Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

This week, Clark pays tribute to the late Nora Ephron by featuring music from the films she wrote and/or directed. You'll hear song and score selections from Silkwood, You've Got Mail, Heartburn, Michael, Sleepless in Seattle, Mixed Nuts, Lucky Numbers, Julie & Julia, and When Harry Met Sally. Plus, a review of The Amazing Spider-Man.

Melissa gets Brave and reviews Rock of Ages. Michael loses himself in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. Does anyone really want to see The Hobbit? Remembering Andy Griffith. Alec Baldwin: Mayor of NYC. And a rundown of what's new in movies, TV, DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, books, music, and theatre this week.

Patrick and his lovely wife Erika postpone their pottery lessons long enough to review Patrick Swayze's romantic magnum opus, Ghost.

Steve, Andrew, Jon, and Gabriel return to continue their dissection of the Good, Bad, and Ugly of director Ridley Scott in Part II: The Later Years. While not a straight sequel, it does contain Part I's DNA.

This week, Clark wraps up his latest exploration of director/composer relationships by featuring music written by Ennio Morricone for the films of director Giuseppe Tornatore. You'll hear selections from Cinema Paradiso, Everybody's Fine, A Pure Formality, The Star Maker, The Legend of 1900, Malena, The Unknown Woman and Baaria. Plus! A review of Seth McFarlane's directorial debut, Ted.

This week... Melissa stuffs a few dollars in the g-string of Magic Mike. Michael pits The Avengers vs. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Anderson Cooper comes out of the closet. Katie Holmes becomes Scientology Public Enemy #1. And we run down a wealth of new entertainment from Movies and TV, to DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, Books, Music, and Theatre.

This week, Steve and Jon talk about what they've been into lately, before they get down to discussing video game collections, the collector's mental state, and their respective "Holy Grails." Meanwhile, Kev is busy plain' Jim Croce songs.

Mac gets Brave and knocks Prometheus. Erich goes to church to take down the casinos. Dave can't tear himself away from Wrath of the Titans. Plus! Desired filmmaker documentaries, Intense helicopter stunts, and Memorable bears.

I could say Patrick and Doug are looking for A Few Good Men, but that wouldn't be entirely accurate. The truth is... you can't handle the truth!

On this week's episode Jon, Andrew, Gabriel, and Steve tackle the early works of Legendary visualist Sir Ridley Scott!

This week, Clark continues to explore director/composer collaborations by featuring music composed by Patrick Doyle for the films of Kenneth Branagh. You'll hear selections from Henry V, Dead Again, Much Ado About Nothing, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Hamlet, Love's Labours Lost, As You Like It, Sleuth, and Thor.

Melissa returns from a weekend at Downton Abbey, Michael crucifies Jim Henson's Labyrinth, Pixar and the Afro Circus dominate the box office, fluffing up Magic Mike, Eugene Levy shacks up with Tyler Perry's Madea, a review of Kevin Smith's new internet series Spoilers, The Exorcist comes to the stage, and all the latest arriving at the movies, on TV, DVD, Blu-ray, books, music, and theatre.

Mac crushes on Legend of Cora while burying Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows. Daryl gets sucked into a black hole to revisit Carl Sagan's Cosmos and Little Lord Fauntleroy (1934). Erich discovers old Role Models and an older Matt LeBlanc in new Episodes. Dave contracts a case of Burning Love while living Life with Principles. Plus! Truckers, Favorite sports movie antagonist douchebag, Movies made to look old, and Killer vegetables.

Patrick and Alex are given a surprise gift, one which turns this discussion into a Fincher-esque exploration of Michael Douglas and Sean Penn in The Game. Discovering the object of this podcast is the object of this podcast.

This week, Jon leads the troops as he, Gabriel, Steve, and Andrew tackle the works of action Maestro John McTiernan! Yippee Ki-Yay Mr. Falcon!

Melissa gets her documentary on. Michael defends Ridley Scott's Prometheus. Preparing for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. Embracing David Wain's Wanderlust. Debriefing the Tony Awards. Running down the latest and greatest in Movies, DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Hulu, TV, Music, Books, and Theatre.

Kev, Jon, and Steve put down their controllers long enough to chime in on the goings on of E3-2012. Meanwhile Kev finds himself marooned in Rural Newfoundland with naught but his iPad to save his sanity, Jon plays a bit of Lollipop Chainsaw, while Steve finds his feet with Dragon's Dogma and continues loving Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

Dave and Erich get into a hefty debate over the hierarchy of successful superhero films. Alice spends time Seeking Justice with The Innkeepers. Dave provides a Mad Men wrap-up and rediscovers '80s family sitcom Rags to Riches. Plus! Horrible road trips, Balloons, and Hideous muppets.

Join Patrick and JB as they don their finest Replicant and Alien cosplay to seek the nerd truth behind Ridley Scott's Prometheus.

Our boys from beyond the pale present a double-sized look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of Canadian master of macabre grotesquery -- David Cronenberg! Long live the new flesh!