slothian Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'd like to do an Alan Rickman episode, but not as a "head of the queue" deal. Pandy & I discussed covering Christopher Lee after his death and Pandy made the very valid point that he'd be loathe to turn HAA into an obituary podcast. Consider the Rickman queued, but not for January/February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Good point. That said, what if a portion of the Christmas 2016 episode looked back at actors who passed throughout the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 ...what if a portion of the Christmas 2016 episode looked back at actors who passed throughout the year?Ho ho ho In all seriousness Rickman will be covered. Bowie would be great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenalphabro Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) I still think you guys should cover Christopher Lee at some point. Edited December 7, 2016 by slothian Now covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Pam Grier: What can you say about a woman who defined an entire genre? She struck it big with films that shifted the entire Blaxploitation genre like Coffy and Foxy Brown. Sadly, she would spend years after the fall of the genre into unpopularity doing lesser work, often as a supporting role in genre films (Class of 1999, Tough Enough, Something Wicked This Way Comes). Thankfully, someone decided to cast her in his tribute to the genre that made her big (Jackie Brown). Sadly, Hollywood still didn't give her the roles she deserved (The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Ghosts of Mars, Ladies of the House). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) I still think you guys should cover Christopher Lee at some point.I am very up for still doing that. The broader point I was making was that we don't want to alter our schedule as an immediate response to an actor passing away. We did that for Robin Williams, and even though the delay of that episode was unrelated to the schedule change, I'd rather that the schedule was not a wholly reactive one. Edited December 7, 2016 by slothian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I'd be down for Bowie if only to have you two talk about the Prestige, one of my all time favorite films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I'd be down for Bowie if only to have you two talk about the Prestige, one of my all time favorite films.I'd forgotten about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Ditto that, the Prestige remains probably my personal favourite Nolan film. Although I suspect it'll come up in the Jacked Man month. Oh you guys should do Hugh Jacked Man. I demand the Prestige, The Fountain and just for larks, Real Steel. Added bonus- he is currently alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 The thing about Hugh Jackman is that Wolverine made him. Since Ian already covered all the X films for Comic Reel-ief, I'd say go with one of his dumb action films like Van Helsing over, say, The Fountain. The downside of his career is, while he has a very bombastic stage presence and can be quite funny, he's only done one musical film and that's the incredibly gloomy Les Miserables. No real comedies either at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 I'd argue that since Ian already did his popcorn fare it'd be cool to explore the other side. Mostly I just want to see how Pandy and Kel respond to The Fountain with their parenting brains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Scarlett Johansson. Real talk. Because I get the sense that she's not well liked in this community, but she does have a wide variety of films she's been in and it would be interesting to observe her growth as an actress from childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 He's a long shot, but I'm throwing Jack Palance on here. City Slickers, Shane, and Dracula (1974) would be my recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 The Big Knife, Contempt, Alone in the Dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 What are the chances of HAA going back to the same well of a previously done actor/actress/director whom's body of work is that expansive?Eh, just curious after a second Nicolas Cage episode was joked about on a recent Earth-2.net episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) Christopher Walken and Ralph Fiennes. Both have played lots of villains (Max Zorin, Max Shreck, Amon Göth, Ramses II, the Headless Horseman, Francis Dolarhyde, Lord Voldemort, Captain Hook, etc). Both have a share of critical flops (Gigli, The Avengers) but both have undeniable talent and range. For fucks' sake, one of them just played a giant singing orangutan and the other is gonna play LEGO Alfred Pennyworth! Edited September 11, 2018 by slothian Covered, albeit on other podcasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 OHHHHHH Walken would be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenalphabro Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 What about Marlon Brando? The Godfather, Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) Kirsten Dunst: Okay, yeah, she was a sucky Mary Jane. but it might be awesome to see a child actor who matured. She burst into view in Interview with The Vampire playing a vampire trapped in the form of a child over decades. She would be a lead in teen moves for years with roles like Bring it On and Drop Dead Gorgeous. Later, she would finally find herself getting taken seriously after starring in Melancholia. Edited September 20, 2017 by slothian Now covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Kermit. Significant back catalogue over decades, a variety of roles and choices as a performer. Made the leap from TV into The Muppet Movie but then moves from mere sequel bait into action films like Muppet Treasure Island and smaller more critic-friendly roles like Cratchett in Muppet Christmas Carol. Plus he had a recent career renaissance so there's modern stuff to cover as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Kermit. Significant back catalogue over decades, a variety of roles and choices as a performer. Made the leap from TV into The Muppet Movie but then moves from mere sequel bait into action films like Muppet Treasure Island and smaller more critic-friendly roles like Cratchett in Muppet Christmas Carol. Plus he had a recent career renaissance so there's modern stuff to cover as well.They've done him already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted May 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) Kermit. Significant back catalogue over decades, a variety of roles and choices as a performer. Made the leap from TV into The Muppet Movie but then moves from mere sequel bait into action films like Muppet Treasure Island and smaller more critic-friendly roles like Cratchett in Muppet Christmas Carol. Plus he had a recent career renaissance so there's modern stuff to cover as well.Sterling stuff, sir! Particularly as it says you posted this at 5 in the morning - I would personally struggle to replicate such prose and accurate spelling at such an ungodly hour for what is ultimately some frivolous nonsense. Edited July 22, 2016 by slothian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 I second the Kermit suggestion, but as a Christmas episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJRogers Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Also good to compare Henson and the guy who replaced him on the puppet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted May 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 I second the Kermit suggestion, but as a Christmas episode.Whilst I like the thinking behind this, Pandy & I are big fans of The Muppets so there's not going to be much scope for films that one or the other hasn't seen. But plans are afoot to partially redress this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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