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TMTYR Episode #48: Robot Rocky (Real Steel)
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Brace yourself for a hard-hitting gut punch of a knockout movie, and also for Seth’s best attempts to destroy the universe with the worst possible puns and Dad jokes, because this time out, the Pavement Pounders discuss Real Steel , loosely based on the Richard Matheson short story “Steel,” as well as the Twilight Zone adaptation of the story.
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin/James/Seth:
Movie
Story
Twilight Zone
Notes:
Robot or Not? Pronunciation:
https://www.theincomparable.com/robot/92/
Sci-Fi Nerd: Guilty Pleasures (Real Steel):
http://www.scifimoviepage.com/sci-fi-nerd-guilty-pleasures-real-steel-2011-sometimes-corny-is-good/
Cinema Siren review:
http://cinemasiren.com/cinema-siren/real-steel-jackman-throws-down-this-years-guilty-pleasure/
Deleted Scene details:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/11/something-kind-of-cool-and-creepy-was-cut-from-real-steel
Interview with Shawn Levy about the mix of practical and CG effects (NSFW language):
http://collider.com/shawn-levy-real-steel-sequel-interview//
Deleted Scene details and Sequel?
http://collider.com/real-steel-2-details-shawn-levy/#atom-origin
Review:
https://literaryanalysis.net/2011/10/15/movie-review-real-steel/
Breakdown of Real Steel visual effects:
https://www.fxguide.com/featured/real-steel-case-study-in-cgi-live-action-integration/
https://www.cnet.com/news/puppeteers-cg-meet-to-create-real-steel-robots/
More on the visuals:
http://ew.com/article/2012/02/23/oscars-real-steel-visual-effects/
Behind the Scenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tkACOzHTfE
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TMTYR Episode #41: Everybody's a Victim (The Prestige)
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This time out, the Pavement Pounders discuss one of Seth’s favorite films, Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige and the Christopher Priest novel of the same name on which it’s based.
Not everybody agrees about how awesome the movie is, but Seth is clearly right in this case, and also typing these show notes.
Pounder Rankings!:
Colin:
James:
Seth:
Notes:
Link to Christopher Priest’s work:
http://www.christopher-priest.co.uk/grimgrin-studio/
Interview with Christopher Priest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZUVdrQZGs
Nerdwriter: The Prestige: Hiding in Plain Sight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d46Azg3Pm4c
Behind the Scenes of The Prestige:
http://movies.about.com/od/theprestige/a/prestigcn101606.htm
Facts You Didn’t Know about The Prestige:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnSuGjluVtQ
Ricky Jay cups and balls:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwF1ec4Ji7Y
Fan theories that don’t work:
http://taylorholmes.com/2009/08/26/the-prestige-explained/
https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1tp49e/what_was_going_on_in_the_prestige_really_going_on/
The Prestige Analysis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjXWD3wMNZw
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