1. The RotCast Episode #120 - Thor: I’m OK With That

    Intro & Listener Email Challenge

    • This Week: What short story, book, tv show, video game etc would you like to see made into film? What would be your fantasy creative team? Hear our answers, then send us an email at james@filmrot.com with your picks and we’ll read and discuss it on the next show!

    News & Trailers

    Review & Discussion

    • Thor

    Miscellaneous Media That We Have Consumed

    • Dave: How TV Ruined Your Life (TV), Survivor (TV)
    • James: Lucky (Doc), Julia’s Eyes, Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (Listener Recommendation), No Strings Attached, Django, Drive Angry

    Full Runtime: 2hr 15min 40sec

    DOWNLOAD MP3 - ROTCAST ARCHIVE - SUBSCRIBE: iTunes / RSS

    Follow us on Twitter @FilmRot and @FilmRotDave!

    THIS WEEK’S MUZAC

    Segment #1 (Intro & News)
    1. Ali Love - Smoke & Mirrors (FuntCase Remix)
    2. Cookie Monsta - Blurgh!
    3. DJ Fresh - Louder (Flux Pavilion & Doctor P remix)
    4. Flux Pavilion - Haunt You
    5. Cookie Monsta - Bubble Trouble
    6. Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (Produce & Destroy Dubstep Remix)
    7. Slum Dogz - In The Hood
    8. Funtcase - Matress Punch
    9. Roksonix - 2 Bad
    10. Vaski - Just Like That VIP
    11. Chapel Club - All The Eastern Girls (Flux Pavilion Remix)
    12. SBTRKT - Wildfire
    13. Metric - Collect Call (Imij Remix)
    14. Flux Pavilion - Got 2 Know VIP
    15. Dillon Francis - Take Me High
    16. Mikey B - The Nemesis

    Segment #2 (Thor Review & Discussion)
    1. Patrick Doyle - Thor OST

    Segment #3 (What We Watched)
    1. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
    2. Butch Clancy - Band Of Horses- The Funeral (Butch Clancy Remix) V.2
    3. High Highs - Flowers Bloom
    4. Jakwob - Right Beside You
    5. Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (The 14th Minute Remix)
    6. TWR72 - summer of 91 (acid version)
    7. Nero - Me & You

    [Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

  2. Link Blowout #77

    Thor’s Product Placement Review - Breaking down the film by the products it shamelessly plugs. More of this, please.

    Darren Aronofsky’s Recommended Reading - Five books, to be exact - all of which are related to making movies in some way. File this one under “missed it the first go-around.”

    Dear 3D, Please Die Already (Again) - Scott Weinberg breaks down the who, what, why, and please-make-the-pain-stop of the current 3D movie craze. I couldn’t agree more.

    AICN Interviews Tyler Stout - You know, the Tyler Stout who gained recent acclaim for his (Alamo Drafthouse approved) incredibly detailed poster re-designs of classic fanboy favorite films. Related Self-Link: 14 Awesome Alt Movie Poster Designers

    Meanwhile, In Trailerville…

    • The Elephant in the Living Room - Director Michael Webber’s documentary focusing on exotic pet ownership in America. Regardless, I still want a slow loris.
    • Elephant White - Brought to you buy the director of Ong Bak, also know as “that movie in which Kevin Bacon has a bad Australian accent.”
    • Page One: Inside the New York Times - In which director Andrew Rossi chronicles the working lives of several NYT staffers for a year while they struggle to remain relevant in the digital age.

    [Star Wars newbie screeny via forgreatjustice]

    And oh yea, here’s one more link you should click. Trust me, you’ll thank me later.

    - James

  3. Link Blowout #76

    3 Lessons Chris Hemsworth Learned From Thor - They forgot #4: Don’t stand too close to the sun. Yuck yuck.

    Time Warner Buys Flixter, and thus Rotten Tomatoes - They intend to expand both into a ‘digital content ownership’ service. In other recent Time Warner news, NetFlix is not a threat to the current distribution model. ORLY?

    David Lynch Signature Cup Coffee - Peep the Lynch directed “commercial” for the Twin Peak creator’s own personal brand of coffee, which he sells on his website. Weirdly.

    Lando Calrissian’s Cape is Totally Lined With Dragons - Appropriately bad ass.

    The Home Alone House is For Sale - $2.4 million in a down economy? Worth every penny to trounce around yelling “This house is so full of people it makes me sick. When I grow up and get married, I’m living alone!”

    Meanwhile, In Trailerville…

    • Columbiana - Zoe Saldana learns to lead a film and kick-ass doing it. Also, Luc Besson.
    • Retreat - Zoe Saldana doppleganger Thandie Newton gets stuck in a post-apocalyptic virus thriller with a twist. Here’s hoping the real twist is it doesn’t suck.
    • Moby Dick - Which is more along the lines of a Korean action drama than a retelling of the classic Herman Melville book or a bad pr0n movie title pun.

    [Thor vid via @moviebrainrot]

    - James

  4. Rotten Tomatoes Algorithm Watch 2011 (Now Brought To You By Whatever Crap Warner Bros. Needs To Promote!)  “Thor is mighty Marvel entertainment.”  Beep beep, does not compute. Beep beep BEEEEEEEP!

    Rotten Tomatoes Algorithm Watch 2011 (Now Brought To You By Whatever Crap Warner Bros. Needs To Promote!) 

    “Thor is mighty Marvel entertainment.” 

    Beep beep, does not compute. Beep beep BEEEEEEEP!

  5. Link Blowout #75

    LOST Season Finale Call Sheet Spills All - Caution: Contains major spoilers within, supposedly. I didn’t look at it, so I can’t personally vouch. Because I don’t want to ruin SIX SEASONS OF ANTICIPATION.

    Colin Farrell To Star In Fright Night Remake - Inspired casting? We’ll see.

    BTS Photo’s From Red Tails - The George Lucas produced period-flick based on the Tuskegee Airmen leaks a few production pics. Surprise! They included green-screen.

    Thor: Everything We Know - Er, everything TotalFilm knows, that is. Comparisons to 300, lots of British actors, no Nick Fury, and more.

    Trailer: Machete, Super 8 (official in HQ, not the bootleg)

    Lists of the Day

    [E.T.Rex via newsoftheunreal]

    • Fan Edited Thor Trailer -The upcoming 2011 Marvel movie Thor, as envisioned through the crafty editing of YouTuber Edit Ninja. Don’t miss the vid description, wherein all the various visual/audio pieces are listed.

      [via screenrant]