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Mazan Movie Club

Let's be honest... a Movie Club is way more fun than a book club (except for credits & subtitles NO READING!). Join in as we discuss, dissect & debate the IMDB Top Rated movies. AFI's top movies and those films generally regarded as the best ever. Check out and chime in on social media--we will include your critique or comments in the show. It's a club! For cinephiles and regular movie lovers alike. We want your opinions on the movies and their place on the IMDB list. Hosted by Emmy-Winning Writer & Comedian Steve Mazan
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Dec 18, 2017

Christian Sanchez returns to the podcast to discuss one of his favorite movies with Steve & Denise: 1979's "Alien" from Ridley Scott. 

Is this more horror than sci-fi?

Is Ripley the most bad-ass female action hero on film?

Did the Alien in this movie start the "grill" teeth craze?

What's worse: Alien blood OR Cat Piss?

Is the sequel even better?

All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club. 

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Dec 10, 2017

Steve and The Irish Critic do a double episode on Billy Wilder's "Sunset Boulevard" and Chaplin's "The Great Dictator"...

Is Sunset Blvd the best film noir movie ever?

Does Chaplin deliver one of the greatest movie speeches ever?

What, surprisingly, do these two films have in common?

Can Steve get The Irish Critic to give a suggested porn title for once?

All these questions and a whole lot more get answered in this episode of the Mazan Movie Club!

 

Nov 28, 2017

We cover a war movie from a war zone. Live from a tour in Iraq & Kuwait, Steve and a group of comics give Kubrick's cold war satire the MMC treatment.  With comedians: Jose Sarduy, Benari Poulten, Ralph Figueroa and PJ Walsh. 

Did this movie trump "Failsafe"?

Did George C. Scott steal the movie from Peter Sellers?

How do you answer to the Coca Cola company?

Should there be MORE comedy in this?

What does this all have to do with "Bloodsport"?

All these questions and more get covered on this week's Mazan Movie Club. 

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Nov 15, 2017

The magical 1988 Best Foreign Film Oscar Winner hits the Club. Steve rewatches it with first time viewer Denise and they check in with The Irish Critic for her recent viewing.

How come a foreign film ends up in so many people's Top 5?

Is this just a love story about film?

Is the humor kinda slapstick?

What makes a great movie kiss?

Did the kid steal the show?

Is it ever appropriate to wink at a kid?

All these questions and more get answered on this week's episode. 

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Nov 9, 2017

The Irish Critic calls in from an undisclosed rehab facility in the midwest to go one-on-one with host Steve Mazan to discuss the Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Film of 2007: "The Lives of Others"

Are the final words among the best to end a movie ever?

What does this film have in common with "Good Fellas" and "Casablanca"?

Is the Irish Critic going to live through this episode?

Can you believe this was happening in the mid-80's?

Why isn't this film more well-known?

All these questions and more are covered on this week's episode.

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Oct 31, 2017

Cornelius Burroughs joins Steve to discuss "Grave of the Fireflies" as well as some other Japanese Anime. From the famous Japanese studio, Ghibli, is this 1988 film that Roger Ebert thought so much of this film he included in his "Great Movies" book.

Is this film the animated equivalent of "Manchester by the Sea"?

Is there ANY hope in this movie?

Is there something supernatural going on in it?

What do "Empire Strikes Back" & "Blues Brothers" have in common?

All these questions and more are covered on this week's episode of The Mazan Movie Club. 

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Oct 23, 2017

Back to back Kubrick on IMDB's list this week with his 1957 film "Paths of Glory." It's early but are signs of his genius already here? Returning guest Eric Toms discusses it fresh off a screening. Plus: The Irish Critic.

Is there such thing as a Pro-war Film?

Is Kubrick getting steadicam results 20 years before it was invented?

How sexy is Kirk Douglas' clef?

Is it cool to marry the only woman in the cast, or creepy?

Would the ending have been the same if made today?

All these questions and more on this week's MMC.

Oct 17, 2017

Steve and a big group screen possibly the most analyzed movie of all time, Kubrick's "The Shining". Then theories, opinions and jokes abound.  

Is Shelly Duvall a looker?

Did Jack do more than pull Danny's arm?

Did we land on the moon? And if not, did Kubrick fake it?

What the hell was the guy in the Bear costume doing?

Why don't they make Big Wheels for adults?

All these questions and more get covered!

Oct 13, 2017

Our first Japanese Anime on the list, Hayao Miyazaki's 1997 film "Princess Mononoke." MMC friend of the show Cornelius Burroughs chimes in on his love of this movie, and Steve gives it a watch for the first time.

Is a foreign film better dubbed or with original voices and subtitles?

Is there any other film hero like Ashitaka?

Who wouldn't want to be raised by wolves?

How lucky are we that this wasn't Miyazaki's last film?

All these questions and a lot more are answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club. 

Oct 9, 2017

The Irish Critic hadn't seen this one, so Steve sits down with her to watch it and talk about it. Denise jumps on for a quick review as well.

Is WALL-E the robotic Buster Keaton?

Are WALL-E and EVE one of the big screen's great romances?

What do WALL-E and Louis C.K. have in common?

Is the the Pixar's "Full Metal Jacket"?

All these questions and more get answered on this week's episode. 

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Sep 23, 2017

Heath Harmison and Lucas Bohn join Steve to discuss this action packed, violent Tarantino flick. That's redundant, right?

Is DiCaprio finally a man?

Is the "N"word overused?

Is Nash Bridges this movie's Travolta?

What's the Irish Critic's problem?

All these questions and more as we discuss "Django Unchained"

Sep 16, 2017

Stuck at sea running from Hurricane Irma, Steve takes the show solo for a very intimate episode. With a very intimate portrait of White, American Suburbia. Sam Mendes' 1999 Best Picture winner "American Beauty."

Was Kevin Spacey unstoppable at this point in his career?

Did this movie deserve to win all the Oscars it did?

Was Annette Benning robbed of an Oscar?

Did the floating plastic bag get robbed of an Oscar?

Is Kevin Spacey the best Drive-Thru cashier ever?

All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club. 

Sep 13, 2017

Steve gets  a group of performers from the ship he's cruising on to watch and discuss the finale of Christopher Nolan's batman trilogy.

Is Batman or Bane's voice weirder?

Is Anne Hathaway a problem?

Who was the best Batman?

Is this better than "The Dark Knight"?

All these questions and a lot more get answered from the shadow of Hurricane Irma.

Sep 2, 2017

From the road Steve brings in the family to discuss the great female hero, Ripley, and her continued butt-kicking in the fantastic sequel "Aliens" from James Cameron in 1986. #66 on IMDB. With The Irish Critic & Cathy Mazan.

Was "Newt" too cute or just cute enough?

Is Sigourney Weaver beautiful?

Can aliens use elevators?

How much do we miss Bill Paxton?

Is this better than the original?

Is this the perfect movie?

All these questions and more get answered on this week's episode. 

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Aug 31, 2017

Incest. Fighting. Torture. Mystery. Bad Hair. It's 2003's "Oldboy" from Korea and Comedian Lee Levine joins Steve, Denise Mazan and the Irish critic to discuss it all.

Is this the worst kung-fu movie ever?

How amazing are the visuals in this movie?

Would you have sex with relative if they were reeeeealllllly hot?

Is hypnosis the best plot-hole filler ever?

How would you last in 15yrs of isolation?

Did the villian really overreact?

All these questions and a whole lot more are covered in this week's Mazan Movie Club. 

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Aug 24, 2017

Denise Mazan & The Irish Critic join Steve to discuss Billy Wilder's adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution" from 1957.

Is Steve a nerd for loving Agatha Christie books as a kid? 

Was this movie the beginning of the "Spoiler Alert" warning?

Does Tyrone Power have a better name than a look?

Did Marlene Dietrich deserve to be in Madonna's "Vogue"?

Is this a Hitchcock film?

What are the best courtroom drama films?

All these questions and more get answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club.

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Aug 16, 2017

Rick Ramos returns to talk about one of his favorites Sergio Leone's final film "Once Upon a time in America."

Is this better than "The Godfather?"

Is Elizabeth McGovern good looking?

Does James Woods outact Deniro in this?

Can you really be intimidated by a guy named "Noodles?"

Can you do a porn title with this film?

Is THIS Sergio Leone's masterpiece?

All these questions and more are answered on this week's Mazan Movie Club.

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Aug 7, 2017

We got a real submariner for this show! Well, to be fair we have a real submariner for every show. Bubblehead & Host Steve Mazan watches "Das Boot" with the hilarious and insightful comedian Cash Levy. 

Which was longer, WWII or the version of "Das Boot" Cash & Steve watched?

Who had it tougher, bubblehead Steve in his brand new Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarine in Puerto Rico OR the German U-boat crew of U-96 in 1941?

How much rum can you put in a torpedo tube?

How amazing are Wolfgang Petersen and the captain Jurgen Prochnow?

All these questions are answered plus we get great commentary from MMC members and an unexpected review from the Irish Critic. 

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Jul 31, 2017

How do you feel about Ewoks? That probably gives us the answer to if you like this final installment in the original trilogy. 

We did a live screening of "Return of the Jedi" in host Steve Mazan's backyard... and then had a big group discussion with Denise Mazan, Lee Levine, Gary Cannon, Paul Morrissey, Steve Halasz, Heidi Llovett, Erica Mlot, Rick Ramos and Aaron Michael Marsh.

Does loving Ewoks make you a woman?

When did Boba Fett turn into Jack Tripper?

Can Lucas just take his damn hands off everything?

Can you ever have too much Death Star?

Should Vader be fat-shamed?

All these questions and more are covered on this week's episode. With LOTS of opinions from Mazan Movie Club members like YOU thrown in. 

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Jul 25, 2017

Was Rosebud something sexier than a sled?

Does Steve's new theory hold up?

Who's more enjoyable--genius Orson Welles or drunk Orson Welles?

Is this the greatest movie ever made?

What do Michael Jackson and Donald Trump have in common?

All these questions and everything "Citizen Kane" are discussed with guest Rick Ramos on this week's Mazan Movie Club.

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Jul 18, 2017

The hilarious comedy duo The Sklar Brothers make a special appearance on the MMC to do some singing and talk favorite movies!

Why do Denise Mazan & The Irish Critic disagree so much on the merits of this movie?

Why are Mazan Movie Club members are all over the place on their reviews?

Is Jimmy Stewart too old for this role? Too Christmassy?

Was Kim Novak miscast?

Was Jimmy Stewart right that Novak looked better as an icy blonde?

Did she jump or fall at the end of this?

All these questions and more are answered on this week's episode.

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Jul 11, 2017

Comedian Phil Palisoul joins the club to discuss a movie he guesstimates he's seen 100 times: "North By Northwest." Surprise, he loves it! He also loves "Jaws" & "Tombstone" so we love him too.

Was Cary Grant still a hunk at 55? Was Eva Marie Saint a floozy in the late 50's at age 33?

Was the ending cheesy OR was the whole movie cheesy?

Did Denise fly in a cropduster to school?

What's up with all the alcohol in this movie?

Was Martin Landau gay in this movie? Was Hitch in drag in this movie?

If the dialogue is sooo good and snappy why was that little kid in the background plugging his ears? 

We discuss all this and a whole lot more on this week's "Mazan Movie Club"

 

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Jul 4, 2017

Comedian/Writer/FilmGuy Brian McDaniel joins the Mazan Movie Club to blow our minds with his theory on Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs"...it might have even change your life.

Lots of MMC members chimed in about their love for this movie, the director, the great lines, and even just how weird Tarantino looked the first time you saw him.

Is this whole thing biblical?

How come no one cares about Mr. Blue?

What's the best line on this movie?

Who shot first at the end? (HINT: it's not Han)

All these questions and more get covered on this week's episode. 

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Jun 26, 2017

Wow! Lots of chiming in from the Mazan Movie Club this week. Everyone seems to love this movie and think it should be way higher than #76. Dave Loughman, Rick Ramos and the Irish Critic join Steve & Denise as we try and find anything wrong with Braveheart.

Do we care about Mel Gibson's off-screen personae?

Shoud Gibson be in the best director's list with Kubrick, Spielberg, Scorcese, Wilder and others?

Was Mel too old to be playing Wallace in this movie?

Why the hell did Wallace have sex with the princess? 

What IS the best line in this movie?

Do movies need to worry about historical accuracy?

All this and more is discussed on this week's episode.

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Jun 20, 2017

Rick Ramos returns! He joins Steve, Denise and the Irish Critic to discuss Fritz Lang's disturbing and groundbreaking 1931 film "M"

Was this the precursor to CSI, Film Noir, Heat, and the anti-hero?

Does Denise like any B&W movies?

Were there conscious allusions to the Nazi movement in the film?

Did this pigeonhole Peter Lorre?

Was Fritz Lang a masochist?

All these questions and a lot more get covered on the shortest titled movie on our list.

 

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