The MacGuffin

In honor of John Carter, Spencer and Greg discuss fish-out-of-water stories. Then they cover Adam Scott’s career for Friends with Kids, before giving DVD picks.

People are always complaining about lack of truth in advertising. Some of the most common culprits are movie trailers. Frequently, film studios have marketing divisions (with no connection to the production) put together trailers that ineffectively convey what the movie is about. In the case of the Project X, this isn’t a problem. The film is essentially an elongated version of the trailer, which is essentially a music video. That makes perfect sense, as Nima Nourizadeh is making his feature length debut after coming from a music video background (joining the ranks of directors such as David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, and Michael Bay). There is certainly an element of style over substance, but if you’ve seen the trailer you are going to get exactly what you expect.

Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Brandi share their top 5 sidekicks.

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Spencer interviews actresses Kirby Bliss Blanton and Alexis Knapp from Project X.

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In honor of The Lorax, Spencer and Greg discuss children’s books turned into films. Then they look at characters in over their heads, before giving DVD picks.

Spencer interviews noir expert Eddie Muller, in honor of SIFF‘s series Noir City.

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Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Allen and Edward share their top 5 Oscar robberies.

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In honor of Gone, Spencer and Greg discuss Amanda Seyfried. Then they look at covert operations movies before giving DVD picks of the week.

Spencer interviews Wim Wenders, director of the Academy Award nominated documentary Pina.

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The MacGuffin crew discuss My Week With Marilyn, from director Simon Curtis and starring Michelle Williams & Kenneth Branagh. This roundtable features special guest Aaron Roden from The Air Raid Podcast.

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