 

Lots to get to on this show, including catching up with Roth and his latest ventures... then some birthday movies, including the incredible news that Seabiscuit is 20 years old!

A brand new game -- Everything Everywhere All At Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -- makes its debut on the show, as the crew pairs up movie titles for points. 

Finally, Mikey, d$, #TwitterlessDrEarl, and Roth give their favorite 1-2-3 Punch for actors... that is, which actors had the best back to back to back hit films, from double doses of Harry Ford to tripling up on our fave Katie Holmes ex... which leads to Mikey's own theme for the episode, in memory of Garrison Ryfun, of course.

Stick around throughout the episode to hear about Roth's charitable work with RISE Foundation of Wyoming and how you can help! 

(Way too many movies to list their streaming sources - you can do your work this week)

 

The 2020 Deucie Award Nominations

Here are the official nominations for the 7th Annual Deucie Awards;  awards to be presented on Episode 421, released on March 11th.

By the numbers:
Most nominations: Little Women (9)... Marriage Story (7)... Knives Out (5)... Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (5)... Parasite (5)... A Hidden Life (4)... Bombshell (4)

BEST PICTURE

1. 1917
2. A Hidden Life
3. Knives Out
4. Little Women
5. Marriage Story
6. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
7. Parasite

AWARD FOR DIRECTING ACHIEVEMENT BY A DIRECTOR WHO DIRECTED

1. Noah Baumbach, "Marriage Story"
2. Greta Gerwig, "Little Women"
3. Bong Joon Ho, "Parasite"
4. Terrance Malick, "A Hidden Life"
5. Sam Mendes, "1917"
6. Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

BEST ACTOR

1. Christian Bale, "Ford v Ferrari"
2. Leonardo DiCaprio, "Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood"
3. Adam Driver, "Marriage Story"
4. Eddie Murphy, "Dolemite is My Name"
5. Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker"
6. Adam Sandler, "Uncut Gems"

BEST ACTRESS

1. Akwafina, "The Farewell"
2. Scarlett Johansson, "Marriage Story"
3. Lupita Nyong'o, "US"
4. Florence Pugh, "Midsommar"
5. Saoirse Ronan, "Little Women"
6. Charlize Theron, "Bombshell"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. Alan Alda, "Marriage Story"
2. Timothee Chalamet, "Little Women"
3. Daniel Craig, "Knives Out"
4. Al Pacino, "The Irishman"
5. Joe Pesci, "The Irishman"
6. Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. Laura Dern, "Little Women"
2. Rebecca Ferguson, "Doctor Sleep"
3. Scarlett Johansson, "JoJo Rabbit"
4. Thomasin McKenzie, "JoJo Rabbit"
5. Florence Pugh, "Little Women"
6. Margot Robbie, "Bombshell"

THE JACOB PINKY AWARD FOR BEST BRAIN CANDY FILM

1. Doctor Sleep
2. Fast & Furious Present: Hobbs & Shaw
3. Ford v Ferrari
4. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum
5. Jumanji The Next Level

BEST ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

1. Noah Baumbach, "Marriage Story"
2. Greta Gerwig, "Little Women"
3. Rian Johnson, "Knives Out"
4. Bong Joon Ho & Jin Won Han, "Parasite"
5. Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

BEST ANIMATED FILM

1. Frozen 2
2. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
3. Missing Link
4. Toy Story 4
5. Wonder Park

BEST SONG OR SCORE

1. Bombshell, music by Theodore Shapiro, featuring Caroline Shaw, Petra Haden, Susanna Hoffs
2. A Hidden Life, music by James Newton Howard
3. Joker, music by Hildur Guonadittior
4. "I Punched Keanu Reeves" from "Always Be My Maybe", music and lyrics by Randall Park and Dan the Automator
5. Little Women, music by Alexandre Desplat
6. Uncut Gems, music by Daniel Lopatin

BEST CAST ENSEMBLE

1. Avengers Endgame
2. Bombshell
3. Knives Out
4. Little Women
5. Parasite

BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA 

1. Dark Waters
2. A Hidden Life
3. Marriage Story
4. Parasite
5. Uncut Gems

BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY

1. Always Be My Maybe
2. Dolemite is My Name
3. JoJo Rabbit
4. Knives Out
5. Late Night

BEST MOTION PICTURE ACTION

1. 1917
2. 6 Underground
3. Avengers Endgame
4. Fast & Furious Present: Hobbs & Shaw
5. John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum

BEST FANTASY / SCI FI

1. Avengers Endgame
2. Captain Marvel
3. Doctor Sleep
4. Spider-Man Far From Home
5. Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker

Episode 353: ReFlicktion Rhapsody

It's a hostful episode of The Deucecast Movie Show, as Mikey and Dave come together for a Reflicktions time to Reflicked upon the Flicks they've seen in the last few weeks included several new releases such as Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, and Bad Times at the El Royale.

The guys dive in as usual, discussing the best in Yeti Cinema... the Spideyverse... John Wick 2 comparisons... mental illness issues... Mikey licking the Guest... young Dicaprio... Jon Hamm's acting chops... Dave completing the 90s trilogy... Hulk Hogan and what kind of tape??... the new Michael Myers... vintage Malick... AA Milne is a jerk... old school Andre Gower... making space boring... zombie solder creature things... Ted Kennedy's crimes... and the story of Sacha Baron Cohen and Freddie Mercury...

A sad event in real time, breaking on the show... and the updated top five lists of the year!

Movies discussed:
Smallfoot... Hotel Artimus... Venom.. 211... God Knows Where I Am (doc).. Apostle... The Quick & the Dead... Game Night... Bad Night at the El Royale... Beirut... Empire Records... Kindergarten Teacher... Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press... Private Lives... Halloween... The 22nd of July... Badlands... Goodbye Christopher Robin... The Hudsucker Proxy... Slice... Monster Squad... First Man... You Were Never Really Here... The Night Comes for Us... Overlord... Chappaquiddick... Bohemian Rhapsody

Ep 222: Whoever's in New England with Joe Tavano

Taking the podcast to a Southie Direction, Mikey, Dave and Pinky bring in fellow movie lover, geek and all around cool dude Joe Tavano, the founder of RetroZap Podcasting Network.

As the guys begin, a brand new game emerges... "NAME THAT SEAGAL".  Can you tell one Steven Seagal movie from another?  It's harder than you think...

Diving into Boston Films, movies set in and around the Boston area take center stage... classics like "The Town", "The Departed" and even "Celtic Pride"... okay, maybe not all three of those make it.  And Joe, being from the area, gives the down-low on several films like "Jaws", "Mystic River" and even "Fever Pitch".  Plus, the trend of mid-80's New England beach films that feature boats and regattas.  

And what to expect when John Laroquette is atop your movie poster.

Bonus!  What song might be Boston' theme song? Well Dave has no idea, but that doesn't stop him from trying, does it?

And don't forget to check out some our favorite shows on RetroZapped.Com, like Skywalking Through Neverland, TechnoRetro Dads, Brews & Blasters and others! 

Episode 219: The Mt Rushmore of Actors

The Deucecast Movie Show records once again from the Deucecast Studios in Meadowbrook, Alabama, and this time it's a quick 1/2 hour... just enough to fill your Deuce Cup.

First, a brand new game called "The Rename Game", finding out what movie could also be called "The Ocho With a Negative Disposition"

The main event in this episode is the Mount Rushmore of Actors.  Now that the gang has given their all time 100 favorite films, its time to find out what films belong on each guy's "Mt Rushmore of Actors"... the four favorite actors of all time.  Names like Ford... Connery... DiCaprio... and The Rock.  And of course, Cage.  Always Cage. Naturally Cage.

Plus, the sad state of affairs with Pacino & DeNiro... and which actor is considered "Comfort Food"... and Mikey gets morbid about the mortality of acting icons... 

Episode 216: The 2016 Deucie Awards

The Guitar Guy, aka iOTA, aka Sean Hape, nominated for Best
Music for Mad Max Fury Road...

It's the show when we finally close the book on The Year in Film 2015... Dave, Mikey & Pinky not only talk about their Top Ten Fave Films of 2015, but its also time for The 3rd Annual Deucecast Motion Picture Awards for the Best in Motion Picture Films, aka, "The Deucies".

Great films like Room, Kingsman Secret Service, that latest Star Wars film, Steve Jobs and even The Intern are remembered and celebrated here. 

Will Brie Larson get her first Deucie after being nominated 3 times in her career (twice this year), or will Emily Blunt steal it for her thrilling her performance in Sicario?

In the stacked Supporting Actor, what will become of a Bale vs Goggins vs del Toro vs Hardy vs Isaac battle? 

For the first time ever, there was a complete unanimous winner in a category!  

Will Fantastic Four take home The Worst Film Deucie, or will Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser finally win something?  

Find out the answers to these burning questions and more... plus a quick take on Zootopia! 

The Deucie Nomination List

BEST PICTURE

The Big Short

Mad Max Fury Road

The Revenant

Spotlight

Steve Jobs

AWARD FOR DIRECTING ACHIEVEMENT

JJ Abrams (Star Wars The Force Awakens)

Alenjandro Inarritu (The Revenant)

Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)

George Miller (Mad Max Fury Road)

Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight)

BEST ACTOR

Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)

Matt Damon (The Martian)

Paul Dano (Love & Mercy)

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)

Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)

BEST ACTRESS

Emily Blunt (Sicario)

Brie Larson (Room)

Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)

Daisy Ridley (Star Wars The Force Awakens)

Amy Schumer (Trainwreck)

BEST SCREENPLAY

JJ Abrams (Star Wars The Force Awakens)

Pete Docter (Inside Out)

Adam McKay & Charles Randolph (The Big Short)

Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs)

Quentin Tarantino (The H8ful Eight)

MOST ENTERTAINING FILM

Furious 7 Inside Out Kingsman Secret Service

Mad Max Fury Road

Star Wars The Force Awakens

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christian Bale (The Big Short)

Benecio del Toro (Sicario)

Walten Goggins (The H8ful Eight) Tom Hardy (The Revenant)

Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Brie Larson (Trainwreck)

Jennifer Jason Leigh (The H8ful Eight)

Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)

Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

BEST ANIMATED FILM

The Good Dinosaur

Home

Hotel Transylvania 2

Inside Out

The Peanuts Movie

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Avengers: Age of Ultron

The Big Short

The Hateful Eight

Spotlight

Star Wars The Force Awakens

BEST SCORE/SONG

iOTA aka Sean Hape (Mad Max Fury Road)

Johann Johannsson (Sicario) Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)

Ryuichi Sakamoto (The Revenant) John Williams (Star Wars the Force Awakens)

BEST COMEDY

Inside Out

The Intern

Pitch Perfect 2

Sisters

Trainwreck

BEST ACTION FILM

Ant Man

Furious 7

Kingsman Secret Service

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

BEST FANTASY SCI FI

Ant Man

Ex Machina

Mad Max Fury Road

The Martian

Star Wars The Force Awakens

BEST DRAMA

The Big Short

The Hateful Eight

Room

Sicario

Spotlight

WORST ACTING PERFOrMANCE

Dave Franco (Unfinished Business)

Kevin James (Paul Blart Mall Cop 2)

Toby Kebbell (Fantastic Four)

David Space (Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser)

Channing Tatum (Jupiter Ascending)

WORST MOVIE

Fantastic Four

Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser

Paul Blart Mall Cop 2

Unfinished Business

Vacation

Episode 214: All Time Top Ten Favorite Films Part 1

Note: The audio on this one is flaky with the call-in guest.  Just suffer through it! It's worth it!!

Finally... it's here!  Dave, Mikey & Pinky have entered the Top Ten in our year long series of our Top 100 favorite films... and because it's so monumental, the Deucecast Movie Show gang had to bring in two of their favorite dozen or so guests -- Local Birmingham filmmaker Jeremy Burgess and host of the Remodeling Clay podcast Clay Shaver -- to give senseless... er, senseful films.

But first, a rousing game of Chronology, with great categories like "The Mitten"... "Bale-Out"... "Mikey Likey"... and of course, the always loved "Potent Potables".

Starting with a reminder of how each of the participants came up with their own Top Ten.

Jeremy offers up a John Carpenter masterpiece, talks about his favorite horror films and the movie that "is underrated for being overrated" and possible "date rapey".

Pinky falls in love with Anna Kendrick and cancer, talks about a movie fetish and lists the best Rings film...

Clay discusses a Vietnam classic, his best Kevin Smith and a quintessential buddy cop film...

Dave has more Anna Kendrick meets airport stories, celebrates a sinking ship and an Elton John song...

and Mikey feels some heat, feels some Breakfast and has some romance. Some True Romance.

Also, Kate Hudson may or may not come on our show, ever...

Next, how lowly ranked should "Pulp Fiction" actually be?

And... coming soon, a new reality show called... "The Burgeler"?

Episode 213: The 2016 Oscar Prediction Show

It's our annual Oscar show!  Here is the official Oscar ballot, and our Oscar predictions... follow along with the latest episode of The Deucecast Movie Show, as Mikey, Dave & Pinky make their choices.  The one who gets the most right during Sunday's awards gets to pick one very bad, very obnoxiously horrible film for the other two to watch.  

This is why Pinky & Dave had to watch "The Hillz", starring Paris Hilton, last year.  Let's not let this happen again. 

Plus, a little bonus show as Dave, Mikey & Pinky highlight the Deucie nominations and make predictions for the main categories.

Oscar Tally -
Mikey - 15-9
Pinky - 13-11
Dave - 12-12

BEST PICTURE

The Big Short  

Bridge of Spies 

Brooklyn 

Mad Max: Fury Road 

The Martian 

The Revenant 

Room 

Spotlight (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo 

Matt Damon, The Martian 

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs 

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl 

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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christian Bale, The Big Short 

Tom Hardy, The Revenant (Pinky's pick)

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight 

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies 

Sylvester Stallone, Creed (Mikey & Dave's pick)

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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight 

Rooney Mara, Carol 

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight 

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl (Mikey's pick)

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs (Pinky & Dave's pick)

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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Anomalisa

Boy and the World

Inside Out (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Shaun the Sheep Movie

When Marnie Was There

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CINEMATOGRAPHY

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Sicario

COSTUME DESIGN

Carol (Pinky's pick)

Cinderella 

The Danish Girl (Dave's pick)

Mad Max: Fury Road (Mikey's pick)

The Revenant

Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 

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DIRECTING

The Big Short 

Mad Max: Fury Road (Mikey & Dave's pick)

The Revenant (Pinky's pick)

Room

Spotlight

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DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

Amy (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Cartel Land

The Look of Silence

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

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DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

Body Team 12 (Mikey & Pinky's pick)

Chau, beyond the Lines

Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

Last Day of Freedom (Dave's pick)

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FILM EDITING

The Big Short (Pinky's pick)

Mad Max: Fury Road (Mikey's pick)

The Revenant (Dave's pick)

Spotlight

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Embrace of the Serpent

Mustang

Son of Saul (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Theeb

A War

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MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Mad Max: Fury Road (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window & Disappeared

The Revenant

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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

Bridge of Spies

Carol

The Hateful Eight (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

“Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey

“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction

“Simple Song #3,” Youth

“Til It Happens To You,” The Hunting Ground (Mikey & Pinky's pick)

“Writing’s On The Wall,” Spectre (Dave's pick)

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PRODUCTION DESIGN

Bridge of Spies 

The Danish Girl (Pinky & Dave's pick)

Mad Max: Fury Road (Mikey's pick)

The Martian 

The Revenant 

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SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

Bear Story 

Prologue 

Sanjay’s Super Team (Mikey's pick)

We Can’t Live without Cosmos 

World of Tomorrow (Pinky & Dave's pick)

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SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

Ave Maria (Mikey's pick)

Day One (Dave's pick)

Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut) 

Shok (Pinky's pick)

Stutterer 

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SOUND EDITING

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant (Mikey's pick)

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Pinky & Dave's pick)

SOUND MIXING

Bridge of Spies 

Mad Max: Fury Road 

The Martian 

The Revenant (Mikey & Pinky's pick)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Dave's pick)

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VISUAL EFFECTS

Ex Machina

Mad Max: Fury Road (Dave's pick)

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Mikey & Pinky's pick)

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WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

The Big Short (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Brooklyn

Carol

The Martian

Room

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WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

Bridge of Spies

Ex Machina

Inside Out

Spotlight (Mikey, Pinky & Dave's pick)

Straight Outta Compton