# Alan Rickman

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Harry Potter Show HUGE UPDATE...

Harry Potter Show HUGE UPDATE... We just got Our FIRST Look at the New Hogwarts Castle and It's Hiding in Plain Sight! 5 New Cast Members Revealed, Snape Finally Responds!? I break down the detail most people completely missed, who's joining the castle for season 1, what Paapa Essiedu said about th…

The Foilers

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Movie Meltdown - Episode 301 We’re back!! And this week we return with a vengeance as we award our own amazing film trophies –"The Foilers"!! Plus lots of other random talking of smack about the Oscars. And as celebrities try to talk about important shit amidst dresses and fanfare, we also ramble o…

212: Rambling Eccentrics

Movie Meltdown - Episode 212 This week we make some movie confessions which of course leads to many other discussions and disagreements. Some of which include... being in a failing marriage, being "a brand", The Girl vs. Hitchcock, spoofing American Idol, Errol Morris, Mississippi Burning, Joaquin …

76.1: Movie Plot? Ask again later…

Movie Meltdown - Episode 76.1 Shake it up and you will hear about… Turning into Alan Rickman, vampire Chloe Moretz, making a Farmville movie, Boondock Saints 2, The Off Season, does anybody care about Stephen King these days?, having coffee with Amanda Bynes, Ong-bak, a pre-prequel for Alien, The…

The Cancelled Die Hard / 24 Crossover

Discover the original plans for the Die Hard franchise — from a cancelled Die Hard/24 crossover called "Die Hard 24/7" featuring Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer to the abandoned cruise-ship sequel that was later rewritten into Speed 2: Cruise Control. We’re breaking down every wild rewrite, unused s…

I interview my Afi, film and TV producer - Atticus and Chris Newman

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In this episode I interview my grandfather or Afi as I call him.He is award wining film and tv producer Chris Newman. We talk about his amazing career and memories working with the best in the industry including his relationships with George Lucas and the late great Alan Rickman as well as many oth…

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

✨Recent Adaptations 1✨📖 The more we know of the world we more we are convinced that nothing will top Jane Austen! We require so much! This week we are giving up our family estate to live in positive squalor in Devonshire of all places! That’s right, we are joining the Dashwood sisters and hoping …

"25 Years of Magic: Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Still Cast a Spell?" - Episode 450

Todd R Hoffman and Carla Giacalone mark 25 years of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (released November 16, 2001). Neither read the books before seeing the film, which shapes their take. Then they react live to three Star Wars news items and catch up in Cantina Chat. Heather Alred is off this…

118: Dogma (1999) "And That's on God"

Disclaimer: Smitting may occur; listen at your own risk. A plague of unholy technical issues couldn’t stop us from following through on a promise we made to ourselves last season. When we let our listeners pick our 99th episode, this flick flew under the radar, but now we’re ready to put a shine on…

Sense and Sensibility & A Talent for Murder

Filmmakers keep returning to Jane Austen. A case in point is that an excellent 1995 screen adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" has been joined by a new screen version of that Austen novel. In this podcast episode, HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano share their admiration for th…