Thursday, January 31, 2013

HooperCast Episode 40: Most Anticipated Films of 2013

Dustin and I list
the movies of 2013 that we are most looking forward to
Enjoy!





0:00 - Intro
2:15 - anticipated by month: January
3:18 - February
5:16 - March
14:20 - April
19:57 - May
36:32 - June
46:26 - July
1:00:15 - August
1:04:15 - November
1:08:15 - December

Monday, January 21, 2013

HooperCast Episode 38: Kevin Smith, Tarantino, and Video Games


Ian and I are back with Part 2 of our car cast!

0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Ian likes Kevin Smith's "Comic Book Men" podcast
2:12 - I trash Kevin Smith's character, but unintentionally endorse his artistic credibility. Defend your work. Don't throw your movie under the bus because the public wants you to.
11:28 - We talk about our favorite Quentin Tarantino movies
15:36 - Coriolanus
18:58 - Thor, The Avengers
21:38 - We discuss my new Xbox 360, why I bought it, my bride's trepidation, the way I approach playing video games. theoldtimersclan.com. 
30:04 - Parents should be responsible and limit their child's exposure to video games.
33:37 - My history of gaming. My first console, and the subsequent consoles.
35:35 - Playing games at a friend's house that our parents wouldn't let us play
36:42 - Continuing my video game console history
43:13 - My thought process behind buying my Xbox
54:00 - Keeping video gameplay in moderation
56:30 - The games we are interested in
1:02:10 - Why I think video games appeal to men in particular
1:06:00 - Goodbye

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

HooperCast Episode 37: Paparazzi, Technology, and Dumb People

Sup? I'm a douche......
Ian Weaver joins me for a road trip so naturally, we had to podcast along the way.
We talk about a myriad of topics including paparazzi, the evolution of home media, technology, books, research papers, and creating languages. 
I think this episode is infinitely interesting to listen to.
Enjoy.




0:00 - Intro
1:12 - #bieberisamurderer/the ethics of paparazzi/the endlessly biased media
16:00 - assman/media bias
21:55 - this generation does not know what life was like before the internet and instant gratification. home media. Waiting for movies to come out
27:15 - Recording TV on VHS. Kids bitching about not getting to watch TV
29:41 - dawn of DVDs
31:40 - streaming on the Internet. Blockbuster was a bad company
34:20 - Redbox is a good company. People are irresponsible
35:22 - what i want people to do
35:47 - The age vaccum of the Presidency
37:13 - Blu-ray/people who declare their opinions as fact. Then back to Blu-ray. High refresh rate/high frame rate. 3D
44:00 - The Hobbit
44:58 - creating a language. What Aristotle talked about that wasn't documented. The value of good conversation. Back to inventing language.
52:27 - insane toll booth price. Great Gatsby
54:30 - The Great Gatsby. The way a visual learner reads. The way we write
59:28 - Mythology, Fahrenheit 451, my secret to writing good research papers. The way I approach every task. Why Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite book. Goodbye.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

HooperCast Episode 39: Fartconomics: The Origin of Comedy

SUPER SHORT BONUS EPISODE!
I know this is out of order, but this is Episode 39 (not 38, as i mention).
Recorded last night (1/12/13) and it contains my theory on the origin of comedy.
Enjoy



Thursday, January 3, 2013

HooperCast Episode 36: Top and Bottom 5 of 2012

Boop.
Hello. In this episode, Dustin and I list our 5 favorite and least favorite movies
of 2012. Spoilers for some. I can't remember which ones. 
0:00 - Weird....
0:40 - Intro
2:45 - We begin our Top 5 lists.
43:19 - Our Bottom 5 and 3 lists. Worst movies ever.
1:09:43 - We randomly discuss "Looper", which did not make any of the four lists
1:17:00 - Wrap-up
1:18:04 - Goodbye.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

HooperCast 35: Les Miserables

Bonjour! puis-je vous manger ?
Sam, Jack, and I offer unique insight in our review of Les Miserables

0:00 -  Cold open
0:31 - Intro
1:32 - We begin our review of Les Miserables. Live singing vs lip syncing, the advantages of adapting the musical for film, what you can and cannot convey on stage vs on film.
13:30 - The performances, Hugh Jackman
14:33 - Sacha Baron Cohen
16:30 - Anne Hathaway
18:13 - SPOILER SECTION
40:30 - We tell a couple of stories from when we did Les Miserables in high school
47:40 - Set design/ The Barricade from the film vs our high school Barricade
54:00 - Final thoughts.
55:53 - Goodbye