Dvd Verdict Presents... Movie Podcasts

Join Judge Clark Douglas returns with the first in a multi-episode series exploring the music from film adaptations of popular novelists. This week, author Tom Clancy gets the spotlight, with score selections from The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears. And we cap of the hour with a trio of new theatrical reviews for Lakeview Terrace, Igor, and Ghost Town. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

When the school day's done, the fun has just begun at the sweetest place in town -- the Candy Bar Drive Thru! This week at the Drive Thru, a trio of tasty treats: Gail gives Brad some bad news, a high school principal is hired, and a young couple looks for a house. "Candy Bar Drive Thru, Episode 3: Ace's Party" was written and performed by Erich Asperschlager and Dave Johnson, with a special appearance by Melissa Hansen. For more information, or to subscribe to the show, visit us at: dvdverdict.com/podcast or candybardrivethru.com Comments? Email us: feedback@candybardrivethru.com

Our time challenged dynamic duo chime in with a belated review of Tropic Thunder and debunk the misinformed protests surrounding the film's treatment of the disabled. Fringe continues its downward spiral into bad sci-fi television. Prison Break is gearing up for some blowout action. Supernatural is back in the House. Mac gives the Iron Man DVD gets an early, spank-worthy review, complete with reader feedback. An advanced look at Friday the 13th: The Series on DVD. The hazards of do-it-yourself Stormtrooper costumes, using Willy Wonka's chocolate factory as a prison, and battling commie bastards on downhill skiis. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

While rewriting history, Kent and Michelle meander through the realms of misfit toy chewing dogs, Star Wars video games, good and bad book-to-film adaptations, big vs. small heads, Iron Man II and III news, personal boundaries and customer service nightmares, the 2008 acting prom king and queen, Flick Swapping Jack T. Ripper in Time after Time, and more Canuckian musings than you can shake a tuque at. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

Join Judge Clark Douglas as he explores new and recent film score releases -- The First Olympics: Athens 1896, Burn After Reading, the SciFi Channel series Eureka, Towelhead, Masters of the Universe, El Sid -- followed by theatrical reviews for Burn After Reading and Righteous Kill. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

When the school day's done, the fun has just begun at the sweetest place in town -- the Candy Bar Drive Thru! In this week's jam-packed episode: There's a crisis at the Drive Thru, Ben finds out the results of his career aptitude test, Leonard Laskin interviews a famous Spanish director, Jerry runs into an old friend, and Eddie and Dan travel through time. Candy Bar Drive Thru, Episode 2: Spider Bite was written and performed by Erich Asperschlager and Dave Johnson, with a special appearance by Kent Dixon. For more information, or to subscribe to the show, visit us at: dvdverdict.com/podcast or candybardrivethru.com Comments? Email us: feedback@candybardrivethru.com

Your favorite podcast devolves into "Friday Filibuster After Dark," as Dave and Mac welcome in Judge Erich Asperschlager and Chief Justice Michael Stailey for a detailed look at the premiere of JJ Abrams' Fringe, the difference between Harry and Henry Houdini, sultry Charlie Brown and dirty 'Nuts, My Little t-bagging Party, sexy educational DVDs, meanies and weenies, geriatric porn, favorite stupid SNL sketches (Greenhilly, Schweddy Balls, The Continental, Superhero Party), least intimidating super heroes (Aunt Man, Baby Boomerangutan, Bi-Polar Bear, Unpopular Proctologist), concept development for the new series Stinkor and Pigpen, and (frighteningly enough) much more. For your convenience, this episode is signed for the hearing impaired. Parental guidance is suggested. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

Sick children, new jobs, neutered pets, and overly enthusiastic hosts underscore this week's episode, which finds Kent's history less on "the people's car," Michelle's unique recounting of Spider-man's cinematic history and the Ghostbusters franchise, Flick Swapping The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and a call to share your favorite book-to-film adaptations. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

Join Judge Clark Douglas as he ventures into the wild and wacky world of actor Nicolas Cage, with music from Peggy Sue Got Married, Raising Arizona, The Rock, Snake Eyes, National Treasure, Matchstick Men, The Weather Man, The Wicker Man, and Ghost Rider. The night cap for this episode is a review of Cage's latest film Bangkok Dangerous. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

When the school day's done, the fun has just begun at the sweetest place in town -- the Candy Bar Drive Thru! In this week's episode, Jeff confides in Keith, Pet Adoptions U.S.A. makes a special plea, a CEO hears an unusual marketing pitch, and we bid farewell to a beloved character. Candy Bar Drive Thru, Episode 1: HGH was written and performed by Erich Asperschlager and Dave Johnson, with a special appearance by Mac McEntire. For more information, or to subscribe to the show, visit us at: dvdverdict.com/podcast or candybardrivethru.com Comments? Email us: feedback@candybardrivethru.com

Sit back with Dave and Mac for another 30 min of geekdom that includes a glowing review of Prison Break's season premiere, a warmup to the premiere of House Season Five, the comedy of Brian Regan, favorite spoof film moments, memorable psychics, anti-climactic boss fights, and scrotum stabbing ninjas. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

A job searching Michelle ponders how the world celebrates Labor Day, while talking smack about comic book nerds, and that's just the start of this week's adventure. Kent pays tribute to the late Don LaFontaine. Sony offers a contest to win a walk-on role in Spider-man 4. Brett Ratner wants to direct Guitar Hero: The Movie, whose pitch sounds an awful lot like South Park's Guitar Queer-O. The Japanese hate The Dark Knight, calling it 'too dark.' Herbie crashes and burns after re-emerging from the Disney vault. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

This week, Judge Clark Douglas presents a musical tribute to legendary composer Lalo Schifrin. From his iconic themes for Mission: Impossible and Mannix, to his work with Steve McQueen (The Cincinnati Kid, Bullit), Bruce Lee (Enter the Dragon), Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke -- listen for the now familiar Eyewitness News theme), and Clint Eastwood (Magnum Force, Kelly's Heroes), and more obscurely engaging pieces from Tango, The Liquidator, and Return of the Marquis de Sade. To close out the show, Clark reviews Vin Diesel's latest celluloid train wreck Babylon AD and Don Cheadle's political thriller Traitor. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

The Dave and Mac attack returns for another geek-filled installment of The Friday Filibuster. This week: A review of the Don Cheadle political thriller Traitor, a brief meeting of the Guy Pearce adoration society, rockin' killer crocs, remembering The Karate Kid cartoon, previewing a Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned, unique visions of Hell, if Predators ran the government, and more the FCC won't allow us to mention. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

Neither vertigo, mispronunciations, nor gazebo tipping wind storms will keep Kent and Michelle from recording this week's show. It's a raucous romp through the jungles of Orangutan Island, as Couch Entertainment news takes on Barenaked problems, Shia Lebouf and comedic Transformers, Vin Diesel is back in Black, and Bollywood's Hari Puttar. Michelle Flick Swap's Cloverfield! Brand new Couch trivia!! And more!!! Enjoy. Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.

Chief Justice Michael Stailey takes you on an audio journey through the worlds of The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, complete with insights, clips, music, and new interviews with the cast and crew of both films. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Michael.

Recorded just prior to the film's theatrical release, Chief Justice Michael Stailey sits down with the cast of David Mamet's Redbelt -- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Rodrigo Santoro, Ray Mancini, and Randy Couture -- to talk Mamet, Ju Jitsu, life on an indie film set, and street fighting in kinky boots?! Enjoy. Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Michael.

In honor of the Olympics, Judge Clark Douglas pays tribute to those who did not bring home the gold, by spotlighting great film music from Box Office flops. It's an hour-long odyssey that begins with Howard the Duck and ends with Gigli, with stops at Raise the Titanic, Hudson Hawk, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Cleopatra, Cutthroat Island, Gods and Generals, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, The Last Castle, and Loves Labors Lost. Clark wraps this week's show with a review of Rainn Wilson in The Rocker. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Clark.

Old Man Winter comes early to New England, as Dave and Mac suffer August frost bite to bring you reviews of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (more painful than you could possibly imagine), The Shield: Season 6, Supernatural: Season 3, and Legend of the Lone Ranger. Hear Dave's brain melt as he attempts to recall the name of his favorite Klingon; wallow in overwhelmingly bizarre Willow references; and ponder the worst possible movie scenes to be sucked into. Enjoy! Email your comments, questions, or suggestions to Dave and Mac.

From deep within the Canadian wilderness comes a time traveling Kent and Michelle. Listen, as they offend trailer park denizens, detail recent home improvements, and explore Kent's celebrity crushes. Thrill to Connor and Emily's review of Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins and Kent's subsequent confusion. Laugh along with Couch Entertainment News and the 911 antics of "Shaya LeBoof." And fear Michelle's Flick Swap analysis of Robot Chicken: Star Wars. Enjoy! Email your questions, comments, and suggestions to Kent and Michelle.