Mighty Motion Picture Rangers

It's the final day of the year AND the final episode! That's right, for our very last installment of the podcast, we're giving you the classic Top 10 end of year list, with returning guest PETER GRAY here to help send us off!What were your favourite films of the year? The Invisible Man? Wonder Woman 1984? Nomadland? How will our list stand up next to the Oscars? Listen and find out.Thanks to all our listeners over the years! Hopefully we'll be back in your ear buds someday soon, we'll see you down the road!

It's hard hitting news this week! Journalism is on the table and boy do we have some firecracker films, this week, hosts talk about 3 sizzling films ripped from the headlines!Zodiac (2007) dir. David Fincher Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chloe SevignyRobert Graysmith, a cartoonist by profession, finds himself obsessively thinking about the Zodiac killer. He uses his puzzle-solving abilities to get closer to revealing the identity of the killer.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNncHPl1UXgNetwork (1976) dir. Sidney Lumet Starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, William Holden, Ned BeattyVeteran news anchorman Howard Beale (Peter Finch) discovers that he's being put out to pasture, and he's none too happy about it. After threatening to shoot himself on live television, instead he launches into an angry televised rant, which turns out to be a huge ratings boost for the UBS network. This stunt allows ambitious producer Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) to develop even more outrageous programming, a concept that she takes to unsettling extremes.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cSGvqQHpjsAll The President's Men (1976) dir. Alan J Pakula Starring RObert Redford, Dustin HoffmannDuring the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Richard Nixon to resign from his post.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3YFyah_YgFind Us at:https://twitter.com/ShaneM_Andersonhttps://twitter.com/JoshuaGrigg_Social Media Links:https://www.facebook.com/MotionPictureRangers/https://twitter.com/picturerangershttps://www.instagram.com/picturerangers/Email Us!motionpicturerangers@gmail.com

It's the taboo topic of POLITICS, this week we have returning guest PETER GRAY to talk about 3 very different films about Politics- THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) dir. Brian De Palma, starring: Robert DeNiro, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery"Despite Prohibition in the USA, a mobster, Al Capone, continues his illicit liquor business. A federal agent, Eliot Ness, is assigned to expose Capone's illegal business and bring him to justice."Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbzkK06MJjE- THE CAMPAIGN (2012) dir. Jay Roach, starring: Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis."Cam Brady and Marty Huggins are political rivals who are running for the same seat and will stop at nothing to outdo each other during their campaigns."Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omcm3VCVpag- OUR BRAND IS CRISIS (2015) dir. David Gordon Green, starring Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Ann Dowd, Anthony Mackie"Jane Bodine, a political consultant, is tasked with managing Pedro Castillo's campaign. She faces her biggest challenge in the form of Pat Candy, the consultant of her opposition."Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLZo_ILZhfkFind Peter here~https://twitter.com/ratedpdg?lang=enFind Us at:https://twitter.com/ShaneM_Andersonhttps://twitter.com/JoshuaGrigg_Social Media Links:https://www.facebook.com/MotionPictureRangers/https://twitter.com/picturerangershttps://www.instagram.com/picturerangers/Email Us!motionpicturerangers@gmail.com

A Very Special Interview with Horror Author and filmmaker Aaron Dries. Writer of works like House of Sighs, The Fallen boys and Where the Dead Go To Die. Talking Horror, Queer Horror and much, much more!We have a special interview with Horror Author and filmmaker Aaron Dries. Writer of works like House of Sighs, The Fallen Boys, A Place For Sinners, and Where the Dead Go To Die.We cover all sorts of things like Writing Horror, Queer identity, Horror films, Covid19, the differences between writing for the page and writing for the screen, and even the Tippi Hedren Starring Lion rampage film "Roar"Find Aaron here:https://twitter.com/AaronDrieshttps://www.aarondries.com/And his books are available wherever you get Books!We recommend Booktopia if you're from Australia:https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=aaron+dries&productType=917504Find Us at:https://twitter.com/ShaneM_Andersonhttps://twitter.com/JoshuaGrigg_We're on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/MotionPictureRangers/Twitter & Instagram@picturerangersEmail Us!motionpicturerangers@gmail.com

This week our hosts dive into cinematic depictions of Power, royal, and criminal. Our three films are:A PROPHET (2009) dir. Jacques Audiard, starring Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel BencherifTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l69ARbQt-KoSECRET HONOR (1984) dir. Robert Altman, starring Philip Baker HallELIZABETH (1998) dir. Shakhar Kapur,, starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, David Attenborough, Daniel CraigTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikwDzecY7F8Find us on Facebook, Twitter OR email us motionpicturerangers@gmail.com

Creature Feature fare abounds as hosts dive into three films that will make your skin crawl. Your hosts look at:CRITTERS (1986)dir. Stephen Herek, starring Dee Wallace, M. Emmett Walsh, Scott Grimes, Billy ZaneTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V3YGz-u2TsTHE RUINS (2008)dir. Carter Smith, starring Shawn Ashmore, Jonathan TuckerTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3JKmTK70McTHE RITUAL (2017) dir. David Bruckner, starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-CollierTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfugwq2uoa0Find us on Facebook, Twitter OR email us motionpicturerangers@gmail.com

Pace yourselves, we’re here for a while as our hosts look at some really long movies. A Minimum runtime of 2hrs 50 minutes was the requirement and we have made our picks!THE DEER HUNTER (1978) Dir. Michael Cimino, starring Robert DeNiro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep, John Cazale.An Oscar Winning Best Picture, Set in the backdrop of the US-Vietnam war, three friends who join the army to fight in Vietnam are later captured by the enemy forces. They manage to escape but are soon separated and imprisoned again.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXoFhOvvOjIMAGNOLIA (1999) Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards, Phllip Baker HallAn epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnamcFv_N9QHEAT (1995) Dir. Michael Mann, starrign Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Natalie PortmanLieutenant Hanna, a detective, decides to catch a highly intelligent seasonal criminal who has vowed to pull off one last robbery before he retires for good.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14oNcFxiVaQSOCIALShttps://twitter.com/picturerangershttps://www.instagram.com/picturerangers/facebook.com/MotionPictureRangers/Shane's Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanem_andersonJosh's Twitter:https://twitter.com/thatsundancekdFind us on Facebook, Twitter OR email us motionpicturerangers@gmail.com

The great beyond, infinite darkness, cold comfort, our hosts venture into the Cinema of Space. Three **very different** films this week that look at space and it's meaning in very unique ways:INNERSPACE (1987) Dir. Joe Dante, starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short and Meg Ryan."When Tuck volunteers to be miniaturised and put into the body of a lab rabbit, he is accidentally injected into a hypochondriac. A group of industrial spies are after the both of them."Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQDIosuZuoHIGH LIFE (2018) Dir. Claire Denis, starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth"Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole."Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtOwfo1ypOwAPOLLO 13 (1995) Dir. Ron Howard, starring Tom hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Ed Harris"Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert of the Apollo 13 moon mission find themselves stranded when their spacecraft gets damaged. NASA must now find a way to bring them back before it is too late."Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtEIMC58sZoSOCIALShttps://twitter.com/picturerangershttps://www.instagram.com/picturerangers/facebook.com/MotionPictureRangers/Shane's Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanem_andersonJosh's Twitter:https://twitter.com/thatsundancekdFind us on Facebook, Twitter OR email us motionpicturerangers@gmail.com

Sing and dance to your heart’s content. This is certainly our jam this week as our hosts, back from Coronavirus isolation, dive into three very different films that each look at music in a different way.FRANK (2014) Dir. Lenny Abrahamson, starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal"A young aspiring musician finds himself far out of his element after he joins an eccentric pop group led by the enigmatic Frank, who wears a giant fake head. As the band prepare to record their debut album, their personal issues generate tension."Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A7iVIg_ry8LONDON ROAD (2015) Dir. Rufus Norris, starring Olivia Coleman, Tom Hardy, and the original West End Cast.`London Road' a Verbatim Musical that documents the events that occurred in 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich, Suffolk, was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyBMYeG7pMMTHE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) Dir. Jacques Demy, starring Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo.A Franch Sung through musical about Genevieve, who is pregnant from Guy, a mere motor mechanic, and is pressurized by her mother to marry the wealthy Roland, who is ready to accept and raise her child. Will Genevieve accept the proposal?Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imCOi7pqKh0SOCIALShttps://twitter.com/picturerangershttps://www.instagram.com/picturerangers/facebook.com/MotionPictureRangers/Shane's Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanem_andersonJosh's Twitter:https://twitter.com/thatsundancekdFind us on Facebook, Twitter OR email us motionpicturerangers@gmail.com