1. Link Blowout #72

    I’ve Seen the Future of Car Insurance - Local auto insurance company Vern Fonk parodies Back to the Future. Awfully.

    Trailer: Iron Man 2 (Chinese Edition) - With a small handful of new footage. May 7th can’t come soon enough.

    If Oscars Were Given For Movie Websites - That’s *official* movie websites, not fanboy news/blogs, unfortunately. Still, a pretty interesting read. I can’t tell you the last time I visited an movie’s official website for anything other than a trailer watch.

    Mining For Gold in Stanley Kubrick’s Archives - An interesting piece on Lunatic at Large, a film about carnies based on a concept found Kubrick’s archive in 1999 by his son-in-law, which has already scored interest from ScarJo and Sam “Moon was robbed” Rockwell.

    How Do Movie Theaters Choose Which Trailers To Play? - Slate unravels the sticky politics behind the mini sneak-peek.

    Lists of the Day

    [Caddyshack Busters via juliasegal]

  2. The RotCast Episode #65 - Hot Tub Oscar Party

    In this episode we recorded while watching The Oscars! While reviewing Hot Tub Time Machine! Live audio Oscar commentary! Hear our reactions to the winners and losers, as they happened, cut with audio from the big show!

    ~~ Show Notes ~~
    00:00:00     - Intro & Oscar Commentary
    00:04:40     - Best Art Direction
    00:07:30     - Best Costume Design
    00:09:05     - Hot Tub Time Machine review begins
    00:16:04     - Horror Montage discussion 
    00:18:45     - Best Sound Editing & Best Sound Mixing
    00:28:38     - Best Cinematography
    00:43:31     - Best Original Score
    00:46:15     - Best Visual Effects
    00:50:47     - Best Documentary Feature
    00:53:07     - Best Film Editing
    00:54:23     - What’cha Watching? James see’s An Education
    00:57:36     - Best Foreign Language Film
    01:02:32 - James see’s Precious
    01:06:05     - Best Actor
    01:10:55     - James watches LIVE and rewatches Terminator 4 and Hurt Locker
    01:21:40     - Best Actress
    01:26:10     - Best Director
    01:29:52     - Best Movie
    01:35:25 - What’cha Watching?
    • James’ thoughts on the doc Shark Water
    • Survivor: Heroes -vs- Villains chat
    • Dave rewatches The Dark Knight on Blu-Ray
    • Andrea goes on a “London” doc binge
    • Andrea’s thoughts on The Misadventures of Merlin Jones and Ponyo
    02:13:25     - Goodbyes

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  3. Link Blowout #60 - Oscar Edition

    I Want to Thank - An acceptance speech supercut, see above. Also, related.

    Oscar Betting Odds - Jeff Bridges is running 1/6 (bet $60 to win $10) in the Best Actor category, and Avatar leads the Best Picture race.

    Last Minute Controversy Threatens The Hurt Locker’s Chances - Has a loud-mouthed (via email) producer and charges of lax “realism” from real military peoples slowed the films Oscar roll?

    Yet Another Oscar Infographic - Random facts, most of which were new to me.

    The Odds: Best Animated Feature Film Nominations - Charting the Best Animation category hopefuls on the usual stuff as well as factors such as “Too Weird” and “Impediments to Winning.”

    81 Years of Sci-Fi Oscars That Should Have Been - Hard to argue some of these, easy to argue against some as well.

    Where to Watch The Oscars Online - All legal, including Hulu, YouTube, and of course - Oscar.com

    List of the Day

  4. Honest Movie Titles - College Humor keeps it real with this year’s 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees. Go for the easy lulz, stay for the snarky bylines.

    Honest Movie Titles - College Humor keeps it real with this year’s 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees. Go for the easy lulz, stay for the snarky bylines.

  5. The RotCast’s 2010 Oscar Picks

    In case you missed it, at the end of our last podcast we quickly selected who we thought would win the big one in the categories we care about at tomorrow nights Oscar ceremony. To peep the full discussion, skip to 2:16:56 of “Going Crazies”. For just a quick reference, see below…

    Best Picture

    • Andrea - Hurt Locker
    • Dave - Inglorious Basterds
    • James - District 9

    Best Director

    • Andrea - Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds)
    • Dave - Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds)
    • James - Quentin Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds)

    Best Actor

    • Andrea - Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
    • Dave - George Clooney (Up in the Air)
    • James - George Clooney (Up in the Air)

    Best Actress

    • Andrea - Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
    • Dave - Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
    • James -Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Andrea - Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)
    • Dave - Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)
    • James - Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Andrea - Maggie Gylenhall (Crazy Heart)
    • Dave - Mo’nique (Precious)
    • James - Maggie Gylenhall (Crazy Heart)

    Best Animated Feature

    • Andrea - Coraline
    • Dave - Up
    • James - Up

    Best Original Screenplay

    • Andrea - Inglorious Basterds
    • Dave - Inglorious Basterds
    • James - Inglorious Basterds

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • Andrea - District 9
    • Dave - In the Loop
    • James - District 9

  6. 50 Movies Spoiled in Under 4 Minutes - In one take, all from 2009.

    [via thedailywhat]

  7. The RotCast Episode #64 - Going Crazies

    In this episode we talk the George Romero remake The Crazies, discuss the direct-to-DVD time-recursion horror flick Triangle, make our Oscar picks, and much much more!

    ~~ Show Notes ~~
    00:00:00 – Intro & Reviews

    • The Crazies review
    • Triangle discussion

    01:03:33 – Whatcha’ Watchin ?

    • Survivor: Heroes -vs- Villains chat
    • Dave and Andrea watch 2012 and Bourne: Ultimatum
    • Dave re-watches 2004’s Dawn of the Dead remake (again)
    • Andrea watches Shaun of the Dead “20 times in 3 months”
    • Star Wars Holiday Special discussion
    • Andrea watches Nola and Mr. 11
    • Recent rash of celebrity suicides
    • James watches More Than A Game (2008 LeBron James doc), The Dark Knight, Thirst, The Informant!, The Box, The Messenger, Fantastic Mr. Fox
    • We make our Oscar picks

    02:22:30 – Goodbyes

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