SMART-POPcast Episode 10

Episode 10 is ready!  Sorry about the delay.  You know the drill.

Cast: Thom Stricklin, Mitch Goossen, and Phil Stricklin

Topics:

• Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Mitch is such a Potter geek--of course he loved it.
• It took four years, but Thom finally sat through a Harry Potter movie.
• Brendan Gleeson ruled as MadEye Moody.
• Emma Watson lent emotional weight to the central trio.
• We can't wait to see Snape kill Dumbledore...  Nooooooo!!!
• Movie Review: Walk the Line
• Uh-huh, it's less biopic than love story.  Yes, it featured Reese Witherspoon--and yes, Thom actually liked it anyhow!
• Joaquin became Johnny Cash, voice and all.  The singing here was better than Ray.
  
• Sex, drugs, and rock & roll were all present, but were handled subtly and didn't overstay their welcome.
• Movie Review: Zathura
• Phil enjoyed this surprisingly sentimental family flick.
• Dax Shepard lends the film some humor, but the kids shine brightest.
• Nicest guy in Hollywood, Jon Favreau is finding a good niche as a family-friendly director.
• Preview Review: Superman Returns
• Just looks like more of the same.  We saw this in Donner's Superman, and much of it in Smallville too.
• Brandon Routh (err...  rhymes with 'south') is a close lookalike to Chris Reeves, but why bother?
• Phil still prefers to wait for X-Men 3.
• Industry News
• Yes, more Blu-Ray happenings.
• Sony's film division has had two "hits" this year: Hitch and The Grudge.  When The Grudge is a tentpole film for a studio, they're definitely in trouble.
• NBC debuts a legal peer-to-peer distribution network, but is Wurld Media's reputation something to worry about?  (Mitch says two words: AD WARE.)

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!