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A podcast looking at the mixed, muddled and meh movies throughout film history. Featuring Matt, Cassandra and Jimmy. Contact us at mixedbagcontact@gmail.com
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Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Take a moment from your real life to step into... the Imaginarium.
It's 2009, Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell hold the same cultural cache, Andrew Garfield goes uncredited on the film's poster and Terry Gilliam hasn't put a Monty Python style foot in his mouth with comments about white men and how they're the real victims.
No, this is a time when there's a duel between a Doctor and a Devil, a travelling circus and we all had broken hearts over an incredible actor called Heath.
We're joined by the awesome Ruby Kemp who has loved this filmed for 10 years. She revisits it today, what did she and the team think? Was it a visual extravaganza or an overstimulating mess?
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Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
2002. It was a different time. Treasure Island? Pff! Forget that, it's a whole damn PLANET, mate!
Joseph Gordon Levitt was hot stuff, fresh off 3rd Rock From The Sun and about to carve out his career as a serious actor, what better teen to take on the iconic role of Jim Hawkins.
Disney was... well, struggling but there was great innovation to be made playing with 2D and 3D animation, did they crack it this time? How long did they spend on human characters or were they just having the time of their life making some dope space aliens?
A distant memory in James' childhood, did this Planet stand the test of time or was this not Treasure but trash?
Find out on this week's Mixed Bag...
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Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Say listener, you, yes you! You wanna gig, kid? The years 1958 and we've got the scoop of the century! Vernon Hudsucker has gone kaput, kablamo! Who'll take over the company? His righthand man, the cigar chomping Sidney J Mussburger? Or will it be some nobody from the street? Hurry up kid, this story ain't gunna write itself!
This week we're joined by the incredible Jonny Potts, watching a VHS copy of The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), a Joel & Ethan Coen joint, written by them and their pal Sam Raimi. Have you stumbled across this little known flick starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Paul Newman?
If you enjoy Jonny Potts discussing VHS on our pod, you can hear him in more detail in his Fringe Festival show "The Best Show In Town Is At Your Place Every Night", a guided tour of the video shops of Wellington. On from 3-6 March at BATS Theatre 9pm, Jonny is a master storyteller and we can't wait to see what he has in store.
https://nz.patronbase.com/_BATS/Productions/JONN/Performances
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Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
It was the summer of 1999 and Freddie Prince Jr was riding the wave of stardom, starring in an incredibly loose adaptation of Pygmalion and My Fair Lady with rising star Rachael Leigh Cook.
Featuring the most insane cast of the 90s and three, count 'em, THREE stars of the upcoming Scooby Doo.
Don't be silent on this like Sarah Michelle Gellar's cameo, you've got to see this star studded cast ft Usher, Lil Kim, Kieran Culkin, Gabrielle Union and Academy Award Winner Anna Paquin.
Is this film All That or All Talk? Find out right now.
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Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
"Eva!"
Antonio Banderas roared, bathed in a river of flowing water, dancing freely and celebrating the glory and majesty of María Eva Duarte de Perón.
Did Matt, Cass and James feel similarly towards the First Lady of Argentina and this film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita?
Does Madonna steal our hearts or only our time? When will Antonio Banderas' Oscar come? Why is Jonathan Price's hairpiece so bad?
This massive movie musical was a box office smash, listen in if we're wanting to smash it.
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Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
"I See You"
That's right, for our first episode of 2020, we're doing one of the biggest films of all time, the one that everyone forgot. Folks, welcome back to Pandora.
Matt, Cass and James not only waded into the hyper-blue depths of this 2009 juggernaut, we watched the extended cut, featuring more creatures, more Sigourney and the occasional dodgy CGI shot.
Were the trio charmed by the visit to the Hometree, or were we like Neytiri and we couldn't stop called Jake Sully skxawng (moron)? Listen to find out.
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Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
"Would you like to see me make the Jellicle choice?"
It's here Baguettes. The moment you've been waiting for, you've had your Christmas presents but there's one more waiting for you on your podcast feed. Our thoughts on the horrific Lovcraftian Phantasmagoria CATS (2019) by Tom Hooper.
Some of Hollywood's best performers (and Rebel Wilson) star in this nightmare fuel. Don't miss your opportunity to witness it yourself. Our guest, the terrific Patrick Barnes, has seen it twice already!
And remember, a cat is not a dog.
Monday Dec 16, 2019
Monday Dec 16, 2019
It's part two of our Christmas double with Lucas Neal! Lucas wanted to watch iconic Christmas movie, wholesome and loving with likeable characters and its heart in the right place.
Instead we watched The Family Stone.
The plot follows the Christmas holiday misadventures of the Stone family when the eldest son, (Dermot Mulroney), brings his uptight girlfriend (Sarah Jessica Parker) home with the intention of proposing to her with a cherished heirloom ring. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, she begs her sister to join her for emotional support, triggering further complications.
Did the team like it or does the teaser poster sum up our thoughts on this movie? 🖕
Listen in to find out and happy holidays Baguettes!
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Monday Dec 02, 2019
Monday Dec 02, 2019
"Last Christmas, I recommended my pod but the very next day, you unsubscribed away"
**SPOILER WARNING**
Be warned, we spoil the hell out of Paul Feig's Last Christmas, starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. And we're joined by special guest and Christmas connoisseur Lucas Neal!
Will A Simple Favour from Tom help Kate appreciate the true power of Christmas? Why does he always dress the same? Can you Name The Six?
We dig into this ode to George Michael, penned by Emma Thompson and her husband Greg as we ask ourselves, why isn't there more rom-coms based around Christmas time?
Don't make this your Last Podcast x
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta listen to my pod!
It's our first ep with a guest and we're going to the World of Spice with Catherine Zulver!
What's it like to revisit this camp classic for spice aficionados Cass, Matt and Cat? What does a spice virgin like James think of Ginger, Scary, Posh, Sporty and Baby as well as an irate Richard E. Grant, Roger Moore's pets and creepy alien fans?
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