Craig's MovieBlog

Kevin Smith on Ebert & Roeper

Someone get this guy a talk show.

I've gotten too old to stay up and watch Ebert & Roeper (only somewhat true) but thankfully they have a free podcast.  As you may have heard, with Roger recovering from surgery, they're doing guest fill-ins, including Jay Leno (oy) and the aforementioned Kevin Smith.

Now, I don't want anyone to permanently replace Ebert (Roeper's another story), but I would listen to Smith talk about movies every single week without a doubt.  Not only do I love his stories and his passion (listen to him talk about Half Nelson), but he slams Roeper to the ground unmercifully.

When Roeper disagrees with him, giving thumbs down to (wait for it) Step Up, Kevin Smith lets him have it:

"What happened to you as a child?"

"You're a hate tank, and a very small man with a black heart."

During their video/DVD picks of the week, they get to the Wild Things threesome scene (Denise Richards, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon), and Smith lashes out with:

"I see you as the Matt Dillon type in that type of thing.  You're watching the movie, and you're just like 'I am Matt Dillon.'"

Finally, he closes the show with:

"I'd like to take this moment to wish Roger a quick recovery.  He is missed.  And, um, hopefully the next time you get sick, I can take over your spot."

Well, we all can dream, can't we?

UPDATE: Some of this was captured (of course) on You Tube.  Enjoy.

Podcast #2: Anticipating Summer Movies

Wow - we actually got our act together enough to record another episode in what will clearly go down in history as some of the finest creative work on the planet.  Seriously - these files belong in a time capsule or something.

So, here's Episode II: Return of the Podcast for your downloading pleasure, or take your iPodder and point it to http://feeds.feedburner.com/CraigsMovieblog to always get the latest shows automatically.

Don't forget to send us comments, feedback and questions, and we'll be sure to humiliate you on the air... in front of all 7 people that are listening.  :)

Our First Podcast: Summer Movies 2005

It's finally here - a poorly recorded, stream of consciousness conversation between two guys talking about movies.  I know, you don't have to thank me - your dreams have come true.

Sure, the volume is too low, but it's just the first episode - I'll fix it.  It's still easy to listen to us blather endlessly on your PC.  Or, for those of you who understand the whole podcasting thing, remember to point your Podcast receiver to http://feeds.feedburner.com/CraigsMovieblog and you'll automatically receive our latest updates on your music device.

Enjoy, and don't forget to send us comments and feedback on what you thought, and other topics you want us to cover.  Over the next few weeks, we'll add more structure to the conversations, regular segments, and maybe even a sound effect or two.  I know... try to contain yourselves.  Please people... this is a place of business.

Testing, testing

Keep moving people, nothing to see here... Craig's Podcast Beta 1

Oh - for those of you that want to subscribe to my podcasts, use this link from iPodder or whatever you use: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CraigsMovieblog

This was only a test.